Brand new restaurant, beautiful inside but I think the reviews were overrated, we could have just had a bad experience but our food took over an hour to come out. Thirty minutes after ordering our serve came back and asked one of the people in my party if she could order something else because they were out of what she had ordered should have figured that our sooner because then it took another half hour for our food to arrive at the table. People sat down after us, got food before us, paid there bill and let before we got our food. Didn't come at a busy time, this should not happen. Food was reasonably priced and decent just wish the timing was better. Shoulda just went to mighty. read more

Well let's see the table next store complained there bill was wrong . So the mod came over listen to there story and basically said pay your bill and get out ! Which they said ok you just lost 5 customers and her response was "ok" . I was amazed over 12 dollars they would tell them no and let them leave . But it gets better the table that was having the issue and decided to tell the manger that we've been waiting a while which under we were not complaining . She came over and said "if your not happy too" with the service you can leave now too and pay for your drinks . I was like back off needless to say not impressed at all plus the food was not that great eithe mine was made wrong . read more

After a long day at Niagara Falls, my wife and I had an amazing meal at El Cubilete. I had one of the lunch combos and she had the chicken fajitas. The prices are great, but most of all the food was absolutely delicious! Wish we lived closer to try out the rest of the menu! read more

El Cubilete - Chicken fajitas with rice and beans. - Mexican Near Me - Niagara Falls, New York

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We wanted somewhere to eat after the outlet mall and this place was just down the road. It was delicious! The staff was friendly, there were warm chips and salsa, and the portions were worth the money. Fantastic place! read more

El Cubilete - Vegetarian options - Mexican Near Me - Niagara Falls, New York

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This is a great Mexican restaurant with extremely friendly prices and staff! The waiter greeted us with complimentary chips and salsa. After bringing our margarita orders, he also brought over some water. Definitely appreciate when restaurants bring water without having to ask. I ordered the chicken taco salad during their lunch time and it was so delicious and flavorful. Their portions are plentiful, don't be surprised if you have to bring some home. Their lunch specials are slightly smaller, but I like that. The ambience is lovely and the booths are comfy. read more

El Cubilete - Blue margarita - and that's a medium! - Mexican Near Me - Niagara Falls, New York

Went for lunch today. My husband loved his seafood plate. Not sure of the exact name of the dish, but it had catfish and shrimp. I ordered a side of re-fried beans, and the guacamole salad, which was skimpy for what it was. Almost $5. for some lettuce and a small scoop of guacamole. Hardly anything there to eat. Would go back, but wouldn't get the salad, again. read more

I joined a friend here for lunch who's been here before. It's a pleasant place. Cute and cozy. with friendly waiters. There's plenty to pick from on their menu. Lots of combination plates and a special vegetarian section. I ordered a combo plate that had quesadilla, a bean burrito and chalupa. All were filled with the same cheese (which tasted like boring American cheese) and honestly, was too much! I felt like it needed some kind of vegetable like lettuce or rice to make it less like a sticky, heavy mass of cheese and tortillas. I will try something else next time. read more

Yes food came out a bit slow, but that's not the point. There are staffing issues, and that's not the restaurants fault. The food was excellent, the drinks were awesome, and the waitress did a great job. We were up from Florida and Ohio. My friend said the molchayete was the best he has ever had. My enchiladas verdes were moist an excellent. The mezcal "VAGO" was excellent for shots, great flavor, highly recommended if you like Mezcal. Thanks for a great dinner! read more

My mom wouldn't stop raving about El Cubilete (which she pronounces "El Cub-e-leet" despite being half Spanish). I was a little nervous to go, mostly because of my utter devotion to La Galera while in college. However, a friend told me that El Cubilete is owned by the previous owner of La Galera, and I felt a lot less guilty. The quality of food is the same as what I remember at La Galera. I was completely blown away. Free chips and salsa? Amazing. My mom got the El Combo, which had a tamale, taco, rice, beans, enchiladas, and a chile relleno. The portions are absolutely insane for the cost and we ended up taking home tons of leftovers. I got the Arroz con Pollo, which I thought was just going to be a couple piles of rice and chicken, but it was presented in layers on a HUGE dish with chicken, rice, lettuce, veggies, and a delicious cheese sauce. The best Mexican food I've had, hands down. Our server was super nice, too, and everyone in the restaurant was polite. I'm not too often in the Falls, but when I am, you'll find me here. read more

The best Mexican restaurant in the area! The white queso dip was delicious! My husband had the Texas fajitas and was very happy with them. I had the enchiladas stuffed with shrimp and their white queso cheese! read more

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A family rum place with great food good prices and very nice people. Large portions great variety and great margaritas how could you go wrong. read more

Very good! So glad we were able to make it out here. 4 of us had dinner on a Friday night around 6:30. We had to wait about 20 min, no biggie. Grabbed a seat at the bar and had a drink. I had the margarita which was pre made, so that's the only reason they lose 1 star. Anyway, we ordered the queso dip as an app, and it was very good, not as good as cantina loco..lol. We all had a variety of dinners, carnitas, fajita's, pablano pepper, and a burrito. All were very tasty. No room for dessert. The service was okay, there was a bit of a language barrier, and the restaurant itself was very clean. If we are ever in that area we will definitely go back. read more

