Food was good. Beans were good but tasted a little burned. Our server was very attentive.

The title will be not bad but not good. Slightly more bad than good. It appears our luck for finding random restaurants that are great ran out. It was crowded and could not find parking. Should be a great sign right? Nope. On the inside the place is quite nice. Clean and vibrant. Our waitress was awesome. I will say the food looks a lot better than it tastes. We had the stuffed jalapeños, fajita plate for one, the carne guisada plate, and sabor quesadillas with chicken. We had coffee and sweet tea. Let's analyze the first two. The jalapeños and quesadilla. If you have any restaurant experience, different items have a different cooking temp. Yes, oil has temperatures, and timing. The stuffed jalapeños were crispy almost too crispy on outside, but the bacon wrapped under the outside layer was raw. Not soft cooked, but raw. We didn't finish them. The quesadillas were just ok. Nothing super great about them. It's the chicken that threw us off....which is a Segway into the next dish. The fajitas for one. Sometimes, not all the time, a restaurant will precook or boil meats the day before or morning of to speed up turnaround times in the kitchen. The best places don't do it, but a lot do. Given my experience in kitchens, I know the taste. It also 99% of the time dries the chicken out. I immediately knew it was, but the kicker was, then actually, I feel in accident served me some of the frozen boiled pieces of chicken. Wow! I was right. The beef fajitas were actually pretty good. The shrimp lacked seasoning. The charro beans lacked salt, and I'm super sensitive to salt. The most dissatisfying thing about the meal, the corn tortillas looked spectacular, then tasted as bland as you could possibly try. The carne guisada again looked great, and the rice too. They both failed miserably. Everything seemed to lack seasoning. Apparently this place is popular for a breakfast buffet. Explains the crowds. We were never told nor offered the buffet. In hindsight probably was a great thing, given the food quality. At least it was affordable, and the beef fajita was actually quite good, maybe why it's a two. With so many great options so close together, this one I would not recommend. read more

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A friend and I met for drinks so my rating is based on mangonadas and service alone and both were top notch. I would definitely go back for drinks and I still have to try the food. read more

Cheese Enchilada and frozen margarita. The rice was okay I guess. The beans were better than the rice but I didn't like it too much either. The Cheese Enchiladas were rough but weren't bad. The service was good. The ambiance is nice I love the vibe in here very nice. read more

Sabor A La Mexicana - Cheese Enchilada and frozen margarita. - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Went with our church group, all our orders took very long to be brought. One of our sister's charro beans had literally one table spoon of beans and the rest was bean water. We ordered fish tacos which still took another 10 minutes after everyone else was served. The menu description said that coleslaw was included with the tacos, they gave us shredded lettuce. Fine, we did have a group of 10...NOT ONE WORKER seemed happy to be there, not even management. When we inquired about the delayed fish tacos, the manager said, "It's because fish takes longer to cook." REALLY?! I hope they just had an "off" day. ​ read more

Wow! Food, atmosphere, and service just like Mexico. The cheese enchiladas were full of flavor and a good portion for a reasonable price. Music was slightly loud, but this is a cantina as well as a restaurant. Speaking Mexican Spanish helps. read more

Sabor A La Mexicana - Cheese enchiladas plate - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Food was delicious. Service was great. Staff was cordial & friendly. Cafe de Olla was delicious.

Was seated and menus thrown on our table. Waited about 15 minutes and no one came to take our order, there might have been 6 to 7 tables with customers. This is not the first time we've received poor service. But thought we'd give them a second chance for the new year . read more

Great food, great service and great value! Staff are friendly and attentive. Would recommend lowering the volume on the music.

The food was delicious, authentic, homemade, and came quickly. Our waiter Pedro was friendly and gave great recommendations for the food. Highly recommend this restaurant! And the prices were excellent as well read more

So as I was visiting Texas again my friend told me about this place. He had great reviews about it so I wanted to try some good Mexican food. The location was ok. The outside was clean. We walk in and were immediately greeted to sit at a booth. It wasn't crowded at all. Very clean, workers took precautions. The waitress was very nice, polite with a smile big as gold. LOL. Had the pina colada it was very strong but good. The bean dip with the chips was awesome. Great taste. My friend had the tacos which they said were excellent. My mother had the Mango margarita let's say she was feeling quite nice and wavy lol after this drink. It was more than enough. Everything was cooked to perfection. I was happy with the service. read more

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love there food and drinks but customer service, especially on drive- thru is bad, called in an order for pick up last night and went through drive-thur to pick it up, waited for almost 20 minutes. there was only one car in front of me and a truck behind me and, the place inside was almost empty and still i had to wait about 30 minutes to get my pre order food + i had also ordered a lemonade and they forgot to give it to me but they did remember to charge me for it any way. i finally had to get down to hunt my order down and waited for someone to help me and when they finally showed up i expressed to him my dissapointment and he told me that he didn't know what to tell me. it sucks because it's close to my house and very convenient but i don't think i will return + our food was cold by the time we were able to get it read more

