Had the Chile Fried Chicken, chips & salsa + guacamole. All were good but the chicken with rice and black beans was the real high point. The hot sauce drizzle made the dish. The atmosphere is a bit noisy and could use some sound dampening. read more

Nina's Tacos - Chile Friend Chicken - Tacos Near Me - Bozeman, Montana

My friend and I were in Bozeman for a week for work. With limited options for Mexican food downtown we decided to walk from our hotel over to Nina's. We ordered the house margaritas which we were not too impressed by. Very sweet, barely could taste any tequila. We ordered the chips and salsa variety, guacamole, which was very tasty! Guac lacked a little traditional touch I did not see any cilantro couldn't taste any lime. I got the roasted sweet potato and veggie tacos and she got the carne asada tacos both with corn tortillas! Veggie tacos were very good! Very flavorful however the "roasted sweet potato" part of it were just basically soggy sweet potato fries. My tacos were dowsed in this unknown hot sauce that really overpowered the taste of the tacos, I remember even dabbing some off with a napkin so I could taste more of the flavor of the vegetables. Beans were good, there were pieces of garlic, very delicious. However rice was super over cooked and hard. Overall the staff was super friendly, ambience was wonderful we sat outside on patio. But if you are looking for a more authentic Mexican food experience there a few whole in the wall places within bozeman that do it better! read more

Nina's Tacos - Tacos Near Me - Bozeman, Montana

Great service and delicious food! Fun vibe! Great margs! El pastor tacos were really packed with pork and house hot sauce was yummy!

I love Nina's. Such a great spot! Delicious food great atmosphere and yummy drinks. It's seriously my fav and you have to check it out! ** However, if they are busy, do NOT go here. They get very overwhelmed and quality of service dramatically drops. Just this last time I went when it was busy I was given the wrong check multiple times and they forgot my food twice and it was just not the best experience service wise (food is always delicious though!). Also the wait list order is not respected. Great place so yum except when busy basically. read more

Service and drinks were outstanding! The vibe of the restaurant is very fun. The food is okay but worth going back for the service and ambience! read more

Nina's, you get an E for effort. We can tell you put some thought into your ingredients, however you missed you the mark. You over thought your process and you ended up with food that doesn't make sense. Your queso fundido was merely queso. Queso fundido should be gooey and creamy topped with cilantro & chorizo. The queso you served, was just that...plain old queso with tiny chunks of chorizo (maybe...or maybe it was breakfast sausage). We also ordered the carne asada fajitas, not sure what kind of meat you use, but the texture and appearance resembled more of a marinated chicken thigh and NOT the traditional skirt steak. The sautéed vegetables, beans and cilantro rice was good. Overall, we wouldn't return. With all of the choices, we would rather try somewhere new! read more

Margherita's were tasty & tacos were pretty good. Gonna need to try again to establish a true opinion.

We stumbled in for dinner on our first night visiting Bozeman. We sat at the bar and the bartenders were great. We each had a margarita and they were fantastic. We also ordered the tacos al pastor and the bison. I loved the al pastor as it was very flavorful, unfortunately the bison was a little dry. The rice and beans that came with the tacos were great. This is a great spot and I look forward to going back. read more

Is this a prank!? "Nina's Guacamole" is in fact out of a plastic container, separating like that schwag at a tailgate party, with chips from a bag...and just the regular plastic bag type of chips, not the fancy ones in a fake paper bag. Beef Barbacoa tacos are flavorless, served in tortillas from a bag, sort of like someone reselling Chipotle Mexican Grill at 100% markup. Braised Pork torta is sodden and depressing, just a soggy mess on a plate. Margaritas are fine - yay!...congratulations? Back to that guacamole...for $10...seriously, it is out of a container...takes some serious cojones to not even smash an avocado but still charge $10 bucks. Do the owners, Joe and Megan Romano know they are pranking us, and they laugh their way to the bank, or can they possibly be so ignorant as to think this is good food. The discord between the pomp and the reality is maddening, but common to each of their restaurants. Soon enough this will go the way of Toro. Meanwhile, stop at Heebs, grab a tub of guacamole and a bag of chips (the good ones), save some money, and enjoy far better food - at least the guacamole won't be separating. read more

