Vegetarians know, San Antonio restaurants generally aren’t great at making clear what our options are on their menus. I appreciated that Velvet Taco not only had veggie options clearly marked, they had multiple options and a couple of tasty ones at that! I had all 3 of the veg tacos and really liked both the cauliflower and paneer ones. Tofu one left something to be desired. Service was pretty slow, too. There was almost no one in there. The gal at the counter was nice, but my food took quite a bit longer than I expected. ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯
Benjamin Pharis
Drinks were good, food was good, menu is super cool and very unique, but the presentation was just okay. Not hot once served, and for the price, I’d expect better. I think there are better spots for the money in town, especially this area
Casey stanley
Absolutely delicious. It also has things on the menu that are super strange so I had to try them and like I said they were great. My wife had some of the vegetarian tacos and they were also kinda strange but really good!
Ricardo Garcia
GREAT Place
M R. Zamora
@Devon-- I am pulling a Miranda Priestly (Devil Wears Prada) on you. Your leadership is evident. I want you to give accolades to this team. They are consistent in their customer service, food presentation and well you know how loyal I am to Velvety. I've been so happy with feeling like I have friends for life. Just like the Austin teams, they trust you. They follow your lead.
@chris--dude. You are a Rockstar. Your team functions like it should, as a one. @Sabrina---you have been the rock in our laughs. YOU know when I'm having a bad day, making me laugh is the truth. My niece LOOOOOOVES the fact I have a true friend who will keep me afloat. @ann Marie---gurl my margarita glass has holes in it but you make sure I have it filled. Thank you. @team-- your customer service and consistency in putting out great food is amazing and a testament to your dedication. Thank you.
Its been rough adapting to a NEW city, new job, new house, new friends and just a new me but @public--these guys have it.
Im a regional manager of a large team, I wish my leaders and I could be in your culture so that we can teach our teams how to be a great team.
Chin chin Velvet Taco Pearl. 🎉🎉🎉
Agu Salazar
I had the beef brisket, taco, slow, roasted brisket. It was delicious. I wish I had more of them very reasonably priced. I shall go back. I’m at a friend of mine there. He had a bunch of rewards points that’s just how often he goes. I’m gonna have to take my coworkers there great place. Great food. They got beer. They’ve got margaritas and delicious food. What do you want? This place is very San Antonio.
Rude Dog
Best Gdamn tacos in S.A. staff is great! Friendly and ontime. If your getting your fish tacos from anywhere else your missing out on an epic scale.
Jonathan Wells
Delicious tacos representing a variety of cuisines and a kids menu, all at reasonable prices. Has a patio overlooking a canal.
Kid-friendliness: Kids menu with multiple options, plenty of room for high-chairs.
I went to Velvet Taco and was so excited to try it. As soon as we walked in, the employees started complaining about us being there (We walked in 45 minutes before closing). That right away killed my desire to eat there and ordered one taco rather than several. The manager, I assumed cause he was taking our orders with attitude, kept rushing us. The lady cook, and the guy behind her just made me sick, looking at me and my friends like they hated us just for going in at that time. From experience, I knew the food was not going to be as good as it should be. I won't be going back because of the staff. We all barely ordered any food, and they acted like a whole bus of people had come in 10 minutes to close. Horrible personality and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chicken & Waffle
nacio
Great food at a great price point. The ambiance was also very enticing.
First time in. Great food options for the entire family and everyone loved it. Service was exceptional.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Velvet Cake, Chimichurri Steak
SM
I feel like this taco place is a must when you visit Texas. I have been to Velvet Taco 3 times in a week.
Aislinn Reagan
Velvet Taco is the best taco place I’ve ever been to. The diversity in flavors are to die for! Ratings of tacos I’ve tried so far below.. Velvet Taco Ratings #7 Buffalo Chicken -not enough fresh ingredients. You can’t taste the carrots as they are overpowered by the Buffalo sauce. -needed something creamy to balance the spice .. probably the blue cheese for other people but I hate blue cheese so I asked for none.
#6 Queso Birria Duo -ordered uber eats and by the time it got to me the cheese was all hardened and not gooey -not enough dipping sauce for the two tacos -not as flavorful -Birria is my favorite kind of taco so I’m a hard critic on these
#5 Chimichurri Steak -this was so fresh! -steak was a little chewy.. not a fan of steak tacos usually because of this BUT the chimichurri, avocado and just the overall taco was so tasty!
#4 Mexi Cali Shrimp -again SO fresh and tasty -I would have preferred the shrimp be cut up not full pieces of shrimp just to have an easier bite.
#3 Grilled Salmon -this was one of the best seafood tacos I’ve ever had.. and living in Florida I’ve had a a lot. -the slaw and crema were *chefs kiss* delish!
#2 Korean Fried Rice -this one was unexpectedly good but will go down in history on my pallet as an absolute star. 9/10. 4 stars. Could kiss the chef who came up with these flavors on the cheek!
