Have been there twice, both times with a good size group including children. Atmosphere is colorful, authentically Mexican! Rest rooms and restaurant clean. Many different authentic Mexican foods ordered, all were excellent, drinks were good as well, freshly made, no sugary stuff. Wait staff goes out of their way to make sure that your needs are met, very pleased with this restaurant, wish there was one in Salem!! read more

For some stupid reason, i keep trying this same place and the same order, Grande Burrito w steak. I get food poisoning every time. Their bar is good with chips and salsa and good Margaritas but avoid the Grande Burrito! read more

Best Mexican food. Comes out quickly and the salsa is addicting! Don't sleep on the combo plates.

Food is overly salty, drinks have gotten weaker, bathrooms are disgusting, over rated....

Food was yummy. It was crowded so the wait time was a little long for us . Every one got their meals before we did even though we got there first.. love the Marachi band. The drink was delicious as well. Definitely would go back. read more

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Whenever I visit the area this is a must stop. Had lunch combo of taco and enchilada. Appreciate the chili sauce on the enchilada and just the right amount of cheese. Margaritas great too. read more

La Carreta Restaurante Mexicano - Lunch plate - Mexican Near Me - Derry, New Hampshire

Meal was good. Ordered grilled steak tacos. Thought tacos would Come with lettuce, tomato and some sour cream. They came with nothing. Very tasty but disappointed in what it had on it. Nothing. Boyfriend has chicken chimis amd they were over cooked and they didnt ask fried or soft. They over fried them. read more

My husband absolutely love La Carreta in Derry. The food is always fresh and hot and tastes delicious. I've eaten most menu items and they have all been delicious. Personally, some of our favorites are queso birria tacos, steak tacos, chicken tacos, enchiladas, nachos supreme (or whatever they call it).... Forget, I'll just end up typing the whole menu! The waiters, waitresses, and especially the bartenders are great! Shout out to Mike, Kim, and Ben! read more

What would you say....if I told you....there is a place that serves legit Birria tacos right here in the good ol' Town of New Hampshire? You'd perhaps be a bit skeptical, right? Probably as skeptical as I was when my best friend first told me about this place. Or as skeptical as Lisa A. was when I told her I was gonna try these. Well, let me tell you....La Carreta has got it goin' on! They could give El Paso a few lessons on how to make an epic Birria taco. So far, I've only tried the beef brisket ones. My best friend says I seriously need to try the shrimp Birria tacos next time around, and I'll definitely let you know how that turns out. But let me just say....tasting these beauties from the very first bite was, like....life changing! I almost forgot I was in NH again. The brisket is extremely well seasoned and tenderized overnight to give it that savory, tender texture. Nothing like those other places that serve brisket that's chewier than shoe leather (y'all know what I'm talking about). They also do take out, of course. But I highly recommend you order these puppies in. Because holy hot damn, are those crispy taco shells tasty! Even the dipping sauce is legendary, with garnish n' everything! It's like there was a party in my mouth and everyone was invited. I can't think of a single thing to nitpick about these tacos, other than the fact that I wish I had more. These are unmistakably a 10 out of 10. For the most part, my friend and I come here to sit at the bar and have drinks. They also serve the traditional complimentary chips and salsa, which....are also possibly the best damn thing I ever tasted in the Mexican cuisine. It's apparent the salsa is homemade. The prices are more than affordable and sanitary shields are installed for every two seats. I should also mention the BIrria tacos are actually a Wednesday special. Which is good, since it doesn't get as crowded as it would on the weekends. Yeah....NH made Taco Wednesday a thing. Imagine that! For once, turns out all the hype was true. So, I am pleased to give La Carreta Restaurante Mexicano (crikey, what a long ass name!) in Derry 5 crispy Birria tacos delivering life changing experiences out of 5. read more

La Carreta Restaurante Mexicano - Complimentary chips n' salsa - Mexican Near Me - Derry, New Hampshire

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A co worker and I sat at the bar for a couple beverages but ended up eating because the specials menu was particularly interesting. They start out everyone who's a paying customer with chips and salsa which is awesome because even if you are just trying to have a couple beers or margaritas you will have something light to munch on as well. We ordered drinks and a couple entrees, she got the French toast and I got a chorizo smash burger. I am assuming she enjoyed her French toast because it was gone very quickly! I got my burger and it was solid but the fries that came with it were just ok and clumped together. Our server was excellent, the atmosphere was nice, and the music was shockingly soothing lol. read more

