This is such a cute spot! The food and service were excellent. Great tacos, great guacamole. Highly recommend. read more

Mariposa Taqueria - Restaurant area - Latin American Near Me - Danbury, Connecticut

This restaurant is AMAZING! Their food is absolutely to die for. My husband and I were in town for a wedding, and this was where the rehearsal dinner was held. We loved it so much that we came back for lunch later in the trip. The service was fantastic (both at the event and lunch). It is fun and vibrant inside with perfect touches of Mexican culture throughout. Their Mexican Corn (elote) was by far my favorite item on the menu. My husband loved the Coxinhas. Tacos were 10/10. They also have a nice outdoor patio! read more

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Outstanding service, food, and creative drinks! This is our third time here and look forward to coming back! Great ambiance inside as well! read more

Enjoyed a nice dinner at Mariposa! The interior is bright and colorful with several different seating options between the bar, traditional dining tables and a large high top community table in the middle. I sat at the bar and received fast and friendly service from both bartenders. The guacamole was delicious with its balance of tartness and creaminess. The chips were my favorite type, in house thick fried with a nice touch of salt. Also tried the carne arepa and chicken empanada. Both were a little dry, both the crust and the meat but it was flavorful. The two hot sauces tasted fresh and brought heat to each dish. The Al pastor was the best thing I ordered. I loved the fresh jalapeño to pair with the pineapple marinated meat. The shrimp was a little disappointing with the lack of seasoning and garnish/toppings. Overall, I would go back and try different things on the menu! read more

Mariposa Taqueria - Latin American Near Me - Danbury, Connecticut

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Food quality / price (value) rating 9. The atmosphere is taqueria. The food we had and the drinks they're making are not promoted well enough on their menus. They have several unique cocktails and mocktails made using house made purees and unique preparation methods such as "mint swizzling", similar to muddling but much more thorough and efficient. These cocktails are not given adequate promotion on their menu, and need to be described more clearly as they are uniquely interesting and highly original and of superior quality. I had the Carne Asada taquitos, and they were excellent. The wife had the Taco Salad and stated that it was delicious. She also had a roja sangria, made with brandy and Triple Sec, very good and unusual. I had a couple of IPA's that were canned, but excellent. We sat at the bar, and our server "Thalita" was both very committed, talented, and knowledgeable in attending to her mixologist duties. The prices were competitive. Overall, it was a positive experience. Will definitely come back. read more

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This place is great. Service is friendly and the food is terrific. My biggest problem is ordering too much, but that just means there is some to take home! I like their spicy margaritas and tostones. I could make a meal out of those. Last time I was there I had the nachos which were very filling. A lot of the stuff is smaller and you can order a bunch of things and share. I need to remember this more often when I'm thinking of places to eat out in Danbury. read more

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$9.50 for two shrimp tacos. 2 shrimp per taco. Food was good but overpriced probably a one time place to eat! read more

Mariposa Taqueria - Latin American Near Me - Danbury, Connecticut

Light as air churros and arepas that are to die for. Go for the spicy margarita with mezcal and you will not regret it it

We arrived mid afternoon and sat at the bar. As time passed, it flooded with guests, and everyone was enjoying the ambiance as much as us. We hoped for chips n salsa, but it is not complimentary, and we decided to stick with just our order (I base my favorite spots partially on their chips and salsa...so .....) Arepas were on the menu, and I chose mushroom. The dough was slightly sweet, and it had just enough filling. 3 kinds of tacos... 1. fish...perfectly cooked with great slaw 2. birria... very good shredded beef 3. guava chicken-my favorite of the 3, charred on the grill - and very flavorful. We finished with churros and they were delicious!!! small pieces with delicious caramel sauce Prices are good, and sizes were good, nicely decorated- read more

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Went here for dinner to celebrate my friend's birthday and everything was fantastic! The food is authentic, absolutely delicious and you can tell the chef and staff truly care about the food and experience. Service is friendly, warm, with a wonderful ambiance. The pillows and festive decor are such a fun, beautiful touch! Honestly, I keep thinking about how delicious their arepas were and can't wait to go back! Highly recommend Mariposa! read more

My friends and I love dining at Mariposa! The interior is beautiful and bright with a tropical feel. The service is always great, and the food is always on point. Stop in for some arepas, tacos, and a caipirinha for dinner, or some chilaquiles and a sangria for Sunday brunch. There's bar seating, plenty of dining space, and a cute outdoor seating area. read more

Mariposa Taqueria - Chilaquiles, rice and beans - Latin American Near Me - Danbury, Connecticut

