Buckets Margarita Bar & Cantina

Took a day trip to Stone Harbor, NJ to see Holdyn Barder w/special guest Michael James(album Good News). While we were there we stopped for Mexican food. I got the grilled Mahi Mahi burrito, which was stuffed with rice, beans, cheese, guac AND came with a side of fries. Everyone else had a different version of a taco salad. Two had chicken, one had ground beef. All had a mountain of guac, rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo and a huge crispy edible shell/bowl. Honestly it was so much food and delicious! If you’re in Stone Harbor, get to this place!

Went here for lunch. Thought we would’ve had good food given the location we were at. We got a water and it tasted like the soda hose system from Coke wasn’t cleaned. The water tasted like a blend of all the other soda lines. We ordered the crispy Birria tacos and these came out as hard shell corn tortillas, wasn’t what we thought as “crispy”. Could’ve been me but looked like the taco shells were the Ortega ones you buy at ShopRite, also was served with white paper plates and plastic silverware… Birria was the toughest meat I ever had. I think it’s premade and they just heat and serve. Waiter was great! Restaurant definitely had a musty smell to it. Just bummed I had higher expectations for that place.

Buckets Margarita Bar in Stone Harbor, NJ, is an absolute delight! From the moment you walk in, the laid-back beach vibe and friendly atmosphere make you feel right at home. The food here is truly exceptional – every dish we tried was packed with flavor and cooked to perfection. Whether you're in the mood for fresh seafood, tasty tacos, or classic comfort food, Buckets has something for everyone.

The view of this really beautiful interesting new place for us to be on our first trip to Stone Harbor getting away for the day, we were treated so nice and we just smiled the entire time. The food was so tasty, the drinks were absolutely delicious, service was outstanding! Thanks so much for the relaxing start of our Day! ~ Liz & Tom

This place was super disappointing. To not have a margarita special for happy hour when margarita is in the restaurant name is criminal. No frozen margs which was also little disappointing but the drinks we did get were pretty good. Our food was pretty decent minus the queso. It was extremely bland and not worth the $12 for the small amount you get. We also received that with our food instead of as an app because they forgot about it and honestly I wish we would have passed on it. Our final bill was insanely expensive for what we got overall and I don’t think we’d ever go back.