Maria's was very good about 6 years ago. Today, the food was not so good. The egg rolls were fried extremely hard. The side lettuce, sour cream and pico de mayo were little to none. The service staff were excellent. There needs to be an update on the taste of food and maybe update on the menu. read more

We dined here for lunch on a Saturday and were seated right away. The hostess was friendly, and our waiter was nice as well. The restaurant is described as Latin/Mexican, though we noticed the kitchen staff didn't appear to be Latin or Hispanic, which stood out to us. One thing that surprised us was that chips and salsa are not complimentary. The menu itself is huge--burgers, quesadillas, bowls, fried fish, wings, and more--so it felt more like a mix of different cuisines than a traditional Mexican spot. We did order the chips and salsa, and honestly, that ended up being the best thing we had. For our entrées, I ordered the fried fish and my husband got the BBQ shrimp quesadilla. His quesadilla was extremely runny and messy, and the only flavor that really came through was the BBQ sauce it was heavily covered in. My fried fish portion was generous, but the flavor was just okay. I ended up eating only about two pieces. I also tried the blood orange margarita, which was decent but tasted like it barely had any alcohol in it. Overall, the service was pleasant, but the food and drinks didn't impress us enough to make us want to return. read more

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I wanted to make you aware of an unfortunate experience our family had at your restaurant yesterday following a high school graduation celebration. We had a party of nine and arrived with five members of our group already present. Before coming, we had called ahead to ask about reservations and were told that reservations were not accepted for parties under 20 people. We also attempted to reserve online, but the system would only allow reservations for up to six guests. When we arrived, we explained this to the host/manager and mentioned that we had been told over the phone that we would likely be seated soon after arrival. Rather than listening to or acknowledging the confusion, he dismissed our explanation entirely and stated, "We don't even use that service," referring to the online reservation platform. The response came across as abrupt and unconcerned, despite the fact that we were simply trying to follow the options available to us. From the moment we arrived, the host appeared visibly irritated and informed us that although accommodations for nine were available, we would not be seated until every member of our party was present. While we understand restaurants have policies, the interaction quickly became unnecessarily hostile. What made the situation even more frustrating was that my 82-year-old mother-in-law was with us and needed to be seated comfortably while we waited for the remaining members of our family to arrive. Despite this, there seemed to be very little empathy or flexibility shown. When we respectfully questioned the conflicting information we had been given, the host responded rudely and at one point stated that they could refuse to seat or serve us simply because we were questioning the process. The interaction became uncomfortable enough that several other staff members appeared visibly embarrassed by how the situation was being handled. Rather than continue the confrontation, our entire party chose to leave. Unfortunately, this meant your restaurant lost business from a group of nine customers who had intended to celebrate an important family occasion there. I am not writing this simply to complain, but because I believe ownership should be aware of how this situation was handled. A calm explanation of policy would have been understandable; however, the dismissive and confrontational attitude from the host created an unnecessarily negative experience. We have heard many positive things about Maria's Cantina, which made this especially disappointing. I hope this feedback is helpful moving forward. read more

I love the ambiance. I love the oversized booths. The wait staff are generally great. Some of the food is fantastic. Some food is just good. The chorizo burrito bowl is excellent and it lasts me about three meals. We really enjoy this place. read more