La Carreta Restaurante Mexicano - Chorizo smash burger w/egg, chipotle mayo, red onion - Mexican Near Me - Derry, New Hampshire

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It's your basic Tex Mex, I go there often for a quick Mexican fix, service is always great the staff is very friendly the decor is really cool but the floors could be a lil cleaner. read more

Don't listen to any negativity; these restaurants are authentic, delicious and uniquely unique in the sense that their locations are highly stylized and atmospheric... Something you don't see very often and should be appreciate for their attention to excellence! read more

Ordered off "NEW" menu the Azteca salad with steak $18. Bowl was the size of a cereal bowl, steak was very thin gray shaved strips about 1/8" thick. Disappointed. read more

Never had a bad meal here. Is it "Authentic" Mexican? No, it's not. There are plenty of those places around here, but if you want good food, plenty of it, then this place will do. Also love that they carry Tecate beer here. That alone give them an extra star read more

https://patch.com/new-hampshire/londonderry/la-carreta-mexican-restaurants-nh-pay-890k-back-wages-damages LONDONDERRY, NH -- Two Mexican restaurants in New Hampshire have agreed to pay nearly $1 million in back wages and damages to 63 employees. La Carreta Mexican Restaurant (La Carreta-Derry Inc. and La Carreta-Londonderry LLC) and Heriberto Leon have agreed to pay $890,169 to 63 employees. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the agreement includes $445,085 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages. The fine was agreed to after an investigation by the department and, later, litigation for Fair Labor Standards Act violations. According to the findings, the two restaurants paid four servers only tips -- which resulted in minimum wage underpayments. The restaurants also failed to pay overtime to employees who received only tips. Some employees were only paid straight time for the hours over 40 worked. And the restaurants failed to maintain accurate time records for some employees. Derry and Londonderry not associated with Manchester or Nashua (different owners) read more

The service was extremely terribly slow. They made you sign in for a wait list when there was nobody in front of us. A ton of empty tables. Drinks were mediocre and small. Food was just ok. Barely any fish in my tacos read more

After more than a decade, no mas for me. Last evening two diners 4 margaritas and two burritos and chicken nachos....$98. If the food was decent I might overlook it but it wasn't La Carreta has downsized their margarita glasses by about a third over the past year, but prices have gone up. The chicken nachos were disgusting, microwaved style cheese over chips with a bunch of boiled/steamed pieces of chicken. Ordered shredded, god help what we got. no salsa, no sour cream no cilantro or other garnishes. terrible. My Chile verde burrito was small but passable almost no filling, the beans/rice dried out. No garnishes, no sala, sour cream, cilantro etc. My partners burrito was apparently tasty, but again no beans/rice, any garnishes what so ever. Luckily we have other choices in Derry today. Terrible, shame on you La Carreta I won't be back. read more

Three words: CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP This is the best soup I've ever had. It's a wonderful blend of chicken,rice, tomato,onion and peppers. It's got serious heat. This soup is not for the faint of heart. It comes with tortilla strips that add a nice crunch element to the soup. It's a good lunch or with a few tacos for dinner. Nothing better on a 10 degree day than a good bowl of hot soup. It might be considered on the expensive side: 5.99 soup + 2.00 carry out fee + 0.51 tax + 1.08 18% tip = 9.58 Total But in the end it's a quality item and sometimes you have to pay a premium for quality. Maybe the carry out fee should be reevaluated. read more

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The food, the service, the ambience, what more could you ask for? This place is my go-to whenever my wife cheats on me and I need a pick me up. The staff always keeps me happy, unlike my wife. read more

We always go here before heading to the Tupelo Music Hall. Great food and great service. Mike was working hard between the bar and tables with great efficiency. Kudos to Mike for knocking it out of the park. I Highly recommend La Carreta ! read more

I LOVE this new Mexican restaurant. I have made it officially my local hang out. I have made it an effort to try the entire menu and I have not been dissatisfied. Everything is fresh and seasoned perfectly. The Colorado Pork RULES!! The best I have ever had. Emily is our usual waitress and is the BOMB! She gives us special treatment and she is very social and friendly. She remembers our names, and is always happy to see us. I therefore I tip more because she is a hot ticket and is accommodating. At La Carrata, I like the ambiance, the tiles, and Mexican murals. The bar has like over 30 brands of tequilas, which I have only sampled few. The hot tortilla chips come out as soon as you are seated. I add salt to them. The salsa is just hot enough...but no too hot. I like that the salsa is in small little wine carafes. The best Mexican food in S. NH. read more

