taco haven

used to like thisplaceallot... this visit was horrible, food took forever which is ok when its right !!!! my wife found a large piece of plastic in the beef fajitas !!!!! the waitress took it to the owner and he just shrugged her away right in front of us.... as he sits at table 8 !!! way to busy on his phone to care.... thisplacewill be xed off our favorite places !!!!

taco haven is the bestplacein sa for weekend breakfast! the wait can be about 5 to 15 minutes, but the food is well worth the wait! the tortillas are big, fluffy, and flavorful and make the tacos that much better!

just south of the san antonio riverwalk is an authentic tex mex restaurant named taco haven .. yes there are plenty on the riverwalk but none as traditional as thisplace. the breakfast is exceptional with a variety of breakfast tacos and plates all servrd with homemade tortillas . lunch and dinner dishes are also fantastic. anyone looking for a great tex mex restaurant with reasonable pricing , this is theplaceto go .

thisplaceis absolute garbage. the menu gives a choice between soft, crispy, and extra crispy tripas. they came soft and was told by our horrible waitress thats the only way they make it! look at your menu dummy! ordered an enchilada plate with a crispy taco with your choice of chicken or beef. did the waitress ask which on i wanted? no. she just served it with whatever she wanted. the tea was salty! yes salty! no door on stall in the men's room. food and service sucked!!! don't come here!

the restaurant's service was not to bad i would say mediocre quality. the food was not to bad either but i won't spend money in aplacethat i can do better myself at home. our server was friendly.

good but not great breakfast tacos. the filling is consistently too greasy and it ruins the pillowy softness of their perfect tortilla !

seriously though, i've been looking for tortillas like this ever since my grandma stopped making them due to arthritis. they are oil based and heavy on the baking powder so a little puffy and not greasy at all. they come out a little crispy too which some may not like. overall maybe the best tortilla in the city.

the other thing is that the service is also spotty and theplacefeels like it needs a deep cleaning. i'd be back if i was in the neighborhood but wouldn't make a special trip down here to eat.

nice restaurant and bar serving above average tex-mex. kind of a sports bar environment. servers are polite and service is quick. the dining room is clean and thisplacehas the capacity to handle large groups. good people serving good food for a reasonable price. thumbs up! enjoy!

eaten there 10+ times. gets busy on the weekends but well worth the wait! good authentic mexican food at good prices. menu is extensive,placeis clean and the service is good. i'm a local and this mexican restaurant is a gem!

play it again quetzalcoatl. as busy for lunch as it is for breakfast on the weekend. managed to get a table for two immediately though in the back adjacent to the bar. if you like those old velvet paintings that were ubiquitous in market places along the mexican border, you're going to love the bigger than life aztec or mayan wall murals in vivid colors over the bar and around the restaurant.

may want to stick with a cold beer to go with you mexican food as the margaritas on the rocks are a bit weak and the fruity margaritas refreshing but weak as well. bean and cheese nachos were made from tasty refrieds and mild cheese. beef and cheese enchiladas had all the right stufff, but the enchilada gravy had an unsual seasoning that i did not care for - almost like lawry's season salt. great puffy taco though the corn masa shell was so soft that it had a bottom blow-out as soon as i attempted to lift it. hate it when that happens! the thin slice of carne asada was served with a dollop of garlicky guacamole on top. now that makes a good taco if you are of a mind. frijoles a la charra were chuck full of bacon. couldn't finish 'em, but not to worry. they came home and will rise again as refrieds for some homemade breakfast tacos using the excellent flour tortillas that made the togo styro as well.

liked the lunch here but love the breakfast. definitely my breakfast taco haven.


-----07 dec, 2012-----

line up for great tacos. now you're talking - breakfast tacos that is. pillowy tortillas and wonderful meats and ingredients to fill them with. you will find thisplacewildly popular for a weekend breakfast .. . lines out the door so be prepared to wait. amazingly enough we had a table within 5 minutes after arrival. must be that we had a party of 2 when everyone else seemed to come with enough relatives for a small family reunion. needless to say, we received a few scowls when we were escorted past the line and to a table.

sitting there you feel a bit transported in time back to the 1940's. the building is at least that old and reminds one of a cafeteria during that era - sub-way tiles, industrial ceiling .. . just wonderful. the decor is plain, simple and o-l-d. that's what gives it its identity and i wouldn't have it any other way.

tables are close. close enough to hear exactly what your neighbor is ordering as well as other tidbits of info and life's little dramas that you would rather not be privy to.
just hope that you are not seated next to one of those little old senoras that wear the cloyingly sweet little old lady perfume . . . you know the ones . . . they will pass you in the grocery store and you have to hold your breath while you sprint to a far away isle! with this kind of proximity, your olfactory glands would have a melt down.

then the tacos came. now these are some of the best i have had. just wish i did not live on the other side of town; or maybe i do to keep me from weighing 300 lbs!

disappointed. after having eaten and enjoyed taco haven for years, my last experience there was dismal at best... never have i had a server get, literally, everything wrong: from every piece of the order (the drink, the appetizer, the main meal) to the bill, everything was done wrong or mis-handled. it was a disaster of a meal.

frankly, when i'm in the mood for texmex in the future, i'll be heading to el mirador or piedras negras down the street. the torres family is letting thisplaceslip as the crowds continue to pack into thisplacelike sardines.

great food and tons of fun!. wow... i'm impressed. i went on first friday and it was spectacular. the food is delicious and very affordable. the live music sounded great. the owner is friendly and my waiter was great. will definitely be going back and letting friends know how great thisplaceis.

i have praised thisplacefor awesome mexican food before. i finally tried the 26. tommy’s carne de puerco en chile colorado. the best i have had! just take your fresh homemade tortilla tear off a piece and scoop up a piece with sauce and enjoy! it melts in your mouth the meat is so tender and the sauce is rich and flavorful!


-----22 aug, 2011-----

lunchtime favorite. i go here for lunch with coworkers on average 2-3 times a month. they recently updated the inside. service is good and i have a hard time resisting getting the cheese enchiladas, i think it is the sauce they are just so good. the ralphies special is always good as is any thing i have ever ordered there. they fill up at lunch and it can be a little noisy, but is part of the ambience.

thisplacerocks !! an now they're open for dinner !! new bar and seating !!!

not bad for breakfast. in all fairness, i've only eaten at taco haven at breakfast. for a long time, i've heard people rave over the quality of the food there. i've liked everything i've gotten from there, but it's been nothing amazing. the people who run theplaceare really nice people. they are really stingy with the hot sauce on to-go orders. the last time i took breakfast tacos to work, they gave us only two tiny containers of salsa (about 2 teaspoons) for 10 tacos. sometimes they leave it out totally. be sure and check for hot sauce before leaving.