Visited a Fat Cactus for the first time and I was impressed. The restaurant is located right off of Route 46 and is HUGE! After being seated, I walked around the premises and saw a large room for private events, a vast area for outdoor seating, very nice wall artistry, and even a good-sized individual room for a private meal. Shyam was an exceptional Server. He took very good care of us and contributed to an enjoyable meal. I started with a Classic Margarita and it was served in a LARGE glass. So large, that I had to hand over the car keys, afterwards. The Fat Cactus complimentary chips and salsa was AMAZING. First, the salsa had chunks of tomato, onions, and lots of basil. It was so throughly enjoyed, that we asked for a second helping, which they gladly obliged. Our selections were: Chicken Tortilla Soup (Rich chicken broth flavored with onions, tomatoes, corn, black beans, finished with a dash of cream, crispy tortilla chips, avocado, sour cream, and cheese). This soup was served in a deep bowl, had a very nice presentation, and every spoonful was flavorful. The next item was the Burrito Michoacano (Shredded chicken seasoned with authentic Mexican spices, Mexican rice, black beans, pico de gallo, cheese, and chili arbol sauce). This Burrito was huge, all of the ingredients were well seasoned, and I took some home to enjoy during the NFL playoffs. The final item was the Tamales Chicken Pastor (Homemade masa tamales, stuffed with Chicken Al Pastor, served with red enchilada sauce, and topped with creamy sour cream). I'm glad, that I discovered Fat Cactus and will definitely revisit and/or dine at their New Brunswick location. read more

See all

Service was ok... prices are a bit high for the mount of food given - but the atmosphere was great and the place was clean. The food was yummy !!! read more

Never have I been more let down by a Mexican restaurant. I should have known by the Tex-Mex that the food wasn't gonna be great but wow how horrible. NOTHING was seasoned. The salsa for the chips with salsa tasted like literal water. For my customized tacos I got carne asada, tinga and shrimp. The meat and shrimps had absolutely no seasoning. The tinga was the star of the meal. Thank goodness for the chipotle that gave it nice heat but even then a dash of salt would have helped. I even asked for their avocado crema on the side and that was just plain sour cream no salt again. I will say tho this was one of the best margaritas! That bartender knows what she's doing. It was perfectly sweet and strong! I guess all the salt they need is going on those margaritas because there was definitely a lot of salt on the rim! read more

See all

Food is good. Server was good. Though most places charge a credit card fee these days, this place is excessive. Normally 2-3% here they charge an extra 5%. $12.00 more on a good size tab Not a fan of the service fees to begin with, its a cost of doing business and here they do warn you on the menu that "prices are for cash, credit cards extra" but its still an excessive amount. read more

Service was amazing. Food was fantastic. Gf items were clearly labeled on the menu. I had the Korean shirt rib taco. OMG. The meat was tender and the slaw was crunchy. Loved the flavor combo. Hubby had the poblano burrito. - be hungry it's a lot of food. They also do a great job with the presentation. read more

See all

Food was ok. Seems like a Tex mex kind of joint. The drinks were great and so were the desserts. If you wanted something more authentic Mexican this is not it. You'll have to find street parking as it's located right now on a blocked street for the summer. read more

See all

Food: the guac was bland so we asked for a salt shaker; the nopales salad didn't have fresh cactus and the salad dressing didn't have enough lime; my hubby had the shrimp tacos and the shrimp they used were baby sized and overcooked so the texture was gummy Service: very slow, not attentive and it wasn't even busy when we were there; server also forgot one item but thankfully didn't ring it up so that was fine Ambiance: ok, sticky table or at least the one we sat at... We've been to another Fat Cactus location and had a better experience there read more

I have been to this restaurant on several occasions, and tried different items in the menu. The food is delicious and the ambience is fun especially on weekend nights. They offer make your own taco options where you can customize your protein, filling and toppings with a variety of options. I wish they would offer more vegetarian options which are protien rich and macro friendly. As with most Mexican restaurants in the area, they offer 1/2 vegetarian options. read more

Food is really good here! Never busy though. I'm surprised! I got the chimichurra steak quesadillas and they were AWESOME! My husband got tequila lime shrimp entree. So many shrimp! Soooo good! The margaritas are so yummy as well. Been here a few times and it doesn't disappoint! read more

garlic aioli and avocado cilantro sauces are mild and sooooo tasty! will be back to buy more

