La Contenta

102 Norfolk St, New York
(212) 432-4180

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Sah

The fish tacos were overly fried and just tasted like batter and excessive mayonnaise. The staff is very friendly and welcoming but the food is not good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

Hayaah s

Best customer service ever, they were very friendly and funny very interactive had the best time!!!! will definitely becoming back food was absolutely outstanding

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mandi Henry

I was pleasantly surprised at just how good the food was. Nice atmosphere. Mocktails were blah, snapper tacos were awesome and the nachos were supreme. The owners accomplished the authenticity in vibe that they're going for. Will definitely recommend and visit again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Kay

The cocktails were the best! We decided to do one drink at each place along our bar crawl, but we had to do 2 here because they were that good. And reasonably priced. The bartender was super sweet and friendly. Will definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Darren Williams

This place is an overlooked gem. Good food! Good drinks! Good drink line up! Good service! Music forward. Housemade quartered tortilla chips. Super cozy - 6-8 tables and 7-8 bar seats. They do a great job! I’m a mexi-snob and I’ll be back. It would be a 4.8 and hard to get into with a little marketing. Just needs to be fully booked with a little waiting list/line. Shouldn’t be posting this as on my return I might not get in :(

Food: 4

Service: 4

Craig L. Moss

Ventured out for our 26th wedding anniversary. Enchiladas Suizas de Pollo, Tacos de Pollo, guacamole, El Mayan and El Mariachi for drinks. Dinner was excellent, drinks even better. Service and atmosphere is always a plus. Thanks for hosting us through the years.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Enchiladas with Chicken, Succotash

Michelle Burke

Atmosphere is very nice and service was great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

sean wislon

Great taste — but extremely overpriced for the portion size.
I’ll be honest — the food was excellent. The black beans were a 10/10, and the rice was solid, around an 8 or 9. No complaints on flavor — it was well-seasoned and fresh.
But for $13, the portions were way too small. Even if the containers had been filled to the top (they weren’t), they’re still very small to begin with.
If you’re someone who doesn’t mind paying more for good taste and smaller portions, this might work for you. But for me — I can’t justify that price for so little food.
There are people in this area who can afford that without blinking, but I’m budgeting every dollar. I need value, not just flavor.
Great food. Just not worth the price. I won’t be going back.

Food: 4

Service: 2

dhaira

Wonderful, little restaurant for Mexican food before a night out. I ate here on a Friday night before heading over to some local bars for dancing. Loved it. Great music, fantastic food, and the bartenders and waiters are friendly and kind. Give the chile relleno and carne asada tacos a try! The cocktail with guava was also excellent.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Matthew Binkowski

Great authentic food at reasonable prices. Best Mexican I've had in quite a while.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Isabella Brascetta Guerra

Food is good but tint tiny tiny for the price

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Frank Negri

So good. Rigo and family do it right. A gem. See you again soon!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bob Cook

Stopped here to get food and drink at the bar near the FM subway at Delaney street. WOW got happy hour (before 7) smallish place festive music but not too loud. Excellent cocktails and nice food presentation. The happy hour nachos with meat was a really tasty but relatively light dinner for me. Yum.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Elijah Bulluck

I had a disappointing experience during my visit. When we arrived, the host seated us outside, but when other guests came in after us, he seated them inside. When we asked about it, he told us they were on time and it was priority seating, and he said it in a rude way. Our table light outside was also broken, and the replacement they brought didn’t work either. Overall, the service and seating situation made the visit frustrating.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

grrttb

Hidden down a side street in LES. Checked it out for lunch on a Sunday. Servers were knowledgeable about allergens on menu. Can recommend the chicken suizas. The cocktails could be a tad more generous for the price. Overall, would definitely come back again.

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