Antonio’s A Taste Of Mexico

We ate there once, guac made table side was nice. Challenging space, limited parking. Now closed as if December 2015.

This is definitely one of the best Mexican restaurants I have had the pleasure to eat at! Very flavorful New Mexico style food! Beautiful restaurant and nice ambience.
The service was very good. I enjoyed having Nigro Modelo on tap and the Margarita we had was tasty. I will definitely be back! Be sure to say hello to Sarah, she’s a wonderful hostess!

We take friends here as often as we can!
Each dinner is made to order, and is worth the wait.

First visit– my dinner was so delicious! Ambiance might be lacking a bit. Will go again

Girls night out — we got a Groupon and swung by and went right in (granted, it was just after 5). We stayed away from drinks but went right for the food (ps, if you have time and stomach, they make the guac at the table!) and I had the Fry bread and my friend had an enchilada. Also had chips and salsa at the table gratis (yummy!). We both agreed that mine was the best — it is like pizza Mexican style and really, really good — also, really big. I ended up eating half that night, a quarter for lunch the next day, and the final quarter for lunch the third day. It reheated well and was tasty throughout. Not spicy hot but not really mild, I’d say maybe medium-​mild? I don’t like much heat and it worked well for me.
Food is authentic to my mind, plenty of it, good flavors. Wait-​staff was a little scattered, kept thinking we wanted things we didn’t (ie, guac, drinks) but it worked out. A lot of things made in house and little room to accommodate allergies (ie, capsain, peanuts, etc) so be aware.
I would say it has three options:
1. Drink and guac before going elsewhere
2. Dinner
3. Dessert
(or, ya know, all three)
Give it a shot, go early to ensure a spot.

The experience was not memorable and regret going out Thursday night here for dinner. We came in at 7pm (open from 5pm to 10pm)
Attended by a very bright courteous server. I asked for supposing table side fresh made guacamole (was not made at our table). My wife ordered steak and shrimp. I vouched for fajitas Atkins style.
Out of shrimp? 7pm? They asked if it can be replaced with lobster. My wife ask for chicken instead.
The food was off putting, the guacamole’s pico de gallo was terrible! It’s premade sitting in some weird tasting lemon juice. My wife complain her steak just had too much fat pieces. The pico de gallo included in fajitas and wife’s plate. The steak was the same in fajitas (I love fat pieces did not bother me)
Premium prices? I pretty much expected premium food. The location is nice and it’s all convenience. I’m sorry Antonio I don’t know where you were but This Was A Taste Of Failure
The Salsa to the chips was horrible, forgot to mention it previously.

