This is now my favorite Mexican hang out. Warm chips and salsa to start and the salsa is awesome. Grabbed a huge pitcher of dos Equis on tap and arrived with chilled mugs. The menu is extensive and makes for a hard decision. Must return for further new choices. I had the pork tamale with chicken tostado and beef taco. My girlfriend had the beef chimichanga which she thoroughly enjoyed and will have again. See pics for drooling effect and to further make your choices more difficult. Portion is rather filling so unfortunately no room for dessert. read more

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

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We love this little Mexican place. The food comes out fresh and delicious! The service is great and everything inside is authentic. We love the beans & rice! Portions are generous and the salsa and chips are also killer. read more

Decent food, small portions, high prices. Back in the day, ordering fajitas got you 5 tortillas, today I guess 3 is the norm before you're charged extra. It's nickel and dime stuff like this that turns me off. read more

I'll definitely include El Cubilete Mexican restaurant in my fav list! Price is reasonable, food came out very quickly. Staff were friendly and very attentive. Chips and salsa were very good & awesome margaritas made my night ;) ~ this place is worth the trip and I'm definitely coming back this week (again) to try their Crab Chimichanga's!!! I had Fried tilapia, with rice & veggies ~ it's amazing!!!! read more

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

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My friend and i went three times over the last year and have gotten food poisoning every single time. They are not doing something right whether its following basic hygiene rules or just a filthy kitchen. Keep your guards up after you eat here, youre going to become best friends with your toilet read more

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

The best spot to get Mexican around!! The food is delicious! The restaurant recently moved to a new location which is brighter, more spacious, and even has a decent sized patio. The blue margaritas were great too! If you live in Niagara Falls, or are visiting, you need to give this place a try! read more

The food is great but their service is horrible. Every time I place a takeout I'm still waiting 1/2 hour after my arrival time that they have given me. Not enough help. They need one person to accommodate the take outs and only takeouts. It was just a horrible wait today but I just love their food. Please get a restaurant manager. read more

Best Tex Mex in a long time and priced well. Had the burrito texanos. Also a dish with chorizo and pork in a burrito with green sauce which was beyond delicious. The kids also enjoyed their food. Margaritas were traditional and over sized. Selection of Mexican beer available. read more

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

About 3.5 stars. One meal of the Enchiladas Supreme (cheese, bean, pork, beef) was excellent. The other was a chicken taco salad that wasn't very good. The amount of liquid at the bottom of the taco bowl made it somewhat inedible. Nice place but some of the table configurations were a bit odd. A booth with the table pushed up against the next forcing 2 adults to sit on top of each other was weird looking read more

The reviews for this place couldn't be more spot on. Warm chips, fresh salsa, great service and big portions! The staff was very friendly and was prompt. They even brewed fresh iced tea for me when they apologized they had run out. Food was excellent and very affordable. The menu is so large if you can't find something you'd like, it's not the restaurants fault. read more

El Cubilete - Chicken and Steak Fajita - Mexican Near Me - Niagara Falls, New York

I love the food here, the restaurant is clean and spacious and the staff is efficient and friendly.

Delicious food. Staff is friendly. Great outdoor patio. Best Mexican in our area!! I get chimichangas and you get rice and refrained bins along with a bag of nacho chips and fresh salsa, all for $12. read more

Service was ok, food sucked, I ordered the steak Mexicano and for 20 bucks you think it would have been grilled. But instead it was microwaved. Was very hot on the outside but cold on the inside. Also the way it looked you just knew it was microwaved. I asked the waitress and she said it was grilled but she took it back and gave me a new one. This time it looked like they microwaved it then put it in a frying pan. Very disappointed with the meal. I will never come here again for fear of getting food poisoning. I didn't even bother eating the new plate of food that was brought out. I lost my appetite. read more

El Cubilete - Steak Mexicano - Mexican Near Me - Niagara Falls, New York

My favorite Mexican restaurant in the area. Prices are not bad at all. Food is excellent. They give you chips and salsa to start. I always get a combo so I can taste a variety of things. Rice and beans is a must! I've had their tacos, burritos, chimichangas, enchiladas and tostadas. Never been disappointed with any of them. Highly recommend. Great "date night" place. They are closed on Monday's which makes me sad. Can't control a craving read more

Food was good. Service was absolutely horrible. Waited 20 minute to even talk to a server, actually had to ask for one. Waited a hour for our food. Another 20 minutes for the bill. Horrible service. While waiting for the food I spoke to the manager who made excuses about two employees calling in. A table who sat after us ordered and had their food before the server even took our order. A table of 12 got their food in 15 minutes . . . Manager didn't comp a thing. Just made excuses and didn't care. bullshit! I like their food but NEVER AGAIN! read more

Heard about this new, authentic restaurant in the area. Thought we'd check it out. When we arrived, parking lot was full. When we walked in, place was packed- they have indoor and outdoor seating. It's not as big in there as I'd imagined. We didn't have to wait very long to be seated which was nice, but we weren't asked if we wanted indoor or outdoor seating and it was a beautiful night out. Our waitress took our order, brought over chips and salsa right away (which was house made and delicious). Had to wait a while for our entrees, waitress apologized and at this point I was starving. Seemed like they did not have enough staff to run the place - maybe because it had just been opened , I don't know. But all the staff were running around, sweating. Finally got our entrees and they were delicious! Would def try it again, maybe at an off time or for lunch. Very authentic Mexican cuisine. read more

