Antigua

When we arrived, they didn’t have our reservation but they did have room to accommodate us. The table we were sat at wasn’t clean but the hostess quickly remedied that. The service is a tad slow BUT… The food is amazing! We ordered empanaditas as an appetizer and were quite pleased with the favor. They provide bread with a cilantro aioli which had a clean, fresh taste. We ordered the Antigua Poblano Chicken Pasta and Lomo Saltado (beef with rice). Both were very delicious with the pasta dish having a mild, creamy sauce and the Saltado having a zesty, spicy flavor. We will ABSOLUTELY be back and next time with friends!

Absolutely LOVE this place. Best gourmet Mexican food in Milwaukee and an excellent restaurant under any category. It isn’t cheap, but fine dining usually isn’t. The fresh bread and basil aoli house appetizer that comes with all meals is delicious and appreciated. Their take on guacamole — adding sun-​dried tomatoes and roasted pumpkin seeds — is so simple, yet the effect is spectacular. And of course, my kids always want Platanos Cubanos, which they do very well here. I am stuck in a heavenly habit of ordering either the Tequila Cream Chicken or the Tequila Cream Salmon (when available), and both are sublime. Others in my usual party have raved about the Enchiladas Yucatecas, the Mole Poblano with chicken, the Lomo Saltado (beef Peruvian style), and the Churrasco Argentino (NY strip steak). We have also been there on a Tuesday for Enchilada Night, and there are so many kinds available, everyone is sure to find what they like. And just as the owner’s parents’ fabled restaurant of years past, El Rey Sol, served the best flan, so too does Antigua. Save room for dessert!

I have been here before not 2 be disappointed I love all the flavor combinations expecially there sauces and how they complement each plate there Ceviche is well balanced with citrus not over powered and there complimentary bread with aioli spread is a perfect way 2 start the meal.

Amazing food! My tequila cream chicken has to be tasted to be believed! My wife had the Lomo Saltado which was also amazing. My in laws are not easy to please, but they enjoyed the cevice and the molé, and we’re very happy! The only reason I am not giving five stars is that the service, though friendly, could not have been slower. My mother-​in-​law was just about to throw a fit before her food finally came, and that would have not been pretty. Even the initial drinks took forever! We will however gladly go back to see if that server was just having a bad night. The food is worth the wait!

We enjoyed our dinner here. Food, margaritas and service and price were all satisfactory. I would stop again

I was back in Milwaukee for a few days and had a chance to sample the great ambience, service, and margaritas at Antigua. What a treat! Everyone was so nice, and the bartender whipped up some very tasty cocktails. I wish I had had time to eat dinner as I had done in the past, also with five star results. I will definitely make the time to do so again on a future visit.

Took my colleagues here for dinner before we left town, and they were very skeptical. When we left, they each bookmarked to return!
I’d have to give 4.5 stars ( Unilocal: please expand voting to ten so there’s more wiggle room.
Started out with the empanadas, savory. Came out piping hot, but a little small for the the price: 3 for $ 7. They were very good; perfectly seasoned. Everyone stared at each other for the last piece (we halved them). Again, just a bit too small.
Dinner: Lomo Soltado. Wow. This dish was amazing. Perfectly seasoned with just the right amount of spiciness. I wasn’t expecting such a kick, but it was a good kick. The cilantro rice was spot on also. My only complaint about this dish: I couldn’t stop eating it! Portion was generous, but I wanted more!
Dessert: Flan. I prefer my flan on the cold side. They serve it warm here. Very dense, with just enough caramel, but not too much to make it very sweet. It was good, but I prefer it cold.
All in all, i’ll definitely return here next time I’m in Milwaukee for work. My colleagues meals all looked delicious, and they had nothing but good things to say. I would have tasted their dishes, but I was selfish, and didn’t want to give up any of mine :)

Best mole I’ve had since my favorite Oxacan restaurant in Los Angeles. Very delicious and authentic. Service was friendly and attentive. Terrific mojitos too.

