Maz Mezcal, New York NY

Maria, the shrill matriarch of this place rules this place with mixture of rudeness and intimidation ; with condescension, she sets aside a quiet table for me; their best dish is vegetarian quesadillas; their excellent margaritas help you meet oblivion quickly; the tingling sense these cold and salted drinks make the nerves in my brain vibrate in C Major and I love that. This place is in dire need of humanity which exudes warmth and hospitality!

I’ve been going to Max Mezcal ever since I was a little girl. It’s amazing to see that the quality has NOT changed over the years. It’s the perfect place for any occasion, we’ve come for birthdays, baptisms, graduations and recently for girls night and New Years.

My to go options are always the margaritas, chorizos, nachos and the tacos or carne asada. You really can’t go wrong with anything here!

Excellent family owned mexican restaurant hidden on 86th street. Great atmosphere for dining in. The margarita selection is extensive and well done. However the food is the main attraction with the mole dishes being some of the best in the area.

As some reviews have stated here, the hostess/owner can be a little discourteous. However from my experience, it is usually in response to people being obnoxious, expecting some unreasonable level of service, and don't understand the concept of reservations and staffing levels. If you are easily offended, have unrealistic expectations for hospitality workers, and frequently like to ask for the manager at restaurants then you are going to have a bad time.

Consistently great, authentic food, and an absolute neighborhood gem for anything from family dinner to friends out for drinks to a date spot. Have been coming here for more than 30 years and it’s always enjoyable. Seared and pink carne asada is my go to, but everything from fajitas to chile rellenos is excellent. Wish it were easier to post what could be a couple hundred reviews for each meal I’ve eaten here. Staff and owners couldn’t be nicer and are friendly with many local regulars. Can’t recommend highly enough

I love Maz my family has been coming here for years and always feel like home. The food is great and filling and we all love the margartias

Went for dinner and a few drinks with a friend. I got the taco soup and my friend got the fajitas. Both the food and drinks were well priced and tasty. Table was a little uncomfortable but fine. Will definitely be going back

Cocktails are bland but flavorful. Food is mediocre and unimaginative. Bartender (we sat at the bar) is almost always giving the back to the customers checking his phone. Follow the advice of those that said that it was overpriced Mexican food, wish I had

The best Mexican food outside of Mazatlan. The Sangria was perfection. Great appetizers-nachos & guacamole. But the complimentary chips and salsa verde is so good it should be bottled and sold.
Dish one:
We had arros con Pollo. The rice was fluffy & flavorful. The chicken was generously distributed in the dish. Not this 1 or 2 strips & a big dry plate of rice. Nope, all the flavors melded together.
Dish Two:
Lamb Barbacoa tacos.
Could have doubled this Dish. Every one at the table grabbed a taco but luckily the other two dishes were generously portioned so there were 3 starving people.
Dish 3:
Tanque Burritos.
Thinly sliced pieces of pork, cooked in what must be the same flavourful green sauce and then wrapped in warm flour tortillas & covered with sauce & cheese. Lots of delicious cheese.

We had coffees & dessert as well. I? Was a little drunkie.

Maria, our hostess was gracious as always. And our service was impeccable.

Sabor!

I got guper fresh guacamole, crunchy chips, and a wonderful vegan platter of soft tacos, veggies, rice & black beans. I went with a group of friends who are big meat eaters, and they loved it, too.

Maz Mezcal has awesome decor all year, and they deck it out even more around Halloween.

If I knew they used non-GMO/organic corn, it would be 5 stars. (Most non-organic corn is genetically modified.)

I have been coming here for several.years. Excellent food. Food is well prepared and good size portions. Drinks are good too.

Sent them 2 messages enquiring about menu etc. They read both and totally ignored me. Obviously keeping customers happy not their thing.

This place has been here for many years and is always great. In addition to festive indoor dining, they have plenty of outdoor dining tables. There is a wide variety of drinks that are strong. The food is terrific from simple to big platers. The salsa is usually mild. I never had anything here that was too spicy unless you add extra yourself.

One of the best Mexican restaurants in NY. Great menu. Tasty dishes and great service. Need I not mention the drinks! Yes a fantastic choice and well made. Smaller bar but you can hang there for a long time with two fantastic bartenders who like to give out samples of the drink menu. This place has been in business for a long time and there is a reason why.

Food is delicious, my first time back post pandemic and the only difference is smaller portions. But it's fine because the price is still reasonable considering inflation

This place is always busy when I walk by so a friend and me finally tried it out. I got the flautas and my friend got a chicken quesadilla. We found the food to be really greasy and the quality not worth the price. There are way better Mexican restaurants at this price point. The de la casa margarita was disappointing too.i would instead suggest Calabrijes for better margs and Calexico for better food at a similar price.

Best margarita spot in the neighborhood, we stop by almost every Friday for apps chips and salsa and of course the amazing margaritas! Would definitely recommend to anyone looking to have a good cocktail and a snack.

I’ve never got told in a restaurant that they don’t have space for a family of 6 and a baby, especially in such a rude way! We walked in and asked for a table and the first that was said was “oh and you need stroller space we don’t have space for that and a family of 6 you said no I don’t think so” I added on we had 2 small dogs because 6 people was already a problem and the lady started making faces. I asked if we can eat outside since we had dogs and she kept saying how they have no space for that when there were clearly 2 empty tables outside! It’s not like we’re sitting for free we are paying for the food. The hostess was really rude! Never again coming to this restaurant. They should have better hostess!

Not usually someone to do this but the food was inedible and very expensive. Service was good but the food was truly some of the worst I’ve had: (

Maz has been one of the most consistent and important places in my life. Have been coming here since I was a small child and for every graduation and special occasion for 30+ years. It is as consistently delicious, cozy and friendly as ever and I am pleased to recommend it unreservedly to anyone. Also worth mentioning that it delivers well for takeout.