Maria Bonita Cantina

The food is great and the service was outstanding! Definitely the best mexican food in Williamsburg.

There was no wait to be seated. Upon entry Just pick a booth or table that is unoccupied, and wait for your server. There is a salsa bar that I highly recommend on trying. The place is small, but nicely sectioned to fit two tables with large parties, and rest are booths with some tables.I ordered the fajitas, and the hubs had the express burrito. So this is where things went a bit south. After the chips were provided for the table, and orders were taken it took close to an hour before our food came. The waiter and cashier would pass by, glance, and eat an apple conversing while we waited for the food for sometime. Only after about 40 minutes with no one approaching the table to replenish the chips, or upsell drinks is when we were provided a status on our food. It was coming out and they apologized.My unsizzliyng fajitas came out by itself. About 5 minutes later the rice and beans that were to accompany it were then placed on the table. This has been renamed to "it takes a while fajitas". The hubbys "express burrito" I renamed it to "take your time burrito" and don't order if your on lunch break. Customers ordering take out were frustrated, since their waiting was encroaching onto their work time to eat due to the slowness, and no updates.Besides all of this. The food was good. Maybe it was an off day, but it would've been nice if we were informed they were short of a cook or he took a break to smoke in the back. Something anything at this point. We ordered food that I believe would be simple and fast to make .....

I came to Maria Bonita Cantina on a whim with my wife. We were behind schedule for our day and figured stopping for lunch would make our lives a little easier. This place is right next to the Williamsburg outlets and is tucked away at the far side of the plaza. When we came in there were a few families in there and I was greeted by the staff warmly. We had our son and sat in a booth where we could put the car seat which was helpful. The waitress greeted us and brought us some chips and salsa. We ordered a few drinks and I felt they were very reasonably priced. My 32oz corona familiar was 7 dollars, which is cheaper then a 12oz bottle in some places. We got the guacamole that was made fresh out on the floor. It was very good and worth the price. For food we ordered tacos. I was debating getting a platter and I asked the waitress and she recommended the tacos so I could try a few different things and I was glad I did. The al pastor was delicious better than most al pastor tacos I've had. The barbacoa was out of this world good. It might be the best barbacoa I've ever had. If your local or visiting the area I would definitely stop here if you like tacos. Food is great and reasonably priced and the staff is super friendly.

Customer service was amazing. The people working were very nice and had some good recommendations. I wish I would've gotten there earlier so I could've eaten inside. It looked pretty cool inside. The bean burrito was great. It's a smothered burrito so it was different from other ones I've had. Tasted great. The cactus taco looked a little weird but tasted great. The corn tortillas could've been cooked a little longer but still has the great flavors I was looking for. The veggie burrito was packed with mushrooms fajita veggies rice all the goodies. It's was so flavorful. It was also smothered with queso and some Avocado. Definitely recommended if you're a vegetarian. 100% stopping again in the future.

Everything is amazing! The service, the food and the environment are excellent. My son has some severe allergies and they were wonderful to work with to make sure he had food he could eat. The bathroom was clean and the chips were warm. The salsa that comes with the chips is pretty mild (great for kids!) and you can spice it up with other salsas from the salsa bar. SO good!

Stopped here for a very quick dinner with my family before heading to the Wagsters Magic Theater (also great). We had tamales, nachos, and tacos (and a lot of great salsa from the salsa bar). All were ready quickly, priced reasonably, and delicious. Will definitely return when back in Williamsburg. (I'll note that we had Mexican food at another restaurant that was rated highly and this place was far superior).Went back again the next night. Food was just as good, and we tried a bunch more things, including fajita nachos and enchiladas pablanos.

My family and I have been dining at MBC (all locations) for the past 5 years and although their food is great, they ALWAYS have a difficult time comprehending and understanding what we are asking for. We are a vegetarian family and they NEVER seem to get what is asked for and the entree is made completely different each time. Just recently I ordered vegetarian enchiladas and they made enchiladas with just cheese inside and sprinkled some onions and peppers on the top. Not only this, but they charged $4 additional for peppers and onions. What I had asked for was vegetarian enchiladas with beans, cheese and veggies inside and beans and rice on the side like picture on the menu and sadly they did not get it right. I'm aware English is not their first language but despite talking to an individual who does speak decent English, they still make errors. Not sure how long we will keep returning to this establishment if this continues.

I ordered take out and it was delicious! I highly recommend the el jefe burrito. The white sauce and salsa tastes like there is some type of rosemary in it. Very good. Will definitely be coming back.

Food was fantastic. Price was great. Service was very good. Plates were extremely hot and they were very careful about warning us of this. Highly recommend.

The food was no bueno. Very bland, runny enchilada sauce, skimpy chimichangas, and the rice was terrible. Service was decent. This is the first time I was disappointed by yelp reviews.