Cafe Ole

521 River Walk, San Antonio, TX 78205, United States

Cafe Ole

About the Company

rating: 3.8

Festive eatery with colorful decor & a patio offering traditional Mexican cooking & margaritas.

Categories

  • Mexican restaurant
  • Bar

Contact Information

Phone: +1 210-223-2939

Website: http://www.cafeole.us/

Address: 521 River Walk, San Antonio, TX 78205, United States

Working hours
  • Sunday: 11 AM–11 PM
  • Monday: 11 AM–11 PM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM–11 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM–11 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM–11 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM–12 AM
  • Saturday: 11 AM–12 AM

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Reviews

Review №1

Rating: 5

had the cheese enchiladas, chips and queso, and a marg, feeling healed. angel was great !!

Date: 23 hours ago

Review №2

Rating: 3

I ordered spicy beef empanadas appetizer (qty: 3.) They were not good. I didnt finish the one I tried. It had a bit of filler (onion, tomato, something else) and was thick crusted that overwhelmed the dish. Disappointing. I told the waitress, Id like my check, and Im not going to eat that. I tipped 18% because it wasnt her fault the food was terrible.

Date: 2 days ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

Diamond gave great service !!! She was very polite, I had chips and salsa a few drinks she took very good care of me !

Date: 2 days ago

Review №4

Rating: 5

The food (cheese enchiladas, rice and beans) was better than expected, service was great, very friendly and the outdoor seating area was perfect for people watching and the lighted river floats.

Date: a week ago

Review №5

Rating: 3

Great buffet, came with the room so wasnt expecting a whole lot. Was surprised at all they did have. I eat a high protein diet so the acess to a mound of bacon was nice.

Date: a week ago

Review №6

Rating: 5

Terri was great!

Date: a week ago

Review №7

Rating: 5

Great place! Dietary restrictions: I was able to eat gluten free. Parking: We walked.

Date: a week ago

Review №8

Rating: 5

Good was great and Mari was amazing!

Date: a week ago

Review №9

Rating: 5

Mari was the best!!! The food and drink were awesome! Lots of room!

Date: a week ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

The food was amazing and our server Mari could not have been better! Will definitely be back!

Date: a week ago

Review №11

Rating: 5

Mari was amazing! Great food, music and atmosphere all around.

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №12

Rating: 5

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №13

Rating: 5

Isaac the server was great!! Food and atmosphere as great!

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №14

Rating: 5

Great drinks! Isaac was very attentive and took our picture for us! Vegetarian options: Delicious Food : 5/5 |

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №15

Rating: 1

Service and staff are HORRIBLE, they act friendly in front of their managers and leaders but when leadership is not looking or around them they mean mug the hell out of all their customers and are just flat out rude to everyone including their own coworkers, not just once but multiple times we ve been. It s mostly the female servers that are rude and when they walk away from you they talk crap under their breath like we don t hear them then want to slam our food on the table in an angry way.

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №16

Rating: 3

Its affordable and nice. food is only so so yeah, but theres usually a table available right on the river walk

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №17

Rating: 5

Mari was excellent! Parking: N/A Food : 4/5 |

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №18

Rating: 5

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №19

Rating: 5

Great food. Good hot salsa

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №20

Rating: 5

Our waitress Mari did an amazing job , friendly, smiling keeping in touch with us . Making sure we were well taking care of.

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №21

Rating: 5

Sizzling fajitas angel was our server he was great

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

Sizzling fajitas was amazing. Angel was our server and he was very good!

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №23

Rating: 5

Angel was a great server!! We got the 60 oz marg and split between 4 :) Recommend!

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №24

Rating: 5

Teri G. was amazing!!! Super sweet.

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №25

Rating: 5

Teri G was our waitress and she was very attentive and the food was great! Highly recommend!

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №26

Rating: 5

Terri G. Was awesome !!! Thank you

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №28

Rating: 5

Isaac was amazing!!! The empanadas were delicious

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №29

Rating: 5

Ate shrimp tacos. Issac was the best.

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №30

Rating: 5

Isaac was our server and he did an excellent job taking care of everything we needed.

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №31

Rating: 5

Janessa was amazing. Best drinks on the riverwalk

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №32

Rating: 5

Renan and Bri were great!

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №33

Rating: 5

My family and I had an amazing experience here. The food was excellent as expected, but the best part was our waiter Angel. He was very personable and professional, taking care of everything we needed and always checking in at the right time. 10/10!!

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №34

Rating: 5

Our server Angel was great and very helpful.

Date: 4 weeks ago

Review №35

Rating: 5

Angel was my server he was awesome my group appreciated his professionalism and patience with my big group. I d come back for sure.

Date: 4 weeks ago

Review №36

Rating: 5

Angel was amazing!! Great service and wonderful margarita & churros with ice cream!! Must visit

Date: 4 weeks ago

Review №37

Rating: 5

Got a strawberry margarita, servers name was Angel. Very nice and helpful!

Date: 4 weeks ago

Review №38

Rating: 5

Great place! Good $5 frozen margaritas, good comolimentary chips & salsa. Love the atmosphere on the riverwalk.

