Bartenders don't know how to make the most basic drinks. It's such a small area, and then they tables on top of that. Overall a pretty boring "club." read more

We had never been down to deep ellum all I can say is wow!!! I saw a lot of strange things. We didn't eat but I heard it's really good. we enjoyed the music drinks were good down fall there is a 20% service fee. just would have like there to be a bathroom upstairs it's crazy getting thru the crowd. But over all I would return! read more

Food was ok. Subpar for the prices. The real tragedy was the "VIP" service offered. As we were dancing, they moved our belongings to make more room for another group, cutting off the space for our party that we paid for. Beyond that, the amount of people they allow in is mind-boggling. No one is checking maximum capacity, and the place becomes dangerously crowded while the manager shows no concern for the safety of his patrons. read more

Cafe Salsera - Latin American Near Me - Dallas, Texas

I want to like salsera, but the food is just bad, and overpriced. The staff are nice enough, but do yourself a favor and walk to one of the many better options in deep ellum. The arugula salad was ok, but the mozzarella doesn't make any sense. Something like manchego would be a much better choice with the other ingredients. The tamarind short rib. I don't know what to say. I don't think I've ever sent food back at any restaurant. But the short rib here was just terrible. The flavor was overwhelmingly sweet and bitter, and the meat had a hard layer of fat on top that clearly hadn't been cooked long enough to do anything to break down the chewy mess. It was so bad I just couldn't bring myself to eat more than one chewy, gross bite. It was so bad I didn't even want to risk trying anything else. The waitress asked how it was, and I apologized for complaining, but said it was horrible. I showed her the thick hard layer of fat, and she said "oh, I've never tried that, so I don't know". To their credit, I received 50% off the cost of the entree I ate less than one bite of without asking to be compensated. Meaning I had to pay $10 for the worst bite of my life. Like I said, I wanted to like salsera. But it's just bad. read more

Cafe Salsera is a unique edition to Deep Ellum. It offers a great Latin fusion of popular Latin foods. My suggestions would be the Cuabn sandwich and a Caipirinha which is the Brazilian version of a margarita. On Tuesdays they offer free Salasa Lessons which I need to tell you is better than paid classes I have taken in the past. After just a few lessons I can get on the dance floor and look like I know what I am doing. Well sorta anyway. The owner actually had a live band to play just for our lessons. On Saturday is when they have the salsa band and they clear the floor so you can dance. Cafe Salsera is the only Salsa place in the area so I really hope it takes off. I love how this place still offers the Deep Ellum feel with a mix of latin fusion. This is a very fun place. You should check it out. read more

What brought me here was the artsy mural, I drove by here a bunch & never noticed until recently when the art stood out!!!! Glad I stopped in good food & friendly service ;) live salsa music playing so my ass was ah swaying!!!! Cool Latin vibe read more

Will not ever order from here again. I had chips and salsa, queso, and guacamole as well as the chicken tacos. The portion size for the chips and dips were incredible small. Nothing like what was pictured on Uber eats. The salsa was extremely hot. Not able to eat. The queso was good but the guacamole was absolute trash. Had no flavor. When it comes to the tacos, they were super greasy, had no flavor (didn't even taste chicken), and there were no limes with them. I also asked for extra chips and there were no extra. If there were the amount they give is ridiculously small. Again I will never eat from this establishment again. If I could I would give 0 stars but y'all don't allow that. Absolutely a waste of money. read more

The first week or two they were open, they had great happy hour specials that amounted to about half off their specialty drinks. Assuming that would still be the case, I popped in after dinner the other day to see what they had going on. Tuesday is apparently DOLLAR TACO DAY. Also, half off Tequila if you really want to party. The tacos were chicken or beef if I remember correctly. I wish I hadn't been so stuffed so I could have tried one. Definitely a great deal! The ambiance of the restaurant is fine - kind of like a chilis but cleaner. Their bar is WAY too small though. It can only accommodate about 6 people, and if they don't sit right next to one another there are wasted seats in between. They have a few tiny high top tables with stools in the bar area but they felt wobbly and hard to get up onto (taller than the barstools it seemed). I think a bunch of the bar was eaten up by their coffee/desserts station which theoretically could bring in close to if not more money than the alcohol area. At any rate, it's worth stopping in for some dollar tacos or a specialty coffee (also half price on Tuesdays). read more

