Matta’s Grill and Cantina

Do not go here with party of more than 2 people or on a Sunday worst service.
Repeatedly asked for more drinks with meal never came.
They were not busy but all the wait staff hid in kitchen. Will not ever go there again. Food is marginal !! Quality has gone down in last couple years. To point there is none. Yesterday was my last visit ever!

There is no better Mexican food in the valley than Mattas. The HOT salsa is the best, the chips are thin and fresh. I have frequented Mattas since it was located in Mesa and My absolute favorite is the chili rellenos plate. There are times the chilies are tough but that’s just the nature of chilies. Don’t let any negative reviews fool you, Mattas is the real deal.

They were 5 stars then for some reason the kitchen got stupid. Orders were wring more than they were right and the previously helpful and sweet staff are now cranky and don’t seem to want to help. Their recipes are the same. If you can get the right food it is always delicious. But they have the best margaritas in town and half of their staff doesn’t know what a reposado tequila is. Sad.

The staff here is very friendly. Sometimes if we come during a busy time we get busy service but they are still nice even when other customers turn into assholes.
Their chips and salsa is the *BEST* I have had of any mexican restaurant and I have been to many and tried more. Their hot sauce is genuinely hot, and their mild salsa is rich with flavor and the chips are light and crispy and not greasy.
I love their chimichangas, nachos, taquitos, and chile relleno.
This is a nice place my wife and I continue to return to.

Sorry to say, will not go back :(
I had chile relleno and ground beef taco. I was surprised that the Chile relleno was stuffed with ground beef, and no it didn’t taste very good. Ground beef in the taco was very very bland, no taste whatsoever .
Chips and salsa was okay.

Terrible service! Waited 15 min just for water. Food was mediocre at best. Never coming back

Solid food. Really good fish tacos! Prices are wonderful and the staff was very nice. Our waitress was on point, always checking in on us and making sure we always had drinks. Never did we not have anything to drink. The chips came out almost as soon as we sat down, she took or drink order and about 8 – 10 minutes after we received our drinks; we ordered our food. The chips and salsa were absolutely delicious. Certainly not watery! We didn’t really wait too long for the food to come to the table, I’d say 20 minutes at the max? There was 5 of us total. Our waitress was very friendly and hilarious! She definitely wasn’t one that am hated her job, and just did it to do it. You could see she loved being there. I will definitely be going back!

Do not come on Cinco de Mayo!!, this is not authentic Mexican food. chips and salsa was very watery and the service was poor.

Bae and I stopped here for take out on our way home. We decided to have a beer while we waited, so we bellied up to the cantina bar. We ended up filling up on chips and salsa with our beers so we ate our meals later than expected. Always on the hunt for great salsa, Matta’s had a mild and a hot salsa that were perfect mixed. The hot salsa lacks the chunks of the mild, which is what made the mix so good. I cannot speak to the quality of the food since it had cooled down when we finally got hungry again, but was still good reheated. We do plan to return for beers and apps at least. A pint of Dos Equis was $ 5 and a house margarita was only $ 5.50. These prices were outside of happy hour too. There wasn’t a huge crowd and the bartender was very attentive. It was a nice experience and I am curious to try their food fresh.

Went here with a group of 20. We had gotten there early and still it took 30 min to get seated. Dinner was fine except we had one server and he was overwhelmed. When we were done the server brought out everything on one bill. We asked to have it split as we were all separate couples. The server said he could separate them but encouraged us to just note what was ours on the bill. So we each listed what needed to be on each card and turned it over. After 10 min. The server came out and said he could not split it this way. This is after some in our party hearing him tell another employee that «this is stupid, it makes no sense.» While he looked at our bill. We were then asked to split it even by 12 cards. We agreed, but he then came back and said the register would only let him split it 6 ways. In the end, we put it on one card and will not be returning.

Authentic Tex-​Mex food that will fill your belly and not break the bank. I highly recommend the hot salsa but they also have a mild version too. We sat at the bar and the bartender was very friendly and extremely fast. They have a wide selection of beers on draft as well as mixed drinks. The atmosphere is casual and the bar has several TVs that you can catch a game or sporting event on.

Yum! I’ve been a fan of Matta’s for almost 25 years. I have to eat here every time I come to AZ (I used to go to the original location).

First time to this location, haven’t eaten here since they were on Main Street in Mesa (a loooong time ago). Tried a cheese enchilada, 3 tacos with ground beef, shredded chicken and shredded beef, and the shredded beef was the most outstanding item of all, very flavorful and mouth-​watering! Overall, the food was just average, not overly remarkable, but I would still recommend a visit, as there are MANY menu items that could very well be better than the basic items we ordered. Service was good, we were well taken care of.

