Stopped by Tequilas Botanero in San Jose and had a really good experience overall. The Mar y Tierra tacos were delicious -- great flavor and cooked perfectly. Definitely something I'd order again. I also ordered a double michelada, which tasted great and was super refreshing. The only reason I'm giving 4 stars instead of 5 is because it only came with two shrimp on top, which felt a little light for a double michelada. Other than that everything was solid and I'd definitely come back. Good food, good drinks, and a fun spot to hang out. read more

Tequila's & Botanero - Double michelada with shrimp. Tasted great, just wish it came with a few more shrimp. - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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I'm staying with my 4 star because the seafood is just yummy and fresh! This time I brought my daughter and son in law! I went with enchiladas plate this time. I chose carnitas with green sauce. The green sauce was not what I was used too. I was thinking it was verde sauce but this was too sour for me. I also order a side chicken crunchy taco. Chicken was too dry. My daughter went for the shrimp, octopus and fish tostadas and it was so good and fresh! My SIL ordered the fried tilapia that too was a hit crispy outside but moist and flavorful inside! He said he was just Missing his soy sauce to make his dipping sauce. Just wanted to note service to check on how we were doing or needed any drink refill was a miss. I had to flag them down. read more

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Friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Just don't come here expecting to converse because the music is deafening. The menu offers a variety of seafood, burgers, sushi (fusion), and traditional Mexican dishes. They do offer a large selections of alcohol, too (beer). I ordered Tequila's Quesadilla (asada). It was very good, juicy from the asada and fresh tomatoes and lettuce) so anticipate it to be messy, so towards the end I opted to use a knife and a fork to eat. The complimentary chips and salsa (verde and orange) were both very fresh and good, too! I'll try something else next time. read more

Tequila's & Botanero - Tequila's Quesadilla. - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

This is a super fun place for late night eats and mariachi music. The staff was friendly and quick to serve the food! The food was good, but the highlight is the michelada with the giant shrimp! The drink is super flavorful and the shrimps are grilled to perfection. That drink is a meal in itself! The mariachi music was enjoyable but a bit loud. They have outdoor seating that would be better if you don't like the loud music We will be back read more

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I've been to this place in the past on a weekend and the atmosphere is wild! Live music and a lot of beer flowing throughout! It's a vibe! This time we went on a Monday evening for dinner and it was much quieter, the service was great and very enjoyable. We tried two of their appetizer platters and you can't go wrong with ordering one of their best Micheladas out there!!!!! read more

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Whooooaaaaa!!! This place is wild!!! Music bumping to wake up the neighbors! Came here on a calm Thursday night to have some food and ended up in club! Love it! Ordered 4 tacos de asada and a super chavela!! The super chavela has shrimp all around the brim, delicious. The Tacos were on point. Service was quick. Staff was friendly and attentive. Kept our drinks coming! The band or Grupo had this place jumping from the moment we walked in all the way to our exit. Hit after hit non-stop Mexican jams. read more

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This place is near my parent's house they recommended this place to me they love it . This place is located off Monterey Rd busy street not to far from the downtown area. The inside was huge and very colorful with TVs everywhere like a lot of TVs and lights . They have live music you can pay for them to sing and play at your table. For food my friends got seafood stuff I'm allergic just let your waiter know if u are too . I got nachos and tacos my friend also got the huevos ranchers all the food was 10/10 . For drinks my friends got Micheladas with shrimp which they offer different kinds of Micheladas with more add ons . They also have margaritas and Hennychata which is what I got Horchata and a small bottle of Hennessy I have not had one of those since Chachos lol It was delicious! Our first waiter was nice and attentive. Overall we had a great lunch the food and drinks definitely hit the spot . I will be coming back when I'm in the area. Great vibes .. read more

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La comida excelente pero los baños están Súper sucios hombres mujeres usan el mismo baño y los hombres al parecer dejan los baños sucios por encima muy muy mal Debería de estar una persona designada para dar mantenimiento a los baños y tener jabón papel y los toiles limpios please solo pongan atención en la limpieza de los baños creo no es mucho pedir read more

