I had to write a review in honour of our server last night!! His name was David, and he was absolutely outstanding!! We were a large party of 15 for a birthday, and David facilitated a great celebration for our friend! Not only did he help us adjust the tables for maximum interaction, he served our rather chaotic group with the best energy possible. In fact, he added to the fun! He was helpful, professional and definitely a people person. The food was also really good, as usual!! THANK YOU, DAVID!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rick-Rick
Our group of three arrived for dinner at approximately 7 PM, drawn to this location by the decor and welcoming atmosphere on an early February Tuesday evening (taco Tuesday was too tempting to pass up on a cold winters night.)
We were told it was probably going to be a wait for a table, and that it would have to be “outside” in the covered & heated patio area because they were full up inside which seemed reasonable to us. Another group had just finished up in this patio area after our host advised us of the wait, so we were able to get seated pretty quickly. Lucky us!
Server came by promptly enough and we placed our drink and appetizer order. One of our party of three then went inside to use the restroom and came back to advise that they were not full inside and there were still what appeared to be just over half of the seats occupied. We thought perhaps reservations, but we were there for quite some time (more on this later) and did not see more than a handful of people arrive. By the end of our meal we determined that there would have been plenty of room to seat us inside.
Drinks and appetizers came out, and the Guacamole Trio was delightful with a nice mix of seasoning and fairly unique additions (believe one included some diced sour apple which was a nice twist - picture included of the Trio). We made our main course selections: about 10 tacos in total between the three of us and then patiently anticipated tasting our various selections once they arrived.
So we waited. And waited. Other tables around us who ordered after us receiving their meals and yet we waited. We wanted to ask our server if there were any issues with our tacos but he was nowhere to be found. We asked another server who was delivering food if they could check the status and they said they would look into it. We waited. We got up and asked the host if she could look into the status and she said she would look into it. She tracked down our server and he apologized for the wait said he would check with the kitchen. About ten minutes later (about enough time I reckon to make 10 tacos) our food arrived with yet another apology.
The food by that time was underwhelming due to our experience. The Crispy Fish and Chicken Tinga tacos were good, but I was disappointed with the Pork Carnitas and Al Pastor. Both were bland and messy.
We did express our concern with the overall wait and were “compensated” with some trinkets that the server said were “leftovers from their anniversary party” as a form of apology which felt a little like “hey we realize we messed up but here have some stuff we’re probably going to throw out”.
Probably the longest and somewhat chilliest wait for tacos I’ve ever had when we could have been inside, possibly with a different server who wouldn’t (we assume) forget to ring in our order and then disappear for 20-30 minutes.
If I return to Halifax, I will not be returning to this establishment as there are so many other options close by and my experience, as sour as it was, was not as good as the sour apples we were enjoying in our Guacamole at the start of the evening.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Jim my
Everything was really good. Nachos were some of the best I’ve ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrew Feenstra
Food is awesome, drinks are delicious and the atmosphere is great. Great pricing for very good food. Made fresh onsite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephanie Parrish
I love Antojo's - been here many times before a lot of great events, and the atmosphere is amazing. The food is good, and their servers are hilarious.
I will say the hostess can definitely leave a lot to be desired, and as she is the first person you see, it puts a bit of a damper on the experience. But.
It's all uphill from there!
Love this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Patrick Sohy
Nick was an excellent waiter and he brought us all that amazing food (poblano soup is the best Jerry, the best)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
B M
As advertised, this place is great to grab tacos and tequila. The staff is great and the menu is stacked with flavor.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
linda heather
Served me a taco with a napkin in the middle, further, the manager did not believe nor apologize. Cannot fathom this happening to anyone else..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Katelyn Furniss
Delicious, fun, vegetarian friendly, and the bike blender was an unexpected highlight
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carlo Jimenez
It has truly become our favorite restaurant! I love the atmosphere, and the service is worthy of 5 stars. Our waiter, who by the way is from Newfoundland, made us have a really pleasant time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Al Pastor Taco, Tacos De Carnitas Tacos Al Pastor
Valentines dinner before Thunderbirds pro lacrosse game. Our nachos were great & all four of us ordered different types of quesadillas. All were very tasty, I recommend the fried eggs on top! Server David has a great smile and made us feel welcome & his priority. Great service and timely delivery to our table. We will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jason Rock
Simply put, the best Mexican restaurant in the city. If you love good authentic Mexican food this place is a must. The annual Tequila event is one of the highlights for us. So worth the trip from Annapolis Valley.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Handyside
[UPDATE: Feb 2026. We also attended the next pairing event and it was even better than the inaugural one last year. Service was outstanding. There were no long gaps between courses. Value, food, tequilas and cocktails were - unsurprisingly - excellent. We even got to spend 5mins with the Chef. An outstanding event. Roll on '27! **** The tequila pairings event was excellent. Only two criticisms:- 1. the time it took to serve the six courses (and five tequilas) - 3.25 hours made for a very long evening (7:00-10:15pm). However we did understand that your kitchen and wait staff were serving an almost full restaurant all at the same time. 2. three of the hot courses were served on cold plates, which meant they were almost cold by the time they arrived at our table - which, being next to the kitchen, was always the last to be served. Otherwise, we were impressed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Gail Okoh
Attended a 5 course meal with tequila pairing. Amazing service. Awesome vibe. So much fun.
Chris G
Walked in here to get something to eat before a play down the road at Neptune, and was very impressed. Had several different gluten free tacos and they were so amazing (no x-contamination!). Had a jalapeño tequila drink, I can’t remember what it’s called, but it was great. Wife had something similar but it was blood orange. The place is large yet cozy, atmosphere is very inviting and upbeat, and the staff are wonderful. Even the patrons were nice. We sat at the bar and the bartender was busy making drinks, taking orders, but was so attentive, friendly, composed and fun to talk to.
