Las Margaritas Restaurant and Cantina

Not good and below average for Mexican cuisine. It was edible for food after a long day and in need of something quick close to the hotel — but completely unmemorable… It’s too bad because it is a nice divergence from seafood restaurants but there are definitely better options.

For being in a tourist area, no tourist were patronizing this restaurant when we ate lunch.
The food was ok for Mexican.

Food was good… ordered on the rocks margarita, brought me blended, when I mentioned it was suppose to be on the rocks, lady was not happy so I gave in and drank it. Waiter didn’t really smile.

Cold food and bad taste cola. Service was ok. Should have taken notice by The non costumer experience when we came.

Why does Unilocal not have 0 stars!!! This place would have gotten it for this review.
The Bottom line:
1) Sick-​looking and attitude-​full bartender (and staff). To the owner of this place: I’m at the bar, it’s Saturday, April 2, 2016 and the time is 4:14 pm… Change your staff!!!
2) Everything else you can think of!
Stay Away!!!

It’s OK not the best Mexican restaurant in San Francisco CA. Food is OK drinks are good not the best

Wow, are there some overly harsh reviews of this place on Unilocal.I can assure you, while you might not want to seek this spot out for a foodie-​style experience, you can plan on reliable Mexican food and a nice environment. And, realistically, you can get a different feel from what you might find in other places in SF.
I hope what I am about to say doesn’t come across as a back-​handed compliment, but I grew up in the suburbs and I enjoy restaurants that are worry-​free, reliable and have solid, filling food. Honestly… What do I want out of a Mexican Restaurant? Let’s go through the experience:
Nice Environment: Check. Classic Mexican Restaurant Décor with nice furniture. Cool high ceilings by virtue of it being in The Cannery. Nice Tequila Bar area — we’ll come back to that. Outdoor tables overlooking The Cannery’s courtyard. All wins in my book.
Chips and Salsa: Check. Homemade. Warm. Good spicy salsa. And, not to sound cheap, but you don’t get charged and they are pretty quick to refill them.
Food: Check. Just the classic Mexican Restaurant-​fare done right down the middle. All the standards. It will likely not shock you with something new to try. But, everything is tasty. Portions are not insane nor are they full of fillers. I grew up going to the local Mexican place in Minnesota and dreamed of getting to order the combinations off the adult menu — they’ve got those. I’ve never been disappointed. The sauces are flavorful, but not overly salty/​seasoned. I really enjoy the Chicken Tortilla Soup for lunch with fresh avocado. I have not tried many of the Seafood Dishes, but they have quite a few things to try.
Drinks: Check. Speaking of things I dreamed about as a youngster. Alas, I have never had a drink here as of writing the review. But, they have over 200 Tequilas in their bar. Not to give « Unilocal Talk» any fodder for hate, but I am guessing they know how to make a Margarita.
Staff: Check. Nice folks. This place has been around for a long time — I believe over 20 years. If you don’t know the history of The Cannery, it’s been through a lot of change and I doubt it’s the easiest place to have longevity as a business. Plus, their location is a killer. True, I can see it from my office window, but if you didn’t know it was here, you probably wouldn’t find out.
Price: Check. At The Wharf, things are often over-​priced. Entrees in the $ 10 – 15 range is not bad for a sit-​down spot around here.
If I came here expecting some sort of amazing experience, I would be a bit disappointed. If I was craving Mexican food and want something satisfying in a comfortable environment I would be satisfied. Plus, this is a nice spot for families since the prices are reasonable and there is generally not a wait.

This place has bad service. Expensive for the quantity of food you get. I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy.

We tend to be margarita snobs so we’re a little skeptical upon sitting in the bar. The bar is loaded with every brand of tequila imagineable. Observing the bartender make the Cadillac margarita with patron silver I knew we were in for a treat. Surpassed expectations. Great service, very friendly bartender. Will definitely make this a place to
Visit whenever we in the mood for margaritas no matter where we stay

Worst restaurant ever! Very rude customer service. There were no customers in the restaurant and we had a very sad welcoming. Ordered two margaritas were decent. $ 30 for two margaritas. Alright prices, left the restaurant after paying. And waited for an über outside the bartender came outside to «thank us» for the tip which we didn’t tip him, because there was nothing outstanding of his service or drinks. Very rude and tacky to do that, avoid this place at all cost! I should have looked at the review before coming I would have saved my money and time. Go somewhere else! Mediocre margaritas at best.

