La Caverna - New York

The website says “Authentic Mexican restaurant” and that’s not accurate. It looked like a nice place to take my wife for dinner. This place is a bar/nightclub with a great underground cave theme but it’s not a “restaurant”. I got the feeling that they were a club that serves food. The chips were cold and bordering on stale. The salsa wasn’t salsa it was just chopped tomatoes and onion. No sauce to it. The tacos were plain (no cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion) but they were cheap so whatever. The enchiladas weren’t bad. But for what I spent on a short dinner it left me underwhelmed. I would love to party in that room, drink there, dance there, but for an authentic Mexican restaurant, it failed for me. Also, I asked if they had Guinness and they said yes and brought me a bottle. If it wasn’t on tap they should have said that it was bottled. I’m not a very picky person but when I comes to Guinness I am. Take a date here for drinks, the place looks cool, but grab food elsewhere.

The atmosphere at this place is always fantastic! The food is consistently delicious and the prices are affordable. The staff is lovely and the ambiance is wonderful. I highly recommend dining here for a complete dining experience. Definitely worth checking out if you haven't already!

Great music. they don't wait. free water without hats. the bathroom had waited a bit. floor was very sticky

The ambiance felt more like a bar than a Mexican restaurant. The drinks were not well crafted, even after multiple attempts.

The restaurant has nailed the theme and decor, but that's where the praise ends. Both times I've visited, I witnessed several people being harassed by the bouncers on the dance floor for no apparent reason and aggressively removed from the premises. Gentlemen, you are not part of the Secret Service and there is no justification for treating customers in this manner. Additionally, the music selection is mostly terrible. It's 2022, there is no need to hear The Fray's "How to Save a Life" at 2 am on a Friday night.