I really wanted to like this place but as far as Mexican food in Austin goes, you are likely better off going elsewhere. I was initially attracted to going here through a post I saw of their margarita flight on Instagram as well as the overall atmosphere. However, I was sadly disappointed that the margaritas were some of the worst I've had in Austin. Our whole party was pretty let down by the overall quality of the drinks since they were quite expensive. They might look good in pictures, but that's about it. The food overall was just okay. I had the al pastor gringas tacos and it said it came with pineapple but there was not a single piece of pineapple in any of my three tacos so it was more of a al pastor quesadilla with literally just meat and cheese. I did enjoy the chorriqueso however, so that was probably the highlight of the dinner! Also, this is one of the only Mexican food restaurants in Austin that charges for chips and salsa which is just a pet peeve of mine. Overall, service was good and atmosphere was nice but the food and drinks just did not measure up. read more

We were looking for some good Mexican and anywhere that charges for chips and salsa. . . Has to be making up for something. Their drinks are not good, way too sweet and they charge $5 for chips and salsa. . . Oh, and they didn't even have chips made to serve. Save your money and head to other more appropriate Mexican restaurants in downtown Austin. read more

Its a neat little place and all, but definitely over priced, no parking, long wait times, small tables, Mexican rice was dry, could've been better; for just myself I ordered tacos and 1 drink cost 45$, server was nice, need a better front host. read more

Literally if I could I give this place a 0 I would but I can't so I give it a 1. This place is way way to hype up and for what! Theres nothing really good about it they have the music playing super loud. I went here with my friends and we had to wait more than 25 min to get a waitress get our drinks. And when we order we from happy hour and the waitress came back after a few minutes tell us they was no happy hour that day. We had to re order everything. read more

Best Tex-Mex food and margarita I think I have ever had!! Every single thing everyone got was amazing! The service was also incredible, such kind people. Will definitely be coming back any chance we get to! read more

Let me just say, the food was amazing. HOWEVER...the service was complete pig poop. My great granddaughter and I went for brunch today and expected a young and fun experience, but the music was extremely loud that I could hear the colorful music from the parking lot with out my heading aids. We tried to check in for a table but the hostess was drinking on the patio where she had no shoes on. The place was packed because no one was doing their job. There were dirty tables everywhere which gave no one a place to eat, and making the lines longer. I probably waited about 30 minutes to even request a table and about a 45 minutes later, they set a folding table and two crates on the sidewalk for us to receive service. Our sweet and handsome waiter came to check in with us every 20 minutes, but refused to take our meal orders until he finished his cigarette. Our food took an additional 50 minutes to come out of the kitchen, and there was something that resembled a tampon in my rice! Lucky me because my great granddaughter needed one! I tried to take a snap shot, but a stray dog took my phone right out of my purse! Will not be coming here again! read more

We actually visited the one located at South Park Meadows. The food and atmosphere was great! My little girl wanted to hear Selena music and asked the DJ and he obliged. Our waiter was great. The food was even better. My son had the seafood soup and said it was sooooo good. The waiter even brought our daughter some sweet tea in the Bad Bunny drink pouch. The adult beverages were fantastic!!! read more

Gabriela's Downtown - Magonada margarita - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Food was amazing, drinks hit the spot, and our waitress was very kind and took care of us! Highly recommend the tacos pastor and the pina para La Niña. read more

See all

So so so good. Got a margarita flight and was in heaven!! Mexican street corn is a must order! Service was amazing. We heard about this place on tiktok and we will definitely be back whenever we come back to Austin. Good view of downtown. Parking was a litttttle expensive but totally worth it. read more

Great service and excellent food. This place is close to our Austin office and a go-to for me when visiting from our Florida office.

Great vibes, period. Great breakfast! We enjoyed the music as well & they even had a bad bunny inspired photo opp

This place is so fun for a Sunday brunch! The music is bumping, the unique cocktails are flowing, and the food is delicious! I had the migas con chorizo, Gabby's Margarita, and a michelada. I loved all of it! Fair warning, this is not a place you go for a quiet brunch to catch up with friends. This is where you go to have a fun, loud, vivacious brunch while jamming to reggaeton! read more

Would be 5 stars if they had parking! Great drinks, AMAZING DJ MY GOODNESS and good food. Wished they gave chips and salsa for free too

This place is definitely worthy of 5 stars. Authentic food awesome drinks and amazing ambience!!

