Food came out way too fast. You say to yourself why is that a problem? Well, simple, it was already cooked before I ordered it. Salad was fresh, crisp, clean, chicken was dry,chewy and over cooked. Server was great, drinks were good. read more

Delicious food. However, the place is looking rundown lately. They need an update ASAP. This is my father's favorite restaurant but he opted for Temazcal in Dedham instead for his birthday. Much more classy and makes you feel good to be there- great food as well. He said when he goes here to eat with my mom, but when he has family from out of town, he doesn't take them to Acapulco's. Just not a good look. Great food nonetheless. read more

Great food. Very friendly staff. Also very accommodating. Food came out fast and fresh. Drinks were pretty good as well. The place filled up quick for lunch right when we got there. The waiter was very attentive, but not over bearing. My only advise to the management is to make sure you update your hours on your webpage and facebook. read more

Best mexican food you will find south of Boston..reasonable prices..happy staff, best fish tacos i've ever had..even better than Cancun!

Great place and service with yummy food and ample parking. The decor and music are nice. They give you salsa and nachos to start off. I loved their homemade guacamole. Must order! And got the delicious steak tacos. Prices are decent and the place is a great one for lunch or dinner. They give LOTs of food so come hungry!! read more

Acapulcos - 3 soft shell steak tacos were - Mexican Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

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Great atmosphere overlooking the golf course. Super friendly staff and solid food. Love exploring Mexican food in new locations. This one is worth trying. read more

Hubby and I have always passed by here in our travels and finally decided to try it out. For him to tell me we could go there again is great! The food was very good. Good amount for price. Great margarita! Hubby like his chicken sandwich. Fries were excellent to his liking. My burrito was extremely good and a lot. Definitely go there with an empty belly. Service was very good. Polite and checked in on us to see how things are going and if food is to our liking. Sure was! Would most definitely come back again. Highly recommendable! read more

Why does everyone love Acapulcos so much? This place is just okay. I gave it two stars, but when I considered the atmosphere and the staff I bumped it to three. The chips are bland and the salsa is just okay. The burritos are edible but uninspired. The only thing I've had here that I truly savored was a seafood burrito (or was it a chimichanga) - guess I didn't savor it enough to remember what it was. This is, however, the location for the start of the best first date I've ever been on. So I guess that's something. Oh, also, they're the only sembalance of Mexican you're going to get for miles... read more

The restaurant is very festive and the servers are very friendly. They have a huge menu and vegetarian options. They serve chips and salsa as complimentary appetizers (salsa was pretty watery). But I really like the chimichangas, soupa azteca, fajijtas, and fish tacos here. Probably not the most authentic, but still delicious. I usually come here with a big group of friends and we have always left happy! read more

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Thank God for Acapulcos! Being from Virginia I really really miss Mexican restaurants on every block. There is such a lack of Mexican restaurants in Boston! I was so thankful when Acapulcos opened. Not that it's authentic by any means or anything special, but damn a girl needs her margarita and chips y salsa from time to time and they deliver! Their homemade salsa and chips are great. Their margaritas and variety of choices are also great (for me frozen, no salt). They don't have ton of vegetarian/vegan dishes but they do have a few that are good. And they will make sure to give you the black beans (vegan) as opposed to the refried beans (not veg) and the white rice (vegan) as opposed to the yellow rice (not veg). All my orders have been fine but once I noticed my friend got the non-veg rice and beans which is why I know there are two types. So make sure to get those. They are automatic when you order from the vegetarian dishes but if you order from the regular menu that just happens to be veg or you tweak the order, they won't automatically make the connection to bring you out the veg rice and beans. It's too bad all their beans and rice aren't veg like most places these days. Also there kids menu is good. My boyfriend's son had his first salsa at this place and now loves it. Even on Friday or Saturday nights you can usually find a seat with not much of a wait. If you sit in the back you look out over the golf course. read more

went on a Sat night meal time; it was busy but we got seated instantly. waiter was a little blunt but got the job done. food came quickly without an issue and the portions were quite sizable! either that or half the basket of chips and taquito bites filled us up. i couldn't finish my entree of shrimp Portuguese, hub couldn't finish his carnita entree. Unfortunately, between the rich sauce on his plate and the previous deep fried items, his reported a heartburn, which he never had an episode before no matter how much he had consumed. packed the rest and ordered a flan to go. total came to $50; got a $12 for $20 groupon which they happily accepted. it was just a little odd that you were asked to write down that voucher number, exp date, and your own name on the receipt instead of them just hitting "redeem" on your phone. guess there's first time to everything. to be honest i'm not a huge fan of Mexican food to begin with, but hub is. with this in the neighborhood, wouldn't mind coming back, esp with a deal. $50 for a meal and half between the two of us wasn't bad either! read more