I’m still going to give this place 4 stars because their food is so delicious. My fiancée and I went here for date night and it was his first time here and my seconds. We’ll definitely be back.
We walked in and there were four tables full, so we had our pick. It was a great ambiance again, quiet, great for our date.
For starters, we got the house made appetizer. Four slices of bread and the basil aoli. It’s simple, but good. I like it.
Drink: Guiltless Mango Margarita with Sugar Rim (⁴⁄₅) — this was really tasty. Good tequila, nice taste. Didn’t taste guiltless, which was the best thing about it. Only 80 calories!
Tapas: Cochinita Sliders (3.5÷5) — a tasty pork and were a great combination, although the buns were really disappointing. I think a more unique bun would have sealed the deal there. Please consider changing the buns. They are so generic it didn’t do the pork justice. The buns are the difference between us ordering them again and us not.
We each picked an entrée and then split them in half.
Entrée #1: Pescado al Papillote (⁴⁄₅) — tilapia fish filet with basil chimichurri and white wine. I really loved the flavor of this meal. It was sitting in a pool of the chimichurri/​wine and I wish it had been a ‘drained’ a little. It was almost hard to eat the fish because it was swimming in the sauce. :) This also came with a side salad (see side salads). My fiancé, not a seafood fan, really enjoyed this.
Entrée #2: Tequila Cream Chicken (⁴⁄₅) — non-​fat cream sauce made with tequila, diced onions, and jalapeños. this comes with some avocado slices, a mound of rice, and a side salad. this really isn’t spicy, despite having jalapeños listed. My fiancé agreed that this is really tasty, despite being non-​fat, it’s still got a nice creamy consistency and a rich, but not too rich flavor. I’d love to try this salmon.
Side Salads: 2.5÷5 — These had a great flavor, BUT they were SOAKED in the salad dressing. If the dressing amount was halved, it would have been perfect. Next time I will ask for the dressing on the side.
Conclusion: Despite the side salads and the bread on the pork sliders, we had a great time and will definitely be back. The service here is SO nice and while some people say it’s slow — my fiancé thought it was a little slow as well — I like it. If you order right away and get the house appetizer and a tapas, I think the meal flows beautifully. I give ⁴⁄₅ stars because the things we didn’t like were really easily fixable (different buns, less salad dressing!)
Give this place a try!

Last night was my first encounter at Antigua and I was not disappointed. We went with some friends that frequent the restaurant pretty often and have been raving about it for some time.
We started with the plantains and ceviche. The plantains were absolutely insane. I have never had them done in that style before. They sauté them in oil, garlic, and seasonings so they take on an almost potato consistency. They were SO good. Ceviche isn’t my thing at all but my fiancé loves it and said that Antigua’s was very very good.
I had the southwest chicken salad because I wasn’t very hungry and that was wonderful. Super flavorful and great textures for a salad. My fiancé chose the encocado de cameron. He loved it! I tried the cilantro rice that was his side dish and was pleasantly surprised at the great flavor it had!
This place is remarkable and we will be back for sure. Probably sooner rather than later!

The best choice so far for fiesta Sunday (which is a thing we just invented).
I usually try a margarita on F.S. but this time I opted for a sangria here which I loved and loved and loved.
We were the only ones in here on a Sunday afternoon, but the service was on point and the staff had really good recommendations. We tried the pumpkin seed guac and it was divine. I could have just had that for a meal on its own.
The menu is more Latin/​South American than traditional Mexican (which is why we invented Fiesta Sunday in the first place) but it definitely worth the trip to West Allis.
This is not a good restaurant for vegetarians, be warned. There is not much on the menu for you. I am happy to eat fish, so I found a few options, but if you are vegan or veggie, then you may have rough go of it.
Antigua = highly recommended

Make sure to order dinner at lunch time…30 minutes and counting. Not busy and no sign of lunch.
Island time in Wisconsin.

My husband and I highly recommend this place, but good food takes time so be prepared to wait. Once seated we had great service. The main entrees we shared were Enchiladas Yucatecas and Mole Poblano. Both dishes exceed our expectations. Don’t forget to grab a margarita while you wait, but one won’t be enough. We finished off the night with their famous flan and it was great. This was our second dining experience there and we plan on going back!

