The waiter gave himself the tip without giving us the option to choose. We probably would have given 20% anyway… Food was pretty good though!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Mary D'Souza
My second dining experience, the first on Jefferson. Rochester NY friendly place, l loved the servers, smile and humbleness. I liked the food. I dined with a group of thirty, although, the dish ordered was good, but it didn't relate to what was described on the menu details. It appeared, a quick stir pork ground meat served on taco. Overall, good. Our waitress, served us well.
Recommended dishes: Street Tacos
L. Martin
The only enjoyable part of my meal was the plantain appetizer. Unfortunately, the overall experience was very disappointing. Service was slow even though the restaurant was not busy for a Saturday lunch. Several tables remained uncleared throughout the meal, and our seats had sticky drippings on them.
Our order was not handled correctly, and there was little attention to basic service. I requested lime with the chips and salsa, but the salsa itself was consistently bland, more like watered-down tomato juice with no seasoning. This was our fourth visit, and although we had hoped things would improve, this will be our last.
What was especially frustrating was the server pressing the “20%” tip option before handing over the payment machine. This would be questionable under any circumstances, but even more so when there were no drink refills, no table clearing, and no follow-up during the meal. The food was not remarkable, and the value was poor.
The final issue was unacceptable: a piece of chicken was served in a vegetarian enchilada that was listed on the vegetarian menu. Serving meat in a vegetarian dish is a serious mistake at worst, and a sloppy oversight at best.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
BRENT
The staff here are great,an very friendly and pleasant. The food was delicious and portions are very good, we definitely were full when we left that is for sure. We will definitely be returning for another great Mexican meal. Keep up the good work Mecate staff, your doing a great job and turning out good food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ashley Williamson
Loved the meal even with the unknown spicy pepper pop! Did not like the rice or salsa it was very bland and tomato based not salsa like at all. Will definitely come back though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Matt LaPaglia
Favorite place to get Mexican cuisine by far! Everything I’ve tried on the menu is delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robert Barnhart
Do not order to go you will be shorted every time this is why I am leaving a review. I've given this restaurant multiple times to get our orders correct and every single time we are shorted.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Shaun Bamford
Stopped by for lunch. Staff was courteous and attentive. I ordered a Steak & Cheese burrito. It came out from the kitchen quickly; fresh, hot, and delicious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elizabeth Goad
Really good food! Love the margaritas too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
NY EAGLE
Was seated in a small room off the dining room, kinda odd. Service was average but the food was very white washed. Anyone who knows birria tacos knows damn well this isn’t how they are made… the corn tortilla is supposed to be dunked in the birria grease and juice then cooked on a flat top with cheese. These were just plain raw corn tortillas. Wouldn’t recommend. Especially for $17.
Mecate is by far the best restaurant around. Great service and even better food! I had Anna as my waitress and she was always quick with any requests from our table even though she had multiple! Also Arlette made very good drinks at the bar. I would highly recommended Mecate to anyone looking for good food and an even better atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Craig Crandall
Great Mexican food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
KQ
Beef taco salad was more like a runny bean soup with a little , I mean little , tasteless ground beef and a few shreds of lettuce . The salsa tasted more like tomato sauce . Not sure where this place gets its rating from . Much, much better Mexican restaurants in Rochester area .
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Ima Booklover
Second time here. Portions are generous and the before meal chips are excellent. Will be back for sure! Had the beef tacos and rice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Patricia DellaPorta
We have been here several times and food and service are always excellent. Always look to try something different on the menu as an entrée and the Chile Colorado this last visit was delicious! We did not get the mini chimichangas last visit but highly recommend them.
The waiter gave himself the tip without giving us the option to choose. We probably would have given 20% anyway… Food was pretty good though!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
My second dining experience, the first on Jefferson. Rochester NY friendly place, l loved the servers, smile and humbleness. I liked the food. I dined with a group of thirty, although, the dish ordered was good, but it didn't relate to what was described on the menu details. It appeared, a quick stir pork ground meat served on taco. Overall, good. Our waitress, served us well.
Recommended dishes: Street Tacos
The only enjoyable part of my meal was the plantain appetizer. Unfortunately, the overall experience was very disappointing. Service was slow even though the restaurant was not busy for a Saturday lunch. Several tables remained uncleared throughout the meal, and our seats had sticky drippings on them.
Our order was not handled correctly, and there was little attention to basic service. I requested lime with the chips and salsa, but the salsa itself was consistently bland, more like watered-down tomato juice with no seasoning. This was our fourth visit, and although we had hoped things would improve, this will be our last.
What was especially frustrating was the server pressing the “20%” tip option before handing over the payment machine. This would be questionable under any circumstances, but even more so when there were no drink refills, no table clearing, and no follow-up during the meal. The food was not remarkable, and the value was poor.
The final issue was unacceptable: a piece of chicken was served in a vegetarian enchilada that was listed on the vegetarian menu. Serving meat in a vegetarian dish is a serious mistake at worst, and a sloppy oversight at best.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
The staff here are great,an very friendly and pleasant. The food was delicious and portions are very good, we definitely were full when we left that is for sure. We will definitely be returning for another great Mexican meal.
Keep up the good work Mecate staff, your doing a great job and turning out good food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loved the meal even with the unknown spicy pepper pop! Did not like the rice or salsa it was very bland and tomato based not salsa like at all. Will definitely come back though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Favorite place to get Mexican cuisine by far! Everything I’ve tried on the menu is delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Do not order to go you will be shorted every time this is why I am leaving a review. I've given this restaurant multiple times to get our orders correct and every single time we are shorted.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Stopped by for lunch. Staff was courteous and attentive. I ordered a Steak & Cheese burrito. It came out from the kitchen quickly; fresh, hot, and delicious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really good food! Love the margaritas too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Was seated in a small room off the dining room, kinda odd. Service was average but the food was very white washed. Anyone who knows birria tacos knows damn well this isn’t how they are made… the corn tortilla is supposed to be dunked in the birria grease and juice then cooked on a flat top with cheese. These were just plain raw corn tortillas. Wouldn’t recommend. Especially for $17.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
Mecate is by far the best restaurant around. Great service and even better food! I had Anna as my waitress and she was always quick with any requests from our table even though she had multiple! Also Arlette made very good drinks at the bar. I would highly recommended Mecate to anyone looking for good food and an even better atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great Mexican food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beef taco salad was more like a runny bean soup with a little , I mean little , tasteless ground beef and a few shreds of lettuce . The salsa tasted more like tomato sauce . Not sure where this place gets its rating from . Much, much better Mexican restaurants in Rochester area .
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Second time here. Portions are generous and the before meal chips are excellent. Will be back for sure! Had the beef tacos and rice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We have been here several times and food and service are always excellent. Always look to try something different on the menu as an entrée and the Chile Colorado this last visit was delicious! We did not get the mini chimichangas last visit but highly recommend them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Guacamole, Fajitas, Fajita Nachos, Chimichanga, Burrito Frontera, Carnitas
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