Mezcal Cantina y Cocina

3737 Main St #100, Riverside - 92501
294 reviews
Mexican Cocktail Bar Latin American
(951) 888-2240

Great place to eat and drink. Fun vibe. The music and the atmosphere is fun. Shout out to Paolo, great service and knows how to show you a fun time. Food was delicious. Ample portions and the drinks are strong. Highly recommend for a group outing or even a nice date. Book a reservation online if you plan on going during peak hours, gets pretty full. Open late and plenty to do in the area afterwards.

I’m disappointed last night the cover was $30 which was full so partly justified but still highDrinks were avg $16-17 and usually one good drink has me feeling good and 2 real good but I drank 2 like they were water and felt nothing. You could hardly taste the alcohol and at first I thought it was just a great mix but later I realized it has lil to no alcohol

My daughter and her new husband reserved this place for her wedding reception. The customer service was awful. Non alcoholic drinks were supposed to be included with the package they ordered, yet we were charged. When our order for drinks was placesd the waitress forgot the non alcoholic drinks that we ordered. They weren't delivered for at least 30-40 mins after the order was placed ND only due to the fact we were finally able to stop the waitress who took the order. For a venue I would not recommend this place. They were overpriced and short staffed for an event they charged per person and not everyone that said they were attending actually attended. I could only imagine if everyone had attended what the wait time would have been. They didn't have enough tables for the total expected to attend.

Was not happy with my first and last visit. For one they would not seat us until our whole party was here, it was my aunts 83rd birthday, she should be able to sit considering the restaurant was not busy yet and the tables were empty. The waiter was adamant about not splitting the checks for the party of 19 (we could have even split it into two tables and he would have received the automatic gratuity. Cocktails are weak considering the price. The food was pricier than I prefer for a group setting and we didn't even get complimentary chips and salsa. My steak fajitas came out and the food was cold (beans already starting to dry up)....I've never had a fajita plate come out and not be sizzling with a warning about a hot plate. I returned my food stating it was cold and the plate came back a few minutes later and it was still cold. Some of the table received food while others were waiting on their plates, there was no consistency to making sure hot food came out to everyone about the same time. One of the children ordered a taco plate and what was served wasn't what he ordered....the server proceeded to argue with the mother saying he knows what the child ordered and if he wants something else he could place an additional order which she would be charged for and that it would take an additional 30 minutes for the tacos to come out because they are busy. I have worked in the service industry and never argued with a customer or told them they needed to pay for their mistake and that the time to make it would be 30 minutes...it's tacos, not a steak. Finally when the bill came the waiter accommodated us by taking multiple payments but after each card was swiped he said no tip and then proceeded to give himself a 5 star rating which could not be retracted. I don't believe in the server being able to rate himself more so in this situation when everyone had a complaint about the service. We are known for tipping above and beyond even on top of automatic gratuity but server only received the built in tip. If you want good tacos go down the street to Tios.

The drinks and service was great. The food was OK.Our server was very professional and knowledgable of the drinks and menu items.The food, however, was not worthy of the prices. I understand “cocina artesana”, but I could have had the same dining experience at El Torito or On The Border, and for much less.We had an overall good experience. We’ll be back for the drinks!!Salud…

I would like to give 3 stars than 4! But in some way I thought it is not fair. Overall I can tell drinks here was good but the food was ok! We ordered chicken and asada tacos chips as starter. Here is good but definitely not very good!They are fast, they serve you quickly and politely. I liked the staff and of course Margaritas here! And it wasn’t cheap, 107 bucks for two! And they add %20 tip in the check!

More grease than meet in the fajitas. Restrant is not what's pictured on here. None of the food in the pictures is on the menu. Price is equal to 5 star dining and you will sit at a 2.5 star bar.

The atmosphere was perfect! The music wasn’t too loud, but yet could be heard. Our server was attentive and expeditious. The food (fajitas) was amazing with great flavor.I can hardly wait to go back! ?

Left with a empty stomach literally. I came in with my family a party of 7 we ordered our food from server Alexander C. Food came out quickly for the family my plate never arrived. I asked why I had not received my food and Alexander replied with "I forgot to punch in your order. Ill put it in now and have it rushed" well needless to say my whole family finished dinner and my food hadn't arrived almost another 25min later. I canceled my order after not receiving it. Got the check and left with no food in my stomach. If you do decide to go eat here make sure you triple check your order as they are putting it in. But I would not reccomend this establishment when they can't get all the orders in for all the parties sitting at the table initially and yet again a second time still not receiving your food after it was brought up to the server and the order was being "rushed".

I need to eat here a few more times to really get a good idea of what is available for vegan Mexican dining. My daughter and I had dinner once and I ordered a vegan Tostada. It was pretty good but a lot of lettuce and cabbage without much of anything else that I remember. Definitely have to try something else. The atmosphere is ok but kind of dark. With a name like Mezcal there should be some really exotic and flavorful foods for people who like corn, beans and squash.