Date: 4 weeks ago

Review №39

Rating: 5

Our waiter name, Angel Casarez was outstanding! He kept checking on us if we needed anything! Always smiling! Great and positive attitude! We are from Pearland Texas definitely telling all my friends and family about this restaurant!

Date: a month ago

Review №40

Rating: 2

This place looks amazing and inviting and the service was alright. The food was super disappointing especially for the price. Flavorless pulled pork and way too much salt on the bread that came with my wife s meal. The view and chips and dip was the only thing we enjoyed.

Date: a month ago

Review №41

Rating: 1

Me and my little cousin never got out food and we were starving the whole day

Date: a month ago

Review №42

Rating: 4

Date: a month ago

Review №43

Rating: 1

Date: a month ago

Review №44

Rating: 3

Waitress is polite but order a cheese only quesadillas come with add chicken with 4 dollar extra. Ranch is charged not being told. Food is overpriced.

Date: a month ago

Review №45

Rating: 2

Barbacoa tacos were greasy and dry as a fart. Food was boring and bland. Service was non existent which is weird cause they were slow.

Date: a month ago

Review №46

Rating: 2

Date: a month ago

Review №47

Rating: 5

Kid-friendliness: Mari was our waitress and we couldn t ask for better service. She went above and beyond making sure we had an excellent time. This will be definitely be my go to place for next visit. Food

Date: a month ago

Review №48

Rating: 5

Mari wasExcellent, service and the food was excellent, definitely will come again

Date: a month ago

Review №49

Rating: 5

The best Margarita ever !! Its called the Cadillac Margarita. Our waitress, Ashley was super nice, helpful and patient giving us details about the menu. Definitely Ill be back!

Date: a month ago

Review №50

Rating: 5

Teri was a great host! Very friendly ! Great food

Date: a month ago

Review №51

Rating: 5

Angel and Joe got us right. great service

Date: a month ago

Review №52

Rating: 5

The wings are great!! We had Angel and Joe, absolute legends!

Date: a month ago

Review №53

Rating: 5

Angel and Joe are the best servers here! Check this place out and request one of them! They will make sure your taken care of!

Date: a month ago

Review №54

Rating: 5

Joe and Angel gave us the best of service, definitely would go again.

Date: a month ago

Review №55

Rating: 1

Ordered top shelf margarita s and they tasted like lemonade. Probably the worst margarita on the river walk. We have been coming to place for 30 years and they had the best margarita here and things went south in last few years. We thought of giving them another try this time but was very disappointed.

Date: a month ago

Review №56

Rating: 1

I have to say I have been to plenty restaurants throughout san Antonio and this one has to be a huge no go. Service was horrible an unorganized. Food was decent I wouldn t give it anything above a 1 star ordered my plate should have come with charro beans they literally gave me ranch style beans. I mean come on, I hope they fix these issues. I would love to come try it here again. But for the price and the service how bad it was I really wouldn t recommend this place.

Date: a month ago

Review №57

Rating: 3

Over priced for the quality

Date: a month ago

Review №58

Rating: 5

Teri was great!

Date: a month ago

Review №59

Rating: 2

Date: a month ago

Review №60

Rating: 3

Tortilla chips too salty, bean and cheese taco they forgot to put the bean, ordered salad with old meat.

Date: a month ago

Review №61

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №62

Rating: 1

This place sucks way overpriced service is beyond terrible I d rather eat at a gas station. $11 for queso no extra chips, chips were good but kinda hard to screw that up burger was plain and dry no mustard or ketchup waitress didn t refill our drink waited nearly 15 minutes for to finally bring the ketchup for the burger and fries like I said Gas station I d give no stars if I could

Date: 2 months ago

Review №63

Rating: 1

The food is trash and overpriced. Do not eat here. Simple as that.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №64

Rating: 5

Had the cheese enchilada was very good.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №65

Rating: 2

Chicken was Litterally beef? I don t think it was made right, everything thing in the platter was fine rather it was okay it tasted like my school food? My good keep slipping out. Fix it

Date: 2 months ago

Review №66

Rating: 3

Date: 2 months ago

Review №67

Rating: 5

Idk how this place has such a low review. 5 stars by far. Street tacos were killer. Street corn even better. Flauntas amazing along with the queso. Best part is, we got the food in less then 10 minutes from ordering. No joke. Will come back next time Im in town.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №68

Rating: 2

Date: 2 months ago

Review №69

Rating: 3

Date: 2 months ago

Review №70

Rating: 1

Worst fish tacos I ve ever had. Fish was overcooked and corn tortillas were stale hard and dry

Date: 2 months ago

Review №71

Rating: 3

I wanted to throw up because of how bad the food was. Please go somewhere else for food, but other then that it was good.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №72

Rating: 1

Date: 2 months ago

Review №73

Rating: 2

The service was good and there was no wait, despite how busy the Riverwalk was. But the food wasn t good. The smoked tacos were bland and had soggy tortillas. It was disappointing for Tex-Mex from Texas.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №74

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №75

Rating: 3

It was extremely busy which was understandable being in a tourist area. The waiter looked like he didnt want to be there and just did the minimum. We waited a half hour just to get our order taken and another hour for the food. The steak and shrimp were small. The Mole Chicken was underwhelming. It was quite expensive. I wouldnt come back here. Not worth the time and money.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №76

Rating: 4

Great place and great food with reasonable pricing! Tried their enchiladas and really enjoyed them. Highly recommend their mango margarita! Pretty nice place to try at the river walk, but of course expect wait times for your server and even a table during busy times.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №77

Rating: 1

Not gay friendly

Date: 2 months ago

Review №78

Rating: 5

Juliana and Gina hooked it up tonight with the best mojitos and service at Cafe Ole/Agave Bar! Be sure to ask for them!

