We found this gem on our way back to our hotel. The vibe and atmosphere are in still in holiday spirit which made seating outside even better. Our waitress Yojandy was busy but still took her time with us and spoke both English and Spanish, which is always a plus for us. We were a party of 3. We ordered a few plates and drinks, both drinks and food arrived immediately. I was surprised with it being a full house, how quick it was. Thankfully the food was great despite the reviews. This place is def worth a try, I will def come back next time we are in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Desmond
This place was incredible. The food was amazing, the decor was both vibrant yet super cozy, and the location was choice (on the Riverwalk). I was the blanquito -- with limited Spanish and a little hard of hearing -- eating with my significant other's Mexican family who were entertaining and visiting cousin from Monterey, so I got quite the full-on dining experience in the partaking of this Mexican American cuisine. I'm so glad it was experienced at La Gloria and not elsewhere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Darrel Keil
Food is average. Nothing spectacular. The queso is pretty good. We had a planned party of 20 plus people and they should have dedicated more than one person for service so it was slow getting refills snd ordering.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Emily
This is the kind of place that will charge you $10 for guacamole and not tell you anywhere on the menu that you're being charged $10 for guac.
To top of my experience, that I'm convinced I won't be returning, is that my party saw our server a total of one time in which he took our order, to never return. Another waitress brought the ordered food, no one ever came to refill our drinks, (which, we had to flag another waitress for water.) and then we had to physically leave the table to try find someone to figure out where to pay, only for that server to hunt down our original server, for him to bill us.
Considering the guacamole did not have gold flakes and we are not in a recorded avocado recession, the $10 charge was unnecessary; and the service was extraordinarily frustrating.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Greg DeRue
Food service took over an hour not real busy either. Food was OK drinks were better service poor and they add a tip on your bill so they get paid no matter how scrappy the service. Would not recommend outside taking pictures
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
Andres Alvarez
Outstanding food. Enchiladas veracruzanas, Baja tacos, Pastor tacos, we also had traditional “fondo” cheese with chips and margaritas were all above reproach. Salsa music was outstanding. A nice dance concrete pad would be appreciated to enjoy dancing. Bathrooms were clean. Margaritas were tasteful. Exterior seating was comfortable and repeatable. Lighting ambiance was perfect. Decorations excellent. Transformed our experience from San Antonio to being in Mexico enjoy the ambiance, food and music. Service was very good. Will return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Garrison Ganowsky
This place has good Mexican food and is in a good location. Also the stuff outside is pretty cool as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Angela Gutierrez
Food is great servers/wait staff & bartenders (Antonio Gutierrez) are amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Frank Ledesma
La Gloria is a nice place. Good atmosphere. Show up early, or later than normal dinner time as it tends to get packed and parking is hard to find.
Service was very good. Staff is friendly. The food was ok. It's not my cup of tea. It may have been an off day, but I felt there was very little flavor to any of the food I tried.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Michael Barton
Mexicans don't eat here. Locals don't eat here unless they want very Americanized Tex-Mex. It's not a tourist trap but it's very business meeting, out of town family visiting, white washed Tex-Mex. The enchiladas are okay at best. The ingredients on the menu are toppings not fillings - and I tried 3 different ones. So if you get the veggie enchiladas then expect a cheese enchilada topped with everything else. The chips and salsa are both okay at best. For the price you can do way better. Indoor and outdoor seating is available.
We ate just appetizers and drank margaritas. We had a fabulous table overlooking the Riverwalk on a beautiful day in San Antonio. Our waiter was great. He checked on us just enough.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Art by Catherine Lee
Great food and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alicia Quiroz
The staff acted robotic, like they were just going through the motions. Customer service wasn’t good. they seemed annoyed to serve you. I don’t know when it became acceptable for waiters to rush guests, judge your drink preferences, or look bothered by simple requests. Thankfully, I had great company at my table, and that made the night worth it. But I won’t be coming back.
We found this gem on our way back to our hotel. The vibe and atmosphere are in still in holiday spirit which made seating outside even better. Our waitress Yojandy was busy but still took her time with us and spoke both English and Spanish, which is always a plus for us. We were a party of 3. We ordered a few plates and drinks, both drinks and food arrived immediately. I was surprised with it being a full house, how quick it was. Thankfully the food was great despite the reviews. This place is def worth a try, I will def come back next time we are in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place was incredible. The food was amazing, the decor was both vibrant yet super cozy, and the location was choice (on the Riverwalk). I was the blanquito -- with limited Spanish and a little hard of hearing -- eating with my significant other's Mexican family who were entertaining and visiting cousin from Monterey, so I got quite the full-on dining experience in the partaking of this Mexican American cuisine. I'm so glad it was experienced at La Gloria and not elsewhere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Food is average. Nothing spectacular. The queso is pretty good. We had a planned party of 20 plus people and they should have dedicated more than one person for service so it was slow getting refills snd ordering.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
This is the kind of place that will charge you $10 for guacamole and not tell you anywhere on the menu that you're being charged $10 for guac.
To top of my experience, that I'm convinced I won't be returning, is that my party saw our server a total of one time in which he took our order, to never return. Another waitress brought the ordered food, no one ever came to refill our drinks, (which, we had to flag another waitress for water.) and then we had to physically leave the table to try find someone to figure out where to pay, only for that server to hunt down our original server, for him to bill us.
Considering the guacamole did not have gold flakes and we are not in a recorded avocado recession, the $10 charge was unnecessary; and the service was extraordinarily frustrating.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Food service took over an hour not real busy either. Food was OK drinks were better service poor and they add a tip on your bill so they get paid no matter how scrappy the service. Would not recommend outside taking pictures
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
Outstanding food. Enchiladas veracruzanas, Baja tacos, Pastor tacos, we also had traditional “fondo” cheese with chips and margaritas were all above reproach. Salsa music was outstanding. A nice dance concrete pad would be appreciated to enjoy dancing. Bathrooms were clean. Margaritas were tasteful. Exterior seating was comfortable and repeatable. Lighting ambiance was perfect. Decorations excellent.
Transformed our experience from San Antonio to being in Mexico enjoy the ambiance, food and music.
Service was very good.
Will return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place has good Mexican food and is in a good location. Also the stuff outside is pretty cool as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Food is great servers/wait staff & bartenders (Antonio Gutierrez) are amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
La Gloria is a nice place. Good atmosphere. Show up early, or later than normal dinner time as it tends to get packed and parking is hard to find.
Service was very good. Staff is friendly. The food was ok. It's not my cup of tea. It may have been an off day, but I felt there was very little flavor to any of the food I tried.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Mexicans don't eat here. Locals don't eat here unless they want very Americanized Tex-Mex. It's not a tourist trap but it's very business meeting, out of town family visiting, white washed Tex-Mex. The enchiladas are okay at best. The ingredients on the menu are toppings not fillings - and I tried 3 different ones. So if you get the veggie enchiladas then expect a cheese enchilada topped with everything else. The chips and salsa are both okay at best. For the price you can do way better. Indoor and outdoor seating is available.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
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We ate just appetizers and drank margaritas. We had a fabulous table overlooking the Riverwalk on a beautiful day in San Antonio. Our waiter was great. He checked on us just enough.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The staff acted robotic, like they were just going through the motions.
Customer service wasn’t good. they seemed annoyed to serve you. I don’t know when it became acceptable for waiters to rush guests, judge your drink preferences, or look bothered by simple requests.
Thankfully, I had great company at my table, and that made the night worth it.
But I won’t be coming back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Nice environment, good food, perfect service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place great food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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