Casey Dahl

Checked this place out for brunch and it was fantastic! Everything on the menu sounds delicious so we’ll definitely go back. I can easily recommend the steak and eggs or the burger. The drinks are made well too! The mimosa was made with pulpy orange juice which made it taste fresh and refreshing.

Justin Rogers-Cooper

This is some pretty great Mexican with several unique twists. Nice vibe and atmosphere, and good drinks and cocktails. And not so inventive and precious it doesn’t fill you up: it does, with generous portions and solid, expected flavors that come with a singular flair. And some exotic choices too if you’re feeling up for it.

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Chloe Hawkings

We came as a group on Saturday and had the best experience for a bottomless brunch. The food was delicious and the menu offered something for everyone. The bottomless deal is either mimosas or margaritas and our glasses were never empty. The servers were incredible. I would 100% recommend!

Frank Siu

Michelin guide did not disappoint! Happy hour on a saturday from 4-7pm, perfect for a dinner. Ordered bunch of tacos and food and every bite was amazing from start to finish! Waiters were very good as well.

+2

This place was good. Not the best Mexican style cuisine I’ve had in the city but the tacos and guacamole are tasty. We tried the grasshopper croquetas and it’s definitely an interesting Smokey taste - not for everyone, but my roommate liked them!

nishant sinha

As the name goes they serve black ant salts. Good restaurant for grabbing bottomless brunch with friends. Very great vibe and food is good too. Service was top as well.

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Marco P

Ordered the aguachile and chicken mole. Both excellent. Not the cheapest meal but worth it for the flavor. Highly recommend the Mole! Genuine Mexican flavor, I’m Mexican!

Charles O'Connell

Love this spot! The 3/4 food items were delicious croquettes, shrimp tacos, and home marrow tacos were a must order! Skip the albondigas. Chips and salsa were great to. Gio is a fantastic bartender w a great knowledge of tequila, mezcal, and sotol. Fun vibe. Back garden is great. Laid back but a fun date.

The Black Ant is an outstanding dining experience. The staff is friendly and professional and the food is excellent. My only criticism is I think they should lean more heavily into the insect motif in their food. They have a black ant guac and grasshopper croquettes that are AMAZING but they have zero entrees with insect protein. This is a huge oversight. Good Mexican food is not hard to find in NYC, but if the Black Ant committed more to their insect theme they could stand out as a truly unique NY restaurant.

Natalia Le

We got the croquetas and tlayuda to start, then chicken al pastor tacos and carne asada. The grasshopper croquetas were the highlight of the meal, but we enjoyed everything we ate. The chicken al pastor tacos were a bit sweet for my taste. The margaritas were just ok. We sat in the indoor garden (cute area), and it was warm enough with heated lamps, but I'd recommend sitting inside or bringing a jacket if you get cold easily.

Joel A.R.

Quite a nice atmosphere, food is good. I got attracted to the tortillas, orange and kind of fluffy a tiny bit sweet but very tasty. You have to try the grasshoppers either as appetizer or garnish they taste quite good. The service is good and staff is friendly. Oh yeah, they have a good selection of tequila if you're in the mood. I will definitely come back to try more dishes.

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KJ

Had the Chef Special Menu and the courses were all fresh with different flavors. The final flan made with the black ant topping was sweet and savory, sangria was good, and overall it was an experience. 4/5 for pricing and portions

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Tiffany H.

Let me start off with I love their music play list haha as a latin dancer, I just wanted to get up and dance at the restaurant. The atmosphere was relaxed and cozy. We ordered every thing from the happy hour menu. They came out very good. Very refreshing. Also the drinks are tropical. I loved my mango margarita. The tacos are yummy 🤤 not too greasy. The size and portion are good and price is reasonable. Only disappointment was not able to see the grasshopper in the grasshopper taco. I’m not sure if they chopped up the grasshoppers or what, but I would really want to see the whole grasshopper and be able to taste it lol

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Lana B. Baroni

My husband and I ordered drinks and appetizers. The service was amazing. Prices are ok. The food is good but maybe my expectations were too off, I thought that all their plates would have insects as ingredients. I was kind of disappointed to learn that was not the case. The guacamole was the best I ate in Manhattan so far, but the ants were barely noticeable. The drinks were very good too.

Average food, high prices for the menu and drinks. Friendly staff and service! The food menu didn’t really interest me much so I got the dessert only and I liked it. I can’t really judge on the food menu but my friend got tacos and dumplings and said they were alright but would not recommend.

Dined at The Black Ant last weekend for a birthday brunch. The establishment was able to accommodate 16 people with multiple tables pushed together to form a long row. We were seated in the brightly lit patio in the back of the restaurant - so glad we got to dine out there as opposed to the darker alternative in the indoor parts of the restaurant. Really changed up the mood of the place FOOD: For brunch, I ordered the Steak Rancheros. There were maybe 3 small pieces of steak in there - they weren't too impressive or tasty. Even though there wasn't that much food, I wasn't really feeling the dish, and gave the rest of it away to be finished. Many other people who ordered the Steak Rancheros were still left hungry, so they stepped out for a bit in search of pizza or takoyaki to supplement their meal. The birthday girl ordered the Black Ant Burger - she was able to replace the beef patty with chicken instead, as she doesn't eat beef. The burger buns were black, but same taste as a regular bun (it was only black food coloring or something). My friend said the burger was good but nothing too special. Another guy ordered an omelet for brunch - it was just a regular omelet, looked small and unspectacular. Our food took a really long time to arrive, but he got his meal last out of the 16 of us haha even though it prob takes the shortest amount of time to cook an omelet. DRINKS: From the brunch drinks menu, you're able to choose from a mimosa, bloody maria, traditional margarita, and smoky jalapeno margarita. You have the option of adding flavor to each drink for $1 (flavors include cucumber, mango, passionfruit, and prickly pear). The drinks were strong & the favorite one of the table seemed to be the mango margarita. TL;DR All in all, the food at The Black Ant was very meh imo. Waited a while for our water cups to be refilled. The drinks and dishes could've came out a bit faster. The waiters were nice, no complaints there. I liked the atmosphere of the patio section of the establishment though!

A group dinner of people on a Saturday night. It was enjoyable but not sure I will be inclined to repeat. Menu has rather limited choices and it lead to quite a few people of the group to choose the "safe" dish which was pork tacos. The highlight of the food was their crudo style dish. If you do not have reservations they sit you at the back of the restaurant which was a bit odd since we walked thru an empty restaurant.

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The atmosphere was all we paid for. It had very basic vegetarian options and overpriced too. Wouldn't recommend if you're vegetarian/vegan.

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Madhumita Sawant

We went for brunch on a Saturday and the pace was super crowded. Since it was a very hot day, everyone was sitting indoors, and it was a bit stuffy. But the food was decent. I really liked my fish tacos. My friend thought the chilaquiles lacked in flavor. The mimosas were strong!

Mathew Emerson

Made a brunch reservation for a small party, for a surprise birthday party For my girlfriend. Showed up to find a sign on the door saying “temporarily closed” Extremely, exceptionally poor management of a restaurant. Would have been simple to just access reservations and send out cancellations. Luckily a nearby restaurant was able to accommodate, and food / service was much better than anything I ever experienced at Black Ant. I hope this clown show of an excuse for a restaurant stays closed, for the greater good.