Reviews of Ixtapa Mexican Grill & Cantina (Restaurant)

John S

Best Mex around. Never disappointed. We bring our out of towners here. Always a good time. Very Recommended

Lisa Glickstein

Traditional tex mex type of place. Everything solid and best refried beans ever. Big portions and friendly service.

Dawn Day

Delicious... queso is the best!

Briana Bonfiglio

Disgusting and bland food, got food poisoning from uncooked pink chicken, was sick for days and wait service was very unpleasant . I Do not recommend you eat at this restaurant .

Juan R Ramirez

Best Mexican food in Woburn! Staff is very attentive and friendly! I will recommend this place! The presidente margarita is the best!

Bill Tancreti

Always a great experience

Sarah Gusky Kemer

Great food, great service!

Andrew Cordero

Great authentic Mexican food. Service is usually pretty good and I have never had a bad meal. If my mom was still alive I would be able to take her there and not have her turn up her nose at the food and for a Mexican restaurant that is the highest praise.

Jc Sosa

This place is really good. Everyone is very nice.

Elizabeth Garniss

I have eaten here many times and continue to be pleased with the lovely service, the great food, and the fun atmosphere. I love this place. Highly recommend it.

Kurt Norman

Good food. A little slow on service. But a very pleasant wait staff

Deneen Porrazzo

The have decent prices and give you a lot to eat. Friendly staff and good food ! The place is always crowded because it is a good value.

Rob Vardaro

Great food good prices

Luciano Paskevicius

I got food poisoned, maybe because they let strange people ( not employees) behind the bar and in the kitchen, I didn't like that. The owners are never there so anything goes as far as service, food and cleaning standards it's inconsistent. Bad food, bad service, bad management, good luck.

Rachel Alberico

Excellent service and fast, great food at a great price.

A Google User

Friendly faces and always great food!

Patricia Medina

Our favorite mexican restaurant.people are the best. As well the food

Loree Karagiorgas

They had our beer (Samuel Adam's lagar). The food was good, got a side of habanero sauce which made our dish. Will be back!

Harold Ford

Highly recommend. Authentic Mexican dishes. Great process.

Jeff O'Gorman

Margaritas are good and inexpensive.

Supreme Scouts

Great service

Katie Stuempfle

Great Mexican food! We went on a busy Friday night but the staff were still attentive and friendly. Great margaritas and lots of food options.

Jasmin Patel

Went there today and food was ok.but the waiter was very very rude. He didn't like to be asked any questions. I have never seem waiter being this rude. I am not sure they know that cusyomers have many options. If owner is reading this, waiter name I believe was Marcos, he should be talked about being courteous to customers when they questions about food. No going back again. This will be first and last time.

Jarrod LaRocco

Best chips and salsa around. Mole is awesome. Love this place.

Nicholas Wong

Good Mexican restaurant. It's a chain, but the food is good and relatively authentic.

Steve Santoro

Have had better

Lawrence Shea

Been twice, first time was fine but second time my girlfriend and I were cut off at 4pm after 1 pitcher between us. We weren't loud or had any complaints. Won't be back.

Ryan Levering

This place is a decent Mexican restaurant in the heart of Woburn. It has a solid selection of what you'd expect from a Mexican restaurant - unlimited chips and salsa, good fajitas, burritos, and margaritas. Several times I've tried some of their more authentic Mexican meat entree dishes and been disappointed by dried out meat, but generally this place is a good bet. I'd go here over most of the Mexican chains around the area.

Ian Drinkwater

One of my favorite spots. Atmosphere is chill but not cold. Service is quick but not overbearing. Food is fantastic but not expensive. Whenever I need a pick-me-up or a burrito of grand deliciousness, Ixtapa is where I go.

Darkside OfLuck

Ask for their awesome house habenero sauce if you like it HOT! So good!

Shauna Soto

Always great food, strong margaritas, quick service.