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Best Burger Ever This place is super popular with my friends. It's close to the school we all used to work at together so we ended up here a lot. They have great food and magical margaritas that come in a cute little mason jar. One is always enough for me. The habanero chicken isn't spicy to me but the flavors were good enough it didn't matter. The rice bowl surprised me at first since that's usually an Asian thing but every one I've tried has been fabulous. Bring on the cultural mixing! They have burgers here that taste like what angels eat. I mean, seriously, I don't even like burgers and I would get another burger from here. They're legitimately juicy and tasy and goodness have mercy I am craving their burgers and that's pretty much never happened before. My favorite of all time is the Loco Moco, which is such an off-putting name (crazy booger) but it tastes so good I just ignore the gross name. Their Chipotle Burger also comes with really good sauce. The Jalapeno Burger was surprisingly my least favorite of them all. I didn't like the Seafood Fajita Dinner but I know I've had Mahi Mahi and liked it before. I guess I like it better with some kind of sauce or something. It was seasoned and grilled but didn't have much flavor. One was chewy and when I mentioned it (TMJ makes it difficult to eat chewy stuff) the manager was super cool about it and brought me some extra shrimp to fix it. I liked the shrimp a lot but the rest of the Shrimp Fajitas just didn't do it for me. I would get more things with shrimp in them but I think I am done with the fajitas. The Chimichurri Shrimp is amazing with dirty rice and pinto beans. I loved mixing those together. Their guac is ok (not chunky enough for me). I think I prefer the El Diablo chicken in enchiladas and the grilled chicken in quesadillas. I also really liked the tequila lime chicken in the rice bowl moreso than in the nachos but hubby liked it in his build your own burrito done Maria's Way. The cilantro-lime rice is not surprisingly pretty boring by itself. Overall it's been an enjoyable experience every visit. To try: chocolate brownie sundae churro ice cream sundae deep fried cheesecake a la mode dirty rice bowl (chipotle, grilled chicken) fajita flanksteak rice bowl marinated chipotle chicken tacos marias crispy catfish platter Loved - Beans: Pinto - Burger: Chipotle - Burger: Loco Moco Breakfast (fav burger) - Burger: Taco - Chimichanga: El Diablo - Chimichurri Shrimp - Chips - Dirty Rice Bowl: Tequila Lime Chicken - Drink: Azul Margarita (on rocks) - Drink: Peach Margarita (on rocks) - Drink: Prickly Pear Margarita (Frozen) (FAV) - Drink: Strawberry Margarita (Frozen) - Drink: Wildberry Margarita (Frozen) (FAV) - Enchiladas: El Diablo Roasted Habanero Chicken - Meat: Grilled Chicken Breast - Quesadilla: Grilled Chicken (FAV) - Quesadilla: Chipotle Chicken (not on menu, have to ask for it) - Rice: Dirty - Shrimp and Mango Ceviche - Tacos: Dos XX Beer Battered Shrimp Liked: - Drink: Huckleberry Margarita (frozen) - Drink: Prickly Pear Margarita (on rocks) - Drink: Wildberry Margarita (on rocks, went quick) - Enchilada: Chipotle Chicken - Fries - Latin-Style Egg rolls (best with green sauce) - Nachos: Tequila-Lime Chicken - Po'boy: Shrimp - Quesadilla: El Diablo Grilled - Quesadilla: Tequila Lime Chicken - Tacos: Chicken Maria's Way Ok: - Burger: Spicy Jalapeno - Dessert: Tres Leches Bread Pudding - Dirty Rice Bowl: El Diablo - Drink: Margarita Azul - Drink: Maria's Loco Beer - Fajita: Shrimp (grilled) - Guacamole - Rice: Cilantro-Lime - Salsa and Queso together - Sauce: Roasted Garlic Sauce - Torta Sandwich: Grilled BBQ Disliked: - Beans: Black - Beans: Refried - Dessert: Sopapillas - Drink: Blood Orange - Drink: Mojo Mojito - Drink: Rattlesnake - Nacho Fries: Tequila Lime Chicken - Queso - Salsa (alone) - Seafood Fajita Dinner (Mahi Mahi grilled) read more

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Great menu selections. My bartender/server was great and gave awesome suggestions. Old school atmosphere with a great bar full all the great poisons. Cheers!! read more

Went for my birthday a few years ago and when I say, those drinks, drinks drinks , they don't hold back on the alcohol. It was my birthday and my friends and family took me, so I didn't drive and I only had one Margarita because I don't drink, but it was my Birthday. The food was Excellent, Hot, Delicious and Excellent Customer Service. read more

Well seasoned food. Clean restaurant and restrooms. Staff was friendly and an nice place to socialize. read more

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Great visit over the past weekend at Maria's. As I said in my last visit it looked like it was going to be a lot more crowded (Sunday afternoon during NFL and Memphis Tigers hoops on tv as well) but nope, not crowded and no wait at all to be seated. Our server took our orders, a couple of which were kind of complicated. And didn't write a single thing down. Everything did come correctly so okay nice impressive memory however it really only serves to make me nervous and worry things won't be correct. Our chips and salsa appetizer came just a couple minutes before the main courses did, so timing out of the kitchen was a tad off. This could have made for a crazy crowded table except that Maria's booths have really nice big tables with plenty of room. Very good food, both the chips and salsa and the main courses. I got a side salad with my Cuban, the side salad was YUGE. I ordered the salad with spicy ranch and that was a good salad dressing. My Cuban came with no panini lines so that means they must be using a plancha, ya tu sabes!. But my Cuban also came with no pickles. Dios mio de pinga! Drinks were never allowed to get empty, our server stopped by and got us all refills. All in all a good visit I do enjoy this place. read more

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Seems that everyone decided to stop in Saturday before the R&B super Jam concert. Parking: large pot hole that definitely causes issues in the dark. Wait time: quickly seated before the rush of patrons came about 20mins afterwards Service: waitress kept missing up items ordered or forget them altogether. Had to repeatedly remind her of things when she returned. Cocktails: the online menu prices are outdated so if you look at cocktails beforehand there you will notice the difference on the restaurant menu. Despite this, I still chose the prickly pear margarita with sugar rim. The prickly pear flavor was noticable yet the alcohol was none existent. Same with all the other drinks ordered at the table ( 4/5 drinks were not prickly pear were also very weak. Another in the party also had same issue with their prickly pear). Food:guac definitely had no seasoning which did impact taste. We ended up requesting salt and limes to alter it. My latin grilled shrimp dirty rice bowl with added mushrooms was perfect. No complaints there. I would for sure order this again Ambiance: I appreciated the music wasn't so loud you couldn't hear. Well lit inside. Televisions present as well. Overall 3/5 read more