#1 Cuban Pig -best taco ever. 10/10. 5 stars. Hit my taste pallet so freaking good. I’ll be dreaming about this taco until the next time I’m near a velvet taco. The saltiness from the pickles, the sauce the crispy bit from the toasted ham… UGH so good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Rice, Cuban Pig, Shrimp Tacos
Vegetarians know, San Antonio restaurants generally aren’t great at making clear what our options are on their menus. I appreciated that Velvet Taco not only had veggie options clearly marked, they had multiple options and a couple of tasty ones at that! I had all 3 of the veg tacos and really liked both the cauliflower and paneer ones. Tofu one left something to be desired. Service was pretty slow, too. There was almost no one in there. The gal at the counter was nice, but my food took quite a bit longer than I expected. ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯
Drinks were good, food was good, menu is super cool and very unique, but the presentation was just okay. Not hot once served, and for the price, I’d expect better. I think there are better spots for the money in town, especially this area
Absolutely delicious. It also has things on the menu that are super strange so I had to try them and like I said they were great. My wife had some of the vegetarian tacos and they were also kinda strange but really good!
GREAT Place
@Devon-- I am pulling a Miranda Priestly (Devil Wears Prada) on you. Your leadership is evident. I want you to give accolades to this team. They are consistent in their customer service, food presentation and well you know how loyal I am to Velvety. I've been so happy with feeling like I have friends for life. Just like the Austin teams, they trust you. They follow your lead.
@chris--dude. You are a Rockstar. Your team functions like it should, as a one. @Sabrina---you have been the rock in our laughs. YOU know when I'm having a bad day, making me laugh is the truth. My niece LOOOOOOVES the fact I have a true friend who will keep me afloat.
@ann Marie---gurl my margarita glass has holes in it but you make sure I have it filled. Thank you.
@team-- your customer service and consistency in putting out great food is amazing and a testament to your dedication. Thank you.
Its been rough adapting to a NEW city, new job, new house, new friends and just a new me but @public--these guys have it.
Im a regional manager of a large team, I wish my leaders and I could be in your culture so that we can teach our teams how to be a great team.
Chin chin Velvet Taco Pearl. 🎉🎉🎉
I had the beef brisket, taco, slow, roasted brisket. It was delicious. I wish I had more of them very reasonably priced. I shall go back. I’m at a friend of mine there. He had a bunch of rewards points that’s just how often he goes. I’m gonna have to take my coworkers there great place. Great food. They got beer. They’ve got margaritas and delicious food. What do you want? This place is very San Antonio.
Best Gdamn tacos in S.A. staff is great! Friendly and ontime. If your getting your fish tacos from anywhere else your missing out on an epic scale.
Delicious tacos representing a variety of cuisines and a kids menu, all at reasonable prices. Has a patio overlooking a canal.
Kid-friendliness: Kids menu with multiple options, plenty of room for high-chairs.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Puffy Taco, Shrimp Tacos, Steak Tacos
I went to Velvet Taco and was so excited to try it. As soon as we walked in, the employees started complaining about us being there (We walked in 45 minutes before closing). That right away killed my desire to eat there and ordered one taco rather than several. The manager, I assumed cause he was taking our orders with attitude, kept rushing us. The lady cook, and the guy behind her just made me sick, looking at me and my friends like they hated us just for going in at that time. From experience, I knew the food was not going to be as good as it should be. I won't be going back because of the staff. We all barely ordered any food, and they acted like a whole bus of people had come in 10 minutes to close. Horrible personality and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chicken & Waffle
Great food at a great price point. The ambiance was also very enticing.
Restaurantji Recommends
The tacos were super yummy. We did take out after a long day touring the Riverwalk.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Tacos, Steak Tacos, Curry Queso
First time in. Great food options for the entire family and everyone loved it. Service was exceptional.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Velvet Cake, Chimichurri Steak
I feel like this taco place is a must when you visit Texas. I have been to Velvet Taco 3 times in a week.
Velvet Taco is the best taco place I’ve ever been to. The diversity in flavors are to die for!
Ratings of tacos I’ve tried so far below..
Velvet Taco Ratings
#7 Buffalo Chicken
-not enough fresh ingredients. You can’t taste the carrots as they are overpowered by the Buffalo sauce.
-needed something creamy to balance the spice .. probably the blue cheese for other people but I hate blue cheese so I asked for none.
#6 Queso Birria Duo
-ordered uber eats and by the time it got to me the cheese was all hardened and not gooey
-not enough dipping sauce for the two tacos
-not as flavorful
-Birria is my favorite kind of taco so I’m a hard critic on these
#5 Chimichurri Steak
-this was so fresh!
-steak was a little chewy.. not a fan of steak tacos usually because of this BUT the chimichurri, avocado and just the overall taco was so tasty!
#4 Mexi Cali Shrimp
-again SO fresh and tasty
-I would have preferred the shrimp be cut up not full pieces of shrimp just to have an easier bite.
#3 Grilled Salmon
-this was one of the best seafood tacos I’ve ever had.. and living in Florida I’ve had a a lot.
-the slaw and crema were *chefs kiss* delish!
#2 Korean Fried Rice
-this one was unexpectedly good but will go down in history on my pallet as an absolute star. 9/10. 4 stars. Could kiss the chef who came up with these flavors on the cheek!
#1 Cuban Pig
-best taco ever. 10/10. 5 stars. Hit my taste pallet so freaking good. I’ll be dreaming about this taco until the next time I’m near a velvet taco. The saltiness from the pickles, the sauce the crispy bit from the toasted ham… UGH so good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Rice, Cuban Pig, Shrimp Tacos
Great joint with tasty tacos.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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