I had the pleasure of having lunch at Antigua on Christmas Eve with 2 of my friends from work. With it being a holiday, we were the only customers in the restaurant. Our server was very friendly and personable. He did an excellent job of explaining the menu to us.
We started out with the house appetizer, which is an aioli dip with bread. Oh. My. God. The dip is fabulous! It’s a good thing that there were 2 other people with me. Otherwise, I would have eaten the entire appetizer by myself! We also tried their sun dried tomato & roasted pumpkin seed guacamole. The pumpkin seeds gave it a different kind of flavor. But it was very good, and I would eat it again.
For my meal, I had the Camarones Antigua. It is shrimp stuffed with melted cheese, wrapped in bacon, and served with a spicy sauce on top. It comes with a side of cilantro rice and a house salad. It is $ 18.29, and worth every penny of it. When I first saw the dish, I didn’t think I was going to feel full after eating it. Was I wrong. I felt very satisfied after finishing the meal.
Antigua also has a large selection of wine, beer and other drinks to choose from. I will be back, for sure.

Very nice Cuban-​style menu. A great lunch menu includes quick meals to get you out in 20 minutes. I’ll be back!
Antigua is a true hidden gem. I stumbled across it off the main streets while on my way to some place else in the neighborhood. But the food is flavorful and well prepared, and the lunches are not terribly pricey.

My boyfriend and I drive by here a lot, but this is the first time we’ve stopped by. There are some pros and cons to this place.
PROS:
Really good food.
Very friendly and prompt service.
Not crowded.
CONS:
I’m not super adventurous when it comes to food, and a LOT of the menu items were unfamiliar and I didn’t feel like they were well described. We were happy with what we ordered, but it really just a shot in the dark when it came to ordering. We asked our waitress a few questions, and while she was an excellent server, she wasn’t very helpful in explaining the dishes.
My boyfriend HATES cilantro, and when he ordered, he asked for his meal with no cilantro. They took it out of the actual sandwich, but still sprinkled it over everything he ordered… he was able to brush it off, but when you ask for something to not be in your food, I think it should go without saying you don’t want it on top of your food either.
Like I said, we had really good food. Other than the cilantro for my boyfriend, there was just one dish we didn’t care for– the choriqueso, which was described as a dip, but was very solid and you couldn’t dip anything into it. I had to cut it up with my fork and place it on the chip. Not quite what I had in mind.
The flavors were all a bit unexpected, but really good. It’s a bit expensive, in my opinion, but nice for a change of pace.

We went there on a Saturday night to celebrate my husband’s birthday. The Cilantro Aioli was just amazing but the 4 tiny bit sized pieces of bread that came with it was just an insult to the aioli. Although the place wasn’t too crowded, our order took awhile to come out for some reason.
We ordered the Cuban Pork and the Tequila Lime Chicken. I must say the portions were small for a main dish. It’s not a great meal out when you go home hungry. The Cuban pork was very bland but the tequila lime chicken sauce was just amazing, wish they had bigger portions…
The deco was good but the tables were too close together I felt. It’s an ok place to go on a date I guess since you can have a conversation. We had to drive 30mins to come here and the food didn’t make it wow as such to drive there again. It’s nice they use Square for credit card payment.
Kudos to the chef who made the cilantro aioli and the tequila lime sauce!

I dined at Antigua many years ago and it didn’t provide enough great reasons to bring me back. Well today, they lucked out… as did I. We were trying to use an Entertainment Book coupon at a Mexican restaurant on the southside of Milwaukee, and after three strike-​outs due to restaurants no longer in business under the name in the Entertainment Book, we ended up at Antigua. I guess it was meant to be.
Everything about our experience was good. The place is super clean and pretty with a modern Latin décor. Our waiter, Alejandro (you can call me Alex), was excellent and provided some great recommendations and was always on top of it… which I supposed wasn’t too difficult as there were only 3 other tables occupied in the restaurant at the time, but he still gets an A+ in service.
Being here on a Sunday, they had the brunch menu to order from and we could have also ordered off the Tapas menu. They have a nice selection of Mexican, Cuban, Spanish and other Latin cuisines to choose from. We started with a complimentary appetizer of cilantro butter and warm bread. I ordered a Mexican Bloody Mary which is made with tequila. It was really spicy, just the way I like it, and didn’t have an overpowering tequila taste which I was a little worried about. We also ordered the fried plantains which were very good. I had the Chicken Mole with rice and corn tortillas and my husband ordered the Chilaquiles (my first choice — but after he read the description, he had to get it). Both were good, but I would recommend the Chilaquiles as it was really tasty. The steak had great flavor.
Although, we were both pretty full, we had to get dessert because of the sign stating «Milwaukee’s Best Flan» by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. It was good… but I don’t think I can call it the best. I prefer my flan to be a little thicker custard.
Overall we had a great experience and I am glad we were able to give Antigua a second go around as they exceeded my expectations. I would highly recommend the restaurant and hope to get back one day for dinner. The menu looks really good and the cocktail selection is intriguing.

