Armandos

This place looks much more like an Italian restaurant than a TexMex spot. Lots of very beautiful decor as soon as you step through the doors. Staff is super nice and knowledgeable with their offerings. Their beef for fajitas was next level. Didn't want to stop eating it!

VEGETARIAN REVIEW:I would return for a Torpedo Margarita, but I'm not sure that I'd try their food again. They didn't have anything specifically labeled as vegetarian, and when that's the case, I always confirm with the server that my meal is vegetarian. I ordered the spinach enchiladas, and was informed that the refried beans contain lard. Ugh. That's usually a deal-breaker for me for a return visit. It's not that difficult to make refried beans without lard, and it's better for your health, even if you aren't a vegetarian. Anyway, the server was helpful and offered to substitute the black beans. I'm glad he did because that was the best thing on my plate. The enchiladas consisted of sautéed spinach, topped with a very stingy portion of mozzarella cheese. Was the cheese even there? I never found the cheese- that's just what the menu claimed. The enchiladas were wrapped in corn tortillas, and covered with a creamy leek sauce and slivered almonds. The corn tortillas were fine. The sauce was actually pretty good. The spinach tasted like dirt. I'm not sure if it was canned or frozen, but if it was fresh, it was the worst fresh spinach I've had in my life. This is an entree that I make at home, and I often order at restaurants. The Armandos version scored last place. Just terrible. The rice was dry and tasteless. The salsa tasted like pureed canned tomatoes. The chips were bland, but I would have eaten them if the salsa had been good. The black beans were okay. The atmosphere of the restaurant was upscale, but there were people wearing jeans. It's Houston. Expect a lot of loud, laughing middle-aged women drinking, but hey, they were having a good time. The service and valet were both very good. Maybe they need a new chef. Maybe they need someone who understands vegetarian options. Perhaps the chef called in, and it was just an off-night. If you decide to go, and you like margaritas like I do, try the Torpedo; it was freaking fantastic. It was one of the two best margaritas I've had in Houston (the other one was at Pico's on Richmond).EDIT TO RESPOND TO MATT J AT CUSTOMER SERVICE:It is the correct restaurant. This review is for Armandos located at 2630 Westheimer in Houston, TX. I have reviewed the reservation, address, and menu to confirm accuracy. The menu screenshots are from your website. Perhaps your comment was intended for a different review?

It's not what it once was...but it CAN be good once...every once in a while.The food is slightly not up to the standards this place used to maintain.The service is as great as it ever was.And, tequila heals all inequities!

My husband and I have been to Armando's many times. Before Covid we used to enjoy coming here for an upscale Mexican food experience. Post Covid they appeared to be having some problems with service and now here we are in 2023 and this was probably one of the worst dining experiences I can remember. Service has never been one of their strong points, but we sat and waited probably more than five minutes before our waiter came by to take our drink order. We still aren't sure who our real waiter was supposed to be, but luckily somebody stepped up to help. Oh, and by the way, their margaritas start at $14 and go up way higher. I realize this is a "fine dining" establishment and the drinks are good but nothing special. The reason our waiter didn't come by sooner is because he was chatting up another table for about 10 minutes. I realize sometimes clients can tend to chitchat with their regular waiters but waiters need to learn how to extricate themselves from those situations to take care of their other customers. Anyway, moving on. We were celebrating on this particular night as we had just sold our vacation home. We started with guacamole and queso, which were good, but nothing special.I ordered lobster tail which I have had here before, and was very good previously. The lobster tail I got on this night was bad. It was mushy like a baked potato and had a bad taste to it. I sent it back and since my husband had already received his food and by this point, I wasn't really that hungry so I just ordered the appetizer crabcakes which were awful. They tasted like blobs of breadcrumbs, stuck together with some thing and nary a piece of crab meat to be found.Hubs had the ribeye and enchiladas which wasn't particularly hot or tasty. Our dinner was well over $200 with tip. Definitely could have eaten elsewhere for a better experience at that price. I will give props to the manager for coming by to apologize about the lobster tail, and they did not charge us for it.Lesson learned. I guess this place is the spot for all the river oaks crowd who just don't know any better. This will be our last experience at Armando's. Too many other nice restaurants in this town to spend that kind of money.

I don't get it. The salsa should be cool and the fajitas sizzling-- here it was the other way around. It's disappointing when neighborhood spots are totally lackluster, but I suppose that serves its own purpose for the neighbors. It's a skip for us!

Heard so much about this restaurant I had to try it out while in the area. Was surprised and Totally Disappointed in the Food. My meat plate had zero spices the most tasteless supposed meat I've ever had. After that disappointment upon leaving the restaurant I stopped by the restroom and to my surprise was the most filthiest, unhealthy, unsanitized, restroom I've been in. Even had to carefully step over Puddles of urine throughout the floor. I had to mention this to the Host as I left. The Host stated they would "Look into it", Never once even looked up from her podium and seem to be irritated and upset that I even mentioned this. Absolutely no more Armando's for me.

We ordered takeout from here and it was really good! I love that it came with chips, salsa, guacamole, AND queso!!! We got the fish tacos and tacos Al carbon and both were really good. Love the beans!

Came here to try the Thursday night dance party. My friends and I each got a margarita and we split chips, queso, and quac. The margaritas are DELICIOUS and are 100% worth the cost! The chips and quac were tasty too. Service was good as well, our server was very attentive. The dance party was tons of fun, I loved the dance floor! I will definitely be back for another Armando's Thursday night!

While eating my appetizer, I noticed there was a ROACH on the wall, a mere two feet from where I was eating. Although the staff was kind enough to kill it when I notified them, I do wish the situation would have been handled differently. I lost my appetite and did not order a meal, however my friend still ordered something in hopes of still enjoying our night. We understand staff does not have full control over incidents like these however there was no attempt by restaurant management to rectify the situation or make our experience better in any way (except having us move tables). It is not how I expected an "upscale" establishment to handle the situation. We paid full price for everything and did not even have management properly acknowledge the situation. We can only wonder if it would have been handled differently had it involved different patrons. Will not be back.

I went to brunch this morning and first thing you notice when you walk in is the blaring music!!! It is like walking into a 70's night club. Super loud and old music. We could barely hear the conversation above the loud music blaring on these massive speakers .Poached eggs were stone cold and coffee tasted liked hot tea with cream.