Ole Mexican Grill
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 492-4495
Fax: (617) 492-5102
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Inman Square
- Best of Citysearch:
- Mexican Food 2007
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 5:30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-11pm, Sun 10:00am-3:00pm, 5pm-9:30pm
Message from Ole Mexican Grill
True Mexican cuisine and premium tequilas
- Tableside guacamole
- A variety of margaritas
- Large party room available
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Editorial Review for Ole Mexican Grill – by Citysearch Staff
The Scene
A colorful interior, upbeat soundtrack and energetic waitstaff combine to make this one of the area's most vibrant dining spots, despite its location on a quiet Inman Square side street. On most nights, a typically eclectic Cambridge crowd comes straight from work to munch on fresh chips and salsa while downing massive margaritas and pitchers of fruity sangria. Sunday brunch draws plenty of families to share plates of huevos rancheros and create-your-own quesadillas.
The Food
Mexican cuisine aficionados will notice the menu's inclusion of select dishes from the Veracruz and Oaxaca regions. The popular guacamole appetizer provides a bit of dinner theater--it's made tableside, using only fresh ingredients. Standout entrees include meltingly tender pork ribs (slow-cooked in banana leaves) and pan-seared sea bass with red bell pepper sauce. Delicate, eggy flan is usually the only dessert available.
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Insider Tips
ParkingTry your luck with the small metered lot next door. Because there's no train stop within walking distance of Inman Square, most diners are forced to drive.
User Reviews for Ole Mexican Grill
04/28/2008 Posted by Peanut77
This is not the place to go for a private party. The wait-staff made it VERY clear they wanted us (group of 15) in and out ASAP. They rudely insisted we order, they removed drinks before we were finished, and threw desert menus on the table the second dinner plates were cleared. They also charge a $2.00 per person fee to cut a cake (if you bring your own cake)!!! We were not impressed at all. The only good thing about the meal was the chile relano but the side dishes that accompanied the entre were cold. The guacamole was pretty good too. With all that said, I will never go back and would rather NOT eat Mexican food than go to this place again. I am a true lover of Mexican food so this is dissappoiting considering how few Mexican restaurants there are in MA.
03/09/2008 Posted by BostonDiner08
I had been wanting to try this restaurant given the rave reviews. The menu was filled with unique dishes that you typically don't find in Mexican restaurants. The food was delicious and the homemade guacamole made at the table was fantastic. The service, however, left much to be desired and would cause me not to return to this restaurant. Drinks took way too long to arrive and our server was often nowhere to be found when we wanted to order more drinks. We waited well over an hour for our food to arrive. Once the food arrived, the server would not leave us alone and hovered the entire meal removing dishes the instant our forks touched the plate. She actually had cleared all the dishes and asked us about dessert while one person in our dinner party was still eating his meal! It was very disappointing given the quality of the food, but to me the dining experience includes great service which was severely lacking here.
Pros: Food
Cons: Service
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