Reviews for Guadalajara Mexican Restaurant in Charlottesville, VA

The food is pretty dang good, service is a little bit of a downfall.

O had some high hopes for this place because I lived in Guadalajara a long time. To hear the name of the restaurant I was hoping... to see on the menu tortas ahogadas or quesabirrias but then it?s just the name but it?s a Mexican restaurant. I wanna say theflautas de res had no salt no flavor and the meat was dry. One of the friends had the quesadilla of chicken and was super salty.Another had carne asad and it was dry and no kind of flavor. Only thing good was a burrito. Hopefully next time we are in townwe will give it another time. Read more

Had such high hopes as the location is a trendy hip neighborhood and the building is a quaint old house. The hostess and the... waitress were unfriendly as if we were bothering them. The food was mediocre with dry chicken and not fresh. The ?jumbo?margarita was medium sized, watery and weak. I asked for salt but no salt. I didn?t bother to send it back. 100% disappointedand guaranteed not to return. I don?t recommend. Read more

I love shredded pork or beef enchiladas. Was disappointed to find out only chicken and ground beef for meats on enchiladas.... Beef enchilada was not good. The beans and rice were good. The tortilla chips were fine, and their salsa was excellent. Servicewas good, atmosphere excellent. Read more

High prices for small portions. Spent >$30 total on a pickup order for arroz con pollo, the lunch special that comes with a... cheese enchilada and sides of rice and beans, and 2 canned drinks. Was happy we got free chips and salsa. My boyfriend and Iwere so disappointed when we opened our meals when we got home. You can see in the pictures (which are before eating any ofeither of them), the portions are just so tiny. I'm a small woman, doesn't take much for me to feel full, and I was still hungrywhen I was done. Not what I'm used to for authentic Mexican food and can definitely get a way more filling meal elsewhere nearbyfor the same costs. Read more

Excellent restaurant with a long history in Charlottesville. Good food at decent prices, and really fast service. I've been... going to this and its other locations for a very long time and have rarely been anything less than pleased. Read more

Passing by and decided to get something quick. The place we were originally going to go to was closed so we went here. Glad we... did. My boyfriend got chicken Flautas and I got Tacos de carnitas. The Flautas are made with (we believe) corn rather thanflour tacos which give it a very unique taste. It waz covered with a green sauce that had a little bit of a kick to it. Thetacos de carnitas were well seasoned and topped with cheese, cilantro and onions. It was served with two different types ofsauces; the cilantro sauce and a red sauce that had even more of a kick. We will definitely come again. Read more

Great bang for your buck! A friend and I went for lunch and got appetizers to share - the jalapeno poppers they had on special... were great! And the choriqueso, of course. We each got an entree and it was more than enough food. The service is excellent asis the environment! And their chips were super warm and crispy, love their salsa too - it has a nice kick to it! Read more