Service: atrocious. Sitting at the bar on a slow Monday night is no excuse. Food: burrito al pasto was missing ingredients listed on the menu. Drink: classic margarita might as well been leftover sink water. Would give zero stars but not an option. Don't waste your money here. read more

Went yesterday with my wife, in-laws, and daughter on a calm Wednesday evening and was blown away. The serving sizes are HUGE and everything is tasty - between the nachos, salsa, appetizer pizza and mocktails, we finished everything in record time before our entrees came out. The custom tacos were delicious, i chose the vegan meat option and was impressed. Looking back a few of those would've been enough, but we got 2 7 layer burritos, an enchilada, and another taco for the table. Few small issues, which would've had me give them a 4.5, but not an option and even though they seemed short staffed, the waitress was kind, generous, and patient. 1. every item is $15-$20, so just be ready for a ~ $150 bill minimum (and we didn't have alcohol or meat), so i imagine it would be even higher 2. Not spicy enough or the spice is just heat, no flavor - we got the ghost pepper sauce and the hot sauce they had, but it wasn't hitting. We got the habanero sauce and it ruined the taste of the food 3. Table was kind of sticky ‍ All in all, great experience and great food. Small fixes that you can live with if not fixed. read more

Went here with my friend for dinner and drinks. Drinks were good, our waiter was attentive and friendly. Got our food and drinks out quick. Guac was delicious and chips were good. Guac had some interesting choices and we went with pineapple and bacon. It was tasty! My Cesar salad was lettuce that goes on a taco like thinly sliced. My friend got shrimp tacos and her shrimp was completely frozen and inedible. Overall it was okay. Cute inside and very clean. Attached to a sketchy hotel. read more

See all

Here for happy hour and I highly recommend it. The drinks and the food were excellent. The bartender (Roberto) was not too friendly but he made some great drinks. The service was on point. The vibes here are great. Nice club/var vibes and good company. The happy hour here is until 7pm. I would definitely come here again. Four (4) stars because the bartender was not too approachable, but I can look beyond that. read more

See all

Had the worst dinner experience ever. Our server was not friendly or social at all. I am thinking she had difficulty understanding and speaking English. I ordered the chicken fajitas and I asked for extra sour cream and salsa. When it came out it was hardly lukewarm. The chicken was dry out. I had to try to locate her to get a plate to make my fajita. No extra sour cream or salsa. The guacamole looked as if it was half used already. I don't remember the name of what my friend ordered, but she specifically said more than once - no refried beans. Guess what!!! REFRIED BEANS loaded inside. Also ordered it with ground beef and it came with chicken. Took forever to get the server's attention. She took the plate- no apology- nothing. By this time, my dinner was cold. We had to remind the server that we still didn't get the food. Never again. I know places have off days and understand that. But this was too much. The restaurant was clean and bright but it was very loud. The music was a bit too loud and the people's voices seemed to echo off the walls. I definitely would not go back. read more

Fat Cactus Mexican Cantina - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Parsippany, New Jersey

See all

Fat Cactus hosted my daughter's graduation party . My friends and family were amazed with the quality of food, delicious and great drinks, perfect ambience to enjoy conversation and the most amazing service by waiters and bartenders!!! Great communication with the manager Shyam who was really helpful and friendly. Parking and easy access to the place. We had a great experience and recommend this place with 5 stars read more

See all

When I go to a Mexican restaurant, I expect lots of combinations and options for a variety of meals. Not here. You can have a burrito, tacos, or other Mexican standards, but not on the same plate. I ask for a couple different "tacos" ? No. You can only order 1 meat or cheese type. Almost rude like how dare you ask. I ordered queso for an appetizer. Ordered because the salsa was bland and had no flavor. Queso was basically velveta with a couple pieces of tomato and onion. Added the salsa and at least it had alittle texture. I ordered ox tail for myself thinking it's gotta be good. Was decent. Little high on salt, but taste was only reason for 3. Stars. I eat out a lot. I eat Mexican at least 1 a week and this place will not be in rotation. read more