My friends and I tried Cafe Salsera for the first time this weekend and I'm still conflicted about my experience. Let me explain. We came for a late brunch Saturday and were the sole customers for the entire 2 hour meal. Despite the sweltering heat, we decided to dine upstairs on the balcony- which has zero misting fans and zero Big Ass fans. (hello, this is Texas). Then why did you sit outside, you ask? Honestly, because it's a sweet spot and a great view in Deep Ellum and at least other humans were gathered outside walking about and socializing. As this is a brand new place and a new concept, we asked our server lots of questions- pretty much none of which she had an actual answer for. She giggled at every enquiry, and that's about all we got, giggles, and a tin grin. To be perfectly honest with you, I'm not sure she's even old enough to have served us alcohol, and I don't think I've ever been served by anyone with less experience or knowledge. I will however, give her mad props for climbing the stairs with our drinks each time without incident and for remembering our food orders, all correctly. She didn't write a single thing down, which rarely works out in anyone's favor. It should also be noted that she was equally as sweet as she was inexperienced. Herein lies more conflict. The GOOD news: We ordered a lot and we ordered a wide variety of a lot: drinks, apps and entrees. Everything, and I mean everything, was delicious. Admittedly, my palate is an immature one when it comes to authentic Latin food, I know nothing. But, I do know what tastes good and the food was really spot on. My dining companions (including at least one mature Latin palate) were also pleasantly surprised and impressed with the food. Bottomline, I'll be back for certain to check out the dinner, live music, and late night salsa dancing vibes. This place deserves a second (and third) chance. It's an authentic, festive concept -in Deep Ellum- with pretty damn good eats. I do hope the owners will take note of the constructive service-related critiques offered by several others. I'd really like to see a place as unique as Cafe Salsera thrive! Give Cafe Salsera a try and see what you think. I sincerely hope to update this review with a couple more stars in the very near future! read more

Ok so before I review I nedd to make a disclaimer: I am Puerto Rican therefore I will be more critical than most when it comes to Caribbean food. I came in the first week they were open and it was very underwhelming. But since they were just starting I decided to come back later time to give it a real chance once they had the full menu up and running. Came back and started off with the mofo go dumplings. These were actually not bad at all, not too dry and the garlic sauce was nice. Mofongo being a very Puerto Rican dish I can suggest two things that might take this plate to the next level: 1. Add pork cracklings to the plantain. That's the secret to great mofongo. 2. Serve with a side of mayoketchup or pink sauce like people in the states call it. Simple, mayo and ketchup with a bit of garlic. For entrees my wife had the pulled chicked which was faaaaantastic and I had the son cubano dish which is pork with rice and beans. The pork was great, nice and moist and very flavorful. But we need to talk about the pinto beans. Ground beef, canadian ham AND bacon? I tell you what, take them all out and put in some cooking ham and voila! Traditional Caribbean beans don't have all that. What they do have is pieces of pumpkin or potato. And one last thing, beans with no caldito?!?! Caldito is that liquid where they are stewed which is great when you dump it all over a bed of white rice. All in all it's as close as Caribbean comfort food I'll ever get here in Dallas. Keep it up Café Salsera, I believe in you. read more

We came here for lunch because we saw there $10 taco platter special. We ordered two taco platters and they brought us two fajita platters. I specifically asked if this was the taco platter and they told us yes. We weren't offered chips and salsa until after we ordered our food either. When we asked for the check they charged us for two fajita platters. When we brought it up to the waitress she did fix the problem an apologized. The food was alright, but the service was horrible. read more

First time here and food is delicious! Pineapple mojitos on point too! It's gonna be a fun night! read more

Cafe Salsera - Latin American Near Me - Dallas, Texas

This was a great place and wonderful food, but there is one catch. If they have a large party of 25 people you can expect that it will take about 45 minutes to receive your food. I went on a Saturday night about 9:45 and ordered the cucumber lime drink (refreshing) nachos ( must try), the wings ( nothing special) and the trio.. I waited 30 minutes and was told that the kitchen was backed up. Only after talking to a manager that my appetizer was sent out in another 10 minutes. Then I told that it would take another 20 minutes for my trio, I was ok with that. I was aaked another 2 times if I really wanted the trio, because of the wait. I said yes. It lead me to believe that they didnt want to cook my food. Once getting the trio it was excellent. Key notes: Dont go close to the closing of kitchen. If you see they have a big party expect a wait, Long wait. Once that is fixed, im sure that this place will be a favorite in Dallas. read more

Ehhh service sucked..hostess and waitresses were all pretty stuck up and snooty. Came here for dinner and everything was pretty bland, nothing stood out definitely won't be back if you're looking for good Mexican just head down the street a few more feet and go to Fuzzy's tacos, better service, better food and they actually enjoy having customers. read more