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I'm not a huge fan of Mexican food, but I went here with a group from work several years ago. I ordered a seafood enchilada and it was delicious & filling with beans and rice as sides if memory serves me right. The service was spot on and the ambiance definitely had a Mexican feel to it. Based on recent reviews it looks like this restaurant continues to operate in the same positive manner. read more

My girl friends and I were out for a wonderful night with our daughters to celebrate end of school year, the waiter brings out water and drops 2 glasses of ice-cold water on my girl friend and on the table - her capris and flip-flops are soaking wet. At this point we were only thankful it wasn't hot coffee or hot entrée! The waiters apologize, cleaned up with mop and towels. We decided to let it go and enjoy our evening nonetheless. And lo-behold, the same waiter goes to drop more glasses at the table next to us. More broken glasses, more spillage, more yuck around us and some yelling. Had the girls not be starving we would have perhaps made a go. Instead we decided to sit and endure it. At the end of the meal, when the waiter brought the bill, they had made no effort to compensate for the dropped glasses of water or make it up to us. Needless to say, we will not be going back here. read more

2.5 stars with potential... Pros: -It was busy and had a good atmosphere -Fantastic margaritas -The Chili Colorado was great. I'm from California and really miss good Mexican food. The Chili Colorado tasted like home to me. Cons: -Slow service and my order came out incorrectly at first. My server was very aggressive in trying to prove it was not his fault, but the kitchen. It was awkward. -The Enchiladas were very dry and lacked flavor -THE SALSA TASTED ITALIAN!!! I swear, I got notes of basil, parsley, and oregano in there. Even my husband agreed the salsa was more Italian than Mexican. It was SWEET. ....I just, I can't. I know we're in New England and Mexican can be a tough sell to the locals, but let's keep some things sacred, okay?! read more

Update gave another opportunity this week. I got the fish tacos and my roommate got a burrito we also got a chips with Quac better service this time. Glad I tried again. read more

My family and I arrived on 3/5/2021 they told us it was going to 30 minutes for a table. We had called and they said they were open until 10pm. When we arrived we were treated coldly and were told kitchen closes at 9pm. The last time we were there we had slow service and were treated rudely. We noticed that waitress who we had the last time was talking to another waiter and giving us dirty looks. My wife talked to 2 managers who were not cordial at all. We loved going to this r Restaurant but we fell that the last few times it has gone downhill. read more

Their food is always so good. I love the authenticity of everything. The decor is colorful and the drinks are perfect. I usually go for chimichangas or carnitas if they have it. Corn tortilla all the way! When it's safe to return, I am sure I will plan a visit. read more

Always a pleasure coming here. The staff is awesome and the food is always consistently very good. Today we had Ivan as our server and he is my favorite so far. Always attentive and helpful. This is my favorite out of several locations read more

This is a busy place, so other people certainly like it. I'm not impressed, although I want to be. The music was traditional Mexican torch songs, black beans and rice were good, the draft Dos Equis fresh. The prices were reasonable. I just should not have ordered the tamale as it seemed dry and old. But I love tamales, and I love a good mole sauce. I know everyone makes mole differently but this mole sauce was barely there and too sweet without the complexity you can find in a skilled kitchen. OK, mole is not the most popular in the northeast US either but the refried beans were soup, not soupy but soup on the plate. That I don't understand. read more

One of my favorite restaurants in the area. Whenever I visit I have to stop by here. Plus all the ingredients are fresh. Awesome food! I wish I lived closer, I would eat here all the time! read more

I give Acapulcos, Norwood, MA 5 stars because every time my husband and I have gone there, it's been a good experience. The staff is friendly and attentive and the decor is oh so colorful. The food is always hot, fresh and appealing. We LOVE the chips and salsa, can't understand why some here have not enjoyed it. The beef burrito is delicious as is the chicken fajita! We are creatures of habit and tend to order basically the same meals and each time, they've been very good. We recommend Acapulcos, great value for what you ge Barbara Westwood, MA read more

Went with my book club to have a quick dinner and conversation. The atmosphere was nice, family friendly and lively. My friends enjoyed their food and I ordered the bacon shrimp tacos which were tasty. However, my appetite was done when I notice not only a dead fruit fly on the lemon in my water, but also what might have been a dead spider on the lemon that sat atop one of my tacos. I get it. Those things happen. I wasn't tripping. I notified the waiter and expected at least the manager to come out to apologize but got nothing. I probably won't return to this location. read more

Fresh, super quick food. Always has fantastic service. Low prices and huge servings. We ordered take out and it Was delicious and hubby had to leave as soon as we ordered to pick it up on time. Delicious, fresh and hot. Big servings as usual. 11/10 read more

This place has great food and drinks, just needed an outdoor patio facing the golf course.