We ordered a margarita, a coke and lemonade along with some guac to start. The marg came out fast and so did the guac. We did not see our waiter until the end of the meal. In between, we flagged someone else to help locate our waiter, asked the server who brought the guac if she could help us get our coke and lemonade and after no luck finally found a manager. He quickly brought out our coke and a glass of water that they simply squeezed lemon juice into (no sugar nothing). Service left a lot of room for improvement. Complimentary salsa had promise but had no salt, so none of the flavor popped. Impossible Fajitas- under seasoned but a generous portion. The salt was ALL in the black beans. The rice served tasted and smelled like it was microwaved from a packet- you know the smell! I don't know if they were understaffed and understocked but this was the opposite of the experience at the location near Rutgers. We never received our bill so we flagged the manager again who recognized us from the drink scenario and discounted our bill by 10% for the inconvenience. I appreciated his efforts to right the experience but there were too many other factors to convince us to think twice before considering a return. read more

Food was okay. Maybe I ordered the wrong item. My enchilada tortillas were not well cooked. I still would come back to retry and give it another chance. Service was decent our waitress was attentive as much as she can despite it getting very busy. The ambiance was cute. The spot is filled with hand painted decor on the walls. read more

Fat Cactus Mexican Cantina - Brownie - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Parsippany, New Jersey

I came here from a recommendation from a friend. I am going to be honest. I wasn't impressed. My friend loves this place. I thought it was very basic and generic. The flavors were mediocre and the burrito was mostly four tortilla. No filling it was disappointing. The queso tasted like velveeta cheese. The steak inside was sparse and well done. My friend happened to have been here when we were and came over with a single ghost pepper wing for me to try. And that was very good. The bartenders were nice as well. Sadly I do not see myself coming back. Too many other good Mexican places around the area to go to instead read more

Fat Cactus Mexican Cantina - This is half of the revolution burrito - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Parsippany, New Jersey

Awful. Under cooked cold shrimp. Service delays, no stock of beer or liquor for menu drinks. Ended up getting a shot of Don Julio which was $12. Of course no drink menu for pricing. Then to find automatic gratuity for parties of 5 (2 adults and 3 teens). So $25 tip for 15 tacos, w virgin pina colada's and a ginger ale. Will never go back. $171. Ridiculous and awful. read more

This place was packed! Even people who weren't guests of the hotel were coming to eat here. Drinks were great, look was delicious! read more

Fat Cactus Mexican Cantina - Margarita - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Parsippany, New Jersey

See all

This is most definitely the last chance I'm giving fat cactus a chance. Both New Brunswick and parsippany locations are super low quality in food drinks and service. Today was the icing on the cake when the nachos had a long piece of hair inside of it. On top of it... we were charged for it. My appetite was gone right after. Sure the ambiance at both locations are energetic but the service is slow. I asked for an espresso martini and the glass was mini??? Yet charged for a full price drink. The food is so so mid. You can find better quality food, drinks and vibes at other spots. I wouldn't ever return to either locations. read more

Terrible tequila selection. Eltoro tequila for most margaritas. Chips taste like cardboard. Nice decor. Sat at bar. Terrible bartender. Never offered me a water. Dropped off food and then barely saw her. I had quesadillas. I had puddles of oil on my plate. I think the only way this place survives is because it is next to holiday in. That should tell u everything. Would not return. I'm here for work. G read more

Very clean atmosphere. Place was not very crowded. Service was extremely slow and took forever to get our food. Food was ok but very expensive. Small piece of salmon with rice and beans $27.00. Desserts were $14.00 each. If you like paying high prices and slow service. This is your place. Passed this place many times and wanted to try it. Don't think I will be back. read more

The restaurant was wonderful. It was nice and open. The food was delicious. The service was great. I'll definitely be coming back.

Went to Happy hour! The apps are good. We enjoyed the corn on cob and southwest flautas. The cream cheese wontons were just ok. The drinks are also good read more

This place was great! I had a craving for chips and salsa and this was my solution. Endless chips and salsa. The best michelada I've ever had (no joke). The Korean braised beef tacos were the best thing I tried. Very delicious. The chicken quesadilla was very whatever. Not enough chicken for me to notice the flavor. I'll definitely be back for those tacos though. read more

Fat Cactus Mexican Cantina - Braised beef tacos - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Parsippany, New Jersey