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The food was so yummy and delicious. The prices are quite good. The service was fast and attentive. My only complaint would be the ambiance. It is a bit loud so if you aren't into the sports bar sort of thing this might not be for you. I didn't mind it though. My boyfriend also said the seating was uncomfortable but I didnt mind it for our time there. I would recommend and will be returning. read more

Whoever the little host was Sunday 5/24/26 had the worst attitude. He was short-tempered and obviously in over his head attempting to manage the areas post-graduation groups. He seemed more focused on making sure the gathering crowd was aware he was in charge and not welcoming the business. He made no effort to offer those waiting a seat in the waiting area which world have cleared the door - no effort to offer those waiting for the rest of their party to arrive to perhaps have a drink in the bar area that was not crowded - nothing. Just hostile announcements that they do not use the online reservation system (where their website directs you to make reservations), he would not be seating anyone without their entire party present (despite some customers having been told otherwise when phoning the restaurant) and he didn't have to serve anyone who gave him a "hard time" - even threatening to throw out a group who dared to suggest they update their website and train those answering the phone what the policies are. Very unfortunate for those trying to celebrate on a day where large groups should have been prepared for and welcomed. read more

It's ok. My wife and her friends love this place but I can't find anything I like here. I did like the taco burger I got this last visit. but it wasn't so awesomely amazing that I have to come back all the way out here to have it. tex mex is really not my thing. I like more authentic stuff. This place is like American American Mexican. Mostly American with like a liiiiiitttle Mexican. read more

Probably one of the worst Mexican restaurants I've ever had. How they could serve that cheese sauce with a straight face wow. The fajitas was absolutely horrible and wasn't even Mexican rice. It was couscous with Mexican seasoning lmao. People in Southaven have to be desperate I guess read more

We came for our lunch and sat at the bar. Our server was Jovanny and he was so great! A big help and very attentive. He explained the menu options and helped us pick our food. The salad was amazing and we always love the quesadillas read more

my wife and I went there last Wednesday, nasty , poor service and poor food , the place was dirty and our waitress useless , no tamales and no burritos in a mexican restaurant. we will never return read more

Wonderful food and excellent service! The nachos and fajitas were excellent, and the margaritas were tasty. The atmosphere was relaxed and fun. I wish that I lived closer so that I could visit regularly! read more

We had so much fun eating here! The margaritas were delicious! I really like their chips, cheese dip and salsa. The chips have some kind of yummy seasoning on them that sets them above the standard salsa chip. I had the shredded chicken quesadilla with mushrooms. It was more than I could possibly eat and it was delicious! Our server was exceptionally attentive, fun and always had a big smile on his face! Definitely ask for Jovanni!! read more

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Great service, wide range of choices, amazing food!! Next time definitely dining in, fun and friendly atmosphere!! read more

Maria's Cantina - Diablo Habanero Chicken and Spicy Bourdain Balls. AMAZING!! Well worth the trip!! - Mexican Near Me - Southaven, Mississippi

Great food, as always. And at a pretty good price. Our server Brittany was fun and added to the upbeat atmosphere. Drinks were great as well. Definitely try the prickly Pear margarita! read more

Maria's definitely has vibes, Really good chips and dip - decently good food, excellent tea!

A few friends and I visited here, it was a lot of customer but we didn't have to wait long for seating. The food was great. I had the chicken enchiladas, my friends had the porkchops, nachos and a steak bowl of some sort. The meat was tender for all of us. The margaritas . We plan on going back. read more

Delicious food, great margaritas, fun casual atmosphere, and above and beyond service

I was super excited to come here based on the reviews. However. My experience here was subpar. The restaurant was pretty empty with the exception of a bridal party in the back. We were arrived, we weren't greeted so we didn't know if we should wait to be seated or seat ourselves. My fiancé walked over to a server to asked about seating in a booth. Our server was pretty polite and friendly. I ordered a spicy margarita but asked for top shelf liquor- which I didn't get. (Not a big deal). We placed our order. Two catfish platters and a steak quesadilla. The food came quickly. JMO- both orders of the catfish platter looked burnt and smelled a little scorched. I taste a piece of the catfish which tasted too salty for my liking. They didn't like their meals but didn't want to complain. The tartar sauce taste was different.... The quesadilla was plentiful but super bland. The steak wasn't seasoned. Maybe we chose to come at a bad time of day (late afternoon) but it didn't live up to the hype that I was expecting. read more

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Good hot food. Had a great time. Even my mother enjoyed the food. Service was good as well.