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Derry: Been here only twice, and both times we were lucky enough to have Mike provide us with excellent service. Food and drinks are delish and generously portioned. Can't wait to go back! read more

This Mexican eatery is pretty good. Not exquisite but probably the best Derry has. If they could take a clue from El Rincon in Manchester then they might have a chance at being considered one of the best in the NE. read more

La Carreta Restaurante Mexicano - Mexican Near Me - Derry, New Hampshire

We've been going to La Caretta for probably 8 years now. This was our first dine-in visit post pandemic. We were excited for tableside guacamole, but that changed when it was delivered to our table already made. I get it, but it felt like that could have been mentioned when we ordered. Also, what we received for guacamole was not really blended at all. It was very heavy on the cilantro, very lacking in avocado 'chunks' and almost completely devoid of salt. Disappointing for $12. Burritos and chimichangas were good as always. Fajitas for $22 seemed like a bit of a rip off. No rice or cheese was included for that price. We'll probably be back, but not for a while. read more

I came here for dinner with my boyfriend, I got the shredded chicken quesadilla (10.25$) and he got the taco salad (10.99$) Here's why I'm not impressed and why I questioned the food I was eating... Our orders came quick, like really quick. I will never be one to complain about food coming fast because who doesn't like fast service, but when I say quick I mean it came 5 minutes after ordering it. We were both shocked. When my boyfriend noticed he didn't get a side of rice and beans with his order he asked for it and the guy said yes one minute, went into the kitchen and got it in less than a minute. I mean are they giving us left overs? Heating it up? It didn't taste very good so I wouldn't be surprised, honestly it was just kinda sketchy. Not to mention a crowd of 6 waiters just standing around in a corner talking. Also, I thought I ordered quesadillas, that meaning more than one but I just got one that wasn't cut and was falling apart. I just really wasn't impressed with the food maybe that's why it was so cheap, eh, I guess you get what you pay for. Next time I'll just stick to a margarita and not order left over food. read more

La Carreta Restaurante Mexicano - Shredded chicken quesadilla - Mexican Near Me - Derry, New Hampshire

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My favorite Mexican spot in the area! Always make a trip to this place whenever I visit this area! Service is exceptionally fast no matter what time of day. Really nice cozy bar area as well as plenty of seating booths and tables in the dining areas. Quality Mexican food very reasonable prices. The courtesy bottomless warm chips and salsa is always very good and a nice touch when u get seated. read more

This place does not even deserve 1 star! Me and 5 co-workers came here after work today. Our waiter, Perla, had an attitude and was extremely rude the second we sat down stating "Just so you know we DON'T split the checks". Our waiter barely came to check on us, never got a refill on my beverage after asking. Once our bill came, we questioned the bill because we never got a food item & there was an extra margarita added. The waiter got defensive and stormed off to get the manager. When the manager, Maria, approached, she threatened that we had to pay for our drinks or she would call the police! Did not even ask what the situation was--just threatened to call police!! We explained our question of the bill: she removed an item that was $5 and our bill came back with additional charges and the "corrected bill" only $1 less. The manager only said she was hearing numerous stories and did not even apologize! Awful service and awful attitude from the waiter AND manager! Needless to say we paid the bill and all of us will NEVER set foot in a La Carreta restaurant again! read more

Food is absolutely disgusting. Would not recommend anyone going here. Foods prices are so high for subpar food. 0/10 would not recommend, do not waste your money read more

Hands down the worst Mexican food I have ever had my girlfriend spent 80$ and we got cold disgusting food. This is the second time I have gone here thought we would give it another chance and nothing has changed it's still gross. read more

Um... FAIL. Bottled salsa, store-bought chips w/ no salt or flavor. Cheese tasted a bit off - like it was processed, and the enchilada sauce was brown and tasted like it came from a can. I know I shouldn't compare to the good stuff I'm used to in Cali, and I know I shouldn't expect good mexican food around here, but come on... The only saving grace was the service, which was lightning fast. Got me the heck outta there. Sorry La Carreta. read more

Dirtiest restaurant I have ever eaten at and the waiter Arturo Torres didn't bother to write anything wrong. Drinks - asked for a root-beer and a water with a lemon - got a Dr. Pepper and a water no lemon. Dinner - His was correct I asked for a shredded beef quesadilla I got handed a shredded chicken quesadilla. All of this wish other peoples napkins and food under the table. When we said you might want to clear up this mess before sitting someone else to suave Mr. Torres he said oh ya and walked away. No apology for the wrong order or the mess. NEVER going here again. If I knew how to put pics on here I would add a pic of the mess under the table. read more

