Caliente Cab Mexican Cafe & Tequila Bar

(917) 267-7267

61 7th Ave S (Bleecker Street)
New York, NY 10014 40.7316 -74.0037

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Neighborhoods: West Village, Downtown

www.calientecab.com

Hours:

Sun-Thurs, 12pm-2am

Fri-Sat, 12pm-3am

Last updated 11.30.11

Category:

Restaurants, Corporate Catering

Parking:

Street Parking

Payment Methods:

American Express, Cash, Visa, MasterCard

Catering Services:

Restaurant Management

Restaurant Special Features:

Notable Beer List, Late Night Dining, Outdoor Dining, Lunch Spot, Date Spot, Bar Scene, Private Parties, Bar Menu

Cuisine:

Tapas / Small Plates, Mexican

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “must say the location is great for this restaurant,”
  2. “The atmosphere was great.”
  3. “Higly Recomended best location is 7th Avenue”
  4. “The place has a great location outdoors during warm days but that is it.”
  5. “Caliente is fun!”
  6. “Good food, great atmosphere, awesome bartenders, and the best margaritas this former Texan's ever had.”
  7. “good location, ok food, good margaritas”
drinks
40.0% positive
  1. “liked the feel of the place overall, but the drinks were super expensive and the bartenders barely spoke english and had no concept of buybacks.”
  2. “High energy- good bar scene.”
  3. “The drinks are bit expensive but hey who goes to a restaurants for drinks.”
  4. “Caliente is a hopping place to meet with friends for a super sized Margarita or a cold Corona beer.”
  5. “the food is great and the drinks rock!”
food quality
69.22999858856201% positive
  1. “the prices are ridiculous and the food is not NEARLY good enough to put up with the terrible service we got.”
  2. “the food is great and the drinks rock!”
  3. “The food is awful and the chips are stale and salty!”
  4. “Bad food, inadequate service, smells like a tourist trap to me.”
  5. “as they say when you enjoy a meal you tell 5 of your friends , however when you have had a truly horrible expierence in a restaurant you will tell a whole lot more !”
  6. “Been going for years and the food is always great and the margaritas are the best in town.”
  7. “have been to this restaurant many times and I have always enjoyed the food here.”
  8. “the food was terrible.”
  9. “Good food, great atmosphere, awesome bartenders, and the best margaritas this former Texan's ever had.”
  10. “The food was, at best somewhat average, but the entire experience was delightful.”
  11. “Places to hang out add get great Mexican food without the grease!”
  12. “The margaritas taste like windex and it is probably the worst food i have eaten in 3+ years of living in Manhattan.”
  13. “The only saving grace was that the food was cheap & fast & the servers were decent - meaning - they looked clean & reliable.”
  14. “Margaritas were great, the food was good.”
  15. “The food is very good and the menu is very extensi.”
  16. “I've always sort of have liked the food, and 3.)”
  17. “The food wasn't horrible, but just ok.”
  18. “As for the food, the fajitas tasted as though they had been roasting on a grill that hadn't been cleaned for six months, and the tacos were grossly misrepresented (much larger than I were told) and encased in a stale corn shell.”
  19. “If you want good authentic mexican food there are plenty of better places in the city, particularly in Spanish Harlem.”
  20. “Drinks were delicious, try Long Island Ice Tea.”
  21. “from the margaritas to the food, it was by far the worst mexican restaurant in new york.”
  22. “The food was great and the margaritas were delicious!”
  23. “awesome margaritas - great mexican food”
  24. “our server was awesome i must say, he made some really good recommendations about the food but me and my girl just wanted the awesome guacamole for 3 with some chips and margaritas.”
  25. “good location, ok food, good margaritas”
  26. “The food is decent and the prices not to.”
menu variety
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. “The food is very good and the menu is very extensi.”
  2. “even good, and everything on the menu was grossly overpriced.”
  3. “Had a great time with a few friends, the new menu is varied and the server was very attentive.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “must say the location is great for this restaurant,”
service
62.5% positive
  1. “a million restaurants on 7th Ave South, all much more enjoyable with good service.”
  2. “like to do as three of us have worked in restaurants (as servers, bartenders, AND managers) for years.”
  3. “the prices are ridiculous and the food is not NEARLY good enough to put up with the terrible service we got.”
  4. “our server was awesome i must say, he made some really good recommendations about the food but me and my girl just wanted the awesome guacamole for 3 with some chips and margaritas.”
  5. “Always a nice service >they have the best frozen pinas coladas”
  6. “Had a great time with a few friends, the new menu is varied and the server was very attentive.”
  7. “The first time was with friends, we were seated promptly and the waitress was great.”
  8. “Bad service, bad management, bad place!”
  9. “The only saving grace was that the food was cheap & fast & the servers were decent - meaning - they looked clean & reliable.”
  10. “Good food, great atmosphere, awesome bartenders, and the best margaritas this former Texan's ever had.”
  11. “This place was an overpriced tourist trap anyway, but progressive people are swearing them off, ever since Caliente ejected a black lesbian woman on the day of the 2007 Pride parade, then refused to acknowledge the problem or apologize.”
  12. “The second time was on a date, again we were seated promptly and out waiter was wonderful.”
  13. “Bad food, inadequate service, smells like a tourist trap to me.”
  14. “The service was excellent and we were treated to a somewhat special event when the former (and future?)”
  15. “Could the staff be any more hideous?”
  16. “liked the feel of the place overall, but the drinks were super expensive and the bartenders barely spoke english and had no concept of buybacks.”
value
25.0% positive
  1. “The food is decent and the prices not to.”
  2. “The margaritas were mediocre, expensive and small.”
  3. “This place is completely overpriced.”
  4. “even good, and everything on the menu was grossly overpriced.”
  5. “This place was an overpriced tourist trap anyway, but progressive people are swearing them off, ever since Caliente ejected a black lesbian woman on the day of the 2007 Pride parade, then refused to acknowledge the problem or apologize.”
  6. “The drinks are bit expensive but hey who goes to a restaurants for drinks.”
  7. “The only saving grace was that the food was cheap & fast & the servers were decent - meaning - they looked clean & reliable.”
  8. “the prices are ridiculous and the food is not NEARLY good enough to put up with the terrible service we got.”
  9. “liked the feel of the place overall, but the drinks were super expensive and the bartenders barely spoke english and had no concept of buybacks.”
  10. “This place is really expensive and caters to the tourist crowd.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/15/11