See all

This place is right in my neighborhood so when I saw them building it I thought I would check it out when I was finished and it's finally done! Started with the empanadas which were a little too doughy for my liking, I like them a little bit more flaky. And then had the chicken quesadillas and the short rib tacos, wow the short rib tacos were so amazing the meat was so tender and it came with crumbled cotija cheese and salsa verde. So good ! I also had a strawberry margarita which was so refreshing and delicious I will be back with my husband. read more

Fat Cactus Mexican Cantina - Short rib tacos - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Parsippany, New Jersey

This is the 3rd time here. I had the jerk chicken tacos.. it was boiled chicken with jerk seasoning.. horrible. The stuffed poblano pepper with ground beef and rice was at best average. They need to do a better job.. Only thing great was the chips and salsa. Even the guacamole was tasteless. They put way too much ice in the Margarita.. 2 sips and it's gone. Never going back there. Service was good but really empty.. I guess it's a sign that business is bad read more

The girls and I got together to get dinner and drinks. When I arrived I parked in the plaza lot. I walked in and found the girls at the bar. They had a really good happy hour special so I got a margarita on the rocks. The margarita was pretty good. I was served by Juan and he was cool. Our table was ready at 7 and Robert was our server. While we waited to order a mariachi band came over and played and they were good. We gave them a tip for their playing. For my small meal they had a make your own taco and I decided to get the blackened fish taco with ghost pepper sauce and jalapeños (big mistake). When it came out it looked good but boy was it spicy. I thought they would of put the sauce to the side but they didn't. This thing was spicy but it was good. The girls liked their meals only some complained about the double tortilla so they only ate the insides. When it was time to pay there was one issue, Robert didn't know how to spit the credit cards and cash. He wanted to charge one card. He got flustered and had to call over the manager and he was able to take care of it and show him how to do it. Besides that we had a pretty good time. read more

See all

Nice place, terrible food. Ordered a Al Pastor Burrito and the burrito had a bunch of rice barely any meat. The entree was served with fries???? Smh. Waitress was nice enough to take it off the bill. I tried everyone else's food and the meats lacked flavor. Waste of money. I would not visit this place again. read more

Ambiance: I'm here for my friend's wedding and made a stop here because I was hungry. There is plenty of indoor seating and all the tables are nicely spaced out. The service was great! I got a to go order and everything was nicely packed. Taste test: The quesadilla came with all the fixing and the taste was on point. The fries that came with it (you can also get rice and beans) was a nice add on. The cravings were satisfied and would defiantly recommend everyone to check this place out. read more

Fat Cactus Mexican Cantina - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Parsippany, New Jersey

I went there for the first time last Saturday to the salsa/bachata lesson, dinner and after party event. The food was excellent, great fresh flavors!! The dance session and the after party event were both super. , had a lot of fun! It was definitely worth it read more

What an awesome, fun place hidden away. I came here a few months ago, but I forgot to review it. The food was solid, but the service was excellent. Very fun vibe, definitely a great spot to bring groups of people. read more

Fat Cactus Mexican Cantina - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Parsippany, New Jersey

See all

I really don't have anything bad to say about this Restaurant. Food and Drinks were excellent and they had plenty of good options. They had a live Mariachi Band performing, which was super fun. Service was also quick, especially considering how busy they were. Family friendly read more

See all

We came here for dinner around 6:30 on Friday night. The seating area was pretty empty, but there were quite a few people sat at the bar. Everyone we interacted with were very nice. The complementary chips and salsa are delicious. The drinks were flavorful and well made, but our entrees left a lot to be desired. I got the pork belly tacos. They were tasty, but the tortillas didn't taste fresh. They had a bit of a gummy texture to them. My husband said that his chipotle burrito was bland and mostly rice inside. He said the chicken had a weird texture to it. My brother ordered the same thing and said he thought it was "fine". Overall, this place is okay. I wouldn't rush back though. read more

See all

Wonderful. Show stopping. Everything a Mexican restaurant should be. Very extensive menu, great food, and great ambience. Definitely recommend the queso if that's your thing. read more

Met friends here since it was half way between our homes........we were a little concerned since it was attached to a hotel, but it didn't disappoint at all. Ordered tacos on a paper form, which ensures accuracy. Although about $5 each, they were well stuffed. Would have liked to see a few more Mexican beers, but they did have Jarritos. Overall, good American Mexican food. read more

Fat Cactus Mexican Cantina - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Parsippany, New Jersey

Worst Mexican food I've ever had. Drinks are not good. All due to terrible management.