Best Mexican in Niagara Falls....they are always busy! My favorite is the burrito texanos. But everything I get there is good! Check your take out order they tend to make mistakes. Best queso anywhere! They call it "cheese dip" salsa is really good! Just moved to new location that's bigger but still always packed. Also excellent margaritas and they always have happy hour specials that are so worth it!!!! read more

This is the best Mexican restaurant in the area. The warm chips and salsa they bring are delicious and you can't stop eating them. By the time your meal comes you are full on chips and salsa and of course you need to get the queso too. The staff if friendly and always making sure you have everything you need. The menu is large and has many authentic items to choose from. I had a hard time narrowing it down but finally decided on the combination number 25. The rice and bean are so good I would say the best in the area. Everything comes out hot and you wont go away hungry. The price is great for everything you get. I will be back to try more things off the menu and enjoy lots of chips and salsa. read more

Being from New York City I tend to judge a lot of restaurants from their standard and I just stop in today and ordered tacos pastor and diablo. I didn't try the diablos yet but one word to describe the taco pastor, "DELICIOUS!" read more

Food was very good, and menu was extensive. The only negative takeaway for me was that they need to get better at their seating process during heavy business times. Although they take customer names at arrival, there were multiple people, including myself, whose names got inadvertently crossed off the list in error. I will definitely stop back in. read more

So far the food is good. I have the fried Ice. Good size menu to choose from. Got drinks special. The waiter is very friendly. The prices is reasonable. read more

We are from Michigan visiting in New York. We are a family of seven. The whole family loved the food. We arrived and it seemed like we overwhelmed the staff a bit but other than that the food was great. The atmosphere was great and the bathroom clean. The directions were not updated so please call them for updated address. Would visit and recommend. read more

El Cubilete - Good food. - Mexican Near Me - Niagara Falls, New York

We visited this afternoon for lunch around 3:00. At this time of day, there were not many in the restaurant. Clean restaurant painted in standard Mexican colours with standard Mexican knick knacks. We were seated and promptly given nice warm tortilla chips with a good salsa (we also asked for warm cheese sauce, which was also very good). My wife ordered the lunch quesadilla with rice and salad. Was topped with the warm cheese sauce and the salad had a tomatillo sauce on top with queso crumbled on top. Of course I had a bite! And it was great. I was hungry! Ordered two chicken enchiladas with rice, with a side beef burrito and beef taco. I'm giving all of it two thumbs up! Right now I've got an enchilada in the fridge and can't wait to eat it. We used to go to a place by the galleria called el capporelle. That was our favorite Mexican place until they closed. Now, we have a new one. Definitely worth the visit, and we'll be back. read more

I've been going here for years and I went Friday night and my credit card was stolen. I will never eat here again. Great food but I will never trust their servers again. read more

This place is just wow. There rice is amazing there chicken is always extremely good I got the chicken and mole and my mom got a fajita on a skillet in a pineapple crazy the tortillas are extremely good drink selection is good the place always has sports games on and this black is a 5/5 best Mexican food in western New York read more

Great food, excellent service and reasonable prices. I'd have to say the best Mexican restaurant in town. Personally the only item I was not thrilled with was the salsa.... it was ok. The margaritas on the other hand were fantastic.... not to mention the buy a medium margarita get a small free.... nice bonus. read more

I love TACOS! They are probably one of my favorite foods. I know this is a broad statement but anything that is meat inside some form a flour or corn casing is the best thing in the world. I am a huge fan of other similar restaurants in the falls (if you live out here you know which one I am talking about) but this one takes the cake. I have probably been here a dozen time or so with various people and we have never had a bad experience and never got food that we didn't like. If you are open minded about Mexican food and would like to go some where you can order a random meal and enjoy every bite this would be one of the places for you. Also they have amazing margaritas and chips and salsa. read more

Since moving from Detroit 5 years ago, finding good Mexican in the greater Buffalo region has been a rough task, and this place is one of the best so far. Good food, good margarita, good service, good portion size. It's quite a hike from the southtowns, but it's been worth it both times we have been here. read more

We were greeted with corn chips and salsa with an individual bowl for each. The salsa was thin and had a little bite and they checked back regularly to see if we needed more. The menu was extensive. We had fajitas and cheese flautas. The three flautas were made with chicken and had tomato inside and covered with cheese outside. We substituted beans for the rice and were glad we did. The beans were hot and sprinkled with white cheese and were very good, the rice was salty and had mixed vegetables of green beans, peas, corn and carrots and was sticky, mot a high point. The fajitas were served hot on a skillet, but not very flavorful. The order also included two flour tortillas. For dessert we had flan which was light, creamy and delicious. The building has parking and Mexican music is playing. read more

