La Margarita restaurant and Oyster Bar Review

Poor fajita beef plate look like they just warm it in microwave never coming back again.!!!!

It's at the historic market square very delicious Mexican food and the great place to spend the day or night

A little expensive but delicious. Fajita enchiladas with refried beans and rice.. The tortillas seemed to be homemade and the beans were the best.. I would definitely come back.

Food was great! Service was a little slow, but it was packed.

well I am originally from El Paso, miss my authentic Mexican food and my mothers home cooked meals. have been to el Chaparral in Helotes since everyone raved about it, to my surprise this food was full of grease and extremely gross, then I went to La margarita and I have no clue why people say this isn't mexican food if this by far is about the closet I get to my mothers food (even though its doesn't compare to real mexican food), its pretty close, than most here) I have made it a tradition to head out there every Sunday for the past 2 mths and it has been a pleasant experience for my husband and I, only place that reminds me of back home, and the Mechiladas are sooo good. The food isn't greasy either which i fell people who are not really familiar with traditional Mexican food think that it should have grease layers, and it truly is not bathed in lard like most people think it is. Most bad reviews i think probably expected to have a plate of beans with a layer of lard and it wasn't.

Very good food, has a very festive feel to the place. They have Mariachi's walking around to play music, if you pay, and the food price was very reasonable. Great fresh seafood though I will say nothing blew my socks off. Everything was great but didn't cross extraordinary. Great place to bring a family or a large party. If you're on a date or small group I would say look for a mom and pop style place if you want authentic Mexican experience.

First time there.. great atmosphere super service... food not so good, would go back to have a couple of drinks n the atmosphere but not for the food.

This was our first time going to the restaurant and the live music was great. The food was not good at all. I had fajitas and they came out cold, my mother's chicken enchiladas had bones in them. The chips were not fresh nor warm at all.

Very rich food, excellent service in general, Mrs. Norma and Sandra thank you very much, we really are back.

Ate here during Fiesta, we had a table of 11 and the waitress was awesome, fast service, good food

Great customer service, I ordered the Mexican fajita plate, delicious!

Excelent service! Margaritas delish! Lunch menu best bargain. Nice portion, seasoning and price. Great atmosphere. Highly recommended

Food was excellent, especially the steak fajitas. So tender and flavorful!

Hands down for the bakery and set up of the restaurant. The staff were nice and helpful
If I ever pass by to San Antonio, I'll definitely go there again

Great food and always a good time. Prices are similar to restaurants around town but you have the advantage of being in market square in San Antonio!

Anyway like coming here eating their authentic Mexican food and magaritas

Good food and drinks! Some Entrees had reasonable prices.

My top place for delicious mexican food. certainly worth going back to. they have so many good reviews for a reason.

Its ok. They tries to ripp me off by charging an extra $25.00 tip on my card. I will never go again

The steak fajitas for 2 was delicious and at a reasonable price.

It was a very crowded Saturday night with live music and fair activities in Market Square. We choose to eat outside to soak up the music although it was a warm evening. Service was excellent as was the food. Price was very reasonable and a good location to entertain out of town guests.

This is where the margarita was invented. So naturally they're the best in the world. Not joking. Oh and I had never eaten oysters or had the desire to try them until a friend convinced me to while we were here and they are AMAZING. Went here 2 days in a row during Texas independence weekend. The enchiladas poblanos were incredible and the pinto beans are the best I've ever had. If you go to San Antonio and don't visit this historic restaurant in historic market square then you're not visiting San Antonio. MUST GO.

The food was very good and the service was perfect ! Good job ! We like this place and have kept it on our go to list on our visits to SA.

Great beer big glasses and the staff were very very nice. Ask for Candice

Although the food and service was very good when we told the server about a email we recently got, they refused to honor it saying we had to show them the email. We are from Corpus Christi, Texas. We came down to celebrate our anniversary. We told them okay that's fine. But I think if any company sends out an email they too should have recipient of whatever they sent out... We had a good time, we just wish the Cortez family should of honor the email.

Love their food.Try to stop there when in area after church.

Very bad experience, there A/C unit was broken and didn't say or post any sign to there customers. People kept complaining and walking out. All they care about is making money with no regards to there customers.They finally opened the doors to let some breeze in but now we had to eat in the heat and enjoy the fly flying around our food.

Fantastic food, good Margaritas, and a relaxing patio to enjoy them both under the stars.

Those may have been THE best fish tacos (tacos de pescado) I have ever had. Great food, fun ambiance, super friendly staff.

Good food and good service. Food was a little slow to be delivered for a middle of a Tuesday afternoon.

Best place ever good vibes good people working there

Great Food. And Great Service. Like Always. Been Coming Here Since 1994.

Food was okay...maybe I ate it all cause I was just starving

Very nice atmosphere. Service was a bit slow. Had the Garnachas and it was very good, but not in a way that would blow your mind. The slow service kept me from giving 4-stars.

mexican food and service here is super good. Got there near six, it wasn't packed at all.

We had a party of 15 they wouldn't let you have separate checks. So we had to give waitress several credit cards and cash. Dont think I'll be going again.

Great food! Worth the wait. Our server was awesome.

Staff was disappointing.
I asked few questions regarding drinks n beers but the waiter just replied all of them by idk idk idk idk !!!!
That was nt nice at all
Food was totally average Mexican one you can find almost everywhere, but location is good

Oyster and Shrimp Cocktail. I loved it even though my wife was a little apprehensive of all the oysters. And the shrimp was cut up into little pieces which I had never had like that before. The Micheladas were great as well.

Food was great. Outdoor dining is difficult because the pigeons and other bird would get on your table. Indoor dining was very cold

Food and the service was great. We had to wait to be seated but we got our food and our drinks fast.

My husband loved his beef fajitas, he stated they were flavorful and plentiful.
My beef taco salad was a different story. It was filled with whole spinach leaves and large sections of romaine. There was a very small amount of avocado, cheese, diced tomatoes and some beef strips. The multigrain taco shell was stale. The salad was not flavorful.

Very good Mexican food with some unique dishes. A fun place to have a meal. I have only been there during lunch hours.

We had our meal outdoors, which was a very enjoyable venue. Excellent server who brought drink refills as soon as needed. Would return.

Service was excellent. Tres Colores enchiladas were delicious. Everything seemed fresh and tasty. I rarely give five stars but this was a great experience.

Best food and Margaritas we ve had in a very long time.

One of my preferred spots for mexican food. super place to meet and chat with coworkers. i had a cousin come into town and asked me to take him back here. the bill was average for the menu. atmosphere is like a restaurant in fort worth i loved.

Celebrated 2 special occasions with family and ordered sizzling mixed fajita plate. The chicken was dry everything else was great. Expected better service since it was during non peak time during the week.

AMAZING food in a very festive atmosphere. The fajitas are better here then down on the restaurant by the river . Live bands and numerous shops to spend the day walking around.

We had a reservation for 5 through open table to entertain our friends from england. We arrived on time but the hostess said we didnt have a reservation. I tried to show her our confirmed reservation on my phone but she just kept saying we didnt have one. They finally seated us in a party room with a party of about 30 people. So noisy we couldnt talk to each other. Food was classic mexican microwave. They cater to tourists who will never return.