Came here two nights in a row, great food and service! Love the fajitas and the midori margarita. Dessert: fried ice cream is not quite what I expected. May try some other items in the dessert menu if I come back to this area. read more

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Hands down, the best Mexican food I've had in the Buffalo area! My daughter and I went for dinner...the waitress was so welcoming and helpful! She asked if we wanted recommendations and she told us about her own favorites. The salsa was so fresh and herby, served with warm, just fried chips. We ordered the chicken and chorizo burrito and the grand chimichanga in beef and let me say, she did not steer us wrong. The food was out hot, fast and so delicious! Couldn't stop eating but I wanted to try dessert so I brought home half for lunch the next day. Really hard to stop! We had the fried ice cream and fried cheesecake and shared. The cheesecake was wrapped in a tortilla covered in sugar and cinnamon and dressed with whipped cream and a cherry. Melty, gooey ecstasy... My daughter's ice cream was huge and beautiful. The ice cream was cold inside and the outside, warm, crunchy with honey and chocolate sauce. She shared but as much as we tried, it was overwhelming! She was a happy girl... We waddled out, fat and smiling. The waitresses and bartender thanked us, waved and asked us to come again. The place was filling up with tons of people and I was not surprised. It was a great evening and we agreed that this is our Mexican place now. We had to drive a half hour but it was so worth it. I can't wait to bring everybody here! We will be back! Very nice people, excellent food; a great experience! read more

They start you with chips and salsa, the salsa is great but the chips are just okay. I ordered the Carnitas and the portion is huge. I wasn't that hungry but it was so good I nearly are it all. read more

Staff is friendly but not as attentive as they could be so service can be a little slow. The food is good, maybe quite good, but far from excellent. The fajitas were not bad and the enchiladas were also okay but nothing to write home about. Including 2 tortillas each with the fajitas and charging $1.50 for more seemed odd, confusing, and unnecessary. read more

The most common way of proving constructive critism is to sandwhich the negative between two positives, which I shall attempt here. In terms of the food from prior dine in experiences, I liked the salsa, as it had a decent flavor and a decent spice level without being too hot for my Mom, who has a sensitive palate. Chips are standard fare. The prior entrees I have ordered here, including the La Bandera Enchiladas, The Burrito Elena, and The Super Chimichanga Negra have all been very good. Overall would rate the food a solid 4 to 4 and a half stars. The reason why I need to deduct stars however, relates specifically to the shockingly lack of proper service from my last visit on leap day 2020. The restaurant was definitely busy at the time my Mom and I arrived, yet we were seated pleasantly by the host at what was then the last open table, and were promptly given chips and salsa. We ate those, but in the remaining 20 to 25 minutes we remained at our table, we were not acknowledged in any way what so ever, while at least 5-10 other patrons had either been given drinks and/or placed food orders. We finished our chips and salsa and waited as patiwntly as we could to have a server come over to take our drink and food order. The final straw that made us leave was when a new party was seated after things had slowed down, and was immediately seen by a server who was taking a drink order directly behind us. This behavior and lack of attentiveness from the staff is unacceptable, and as a result we shall never step foot in the establishment again. To briefly finish my review, I would like to reiterate that the food here is quite good, and probably the best Mexican food available in Niagara Falls, with it being a slight step up from La Galera in my opinion. This quality prevents me from giving 1 star. My hopes from this review is for your future customers to not have to go through the shameful treatment we received. read more

There wasn't anything particularly horrible about it, it just didn't taste like food I'd want to pay for at a (supposedly) good quality sit down Mexican restaurant. What was atrocious was the level of allergen contamination I received despite being promised that they would prepare my food in a separate and sanitary measure after informing them about my rice allergy and celiac disease. I ordered a Fajita plate that came with beef, chicken, and shrimp, and asked the waiter to make sure that it didn't have rice or flour tortillas on my plate, as I can not consume either, and cross contamination will make me very sick. Lo and behold when the plate arrives it has both on it, so I asked if they could make me a plate without either on it, and sent it back. It came back VERY QUICKLY, I'd say maybe 5-10 minutes after I sent it back, so I happily ate it. I will say that it tasted decent, but there was no seasoning on it, and the salsa at the table tasted like marinara sauce with a few hot pepper seeds in it (extremely mild, zero spice). After eating I began having a runny nose, which I attributed to some of the salsa that came with it, but after leaving the restaurant I started experiencing a skin rash and stomach cramps, which lasted until the next day. I suspect that my plate was not remade, and that they simply removed the rice and tortillas from my plate and brought it back to me. (For reference, I am not from Niagara, and came here last year in July.) read more

Amazing! Went here for dinner and it was delicious! We were also very pleased with the service, the wait staff was friendly and attentive. The chips and salsa are fresh and authentic, and the meals were also authentic Mexican. This has easily become our "go to" Mexican restaurant!! read more

