Mexican Gardens

Foods is always good here. Service is good as well. I've never came into this restaurant and had a complaint yet. It's not as good as a Mexican restaurant in detroit but its my first choice by far if I do not want to go all the way out to detroit! I ordered a small botana and it still was huge and my son ordered the queso burrito. We were so hungry and they looked so good we didn't even get pictures of them. We also ordered the churros, and I had a Mai Tai it was yummy

Always good and somewhat normal hours. Drinks and food are always fresh. Even open on Sunday

Still a no.Downriver and anyplace South of here has better food.Like La Chalupa off of Summit exit 2 or the others which have opened up in Lambertville or Temperance or off of Alexis in Ohio( Cinco de Mayo).

The service is good and the place is pretty clean, but I can't say I'm too impressed with the food. I ordered the burritos and they were the driest burritos I ever had in my life don't get me wrong. The chicken seemed like it was OK quality but I prefer chicken that isn't super dry, more like a chicken Tinga

A friend and I decided to come here after our other Mexican spot was closed on Mondays. We were seated super quick when we got in. The place was busy and were given salsa and chips right away. The waitress came around and made sure to intro herself. She was running around but was rocking it. We got some guacamole and a drink to start off with. They came very quick. The guacamole was bland and we needed to add some salt to it. The salsa tasted like it came from a can. I ordered some chimichanga and my friend got a burrito. My food was not good and I did not finish it. I did not even take it home. My friend said her food was alright but she did not finish her food at all. I probably would not come back here as there is so many other good places to go to. But the service was amazing and whoever our waitress was rocked it. She was the reason I gave the place a 2 star. So make sure you keep her around!

This review is solely based on my dish, everything else was good! We went to Mexican Gardens after leaving Camino Real because we never got greeted after we got sat, plus there was country music playing. So weird in a Mexican restaurant, (only in Downriver, right)? Service was great, we got there within an hour of them closing and you could tell our server was busy, but she was on her game. Quick, attentive, polite. She even left me a pitcher of water (I tend to guzzle water down). Food came out really quickly. The menu looked good, not too big, but covered all the basics. I opted for my favorite, cheese enchiladas. I remember coming here years ago and not liking the cheese enchiladas because they were served with a sauce on top instead of the usual cheese blanket like I'm used to. However, I decided to give them another shot. My favorite cheese enchiladas are from Mexican Village in Detroit, but I'm on the hunt to find good cheese enchiladas Downriver. The enchiladas came out and looked good, but they were so SALTY! Specifically, that red sauce they put on top was super salty. The enchiladas themselves, were good, nice ratio of tortilla to cheese, tasty. Honestly, the Spanish rice was even saltier than the enchiladas. and the refried beans were salty, too. I've never experienced a dish that salty that it was hard to finish. I made it through half, tried to scrape most of the sauce off the enchiladas, boxed them up and didn't even bother with the rice and beans (normally my fav part)! Bummer!We also ordered guacamole and it was delicious. Fresh, perfect balance of garlic, salt, cilantro, tomatoes, onions. My bf ordered a burrito with flank steak covered in queso and that wasn't even salty! Little light on the flank steak in the burrito, but overall it was good. I don't think I will be back.

We have been coming here for years with excellent servic. Today... Was just the worst experience. After a week in the hospital with our twin babies we decided to go out for dinner. Between our servers nasty attitude, Server ordering the wrong food, the managers lack of care for the situation. I hade to write this review.

Love the crispy corn chicken tacos and brown gravy enchiladas ,the Mexican sandwich was a big hit also , service was excellent always a very clean restaurant

This is the worst restaurant I have ever been to. My server told me they had no lemons or limes for my beverage, even though the bar had them. I go to the bar to ask for a lime wedge and get told by the store manager that I have to get it through my service so that I can be charged for it. Charged for a singular lime wedge. This place is still stuck in 2020 with the servers too scared to touch a lime and everybody wearing masks with dividers everywhere. Feels like we're still in a pandemic in this sad excuse for a Mexican restaurant.

RESPONDING TO THE OWNERS RESPONSE;"she apologized that we were unaware" -THAT'S NOT AN APOLOGY.She should have apologized for the lack of communication either via the menu, or the server about this situation. You words are correct though. She apologized that we didn't notice something, When asked where on the menu the price was for additional sides she got nasty, when I mentioned the server never mentioned anything she was simply annoyed we were still there.i already acknowledge the dish doesn't come with sour cream, there was a breakdown somewhere about noting on the menu about how MUCH this condiment would cost, and mid-meal, the server should have mentioned it; especially since we ordered THREE more. $1.39?.. maybe next time someone will get soaked unexpectedly for $2.79 each, or possibly $3.99 (EACH) - of course I expected to be charged extra, not $1.39 for what amounted to a tiny melon-baller sized amount of sour cream, (sticker shock)It's bad business and terrible customer service with the managers poor/combative attitude.A waiter having a bad day, or maybe a dish that isn't quite what I hoped for is forgivable, and would give a place a 2nd chance.Managerial attitude like what we received....? You guys can't come back from that. Will NOT be returning.Also: a bar that doesn't carry lemons, never heard of that before, you guys are certainly "one of a kind".ORIGINAL REVIEW: This place has certainly slid downhill post pandemic. This was our GO-TO place for Mexican whenever we were within 10 miles of the location. The food WAS excellent, and and at a fair price as well. This all changed on our recent visit (6/2/24) and we will not be returning.We ordered the usual botanas, which are still extremely good in quality, those flour chips are unique and really make the dish. Unlike previous times we were there, there was no sour cream or salsa on the side. We had the waiter bring out some sour cream, and what he brought was the smallest container possible, enough to maybe cover a couple of chips. So later on I said, bring us 3 more, which he did.When the bill came, I was charged $1.35 for each sour cream, that's over $5 just for sour cream!!!When I mentioned this at checkout, the cashier abruptly stopped my conversation and went and got the manager.This manager informed us that the dish not longer comes with sour cream, (inferring that it used to) and that it would be extra. I mentioned that the price of the 'extra" was neither mentioned on the menu or, or by the server, and that the size of what was brought out was laughably small.Her dismissive attitude was "well now you know when you come back next time" to which I replied, 'there won't be a next time'.My gripe is that it is customary for the dish to come with SC, but if they want to cut back and not include it, that's their choice, but when asked for specifically, it should be on the menu, or if mentioned mid-meal (after menu's are gone) the server should be mentioning this.In addition, they could have charged anything they wanted, I probably would have been good with $0.79, or maybe even a buck, if the size of what was brought out was larger. In addition, I asked the manager did they just make up that number, maybe next time they'll charge $3.99 each, and no one will know until the bill comes.You can go to the grocery store and buy a LOT of sour cream for $5, and these restaurants get it wholesale. In addition, we ordered a diet Pepsi with lemon on the side, and were informed "we are out of lemons". How does this happen, when you are low on lemons, you have someone run to Meijer and get a bag of lemons.The manager acted in a way that is textbook "how to NOT act like a manager", blaming the customer when the initial inquiry was made on the charges. She acted defensive and confrontational rather than working towards a resolution to the issue , like a singular charge for 1 SC- not times FOURThey may have gotten their extra $5, but they lost 2 customers that went there 2-3 times a year.Very unfortunate and sad.