Jae Elder

Wandered into this place while exploring old town. Sat at the bar with a friend. Cool little spot. Colorful vibe. When the bartender came over we asked about the happy hour menu (as it was not included in the menu they handed us ) He reached behind the counter and pulled out the small menu, very begrudgingly. Ordered the house margaritas and some chips and salsa. The margaritas were well flavored, but stingy on the tequila. The chips were crisp and delicious but the salsa was about as basic as it could possibly have been. When the bartender finally came back over (he basically forgot about us once we got our drinks) we asked if they had a spicy salsa. He did have a VERY good sauce hidden away. That made the meal significantly better. Wouldn't recommend going out of your way to find this place but if you want a quick margarita while walking around it's worth a stop

Jei Filipino

The vibe of this place is so cool. You have bar, indoor, outdoor sitting and big groups setup is available at the back of the restaurant. The service was okay. The food looks good but tastes okay as well. I was expecting for more with the taste but didn’t satisfy our taste buds.

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Mariem Bemmerzouk

I’m disappointed with my experience at Los Cuates. The wait was long to be seated, tables had opened up and we were still barely acknowledged. We ordered the guacamole and were served this tiny amount. When asking for napkins, salt, etc. no one ever brought them. The food was subpar.

Tiffany King

This use to be one of our favorite places but this evening was very disappointing. It should have been a clue when we were the only people in the restaurant…. Poor quality food and small portions. Large margaritas had little to no alcohol and the bill was hefty for the experience. Our server was nice, but also added a 20% auto gratuity with it not posted anywhere.

Amber Meyer

Worst meal we think we’ve ever had a restaurant. DO NOT waste your money here. Enchiladas had zero sauce and were covered in unmelted store-bought cheese. Beans were straight out of a can and not hot, while the rice tasted like plastic. We were so disappointed after being excited to take our infant out for an early dinner as a family.

Stefan Hosko

I don't like to leave negative reviews. Especially on small businesses. And especially in the food service industry because I've worked most of my life as a bartender. But I'll make an exception for Los Cuates. Terrible service. Very mediocre food. Super pricey. I would give this place zero Stars if I could. When I walk in there's one server. He stares at me with a blank face for like 10 seconds before I finally ask him. " Are you open?" He sits me down and stares at me blankly for another 5 seconds in disbelief like I have three heads. I order quickly just to end the awkward interaction. Pork enchiladas mole. Mere minutes after I place my order the server tells me I need to pay me immediately so he can close out the afternoon shift. He then asks me to give him a cash tip. Already INSANELY unprofessional. After I pay is sure her returns to tell me that since the bill didn't close on his end, it means the transaction didn't go through. I give him my card to pay again. When he returns, I checked my statements and see that two charges have been made on my account from the restaurant and I inform him as much. This man argues with me for ten minutes, attempting to give me ever excuse in the book for to explain why I'm wrong. No apologies, no I'll look into that for you. He even attempted to tell me that the charge was reimbursed on my end. (It was absolutely not and he made no attempt to do so). After 10 minutes of arguing he tells me he will give the manager my information. Throughout this interaction the was kitchen Bell was furiously dinging in the background. First he brings out my chips and salsa. The chips (which were clearly tostitos) looks like a collection of the most crumbled chips from the bottom of the bag. The salsa container was about 1/4 full and ice cold. My main dish was pretty pathetic. The pork inside was decent but the extra charge I paid for mole got me two diarrhea stains on top of my two enchiladas. Enchiladas are typically swimming in sauce. Before leaving my server returned to argue with me once more about my bill and then I was on my way. With so many restaurants struggling to stay open in the DMV right now I am shocked that this place has been able to stay open.

Dennis Petersen

There are dozens of excellent Mexican restaurants in Northern Virginia. This is not one of them. Our food took over an hour to come out, and usually everything tastes good when you're hungry, but I guess I wasn't hungry enough. This was Taco Bell quality food served cold at Old Town prices. If you're craving Mexican, I strongly recommend Helena's or El Paso.

Jessica Deane

Great location, terrible everything else. Margaritas taste like luke warm, sugary, bath tub tequila sludge. Chips are stale, portions are small, prices are really high, slow service. Just bad. Always dead despite good location so I don’t know why I’m surprised.

Get Going

Service is mid, Don’t plan on coming unless you want to be disappointed the food here is claiming to be Mexican cuisine but in my opinion it’s far from it. We ordered nachos which we weren’t explained to by staff that it’s 8 chips with cheese and your choice of protein at your liking ($16)the portion is small; besides that the appetizer was good for entrees we got the 3 meat fajita (chicken, shrimp and beef) for ($26) I expected at least 5 pieces of shrimp and more chicken and steak my girlfriend ordered the al pastor tacos ($18)and she stated that the meat was bland like it’s unseasoned and cooked well done when tacos should be juicy and succulent. If you plan on coming here plan on having drinks here and going to eat next door; I am greatly disappointed in los cuates for claiming to be a good Mexican restaurant. I Don’t blame the staff in the front of house but regarding service you need to introduce yourself to your table so they know who to call and treat everyone equal im Hispanic and feel like I was not taken serious in my dining experience. But for the white people in the restaurant they had a bottle of water on all of there table offered chips as I had to ask for everything.

Shawn Gross

Service was extremely slow. Food and drinks definitely not worth the wait. Margaritas were not good. Food was cold, small portions and had no flavor. We couldn't find anything positive to say about our dining experience. If you have a craving for Mexican food I would recommend finding another place to eat.