DON’T DO IT!!! Ugh! If I could rate less, I would. The single redeeming quality of this restaurant is the chips/​salsa. This is the 2^nd time that my sweetie & I have had the unpleasant experience of dining here. 1^st time I literally puked into my hands in the car on the way home. GROSS!
5:30 pm We walk in & it is blazing hot inside & they start walking us to the back of the house. I ask if we can sit near the front so we can get a bit of air from the front doors that are open. The host who is AWKWARD turns & seats us up front. Note to host: you should really consider another profession that doesn’t involve greeting people :) Sorry hun!
Note: We purchased a Groupon as I attributed the 1^st visit to food poisoning but now I just have to go with GROSS food. This is not New Mexican folks nor Colorado Mex. Just Gross Mex.
1. We order drinks. The hubs wanted something light so he ordered us 2 Bud Lights. I have to give the waitress props as she was very friendly… even though it was 110+ degrees in there. She returns to inform us that they were out of Bud Light. Ok, no problem. So the hubs orders a Corona and I opt for water… did I mention the heat? I ask the waitress if she is dying in there & she asks «why»? I respond that it’s blazing hot. She smiles & replies «oh, the a/​c went out today.» Hello??! might you tell your guests when they walk in? Note: They have an exposed kitchen so its not only hot from the 100 degree day but it is coupled w/​kitchen generated heat which is billowing out into the dining room. Seriously, I think this may have been a safety hazard for the chef & the kitchen team. After experiencing it, they should have closed the evening service & put a «closed» note on the door. No exaggeration, this place was HOT!
2. Chips/​Salsa arrive which were fresh & hot & perfectly salted. The salsa is absolutely delish! Our hopes are very high! P. S. I am thankful I consumed so much of them because they were the only thing I ate for approx $ 50
3. Appetizer of Taco De Cangrejo (crab cakes) arrive… a little over browned… on the burnt side but presentation was very pretty. The texture is an unappealing mush from over-​worked crab. Not delicately folded into the spices but literally baby food. The taste is okay. Not offensive, not fishy, the sauces on the plate are nice. But texturally this dish is an epic fail!
4. I ordered the signature dish: Chile Relleno En Nogada. It looked beautiful plated but I gotta tell you, one bite and I literally had to keep myself from spitting it out into my napkin. It took me probably half a min to choke this down. Yuck! The spices took my breath away (not in a good way)! I think, «okay, no problem, I don’t care for this dish. I will just eat my pinto beans/​rice.» These were bar none the worst rice/​beans I have ever had anywhere! I mean not in streets of Mexico, at a restaurant abroad, at a local restaurant, in New Mexico, at a bad cruise buffet, literally anywhere. BAD BAD BAD The rice was completely unpalatable. It was shaped like a grain but so overcooked it was rice mash. Note to Antonios: Rice is an über simple dish to make. Over cooked rice is unacceptable. Taste your food! You shouldn’t be in a kitchen if you can’t cook rice.
Which brings me to the beans. Hello people?! Have you ever watched any cooking show ever? You may have a great dish but if you don’t season it, it’s unmemorable & unworthy of our hard earned $. These beans were severely under seasoned (which may be an over statement as I don’t think they had any seasoning). Just water & pinto beans is what this pot o’ beans tasted like.
Okay, so, at this point, I resort back to the chips/​salsa, which are still amazing by the way!
5. The hubs ordered Chicken Enchiladas, Christmas. Yuck! I won’t even bore you w/​my rant but suffice it to say, same rice/​beans, boiled chicken (no seasoning), mushy corn tortillas, green chile w/​weird texture & color (some sort of milky green that appeared to have been thickened w/​corn starch) & unseasoned red chile. The hubs fished chicken out of his mush stack & dipped in red chile, just to get some protein for dinner.
Happy waitress returns & asks about our meal. It’s not even worth it to go into the number of ways in which this meal was an epic fail…& not cheap… even with a Groupon! We smile say it was great so she leaves, returns w/​boxes to take our yummy delish-​ishness home. We smile & thank her politely, fill boxes, exit promptly (as we are about to faint due to the heat) ANNDDD walk across the street & deposit said leftovers into the trash.
Well, that’s that. As I have said before, we LOVE to support local, home grown businesses. And this one has had a nice run with great press! I wish them the best! They seriously need to reflect & taste some of their own food. We will never spend another penny here.
On the plus side, it’s a beautiful restaurant & has PHENOM chips/​salsa!

True hidden gem on Longmonts Main street. Our waitress had a great sense of humour. Made our lunch even more enjoyable. Started of with complimentary chips and salsa. Salsa had a little kick just how i like it chips were brought out warm.
Had the chicken chimichanga smothered in green chili. Also came with rice and pinto beans. The chicken was amazing it melted in your mouth. Pinto beans andrice had great flavor. I will definitely want to try more off the menu.

Simple but tasty menu. Guac overpriced but made fresh. Great salsa and other sauces. Cozy atmosphere.

Finally, Mexican with a Taos spin — Puebla style Mexican that is different from all the other «standard» Mexican restaurants! You need to give them a try.

The food was bland. Tasted like it was reheated in a microwave. Nothing was fresh. Enchilada sauce was flavorless. The beans and rice were cold. And the food was overpriced.
This was a very disappointing experience. We will never go back.

