Margaritas at Mustang Grill

Mustang Grill is a Tex-Mex/Southwestern restaurant and bar located on the Upper East Side on 2nd Ave and 85th Street.

What to know before you go:

The food here is a bit over priced for the quality and the quantity which you will receive. Entrees range from $16-$22 and margaritas are around $10. You will not be missing much if you skip ordering food and only order margaritas.

Don't be surprised if the customer service is below par (read my personal experiences below).

When you're there:

The interior of the restaurant/bar is decorated as a Tex-Mex/Southwestern place would be, but it is a little bit dark and dingy... not unbearable though. The bar can get really crowded on busy nights as can the restaurant.

It would be a waste to go to this bar and not order a margarita... not only because it is known as a "tequila lounge" but also because the other mixed drinks come in BABY sized glasses. I have seriously never seen a smaller glass for a caipirinha or mojito in my life (and they charged $10 for them). In my opinion, even the margaritas are not the best.

My personal Experiences:

I found the staff to be incredibly unaccommodating. I went at 10:30pm on a Wednesday night and asked to sit outside (there were 4 open tables set up for groups of 4 people). The response given to us by the hostess? She told us that she, "can't sit twos in fours." Ok, I might be able to understand this if the place was crowded or if it were a time of day when people would actually be eating dinner... but at 10:30pm? Really? So, we left and tried again in an hour (keep in mind this is now 11:30pm on a Wednesday). This time, all 4 tables from before were still open and 3 tables set up for parties of two were open... we ask to sit outside. The response given by the hostess? She told us that she "can only seat people ordering entrees." At 11:30pm when your entire place is empty? We eventually won out the argument when the manager came over and said he'd "make an exception this one time" and then the hostess made it a point to say that she had to talk to the waitress so we wouldn't get kicked out. SUPERB customer service.

One of my friends went to this bar on another very quiet evening and was seated in a section where there was no other people. A hockey game was on, and my friend asked if the Yankee game could be put on instead since there was no one else in there. The staff said that the Yankee game was only to be put on specific TVs. Um, what? So, that entire group left the bar.