Totally disappointing experience and I will never return. It's Saturday night, my family and I get to Uncle Julio's at 4:30PM. We were given a wait time of two hours, but the place was poppin' so we waited. And then we waited some more, then some more. My family and I finally decided to leave at 8:00PM. The hostess had nerve to ask "give us another chance," while other restaurant employees began handing out water, chips and salsa. I did not want free chips and quite frankly Uncle Julio's never needs to worry about my hard earned cash. Never waited for over three hours to be seated in my life and I grew up in NewYork City! Uncle Julio's is a major suck storm!! read more

This uncle julios just opened. The quac is really good. It was really busy when I stopped for pick up. People seemed to be happy with the food. I got the enchiladas. I've had better. I think I would give them time to work out kinks. I went to the ones in Texas and they were always good. read more

So why 1 star when I didn't even eat here you ask? To warn you away from terrible wait times..unacceptable to be honest. 2 hour wait became more than 3 hours and there was no sign of being seated. I'd chalk it up to a busy night but it was clearly mismanagement as we were advised of incorrect wait times more than twice. Several customers left in frustration and they didn't stop them as an answer to the wait. And based on the other reviews it sounds like it's overpriced and underwhelming so I suppose we dodged a bullet. Shake Shack to the rescue tonight! read more

If you want authentic delicious Mexican food . This is your place! My fiancé and I tried it for the first time. The atmosphere was excellent. The meal was the best Mexican food we have had. My fiancé got the chicken quesadilla and I got enchiladas. We definitely recommend this place to anyone in search of Mexican food. read more

This has a great outdoor area with decent food and drinks as part of the Commons Mall. We had Fajitas and tacos. Both good and decent portions. read more

I have been here four times now while the food has been consistently good. Unfortunately the service has been consistently bad. Last night we had a fairly large party the server took drink orders from about a third of the table then left came back drop off the drinks and left again we needed to flag him down to get the rest of the drink orders in. Stuff like that happened the whole time we were there. read more

Terrible food. The pulled chicken was chunks of tasteless overcooked chicken. Rice was tasteless and undercooked.

I love Mexican food, really, really GOOD Mexican food. Having eaten at an Uncle Julio's the Virginia DC area 8 years ago, I have been looking for a local one for years. When hearing that this was going to open up I was excited. We are at another location in Maryland last summer on a trip to Georgia. Wifey and the kids fell in love. When the Bridgewater location finally opened up we were ecstatic! Then we found out about the wait times...no biggie, just do the online reservation that happens to be on Junior's birthday! Score! We arrived a bit earlier as my youngest is in a wheelchair and it takes a little extra time to move him around. We arrived at 1pm for a 1:30 reservation. We checked in and were called at...1:30. Awesome sauce. We made an actual scene with the amount of food that we ordered- 2 of the fajitas Calixtos, quesadilla for my youngest, soft tacos for Junior, queso for the chips, the bacon wrapped shrimp as an app. I think our server thought we were crazy. The large bacon wrapped shrimp have habaneros in them, don't be skeered!! The sauce is a little sweet that balances out the heat! We also ended the meal with the sopapillas and the chocolate piñata both of which are delicious. Junior made a big scene of whacking the chocolate piñata so the chocolate pieces flew everywhere. As i sit here I'm remembering that we got 2 ordered of delicious tamales to go! Off to the kitchen! read more

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I've never been to a Uncle Julio's before but I love Mexican food so I decided why not? They just opened recently and I didn't make a reservation so yea being a rational person I expected a wait. Long story short the food was amazing especially the fajitas and guacamole :). The service was more than exceptional and my waitress was a female but I can't remember her name. I read a few reviews on here before I went and still took a chance and had an excellent experience! I hope people reading this understand that their a new business in a heavily populated area so make a reservation it's really not that hard! :) I've lived in Somerset County my entire life so I know people can be a bit entitled. Larga vida al tío Julio! read more

We are there last night and saw a mouse running across the dining room area. We were so grossed out and I spoke to the manager. He said that a few people had told him they saw a mouse that day. What! The restaurant should've been closed and exterminated. I will NEVER eat here again. read more

My kids' favorie. The food is nice and the service is good. We definitely will go there next time.