Ordené 3 micheladas mi total fue $54, como no tenía cambio pague con uno de $50 y un $20 total $70 dólares. En vez de darme mi cambio completo me regresaron 6 dólares y ellas solas se dieron su propina a su gusto. Ordered three drinks my total ended up being $54 since I didn't have change I decided to pay with the a $50bill and a $20 my total being of $70. When I got my change back I noticed I only received six dollars which means they tipped themselves and never got my full change back! read more

It was my first time to visit the restaurant. I was craving for shrimps and the restaurant was the best place to go for shrimps. The restaurant got busy for dinner, but we got a good service. There was a Mexican band. It was very authentic Mexican restaurant. I can't wait to go back there read more

Tequila's & Botanero - Shrimp plate - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

Came here today with my man, on a Saturday. So not sure if the vibe is the same during the week. Ordered: shrimp & steak plate , seafood soup, & a regular michelada Price: $75 and some change. This included a 3% charge for paying with a credit card. Service: quick, friendly Ambiance: it is loud inside. Can be a great thing or an awful thing. Great for celebrating. Music is loud. For a first date? I would not recommend if you're trying to talk to your date. Too loud to talk to the person across from you comfortably. But loud enough to want to sing with your friends. Outside it is much more quiet. Better if you're trying to have a more intimate experience. Will I come back? Yes. It was a fun time! read more

Tequila's & Botanero - Steak and shrimp - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

La comida está muy deliciosa y el ambiente muy alegre y su personal muy amables Se los recomiendo read more

Tequila's & Botanero - Carne Asada - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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Place has a loud atmosphere and good food I'm definitely going back for the Micheladas and seafood dishes it was great

Really bad service. Food comes out incomplete and no one checks on you. You have to keep asking them for missing items and they ignore people. read more

Fantastic food! There's mostly seafood options, which is what this place is really known for. However, I ordered enchiladas this time and they were delicious. The staff is helpful and quick. There are times when live music is playing and this place oftentimes host various events. Make sure to check some out! read more

Tequila's & Botanero - Enchiladas Rojas de carne asada with rice, beans and guacamole - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

Been a while since 2021, I had to and get my favorite Tacos De Pescado - Fish tacos. They changed the plating on those tacos Just the fish and hot sauce and the radish and grilled jalapeno to go with it. If you look at my pictures back in August 2021 they would put a lot of lettuce and tomato on top of the tacos and now it's BETTER without all of that nonsense. I ate 5 of them OMG!! LOL! Hijole Que Rico!! Went to NOM NOM city. The two waitresses were servicing EVERYBODY coming. They were awesome and fast and professional. They have new additional flat screens. I counted 11 and maybe more. This place will be hopping on any NFL Football game or Futbol soccer game. The seats outside are perfect. Prices are good enough to leave them a descent tip. read more

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El mejor ceviche en el area de la Bahia y soy de Sinaloa así que si se lo que es comer ceviche bueno. Muy buen servicio recomendadisimo !!

Love the amazing delicious food choices and such perfect services and music. I enjoy cominhere for special events and to pass an amazing time with my friends and family. read more

The food was very delicious, the servers were very kind and nice, the restaurant had nice music and very clean and organized. I highly recommend this restaurant very good Mexican food. read more

Amazing food, amazing service, and amazing ambiance here at Tequila's & Botanero!! I love this place! It was my second time here tonight and my family and I had a great time. I ordered the tequila's quesadilla with carne asada and a side of rice. So good! Their seafood is a must try here as well - my family ordered a shrimp dish and a fried fish dish and they were both delicious. The seafood is very fresh. The service is wonderful here! Our server was the sweetest along with all of the other staff whether it was to come check in to see how we were doing or a smile as they walked by. The ambiance is so fun! On Tuesdays they have karaoke and a DJ. The music is very very loud here so not a place to go to if you're looking for somewhere quiet and to have a conversation, we could barely hear each other over the music. We could even hear the music all the way down the street. Not sure if it's like this every night but we loved it!! This will definitely be a go-to spot of ours now! Highly recommend! read more

