Reviews for El Agave 5 Mexican Restaurant in Bristow, VA
Love this spot! Feel like it?s really underrated. The ?Faijitas Tropical for two? is soo good and so much food! The lime... margarita is great too. Read more
Food and service was amazing. The michelada was very good I ask for less tomato juice and they made it perfect. Botana appetizer... was delicious. I don?t like onion and ask for onions on the side for my husband and they did it. Again food was delicious.Definitely going again. I recommend this place. Read more
The restaurant was very nice. There is outside seating so that was nice. The waitress could have been a little more pleasant and... friendly.. Didn't smile or engage with the customers we noticed. The food.. Hmmm wasn't impressed. Could have been because itwas authentic Mexican food and we are so use to eating it from those that try to be authentic. But anyway not putting it on myreturn list today. Read more
Sal-T! Whew! Think i got my portion of sodium for the rest of the month! Wasn?t anything mind blowing, basically cooked beef in... a wrap covered with enchilada sauce and cheese. However, the burrito and chips were only $4.44! What?! Definitely a great dealfor so much food. The atmosphere is also very happy and celebratory! However, due to the plainness of flavor, i probably won?treturn. Read more
Great restaurant. The shopping center its in keeps it out of sight so it's quite hard to find. But food and service are top... notch! I took a star off for the guacamole seemingly missing salt and they gave a very skimp portion of rice. But otherwisefantastic. Read more
If you don't want a big read, to sum it up: Only come to this place when it is after rush dinner time and you will have an... excellent experience! This was our third visit to this restaurant. Up until today we have been exceedingly satisfied with theirfood and service. Tonight must have been an off day or maybe perhaps they can't yet handle a busy rush hour around dinner timeas this was the first time we got there at 6:00pm. To reflect on the service we received tonight I'm not quite sure where tobegin... Upon walking in the hostess who greeted us was wearing a fleece which did not show any kind of company name so we werevery unsure if she worked there or not. She was also awkward in her customer service, for a lack of a better word. As we watchedher seat tables she rarely walked people over but instead just pointed and sent them on their way. However, she did step in tohelp with taking our order as the waitresses who were working seemed completely lost and not in control. The waitresses as Imentioned were not in control as we watched several meals come out that were walked around to different tables and then in theend be brought back to the kitchen. Once we were seated, or really once we found a table, it took over 40 minutes for them totake our order which made the hostess step in to do their job for them. I also witnessed how one of the waitresses backtalked tothe hostess as she tried to get her to come and take our orders. That is something I find completely unacceptable andinexcusable! A huge kudos should go to the waitress they called in around 6:40pm as she completely steered up everything and gotthings under control and running smoothly! Once we received our food after a long wait, my food was absolutely delicious. If Iam to be picky the beef could have been a little more juicy, but still very flavorful! My husband who is not a stranger to spicyfood would have liked his with a bit more of a kick to it as he ordered the Camarones Diablo (spell Read more
First time eating at this restaurant. Food was excellent and very fresh. Chips and salsa were great, could taste the cilantro... and had a smoky flavor. Chips were not greasy. Ask for the house hot sauce/salsa, very good. All the meals we had were tasty,and there was a lot of food. Margarita was disappointing, seemed like it was missing Tequila and was too sweet (That is why the4 star rating). Next time I will get a beer. Will definitely eat there again! Read more
This is a review for El Agave in Bristow, VA. The restaurant was at the end of a strip mall. The restaurant has a large banner... on one side, which could be seen from the major road, outside of the strip mall. The parking area was very compact andsmall. The exterior of the restaurant was clean, yet somehow seemingly desolate. The restaurant has large windows which couldhave been utilized for advertising or props to attract customers to the location, but it was left bare and plain. This locationhas 2 doors where you can enter the building - the main entrance and a side patio about 15 ft away around the side. Therestaurant has a nice covered and lit patio, that could seat 12-16 people. Inside the restaurant it was well lit and clean. Twothings I really like about this restaurant's interior was that the music was kept at a reasonable volume and the restrooms wereclearly marked, high up on the ceiling, with a large arrow for everyone to see. There's nothing worse than going to a restaurantand wandering around like a drunk duck trying to find where they hid the bathroom in some corner somewhere. The bathrooms atthis location were clean. They were single occupant gender separated restrooms with modern appliances. Auto-flush toilets,sinks, and soap dispensers. Now on to the part we're all here for: The food and service was decent. I was not "Wow!"-ed by thefood.. it was just bare minimum what you would expect... Nothing special. When I went here, I got the "Fajitas Texana", whichconsisted of steak, chicken, shrimp, onions, peppers, and a side of flour tortillas, sour cream, Mexican rice, refried beans,guacamole, lettuce and tomato. Honestly, I would have preferred an option for a tray of just sour cream, lettuce, tomato andcheese. The meat seasoning was right at the level of almost barely being there, right on the low end of pleasantly there, buttasted good... The onions and peppers were in large supply, apparently, because that was 50+% of the tray. The me Read more