EscoBar - Taqueria & Cocktails Reviews Summary

Menu Variety

Pros:

• "Vegan menu was great."
• "Good TexMex style food."
• "Highly recommend going here. The food was outstanding."
• "Loads of colour hats."
• "As close to 'American Tex Mex' as I've found in Scotland."
• "Selection of margaritas and tequila version of popular drinks is amazing."
• "Great drinks, good food, very friendly service!"
• "Ordered tacos, nachos, chimichanga and margaritas (very berry and mango were the best) and everything was great."

Cons:

• "Not too many veg friendly options."
• "Usually for a Mexican style place you would expect a good flavorsome tortilla and stuffed tacos. Here it seems they are just missing the mark."
• "The food is not quite what I was expecting."
• "The manager had no idea what mole was."
• "Food was average at best."
• "Worst Mexican food we have ever had. All 8 of us ordered different items and they were all amazingly bad, like really bland."
• "Very little filling, and only tasted ok."
• "Food was good but no where near like back home, or in Mexico."

Ambiance & Decor

Pros:

• "The environment of the place was very pleasant and I really liked hat-lamp decorations 😊 (very authentic)."
• "On a Sunday night, it's well quiet and a lovely, calm atmosphere to enjoy a meal."
• "The place is very dog friendly and had water bowls for dogs."
• "Good spacious restaurant, nice simple Mexican decor."
• "Ambience is great, creating mexican atmosphere including the mexican songs."
• "This place has really authentic feel to it. Music, decor and food move you mentally to Mexico."
• "Decor and atmosphere: 5/5."
• "The interior had se cool decorations."

Cons:

• "Saturday nights are quite lively (and frankly, loud and a bit chaotic)."
• "The food was flavorful and fresh. Perfectly sized portions where you feel you ate well, but not to excess."
• "Was a bit of a let down, food was average at best but the service was terrible."
• "We were turned away at 10.55pm because they were closing, even though Google and their website says they shut at midnight on Fridays."
• "Friday, Saturday evening would get really get busy and won't recommend with family."
• "The music was a bit loud, I was really straining my voice and ears trying to have a conversation with friends over dinner."
• "It was similarly long periods of time between seeing our waitress again for the rest of the meal."
• "Wierd place. Confusing menu, lovely margaritas, no atmosphere, trying to be Mexican Restaurant and a public bar, failing at both."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "The people are nice and staff do a good job."
• "Service is impeccable, with many servers checking in on you frequently."
• "The staff were friendly and helpful, Service was prompt."
• "Very kind service and was incredibly quick."
• "Service was polite and no invasive but attentive."
• "I was really straining my voice and ears trying to have a conversation with friends over dinner."
• "The staff are really friendly and helpful."
• "Service fantastic, so friendly and kind!"

Cons:

• "We had to wait and try and attract the attention of a waiter and flag them down for everything."
• "Service was a little bit disappointing after reading previous reviews and visiting previously before covid."
• "Attended Esco Bar a few weekends ago for their guest DJ night with Scott Rapson."
• "Service was a bit slow and the music was a bit loud."
• "Awful service, we waited 30 minutes to have our food order taken."
• "Three of us had your sizzling fajitas, huge disappointment, absolutely no sizzle, chicken and steak barely warm."
• "I visited Escobas during girls' weekend getaway in July and we were happy with the service."
• "Food was great but sadly the service was awful. Half hour to get 1st drinks."