Date: 2 months ago

Review №79

Rating: 2

Salty food. The guacamole had way too much salt in it. The beans and rice were cold. The food was pricy for the portions. The beer was ok. There are better restaurants on the walk.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №80

Rating: 5

The enchiladas and red sangria were good. Service was great too.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №81

Rating: 5

Great place yo hang out and enjoy wonderful service and food with family and friends.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №82

Rating: 2

Date: 2 months ago

Review №83

Rating: 1

Absolute dump of a so called restaurant . I d be hard pressed to find a restaurant that is worse than dining here. Our whole experience from the very start was a nightmare. The front of house staff were rude and uninviting when we asked to be seated next to the river. Their young coworker, the hispanic lad with the orange tips was so reluctant to seat us next to the river as it was supposedly for 4 people (we were a 2) because it was against their restaurant policy, despite the fact that the restaurant was fairly empty. Having waited about 15 minutes for service at a table a couple of other diners said we could take as they left, we encountered one of the managers, a particularly nasty and short rounded woman. Her attitude and rudeness was the nail in the coffin for our visit to Cafe Ole, having stated they wouldn t clear a dirty table as the staff wouldn t know we weren t already served customers , even though her moron of a young coworker had watched us sit there only a quarter of an hour prior. Thankfully, we didn t have to subject our tastebuds and stomachs to the food they try to serve here, because judging from the looks of other photos, my toilet would have had a field day. Avoid at all costs if you don t want to have to waste precious moments of your life writing reviews like this to ward off other potential customers from dining here. Plenty of other decent places along the river walk, such as Joe s Crabshack and Iron Cactus.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №84

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №85

Rating: 1

The food was not that great. My husbands fish tacos comes with coleslaw and it was just shreded lettuce with carrots no sauce in it at all. My sisters enchiladas had so much chili sauce it looked like she ordered chili. I ordered nachos and it barely had any cheese and it had more beans than chips. Also we were charged $204 for 3 meals and 3 kids meals. We did order 3 adult bevs but they tasted like dish water so we didnt even drink them. We were never given a paper receipt and was told they dont offer them. We were also told the gratuity was included in the total which is wild to me. Asked for a manager and no one never came and unfortunately we were in a hurry so after waiting 30 minutes we just left. Needless to say we will never come back again and we will be disputing the charge.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №86

Rating: 1

Ill be honest we usually travel with my partner, to try different restaurants and flavors but this restaurant has been one of the worst Mexican restaurants I have ever experienced... the salad was rotten and dry, the charro beans were sour, the rice from the previous day was cold and without flavor, avoid this place at all costs if you dont want to be disappointed as a Mexican restaurant has nothing, what a disappointment!

Date: 2 months ago

Review №87

Rating: 1

Worst Mexican food I have ever had.. wouldn t even call it Mexican food. Food was cold.. no flavor.. and OVER PRICED

Date: 2 months ago

Review №88

Rating: 3

The place is pretty cool. It s right on the riverwalk. They have indoor and outdoor seating. The guacamole was missing something. We had to send back our shrimp tacos due to the tortillas being hard and uncooked. Even when they brought back a new plate they still fell apart and I settled with eating it with a fork. The charro beans taste like canned beans and the rice was undercooked. The server and the person she was training were great and did their best with what they had.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №89

Rating: 3

Chips were soggy and salsa was watered down.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №90

Rating: 3

Date: 2 months ago

Review №91

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №92

Rating: 1

I recently visited Cafe Ole at the Riverwalk with my parents while they were in town, and unfortunately, the experience was disappointing from the moment we arrived. Arrival and Seating: When we arrived, the staff seemed bothered and uninterested in serving us, clearly ready to leave for the day. Despite the picturesque location of the Riverwalk, they initially wanted to seat us inside in a corner with no views. Dining at the Riverwalk is all about enjoying the scenery, so I requested to be seated outside by the balcony. While they did move us, it was obvious they werent happy about it. Service: Our waitress, Marisela, was dry and unfriendly throughout our meal. When I asked for a Michelada (a beer with lime and salt), she looked at me as if I were an alien. Despite Cafe Ole being a Mexican restaurant, she had no idea what a Michelada was and ended up bringing me my beer with a cup on the side containing lime juice and other ingredients, leaving me to fix it myself. It felt like going to a Chinese restaurant and being met with confusion when asking for an egg roll or a fortune cookie. Food and Management: The food took an extraordinarily long time to arrive, and to top it off, one of our orders, my wifes Caesar salad, was missing. After reminding them multiple times, the manager (a tall, skinny, bald African American man) said he would check on it personally but never returned. It became clear why the service was so poor if the manager couldnt be bothered to follow through, how could we expect the staff to be any better? Conclusion: We never received the Caesar salad and eventually canceled it since we were all done eating and ready to leave. When the check arrived, the total was over $200. While I understand the premium for the Riverwalk location, the food and service were far from worth it. If youre looking for a pleasant dining experience at the Riverwalk, I highly recommend eating elsewhere before you visit. The consistently poor service across restaurants here is baffling, especially given the areas status as a tourist hotspot. It tarnishes the reputation of San Antonio and the Riverwalk. Someone needs to hold these establishments accountable for their prices and the quality of service they provide. If they cant manage their staff properly, they should consider selling to someone who can. Overall: Save your money and your mood by dining elsewhere before enjoying the beauty of the Riverwalk.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №93

