Ixtapa Cantina

18 Mt Auburn St, Watertown
(617) 744-6585

Recent Reviews

Christian Witte

Love this place! Whether dine-in or delivery, this is some of the best Mexican food I've had in greater Boston. Fajitas are wonderful, as are the enchiladas and the tacos.Parking: Paid city lot. Have fun remembering which app to use, but you won't pay more than a few bucks.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Habanero Salsa, Enchiladas Trio, Mexican Street Tacos, Fajitas, Tortilla Soup

Health Enthusiast

Very disappointed. We waited over 30min for the food, yet the drinks didn't even come with the food but we had to remind them. My virgin margarita was tagged regular and charged $9. My friend enchilada came without the enchilada just veggies and rice and they did not even fix it and charged full price. They wouldn't split the check, or charge different credit cards. They had no English customer service, I think they take advantage of groups of Non-hispanics, who want to avoid complaining in front of each other with the restaurant, very sad.Fish tacos were not breaded and ok, but was announced to be with orange sauce and instead came with spicy green. Flan was ok

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 2

Scott MacKenzie

Stacey is the greatest. 2nd greatest is the steak fajitas.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brice Callahan

I ordered some fish tacos, but they came out with almost no fish in them.The went above and beyond when I came back to try and fix the order though. They fired a new order, and it was PERFECT.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

C Saini

Good food with vegetarian options.Vegetarian options: They can substitute meat woth veggies in most of the items.

Michelle Micarelli

No one inside when we arrived. Food was dry and lacked flavor. Poor Tamale looked like it was frozen uncovered for too long ?

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 3

Cate Elliott

Delicious food that is ready quickly. Love this spot for takeout.

Shi-Min Chin

Got it function room for 20 people on short notice. I ordered the Albondigas soup and it was delicious. I don't usually get soup at Mexican places but glad I did.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Portia Davidson

Great and fast service, yummy food, big portions, tasty drinks, slay

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tom Bassett

What a great place to go! We called ahead for a table of 20 and they took care of us all without any major problems. One dish was coming out late? They immediately let us know and apologized, asking that person if they wanted anything else in the meantime. Nothing was missing in the end, we all got our drinks and our food and the bill came out perfectly (and quickly too, prompt service all around). We would happily go back and eat here again, with a small crew or for another big outing.Vegetarian options: Plenty of vegetarian options

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fajitas

Audrey Barnes

I ordered Uber eats from here and THIS IS WHAT SHOWED UP!! Whoever is running this restaurant. Shame on you. We are already in a recession and you charge $15 for this?!?? What is wrong with you.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Nicolai Cauchy

I went there for an early bite after a day-long medical exam (fasting!). I ordered 3 tacos "pastor" and sangria. The very friendly waitress served me traditional tortilla chips and salsa while I waited. The chips were barely OK (on the stale side), the salsa also, and the tacos were just a tad above average but with abundant shredded cabbage (I'm more accustomed to lettuce).The music was not too loud and an interesting mix of international folk/pop. The place is very large and has multiple rooms which were all empty at 4:30PM.Given that I was one of only two patrons, and that this was just before dinner time, I would have expected outstanding food, which this was not, much alas...

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Chris Straub

Ordered via the default app on their website (Grabull) - what a ripoff! Charged $96 for 4 entrees! Ok, my bad I should have realized that the prices were high, but my uncle was paying and didn't seem bothered by it. Picked up the order; the items on the check were wrong and the check price (for 4 entrees) was only $61. Turns out you are paying on average $5 per entree extra just to order on that app, plus a service fee! And the food was just ok. Beware: only order by phone and don't pay until you pick it up.

Food: 3

Service: 2

Mo B.

The Tacos are amazing and I love the presentation! They put the rice and beans in a tiny taco shell bowl and it makes it a fun way to eat them. The prices are reasonable, and the portions are great! Parking around the venue can be a challenge on a busy day but after driving around I found some. Our waiter was nice and offered great suggestions, and also did a great job at checking in. The restaurant is clean and although I didn't sit at the bar it was nice to see how people were being served and it was nice that they played sports for sports lovers to both enjoy a meal and entertainment.

Hunter Dunning

Stopped in for lunch. Left most of it on my plate.These people cook like they have never heard of seasoning.I got the "surf and turf" which came to 3 shrimp on a pile of onion and green pepper (no mushrooms even though it said they were included on the menu), and 2 burnt pieces of skirt steak that had never encountered salt or pepper.The rice wasn't dry, but it didn't taste like anything. Same for the beans.Everything was so unseasoned and bland I thought I might be coming down with covid for a moment.The best thing on the plate was the guacamole.The server was nice, so that gives it 2 instead of one star, but damn.I now understand why the place was empty.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

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