I wanted to write a review after visiting the second time. This place deserves more than 5 stars. The ambiance is casual and so welcoming. As a starter, I ordered guacamole and chips. Guacamole is not an easy thing to make to taste good but this restaurant's guacamole is the best very tasty and I can't get over it. As a drink ordered virgin mango margarita. Service was so great. It was so quick and we didn't have to wait too long. Taco's are so delicious and very yummy. I can't wait to go there. I already started craving tacos again. Thank you Mariposa read more

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Fun vibes and atmosphere. Great food and spot-on service! Recommend for a small-plates authentic food. read more

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Yes. Absolutely! I tried so many things. The margarita was just right, the chicken empanada was stellar, and the tacos al pastor were lovely! Inside was really clean, yet, cozy and comfortable. There was a television at the bar with sports on and the bartender was really friendly. Overall I thought it was pretty fantastic and I'll definitely be back. (Oh and when I came it was really busy, but I was still able to find parking in their lot out back. They have a cute, sort of closed in patio which would be really fun on a sunny day). read more

Make portions reasonable , a littlle bag of 6 chips and a serving of guacamole maybe two tablespoons for the same amount of diners! I know prices have gone up and portions have gone down but this absurd! Six people in the group! read more

Halfway through the meal, just wanted to note that not only is the atmosphere awesome and comfy, food presentation is great and these are the best nachos I've had in my entire life. Also loving the birria tacos. Staff is nice and efficient too. read more

Had a chance to have an early dinner. Wanted to try some Latin food and the menu was inviting. They have a cute patio to the side, before entering. It was hot and a bit humid so decided to eat inside. They have an open floor plan. As you enter, you face the bar. To the right and wrapping around the windows are tables seating two to four at a time. Thought it looked pretty. They have happy hour from 4-6pm during the week. We went ahead with the sangria and then margaritas. Thought mine had too much ice, but tasted good. My husband and I both chose the steak (grilled picanha). It came with rice with black beans (Moro), grilled onions (some white wine vinegar) and avocado slices. Cooked as requested, it was good. But it seemed to miss something. A lime quarter so you can squeeze it on your meal would have brought it to the next level. Tasted real good though. For dessert, had the churros. Real good and the dulce de levee sauce was good too. Great ending. Recommend you stop by for a nice dinner. Bathrooms were nice too. Doors say 'restrooms', which are gender neutral . read more

Mariposa Taqueria - Inside - Latin American Near Me - Danbury, Connecticut

Being out of town and finding good places to eat is always a challenge. We love Mexican food and really any food below the southern border. This place was amazing. The service was great, our waitress was so helpful and kind, everyone was fantastic. The food came out quickly and was so good. Very fresh and full of flavor. The drinks were good as well. All in all anytime I'm back I'd return no doubt. Zero complaints. Very nice, clean, relaxed atmosphere with a menu that's not overwhelming. If you want a realistically priced dinner with food that is actually good, here you go. read more

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Everything we had was delicious. All the meats were cooked well; nothing overcooked. My only complaint is that the meat on the tacos weren't consistent on all tacos but the flavors were so good that I'm still giving it 5 stars. We also ordered sides (not pictured) and be warned that the sides portions are big. Be prepared to share with the group, or not - live your life queen! The place is clean and the ambience takes you to another place outside of Danbury. read more

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First time here for taco Tuesday and have to say it was a good choice the service food drinks atmosphere and ambiance was great we really enjoyed everything planning to go back when it gets warmer to sit in their patio read more

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Food was so delicious and yummy - tacos all day. The arepas are not arepas lol but still super tastey (they're gorditas). Sitting outside was clutch- cocktails mmm mmm good. Do yourself a favor and get the churros. Melt on your mouth thank yew! Servers were perfectly kind but someone has to manage the music - good songs but playlist seems like it's on shuffle ha. GO or regret forever. read more

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First time I try this food and last time, placed an order for pick up and I threw 21 dollars in the garbage. Pica pollo is dry and over fried no flavor , and an order of Al pastor tacos I get a mess in a plate. I took the food and eat out in the parking lot , so this is the way they served the tacos with a very dry tortilla that split in pieces when I try to build the taco my self with my hands because I didn't get utensils in my bag. Sorry but this is an honest review, this food is not cheap and is a big mess. read more

Mariposa Taqueria - Worst Al pastor tacos ever. Flavor and serving. - Latin American Near Me - Danbury, Connecticut

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Very cute interior and outdoor patio. Plenty of parking. Staff is friendly! The birria ramen is a must. The arepas are insanely good. Overall great spot! read more

