Mecate Mexican Restaurant

The only enjoyable part of my meal was the plantain appetizer. Unfortunately, the overall experience was very disappointing. Service was slow even though the restaurant was not busy for a Saturday lunch. Several tables remained uncleared throughout the meal, and our seats had sticky drippings on them. Our order was not handled correctly, and there was little attention to basic service. I requested lime with the chips and salsa, but the salsa itself was consistently bland, more like watered-down tomato juice with no seasoning. This was our fourth visit, and although we had hoped things would improve, this will be our last. What was especially frustrating was the server pressing the “20%” tip option before handing over the payment machine. This would be questionable under any circumstances

The steak fajitas here were absolutely amazing! As someone from San Diego, California, my standards for Mexican food are pretty high. I’ve tried quite a few Mexican restaurants in upstate New York, and Mecate is by far one of the best. Great people, delicious food, and excellent service and atmosphere. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for authentic Mexican cuisine in the area!

The staff here are great,an very friendly and pleasant. The food was delicious and portions are very good, we definitely were full when we left that is for sure. We will definitely be returning for another great Mexican meal. Keep up the good work Mecate staff, your doing a great job and turning out good food.

First time here and I'd definitely come back! The restaurant itself is a little small as they converted an old fast-food restaurant. The atmosphere was very inviting and comfortable. Kid friendly! The only thing I didn't like was the booster seat they had for my 2-year-old to sit in. They didn't have a highchair, just a booster seat that goes on a regular chair but there were no straps to secure it to the chair. The food was good! The salsa was a bit weak, tasted more like tomato sauce than salsa. I ordered the Burrito Frontera and my goodness it was huge! It does say on the menu that their burritos are "fork and knife" burritos and that statement couldn't be truer. The burrito itself was very good, stuffed to the max so you definitely get your money's worth. My son had the kids cheeseburg

Loved the meal even with the unknown spicy pepper pop! Did not like the rice or salsa it was very bland and tomato based not salsa like at all. Will definitely come back though.