Unless we came there on their best night ever this place was awesome can't believe it only has 3 1/2 stars. The cucumber spicy margaritas were off the chain we had fish tacos that were amazing. The staff was awesome our waitress was the best. read more

Read this with the filter that I'm from Texas... The atmosphere is nice, bright, and open. I found the staff to be friendly and relatively fast. The food was not great. The guacamole had a watery consistency and the shrimp salad bowl had 3 shrimp in it--all with the tails still on. I find that odd considering they were under several ingredients on top where you couldn't really. I didn't realize until I bit into it and had a little surprise. They were also very fishy tasting and had a distinct smell. There seemed to be a good happy hour crowd so I assume the drinks are better. I will not be back. read more

This place is a complete shit show. Horrible service. The owner is rude and clueless as far as knowing how to operate a restaurant. Food is OK if and when served. Bozeman really needs some decent Mexican food. They have none. read more

Love the new menu change! Amazing cocktails and delicious food! Great spot to bring friends, have drinks and hang out! 10/10 read more

Nina's Tacos - a burrito on a plate - Tacos Near Me - Bozeman, Montana

Nina's is the best place in Bozeman to eat and hang out. The margaritas taste like they have been made in a village in Mexico. There is a spicy one, and the house one is muy excellente. The food is incredible. We had the bison tacos. To die for! Jess, our server, was incredibly kind, attentive, interesting, and caring! Also, Taylor was a great server as well! ¡Muchas gracias! read more

We were all so thrilled that a new taco place was opening up downtown. It's exactly what we need. Head to the food store and get your own supplies. You'll be better off. read more

Tried this place for the first time on cinco de Mayo. Yes I knew it would be busy. Let's just say for a new restaurant/bar a hostess is necessary. It was packed. People were waiting, and it's "first come first served". You have people waiting by dirty tables to sit down. You have people asking people who are sitting down eating if they can have their table when they're done. The acoustics are awful. Everyone is yelling. I could hardly hear anyone I was with. On to the food. I will say they can marinate meat pretty well. The rice is awful. It was somehow mushy, but undercooked at the same time. It also has absolutely no flavor. We tried their guacamole, and chips. It was okay. The guacamole was missing some salt, and lemon juice. The nachos were pretty good, but whatever melted cheese they had on them just didn't go. $15 for a freaking tostada. That plate was a mess. You should be able to pick up, and eat a tostada. Nope not here. They just throw whatever they can on. Including that god awful "dirty rice" which is Spanish rice, why they call it what they do I wouldn't know. Their Elote (street corn) wasn't terrible, but Tajin doesn't go on corn. Not sure why these people wanted to make Mexican food, but if you're going to do it, do it right. I would give it a second chance, but I'm not holding my breath for much improvement. . read more

Extensive menu with many different food and drink options. Food was good and drinks were even better. Service was pretty good, a little slow at times, but seemed as though our server was the only one on a busy Friday night. Definitely will be back to try more on the menu-- lots of fun and different options to choose from that you can't find at other places in town. read more

Nina's Tacos - two plates of food and a glass of beer - Tacos Near Me - Bozeman, Montana

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Visiting Bozeman on a family vacation. Decided to try takeout from Nina's Tacos. For the price, it was less than average. The menu makes it appear that this is going to be an outstanding experience but the food was disappointing. $16 quesadilla was no better and about the same size as to what can be purchased at a fast food Mexican restaurant. It was convenient as it was open late. read more

An absolute acoustic nightmare! If you enjoy yelling at your friends and straining to hear anything above the cacophony, then this is your place. I'm not sure why the owners have put so little thought into this - honestly the same problem also exists at Urban Kitchen, which is why I rarely visit. But when you essentially have a concrete box full of people, it will need some acoustic control to make it somewhat humane. Aside from the harsh environment, the food and drink show promise. House margaritas were good, chips and guacamole were decent though on the mild side, and the fish tacos were good though again a little mild and could use more spice and flavor. It's always hard to fairly review a new establishment so soon after they open, but if they can address the ridiculous acoustics and keep working on the food I think it could be a worthy addition to the Bozeman restaurant scene. read more

