Agave Cocina & Tequila - Queen Anne

We enjoyed our drinks and meal here before an event at the Climate Pledge Arena. Great food, nice ambiance, and good service. The guacamole was especially good. Predictably, they got very busy--the team worked well together and got people seated and served. This restaurant seems well managed and maintained. It was a pleasure to take in the buzz of a packed restaurant without the usual frantic energy that can come with a packed house. The servers were focused, friendly, and in their game. I didn't get the overwhelm sense from anyone. That's pretty amazing and worth celebration.We'll be back and can hopefully sit outside on a warmer night.

I seriously don't understand how people can be so entitled to leave a 3 star review while acknowledging that the food is amazing and any service issues are due to the place being packed during an event. There are very few options in the area so clearly there is high demand and a need for additional restaurants, sounds like a good problem to have! That being said, this is at the top of my list of favorite restaurants in Seattle, and having moved here after living 40+ years in Arizona and New Mexico, I can confidently say, the food is some of the best Mexican food I have had. I recently moved into the neighborhood and I will definitely be adding Agave to my regular rotation.

Decent spot near climate pledge! During events and games it can be crazy since it's so close to the arena, but we came right as the game was starting and had the entire place to ourselves. Friendly service, and big portions! My favorite part: they refill your chips when you run out :)

Stopped here for a quick, convenient bite on a Friday night before a concert. Be warned that it's teeming with patrons when there's an event at Climate Pledge - we waited about an hour before being seated. Everyone in your group must be present and there's a strict time limit on dining so patrons can be shuttled in and out efficiently. The portions are MASSIVE - I'd highly recommend splitting an entrée if possible. I ordered the nachos with carne asada and the plate was bigger than my head. Service was spotty, but that can likely be attributed to how busy it was. A good place to eat if you have an event at Climate Pledge!

A Mexican restaurant nestled into the heart of Queen Anne -- they're a stone's throw from Climate Pledge Area and SIFF Theaters, among other things. We stopped by for dinner before heading to the movies. The ambiance inside is nice, and we were seated immediately. The restaurant was decently busy for an early Saturday dinner, and the food did take a while as a result. The margs here are really good but I wasn't that impressed with the food IMHO -- there aren't many vegetarian options, and I felt like the Agave Burrito with Mushrooms and Spinach was mostly rice. I'd maybe go back for a drink and a snack before going to game or concert!

As someone who normally detests wings, this is the only place I order wings due to their special chef sauce. It's spicy, tangy, salty, zesty and perfectly addictive. I was raving about how amazing the sauce is and one of the staff brought the chef out so I was able to compliment his sauce in person though there was a language barrier, the kind staff interpreted for me. My phone died during my meal and they even plugged in my phone. Amazing food and service, and their sangria pairs well with the wings. Laidback, neighborhood spot. Highly recommend.

Agave Cocina is located directly across the street from Climate Pledge Arena. My wife and I have stopped here twice for food and drinks before concerts. The restaurant is clean and beautifully decorated. The food and drinks there are excellent. But the staff are rude and seems bothered to have you there. They aren't the only restaurant near the arena. I think next time we will try somewhere else. .

Stopped by here before the Kraken game. We have been here a few different and they all are when we are attending something at Climate Pledge arena. They have an "event menu" which is all we have ever ate off of. I am curious what the regular menu does look like. Their food is always great if you're in the mood for Mexican. We have ordered the queso dip every-time which always hits the spot. We haven't had any bad food here except one time I veered off and ordered the pomegranate and seafood chile relleno. It was not for me, but I could see how it would be up someone else's alley. We've ordered basically every taco on the menu and they're all great. The venue is on a busy street corner and is cramped during event night. I myself enjoy the ambiance, but it can get a little claustrophobic at times.This time in particular we sat at the bar. Normally we wait to be seated. Before this trip we have had the same server. Does great, but at times gets overwhelmed. I do not remember his name. On this particular trip sitting at the bar was not the best choice. Halfway between our meal the bartender asked us to move down so there were 3 barstools together. Made somewhat of sense but there were no people in sight that were waiting to sit at the bar. Had it been before we ordered food and drinks I could understand. But part way through our meal we had to pick up our plates and drinks and move down pretty much for nothing. The bartender was or must not have been having a great day as he was non existent. Second issue that we had were that the drinks had zero consistency. I ordered the cilantro and jalapeño margarita and my wife ordered a skinny Cadillac. Both were delicious, but the second round came up, we both reprised our drinks. This time around both of our drinks looked the exact same except mine had one slice of jalapeño and hers had a lime. She had asked for additional fruit(orange) when she ordered it. They both were cloudy and tasted like simple syrup. We ended up leaving half both of them after we paid. If we do choose to come back we will choose to be seated as the staff outside of the bar seemed to be much more accommodating and friendly.

My group selected this restaurant to eat at before the hockey game. We found them online and liked that they were located so close to the arena. We liked their menu and called to make a reservation, we were told they don't take them on event nights, which we understood so we made sure to get there early. When we arrived however we were told there was a 1 hour time limit on the table and the menu was an event specific menu. It was significantly smaller than their standard menu, and no alternatives or substitutions were allowed. There is also an 18% gratuity charged to every check. Nowhere on their website were these things stated. It was all very misleading.

We stopped by Agave before my brother's graduation ceremony down the street, without a reservation. We were able to get a table for 4+ my toddler right away - which I think was pure luck as they were very busy. It took a while for our server to acknowledge us, but did receive very good service from her. She was very playful with my toddler and accommodating for our special order for him. Because of the events going on we were limited to an event menu which seemed odd. The others in my party ordered margaritas - that were very visually appealing when they arrived and rather large! The strawberry margarita was the group favorite and the Cadillac margarita was the least liked. We tried the chips and cheese dip, as well as the guacamole. We all enjoyed the guacamole, but the cheese dip was very lackluster and we didn't even finish it. We also ordered the Diablo wings which tasted like air fried wings from Costco with very dry seasoning. We do not recommend. Overall we would try Agave Cocina again on a slower night so we could browse the complete menu.