Rating: 3

Service is rough, 20 min to take a drink order. Food was acceptable but the service is a stretch even to get a one star.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №94

Rating: 1

Food tastes very bad little face and the service is not the best

Date: 2 months ago

Review №95

Rating: 3

Didnt love it. Food was average, same as service but the place was very dirty and sticky. You have plenty of options around Riverwalk.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №96

Rating: 5

Food service and atmosphere are awesome and great at this restaurant. We had the best times of our lives. Definitely recommend. Parking: No parking too busy I guess downtown Kid-friendliness: Staff was super nice to my children

Date: 3 months ago

Review №97

Rating: 1

Was greeted, and sat. Waited for 15 mins before we walked out. Place was not busy and 3 servers were standing behind us the whole time did nothing.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №98

Rating: 1

Horrible food, please do not go here. Evergreen was dry and not worth it.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №99

Rating: 4

Great customer service !

Date: 3 months ago

Review №100

Rating: 1

Everything was terrible.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №101

Rating: 2

Food was cold when it finally came out. Shells were soggy and food was bland.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №102

Rating: 1

They pick and choose if they are going to have happy hour each day. Their happy hour is great and so are the nachos. The manager is awful.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №103

Rating: 1

The host lady s were totally unprofessional, the service is 0 stars, the food it s definitely not worth it. There are a lot of options around if you want to have a good time and come here.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №104

Rating: 5

Went to San Antonio to have dinner with the Family on the River. We have several restaurants to choose from on the river walk. The kids feel like they want quesidese. We settle for Cafe Ole. It is around 6pm in June so it is hot but under all the trees and shade with the fans running, we were feeling comfortable. The service from Andy and other staffs was great. The food came out pretty quick and quickly devour them. It was good. The drink and the sitting next to the river walk was great. Total bill for 5 $100 not include tip. Here are the dishes we ordered. Lol..pigeon not included.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №105

Rating: 1

Date: 3 months ago

Review №106

Rating: 4

Date: 3 months ago

Review №107

Rating: 2

Grossest steak fajitas we have ever ate. Not sure when the steak was prepared, but it did not taste fresh and extremely over priced! The kids cheese quesadilla was the only good thing. Sat on the upper patio and stink like trash.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №108

Rating: 1

Terrible experience and first impressions here! Leading us to walk out before we even ordered our food. We were completely ignored by 2 different servers, firstly the Hispanic guy with the orange tips was meant to be our server and he did nothing after 15 minutes of waiting for water, menus, anything. He completely ignored us. We then tried to wave down another server after waiting, and the next server (a short plump lady with glasses) gave us complete attitude and was extremely rude. Another 10 minutes go by and we still had not been waited on whatsoever. The attitude and feeling we got from this place was all off, so there was no way we d want to waste our money here. After looking at the reviews, seems like we weren t missing much! Had good food and service at the Iron Cactus instead.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №109

Rating: 1

If you want a 60 ounce margarita, this is your place If not, you should find another Mexican restaurant on the river walk. The food was very mediocre and aside from our waitress the service was beyond poor. Our food arrived in intervals of 15 minutes and multiple people in our group didn t receive their food until reminding the waitress. Furthermore, everyone who ordered fajitas only received the meat for the dish and waited another 15-20 minutes until getting their tortillas, at which point the food was cold. Mistakes like these happen but the lack of care shown from management is concerning considering we were hardly compensated for the bad experience. Avoid at all costs

Date: 3 months ago

Review №110

Rating: 2

Our experience was a little less than we were expecting as we headed to the riverwalk for dinner. 2 of our table of 8 got their food 20-25 minutes after everyone else and were blamed for causing the confusion. 2 of the people who got fajitas didn t get the tortillas 15 minutes after they came out which ended up being cold. We were given a 20% discount on one item which came was $7 on a $280 ticket which is a decent attempt but could of been better as we didn t expect anything great from a 3.7 star Resturant.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №111

Rating: 1

Greasy expensive mess of nasty Tex-mex slopped onto a plate.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №112

Rating: 4

Date: 3 months ago

Review №113

Rating: 1

Service and food really over priced. DRINKS where the worst of all for the cost.Bartenders where rude.Our server kept disappering. Tables where dirty around us so birds kept jumping on it. It just seemed chaotic to be honest. I DO NOT plan to go back.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №114