Tj S

Was there yesterday dipping chips in sauce they bring out when you sit down. There was some sort of insect in the sauce dish. I quietly told someone didn’t want to cause a big scene. Wife ordered a soup instead of soup coming first they brought us her soup and what we ordered for dinner.

Romka Ryabinkin

Ok, didn't expect such quality from a place downtown. Will be back again !

Jason

Great REAL authentic Mexican food, try the hot wings!

Bobby Clark

Very good authentic food! YUM!

Aarathi Krishna

Food was great.

Robert Burgess

Great food awesome Margarita's case closed

Cristian Henriquez

Great food, customer service was great. Would highly recommend

Rosemary Shea

Decor is very Mexican food is plentiful, I like spicy so next time I will ask that they turn up the heat

Lindsey Nakhoul

All I see great reviews about food year +ago. The food must have changed because it sucks. Rice tastes like cardboard, beans are mush, burrito wrap was dry, food in general didn't have enough flavor. I definitely would rather take a ride up to Howling Wolf Tanqueria.

Phillip Wall

Really good Margaritas and the staff is really nice

amitha reddy

Good ambience and tasty food.

Jerry Duncan

Nice big plates. Sala was a little watered down. Busy fathers day. Service was great. Food was good.

Elizabeth Jimenez

Solid casual Mexican food, tasty and not expensive.

Aaron Mailhot

Delicious authentic Mexican food for not much money! 100% get the queso app!

Jeff Lamson

Margaritas were excellent. Food was fresh, reasonably priced, and came out promptly. Staff friendly.

Yara Alharbi

Ordered Qasadilla, which tasted great however as I was working through it, I found a rotten part. Instead of receiving an apology, they told me “it’s not rotten, it’s just discolored from touching the sauce, they replaced half of the qasadilla instead of replacing the whole dish.

Douglas Baumgartner

Always tasty, even their takeout, and very affordable.

Julie Lupone

Awesome margaritas and food

Andrew Hackett

Don't sleep on this place or judge a book by its cover. Great food.

Sara Kambouris

Pretty place Love that they hang the children's artwork Excellent service Food was properly and tastefully prepared. The traditional food is seasoned differently than I care for and while I would give a 3, it isn't fair to ding them for my regional cuisine preferences. Nice place.

Victor Scherrer

Nice (but not awesome) food, with good prices

Keith Duffany

Great food, friendly staff and clean environment. Try the Black Jack Margaritas!

Shey Doucet

So much delicious food. Big portions. Good prices. Hubby and I left stuffed!

Susan Pinto

My husband and I enjoyed a fantastic dinner last evening at Ixtapa. The food, service, and price were beyond expectation. We will definitely make the effort to travel from Vermont to Ixtapa in the very near future! A shout out to the waitstaff....so courteous!

Ajay Penemetsa

Just another off the mill American-Mexican joint. Over salted food, and cheesy. Best thing here - keep to the margaritas.... :). Oh and it was a solid evening, with a beautiful view across the street.

Angelica Martincic

The mango virgin daiquiris were delicious, food was all reasonably priced with excellent portion sizes and fantastic quality. The atmosphere was all soothing and appropriate with friendly waitstaff and lovely Hispanic music. Would definitely visit again.

Mary Shannon

Good basic Mexican food - reasonable selection at decent prices. Consistently tasty.

Aaron Neveu

Most realiable restaurant in the area! You will ALWAYS get your order correctly in a timely manner, you will ALWAYS get some of the best food in town, and you will ALWAYS have a good time here! A must if you've never been!

Sufiyan Bilimoria

Really good food guacamole is the best I've ever had the wait is a little long to receive your food but overall its good.

Jeremy Dodge

Standard Mexican food at good prices. Great for after work drinks. Buy a margarita pitcher, get a free app.

Brenda Bellerose

Very good food. Fresh salsa, great margaritas too.

Mike Manna

Great food and great service.