Realmente una muy mala experiencia en este local, por favor no vayan, el día de ayer asistí con mi esposa , llegamos al rededor de las 9 de la noche y nos sentamos en una mesa en la que no existía ningún letrero de "reservado" consumimos en el Local y después de haber ordenado un balde cervezas, llega la supuesta "manager" a decir que dejemos la mesa porque alguien más pagó por ella y que las bebidas las tengo que poner en el suelo... le digo de la manera más respetuosa que si quieren que nos vallamos de ahí no hay ningún problema pero que nos devuelvan el dinero del balde de cervezas que recién habíamos ordenado (ya que no lo habíamos tocado) y me dicen que no para después sacarme a empujones haciendo ellos de la situación un total espectáculo! En resumen muy mala atención, meseras totalmente arrogantes sin intención de atender al cliente! Para aclarar a quien lea esto, no se trata sobre el dinero, se trata sobre la muy mala atención, espero obtener una respuesta de la gerencia read more

Just tried this place out for the first time. Jessie our server was wonderful. One of our party members had severe food allergies and the chef made the effort to come to the table and go through the entire menu and discuss alternative preparations to accommodate her. The service was above and beyond and the food was spectacular. Loved the shrimp quesadilla. read more

Cafe Salsera - Had lunch on the upper patio. Great setting! - Latin American Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Came here as we were bar hopping one night. Good flautas! We ended up ordering two orders of it!! Awesome staff and service! No problems with the drink and we opted for shots during our short stay there. read more

Horrible service and management. We ordered the nachos only to find pieces of glass in our nachos. My friend cut her mouth. We asked to speak to the manager and he kicked us out. My friend had to go to the ER where they confirmed that she indeed did shallow glass. read more

The food is great..the place is very cute and nicely decorated...and even the servers were nice..the only complaint I Have is that since it is very new... they are still trying to figure out the transition between lunch and dinner..which made it slow service..of course I would go back..it is only the second week that it has been open..i figure these are kinks that will be resolved hopefully...plus i still want to check out the night scene. read more

Cafe Salsera - Latin American Near Me - Dallas, Texas

For breakfast tacos, very very good. Salsa tastes delicious. It was slow getting them but they just started the breakfast tacos so I'll assume they're still working things out. 2 for 3$. Tastes amazing. read more

Cafe Salsera - Bacon egg and cheese to go. Do it. - Latin American Near Me - Dallas, Texas

This place is amazing. It has a great environment, great seating, great outdoor seating and food. Huge screen to watch the games as well. Definitely worth a drive for a delicious meal and coffee. Highly recommend it. read more

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Enchilada sauce tasted like someone scraped the burnt part off the bottom of the pan. The beef was dry shredded disappointment. Go somewhere else. read more

My first time here was for my cousins birthday she had reserved the stage for the night we had dinner before they turned in the club mode so we ate there and tbh the food wasn't as great as I thought it would be. I ordered the three tacos and I don't know if I'm just used to street tacos, but this just was not it. But I'm giving it 4 stars because the manager is amazing and so nice, the drinks are so good too, I've gone plenty of times after my cousins birthday and it has been a great time every time. DJs play good music and you dance your butt off all night. As restaurant idk how it will do but the night club part of it is amazing read more

Won't be back here. Waitress bless her heart was not equipped by the restaurant to do her job. The food was terrible two of the 6 of us sent our food back. The drinks didn't have any alcohol in them they were super sweet. Stay away. read more

I see a lot of bad reviews but this place wasn't thatttttt bad. The dance floor isn't that big. That was what made the rating go down. The waitress we had was great and I had fun! read more

Awesome food and great music! Just make sure you're there before 12 to avoid the little line read more

Cafe Salsera - Latin American Near Me - Dallas, Texas

.. This review is STRICTLY for the salsa class .. Every Tuesday @7pm they have Free90Free beginner salsa dancing lessons! Talk about a work out, I haven't danced in years but it felt so natural. I did tap, ballet, & jazz from pre-k thru 9th and band from 6th-12th so I'm not musically inept I just missed the first and most important 10 mins of class where they went over EVERYTHING so when I arrived they were finishing up the warm up and about to put all the moves together, yikes! Thanks to great instructors and me being in the back I caught on in no time just had some trouble with the 123 567 lady turns or if the guy wasn't "leading" me the right way! Lol, that can get super confusing, but it's all for fun and go get our blood flowing!! I'll for sure be going back next week, but with better non-slip shoes! read more

So I had a big group of friends go here for a dinner before our wedding weekend and the service was disappointing. The service was slow and they messed up the orders, management was inadequate, and all in all we will not be returning. It took an hour to get our tab at the end of the night. Also the entertainment which was Thursdays comedy night was awkwardly disappointing. Rarely leave negative reviews but that was the impact left. read more