Small stylish tapas spot with both indoor and outdoor seating. It looks like the place may get packed, but it was not too busy when I came. The owners are two brothers who are very friendly. I got a drink, chips + guacamole, and 2 tacos (carne asada & shrimp). It was all delicious 9 read more

Mariposa Taqueria - Carne Asada & Shrimp Tacos - Latin American Near Me - Danbury, Connecticut

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The restaurant was disappointing. Drinks were mostly filled with ice. Ordered tacos and they were small and only two per serving. Went for dinner and walked out Hungary. Felt like we had appetizers only. Would not recommend to anyone. read more

The tacos were so good! I got the special that was for Taco Tuesdays $25 for 4 tacos and 1 margarita. I got Al pastor and carnitas. Amazing! The hot sauce that they offered was so good too! I was pretty full by my 4th taco. The margaritas were good and had a decent amount of tequila. We sat outside in their small patio area and it was pretty comfortable. Service was good as well. read more

Mariposa Taqueria - Latin American Near Me - Danbury, Connecticut

Great Food! Great Waitresses...It would be a 5 , but operationally this place is a horror I tried to make a reservation, a rude kid answered the phone and said he can't take reservations ..said... "I needed to go on line" Ok... strike #1 Beverages... no un-sweetened ice tea ... I ordered a Diet Coke ..a NASTY dented can showed up Ok...Strike #2 Ordering is painful... the waitress had to use a computer... it took 3X the time to place the order... the food showed up in waves 1/2 of our group no food ! Ok...Strike #3 Time for the check... the computer comes back.. she assumed it would be a credit card... I guess cash is not king at this restaurant Don't ask for a receipt , that's another problem .. Advice to the owner , older people have a disproportionate amount of the money in the United States I guess you don't want us in your restaurant? Good Luck ... It's sad ....great food I don't think I'll be back read more

What a turn around of this place! Food was great chicken tacos were great!! And Tacos Al pastor were amazing. Congrats read more

Mariposa Taqueria - Tacos!!! Chicken, Al pastor they were all amazing! - Latin American Near Me - Danbury, Connecticut

We stopped her from New York and I must say it was a nice time. We came to eat brunch and we ordered almost everything off the menu. I had the margarita, mojito and caipirinha. All three were good but I would say the margarita was the best. The service was great Rihanna was an awesome waitress. She was attentive patient and very nice. The food came out timely and the inside decor was great. On to the food I had the special the mofongo which was good but to me it had too much garlic sauce. It was a great dish but it was also a small portion. Now Rihanna did tell me the portion was small. Also I do not like chopped up shrimps; I am more of a whole shrimp person and it was chopped shrimp on top. The plantain was good and everything was well flavored. Also had the chicarron de pollo which was very good. They had fried thigh prices and they were perfectly seasoned and fried. I like my chicken chunks with the skin really crispy and this was not a crispy skin chicarron. It was still good; very good. I also prefer dark meat so I think it was great for them to fry the thigh as oppose to the the breast and it was an easy eat because they removed the bone. This came with tostones which were also very good. This portion was great. I recommend you get this if you you come here. My niece had the birria tacos she said it was very good and they are very small; so I would recommend getting two orders of the tacos. We also had the guacamole which was very good as well and came with fresh chips. They had hot sauce which was delicious; I think they make it themselves. The empanada was also very good but they just have chicken empanada or I think a vegetarian one. I like beef empanadas so I would say maybe there are things they can change a little bit. Wait I almost left out the most important portion of the meal the churros. Omg these churros were amazing fresh and the caramel sauce was so delicious. Overall a great place and I would go back if I am in the area. read more

