Cantina Taqueria & Tequila Bar

Reviews

• Anthony L.

  star star star star star 18 July 2026

  This place has quickly become one of my favorite happy hour spots in Westchester! My colleagues and I come here often for their fantastic flavored margaritas (cucumber is amazing) and great tacos!
  
  The deals are great during happy hour and the food/drinks all delicious at their price point. I recommend the shrimp or mango chicken tacos and also the ceviche if you want an appetizer (the sauce is creamy and sharp-- making for a very refreshing bite between drinks and the hearty tacos)!
  
  And while all that is great, the service is absolutely phenomenal. The servers are all quick and kind as is the manager -- making this a truly awesome place to enjoy a quick bite, long happy hour, taco Tuesday or date night!

• Lauren G.

  star star star star_border star_border 15 July 2026

  This is a very mixed review-- love the decor and updates they've made from the Black Bear days.  The menu has some great items for both food and drinks.
  
  The service was weird. Slightly inattentive (maybe because it was busy on a weeknight), the kind of service where you feel a little forgotten.
  
  Food I would eat again: plantains!!! Best thing we had. The chicken empanadas were also a good order. Love the queso fundido with chorizo, but there are not nearly enough tortillas for the large skillet of cheese they serve you.
  
  We ordered a few different tacos at the table but I only had the shrimp taco. It should've been good in theory (anything with pickled onions & a creamy sauce), but the shrimp tasted funky. That's usually enough to turn me off from a restaurant.
  
  If I still lived in white plains, I'd possibly visit for a drink and appetizer every now and then. Not worth going out of my way for it though.

• Britney F.

  star star star star star_border 10 July 2026

  Ordered delivery from Cantina: rock shrimp tacos, nachos, and pork empanadas. The delivery was timely and the food was still hot when we received it, which is always a good sign.
  
  The tacos were awesome and definitely our favorite. The nachos were really good but did not travel well - I assume they would be excellent if ordered at the restaurant. The empanadas were just ok and did not have much flavor.
  
  We are planning to stop in the restaurant in the near future and will definitely order delivery from here again.

• Lorraine T.

  star star star star star_border 7 July 2026

  This is a cute chill spot to hang out at while drinking and eating good food. Popped in on a Thursday night with my cuz for food and drinks. The vibe is very chill with high tables, low tables and bar seating. We decided on the high tables.
  The waiter simultaneously came over with water and menus. I went with the passion fruit margarita *pretty good although it could've been stronger*, mango jerk wings *finger licking good, LITERALLY* & sweet plantains *a tad over cooked BUT that's how I prefer plantains*.
  There's also a variety of music that plays from hip hop, to r&b to Spanish. Prices are very affordable and the service is on point. Win, Win!

• Colette H.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 30 June 2026

  6/1 update:
  
  Came back here again to give this place another try. And it was so much worse the second time around.
  
  I sat down at the bar. A few minutes later the bartender yelled at me from the other end of the bar "Are you good?" I said "No." She gave me the thumbs up sign, still from the other end of the bar. I shook my head. She came over and said "Ya good?" I said "No I'm not. I just sat down and would like to order." Thankfully I looked at their menu online and knew what I was going to order. Because the bartender never gave me a menu.
  
  While I was eating my chips and salsa, the owner literally was standing behind me while I was sitting at the bar talking about all of his one night stands. If you want to be in a relaxed environment, don't come here. I find this to be extremely unprofessional and made me very uncomfortable. The stories were extremely detailed.
  
  My food arrived. I ordered the chicken bowl which was pretty gross and not fresh at all. I asked the bartender for a water (same girl), and she said "We are all out of water." And she never came back with one.
  
  I would absolutely never come back here.
  
  *******
  
  This place is literally the worst.
  
  The  was super dark. I went to the bar and asked if they were still serving food. I had to wait 5 minutes before the bartender brought a menu over to me. She said she had to take other people's drink orders before she could go to the back and get a menu for me. I also wanted to order a drink but she said, "Wait, I'll be right back."
  
  I find that extremely rude, if I'm at the bar first, I have said I would like to order food and drinks, and then other people's drink orders are taken even when they have arrived at the bar after me.