This is is the worst crap I have ever tried to eat
Even the beer was stale
The enchilada sauce Las Palmas canned sauce
How could anybody review this good
OMG. Can’t believe I paid money for this
Stay away!

I have a story to tell about this place, but it’s in multiple movements:
Movement 1: Hostess — 4 of us came in at about 7pm. All the tables were taken and we were told that it would be a considerable wait, so we opted to sit at the bar. No problem. The hostess was irritable about the whole process of working with us on our options, so we just took the easiest route to getting away from her. No sweat for us, we just wanted to hang out, drink, and eat anyway.
Movement 2: Bar Service — When we sat down, the young woman behind the bar very nicely asked if we wanted drinks, and got our first round. No problem. This is where the interesting behavior started, however. Multiple times, we attempted to flag her down/​catch her attention (like, to order a second round), and she was completely oblivious. When we DID get her attention, one of us would order something, then she would whirl around and disappear down the bar before the rest of us could order something for ourselves. Multiple times she would forget something we had ordered. If we ordered 3 things, we would only get 2 back.
Movement 3: Limes — For our second round of mexican beers, it took about 10 – 15 minutes for the beers to get poured. When they were finally delivered, we didn’t get limes with them as we had for the first round. So we asked for limes. They nodded and said ok… then forgot. We asked for limes a second time. They nodded and said ok… then forgot again. They finally brought the limes on the 3^rd time asking, about 20 – 30 minutes after we had ordered the beers in the first place (note my above comment on the challenge of getting their attention.)
Movement 4: Food — We quickly ordered chips and salsa with some guacamole. For our second round of drinks, we ordered food off the dinner menu. This is, again, where things got difficult. Luckily for us, we weren’t in a hurry and were having fun without the distraction of the service, but before long we noticed that it had been a good 30 – 40 minutes since we had ordered, and no food had appeared. We asked the bartender where our food was. Blank stare. «You guys ordered food?» she asked. «Be right back.» As I watched, she went down to her computer, checked, then went to her notepad and looked for our order. Nothing. She came back and took our orders again – 40 minutes after we had first ordered. When the food finally arrived, the soup one of our people had ordered had been forgotten.
Movement 5: Food quality — The guac was outstanding (if a bit overpriced at $ 9). I ordered the Echifrioladas Con Carne Asada. The bartender asked me what temperature I wanted the steak at… I said «medium». It came well done. I found a long black hair in the rice, but at this point we’ve lost all faith in the service to do anything quick about it (and i’m not squeamish) so I eat anyway. After dinner, we ordered Flan, which was a really unfortunate afterthought style of preparation. The combination of flan with caramel and strawberry sauces created a chemical aftertaste that stuck around for a while after eating.
Movement 6: Finale — After everything we experienced, we considered complaining to the manager, but the general attitude of the staff didn’t lead us to believe it would get us anywhere. When given our check, we were charged full price (even after they had forgotten multiple rounds of drinks and food orders). Full price turned out to be quite expensive for the experience – about $ 30 per person. At the end of the night, they shifted into a karaōke bar scene, which really wasn’t our speed, so we booked it out.
The only reason this isn’t 1 star is because of the Guac.

First off I’d like to say this is by far the best «traditional» Mexican food I have had north of the border. I know there are a lot of wannabes out there but this is the real deal. Don’t be hesitate to try this place!
I had there dinner special (Pork Fajitas) and it was excellent. The pork was very moist and had lots of flavors in every bite. Also the big thing for me was that everything wasn’t just a giant greaseball that you sometimes get at other restaurants. I’m personally not that big of a fan of really spicy foods but this was just enough to say «hey this might hurt a little later» but not overbearing in the slightest.

Very little to add what has already been written.
This is a really good restaurant with an exceptional menu. The normal fair you find in most Mexican restaurants is covered and these will cost between $ 8 to $ 12.
Then there are the (mouth watering) specialties. Exceptional. This will cost between about $ 15 to $ 22.
Well cooked to order, we had good service except for the 2^nd drink order took some time.
If your in Longmont or visiting and want a really nice place to eat some good Mexican food, highly recommend.