Linton Ranson

Love this place!!! My "Top Go To" places to dine at.

Theresa F

Good fresh food and treated like family when you are here. Also excellent drinks. Highly recommend.

Aishwarya Reddy

Food was really good. Service was great and honorable. But the manager was so mean. We asked for nachos and he literally threw them on our table and was so serious to every customer. He did not answer any of our questions properly and I just can’t explain how irritated I was with him. I couldn’t enjoy my good

Beverly Luketin

Maybe not the best in the Boston area, but your best bet in Woburn for decent, moderately priced Mexican food. Consistant and friendly.

Christine McQuiggan

Bad service with not many customers

Audrey M

Great presentation! Delicious food and drinks!

Bill McDermott

I dont particularly like Mexican, but this is a.good one. Will be back

Quira Dang

Love this place! My husband and I come here several times a month. Great food, great margaritas, great service.

Katherine Pierce

Great customer service,amazing Margaritas compliments of Cisco

Orl Ort

Excellent Mexican food. Friendly staff

Elisa Pineda

It was alright. I usually love mexican food so I definitely expected tastier food but it was pretty bland. They basically filled most the plate with rice and refried beans. Ordered the tacos which were pretty decent & my friend ordered the mixed enchiladas suizas which were very bland. If u go, go for the tacos basically...

Dawn Holahan

Food is delicious. Restaurant is small but service was good.

VALERIE COGAN

Great, authentic Mexican food. Fabulous margaritas. Very kid friendly on Sunday nights. A favorite local place for casual dinner.

Kevin Flemming

Always good food and service.

adam carignan

Great food, great people.

Bill Dickson

Great food!

Alexia Schulz

Really enjoyed the tacos al pastor, and the kid bean and cheese burrito disappeared in a flash, no prompting.

Heather See

My favorite mexican food in Woburn. It is so much better than the chain selections. It's especially great for a quick lunch!

Antonio Rodríguez-Arias

If you want to drink and have a good Mexican taste, this is your place, and is cheaper.

Chris Rogers

Free salsa and chips are free for a reason. Manage your expectations and your experience will be love. If you have traveled to Mexico or Texas or Cali just know you are in the Northeast.

Jim McSherry

Food was excellent! Great appetizers! Prices were excellent as well! Cozy atmosphere with lots of decorative items. Conveniently located in center of Woburn lots of parking nearby. A good place to get great Mexican food at really great prices!

John Riendeau

Excellent food at a good price. What more can you ask for?

Don Chamberlain

My daughter loves this place. I find the food average at best. Nice people here, depends on what you like I guess.

Sammy

Service was great! Food was good, but nothing that blew me out of the water.

Kevin Lark

I enjoyed this place

Sarah Valente

Absolutely incredible! I don't know where to begin, we stopped in spur of the moment because we were craving chimichangas. Amazing atmosphere, great servers. Loved my margarita (frozen mango), chips and salsa. My chicken fajita chimichanga was perfect too. Will definitely be back!

Kevin Richardson

High quality food. Great variety. Great price! The owner/manager is really accommodating and attentive, as is the rest of the staff. The combination plates never disappoint. Killer margaritas as well. Highly recommend!

Samantha Atwood

Boyfriend and I came here last night, we were originally looking for some Mexican food in Boston but wanted to escape the crowd on a Friday night. We decided to come here and man was it a great choice! Food was awesome, service was fast, and the drinks were great! Awesome job Ixtapa, our new favorite spot for some great mexican food and OUTSTANDING prices! We'll be back for sure!

chef Soko

Mediocre American palettes will enjoy.

Jon Lately

Owner and staff are always pleasant. Quality of food is consistently good and fresh. Ixtapa Burrito is a good default.