Loved!!!! Ordered the steak fajita quesadilla and pulled chicken tacos. Both were great! Very clean restaurant and not overly crowded. Sat outside and felt very comfortable. Cant wait to go back! Only complaint is that they charge you $1 for a side of sour cream - kind of ridiculous. read more

Uncle Julio's - Tex-Mex Near Me - Bridgewater, New Jersey

Service was ok; would of been better if they stopped by a bit more frequently to ensure we didn't need anything. However, waiter was very nice. She was excellent. The food was very expensive for what you get. I was expecting a dinner size portion each of chicken and steak fajitas for two for 38.00. Small sides of rice and mostly onions and peppers - very little steak or chicken. About three to four small slices each for two people serving. The chicken was very odd; almost as if it was boiled and not grilled. Four tortillas for two people to share ? Best thing of tonight was the flavorful salsa. Sad because I was hoping to become a regular. The steak was fabulous - just wish there was more then three pieces for a two person serving. One beer, one margarita (during happy hour) and one shared fajita came to 60.00. read more

This was in the top 5 worst restaurant experiences. Ever. The food was mediocre at best, but... the service was horrendous. Completely ignored by the waitstaff, drinks sat empty, our waiter disappeared immediately. When my 10 year old son spilled his drink accidentally, not a single member of the staff came to offer a napkin or a mop. At this point we called it a night, because the food was inedible anyway. read more

Good drinks but bad customer service and bad food. Takes hell lot of time to bring your food and it has no way related to Mexican food all taste either frozen or too much cheese. read more

I've ordered a few takeouts in different occasions. I must say that the food was delicious.

On October 4, 2023, my wife and I had lunch at Uncle Julio's at the Bridgewater Commons Mall. At the conclusion of our lunch, I was presented with a digital notepad to pay the bill. At one point in the process the notepad requested that I pay an additional amount. I call the waiter over and he determined that I had been given the wrong bill. He went to the manager and returned to say that I would be credited the wrong amount in 7 to 10 business days and gave me the notepad with my correct bill, which I also paid. Both Debits appeared on my credit card statement, but no credit was ever received for the erroneous transaction. I disputed the erroneous transaction on my credit card bill and Uncle Julio's gave evidence to my credit card company that I had agreed to pay for someone else's bill, so my dispute was denied. We will never dine at Uncle Julio's again and we will tell all our friends about this. read more

I am glad I didn't read the reviews before we went. We visited the Bridgewater location on Tuesday we friends. It is Friday and we are planning to return with our family. My husband enjoyed the flavor of the steak fajita and I had the cheese and onion enchiladas. The cheese was just right and I had onions. The only issue was our friend wanted unseasoned shrimp and they said they ran out. If everything is made from scratch, I'm not sure how this could happen. Hoping for another good experience tonight. read more

It's new so the wait times are long. The space is nice and the food is good. We ordered the steak for two, it was seasoned very well. The shrimp taco was on point. It's obviously not authentic but better than your average chain restaurant. read more

Where do I begin... So me and gf did an online order of fajitas for 2 to go because I barely like sitting in a restaurant with people without a pandemic. We got the half and half chicken and upgraded filet mignon. It supposed to come with cheese(which turned out to be a ketchup cup filled with queso) guacomole,some rice, peppers and onions, sour cream and fresh made tortillas. They also threw in their world famous chips and salsa lol... No! To be real the chicken and beef was alright, not bad but nothing to brag about. It was cooked alot better then the other reviews said but that's it for the positive. The negative- They forgot the sour cream which we had some at home so no big deal. They also forgot the guacamole and that affected my girl more then me because I'm not WOKE enough to eat that crap. Like I said the "cheese" was queso dip. The rice was flavorless and I'm being dead ass rice-a-roni would blow theirs away. They gave us 4 tortillas in that price tag of 40+ plus dollars. They gave us 6 pieces of onion and 6 pieces of peppers... Yeah I counted. It felt like me and my gf were the kratchet family on Christmas Eve dividing food up with tiny tim. They gave us 4 strips of chicken and 5 strips of the filet mignon sliced into cube pieces to make it look like a bigger portion.... 40+ bucks people lol. So I was like whatever let me eat some chips and salsa....wewwww pumped!!!!..... I almost spit it out when it touched my tongue. It taste like gas (not spicy).... Like have you ever filled your tank or been around some one who filled a lawn mower and the fumes get in your nose and mouth?... That was the taste I promise!!! My gf who thinks I'm over critical of things tasted it and was like "wow yeah that's gasy tasting"... I won a point for once in my life. So yeah I went in the kitchen to clean up cause you know dinners done and i see my gf also got these fried cinnamon squares with powdered sugar... So I snuck one and ahahah It took me like 2 mins to finish this chewy thing bouncing around my mouth like flubber. I gave up and tossed the rest. Listen if you got time and you're looking for this type of food at like a fraction the price and double the portions. Go to jose tejas in Woodbridge. This place is just convienant since its close to the mall. I won't even eat there again. Have a great day read more

The food was ok, service was on the slow side for a mediocre Mon. afternoon. Great set up with the windows open and a nice looking bar, but it was filthy. There was no one at the bar when we got there and there were crumbs, salt and napkins all over. If it was after the lunch rush I would understand, but it was 3:30 in the afternoon. Eventually one of the bartenders made a halfhearted attempt. The picture is after he cleaned up read more

