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.
… moreJared Bender
The steak fajitas here were absolutely amazing! As someone from San Diego, California, my standards for Mexican food are pretty high. I’ve tried quite a few Mexican restaurants in upstate New York, and Mecate is by far one of the best. Great people, delicious food, and excellent service and atmosphere. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for authentic Mexican cuisine in the area!
… moreBRENT
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.
… moreJennifer D
First time here and I’d definitely come back! The restaurant itself is a little small as they converted an old fast-food restaurant. The atmosphere was very inviting and comfortable. Kid friendly! The only thing I didn’t like was the booster seat they had for my 2-year-old to sit in. They didn’t have a highchair, just a booster seat that goes on a regular chair but there were no straps to secure it to the chair. The food was good! The salsa was a bit weak, tasted more like tomato sauce than salsa. I ordered the Burrito Frontera and my goodness it was huge! It does say on the menu that their burritos are “fork and knife” burritos and that statement couldn’t be truer. The burrito itself was very good, stuffed to the max so you definitely get your money’s worth. My son had the kids cheeseburger fries; the portion size was huge! His meal looked more like an adult meal it was so large. Between my meal and his, we had 2 to-go containers worth of food. Overall I enjoyed my experience here and would recommend it to someone looking for a place to eat in this area.
… moreAshley 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.
… moreTim Kulijof
We have been coming here since they opened and it was amazing. Once the one partner left to go to the Webster location, Macedon slowly began a steady decline in customer service and attention to detail. Three consecutive times we order certain items and it takes 2-3 attempts to get said certain items, or not get them at all. The newest disappointment is the fact that the server brings us a basket of chips and a plastic sauce cup with a lid of salsa for 3 people. That’s where the attention to detail comes in, 3 people, one little small sauce cup of salsa….come on. Not interested in going anymore, I can understand one bad night, but three consecutive visits which have resulted in me walking out disappointed
… moreMike Fuentes
First time here and everything was pretty good. Chips had a weird borderline old taste to them but salsa was excellent. I had the steak, chicken, & shrimp fajitas and it was good. Big portion but a bit too much of peppers & onions vs the shrimp & meat.
My buddy had the 3 taco combo meal and he said it was good. Had the guacamole appetizer (it matched the picture on the menu) and it was delicious. Place was clean and service was spot on.
… moreMary 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.
… moreAndrew Martinez
This is you generic Mexican American food. Do you want a burrito, tamales, tacos with refried beans and Spanish rice on the side? Then this place will tick those boxes.
This isn’t a modern or adventurous take on Mexican American food. Just good old fashioned favorites with combo options.
Also the large bag of chips is huge.
… moreNY 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.
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