Service is good, waitress was very nice and had a great sense of humor when we joked with her. The food was good (flavor wise) but the tortillas were not soft and fluffy. They were very dense and slightly stiff (still foldable). The steak and eggs plate was good but potato's were blan. But beware if you order avocado on the side. My husband and I both had avocado slices on the side but were charged 2 different prices. One was listed as avo slices $1.76 and the other charge is listed as side avocado $4.99. Which is a big difference if u ask me. I'm going to include our receipt with charges. The only other thing that I noticed was the table was still a bit dirty when we were seated. Overall, will probably return but probably won't order avocado or a taco. read more

Sabor A La Mexicana - We both ordered side of sliced avocado but charged 2 dif prices. I was charged $1.76 avo slices. Hubs was charged $4.99 side avocado. - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Went in on my lunch hour. Ordered the chicken puffy taco plate. Salsa and hot beans were offered with chips as an appetizer. Salsa was spicy but really good. Beans were hot and were great with the chips. However, the chips were thick chunks of tortilla that came out of a bag. Puffy tacos were OK but nothing special. Rice and beans were just OK. I did have an issue with finding my waiter when it was time to go. Then the cashier finally wandered out of the kitchen with her mouth full of food. Almost was late getting back to work!! read more

Where do I start......ok, I probably would not go back. The restaurant was clean and the waitress was pretty good ,however, they had a live singer there, and omg. Let's just say it was so freakin loud!!! We couldn't even talk at our table. We couldn't hear each other over that singing. This was a bad idea. Then she started walking around the restaurant as if it were a concert! I got the worst headache ever! It was bad. I ordered the fried mojarra with rice and fries. The fish and fries were good. I didn't like the rice. My waitress never really came back and stayed at a table with a couple men that were dining as well. Not a good experience at all. read more

Sabor A La Mexicana - Mojarra. Rice. Fries. - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The breakfast Buffet is so good!! Menudo, pozole, fideo, enchiladas, frijoles, arroz... and for $11.99!! What a bargain!

The service was okay nothing special but the food was trash I got a fajita plate and every piece of fajita was chewy "esta cane ta dura" and the chicken was dry ass he'll with no seasoning felt like I was eating rubber and I got a sweat tea it had like two pounds of sugar In it so I switched it for a big red and the big red tasted dirty like if they haven't cleaned the soda dispenser NASTY AF don't get carbonated drinks from there and they still charged me for the sweet tea even tho he took it away from us like bruh I was tryna switch it but nothing against them im just being honest it looked good af online but it was not good I took two bites and packed that bitch up for my dogs to eat later hope this helps whoever thinks about going here read more

Thursday night... worst service ever in a Mexican restaurant...we waited a good minute for our servers to come, but they never came not even for drinks. don't recommend this place. read more

These jalapeño wraps with bacon are awesome! Also the service is awesome from Liz the bartender to the the manager Sergio and all the wait staff, no one is perfect all the time but this place is pretty close. If you come I recommend the parrillda. read more

Sabor A La Mexicana - These jalapeño bacon wraps are awesome! - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

My daughter and I came in to San Antonio and stopped off Military drive and found this Mexican restaurant called Sabor A La Mexicana, very authentic Mexican food, the servers spoke only Spanish, but it didn't keep us from letting her know what we wanted, she was very polite and I highly recommend this place to all. My daughter had sour cream enchiladas with the fixings and I had carne asada tacos with grilled onions and cilantro with charro beans & 2 of the hottest sauces i ever had but with a great taste. A person would have to go south of the border to get any thing that would compare. All that is left to say is U all come. Thanks Rick A read more

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Sunday morning buffet is not all that. While it may be all you can eat , tortillas are not. So as part of the morning buffet you will have to cut your barbacoa tacos short. You only get an order. lol.. was not a happy camper. No eggs, sausage, pancakes etc.? Pozole and Menudo were ok, I guess. Oh and with that buffet you get crispy tacos.. with unlimited crispy tacos lol... and unlimited tostadas as they have beans . lol But again not unlimited flour tortillas lol... anyways. Waitress keep an eye on you if not everyone in your table purchase buffet. Crazy .. and watch out waitress won't say anything to you but bring manger to table if they see you sharing food with your party. Ugh.. crazy.... Food is ok not the best. But buffet not worth it. I've been to better restaurants with much better breakfast selection and definitely not awkward staff read more

First time visiting this place for lunch, recommended by my lunch buddy. The outside is such a beautiful, colorful, yet modern building. Inside was decent and the menu list was ok. I couldn't find a surf & turf dish or a beef and shrimp or seafood combo so we ordered the 2 beef fajitas for two. It was a large portion but not very tasty. I was disappointed. The service was good. Been there but not likely to return or recommend. read more

Thanks for the response, Isidro. We had actually eaten inside the restaurant on Mother's Day so the food was not transported from the restaurant. Also, we did bring the issue up with the staff who told us the color was from the meat seasoning. When we tried to escalate the issue to the manager, his 5 star solution we got was for us to leave and never come back. read more

Sabor A La Mexicana - Crispy taco. Manager said the seasoning they used caused the meat to be pink. - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

We usually order the parrillada it's more than enough for 2-4 people the drinks are good too. Go on Friday nights for the best mariachis!

