Acapulco Restaurant Bar - Raritan

This used to be a five-star spot for me. I won’t order again. The quality has declined over the last few orders. As a recurring customer I called the manager because I was unhappy with what I believe was the wrong dish arriving or at least to express how the meat they sent in no way resembled flank steak and no salsas were included, he told me I ordered the wrong thing and recommended what to order next time and that I should have gotten 4 salsas with what I ordered but I got none. So I ate the dry salty slow cooked-pulled meat product they call flank steak (see pics) which looks like carnitas and taste like a pot roast. They couldn’t find my order when I called they had no recollection of an order I just received. Terrible customer service I’ll spend my money elsewhere.

We were just there at 650 pm and walked out. The waitress had a nasty attitude just trying to get a seat. We have been there before and had a pleasant experience but the seasoned waitress did not want to be bothered. Leaving this review hoping you hire people who want to work.

Odered take out vegetarian for change. Dissapointing, food was lacking taste or flavor or tang. Not even salsa provided with it. Absolutely no seasoning to any of the items. Doesn't need to be spicy but flavored sesoning. Most veg dishes contain refried beans, totally no seasoning. Many dishes I ordered contained cheese but was way too much cheese. Absolutely tasteless food with exception of one dish Esquites, corn appetizer was tasty and delicious. Taco bell or Moes food 100% better than this food. For the money spent not worth ordering from here. Had better mexican Restaurant food. Miss Sol Mexicana Cantina out of Branchburg. Than the one in somerville is good atleast tasty food. Just not this restaurant. Thank god I didn't spend money on meat dishes.

Went on a Saturday night. 5 of us. Food and drinks took a while to come out but it was busy. Food was good and so was the atmosphere. Friendly staff.

Overall, this is definitely an authentic Mexican restaurant. However, I have noticed over the years that there are a few items on the menu that are not worth trying due to a lack of quality ingredients. One dish in particular, the Steak Fajitas, seems to be made with low-quality meat, but the Chicken Fajitas are delicious. Personally, I think anything cooked with huitlacoche is great at this restaurant. My favorite dishes are the chicken tacos, and the salsa and guacamole are better than average. The tortilla chips are decent, but sometimes a bit too crispy. The verde salsa is outstanding, as is the hotter red salsa. The service can be lacking at times due to language barriers when the staff doesn't speak Spanish, especially when the restaurant is busy. However, the bartender and servers are always friendly. Overall, this is one of the better Mexican restaurants I have been to, especially when it comes to chicken dishes. I give it a solid 4 out of 5, with room for improvement.