Sadly, I would love to write that the food was better than it was. The staff was so kind and friendly but the rest fell short. We had a party of three - ordered chips/guacamole/ salsa, a variety of tacos and margaritas to start. One margarita was probably 2oz served because glass was so full of ice. Expensive for probably 2oz of liquid and not very flavorful. Both salsas were very sweet not spicy at all - we asked for some hot sauce to add spice & flavor but they didn't bring it. For dinner Port, chicken & Carne Asada tacos. The asada were rare cooked through and cold. Another chicken tacos dinner were bland. The other overcooked. Unfortunate experience overall. read more

Not sure why 3 stars. Everything was fantastic. The service and food are excellent. I'd go back if I were not leaving town.

Finally have to write a bad yelp review.. This place has so much potential... Our 2 drinks ($32) came out after we were done eating our tacos. The shrimp tacos had one shrimp. Our sides came out after the drinks were half gone... no side plates, jus literally eating off napkins.. No apologizes from staff. Jus mass confusion face from servers If you're going to serve expensive tacos, the service has to be on point serious management problems? read more

Been coming here for two years. I've been a big fan an the service and food have always been exceptional. The margs are the best in town and they have a huuuge tequila selection. It's more of a modern Mexican joint so keep that in mind if you're looking for traditional Mexican. Overall I'd recommend! read more

Great happy hour prices on margaritas and draft beers. Homemade salsa and guacamole with yummy chips. The cilantro white rice goes good with any of the burrito options as a side. read more

Was greeted by a really nice young gal, said our waitress would be with us shortly. After about 5 minutes of nobody coming to our table, I looked over and saw a waitress sitting down at a table of 4 having a conversation...they were obviously friends. I thought "I hope that's not our waitress chatting it up, making eye contact with me, laughing, yet totally ignoring us". I flagged down the girl that sat us and asked her if anyone was coming to wait on us. She said yes, pointed out the same girl sitting with her friends, and was just as surprised as us. The bartender actually noticed all of this going on and came over to the table to say something to her. She got up and walked over to the corner of the room where the conversation continued. Then, a group of 4 walks in and sits down directly next to us...all young college kids. She immediately walks over with 4 glasses of water, then proceeds to take their order. While taking their order I saw her glance over at me twice as if to say "why's this guy looking at me, doesn't he know I'm busy taking an order over here?" I was waiting for her to finish with their order and come to our table, but when she finished she walked right past us towards the order screen and on her way over there I heard her mumble "ugh! crazy busy!" We left immediately, and as we were walking out, the bartender and the girl that sat us apologized out loud, with the bartender even saying (in front of everyone) "that's not normal, please come back tomorrow". read more

My fiancé and I went in for a date night. We don't get to go out much and this is a restaurant we've been wanting to try for a while. We ordered chips and salsa, margaritas, tacos and a burrito. Everything was just okay and there was a hair in our chips and salsa. The server didn't take it off the bill or offer to replace it. The food was very bland & way over priced. Based on this experience I don't think we'd return. :/ read more

Love the atmosphere here & the great service. However, the food could use more spice, salt & freshness all together. Everything seemed a bit "unfinished." Hoping to visit again and try some different items on the menu! read more

OMG! Don't go to Nina's! Great menu VERY POOR EXECUTION!!! The beans were red because they were soaked it marinara tomatosauce. This is like NY Mexican! I asked for hot sauce and they gave me buffalo sause. WTF! It's like someone saw some Mexican food but never actually tasted it before! No chilli pepers were actually harmed to make this food! BTW: service sucked too. Huckleberry Margarita?!? A Hulkelberry had never rolled down to Mexico. It's sad that Taco bell has more flavor. I should always go with my first rule of Mexican food; if they have ground beef on the menus and don't have a choice for corn or flower tortillas, then run! If you like this place then you have NO concept of what Mexican food is!!! Might as well order a taco from Canada!!! read more