The only good thing about this place is their music. Drinks & food are alright but everything is disorganized & overpriced. My grandma cooks better food than this, & it's the real shit not this wanna be mexican food. Their wait system is also stupid & they love to sit their little friends before people who have actually been waiting. Masks & Social distancing also aren't enforced. It's a no for me. read more

I always drive by this place, so I stopped in for lunch on a random Tuesday. Glad I did! The food was awesome, but the service/atmosphere was by far the highlight. Lovely outdoor patio and super chill vibes. Lloyd took great care of me, guided me through the menu and gave solid recommendations! I got a margarita and a combo taco plate with one pastor and one tinga. I was having a hard time deciding between the tinga or steak for my second taco, and Llyod surprised me by bringing out a steak taco (on the house) so I could try all three. So nice! The pastor was my favorite, but all three were super tasty and their tortillas are bomb. OH, and most importantly - their frozen margarita is niceeee and boozy. Anyway, we'll be back, and go check this place out. It's worth it! read more

I thought this place was amazing. I am not from Austin but if I could recommend any where to go for tacos it would be at Gabriela's. They have a lot of awesome options for food. But I would recommend going during happy hour. A must try! read more

Gabriela's Downtown - Happy hour menu!!! - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

The food speaks for itself! And JULIO was amaaaaaziing. He was on top of everything and just so friendly! I wish i can give him more than 5 stars lol read more

Gabriela's Downtown - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Came here on a Monday for lunch. The cucumber jalapeño was very spicy; I loved it. Unfortunately that was the best part of the experience. I ordered Coctel de camarón (ceviche). The waiter heard tacos de camarón. When he brought the tacos I told him I ordered ceviche and he told me that's not what I said or not what he heard. He told me to try the tacos because they're good. At this point I was afraid sending back my fried shrimp tacos (I don't eat fried food) would be worse than sticking it out and eating them. They were alright; I definitely wasn't as pleased as I would've been with the meal I wanted. Additionally, the waiter seemed afraid to check on us until we finished eating so he never came by the table after bringing the food. read more

I thought this was going to be hype food but it was actually pretty good. It was post storm so some stuff was limited but the tamrindo drink was decent and they had Mexican coke. I enjoyed the carnitas tacos with a birra set up (they ran out of the birra butttt the server was cool ans made it work with carnitas) and my boyfriend liked his migas! We want to go back and sit outside and I want to try more cocktails. :) recommend for cool vibes and decent treats :) service was attentive too :) read more

amazing!!! magonadas margarita pitcher was so good, the queso was to die for! will def be back. the vibes were immaculate. read more

Gabriela's Downtown - mangonadas margarita pitcher - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

The gringos were good!! The frozen margarita was fancy and good - covered in Tajin though which I don't love. Very cute. Waited about 45 min to get a table for 2 on a Saturday night. read more

Had such a great time while in Austin! From Dallas and I've seen this spot on tik tok over and over had to see the hype. Dj in the house great playlist. Drinks are yummy! Had birria tacos during my visit they were good. Service is great! read more

Great service and amazing, authentic Mexican food. Had the avocado crema enchiladas and they were fabulous. Boyfriend got fried shrimp tacos and loved them. Margaritas were great and not too sweet! Will definitely be back. read more

Found this place from the viral hype. Overall drinks and the aesthetic of the environment was met, just didn't have the best service. Took a very long time to be attended after being sat and we were found waiting on drinks even though we would ordering them by 2. It was a Thursday so might've just been the weekend buzz. Food was good, nothing crazy delicious. More of a place for the vibes than experience. read more

Cute Mexican spot! I order the migas con chorizo and it tasted great. The piña mimosa was a nice touch as well! I would like to dry for lunch/dinner one day. read more

OBSESSED! Dropped in last week as we just moved into the neighborhood and we're so glad we did - definitely going to be our go-to for Mexican food and margaritas. To start we had the Shrimp Ceviche and Chips & Guac - both generous portions and tasty. For the mains, I had the Avocado Cream Enchiladas (a must, totally worth the hype) and my husband had La Cubana. The staff was friendly, service was quick and their patio is dog friendly. We went on a Monday and it was busy, with a DJ as well. The house margaritas were cheap, strong and perfect. Unfortunately wasn't able to capture photos, it was just all so good we had to eat it right away :) read more

Came back for actual food (dinner) and it was disappointing. Stick to drinks if you come here

Its very nice a bit pricy but I hate to pay 8 dollars for parking all the time they have they own parking system I think and its 8+ dollars