I had to write a review in honour of our server last night!! His name was David, and he was absolutely outstanding!! We were a large party of 15 for a birthday, and David facilitated a great celebration for our friend! Not only did he help us adjust the tables for maximum interaction, he served our rather chaotic group with the best energy possible. In fact, he added to the fun! He was helpful, professional and definitely a people person. The food was also really good, as usual!! THANK YOU, DAVID!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our group of three arrived for dinner at approximately 7 PM, drawn to this location by the decor and welcoming atmosphere on an early February Tuesday evening (taco Tuesday was too tempting to pass up on a cold winters night.)
We were told it was probably going to be a wait for a table, and that it would have to be “outside” in the covered & heated patio area because they were full up inside which seemed reasonable to us. Another group had just finished up in this patio area after our host advised us of the wait, so we were able to get seated pretty quickly. Lucky us!
Server came by promptly enough and we placed our drink and appetizer order. One of our party of three then went inside to use the restroom and came back to advise that they were not full inside and there were still what appeared to be just over half of the seats occupied. We thought perhaps reservations, but we were there for quite some time (more on this later) and did not see more than a handful of people arrive. By the end of our meal we determined that there would have been plenty of room to seat us inside.
Drinks and appetizers came out, and the Guacamole Trio was delightful with a nice mix of seasoning and fairly unique additions (believe one included some diced sour apple which was a nice twist - picture included of the Trio). We made our main course selections: about 10 tacos in total between the three of us and then patiently anticipated tasting our various selections once they arrived.
So we waited. And waited. Other tables around us who ordered after us receiving their meals and yet we waited. We wanted to ask our server if there were any issues with our tacos but he was nowhere to be found. We asked another server who was delivering food if they could check the status and they said they would look into it. We waited. We got up and asked the host if she could look into the status and she said she would look into it. She tracked down our server and he apologized for the wait said he would check with the kitchen. About ten minutes later (about enough time I reckon to make 10 tacos) our food arrived with yet another apology.
The food by that time was underwhelming due to our experience. The Crispy Fish and Chicken Tinga tacos were good, but I was disappointed with the Pork Carnitas and Al Pastor. Both were bland and messy.
We did express our concern with the overall wait and were “compensated” with some trinkets that the server said were “leftovers from their anniversary party” as a form of apology which felt a little like “hey we realize we messed up but here have some stuff we’re probably going to throw out”.
Probably the longest and somewhat chilliest wait for tacos I’ve ever had when we could have been inside, possibly with a different server who wouldn’t (we assume) forget to ring in our order and then disappear for 20-30 minutes.
If I return to Halifax, I will not be returning to this establishment as there are so many other options close by and my experience, as sour as it was, was not as good as the sour apples we were enjoying in our Guacamole at the start of the evening.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Everything was really good. Nachos were some of the best I’ve ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is awesome, drinks are delicious and the atmosphere is great. Great pricing for very good food. Made fresh onsite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love Antojo's - been here many times before a lot of great events, and the atmosphere is amazing. The food is good, and their servers are hilarious.
I will say the hostess can definitely leave a lot to be desired, and as she is the first person you see, it puts a bit of a damper on the experience. But.
It's all uphill from there!
Love this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Nick was an excellent waiter and he brought us all that amazing food (poblano soup is the best Jerry, the best)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
As advertised, this place is great to grab tacos and tequila. The staff is great and the menu is stacked with flavor.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Served me a taco with a napkin in the middle, further, the manager did not believe nor apologize. Cannot fathom this happening to anyone else..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Delicious, fun, vegetarian friendly, and the bike blender was an unexpected highlight
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It has truly become our favorite restaurant! I love the atmosphere, and the service is worthy of 5 stars. Our waiter, who by the way is from Newfoundland, made us have a really pleasant time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Al Pastor Taco, Tacos De Carnitas Tacos Al Pastor
Restaurantji Recommends
Valentines dinner before Thunderbirds pro lacrosse game. Our nachos were great & all four of us ordered different types of quesadillas. All were very tasty, I recommend the fried eggs on top! Server David has a great smile and made us feel welcome & his priority. Great service and timely delivery to our table. We will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Simply put, the best Mexican restaurant in the city. If you love good authentic Mexican food this place is a must. The annual Tequila event is one of the highlights for us. So worth the trip from Annapolis Valley.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
[UPDATE: Feb 2026.
We also attended the next pairing event and it was even better than the inaugural one last year. Service was outstanding. There were no long gaps between courses. Value, food, tequilas and cocktails were - unsurprisingly - excellent. We even got to spend 5mins with the Chef. An outstanding event. Roll on '27!
****
The tequila pairings event was excellent. Only two criticisms:-
1. the time it took to serve the six courses (and five tequilas) - 3.25 hours made for a very long evening (7:00-10:15pm). However we did understand that your kitchen and wait staff were serving an almost full restaurant all at the same time.
2. three of the hot courses were served on cold plates, which meant they were almost cold by the time they arrived at our table - which, being next to the kitchen, was always the last to be served.
Otherwise, we were impressed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Attended a 5 course meal with tequila pairing. Amazing service. Awesome vibe. So much fun.
Walked in here to get something to eat before a play down the road at Neptune, and was very impressed. Had several different gluten free tacos and they were so amazing (no x-contamination!). Had a jalapeño tequila drink, I can’t remember what it’s called, but it was great. Wife had something similar but it was blood orange.
The place is large yet cozy, atmosphere is very inviting and upbeat, and the staff are wonderful. Even the patrons were nice.
We sat at the bar and the bartender was busy making drinks, taking orders, but was so attentive, friendly, composed and fun to talk to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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