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Second time going here and it still was OK. The hennychata taste really good, even just the horchata by itself it's good. I am not a michelada person, so I did not try it, but the camarones on it were good. I didn't like how they put Mango on basically every dish and I love Mango. The service was horrible. The waitress would walk near our table and see empty plates and leave them there (our table was full of plates with food). She did not pick anything up till the end when we were leaving. The ambience is good if you love loud music and are not there to talk to the people you went with. It is a good spot to go drink with friends and watch games. The food is OK with some dishes lacking flavor. read more

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The food always hits and the drinks too! The ambiance is vibrant and yes, LOUD, but if just kicking back and enjoying the vibe is your thing, then hopefully you'll like this spot. The service is good, consistent with checking in and asking if there is anything you'd like, so, yeah pretty good overall. read more

This place use to be one of my top favorite Mexican restaurants. Considering how fresh their seafood is , but unfortunately their costumer service has gone done . Our food took forever to come and the server barley check on us , I literally had to ask someone else for the check . Mind you this service was done during the week when it wasn't busy. read more

Super Nice Staff with good service & very caring & the owner very friendly as well! He personally came to us and gave us Free Shots. & it's my second time here & so far very satisfied I ordered the "Tequila Sushi Roll" super good read more

Tequila's & Botanero - Tequila Sushi Roll - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

I was there this past weekend and the food was great. I ordered some sushi and micheladas while listening to live music and getting exceptional service. Highly recommend! They offer indoor and outdoor sitting (with heaters). read more

My friend who's from San Jose recommended this spot,she said that she's heard good things and that we should give it a try. we went in and it was perfect because they had a Banda! / Grupo which made the atmosphere's more enjoyable. Who doesn't love a nice live band. First things first we order a Michelada it was topped with two seasoned shrimp, a slice of Cucumber and a slice of orange the tequilas roll which was deep fried roll had tempura shrimp,Imitation crab, topped with their house made Mayo sauce this roll was very tasty. The Super botana was really good. A perfect plate to share. They did add a bit to much of pineapple slices but it was a delicious spicy plate. . Will I be back. Of course Oh they also brought us two shots on the house . read more

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Really bad customer service . All servers are very rude use an inappropriate tone when dealing with upset with disappointed customers . If I would No stars at all and not recommended . read more

Friends and I were craving a super michelada with the shrimps. It was probably one of the best we've had. We also got some asada tacos and they were to me probably the best asada tacos I've ever had in SJ. The asada was juicy and not dry like some places and the seasoning or marinade was flavorful. Some taco places all you taste is the salsa and lime and the meat is dry. Service was great! The beautiful ladies as waitresses here are very sweet and always checks up on you. We sat outside in the back to enjoy the sunny weather. There's a lot of tables inside and a lot of people it's a cool spot for family or friends to hangout and enjoy good food and drinks. Definitely will be back! read more

This restaurant is a hidden gem. The music and ambiance is great. There's live music and plenty of parking. The seafood platters are good, the drinks are super good! Great customer service, the waitresses are very attentive. read more

Tequila's & Botanero - Cantarito with Patron - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

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The cucaracha was *chef's kiss* delicious ! I would've had another whole plate if I could. The sauce was so good. Very flavorful and with a little heat. Each bite was delicious. Would've been so good with some plain white rice as well to soak up any left over sauce. I ate everything on the plate, the pickled onions, cucumbers, orange slices with Tajín and tomatoes. Everything was just so good. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. The two types of shrimp was a plus. I love shrimp especially with the head so having the standard shrimp plus the tiger shrimp was great. Live music was cool, super loud inside, hard to talk to everyone at the table if you're voice isn't loud, but it was enjoyable. Service was great, super friendly and fast. Horchata was a tad too sweet for me, but it was good. Super clean and bright inside. The light strips were a little different, but it made the place fun. read more