What a disappointment , food is bland , chips and drinks best things we had . Plus BEWARE of your bill/check they add extra charges for "other" food and if I didn't notice it would have paid extra money!!! Manager Carina seemed in on it and was not surprised nor apologetic !!!! If you're thinking about dining here think again!! Never again!! Awful I wish I could give NO stars read more

I would love to give zero stars to this kitchen nightmare. The meal started with a carafe of salsa. Upon pouring said salsa into our individual salsa bowls, a bright red crayon unveiled itself. When I pointed he out to the waiter, he laughed like it wasn't disgusting. Sorry, but it is disgusting. He brought over new salsa and assured us there were no crayons inside. If we weren't so dead tired and starving from a long, long day, we would have left then. But instead we stayed to endure the culinary torture that never relented. Plus, I had a drink on the way. A mojito. A nice, refreshing beverage to cap off a long day. Right? Nope. This didn't taste like a mojito. Not even a mojito mix. It tasted precisely like Sprite and toothpaste. Yum. We had ordered Queso to go with our chips, something that former co-workers used to call "cheese-crack" when I worked above another Alcapulcos location. It's not necessarily good, but you can't stop eating it nevertheless. I decided during this meal, that it was more-or-less because you are trying to figure out what the hell they made it out of. The bright, white glare of the hot goo and the awkwardly familiar taste suggests a hot pile of American cheese. When our meals came, we were wishing we had more crayon salsa. The beans were a sludgy sea of soupiness. I'm not sure if they were supposed to be pinto beans or the refried variety, but they tasted like beige. The rice, on the other hand, DID have a lot of flavor. That flavor was aluminum, as in the side of the pan it had been scraped off of into our plates. The tacos, I don't even know how to describe since there was more than one component. Even as I vomited the food up less than 30 minutes later, I still wasn't sure what I had eaten. I was only grateful for not eating more than a taste of everything and declining it being wrapped up to-go. At the end of the meal, when the waiter brought the bill, he had two. He had forgotten to ring up the queso, so he put it on a separate check. You know, instead of letting it slide because of the crayon in our food or the pile of poison that was served, he made sure to ring it in separately. If you think the food is good here. I feel bad for your mouth. read more

This is one that I should have reviewed earlier as I used to work nearby and would go to lunch here once every couple of weeks. And it would have been 4 stars back then, but I think the place has gone downhill since then. Acapulcos is located in a strip mall on Norwood's "Auto Mile". It's interior is serapes and sombreros, with a nice view out the back overlooking a golf course. The staff, if not actually Mexican, is Hispanic as are many of the customers, which I usually take to be a good sign. Great chips and salsa to start. Warm chips and the salsa has lots of cilantro in it, which you either love or hate. I love it! I usually have Chile Colorado. Small steak chunks cooked to a pot roast consistency in a red sauce. Served with yellow rice, refried beans and tortillas. Magnificent. In the past I've also had the El Paso Chimichanga, loaded with pork, and deliciousness. And the Carne Asada, marinated and grilled skirt steak. This has been hit or miss, sometimes tender sometimes tough, but always tasty. It's been a few years since I've had their margaritas so I'll pass on reviewing them, but they were good as I remember. Not as good as La Paloma in Quincy or El Serape in Weymouth Landing, but closer and more accessible to me. I love me some Acapulcos. read more

Salsa does not have ant salt or taste to it. Rice was nearly half cooked. Fajitas veggies has carrot , broccoli and cauli flower... Who does that? No taste whatsoever. read more

Acapulcos - Mexican Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

This place is located in a strip mall and doesn't look like much driving by but you will be surprised as soon as you walk in. The place is decorated nicely and the whole back wall is a window overlooking a golf course. There's a nice bar (cantina) with a few tv's and tasty margaritas that will erase anything that is bothering you at the moment. read more

Pretty decent Mexican restaurant in Norwood, MA. I like how they sever you tortilla chips and salsa after being seated. I did however stuff myself with chip and felt a little full by the time my meal arrived lol. It was a very good steak, rice, refried beans, shrimp and guacamole combo meal I had. Service was good as well. The price of the meals at Acapulco can put some people off, but at least you're getting quality Mexican food. Highly recommended. read more