Rating: 4

Food was 4/5, but hot and fresh. Service was real slow and disorganized, but they were very busy. The atmosphere is 10/10. I recommend trying this place.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №115

Rating: 4

Friends thought their meals were excellent, quesadillas, and enchiladas, but my taco salad with chicken was dry and bland. Appreciated the quick service on a hot and crowded day.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №116

Rating: 1

A. Star for the drinks, the terrible food is disgusting we paid more than 200 dollars for food that we dont eat since it is a tourist place they should focus on improving the quality of the food but dont grill it because even though it is a the food they sell So they dont care about improving their food, just selling and making money.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №117

Rating: 1

Place is not family friendly. Manager is rude. Asked him to accommodate my handicapped grandparents and he said no because it s against company policy. Food is subpar. Eating McDonald s in a third world country is a better experience than here. Food taste like they bought it from Walmarts frozen food section, I know microwave food when I taste it. Save yourself money and don t come here.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №118

Rating: 2

Tourist trap. This is a year old review but from what I hear, nothing has changed since we visited summer of 23. Will never come here again. Service was slow and had the worst chips and salsa Ive ever had in my life. I would rather go to taco bell 100 times over this place. Maybe the most exciting thing is the massive Rita. Otherwise, I dont recommend wasting your time or money here. Go to casa Rio for tex mex.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №119

Rating: 1

The food was horrible and we waited for like an hour. I d never come back again EVER. GROSS

Date: 4 months ago

Review №120

Rating: 1

Food was just gross especially for the price.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №121

Rating: 3

Date: 4 months ago

Review №122

Rating: 1

Lets see we never had our server check on us. My tortilla about broke my tooth that or the rice, not sure. There was no flavor in the food, and we waited and waited when we had finished for our server to come with our checks. Im a server, and have been for years, so I understand being in the weeds. The total experience was horrible. My friend couldnt even eat her food, but we just paid and left. Not worth it at all.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №123

Rating: 5

Fantastic place

Date: 4 months ago

Review №124

Rating: 5

Date: 4 months ago

Review №125

Rating: 5

Beef fajitas where awesome and the salsa was the best smokey mix of spices. Thank you to Angel, our server for great service.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №126

Rating: 3

The fajita plate was ok, Ive had better. It sucks that they only had one type of salsa and it was very liquidity. The margarita tasted like water so you could tell it was sitting for a while.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №127

Rating: 4

Date: 4 months ago

Review №128

Rating: 1

The service was slow but staff were nice. The food was comparable to Taco Bell. The Uncle Bens rice and canned refried beans were gross . The meat was full of oil and I could tell it was in a warmer. I ve never left so much food on a table, this was a poor excuse of a Tex Mex restaurant!

Date: 4 months ago

Review №129

Rating: 1

Went in at 4 pm for a marg on the river walk, and sat outside. Started nicely until food was left out and pigeons started swarming. There were little birds mixed in too. At one point there was about 10-15 birds flying on and off the table. Sprayed our table with food from the other table. This lasted for 15 min, with us bussing food away from the birds. Wait staff just walked by and did nothing. We got grossed out and just left a $20 on the table no service, and no one was coming to take the food away from the flying rats honestly disgusting.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №130

Rating: 1

Extremely disappointed with the customer service and management running in this restaurant. I was there for Mothers Day weekend on Sunday night. I see that on google theirs a place for Agave Bar and Cafe Ole. Went over and greeted the host ( i cant remember her name ). She put her finger up like telling me to wait while the whole time not even looking at me. (All I wanted to ask if there were two different restaurants or the same) Long story short she had a terrible attitude and kept laughing like if it was a joke. After that happened i didnt want my family to not enjoy their dinner because they wanted to eat there. We got seated and Im assuming the host spoke to her supervisor which is what he said. He said we had to leave and wouldnt serve us because his host felt uncomfortable. I answered back with a uncomfortable because i asked her a question and she gave me an attitude and i asked her why was she in a bad mood? Anyways I dont see how someone can be supervising a business with that kind of behavior. Guillermo or Gilbert was his name I cant really remember and he was very unprofessional, you all should really consider who you put in charge to manage yall business because if its people like that you all will lose a lot of customers.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №131

Rating: 1

Make no sense!! I bought a drink while waiting for my table they told me I couldnt sit and eat with my drink because I purchased it before I sat down. Completely unacceptable.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №132

Rating: 1

Their food tastes terrible, not worth it

Date: 4 months ago

Review №133

Rating: 5

Date: 4 months ago

Review №134

Rating: 1

All around worse experience. I can t believe this place is still in business.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №135

Rating: 3

Should ve known this place wasn t going to be it after the salsa they serve. No kick to it at all, found it strangely sweet, tried asking for something with more of a punch and they didn t have it. If you re a yank I guess it s for you. The fajitas plate felt like microwaveable reheated meat. Beans felt like we re canned beans, rice was a good portion but little mushy. Live music we paid for and frozen margaritas made it better.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №136

Rating: 4

Pretty good food (chips and salsa are great). Service is really good, and the location is in the heart of the Riverwalk.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №137