Great food & good service. I came here on a Saturday afternoon for dinner and drinks since it was a friend's birthday. Upon arrival there was no parking so I got dropped off while hubbie was driving around for 15 minutes looking for a spot to park. The parking lot is tiny! Well, the restaurant is relatively small too and extremely packed. Inside was crowded and the music is too loud to have a conversation. Good thing we were set up on the patio. I was pleased with the good service since we had a large party (Over 20). They refused to split the bill what's so ever. The food was really good and we didn't have to wait long after ordering. Drinks were good but very expensive. $17 a shot. And 16.99 for a chavela. Yikes. Our bill cost more for drinks than food. They did bring a complimentary fruit plate of mango and Cucumber as well as a birthday flan/shot for birthday girl. She was very happy. The service gals all helped one another at our table and continously checked on us. Most of them didn't speak English so I did a lot of translating. The guys liked this restraunt for the service girls (they all had bbl). The patio was nice to sit at because I could hold a conversation without guessing what the person next to me is saying since music wasn't too loud outside. There are foot vendors that walk around trying to sell homemade food items and etc. Overall it was a great experience and I wouldnt mind coming back. read more

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Came here for a birthday and was quite the experience. Food & drinks we're great but make sure to bring some ear plugs to enjoy your food or drink a bit more. The music was a bit too loud and gave some of our party headaches. It would've made the experience alittle better if the music was lower so we could carry on a conversation. Service was great. read more

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First Impression... Holy shit... San Jose has been missing a restaurant like this for YEARS!!! I come into this place, theres live music, the servers are bubbly and helpful, and I get my food in less than 10 minutes. The music is amazing, the atmosphere is amazing, and the culture is rich and inviting. I will come here again!!!! read more

Tequila's & Botanero - Live band?! Super kick ass! Everyones so friendly too!!! - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

Love this place! Food is good and their hennychata is worth a try. Every time I've gone there's mariachi playing and makes it a great place to eat. Service has varied but overall satisfied. If you are looking for a place to have a conversation, this isn't it. Their music is pretty loud and there's always folks singing along. read more

Carne asada plate 10/10! The portions are big, bacon is actually crispy and cook it how you would expect at a breakfast spot! Super loud and I'm not big on places like that only because I get a bit overwhelmed but I do enjoy the ambience, the music and feeling like your at a fiesta, actually feeling the comfort of the place. Margaritas were a 4.2/5 but still felt buzzed so it did it's job. 1st time coming here last night, the service is spot on and not just your server but also the other servers will check on you which I love to see because it is lacking everywhere else these days. read more

Lots of folks drinking cervezas on a Monday night. Love how brightly lit the place is. Music too loud for me, but the walls of TV screens gives lots to watch. First taqueria I've been to that does JAM (Japanese AmericanMexican) sushi! So San Jose. read more

Tequila's & Botanero - Restrooms outside - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California

No es la primera vez q frecuento el lugar,las veces q he ido todo muy bien....pero esta ultima vez q fui tuve una pesima experiencia..le pedi ala mesera unos camarones ala diabla y le comente q los queria picoso mediano..pero resulta k cuando pruebo el platillo era practicamente camarones con ketchup..como trai hambre m comi el arroz...y m toco esperar a q mi mesera para preguntarme q si todo esta bien y l comente sobre la comida y k mejor ordenaria otra cosa..ella muy amable m trajo el menu y le ordene otro platillo..pero resulta q cuando m trajo la cuenta..me cobro las dos comidas....yo sin discultirle le pague y con no se si la poliza d su restaurant esta bien eso read more

Love the vibes here, and the food is Came here to celebrate my sisters birthday, and we had so much fun! Definitely recommend!! read more

Great food... but why the picnic wear? I really like the food in this place as it serves authentic pacific coast Mexican food. The aguachile is phenomenal. However, I am not sure why a large restaurant with so much customer traffic is using disposable utensils and cups. Even when you ask for a water refill they would bring you a fresh plastic cup every time. I would encourage management to change this practice which is Completely unnecessary and choose what is right for the environment. read more

Excelente servicio y las margaritas muy ricas muy lindo . , especialmente al manager julito , maría y todos !....muchas gracias read more

Tequila's & Botanero - Excelente servicio Gracias julio - Mexican Near Me - San Jose, California