Brian McGann

Great food, drinks and reasonable on the wallet

Jon Gullotti

I’m surprised by all of the 5 star reviews here. The salsa that was served with the chips before the meal was like tomato soup. The French fries that came with my child’s meal were clearly from the freezer. C’mon, at least cut your own fries. I got the Ixtapa burrito. So bland. Full of canned retried beans, too much rice, and dry chicken. And thanks for the tablespoon of guacamole. I suppose you’d like it here if your regular go to Mexican restaurant is Taco Bell. We will not be returning, obviously.

cheryl coleman

Watery drinks and food was ok.

Joe Skerry

Good margaritas bad tacos. Probably an off night

John Neveu ESI Source Solutions

As usual. Great

Derek Shanafelt

Food was ok sirvice was fine but the portions were small...

Erin Muise

Been there 3 times and not 1 complaint. Each time I went I've gotten different things and they were all really yummy. The service is on point. Margaritas are strong but that's not necessarily a bad thing

tony saghbini

Salsa was like water no flavor sampler plate sloppy and no flavor should improve 100%

Lori Conrad

If it's not on the menu they will make it for you. I live in the southwest and this is the most authentic Mexican we have found here.

Jonathon Loos

Pretty good food, really nice service.

Yaz B

fab salsa & awesome desserts & bomb margaritas

Evan Salvati

Decent chips and decent sandwich. It's just a place you know, it's been there for awhile and it'll continue to just be there. Nothing spectacular.

Nicholas Stamoulos

Decent food for the price. Atmosphere ok. Good family neighborhood place. Friendly staff. Fast service.

Stephen Qualey

Great people working here and good food at a great price.

kells bells

Always quality food. Quick friendly service. Get 2 orders of guacamole if you have more than 3 people because you'll want to eat it with a spoon.

Nick Y

Great tasting Mexican food.

Moira Ashleigh

I have been twice now since they opened, and while they are friendly, the food is just okay. I wish it was better, since it is so close to home.

Jim Parolisi

Great burritos. Better to get food to go vs dining in. They give to go large amounts. Burritos are fork and knife not to hold

Tathagata Mukherjee

The service is prompt and the wait staff is very good, but the food is not something that can lure me there. The chips is accompanied with salsa that is like a water down ketchup. But upon request they provided with a spicy alternative.

Jess Ayer

Ixtapa is a Mexican restaurant that has great Mexican food. For the past three years my fiance and I have either eaten at the restaurant, or ordered in from the restaurant two or three times a month. We enjoy their food, and in the past have enjoyed their service. However, over the course of the past few months, the service at the restaurant has gone downhill. Three weeks ago we went in to eat at the restaurant with my fiance's parents and brother. When we arrived, they insisted on seating our group of five adults in a booth, then sat another group of two at a table for eight. When asked if we could be moved to a larger table, we were refused twice, while smaller groups were seated at the larger tables. This was not only inconvenient for us, but also for the staff as they had to squeeze around the fifth person in our group who was seated in a chair at the end of the booth. Despite that frustration and lack of logic, we didn't even think about not going back, as it is one of our favorite restaurants. Two weeks ago we ordered out from the restaurant for a large group, ordering 9 dinner meals. They missed one of the meals completely, despite the hostess reading the order back to me three times in order to ensure the order was correct. We didn't discover the missing meal until we got back home and were distributing the food. We ran back to the restaurant to pick up the food, only to be charged for the meal despite the fact that the missing meal was a mistake on their part - their hostess had read it back to me that she had included it in our order. Again, since it is a favorite restaurant of ours, we decided not to worry about it. Tonight, we ordered in again with a friend. We ordered a pretty simple order - two orders of steak fajitas, and an order of three bean and cheese enchiladas. The hostess didn't quite seem to understand what we were ordering, so I made sure to confirm each item with her at the end of the order. My fiance went to pick up the food. When he got home and we opened the food we realized that the order was messed up again - only two enchiladas were included, one with beef, and one with cheese. We were also missing the tortillas for the fajitas. I called the restaurant, and the hostess seemed baffled by the fact that the order was incorrect, and had a hard time understanding that we only wanted bean and cheese on the enchiladas. She said that she would have them re-make the order, and that we wouldn't be charged for it... When my fiance arrived at the restaurant (10 minutes later), they hadn't yet started making the food. The hostess asked him yet again what he wanted, and when he explained that it was supposed to be bean and cheese enchiladas, she went back and relayed it to the kitchen. They brought the food out a few minutes later, and the order was yet again wrong. When he told them it was supposed to be ONLY beans and cheese, no meat, and that he had ordered three enchiladas, not two, he was told that he was going to have to pay extra for these changes. As far as I understand, it is common practice in a restaurant that when a customer places an order, and the restaurant makes it incorrectly, the restaurant replaces it on their dime, no questions asked. When you consider the fact that they had already skipped giving us two orders of tortillas that came with our other meals, it really shouldn't have been an issue for them to provide him with one additional enchilada, especially after he had already driven to the restaurant twice for this order. We have spent the last three years talking up this restaurant as one of our favorites to friends and family. We have been loyal customers, eating at this establishment 2-3 times a month. We love their food, and until the past month have really loved the services. However, after tonight, we will no longer frequent this restaurant, nor will we recommend it to anyone. It's very unfortunate that the service at this restaurant has recently degenerated so much.