El Cubilete - The #5 combo - amazing! The ground beef was impeccably seasoned! - Mexican Near Me - Niagara Falls, New York

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I ordered Burritos with ground beef dinners & received steak steak filled burritos that I didn't order but we said oh well the steak was tough we couldn't eat it I called to see if they could do anything the answer was grilled beef is steak & that I needed to say ground beef Best they could do was replace one but I'd have to buy another Customers service read more

The service is nice but not fast, we where waiting for a while for our waiter to come back. But the food was lacking things. Example; the number 7 was missing the beans, the taco salad was very mushy and the meet was lacking seasoning, and the chicken salad and came with a few slices of tomato. Also the inside felt very inclosed while it still continues to have Christmas decorations up towards the end of January.They can not even give the right change back, but I'm not Complaining because I got more back. I wish I could give it no stars. This place does not deserve the stars it has. read more

El Cubilete - Christmas decorations and being inclosed - Mexican Near Me - Niagara Falls, New York

A little gem of a Tex-Mex restaurant in Niagara Falls. I am not crazy about Tex-Mex as I prefer super authentic Mexican and Californian styles, but this food is very authentic, looks and tastes homemade and the place is adorable. The menu is large lots of good options here. Step out of your comfort zone and try something that is not Plate Combo #. In fact, you should never order the "Gringo plates" anywhere unless you are a Mighty Taco aficionado. Try the tamales which are homemade. Very fair lunch prices and the restaurant is very cute. read more

First I wanna say that their food comes warm. Not hot, just warm. I had to get to work so I was expecting it to be fast but it took about an hour and 30 minutes and we were the only people there. as soon as I got my food, I had to box it so I wasn't late. As soon as I took a bite I was like barf. The retried beans are the crustiest thing you will ever find edible(kind of). Honestly thier Christmas lights are the best thing going for them. read more

I was really looking forward to meeting a good friend with my family at this new location. Could not have been more disappointed. My.husband and i shared the large fajita plate for 2. Meat was dry even burnt and for a 28 dollar entree had only 4 fajitas and the plates with the lettuce and guacamole looked like they threw the food on it. everyone's dishes looked very thrown together and blah. Taste was bland which is something you never should say about Mexican food. Strawberry margaritas were without alcohol that you could even taste. The new place was clean but the design was set up so it was so loud you could not talk for the noise and there were still Christmas decorations and valentines balloons. Sad. won't be back. read more

It was a great experience. Food was delicious, the horni margarita was perfect and service was incredible. The price was just right. read more

El Cubilete - Food was amazing as well as the Margaritas. The service was outstanding. Price is just right. I had the horni Margarita and it was perfect. - Mexican Near Me - Niagara Falls, New York

I can totally see this restaurant on kitchen nightmares. If you are looking for well trained staff, properly set assignments that helps expedite and decrease order errors, flavorful and appetizing food choose another restaurant. read more

Needed to kill some time before we headed to the airport. All I can say is if I can be full and shit faced for $40....it deserves 4 stars!! Seriously, cute authentic Mexican. Don't be in a rush though...the pace is similar to Mexico as well. read more

I went here for my sister's birthday. The food was very good. They give you a basket of chips and salsa upon seating you at your table. My only qualm about the food is that the chips are incredibly salty. They almost have a burnt taste to them. The menu is very big too. You will have a hard time trying to decide what to eat. read more

We had nice service, but the food didn't taste authentic at all. The mexican rice didn't even taste like mexican rice. They also use fake tortillas instead of authentic homemade ones. Below average food overall. read more

Mediocre food at best... and they kicked out a vet who had his SERVICE dog with him (while he waited for food she was asleep on the floor next to him........) Will never eat there again. read more

Do not eat here. My husband, former Marine, and Iraq War Veteran went for lunch with a coworker. My husband has a fully-certified Veteran PTSD Service dog that is legally allowed to be there. He was harrassed by 3 employees and then asked to leave the establisment by the OWNER. This was AFTER they had already been seated and ordered their food. His service dog was calmly seated beside his chair not hindering the ability of the employee to do their job. She was not making any noise or displaying any aggressive behaviour. I will not support a business that does not support our veterans or people with disabilities. read more

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

This is a hard one to call. The food was excellent - as always. Hubby had Burritos Mexicanos and I had Arroz con Pollo. We were both very pleased with our food. For food quality - this restaurant is 5 stars. HOWEVER, they have moved locations and seem to be serving a larger clientele base with a much smaller venue. The service was chaotic at best. When we arrived, I had to flag someone down to get our name on the list. We were lucky enough to get a seat at the bar - there was one very nice lady serving a large bar of patrons waiting for tables. When we asked someone behind the bar if we could order a beer she replied "I don't serve beer" without offering an explanation as to why not or offering to send the bartender our way. (We found out later it was because she was 17). When we were finally seated, the table we sat at was oddly scooted in so that we had to sit on the same side. So for the chaotic service we would give 3 stars, compromising on 4 for the final review. Maybe choose a time to go that's not a busy Friday evening. read more

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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