Rating: 1

Service is awful employees reek of marijuana. Waitress had awful attitude and server was incompetent. Facial tattoos and the stench of weed ruined my appetite. Server that only checks on you once not around when help was needed. I will not be coming back and will be spending my money elsewhere. This place should not be in business with the type of employees it has representing them. Had a great experience about 3 years ago. Will not be returning ever again.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №138

Rating: 5

Had a wonderful experience, the food was amazing!!! Kim waited on us and she was so awesome, so sweet and so professional and took really good care of us!!! Thank you Kim for everything!! The Landry s

Date: 5 months ago

Review №139

Rating: 5

Our waitress Kim was amazing. Good & service was a 5/5. Would eat there again and recommend to anyone.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №140

Rating: 5

Our server, Kim, was amazing. She took such good care of us & was sweet and one of the best servers we have ever had. Food, Margaritas, and everything was amazing!

Date: 5 months ago

Review №141

Rating: 4

Date: 5 months ago

Review №142

Rating: 5

Nachos top

Date: 5 months ago

Review №143

Rating: 2

If (2) 20oz margaritas for $85 dollars is your thing with a Server that only checks on you once is your thing, this is your place! I will not be coming back and will be spending my dollars elsewhere. Edit: The GM handled our complaint well and reduced the total on our bill by removing (2) tequila floaters that we didnt get, so I will give them another Star on service.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №144

Rating: 3

Great ambiance on the Riverwalk. Food is decent. Poor waiter must have been new. Had to ask for chips and salsa after drinks arrived. He had no idea what a Seasonal Texas beer was or what rotating taps were. Ordered a beer and asked him to find out what the seasonal or rotators were but he forgot. Went somewhere else for a second beer. Nice kid but evidently not well trained.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №145

Rating: 1

Food was very bad. Service was average.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №146

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №147

Rating: 5

Had a great time here, the food is good and staff was very nice !

Date: 5 months ago

Review №148

Rating: 4

Food was decent but not exceptional. Fries and rice came out cold. Pork was good. Hostess accommodated us very well by finding us a seat in the shade.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №149

Rating: 2

Date: 5 months ago

Review №150

Rating: 4

Amazing guacamole, riverfront seating, ok service. The margaritas were just not that great for the price

Date: 5 months ago

Review №151

Rating: 1

Poor quality food. Bland with no taste. Don t recommend you eat here. Taco Bell tastes a lot better and I mean that.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №152

Rating: 1

We waited for atleast 10mins at the table nobody even reach out and ask us if we need a drink.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №153

Rating: 1

Hostesses and waiters are oblivious here. Not worth the long wait and the band playing was so loud you couldn t hear yourself think. The food lacked flavor.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №154

Rating: 4

Date: 5 months ago

Review №155

Rating: 1

DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT blindly trust these guys. THEY WILL TRY TO SCAM YOU IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL. First off, the food was fine. Not amazing but good. But that aside, ALWAYS get a receipt and get a menu to cross check prices between the menu and your receipt, because they are trying to scam people. The prices on the menu are one thing and the price you get charged is different. Take your time and get a breakdown of your bill and cross check it with the menu so that you dont get scammed. The only reason I was able to figure out I was getting scammed was because I paid a lot of attention to the menu while ordering, and the bill I got was preposterous. I had to go back and forth with the waitress for 40 mins while she was giving completely random prices and even then it didnt add up to the total. Then they gave us some stupid reason and then gave us some money back in cash but didnt give us the full amount that we deserved to get. So do BE AWARE OF SCAM HERE. Now I do agree mistakes can happen but this was no mistake. I can tell you that for sure.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №156

Rating: 5

Service was excellent Dietary restrictions: When you tell the chef your restrictions and allergies he closely monitors. Wheelchair accessibility: They have elevators inside

Date: 5 months ago

Review №157

Rating: 3

Disappointed in the food, it tasted and looked like it was made in bulk. Location was very nice.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №158

Rating: 4

Didnt have any food. But the margaritas are great, standard chips and salsa. Theyre not giving our beads anymore when you survive the 60oz margaritas

Date: 5 months ago

Review №159

Rating: 1

Horrible service. The waitress wouldn t come around and got our order wrong three times. She couldn t hear us and instead just ordered our food wrong. Rolled her eyes at us when we pointed that s not what we had ordered. We ordered a salad with salmon and it never came until she came to check on us and I had to remind her. She forgot the side of beans, she forgot a beer. Everything we asked her she rolled her eyes and looked at her portable device and realized she missed it. They never brought the salsa we asked for. The rice is salty and horrible. The shrimp over cooked and the salmon under cooked. Steak was flavorless and flautas with chicken had no flavor. Just boiled chicken. Horrible experience. Nice view of the river and the festival but that s about it. To note it wasn t just her that we asked salsa from. 3 different waiters and we never got it. Not worth the money at all. If you are going to work on customer service at least have a smile. I understand servers are tired but man the attitude on her killed our entire experience. Will never be eating there again.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №160

Rating: 1

The food was terrible and greasy. The rice had a bad taste, all was not warm. Drinks were not good. Would not recommend.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №161

Rating: 5

Great food good people

Date: 5 months ago

Review №162

Rating: 5

Angel was fantastic. He helped save our experience. We had a miss understanding in the beginning and angel came to the rescue. Food and drinks were great. The experience was fun.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №163

Rating: 5

Angel was on point and saved the day! From a 2000 mich server to the new generation . You re a class act! Good looking out! Great food and a fun time!