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Disappointed. I've had great Mexican food in Chicago so maybe my expectations are not realistic for the WNY area. The chips were warm but both them and the salsa had a very bitter undertaste. Still, I was starving so I emptied the basket. Ordered chicken tamales and rice. There was very little chicken in the tamales which featured unexpected (and unwanted) pieces of jalapeño in the corn outer portion. At least one hard as rock lump of corn found its way onto my fork as well. No idea how they achieved that in a steamed dish. Rice and the included wrinkled peas looked old and tasted about food court quality. Service was fast and polite. Place feels clean though why there are no internal doors on the two toilet stalls in the women's bathroom, I have no idea. I'm sorry, but I cannot see how this place rates 4.5 stars. read more

First and last time visiting. Waited over 55mins for our food and never asked for refills. Very poor Service.. No AC, only ceiling fans. Only reason I gave them a 2 star is food was ok when we finally received it. read more

Was here on a very busy night. However the food was worth the wait. Had the Pollo Loco, it was excellent. Very nice atmosphere as well. Service was very good especially considering the crowd. Definitely try El Cubilete read more

Service, food always consistent. Love the house made margaritas. Try the garlic shrimp, amazing! Updated 06/15/2019 - things have changed Margarita's not as good and food does not have the same pizazz read more

I wish I could give this place zero stars. The service was terrible. Had to beg for silverware. Sat & stared at my food for 10 mins till they finally gave it to me so that I could eat my order that wasn't even right. The waitress was no help. I will never come back to this place. Come here if you enjoy bad service & food you didn't order. read more

Went here for our Valentines dinner and it was not a great experience. our server didn't seem interested in serving us. Our server made our pitcher of frozen margaritas himself I was sitting near the bar and noticed when he didn't bend enough for the pitcher he seem to add water to fill it. Our margaritas came to the table light pink and had no flavor just cheap tequila! The food was not any better the rice has mixed vegetables in it with big green beans And they burned the shrimp in my fajitas i could barely cut any of the meat. Our server never really came back much. We kinda felt sick after. We will definitely won't be going back! read more

Recently when here with my fiancé after looking at houses and it was fantastic! They're my new favorite Mexican restaurant! The shrimp they use didn't taste fishy and they were cooked perfectly! Chimichangas are awesome. They definitely have the best rice and refried beans around. Definitely a place you should stop by on your way down the Blvd. read more

This is the best Mexican food in the Buffalo area for sure! The food tastes really authentic and the portions are big! On a Saturday night there was a short wait, about 10 minutes but there is a bar area for you to wait if you would like to. I got the cheese steak quesadilla which was packed with steak and topped with the white creamy cheese. It was the best quesadilla I have had at a restaurant! The rice and beans are so yummy and flavorful. My hubby got a combo with a tamal, enchilada, taco, burrito, and chile relleno. He said is was good but not great. read more

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The food here is always amazing and the service is great too. The people who own this restaurant really know how to make their customers feel welcomed. I highly recommend the cerviche, La Bandera (is you like enchiladas) or the Primo Especial (if you prefer a HUGE burrito with chicken and chorizo). Best Mexican food in all of WNY. We drive almost 40 minutes to get to this place! read more

El Cubilete - Ceviche so yummy and nice balance of lemon and cilantro flavor. - Mexican Near Me - Niagara Falls, New York

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I'll keep in simple... Try the premium margaritas. You'll like the lunch special cheese steak quesadilla.. And you'll love the super chimichanga!! I'll went there twice and on both occasions, the staff was excellent and food was even better! read more

Go early, and go hungry! You'll want all the room you can muster for this delicious food--and everyone seems to know it; if you arrive at peak hours, you can expect a bit of a wait to get a table. Everything we have ever tried has been terrific here, from veggie combo plates to sizzling platters of seafood or beef. You really can't go wrong! read more

Service started out great but quickly went down hill. After delivering our drinks and telling us he would come back in a minute as we hadn't quite decided what we wanted, we never saw him at our table again. 15 minutes later after watching him walk through out the restaurant another server came over and asked us if we needed anything to where we ordered with her instead. Finally saw our original server when our food was ready and he delivered it. Food was just alright read more

Amazing food! West coast style mexican food! Run in before everyone find this place is wonderful. I ate till I could physically not eat anymore. Hospitality is nice too. read more

The best Mexican food that I have ever had along with fast and friendly service. Portions are good and the prices are great. read more

I really, really, really liked this place. Please don't let the cheesy decor turn you away. I would drive back to Niagara falls just to drink their strawberry juice. I was honestly blown away by how perfectly tasty it was. Also? I ordered two tacos and although I was initially suspicious of the menu (lots of lettuce and tomato showing up where I'm looking for cilantro and onion...) without much comment, the staff quickly understood what I was looking for and hooked me up. These were so good. The best tacos I've had in a long long time. I will say - the soft corn tortillas quickly fell apart and I had to (I know) eat them with a fork, but these tacos were so unbelievably good, I don't even care. AND. my order was a to go order of just two tacos and a juice, and the server threw in an unexpected full order of chips and salsa. SO GOOD. Perfectly salted. They were so nice and generous, I had such a great time here - I'd love to go back and eat in through more of their menu next time I'm in town. read more