El Caribe - Austin

Long time Austin restaurant, locally owned. Some of my favorite salsa could mes from this restaurant. They have a good variety of food on their menu including authentic Mexican dishes and lots of sea food. Service is great, facility is very clean and well kept for an older Austin building. Bathrooms are clean and well light. Pre covid they had a margarita happy hour I forgot to ask about last time I went, went for the food.

This place has a great reputation and after eating here I can see why. Everything was delicious and they have very good margaritas. I think they have the best Spanish rice in town. Also, I would definitely recommend El Caribe if you’re feeling nervous about going out to eat because of covid because they are being very safe and diligent about cleaning. I’ll be back!

The best little Mexican restaurant ever. Food is delicious. Salsa bar is delicious. Margaritas are dangerously delicious.

Just walking into the door felt unwilling. As I am in a Cheesy-rom-com movie, where all signs show that you are not WELCOME HERE. But what it absolutely killed for me was the server. Her attitude sucks, she clearly treated tables differently, and was generally unpleasant. The fist was decent, but you can find amazing food in every corner of the city these days when you do your due diligence. This whole experience made me uncomfortable and I will not come back.

This place was recommended by a friend and they were right! it is just a small family owned and operated Mexican restaurant serving one of the most delicious meals I had in a long time.