Date: 5 months ago

Review №164

Rating: 5

New chef is great! Great spot on the Riverwalk

Date: 5 months ago

Review №165

Rating: 5

Arrived with a party of 8 for fiesta river parade. First table seated and twenty minutes later no waiter as we watched other people enjoy margaritas. Angel (and the waiter trainer on duty) stopped by our table. When we told him what was going on he quickly investigated and found, in all the fiesta confusion our table was not assigned a server. He quickly took command of the situation and made our night amazing! Thanks for a great night Angel!

Date: 5 months ago

Review №166

Rating: 5

Food and view was excellent

Date: 5 months ago

Review №167

Rating: 3

Date: 5 months ago

Review №168

Rating: 4

Food was good, but could be better for the price. Overall though it was a pleasant experience.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №169

Rating: 1

We were visiting the river walk, party of eight. Decided to try some food based on the menu outside. I ordered water with extra lemon to drink. I got the water and no lemon. I reminded the girl, and she took my water, kinda acknowledged it but then brought nothing again no water even. . She brought my sister in law the wrong enchiladas( my sister in law still attempted to eat them because the server didn t seem to understand the error and it was becoming frustrating), they brought my nephew enchiladas without chicken when he asked for chicken ( they fixed that order) and my husband s burger was not to have ham, pineapple, tomato nor cheese. The girl goes Mexican hamburgers have cheese! I said ok good but MY husband can t eat that! She goes fine I ll take it back!! (Kinda with attitude in her reply) So another girl comes by and I say it doesn t list cheese anyway she goes yes it does it says asado or asadero ( not queso which to our family means cheese). I said regardless it was not to have it on the burger which I stated else my husband gets ill. She goes ok they are working on it. The first girl then who is not working with us anymore but she passes by and shoots a hard glance my way as if I m causing trouble for her!! Eye daggers! So they finally bring my husband s food out and he takes a bite and chews it spits that bite out and pulls out the slice of ham. We had said from the beginning no cheese, pineapple, tomato or ham. Clearly. This is the second Tex-mex or Mexican restaurant that we visited in Texas that got our orders wrong. I told the girl (second girl) my husband bit the burger with ham, he may get sick but still survive. She was like oh ok . No empathy no concern, very non chalant about everything. No further questioning is there anything I can do to make it better? nothing! My sister in law has been in restaurant and hospitality management for over 30 years, it was disturbing to see that just any young people are hired. They fill the position. It feels as if let s get you in and get you out. And they don t care. They don t care that if business losses a customer because A) they figure the business has plenty of money and B) it s not their problem. However it is cause in the long run nobody addresses this, and little by little they get used to performing and providing service this way. Then, before you know it it does affect the business, negatively. I won t be coming back. I don t think I m the first to deal with this subpar level of service. I probably won t be the last but people will catch on. Chips had a terrible chemical after taste too. Who knows what they are using to fry them in. Very sad experience. Texas is amazing for bbq but from what I can tell so far Tex Mex or Mexican food here is not what I expected.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №170

Rating: 1

Away from this place! The food was average and the guacamole was spoiled! Its a shame how such good cuisine as Mexican can be served so badly. I have never eaten such bad Mexican food in my life, its sad

Date: 5 months ago

Review №171

Rating: 5

Server KIM totally ROCKS! I feel strongly that there will always be some kind of problems in life and what we do with that determines our success. Kim embodies this. The day before the eclipse, my family chose indoors to void the 25 min wait for outdoors. She is serving the whole balcony on our side with 2 new tables including ours. She went out of her way to at least serve drinks and over our order in. Then she found partner waitstaff to our main dishes when prepared. We appreciated their efforts but there were several glitches which we finally gave up trying to get corrected because they just had so many diners and overworked staff. But when Kim finally caught her breath and doublechecked on us she immediately saw issues with what was served to us and corrected it as soon as she could, even to the extent of a whole new order of beef fajitas for two with all the fixings. By the time we left we were certainly not grumbling about our issues . . . We ended up with a pretty full doggie bag and total satisfaction with our meal. Thanks, Kim, for pushing though your killer allergies to make our eclipse pre-party the ultimate!!!

Date: 5 months ago

Review №172

Rating: 5

The view and seating was top tier

Date: 5 months ago

Review №173

Rating: 5

Kim was our server and she gave outstanding service. Good was excellent

Date: 5 months ago

Review №174

Rating: 5

Kim N was awesome! Great happy hour!