The waitress was great, she stayed on top of everything with refill of drink and continue to check to see did we needed anything. The food sucked, the taste was off and our carry out wasn't what we ordered. The best thing to do is to check your food before you leave. I will not be back. read more

The food was awesome. I went with a party of 5 and we got seated right away. Our server was not as attentive as I would like. It seems as if she accommodated other tables over us. However, once we finally got the food everyone enjoyed what they ordered. We didn't feel rushed although we laughed and talked about 20 minutes after we were done eating. Overall, because they can handle larger groups and have a very good menu we will be back. read more

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There's better food out here, Maria's has lost its touch. The service was ok but servers don't have knowledge about what is a basic description of a dish. The ambiance was fast and loud and crowded. I wouldn't recommend. read more

Update (2021): I was looking for a cool patio on a warm Mississippi day, and decided to give Maria's Cantina another shot, knowing that they have a misted patio. I was much more pleased than in previous visits. While the service was slow, I attributed this to Covid because the waitress was still very friendly and attentive. I had shrimp tacos and a frozen margarita and left feeling much more satisfied than in previous visits. read more

Maria's Cantina - Food & Drink - Mexican Near Me - Southaven, Mississippi

Service as not good- maybe we came on Wong day.- the food is just ok- the usual Tex mex .

Margaritas were delicious. Great prices and great ambiance. If you order tacos, make sure to specify the type of tortillas. read more

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I have been going here for years! Best margaritas and burgers in town!!!!! The Mexican food is top notch too! The chips and salsa are worth paying for. read more

I mean it's all average Tex Mex. The food isn't why you go. The vibe is more fun than a standard Memphis mex joint. I don't remember service. But if most the reviews are about what you actually eat, it's no better than what you can make from home. They definitely make sure you have a good time. Check it out, but don't expect to be wowed by the food. read more

Definitely would not recommend. I've gone multiple times before and the food was edible, the service was good, and the drinks were great. However this last encounter was awful. Our party never got the chance to order food; we only ordered drinks because our server had so many issues. She complained that management wouldn't allow her to leave and she was sick. She went into graphic details about her illness and just say I had to stop drinking my top shelf BLOOD orange margarita because of the things she was talking about. Miraculously she was granted the opportunity to leave as we were waiting to order food. Another server came over and we just wanted our checks at this point. There were people in our party that didn't even drink their alcohol drinks because they required food to do so but we were still expected to pay full price for everything. The owner came over and gave a half apology but nothing was done to remedy the situation. Never Again? Luckily someone recommended La Capital Mexican Grill & Tequila Bar and our night ended on a good note. read more

Outstanding restaurant? Surprised our group that the menu is so varied! From their chips with salsa, guacamole, and rich cheese to their wonderful patty met and great salads - excellent. This Cajun/mexican fusion cantina is not to be missed. We got to meet the general manager at our table - great , so welcoming and so well versed in the menu selections. We will definitely be back here!! read more

We enjoyed a nice lunch here after walking into a well known chain across the street and not even seeing an employee to great us. We sat at the bar and were greeted immediately by the bartender. We both ordered a house margarita which was very tasty. I liked that they had options like build your bowl so I opted to build my shrimp bowl and had many options to choose from. Yummy and filling. My husband and I split the leftovers for dinner. My husband ordered the chicken enchiladas with black beans and rice. The portions were good as he also had leftovers, we are not huge eaters. He found them to also be very tasty. I will warn you they charge if you want chips and salsa. I can respect that since I see so many chips and salsa go to waste. The prices were very reasonable. Would recommend if you are in the area. read more

I use to love this place, Not sure what has happened, Did the other original cook quit? I always get the Chicken Tamales and they are normally super delish but the last couple of times I went it was horrible. I am not sure what sauce they are using now but it is very bad. My husband went for the first time after me telling him how good the Tamales were and he could not even eat them. He said they were the worst he has ever tasted and the lime rice and black beans were so bland. Had to always hunt down our waitress too. Will not be going back or recommending. read more

The restaurant on one side and the bar on the other. The ambiance is amazing, vibrant and festive. The service was friendly and patient our server was wonderful. The food was amazing, great flavor, HUGE portions very easily shareable and the prices are very reasonable. The over all restaurant was clean, well put together. read more

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Cool atmosphere. Great drinks....especially the margaritas. Had tamales which were pretty good. The Diablo salsa is mighty tasty. Service at the bar was very good. All around, a pretty solid place read more

I visited this place months ago with my boyfriend who resides in Tennessee. It was simply delicious!! Our waitress was extremely nice and attentive!!! Thank you for the delicious meal! I would reommend read more

Maria's Cantina - Yum yum!! First time eating here - Mexican Near Me - Southaven, Mississippi