Matador Ballard

Wow! What an incredible experience. The food and drinks were phenomenal! Also great atmosphere. There was a (hot horribly long) wait to go but it is so worth it and I think indicates it's very much earned reputation! Vegetarian options: While not a huge vegetarian menu the items they serve are clearly marked, thoughtful and delicious!

We visited last night for a birthday dinner with a total of four people around 815 pm. Initially our service was excellent. We were sat in a timely manner and had waters quickly. Our server came and introduced herself and took our drink and appetizer order. Our drinks and appetizers arrived fairly quickly. My old fashioned was excellent. The chips and guac were a hit for the table! But then, it's like our server disappeared. Our food order was delivered by two different people and they immediately left without asking us if there is anything else they can get us. We never saw our initial server while eating our meal. We had to flag another gentleman down to attempt to get another drink order in. Our drinks came and we all had about two bites of our meal left. Our empty plates were stacked on the edge of the table for more than 15 minutes before we saw our server but she simply wanted to give us our bill. We didn't even get water refills once! We have been on other occasions and had great service. Perhaps they were busy and short staffed? Either way, if we had spotty service Sunday night then who else did as well?

Happy hour 5 street tacos for $10 in 2024 is the best deal in town.

Fernando was amazing tonight!’ we LOVE him! Nicest server and makes the night that much better! Will be continuing to go back for sure. Manager of the Ballard location is also amazing!!

Then Margarita tamarine and ginger need more flavor from tamarine side taste like tequila ,rice and black beans to there have No Flavor.Love de Queso chorizo and salsa was Fire my mahi entree was Over Cooked. Steee Food Lifestyle..coming Soon.

Terrible service

Seattle's best Tequilla selection bookended by Seattle's cheapest Happy Hour twice daily. Vegetarian options: It's a Mexican restaurant. You do the math. Kid-friendliness: The collection of kid-friendly teqilla shots and child size Agave shots are a real boost to the appeal of this place. Our 2 year old passed out after one shot and slept peacefully tge entire meal(Mommy will be coming back!) Wheelchair accessibility: It's on the ground floor