Date: 5 months ago

Review №175

Rating: 4

Date: 5 months ago

Review №176

Rating: 1

The place was quite busy, the patio looked nice but there was a 45 minute wait time for that area, we were famished so agreed to get seated anywhere. We were pretty open minded about the food however it was atrocious, all the dishes seemed like theyve been heated in the microwave, food was bland and extremely weird combinations, such as Mole with salad and beans, food looked stale and was extremely bad, drinks were overpriced and small quantities and so was the food, I would never, ever go back again. There are better placed in San Antonio.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №177

Rating: 3

The food wasn t presentable . It wasn t what I expected . The guacamole salad . Was just two scoops of guacamole and pieces of lettuce shredded under . Basic. They also forgot my husbands steak . For this being down town , ehhh .

Date: 5 months ago

Review №178

Rating: 1

We ordered 2 mixed drinks each (4 total) and guacamole with the chips. Our bill was over $70!!!! Outrageously priced even for the touristy Riverwalk area. Wheelchair accessibility: Elevator available

Date: 5 months ago

Review №179

Rating: 5

Such a good spot on the river walk, My server was LA definitely recommend him he was friendly attended to us after waiting and no one else would and was fast getting our order in .

Date: 5 months ago

Review №180

Rating: 4

Date: 5 months ago

Review №181

Rating: 1

Absolute dawg water. Waiters sucked donkey sack. Waited 20 min after the original 3/4 plates came out. So we paid what was DESERVED. chased us down still trying to charge us for the dookie burrito. Bunch of clowns work there. Also as a Mexican I disliked my own kind in that moment.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №182

Rating: 5

Kim, Awesome service. Thanks so much for serving us hot pizza and chips/salsa. Food

Date: 5 months ago

Review №183

Rating: 5

Best restaurant on the River Walk! Brandon was our server and provided excellent customer service. Management needs to clone him. The chips and salsa were the best we have ever had. We sat out on the patio and the view was perfect. I would recommend Cafe Ole.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №184

Rating: 5

Had an amazing night last night at cafe ole our hostess and bartender showed me and my spouse what s cafe ole is really about. We started with a 60 oz margarita and ended our night with delicious sizzling fajitas. Completely satisfied! I definitely recommend for a night out .

Date: 5 months ago

Review №185

Rating: 5

Loved loved loved our waitress! She was so thoughtful and sweet and super on it! If you go here I recommend asking for Kim she is amazing! Love the food and the guacamole is out of this world!

Date: 5 months ago

Review №186

Rating: 5

Such a fun restaurant. The food tastes excellent and is reasonably priced; our view of the River Walk was magical; and our server was incredibly kind and attentive. Highly recommend this restaurant! The chips and salsa are

Date: 5 months ago

Review №187

Rating: 5

I got the street tacos which were great, and the skinny margarita was to die for! Angel, our server, was extremely patient with our group, and I am so appreciative!

Date: 5 months ago

Review №188

Rating: 5

Such a cool place. Right on the Riverwalk. Food was good and reasonably priced. We enjoyed our visit and have no problem returning. See our YouTube channel Coolest Life.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №189

Rating: 2

Screwed up order wearing a members only jacket. When we explained how he messed the order up he got pissed and told us to forget it!

Date: 5 months ago

Review №190

Rating: 2

I wanted to enjoy this experience. The lady who greeted us at the entrance was great. And our server, when he was able to get to us was attentive. However, the food was not great. My plate the Enchilada had minimal sauce, and a bit of a bitter flavor to it. My wife ordered the Tacos and when they came out the corn tortillas looked like they had been soaked in oil. They literally dripped oil when she held it up. Suffice it to say, we would not revisit if in town again.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №191

Rating: 1

Gave me and my husband food poisoning.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №192

Rating: 2

Nice restaurant on the riverwalk. We found out why no wait on a Friday night. Food was not good.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №193

Rating: 1

The service is bad they take us to the table and take them like 10 min to come and take the order Time was ok buy the food was very sad Fajitas came streak from the fridge everything was cold Horrible food And we order a 60 Oz margarita on the rocks It was like lemonade no tequila at all

Date: 6 months ago

Review №194

Rating: 5

Nice late-night stop for a delicious margarita and chips & guacamole! View was great of the Riverwalk, and being upstairs made it a little better experience for conversation without people walking next to you. Will was our bartender/server and our favorite server during our trip to San Antonio. He was friendly, gave us a quick educational breakdown of the tequila options and helped make personalized drink recommendations.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №195

Rating: 1

I can t really rate the food because I never even got the drink I ordered. Not a very busy day but the waiters just could not get our order or take our payment after we let them know more than half an hour had passed. I m usually a soft touch on reviews so believe me when I say pick any of the other shops on the strip.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №196

Rating: 4

Date: 6 months ago

Review №197

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №198

Rating: 5

Kim is fabulous, great food too.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №199

Rating: 3

Do yourself a favor and sit at the Blue Agave. The service is horrible here. I was just charged $36.00 for an Old Fashion. I was also charged $1.00 because I wanted a glass. By far, it is the worst place I have eaten at by the River Walk.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №200

Rating: 1

Place was not very good in all facets of what makes a restaurant average. Coming from the Midwest I expected good Mexican food in the state of Texas but I will pass next time and get my tacos from a place in the Midwest. Dirty bathrooms. Lack flavor in tacos. And just overall disappointed. So don t expect much.

Date: 6 months ago