The service was mediocre at best, sat for 15 minutes before the waitress came over, she took our order and it took another 10 minutes to get drinks. The food was okay, room temperature quesadilla. Ordered a refill on one drink but never got it. Never got an itemized receipt for the meal. May go back when they don't seem so busy. read more

I would give it zero stars if I could. Was out shopping with my mom and we were both hungry. Our normal go to when we are by the mall is the Cheesecake Factory but we really wanted to try Uncle Julio's. We went in and the place was not crowded. The hostess sat us quickly. We reviewed the menu and I saw that they had a Happy Hour! Great!! Checked my watch, it was 20 min to 6 pm so figured, awesome, we can both get one drink at the Happy Hour price. We sat there and no one came over even though there were at least 5 waiters, or who we assumed were waiters in black, walking back and forth but never came over. Finally, I caught someone's eye and the nice gentleman came over and my mom wanted to order her drink. Well he said he couldn't take her order and went to someone that may have been the manager, not sure. He never came over. At this point it's 9 to 6 pm. No water, no offer of drinks, nothing. No one even acknowledged that we were there. So my mom and I finally decided to get up to leave. One guy walked by tapping his watch. What was that all about?!? Very unprofessional service and experience overall. We will not be back. Told the poor hostess on the way out and hopefully she passed it on to the manager. There are plenty of other good restaurants in the area where we have consistent great experiences. Making a customer wait to run out the time for Happy Hour is rude and terrible customer service. read more

Was quoted an hour wait time an hour and a half ago. They just said at least another half hour. They are the only restaurant with a patio that we've gone to in New Jersey that does not have a time limit on tables. Because of the limited seating every restaurant we've gone to has put a time limit on tables so you're not waiting this long. They do not do that. We're sitting here watching people who finished eating over an hour ago just talking. I could management and will not be returning read more

Horrible service! They sat our party of five at a table that was a mess! The floor was COVERED and I mean COVERED with rice and chips. A mess! The food took forever to come. No waters for the table. Etc. Horrible service. Don't waste your money read more

Last night my family and I had dinner at Uncle Julio's and the food was awesome but the service was not. We felt very rushed especially by dessert. To give some perspective we were a party of four with a reservation for 6:15 which we arrived on time for and our check was handed to us by 7:00. We ordered our drinks first and our appetizer the from scratch guacamole. Once we got our appetizer we ordered our entrees. By the time we finished our app probably about 10 minutes later our entrees hit the table. Which was not a problem we were all hungry but it was a little surprising being we just ordered them. When we finished eating our entree the waitress asked us if we wanted the churros but we asked for a few minutes being that we just ate an app and an entree and finished our drinks we needed a few minutes to breathe and let our stomachs settle. Two minutes later our waitress comes back and asks "Churros or no?" (pretty rude and pushy way to ask) we said again we would like a few more minutes please. The waitress left and returned with our check a minute later and thanked us for coming. We were all extremely frustrated and felt rushed out and unwanted. Not the dining experience we wanted. We left and got another round of drinks somewhere else because we still wanted to spend time together. Uncle Julio's food is awesome but their staff needs to do better at making their customers feel welcome and wanted. read more

Best Tex-Mex around here. We go often and the food is always delicious with superb service. Went last night and the best quacamole that was fresh and perfectly seasoned. Some of us had their famous fajitas and they were delicious. Place is super clean and not too noisy. read more

The food was ok.. but the service and drinks were horrible.. I asked the server how long did we have to wait for a second round of drinks and she look surprised Don't waste your money or time.. just horrible read more

It's a semi-decent place if there's no other option. We came to the mall and saw the restaurant and it seemed like a nice place to eat. Once we came in the vibe was okay; the music was the best part. However, by the looks of it, the mangers here don't take care of all of their employees the same. We were there for at least 1 hour and the maintenance person was swiping with the smallest broom ever. She's was hunched the whole time and clearly uncomfortable. Can't this establishment take care of maintenance employees equally and equitably as well? Perhaps it was her decision to sweep with the smallest broom ever but I doubt it because she looked very uncomfortable. I know people who work in maintenance and I know that this would be not be acceptable. Oh and about the food ... it's not authentic Mexican food but it's decent enough and the portions were more than fair. The guacamole was bland and other dishes were over seasoned. Also for those who are super concerned with Covid-19 safety measures well they only have 1 person cleaning the place while people come and in out; oh yeah you bet it's the same lady that's probably over worked and is not provided the proper equipment for cleaning. I hope she gets the proper equipment, a raise, and a little more respect because she's definitely a front line worker. read more

Went here recently for lunch. The service was excellent. Friendly staff and very attentive. The atmosphere was fine there was plenty of room and it was very clean. The only issue was the food. It was overpriced and bland. The drinks were overpriced as well but were decent. This could easily be a 5 star restaurant if the food was good. read more

For a lunch hour with only 7 tables it shouldn't have taken 45 minutes to get our food. Waiter disappeared most of the time so we couldn't get refills. The meat was dry and the fajitas bowls were half the size they were a year ago with less ingredients. People beside us left, new ones were sat and they got their food before us. Very disappointed. read more

Look elsewhere for Mexican food. Server was nice but the food prep was not what I expected.