best mexican food nyc

by sunnyyin1961

Last weekend I was out with my wife and was looking for a place to east. After doing a search on my phone I came across caliente cab. My wife and I were very happy with the food and the service. We will recommend caliente cab to all of our friends.

3 Star Rating: Average

08/14/11

Good Place but sort of expensive

by GreatTree

Very good location, with great outdoor seating. A good place to go with friends. The food is ok, typical Mexican, nothing out of this world. The portions are sort of small too. The food comes out real fast also.

I love the margaritas, especially the frozen ones. The drinks make this place for me. They're around $14, but one is really all you need, and they're huge. The apple one is my favorite.

1 Star Rating: Poor

08/04/11

Good Guacamole - but that's seriously it!

by MacChick

I've been here way too many times than I'd like to admit - I guess when I'm hankering for Mexican food and I'm in the city without a smart-phone, I stupidly give this place the benefit of the doubt.

The guacomole is good and they make it in front of you. The rest of the food is really gross and oily. The bathrooms are dirty, and even the inside of the place is kinda nasty. Prime seating is outside, and that's only on a nice day.

Don't go here! It's expensive and just gross. REALLY GROSS. If you find yourself at the 6th avenue location, walk east on west 3/west 4 - there are two places that are far better than this place.

2 Star Rating: Below Average

07/30/11

lame Mexican food

by SinNYC

Some of the worst Mexican food in New York City. Lame service. It's not a horrible experience, but have a margarita at the bar before being seated so you're a little tipsy and won't notice that the food is lousy. This is a place for college students or tourists who don't notice how bad the food is.

1 Star Rating: Poor

07/03/10

What's spanish for Horrible?

by danalee780

Wow, I hate this place! Food is terrible, staff is rude, and everything about it screams tourist trap. Only go here if you hate life.

  • Pros: None
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The Details on Caliente Cab Mexican Cafe & Tequila Bar

Place Categories:

  • best margaritas
  • recommend place
  • inadequate service
  • great authentic mexican food
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  • super expensive drinks
  • worst food
  • great location
  • worst dining experience
  • great atmosphere
  • stale chips
  • even good everything
  • awesome guacamole
  • great seafood
  • hideous staff
  • fun caliente
  • bad management
  • enjoy meal
  • always nice thats
  • wonderful waiter
  • great margueritas
  • truly horrible expierence
  • good ok food
  • very attentive server
  • awesome bartenders

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