Tequila Butcher at the Caribbean

135 Lakeview Ave, Excelsior
(952) 474-6813

Recent Reviews

Jana Berghoff

Great place. Will become a regular for us.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Onion Rings

Nancy Davis

We had a Chicken wrap. No seasoning dip inside. Little pieces chicken cubed, mostly all lettuce. Had to ask for a side dressing $16. Not worth it..Sister had Salad,,, brought it on a to go container. Small amount of lettuce, same little cubed chicken as our wrap. Thinly sliced cheese.Had to ask for dressing...Same price$16..I heard the burgers are o.k.New Management must make a change, with those items!!Always liked food when it was The Carribean!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 4

c shas

Closed the patio on Father's Day! Every one was crammed into 1 tiny section inside. Most the restaurant was closed inside too, and the patio. We went somewhere else.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Jarrod Fitzgearlds

The review is for the new place, Lost Bay. Same Ole Lake minnetonka restaraunt attitude. We don't have to try hard because we have an amazing spot on the lake. Had to get the attention of our waiter every time a drink ran out. Food is mediocre and overpriced.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 2

Darci Smith

I always enjoy the atmosphere, service and the food, but the last time I went, one of the chairs was broken and my pants got ripped. I made the staff aware and no one seemed to care. They did let me know that the chair was supposed to be thrown out before… which did not make me feel any better… ok so you KNEW it was broken? And now not only am I paying $100+ for food and drinks for three people, served with plastic ware, but now I also have to foot the bill to replace my favorite pants that got ripped on THEIR faulty equipment that they were AWARE of. Im pretty disappointed, as someone that has worked in the service industry my whole life. I want to want to go back, but I don’t know if I can give them my business going forward after this.

Michael G.

Decided to go check this place out yesterday before they closed for the season and it was a good idea the service was great really friendly and fast I really like how everyone help each other but it was really uncomfortable when the bartender started swearing when there's like a lot of kids around, it made my wife feel uncomfortable otherwise great place to enjoy some drinks, I'm totally going back next season

Steve Pederson

It was just average food. The El Diablo Chicken sandwich was dry and the bun crumbled. Nothing special about it. Barely any blue cheese on it. I dis like the Texas Twinkies though. Beer and a bump for $5 is a bargain on the lake.

Isaac A.

Great service with wonderful drinks and good food. The tacos had plenty of meat to make them really filing. Nice stop along the waters of Lake Minnetonka!

Kerrissa Keymer

Great food! Bad service. The $6 tacos were delicious but overpriced. Wait staff young and lacking in any service knowledge. Slow and forgot drinks and requests for a side of sauce. You get no plates and plastic utensils you must unwrap. $14 Caesar salad was tiny with fast food dressing to peel open, served in to-go plastic clamshell. No napkins. But... the view is ? awesome, and the restaurant is super cute. The sunny, hot day we were there, the promotional table umbrellas had blown away earlier, and we were told we weren't allowed to open them. So we sweat while we ate.

John D

Tasty food, but way overpriced for what you’re getting. Even after inflation.

Kohler A.

Chips and queso are one step above a concession stand. . So embarrassing for Tequila Butcher. Drinks were good and food was decent. Not going to boat back anytime soon.

Rachel Peterson

Out for a girls night on the lake and Mason made our evening with his great personality. Wonderful suggestions on drinks and we added the Brussels sprouts onto our list of top 20 Brussels in the TC. Great price for the amount you receive. Chips and salsa is top notch as well.

Karla Trammel

Y'all, you have got it try this place out! Overwhelmed by the drink selection for margaritas, the chips and queso (to die for), and the tacos are street style and they come one by one and you order as many as you like but everything was amazing and no disappointments ??????!!!I wanted to be near the water this summer or I could just sit and eat and enjoy the views the warm sun maybe even makes new friends.So I reached out on the neighborhood app and ask those around me where is a good place to go and everybody loves. The outpouring response that I got was beautiful and amazing and I've tried this one as well as another one area and they both provide a unique experience all its own.But considering this place was the one place everybody talked about the most because of the margaritas and the tacos but mainly The margaritas LOL!!!Now by no means I'm not going to tell you that this is Taco Bell or anything like this cuz it's good quality food good quality drinks and I haven't even told you about the view yet so go to spend a little money on yourself because it's definitely well worth it!So the location yes it is on the lake to the point where if you're on a boat you can even pull right on up with your boat and park come in have a little something to eat a little drink and then head on out! I'm not sure but the seasonal hours are because everything is outside and there's no indoor seating at all. So I would definitely say go by yourself and go with some buddies or maybe even on a date night, but it definitely is worth it and if you beg to differ then there's something wrong with you haha! Because it's it by the water to enjoy the sunshine in the tranquility that is around I feel like you just can't let anything get you down.So go see my girl Kate she is a drop dead gorgeous young lady, men I do not know if she is single I did not ask that I guess she was just have to go and ask for her and be nice tip generously they work hard but be nice cuz I will ask her haha!So if you've gone to this point in Reading and you're not on your way to go get you a margarita I need you to question why not and get in the car and go... Now!!!Happy Summer! ???

John Jaffray

Place looks great...had a nice dinner there last nite. Wait staff a little, perhaps, untrained - had to ask for napkins! Burger was great! Red wine too warm. You should definitely chill that. THX

J D.

What a disappointment. We have been trying to try this place on the water but always seemed to pick the wrong day. Drinks were adequate. Setting beautiful for sunset. That's where the fun stops. First - no table cloth, plates, or real silver ware. Food is served in baskets. Plastic knife, fork and spoon with a paper thin napkin. We were eventually brought larger paper napkins. Patio, grated tables allowed food drippings to land in your clothing- watch out. I'm pretty much down on a place that chooses to shuttle everything to the landfill. Food is pretty much very expensive cafeteria food. I had a $22 hot & smoky burger that was supposed to have brisket, hamburger and hot links. I did but none of it was fresh. The links were so hard I could not cut the burger with the plastic knife. I split the el Diablo chicken sandwich with my buddy and that was awful. Previously frozen chicken nugget with hot wing sauce. We didn't finish that. Fries we edible as well as onion rings, but we got 4 rings for $6. The girls had tacos which they said were dry. Overall, we were very disappointed and probably one and done here. Way overpriced for what you get. Oh, the waiter completely screwed up our order. We ended up with 2 complimentary tacos- that went untouched. But, we did like the outdoor seating and the sunset. Best stick to drinks.

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Tequila Butcher at the Caribbean

135 Lakeview Ave, Excelsior, MN 55331
(952) 474-6813