I am torn between 3 and 4 stars… after the bread lacking creativity and the ceviche and the price — it’s 3 for this visit.
We ordered mojitos a regular, and a pomegranate — good. I read a Unilocal review that said they were $ 5, I would have been very happy. But, they were in fact $ 7.50.
The bread and dip come out to the table. It’s an aioli dip. The dip was delish but, of all things to serve just 4 little slices of plain ‘olé white bread? Stop it. Antigua needs to find their creative side and come up with a signature item to serve with the aioli. I’ve got an idea: Yuca Chips. Or whatever just Ditch the flimsy boring white bread.
Apps we had the corn soup — YUMMY!
And the shrimp ceviche. In the words of my partner: «My sister makes better (shrimp) ceviche. Yikes! And I echo other Unilocalers… bland, not enough lime, no salt, no spice. Maybe offer a mild or spicy version of the dish. We asked for hot sauce and it tasted a lot better but still lacked citrus.
Food, we shared the seafood paella. I thought it was very good. But, I am new to the paella food group, so I don’t have much to compare it to. The Unilocaler that said it feeds 4+ people must have been suffering from anorexia. We had that bread, 2 apps and still finished 99% of that paella — Two People.
Total bill before Groupon was about $ 75, so it’s not cheap. (we ea had 2 drinks, also which added to the cost)
I am going back for the Easter Buffet, so I like the place enough to go back soon. I wanted to be more impressed than I was — but 3 stars is still «A-​ok».
I read a lot of other reviews while at Antigua and noticed how good things «used to be»… offering shots, appetizer samplers, $ 5 mojitos, etc. Now, I understand this maybe was for new business hype and eventually it wasn’t financially feasible to continue giving «free» stuff (it can still be built in to the meal cost, however) — but it’s cool to do something no other restaurant does. And, these great Unilocal reviews Antigua received in the past might actually do harm if the «good times» are gone and there’s nothing unique or fun anymore.

I believe that Antigua succeeds where other Latin American restaurants fail.
I’ve dined here several times over the years and have never had a bad meal. In fact, every visit has been better than the previous. That is a great sign, no? Si!
The menu has also changed over the years which is another great sign. This chef is not content with settling. He (I know it the chef is a man because I met him) seems to challenge himself and look for ways to get the customers coming back.
On my last visit, my friend and I started with the Pupusas, which are «yellow corn tortilla dough pockets filled with cheese and pork.» They are served with a mix of cabbage, carrots, oregano, peppers and vinegar, and also salsa. Put the last two on top of the pupusa and enjoy!
For our entrees, we ordered the Gambas al Ajillo, jumbo shrimp sauteed with garlic and white wine, and the Cochinita Pibil, a «Yucatan style pulled pork» dish. Both entrees were served with Cilantro rice and black refried beans. I have yet to find Cilantro rice like this is any other restaurant in Milwaukee.
The sauce for the shrimp was amazing and the shrimp were cooked perfectly. The pulled pork was tender and the Achiote seasoning along with the pickled red onions on top of the pork combined for a savory sensation.
On my last visit Chef Nico told me he is in process of updating the menu again, by removing some less popular items with new dishes. In fact we got to try one of the candidates, a pork tenderloin dish with a house made salsa verde. I hope that one makes the new menu because it was awesome!
Antigua also offers cooking classes. I took a paella cooking class last year and made it at home a few months later. I followed the recipe card we were given and remembered a few key points from the class. My paella turned out GREAT! I even took a picture of its beauty and posted it on FB. I was quite proud.
If Chef Nico can teach me how to make a delicious paella, imagine how good the food is that HE cooks!
Antigua serves a Latin style Sunday Brunch, which I haven’t tried yet, but I will for sure. They also make great cocktails and have Happy Hour specials. I really like this restaurant. Can you tell?