AG Hendricks
I waited a full week to post this.
TLDR: overpriced, trying too hard to be trendy, horrible (non-housemade) margaritas, decent atmosphere, food was just ok. They seriously need to reevaluate their menu and/or food (quality) choices. They don’t even have Mexican hot sauces.
We’ve been waiting since its launch to come here. I was pregnant when it opened, and I couldn’t wait for a date night.
I’m so sad. Sincerely.
We came in on a Saturday evening at about 5pm. There was a 25min wait so we found a couple of spots at the bar. We asked for a drink menu and the bartender said “we’re known for our margaritas.” I was sold because I planned on getting one anyways.
Well, it came out with huge, sloppy amounts of salt. It was warm so the ice melted pretty quickly. Then I realized it was tasting realllllly salty. I pushed through because I figured it was a fluke. Husband ordered one, after his “tequila old fashioned” (I did not like it, and it was $15). I got a second thinking it’d be better. As you can see from the video, there was a ridiculous amount of salt waiting at the bottom of of the glass. At that point, I asked for a new one. Sure, they did it, no question, but literally was the exact same. I looked over at another patron’s margarita and saw the same amount of salt in their marg.
To add, I noticed pretty quickly that their “signature” magarita was literally a mix from the store (see pic, they didnt even hide it). Do I hate that mix? No. Do I expect better from an upscale Mexican restaurant that charges $10 per marg? Yes. It wasn’t even a higher quality mix, like 1800. They just kept pouring the mix with tequila into a giant canister with no ice.
That was just the margs. I kept an open mind for our app.
He recommended the Diablo shrimp. Saying it was super spicy. We can handle spice and we love it so we said hell ya. It was mildly spicy at best. Then, we discovered it was about five shrimp with four PEROGIES. What. It made no sense. Shrimp and perogies? I love Polish but it just didn’t make sense. The shrimp, however, was cooked well. The perogies were fine, albeit a weird choice, but they seemed so out of place and a filler. Then, once we finished, the entire bottom of the bowl was filled with grease. Pic posted.
Our entrée- we shared the (recommended) pineapple fajita with all three meets. It was fine, decent flavor, well cooked shrimp, pork and steak. We asked for some hot sauce. They had Chalula Chipotle which has zero heat, it’s basically a bbq sauce that adds smoke flavor. The only other thing that had was Redhot. What. No Valentina? No Tapatio? No spicy salsa?? The pineapple seemed like a novelty and not something you’d ordered again, especially at $28.
That was my last straw. We left, gave a 20% tip on our already ridiculous bill, and vowed never to return.
I hope the owners see this and make changes because this has the potential to be awesome.
… moreJeniffer Cochran
The food is AMAZEBALLS!!!! BANDITOS you really STEPPED UP Mexican and the service!! Top notch the OLD Milford house is bringing some heat with fresh menus, fresh ingredients, and an ALL SCRATCH Margarita Menu!! I recommend the chimichanga for those with an appetite or the pineapple fajita bowl aaaahhh delish! Not to mention the presentation alongside the friendliest waitress in milford !?! Way to go BANDITOS – and Welcome Games by the Slice!! Did you know the OLD Milford house is NOW a Pizza And Salad BUFFET SPORTS LOUNGE!! LEGGOO I cannot wait for the opening with Baditos on the ball, Games by the Slice is sure to be a GRAND SLAM!! Thanks banditos! I’ll definitely be back!
… moreBob Marley
Having been to my fair share of Mexican-American food establishments, I must say, the food is absolutely delicious! The new management and the cook(s) are amazing, and seemed to go above and beyond for us. Atmosphere was also very comforting w/a nice vibe. Kids seemed to enjoy the arcade games as well. Would definitely recommend if in or around the surrounding areas.
… moreChristopher Matheson
Service was quick and friendly. Food was very good with large proportions. I sat down with 2 other other people. We were having drinks, they were never empty before the next came to the table. I got the tacos. They were very good. One of the people I was with got a burrito. They said it was good. The other person got the Mexican pizza. We also shared chips and dip. The Mexican pizza was amazing. I was able to finish the taco, and had enough room in my belly to try the Mexican pizza. Word of warning, the Mexican pizza is sharable between 4 people. Great atmosphere, service and food. I will be a returning customer.