K. MacIntosh

Love the place! The app and margarita pitcher deal is the best!! Their homemade fuego sauce is next level!

Elise Sheehan

just now One of my all-time favorite Mexican restaurants. Food is delicious and portions are huge, the staff is very friendly and cozy atmosphere. Come here all the time!

Marianne Van Gelder

Great food, great drinks. Great people

Brendan Connell

Always very good food and a lot of it is close to the regional Mexican friendly staff

Miguel Angel Guillén Torres

I am originally from Mexico and I am pleased to have found this place, great, authentic taste of salsas, enchiladas, fajitas and tacos de pescado (fish tacos)!

Cathy Escobar

Good place for margaritas, good food especially tortilla soup

J. W.

Always have good food here. Servers can sometimes be slow, but the food always arrives quickly. One of the few places in the area to carry tamales. Wish they had empañadas.

Ellen Rastellini

Delicious burritos. Today I tried the vegetarian one and it was packed with many different roasted vegetables. The Lunchtime Specials are also a good bargain.

Samantha Westberry

Great food and very friendly service. The Valentine's spicy margarita is amazing!

Stacy Langston

Tex Mex for sure

Peter Capraro

Fast and cheap and good

Michelle Spina

Ixtapa is a family favorite dinner out. Great food, great service!

Vicki Kurker

My parents live by this restaurant and whenever I visit home, I always ask to go. Really good food and nice staff. It's a good price and they have large portions so I always end up taking some home.

J C

Great burritos, half way decent margaritas.

Daniel O'Connell

Great prices and drinks, food is pretty good. Servers were nice but a little inattentive

Jitendra Kumar

Lunch special has no vegetarian option. The waiter didn't even know they have lunch special. Avoid the Woburn location, other locations are better. Food quality had gone down.

Sun Diamond

Had a taste for Mexican food. Googled and was not disappointed in this choice. Yum.

Gabriele Chase

Casual atmosphere, friendly service, usually not too crowded. Great drinks and lunch specials, good value for the money with fresh ingredients. One of my favorite spots to grab lunch.

Andrew McNulty

Big tasty drinks

Arthur Ryce

Lunch, food excellent, prices great, cocktails tasty.

Spear Brave

It gave me the runs

Edwin Pena

My favorite Mexican place. It has the 3 ingredients I look in a restaurant: great food, service, and atmosphere.

Monica Baires

Large portions, excellent and authentic flavors, great prices, and friendly, competent service. What more can you ask for?

dan conatser

Large plates, good prices, great service

Joelle Pannesi

Great food large portions