La Carreta Restaurante Mexicano - You can't see the food on the floor in this picture. When we said something to our waiter Arturo Torres he said oh ya and walked away. - Mexican Near Me - Derry, New Hampshire

I would absolutely not recommend take out. My boyfriend and I are regulars here and order the same exact thing every time but when we get home it's always different. Not only that but the prices are always different as well. Don't get me wrong the food is usually good when they get our order correct. But the hassle of getting it correct isn't really worth the effort. It's to the point where I've made a yelp account to complain about the food sitting in front of me. When confronted about the wrong order they still make you pay the wrong amount for food you don't want. If you do decide to try their food, make it a sit down stop and ask to sit with Eddie, best wait-staff there and will make sure he does his job for you. read more

Recommend. Weve been going here for years and while they were closed we frequented the Londonderry pain l location(also good) but the Derry location has the BEST MEXICAN AROUND. read more

We love this place! Great staff. Amazing fresh (tableside) guacamole. Warm chips with salsa. The meals are fast and fresh with a large menu. And they always make a good margarita! read more

I went there once before for an eat-in meal. It was Okay, nothing special. This time I tried their take-out. They did not have a take-out menu, they suggested that i go on-line and use that menu. They did not have typical take-out selections. My biggest complaint was that we called and was told that they had a 10 taco selection for $21. I then called to order and they could not figure out where this 10 taco price was , it turned out to be $29 instead. Numerous items on their on-line menu was priced differently than what i was charged. When I talked to the manager, she could not understand that $29 is not the same as $21. I would not recommend and I will not go back read more

Ordered the Enchiladas Suizas mentioned in other reviews, because I wanted pork. For some reason I was leery, because the salsa that came with the warm chips was salty. The Suizas was very salty - my companion agreed. Pro: The "Shredded Pork" was actually large chunks of Pork, Con: SALTY + chewy fatty tubular something that I had to spit out. Flipped thru drinks offered. Most expensive was a shot of Herradura Tequila @ $55/shot, which is $5 more than Zafiro Añejo. Our waiter could understand my questions, but could not answer well enough in English. Couldn't picture so asked about the Torta (Mexican Panini -"We bake our own bread",er bun). Also waiter had no comment when I told him about my Suizas. Location is in the Hannaford Plaza. Went on an early Monday evening in June. There were customers seated in the booths around us, yet the noise level was excellent (perhaps due to the gold stenciled acoustic ceiling tiles above.) Background music very faint. Entrees arrived on colorful large oval Fiestaware-like plates, 1 yellow, the other turquoise. The entry had out of date Hippos and Stateline mags. We were dutifully cautioned about the shallow steps up to the dining area. read more

Really good food feels home-cooked cannot complain I feel good about eating this just too bad you can't have a bite LOL read more

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Went here last night with some friends. It was ok, nothing special or noteworthy. I had the shrimp quesadilla and my wife had the beef fajitas. Drinks were ok, staff was friendly. I wish they gave you a little more food. I think my Mexican food is better when I make it at home! read more

Pros: Atmosphere, strong drinks and nice enough wait staff. Cons: I think they use cat food instead of beef and although the drink was strong it was a poor tasting margarita for a Mexican joint. The food was all just big piles of moosh...and how does that much water come out of a taco? What's the water from? Enchiladas and quesadilla tasted exactly alike. Overall: Gross. I won't be going back there. read more

La Carreta has become a staple of my diet, much to my waistline's discontent. Nestled in the far back of the Derry Meadow's shopping plaza, La Carreta is a quality Mexican restaurant that stands somewhere between authentic and Tex Mex (leaning more towards authentic). The broad floor tiling, earth tones, and Mexican decor give the place a warm, clean atmosphere. The house margarita's are decent, but like a lot of Mexican restaurants, they taste pre-mixed in a cooler for that day. If you ask for a margarita with a specific tequila where the bartender has to make it right there, you're bound to receive an excellent drink. The food is wonderful and will often coax you into over eating. It's too delicious to stop. I recommend the Chicken Mole Pablanos or the Grande Burrito, or what I like to affectionately call "The Baby", as it's about the size of a fetus. My only beef with La Carreta is that the service is sometimes overly quick. I'll order my food and it will arrive five minutes later. It makes for a terse social outing when you're with friends, but the staff is never pushy about getting you to leave. The experience feels rushed at times, that's all. I'll keep visiting La Carreta until I have some major reason not to. It's an excellent restaurant. read more