A family dinner outing personally requested by our 13 year old!This was our second experience at the downtown location (first being Paradise).6:00pm reservation,divider wall was up in the middle (I was told it is to enhance the Cozy vibe during slower dining periods).A very dimly lit restaurant (if you haven't been) I get it though, makes the decor lights pop more and catch your eye.We had queso dip with nachos , twice because it was great!An alcohol free Corona which tastes exactly the same as the regular version ?I had the Chicken Burrito with refried beans and rice (pictured) AMAZING ?Parking: Paid parking before 6:00p.mFree after 6:00.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mexican Rice and Refried Beans, Beef Dorado De Birria Taco, Chili Con Queso & Chips, Beef Dorado De Birria with Mexican Rice
Brianna Power
We had a large group so we were a little difficult I’ll admit but the staff was so attentive and helpful. The food was delicious too! I will definitely be back :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Patsy Rhonda Peddle
I was there for the first time yesterday it was amazing service and delicious food will definitely be going back
Ed Mckay
Most folks great, hence the 4 but I like everything Ive had and Ive had alot from soup to apps to tacos n burritos...fast
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Mexican Rice and Refried Beans, Chicken Enchiladas, Chicken & Tortilla Soup, Spicy Mango, Beef Carne Asada Taco, Guacamole, Complimentary Chips and Salsa, Moose Taquitos, Beef Dorado De Birria with Mexican Rice
Livia Power
I enjoyed my meal and would certainly go back to try other items on the menu. The service was fast and out waitress was very attentive. They have daily drink specials so we were there on Margarita Monday, two for the price of one.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Dani Burt - Virtual Shore
I'm used to in-house authentic Mexican food, so most 'Mexican' restaurants don't really do it for me anymore. But Cajones... I'll be back! I had the cod tacos (more than once) and they are the perfect match of Mexican and Newfie tacos. I absolutely love them and wish I could have them more often. Besides, any place that can whip up a quesadilla for my half-Mexican kid is a thumbs up for us!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish Taco Beef Taco
Shireen Merchant
I took my friends to introduce them to some of the best tacos I have had but from the past 3time the food hasn’t been like before. What was disappointing that the shrimp and chicken both were overcooked and when I mentioned it to our server she showed me and attitude. I was very polite. It didn’t feel good. It is still my favourite place to eat but food has been very disappointing. It’s cold and overcooked. churros and birria taco was great. More things happened during our service that I’m not happy about but I’ll let it go!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chicken Enchiladas, Spicy Mango, Churros with Caramel Sauce, Nachos, Beef Dorado De Birria with Mexican Rice
tankmodeler
This sizable bar tex-mex restaurant is situated right in the heart of downtown St. John's and we can heartily recommend it. We had great service and food and the atmosphere, even for a Sunday, was fun. For a city that is notionally more British in culture, the Tex Mex food here was really quite good with great mash-up of traditional Tex-Mex themes with East Coast/Irish ingredients such as fresh fish, moose, and potato-based "nachos". Having eaten in a number of southwestern US places, this stood up very well against them in all departments.Will definitely be back next time we visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Teri Simone
Truly incredible food !We got salsa and guac as appetizers, and their Margarita flight which was so delicious! You can pick any three of their many margarita flavours, and they are full sized!Margaritas were incredible and the flavour options both unique and tasty. The blueberry and spicy mango were our favourite !The chips that came with the guac and salsa were awesome, had a yummy spice on them with a bit of heat.We ordered the cod and tuna tacos and they were sublime ! Very fresh fish, interesting flavour profiles and STUFFED! 2 tacos with appetizer is plenty, but definitely would recommend 4 tacos if you aren't doing any appies.It was so good, we returned for a quick lunch during our trip as well!Vegetarian options: A specialty vegetarian taco offered, plus lots of snacks and shareable that are veg friendly.Dietary restrictions: Lots of gluten free, or available gluten free choices!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Spicy Mango, Guacamole
Sebastien Prenoveau
Food was good. Service was terrible, but not due to our waiter, who was doing his best. Their system and organization were some of the worst I have ever seen. They had no idea what was ordered. Appetizer came after main course. We had to tell them that items were missing 3 times!
Wish I had been smart enough to take a picture of my delicious moose taquitos! By the time it occurred to me, I had one left and that would have made a sad picture. Needed a break after a day of being a tourist and this place looked fine. Our server was delightful and I was excited to finally be able to taste moose (very tasty!). Not really expecting a good Mexican restaurant in St. John’s but the taquitos were done very well - nice and crispy tortillas and the guacamole was very good too. Too bad we’re not staying longer.
Derrick Stacey
Was told it would be an hour wait so we committed to the wait and it actually took over two hours. When the food arrived it was less than warm and very small portions for the price. Sad experience for a first time visit.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
monsterings
Had lunch here whilst in St John’s. Food great and very allergy aware with good gluten free offerings and knowledgeable staff
Elissa J.
We had a terrible experience recently at cojones water street. Very slow service. Waited for over 1.5 hours for apps. We eventually found our server and asked to have our food to go as we had to leave. We only received part of our order and the food quality was not great. Will not be returning here, will go to paradise location instead in the future.
