Cantaritos Restaurant & Bar

Great service, check.No hidden fees, and tip percentage before taxes, check.Portions are generous overall. Taste is pretty good. Came here for my birthday with my mom, and it did not disappoint.The ambiance is what I expect at a Mexican cantina/bar. Friendly people all around.

Cantaritos used to be one of my go-to restaurants a few years back, primarily due to its convenience, but also because the food was decently tasty. I was mainly a huge fan of their tacos (especially on Tuesdays) and their meat fries.After not having Cantaritos for a few years, I decided to revisit one of my favorite dishes - meat fries with asada. I placed an order to-go, and picked up once it was ready.I must say, the fries did not taste nearly as good as I had remembered. The fries itself were bland, and TBH there wasn't much flavor on the meat either. Aside from a mediocre meal, I also got food poisoning soon after killing a box of the meat fries, which definitely wasn't pleasant. Not sure if it was due to food preparation, or the quality of the food, or some other contributing factor. Probably wouldn't come back, there are better Mexican restaurants in the area...

We were looking for lunch options and looked through photos on Yelp at Cantaritos and was tempted by a sampler platter of appetizers and that was it. It was decided.My hubby called in and said he wanted the Cantaritos platter, we were asked flour or corn tortillas and said flour. They said 10 minutes and he went to go pick it up. I didn't get to see the place but he sent me a photo as he said it's cute inside. And I agree it does look quite cute inside. Apparently it's in the same small plaza on Washington Blvd with the Mission Pizza & Pub. Not a huge area with parking from what I recall.Alas, unfortunately we were misheard in terms of what we ordered and instead of the Cantaritos platter we got a carnitas platter. The hostess was quite apologetic but we weren't too sad about it. We were happy with any food to try out and we like carnitas, so he ended up just taking it.It was a sizeable portion and so much meat! It was quite delicious and flavorful, but I wish they had more tortillas (you get 3) or even some chips to go with it as I felt I was just eating just meat at the end. I did appreciate the guacamole and sour cream as well as the limey salsa.Overall, delicious! I'm glad we discovered this place and looking forward to try out the actual plate we wanted to get as well as explore more of their menu!

Visited with friends from work. Awesome food as always. I had the shrimp salad. The server was friendly. We were a party of 6 and they did our bills individually. I'm grateful to them for that.

I ordered the Meat Fries from Cantaritos Restaurant & Bar through DoorDash, and it was a pretty solid experience. The dish had a decent amount of meat and cheese, with flavors that were satisfying. Nothing mind-blowing, but it definitely hit the spot for what I was craving.If you're looking for comfort food that gets the job done, Cantaritos delivers. I'll probably explore more of their menu in the future to see what else they've got to offer.

The drinks here are poured very well, but the food for me has been mostly a miss. Its pretty average as far as mexican food goes, however one stand out dish is the cantaritos shrinp plate. A bit spicy, but ultra flavorful and the shrimp are deveined very well, which is the cherry on top. Service is good and the place itself is always lively with conversation.

Small plaza next to Mission Pizza. The atmosphere is goid for groups large and small. Portions are generous and drinks are strong and tasty. Margaritas are a goto and every plate ordered has been good. One of my fave places to meet with the girls as they love this place. Service is amazing and so are the people.

I would come back the service was really good as well. The Camarones had good sason. There is way more parking in the back of the building

Been living in Fremont for 4 years now and it's hard to find authentic Mexican food. First time here and this is the closest you're going to get to authentic Mexican food. Definitely coming back.

FoodThe free chips and salsa were good. We ordered the Tamal and Enchilada combo and the Enchiladas Verdes plate. Both entrees were huge, delicious, and we had enough leftovers for lunch the next day.DrinksWe ordered the Henchata and the Cantarito. The Henchata was really good (but then again I've never really had a bad Henchata). It was cute with the small Henny bottle dipped into the glass of horchata. The Cantarito was disappointing. We appreciated the fact that the actual cup was made of clay, but the drink itself was weak and we sadly couldn't taste the alcohol in it at all. (Btw we've tried an actual Cantarito in Mexico and it was super strong.) For a restaurant that was named after this drink, we expected a lot more.Service and AmbianceOur server did a decent job, but we were seated outside and I feel like they forgot about us a couple of times. It also took a really long time for us to get our bill. Ambiance was cute. The restaurant itself is part of a small plaza. They had some cute flags and decor inside. The outside area only had a few tables.