I'm rating this 5 stars for Lauren. My boyfriend and i showed up for an early lunch and she sat us inside but i wanted to sit on the patio over looking Elm St and she did without hesitation or an excuse unlike most servers i've had. She was very professional. Food was great. The salsa is fantastic. https://thetalentedleo.com/ read more

So we gave Cafe Salsera another try this past Friday. Why we did I am not sure. Still same issues with VERY slow service, poorly managed kitchen and management that hides when things are not going well. There are so many details I could include but really, it is just plain and simple. This restaurant is not ready for prime time. The food is ok and was definitely not as fresh as before. We had the Jamaican jerk spring rolls and they tasted like they were made several hours before. So, we will move on. Maybe other folks have had good experience but after two fatal attempts to give this place a shot we will move on. Good luck to the owners but to be honest my husband and I don't think you will make it past the end of the year. But if you do then maybe....maybe will give you another shot. But then again.... read more

I came here for lunch and had their la cumbia torta with fresh fruit. I had the salsera verde substituted for the queso that the sandwich comes with normally which worked out very well. The food was very good. The Aztecan hot chocolate was sweet enough that I drank it for dessert. I enjoyed it though some may not want it to be so sweet. read more

Me and a group of friends plan to come for dinner and salsa dancing on a Friday night. We called multiple times in the week leading up to our reservation to check if we would need to be over 21 to go to our later reservation. When we got there, we were stopped by a bouncer who was difficult and said that we could not stay for longer than 30 minutes because of a cut off time for under-aged patrons. We were disappointed that this information was nowhere on the website and that no one ever picked up the phone when we called to find this information out. The food was okay and the server was nice. Management was no where in sight for the entirety of our stay. All of these issues could have been avoided if management was present. Dancing was fun though! read more

We happened upon this restaurant and it was a good surprise! We started with delicious stuffed jalapenos. DH had tilapia and shrimp stuffed avocados that were so good and I enjoyed a cuban sandwich. The service was excellent. We will be back! read more

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Great food sadly there's a lot of homeless people that walk in there which is awkward. read more

Cafe Salsera - Latin American Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Great place for Latin Music. A bit small so I can see how it could get really crowed. The music choices are fair. They mix it up the whole night with Reggeton, Cumbia, Banda, etc. so a large selection of dance. Ideal to stop by and dance latín in the area. Bar available upstairs and downstairs. read more

WOW! The atmosphere is great, the music offers everything from Salsa, Cumbia, Tejano to Hip Hop. Everyone's dancing in every corner!! As for the food...the presentation is fabulous, taste was okay. Not sure if it was just the chef that night but our party of 7 all had something different and none were wow'd by our choices. Drinks were good, The Burrito (aka Moscow Mule) was A+. The staff at the door was definitely accommodating, very nice group. They could use more staff behind the bar, it took 20 min to get 2 beers and we were in the VIP. My sister went down to the bar got 2 beers and made it back up before the waitress came back. We will definitely be back though. The vibe this place has is proof a great time will be had by all. The line down the street shows it. read more

Our food was superb, drinks very tasty! We can't wait to come back. I also love what they've done with the place. Nice ambiance and warm employees. I'll edit to expand next visit! Tip- if you're in a hurry, this isn't a fast food joint. read more

My wife and I finally had a chance to enjoy a date night without kids. We decided to check out Cafe Salsera and wanted to stick around for the music. We didn't quite make it but we sat at the bar and enjoyed conversations with the bar tenders and really enjoyed our food. My wife ate the chicken enchiladas and she was definitely raving about the taste. She loves enchiladas and that's usually her go to if she is feeling like choosing a safe bet. I ordered the chicken wings which came with fries and my food was amazing. The fries were perfectly seasoned and it tasted as though it had a hint of lime sprinkled throughout. The wings were pretty good but they were a tiny bit soggy. I like for wings to be very crispy! Nonetheless they were still great in flavor and worth the chance. The drinks were decently priced and made very well. All in all I would definitely go back. Side note: the entrance to this place seems extremely crowded and people are clueless. Like don't block be entrance people! Let's use our thinking caps! read more

Great restaurant/bar, had an amazing dining experience. Staff was awesome and extremely personable, definitely made our Sunday more enjoyable ! Thank you Madana & Daniella read more

Me & my boyfriend came here for a couple of shots, the bartenders were super friendly and had great hospitality. Especially Madana he made us feel really welcome and was very awesome with service! Would recommend this place if you're looking for great music and shots read more