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Foodwise, this place is only 3 stars. It's got your typical tacos, burritos, enchilladas, fajitas, and such. Nothing special, but it's still a reasonably priced meal. Their other dishes like the carnitas are only so-so. I found the pork a bit dry. Is it the best Mexican in the area? Well considering the options like Taco Bell, probably. Overall, the food is at least good enough to keep us coming back. At least they make strong Margaritas to wash it all down. What sets Acapulco apart from any restaurant, Mexican or otherwise, is the service. Every time we've gone they've been very attentive and efficient. Take last night for example. We brought our 19 month old toddler with us. As the hostess, after asking if we needed a high chair, led us to the table, a waiter with a highchair in hand arrived at the table just as we did. And as we were tucking our daughter in, another waiter arrived with chips, their usual salsa, and a separate bowl of salsa with nothing in it. No onions, no cilantro, no peppers. It was more like a cold tomato sauce. But it was appropriate for the little one to dip. The view overlooking the golf course is also very pleasant. The decor is festive and fun without being too tacky. There's even a sign over the bathroom area that reads, "Pipi Room". Acapulco is a great family restaurant. read more

Very surprised to see all the high reviews of this place. I might be spoiled living in the city, but this was by far the worst Mexican food I've ever had, including my own cooking. It's actually one of the worst meals out I've had as well. The service was average, but not rude. Huge menu, which is promising. The food took forever to come out, but we were given chips and salsa refills. When the food did come out, my sister's salad was incorrect...or was it? The waitress did not know. She apologized, brought over another dressing, but then assured us it was the right salad. Ok... The real problem is that the food was as close to flavorless as possible. No traditional spicy flavors or chipotle, just nothing. As a matter of fact, a few minutes in, after my girlfriend had already decided she hated her fajita salad, I noted that the chicken tasted more like it had been made with soy sauce than anything else. Just a hunk of chicken breast with an odd soy sauce flavor The food at this place is really not good. I realize that it must serve a suburban family clientele with a pretty solid location, but it's simply not worth the trip. There have to be better places nearby. Skip this one. read more

The first thing I can always stay in the times we've gone to Acapulcos services always very friendly and very punctual... It's always busy, and no matter how busy it is we always get seated very quickly... It takes no time for them get some fresh warm chips and salsa at your table. Drink order is next.... I have to admit I'm a fan of their margaritas. The food is good...it's not that rock star Mexican cuisine that you find in so of Boston and Cambridge eateries but it's very good. Safe is a better word for the not so adventurous. Always hot and flavorful and a great place to meet with friends. read more

Acapulco's is usually pretty consistent over the years. This time I give them only three stars because we ordered a salad and it was like it came in a mini swimming pool. All the lettuce was wet and puddling deep in the plate making the salad almost in edible. The other meal that we ordered, fajitas, was just fine. Nothing spectacular but fine. read more

Super fast service and great food. The salsa is medium spiciness and delicious. The guacamole is homemade, mild, and great.

Mmmmm! I was there on Sunday! Awesome! I got the combo (enchilada, tostada and tamale). My belly was very full and happy! I recommend this place! Great service and atmosphere! Pretty good tunes as well! read more

Great food for a great price... Amazing cocktails. Great portions.. The staff is always happy to accomodate with the requests. A must do! read more

I drove by this place a million times without thinking twice about going in. I figured a mexican restaurant in dedham wouldn't be good. Then a friend of my husband told him that the food is actually great there, so we decided to try it out. This place is great! Once you go in you get seated right away. As soon as you sit they give you free warm chips and chilled salsa. The food is delicious! I recommend the chicken quesadilla. The staff is very friendly, and always attentive of your needs. I was pleasantly surprised on this hidden gem and will be coming here often :) read more

Was starving at 8 pm last night and didnt feel like doing the noisy bar/ restaraunt thing ala Joes or Boston Beer on rt 1 near norwood. Saw Acapulcos said lets do it and hlad we did. Affordable and filling. Fresh chips and salsa to nibble, then the main dishes. Mrs got fish tacos of which I of course nailed pne. Nice spicy tarter sauce! I got a combo of chicken chimichanga and a shredded beef burrito. Nice rice and refried beans. I washed it down with a Bud Lite draft and of course helped with the mojito..Was able to watch the Celtics almost beat the GS Warriors on the bar TV that i had positioned myself to see. Service was attentive and friendly. Next time I'm back up from Florida I will hit it again. read more

Acapulcos - Mexican Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

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Came in at 2:30 p.m. on a weekday and restaurant was completely empty. Not a problem but we had to literally look through the place for a waiter since there was no host. Chips and salsa were better than average, the signature Acapulco tacos were below average with bland chicken and few spices. The 'Rosita Margarita' was strong and my partners vegetarian fajitas was pretty tasty and came with a decent portion of guac and sour cream/cheese. On a scale from Flash from DC Comics or Flash from Zootopia our experience, even though we were literally the only customers, could best be described as sedated and laughable as I often had to seek out service from the only waiter present. Avoid. read more