A family dinner outing personally requested by our 13 year old!This was our second experience at the downtown location (first being Paradise).6:00pm reservation,divider wall was up in the middle (I was told it is to enhance the Cozy vibe during slower dining periods).A very dimly lit restaurant (if you haven't been) I get it though, makes the decor lights pop more and catch your eye.We had queso dip with nachos , twice because it was great!An alcohol free Corona which tastes exactly the same as the regular version ?I had the Chicken Burrito with refried beans and rice (pictured) AMAZING ?Parking: Paid parking before 6:00p.mFree after 6:00.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mexican Rice and Refried Beans, Beef Dorado De Birria Taco, Chili Con Queso & Chips, Beef Dorado De Birria with Mexican Rice
We had a large group so we were a little difficult I’ll admit but the staff was so attentive and helpful. The food was delicious too! I will definitely be back :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was there for the first time yesterday it was amazing service and delicious food will definitely be going back
Most folks great, hence the 4 but I like everything Ive had and Ive had alot from soup to apps to tacos n burritos...fast
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Mexican Rice and Refried Beans, Chicken Enchiladas, Chicken & Tortilla Soup, Spicy Mango, Beef Carne Asada Taco, Guacamole, Complimentary Chips and Salsa, Moose Taquitos, Beef Dorado De Birria with Mexican Rice
I enjoyed my meal and would certainly go back to try other items on the menu. The service was fast and out waitress was very attentive. They have daily drink specials so we were there on Margarita Monday, two for the price of one.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
I'm used to in-house authentic Mexican food, so most 'Mexican' restaurants don't really do it for me anymore. But Cajones... I'll be back! I had the cod tacos (more than once) and they are the perfect match of Mexican and Newfie tacos. I absolutely love them and wish I could have them more often. Besides, any place that can whip up a quesadilla for my half-Mexican kid is a thumbs up for us!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish Taco Beef Taco
I took my friends to introduce them to some of the best tacos I have had but from the past 3time the food hasn’t been like before. What was disappointing that the shrimp and chicken both were overcooked and when I mentioned it to our server she showed me and attitude. I was very polite. It didn’t feel good. It is still my favourite place to eat but food has been very disappointing. It’s cold and overcooked. churros and birria taco was great. More things happened during our service that I’m not happy about but I’ll let it go!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chicken Enchiladas, Spicy Mango, Churros with Caramel Sauce, Nachos, Beef Dorado De Birria with Mexican Rice
This sizable bar tex-mex restaurant is situated right in the heart of downtown St. John's and we can heartily recommend it. We had great service and food and the atmosphere, even for a Sunday, was fun. For a city that is notionally more British in culture, the Tex Mex food here was really quite good with great mash-up of traditional Tex-Mex themes with East Coast/Irish ingredients such as fresh fish, moose, and potato-based "nachos". Having eaten in a number of southwestern US places, this stood up very well against them in all departments.Will definitely be back next time we visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Truly incredible food !We got salsa and guac as appetizers, and their Margarita flight which was so delicious! You can pick any three of their many margarita flavours, and they are full sized!Margaritas were incredible and the flavour options both unique and tasty. The blueberry and spicy mango were our favourite !The chips that came with the guac and salsa were awesome, had a yummy spice on them with a bit of heat.We ordered the cod and tuna tacos and they were sublime ! Very fresh fish, interesting flavour profiles and STUFFED! 2 tacos with appetizer is plenty, but definitely would recommend 4 tacos if you aren't doing any appies.It was so good, we returned for a quick lunch during our trip as well!Vegetarian options: A specialty vegetarian taco offered, plus lots of snacks and shareable that are veg friendly.Dietary restrictions: Lots of gluten free, or available gluten free choices!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Spicy Mango, Guacamole
Food was good. Service was terrible, but not due to our waiter, who was doing his best. Their system and organization were some of the worst I have ever seen. They had no idea what was ordered. Appetizer came after main course. We had to tell them that items were missing 3 times!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 1
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Wish I had been smart enough to take a picture of my delicious moose taquitos! By the time it occurred to me, I had one left and that would have made a sad picture. Needed a break after a day of being a tourist and this place looked fine. Our server was delightful and I was excited to finally be able to taste moose (very tasty!). Not really expecting a good Mexican restaurant in St. John’s but the taquitos were done very well - nice and crispy tortillas and the guacamole was very good too. Too bad we’re not staying longer.
Was told it would be an hour wait so we committed to the wait and it actually took over two hours. When the food arrived it was less than warm and very small portions for the price. Sad experience for a first time visit.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Had lunch here whilst in St John’s. Food great and very allergy aware with good gluten free offerings and knowledgeable staff
We had a terrible experience recently at cojones water street. Very slow service. Waited for over 1.5 hours for apps. We eventually found our server and asked to have our food to go as we had to leave. We only received part of our order and the food quality was not great. Will not be returning here, will go to paradise location instead in the future.
Great food and best cocktails