Horrible Customer service!!! I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone. Upon ordering drinks I had a few questions and the server answered my questions with an attitude. The whole time not once were we checked in on in if we needed help. The server actually decided just eat at the bar while there were no other servers present. Since the lack of customer service and hospitality of course I was not leaving a tip. As leaving this place the server goes out of his way to leave the restaurant and approaches us to sarcastically thank us for his tip. What a joke. The guy doesn’t do anything yet he expects a tip. I work in the service industry and I know how hard it is to come by tips, but that is why I provide great customer service. Next time we come we won’t be coming to this place. As a departure word of advice the drinks weren’t that great either.

So I went to this restaurant for some dinner and drinks last night and well we made a huge mistake.
the place is pretty hidden so you can’t really see it from the street but somehow we spotted it because of a sign on the street.
I will be brief:
1) Horrible customer service; you ask the waiter a question about his menu and food and he gave us attitude like if we were bothering him.
2) The micheladas here suck. My cousin ordered one and it was full of clamato and salty not good.
3) When we requested to split our bill the waiter gave us an attitude and they automatically charge you an 18% gratuity charge without any disclosure or consent.
We will NEVER go back to this place again, stay away!

Food was good, service was good, and there wasn’t a ridiculous wait to get in for dinner. I had the quesadilla with shrimp, and my wife the shrimp tacos. Chips and salsa were very good. They have a special margarita each day, and on our day the pomegranate one was a winner. Service was good, and the outside area was great for dining. An easy, reasonably priced choice for Fisherman’s Wharf.

The lady at the front looks like she’s pissed off at the world… The only reason we’re staying is because the pictures on Unilocal the food looks good and authentic…

My wife and I were starving and had a craving for Mexican food. The atmosphere was good but once the food arrived there was much to be desired. Perhaps if you have never tried Mexican food this would suffice, or if you lack taste buds this may be the spot too.
Once served we found out that portions (i.e. rice, beans) are sufficient for that of a 70 lbs boy. The enchiladas were not bad, this was «the highlight» if you will of the meal. The tacos, both beef and chicken were plain/​bland. Lemonade was straight from the box… lastly, service could have been better as we waited longer than reasonable to be seated and we’re overlooked for some time despite not being busy.
My advice, look for another place to eat unless you’re dying to be dissappinted.

Very mediocre! Didn’t taste like fresh cooked. Got chicken fajita, pollo ala Mexicana, shrimp quesadilla, sopa da pollo. Chicken was like store bought grilled dried out. Sauce was like it came out of a can. Lacked real flavor, instead of fresh cooked vegetable.
Not good for the area at all. Service is also very average.

Quick attentive service. 5pm on a Wed was very slow.
$ 7.95 guacamole and chips. A few beers and a nice place to hang out.
I didn’t expect much in a fish town, yet the salsa was excellent. Guacamole was fresh and good. I would recommend.

My husband had the chicken fajitas and he enjoyed them. The staff was ok and the décor of the restaurant was ok as well. The menu was very basic Mexican and nothing special. Tacos, enchiladas and burritos. The prices were reasonable. No free drink refills and no refill on the chips.

The service from the waiters were mediocre, the bartender was full of personality and information, overall we had a decent time!
We ordered numerous margaritas and they were all splendid. The vast tequila bar was quite a sight, and the connection to the Art School next door gave it a hint of character. The bathroom was located in the Art School and was very nice, the interior of the restaurant was that of a typical mexican food joint, and the wait staff was helpful when available. When he realized that I had to get up and go to the bar, because we were the only table in the entire place and he was off gallivanting throughout the restaurant, to get my own drink and ask for a food menu he was much more prompt.
Overall it was a fine experience, I wouldn’t seek it out, I wouldn’t say its a tourist trap, but I would come here again if in the neighborhood and I was craving a delicious margarita.

Came here just for drinks yesterday. Being fleet week and a weekend we were lucky to find some place without a wait and that wasn’t crazy packed. We sat outside because some of the tables have a tent with nice lights. Ordered 2 margaritas each. But I should’ve specified that I wanted it blended. Or our waiter should’ve asked… The second margarita I got was blended and pretty good. Chips and salsa were good too.
Unfortunately service was very slow. I think there was only one waiter for all the outside tables. Our waiter seemed kinda stressed but was still nice. Took forever to get our check. I actually just ended up giving my card to a busboy after he asked me 3 times if someone had come out with our check. Thankfully we weren’t in a rush.

Joli décor mexicain, personnel très sympathique, nous avons fait un excellent repas. Tout était frais, le guacamole et la salsa étaient parfaits, les nachos délicieux. Le bar propose un très grand choix de tequilas.