I had the black bean childada. It was amazing. Lunch is fantastic.
The table side guacamole is also a treat.

Friday night, 10 minute wait… not bad.
It took longer than it should have for our waiter to greet us, and he wasn’t super friendly. I’ve mentioned this before. I know that we dine out primarily for food, but it’s a whole experience. It’s about the environment and the service and the food… all for a cost that SHOULD be a good value. People forget this. With a rude server, part of this experience is already tarnished.
My boyfriend got a jalapeño margarita that was pretty good. It was just a smidge spicy and had chipotle and salt around the rim. Unique and tasty! I was pretty pleased with our food as well. I can’t remember the particular names of our dishes but my guy ordered a seafood enchilada plate. His came with 1 crab leg on top of a crab enchilada and ½ a lobster tail on top of a lobster enchilada. He said he thought the lobster tail was a tad overcooked but it was still pretty darn good. I got a plate called the Taos something-​or-​another. It came with a taco (your choice of meat, I got chicken), a chile relleno and an enchilada (your choice of meat, I got carnitas). I thought it was good. A nice portion. They serve whole pinto beans on the side instead of refried beans which is nice.
It’s not a cheap Mexican food joint, but I also thought the food was of higher quality than some other places around town so perhaps the pricing is fair. Overall I would say our experience was just A-​ok — 3 stars solidly. I’d go back to give them another shot.

This place is officially our fave Mexican place in Colorado. Being from Houston, TX, we are SUPER picky when it comes to Mexican food and FINALLY we found a Mexican restaurant that not only has bold, spicy flavors but AMAZING service as well.
We started out with queso and added shredded beef to it– man was that meat soft and flavorful! We all had tacos, beef fajitas, and beef quesadillas and they were all so great. The beef fajitas had so much flavor and spiciness that it took me a minute to remember that I was in Colorado. The bartender and owner were so personable and attentive. It was one of the best experiences we have had eating out in a long, long while.
We can’t wait to go back… And were from DENVER! From drinks to food to service, we could not have asked for anything more. I am so glad we decided to stay at the bar and not move to a table. That’s right– there was a wait (probably because of how amazing this place is). When our family comes to visit from Texas we will def make the trip to this epic Mexican restaurant. They know what they are doing.
Thanks again to them for a great experience. I can’t wait to eat our leftovers!!!

For starters I thought by the name that this was an Italian restaurant. But to my delight it was a cute little Mexican restaurant tucked away on Main Street in Longmont. It felt cozy inside but maybe a little to dark. My friend and I took a seat at the bar which was great! The bartender was helpful and told us about their specialty drink for the day. It was absolutely delicious! Jalepeno, watermelon margarita. I had never even thought about putting watermelon in a margarita but it was marvelous.
We were just there to get a drink but their handmade guacamole looked so yummy so we gave it a try. The fresh ingredients made this a favorite. I look forward to going again soon and trying more of their food. The chips and salsa, I might add, was good as well.
The service was not that great, but the food and beverage more than made up for it.

I love you Antonio.
I love you Antonio crab cakes.
I love you Antonio fish tacos.
I love you Antonio chorizo queso.
I love you Antonio fajitas
I love you Antonio pico de gallo.
I love you Antonio Bucket o Beers.
I love you Antonio Happy Hour.
Is that enough? No? Fine…
I love you for being the bright spot in the Longmont food scene. I unabashedly recommend this wonderful eatery. The food is absolutely delicious. The staff is wonderful… the remember you by first name kind of wonderful. They have great happy hour specials like $ 5 crab cakes (for two big uns!) and $ 20 pitchers of Sangria. Their pico de gallo is heaven! The décor is beautiful and it’s such a cozy welcoming place with a modern vibe. It’s my go to place in Longmont, hands down.