Good food all around. Great place to be with family. Carne asada is good, tacos, fajita bowls

We ordered kids fajita. The chicken was chewy like store bought and microwaved frozen chicken, the rice was undercooked, and the beans was mushy like poop. The kids fajita did not come with tortillas and I had make tortilla at home. The salsa was watery. We also ordered soft tacos with chicken which tasted like salad wrapped in tortilla. My son said this was 20% the quality of chipotle. We ultimately threw it all in the trash. I understand that it's COViD time but that doesn't mean you compromise so much on quality! It's not that you are taking a discount. read more

What ever they give for the chips , is fantastic better the salsa at any place ive had . Chicken an steak was seasoned great . The bacon wrapped shrimp well very good but bacon really over powers the rest of flavors , like shrimp flavor . Fish tacos were ok , defiantly will fill you up. But best part was service , an attention to the customer was great go and enjoy read more

I stopped in at Uncle Julios before work. i wanted to try them for a while. but i wanted something light. So my first impression ? i loved the atmosphere relaxed good energy not too loud. waiter pleasant and attentive. he bought the complemetry corn chips and salasa. typical right, no these weere the best corn tortias i ever had they were light and crispy paired with a smokey salsa. not enough salsas for the chips. I ordered the tuna tacos. they came with black beans an cilantro flavored rice. while everything was supper fresh! my portion size was supper skimpy. i wanted somthing light but i was expecting to take something home. i barely had enough rice to eat with the beans. it was a sprinkling. i had more toppings then tuna. i will post a picture of my meal before i started eating. ang you can see that non of the tacos are full. please correct your portion sizes. your flavors,freshness,quality, and waite staff were Great! read more

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Honestly it was super underwhelming, I went here for my birthday tonight. I got chicken fajitas, it came with a small side of sour cream, maybe a tablespoon of cheese, and salsa. The plate wasn't even full of chicken and it was mostly vegetables. I paid 19.99 for it, but don't even get me started, the other person I was with paid 28 dollars for steak fajitas, then 7.99 for a small side of guacamole. You can get the same if not better at chipotle. In total with tip for the both of us WITHOUT AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES was 72 DOLARS which is. Absolutely ridiculous I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone. For the price you pay, you can get better elsewhere read more

I waited for months for the opening of this restaurant and was looking forward to stop in and try their guacamole and margarita. Walked in today after 4 PM, sat at the bar during happy hour. The bartender was not very engaging I had to ask him about a menu and then asked him about the margaritas he couldn't really explain the ingredients, I believe he should have been more informative and welcoming, felt like I had to ask him instead of him giving me information on their menu and what they offered, finally ordered a skinny margarita and decided to try their famous guacamole prepared table side, (after waiting about 15 min) I asked the bartender how much longer it would take? He informed me it was going take awhile do to other orders before me. Why he didn't mention it would take awhile before I ordered or at least come Back a few minutes later and keep me informed that it was going to take awhile. I had to ask him. I asked him to please cancel the order and would take the pre made smaller portion. He was not at all involved in his job, had to wait for utensils and after waiting I finally got his attention after several minute and ask for them. Was very disappointed with his service and by the way it wasn't busy. To further make matters worse, there was a patron sitting two seats away vaping (while hiding it). I asked the bartender if smoking was permitted and he said "no". I told him the the person next to me was smoking, he told me he didn't see it so couldn't do anything but would get the supervisor. The supervisor wouldn't come over. I finally asked for the supervisors name and would like to speak to him. When he came over he would not address the person and also said he didn't see anything so couldn't do anything. I picked up my check didn't finish my food or drink and left the establishment I feel they didn't handle the situation or there service well. read more

Very disappointing for vegetarian Besides salsa sauce, all of their sauce has chicken broth. The only option was fajitas with mushrooms and veggie quesadillas If we ask to put black bean etc they don't change anything from the menu. Only thing was good - dessert! Very disappointing! how do they say "its from scratch" when they don't let you substitute or change anything. read more

Absolutely incredible food! Fun environment, great location! Even the chips are delicious! Will be back soon!!