Following up my initial review. Guys here dramatically reduced their portions. That's a huge turn off for me. I let them know on another social media platform and they deleted my comment. A professional response would have been a way better approach. For sure I'm taking my money and business elsewhere. read more

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Ok where do I start.....food or drinks? We'll it doesn't matter because both are delicious and great tasting!! Way to go Southside Definitely is a new go to place for us. Great customer service, nice food & drink presentations, & like I side....delicious! Sorry didn't take pic of food. read more

Sabor A La Mexicana - Mangonada Margarita - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I just love this place. The portions are really big for the price. The food tastes so fresh and delicious read more

Sabor A La Mexicana - Taco salad with chicken - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Great Fajitas, good food and good service BUT mariachi music is WAY too loud!!! Mariachi don't need a microphone!

This was great Mexican restaurant. The food was delicious and the drinks were great. We had a great time. The staff was friendly and courteous. Thank you. read more

This is one of the worst Mexican restaurant in the south side. First I would like to give credit to one of the best waitresses I've ever had (Mari) girl you need to find another restaurant to work at. your hospitality is by far the best. Back to the food. The salsa we received had already turned sour and the other salsa was just red dirty water and tasted like so. I ordered 2 cheese enchiladas with a crispy taco with charro beans. The enchiladas were so hard not even a knife could cut them. The rice tasted old and the crispy taco was so disgusting. The shell was stale and the meat tasted like nothing. The charro beans had a weird flavor that I just gave up. Last thing I needed was food poisoning. The waitress brought us chips with beans and cheese but they lacked flavor that no amount of salt could fix. We never tried the other salsas as we feared they might be bad too. My husband's ordered the same but with the steak. The meat tasted like it was cooked in the morning and just put in the microwave for us. The guacamole that was smeared on the plate looked and tasted like it came from a bag. The ONLY good thing about this restaurant was the glass of cold water. DO NOT BOTHER. Keep driving. Hell Pica Pica might have better food than this place. read more

My daughter and I came in to San Antonio and stopped off Military drive and found this Mexican restaurant called Sabor A La Mexicana, very authentic Mexican food, the servers spoke only Spanish, but it didn't keep us from letting her know what we wanted, our waitress was very polite and I highly recommend this place to all. My daughter had sour cream enchiladas with the fixings and I had carne asada tacos with grilled onions and cilantro with charro beans & 2 of the hottest sauces i ever had but with a great taste. A person would have to go south of the border to get any thing that would compare. All that is left to say is U all come. Thanks Rick A read more

Fabulous. Best in the City!! There's no comparison. Drive from the Hill Country and it's worth it every time.

Great Food and Great Service! Highly recommend Steak and Shrimp.... Waitress Alexis and GM Sergio took GM great care of our family here for a birthday dinner. Keep up the good work and Thank You Again for the great service. 5 star ALL THE WAY! read more

I really wanted to like this place, and we should of left after the 10 + min we sat at the table w no one tending us , however we wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt . The food was ok, my husband ordered a steak ranchero , it looked more like a reg steak and they had no knives , she said they ran out . My husband used hands to tear food . The mangonada y sabor of Mexico drink had no liquor . This restaurant was not under staffed there was more waitress than customers . We had a party of 5, four of them got there food and much later the last Person got hers. San Antonio has a lot of choices , pick another place . Oh and don't wait on ur ticket , they won't tell you , you have to pay upfront , you have to figure it out on ur own . read more

Sabor A La Mexicana - Mexican Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Last time I went here for my first time and I ordered a green enchiladas plate, the food was barely warm and the meat inside the enchiladas were still pink, I got almost food poising from this. read more

I'm here to give them a second chance. I sat, waitress walks by saying something in Spanish, walks off to move tables around. I am watching waitresses moving tables around for about 5 minutes, I had to ask a waiter to come help me. Finally got to order. I love the Caldo the res here, but I am not coming back because of the service. I won't order at the window either because they take for ever and always something wrong with the order. DONE here. read more

Mediocre mexican food and thats being polite. Service was sub par. Nothing special. Food was ehh. To be specific, I ordered the Mexican plate. Soggy crispy tacos, the meat tasted like it was previously frozen, enchiladas had barely any cheese inside, and hard. Let's not forget we can barley get the waiters attention. Good luck if you go with a larger party. read more

The best food I have ever eaten, at first it didn't look like much but it sure is recommended, Five Stars.

Sorry Folks! Don't waste your time and don't waste your money. It's bad enough the food is terrible but the service is even worse! Pretty place but horrible everything else! Drive a little more and get better food and service don't waste your time here!!! read more

Delicious! First time here with my parents who've been coming since it opened. Must say, its so good, salsa, all the food tastes fresh! Ive never had a side salad taste so fresh with homemade guacamole, chopped bell peppers,jalapeño and onions, delish! Margaritas are perfect, beers on tap. 10/10 experience here. Highly recommend. read more