Service here was great! Food was good. Asked to substitute rice and beans for a small side salad due to dietary restrictions.
Apparently Jose the kitchen manager had an issue with this and would charge me the whole price of a salad. I substitute at all Mexican restaurants and this is the only time I’ve had an issue. Disappointing.

Let me start by saying we almost walked out of here. We could not understand anything on the menu. It was in English, that was not the problem. It’s that everything was mish-​mashed together. No rhyme or reason. Very difficult to figure out if what you were reading was a burrito, taco or what. If it wasn’t for the waitress explaining it then we would have given up.
Husband ordered steak fajita burrito and I ordered chicken fajita burrito. Both were very good. Rice, beans or any sides were extra which is different.
We would go back but probably just order the same thing cause we still can’t figure out the menu. We’re not the only ones. Waitress says she gets this all the time. You could see the frustration on her face. She profusely apologized several times.
Good food, just know what you are ordering.

Love! Love! Love this place! Where else can you get $ 4 margaritas and $ 3 beers EVERYDAY before 6pm? The fajitas are amazing, but we always ask for them a bit more caramelized, cooked just a tad longer, as the sauce gets very rich this way. Best Chimichanga in all of Phoenix and their spicy salsa is seriously the bomb. I go here every time I’m in Phoenix. We don’t have Mexican like this in San Francisco. So very good!

Cutting straight to the chase, the Spanish soup is AMAZING!
So one summer afternoon my friend and I decided to go to Bass Pro shop to check it out. After we were done there we looked around Mesa Riverview for a place to each lunch. Not being familiar with the area, I turned to Unilocal to see what was around and found Matta’s. Me being a vegan, it probably wasn’t the best place to go as everything (except the Spanish soup) has dairy. The waitress wasn’t really that helpful in telling me what items I could pick from. All she said was, «this probably isn’t the right place for you.» Kind of a rude comment… especially since there’s only 1 item on the menu. Anyway, I will say that the Spanish soup was delicious and I would go back just for it.

I’m upset that there is only a low option for one star this place does not even deserve one star.
This is not just the worst Mexican food I’ve ever had this is the worst restaurant in management establishment I’ve ever been in.
Any good reviews on this place must be from staff or friends. There was one review left by gentleman that Missed his movie because of long wait times and had an altercation with the management that acted like a thug not a restaurant manager
This review is about the only act for review on here I have experience the same awful food if you complain like you should have the right to any establishment your bullied by a head to toe tattoo guy looks like he belongs in a biker bar instead of a restaurant
What is Calais too bad attitude he bullies you into paying a check for food that shouldn’t be called Mexican
mark my words punk daddy’s money a run out soon in the way you treat customers in your quality of food will come back to bite you soon or later
I come to find out after I posted this review that there is another Matas located in the area
And has been there for years so I’m assuming the father had started this restaurant or one of family
So I have no idea if I’m redoing the right one I’m speaking of the one it’s in the plaza right off the 202 in Mesa
And if by chance the father uncle whoever started the first restaurant years ago is reading this now
I say this as a small business owner for 23 years
Your son nephew whatever relationship to your family he is is destroying your business let me say this again is destroying your business obviously if you have multiple locations your first location did very well but let me say this again the guy with tattoos all over him should not be running your business

After hearing people at work rave about Marta’s I had to try it. Met husband there about 430 pm on a Friday night. The décor is beautiful! We both were impressed.
We were immediately served salsa and chips which were tasty. I got a strawberry margarita which was half price for happy hour, but really small. It was really good though! Husband got some kind of beer on tap. I also got a Diet Pepsi (no Coke products always upset me!)
We ordered a cheese crisp as an appetizer to share and again it was small! Most Mexican places bring them out on those huge silver plates that take up the whole table. It tasted great though!
For entrees I got 3 cheese enchiladas and double rice with green sauce. Let me say it’s hard to find green sauce with no meat in it! The enchiladas were fabulous, the rice not so much! It reminded me of those Rice A Roni cheater Mexican rices I make at home since I can’t cook! It was good, but I don’t know if we will go back. Overall, we prefer Arriba,

WhatsaMATTA wit chu?!?
Had to write that… Now, on to business.
I have absolutely no complaints about Mattas. Was on my way to grab a matinée viewing of a movie at Cinemark and this restaurant could not be any more convenient.
There’s a slight price reduction for ‘happy hour’ on the combos. $ 1,$ 2, and $ 3 for combos 1,2, and 3, respectfully. I got the 2 combo with my choice of cheese enchilada and pork tamales. The cheese had amazing oooey-​gooeyiness. The pork tamales was done well but it is spicy. If you don’t like spicy, I would not get this.
The portions were huge and the food came out right away. There were chips and salsa while I waited (2 different salsas… I liked the chunky one!).
Very standard Mexican preparation. I would very much like to return to this fine establishment!