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This place is amazing! After driving all the way up from Virginia and having a TERRIBLE experience for lunch, we knew we needed an awesome supper. We absolutely found it! I went to el baño, and while I was fixing the running toilet (yes, I know, but I can't help it) my Bride was racking up the order. It's small portions, which she pointed out means that we get to try more of them! The coffee was Café Bustelo, and was perfect. Arepas (cornmeal cakes stuffed with things) come individually. We split an Abuelita's Arepas ($5), filled with shredded chicken, avocado, cilantro, and fresno chile. It was delicious- slightly smoky, somewhat creamy. The Hongos arepas ($4) is a vegetarian option- bbq mushrooms and pikliz (like a spicy sauerkraut). This is one vegetarian dish that I ate and didn't even think "that would have been better with some meat in it." Then we had an order of Coxinhas- four Brazilian chicken fritters with catupiry cheese ($8). They were like little pelotas of flavour that were warm and soft and just a little spicy. We followed them with another vegetarian dish, the Cheesy Corn & Coconut empanada ($4). This was the surprise hit of the meal; I'm already trying to figure out how to make them at home. Two orders of tacos came next. These are like street tacos- little, and two in the order; perfect for date night! The Al Pastor ($7) was, like all good al pastor, bursting with bright pineapple and jalapeño, held together by the perfectly cooked chunks of pork. The Pollo BBQ ($6) was excellent- guava bbq chicken, with Oaxaca cheese and avocado ranch. The tostones ($4) were savory, not sweet, and came with a mild oil pickle. Eight in the order meant 4 apiece! We finished up with Mexican Chocolate Pudding Pie ($7) topped with toasted coconut, cinnamon, and real whipped cream. My Bride commented at the end of the meal that it was too bad we were so full, as she wished we could try more! Since everything we did try only came up to $50 before tax and tip, I wish we could have eaten more, too. Maybe on the trip back... 11/10 highly recommended! read more

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Came across this gem while in Connecticut and legit 5/5 recommend. The service was amazing, the vibe was great and the food and drinks were yummy. So we had the option to either sit inside or outside and we opt with sitting outside because the weather was nice. They have a lot of space outside. There's also a section outside that had sand but we sat in the concrete side. This restaurant gave me Caribbean vibes with a touch of Mexican food. Something i have never seen before but loved it. They also played great Spanish music. For drinks we had the passion fruit margarita pitcher which served 6 cups for $49. For appetizers we had the guacamole and chips and the pica pollo which was pieces of fried chicken with tostones (fried plantains) literally it had such a great flavor. Absolutely delicious. Then we also had birria tacos and chicken tacos. The different type of tacos comes in 2. Overall, it place was magnificent and the food was amazing. read more

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Top tier bartending/drinks for good price. Went for a girls night of chips and drinks and the margaritas were amazing

Solidly tasty! Whole fish red Snapper was delicious, the garlic sauce was phenomenal, the rice was flavorful Carne asada taco, meat was very tasty read more

They were very attentive to my food allergies and baked corn tortillas for me since there's are flour and I'm GF. Otherwise their tacos are amazing. The staff was nice. The ambiance was cozy. read more

Fresh flavors, great decor and lovely service. We had chicken empanada and guacamole to start. The chips are fresh and thick. I had a mojito and my husband had "stings like a bee" they were nice with their pour. Our main course consisted of the bbq chicken, shrimp and birria tacos. They had great sauces on top and the seasoning melded nicely without over powering. We will definitely return. read more

Mariposa Taqueria - Latin American Near Me - Danbury, Connecticut

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If you haven't been here shame on you! I am pretty sure we probably tried one of everything on the menu and everything was AMAZING! Tacos, arepas, desert...you cannot go wrong! As a plus the service was great! They were obviously having fun at work and bringing the customer along for the ride with the family. Drop everything and get to Mariposas! read more

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Love the food and atmosphere here! They have such a great vibe and the service was excellent. We enjoyed an arepa, tacos, the pico pollo, and plantains. The rice and beans and guacamole were also tasty! I felt very COVID safe here, and everything was exceptionally clean. I will definitely be returning! read more

Mariposa Taqueria - Camarones Tacos - Latin American Near Me - Danbury, Connecticut

impeccable, considerate service in an beautiful, genuine atmosphere where amazing food is served. Everything here is love, each dish is crafted perfectly. I'm grateful every time! read more

We've been here quite a few times and tried 90% of the menu. The arepas are perfection. Every taco we've tried has been delicious - keep in mind street tacos and small plates. We usually order an appetiser, one or 2 orders of tacos each, a side and our appetites are more than satisfied - usually need a nap after. The margaritas are also delightful. Service is always attentive without being smothering and staff is very friendly. Love the decor & ambience of this place - very warm and welcoming. read more

Some of the greatest tacos ever. I love the decor of this spot. The bar is super modern and beautiful. The service here was outstanding. It was our first time here and the staff made us feel extremely welcome and prioritized. I ordered the shrimp tacos and was sooooo satisfied. They are a bit smaller than the average taco but I didn't mind. I seriously cannot wait to return. We liked the spot so much, we asked our server about about private parties and he asked the manager to come speak to us. He came over to introduce himself and walk us through different options & ways they can accommodate anything we may need. He also gave us the history of the restaurant and business which we loved hearing about. Highly recommend to anyone that loves tacos and great drinks! read more

Mariposa Taqueria - Latin American Near Me - Danbury, Connecticut

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