It was loud. Our waiter didn't want to answer questions & seemed rushed. No draft beer. The veggies queso was good but the thickness broke the chips. It's not your typical yellow queso. It's thick so u need tortillas to scoop into with a spoon or fork. But I should know that by now. A lot of quesos in Austin r made this way. Someone else had the carne asada tacos. I tasted & not so great. No parking lot, need to park a bit down the street. I'm a visitor so I'm not sure that I would come back. I'm sure there is better mex. in town. Tiny bar . However a cute patio atmosphere. read more

If you want to feel like you are at a nightclub in the middle of the afternoon, sip on margaritas that taste like cough syrup while sitting in really hard metal chairs, this place is for you! Tried this place out for Happy Hour today and had the opposite of a relaxing time. The music was SO loud and awful, we were yelling at each other to be able to communicate. The drinks were terrible. Giving them 2 stars because the food wasn't awful, mediocre at best. Checking that place off our list for good. read more

I had high hopes for this place, but won't be going back. Sad to say that though the service was good, the music was loud, drinks were bad and food was just okay. read more

This place aight I guess but I mostly go to see Bugz at the bar. The food is whatever but Bugz know exactly how to make my drinks and he funny as a mf. If you downtown after work or whatever and want some tacos, a marg, and a laugh go to see him at the bar periodt. read more

We went to this place last night and man I am so glad we did! Our waiter, Llyod was amazing!!! The food, drinks, and vibes were SO great. I highly recommend coming here with a group of friends. read more

Gabriela's Downtown - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

Gabriela's South Park Meadows Receipt is still showing 900 E 7th St. but we tried the new location last night. I have been to the downtown location for brunch and it was good so thought we would give the new location a try. It was an hour wait which we expected but the pretentious way to get into a restaurant was over the top. Hostess looked like she rolled out of bed. Gave no indication she worked there. We were instructed that no kids after 8, and we must show our ID's, and a 5.00 cover charge. Am I going to a restaurant or a club? But we have waited this long, so I'm committed at this point. We show our id's only to be branded with a huge stamp on my arm. We finally get seated and our waitress was very green. Bless, she tried! Drinks came out slow and when we finally got them, they were awful. Nothing but sugar. I have had the drinks at the original location so this was unexpected. Food was not the best, asked the waitress if she could suggest anything and she didn't really know the menu. Ordered a queso flameado and it was rubber cheese. Ordered shrimp aquachiles and the shrimp came out so tough it was hard to peel them. At this point I'm still trying to make the best of it. Décor is cute! Great photo ops. But what bothered me is there was zero effort to change this place up from the original bar it was. Lipstick on a pig! There was a sign on a tree outside referencing the old bar. Nothing in this place has been fixed up and the bathrooms are the same disaster as they were as the previous owners. I had enough when I went to the ladies' room and there's .75 cent soap dispensers from the grocery store filled with water! During a pandemic. Same old hand dryer too, no paper towels. DJ was a lot of fun! Great photo ops! Service was bad. Drinks and food were a hard no! We ended the night with walking to TGIF for an amazing Mexican martini. read more

Nice cozy place for Mexican cuisine in town. The drink was delicious, it got me pleasantly drunk. The table is pretty small for 2 people though. read more

Gabriela's Downtown - Choriqueso, mangonada - Mexican Near Me - Austin, Texas

See all

The place is so cute and for pictures. We arrived to Gabriella's and they had a lot of empty tables. They sat us down and after 38 minutes they took our order. We ordered several things after 3:00 pm during happy hour and the server came back and told us they did not have happy hour. It's not worth the hype. read more

Being raised in the border I know what some of those appetizers and drinks should be priced at. I dig the ambience, food is okay, drinks are good too. However, they are over priced. read more

Best place in Austin you can eat!! 100% recommended music is great and service is perfect

Service was 2 out of 5 stars Food was 3 out of 5 stars Micheladas though... those were 5 of 5 stars I'm a michelada fanatic and have tried many places in LA, Kansas, Dallas, Miami and the micheladas at this place were amazing. Just for them I would go back. In fact I did stop there before leaving Austin, one hour earlier they were closing, the host didn't want to sit us, when I asked if i could just order a drink at the bar, they said they were busy and were closing soon so they couldn't take more people not even for drinks ??! Hmmmm ok. Would I go back? Yeah, I think so, only for the micheladas. Still, I would appreciate if they improve in their service and food, their prices are a bit too high for their food and customer service quality. read more