I'm perplexed as to why so this place has 3 stars overall. The drinks are fantastic, fresh ingredients, in house Margarita mix is made fresh. The tequila doesn't overpower your palette, you can taste everything individually in your drink and they have a wonderful selection of tequilas including my personal favorite Corzo Blanco. The guacamole was great, again freshly made and our main plates were also really good, I was able to get corn tortillas instead of the flour which isn't my preference. Very flavorful and freshly made. We also tasted the soups, which if you have had Mexican food, are the indicators for authentic flavors and both Pozole and Chicken Tortilla were great. My one moment of meh was the rice, I wish there was more cilantro flavor in it. Did I mention I am from Cali and have tried hundreds of Mexican restaurants? Otherwise fantastic all around, we will be back! read more

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Great staff, tequila selection, and decent cocktails. Food? Not so great. Started with chips & salsa: Salsa verde: tastes like unripened green tomatoes. Zero heat. Red salsa: tastes like water. Zero heat. Some kind of brown poo salsa: tastes like pumpkin pie filling. Zero heat. Chips: generic store bought, but warmed. Main courses: Beef tacos: taste like slapping some pot roast on store-bought tortilla shell. Zero heat. Pork tacos: taste like the beef tacos, but slightly more porky. Zero heat. Side of beans: imagine Bush's Baked Beans mixed with refried beans. Side of rice: undercooked and squirted with lime juice. They do make a great hot sauce similar to Cholula, so make sure to ask for it so that you can douse your meal in something flavorful. read more

I stop in every few weeks and it has always been a great experience. Jade has always been my server and I couldn't ever hope for a nicer or better server, knowledgeable and friendly. No matter what I order I have always enjoyed the food. The fish tacos and the street corn are great! The perfect margarita is truly perfect and I highly recommend it! This place is great! read more

I ignored the reviews on this restaurant and I wish I had not. The reviews are correct :( Considering the owners own two other fabulous restaurants I had high hopes for this one. It was super disappointing. Here is why... 1) $5 for chips and salsa?? Really?? Seems like a nickle and dime move. 2) the tacos were the tiniest tacos I have ever had. No joke. I would probably have to eat 6 to feel semi full. Such a bummer. Flavor was decent but. It worth it. 3) the salad was mediocre. The only lettuce option is iceberg which is crazy to me!! Especially for a higher end lunch spot. Iceberg?? 4) the quality of food was meh. It reminded me of a glorified chipotle. I will say the one good thing is the atmosphere and the salsa. I really hope the owners change this spot. I don't give poor reviews lightly. read more

Had a fabulous experience at Nina's!!!! The food and crafted cocktails were amazing! And our server was attentive and helpful. Can't wait to go back! read more

Fresh ingredients, good flavor and very good drinks I'm from Cali ( hundreds of Mexican Restaurants) and this is a good Mexican restaurant read more

First time at Nina's this evening. I had a tostada, wonderful mix of flavors. Everyone in my party was thrilled with their meal choices. Paige recommended the ribs and they were so delicious, we ordered a second order. The huckleberry margarita - snow cone was the best margarita I have ever tasted. Paige was a top notch server and the food was fabulous, we can't wait to go back! read more

Nina's Tacos - Huckleberry margarita snow cone! - Tacos Near Me - Bozeman, Montana

Went to Nina's on a whim and had a great time right up until I got the bill. The bartender made it seem I was "trying" a new tequila without telling me it was $90 for a shot. We already agreed on what the next margarita would be and then bam.....she's pouring this shot of this tequila which i never asked for. Got the bill and yea....it was waaay higher than expected. $200 bill for some drinks and a so so burrito. read more

Chips n salsa and guacamole all fresh and delicious. Al pastor taco was great as well was the chicken taco. Tortilla soup was too thick. Good margaritas with great choices of tequila. All in all nice place read more

The best happy hour in Bozeman! It's everyday, margaritas for $4 and shots of tequila for $3! The margaritas are so delicious! This is one of my friends and I's favorite place to go! I always love the atmosphere and the service is great! It is a super cool spot! read more

Good food. Consistent quality. Staff is attentive. Takeout is well handled and they are consistent in prep.