… moreSarah
Atmosphere is really cool. Margarita was pretty terrible. Bar staff slow/lazy – took forever to take order and deliver drinks and she wasn’t clearing dirty plates/glasses from the bar. Service at table wasn’t much better…she forgot our appetizer and didn’t come check on us at all for drink refills or clear any empty plates/glasses from the table. Food wasn’t bad but not authentic or great.
This place could be really good but need to make some changes.
… moreKristin Jacobson
We were really excited to try this place. It’s gotten a lot of hype so far. We were severely disappointed. We started at the bar for a drink while we waited for a table. Bartender was brand new that day with no one helping her. She didn’t even know where to find a drink menu or if they had one. We ordered margaritas, my husband ordered spicy. He was charged for their specialty drink that’s spicy with peach; he didn’t order that or get that but was charged for it. His glass had a huge chip as well. When we were seated the table was wet, like standing water on it. The hostess looked at it and walked away. I grabbed napkins from the bar and dried it myself. We sat and sat and sat and watched multiple servers walk by with no acknowledgement. The owner was too busy bussing tables and straightening menus to notice us. Finally after 15 minutes of being ignored we decided to leave. We stopped to tell the owner what occurred and he brushed us off. We said we were going across the street to our favorite, Charlie’s, and he was not bothered and told us to enjoy. That was a tremendous disappointment. We will not be returning. P.S $22 for chips, guacamole and queso at a Mexican restaurant is baffling.
… moreDaniel Shaouni
Love checking out new Mexican restaurants around me and a friend told me this place was pretty cool. I loved it! Thought the food and service were great. My daughter had fun with the arcade games which is a huge plus when you come with your kids.
… moreLisa Taylor
We’ve ate carry out which was good, but was on the expensive side. But here’s we’re it went wrong / bad to me! It’s a Friday night, they say they are open till midnight online. I called to get carry out ( just a dessert and a pop to go ) no one answered the phone, so we stopped anyway on our way home, thought I will just run in and get it to go, oh and I need to mention it was 9:41 and again it says they are open till midnight. I went in, and a waitress came around the corner and said the kitchen is closed! If this is the case, then say online after 9:30 till midnight, all you offer is alcohol!!!! And then she said she would go in the back and see if she could still get it for me. She came back 5 minutes later and told me there is no one back there, so sorry I can’t help you. Let me add there was another girl working the bar and 1 drunk abnoxious man hollering at me as I waited! I didn’t feel very comfortable
So after this experience I will not be back! I highly recommend to the owner’s, if you are going to have a Mexican restaurant with a bar, then serve food and desserts, esp at 930- 10!
Also as I waited I looked around and next to me on the window sill was a half empty plastic bottle of alcohol, which made me think the staff is drinking on the job as they close up the restaurant side! Not a good look!!
… moreLinda Dorsey
We read the reviews and decided to try it. I had the chicken enchiladas which were very salty. The red sauce tasted more like Italian tomato sauce. I got a side of queso which was cold. My wife had the chicken Quesadilla, but it had peppers and onions in it which were not ordered. The margaritas were a lime sour mix with some tequila. We expected an assortment of “made to order” margaritas based on the tequila on display with fresh ingredients but they do not offer at the present time. We sat at the bar and enjoyed watching some sports as we ate our dinner. The bar tender did a good job taking care of us. I used the bathroom but the paper towel dispenser was out of service.
… moreRachel Mularski
Honestly not worth the price. Worked for the Sincola’s, wish they still owned cuz this place is whack! Worked for the new owners the beginning of the year on the Milford House side and they were doing too much… high end whiskey bar, wanted shark tanks, arcade, Mexican and higher end dishes. There was nothing simple. Very complex. Saw there was a new owner of Bandito’s and got carry out. Waste of money. Rather go to Chino Loco’s.
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