Benny's Restaurante y Tequila Bar

04/11/2008 Posted by EatBetterFood

How this joint remains in business is beyond me. I like their chips and salsa and the frozen margaritas are good, but the food is disgusting. One of my friends refuses to even have drinks there. I will only go for drinks and chips.

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03/31/2008 Posted by uncledave

jeez - I've been going to Benny's since the old days when he was at the Candlelight. Used to love his food but sadly I don't think even Benny has tasted it lately. This is about at good as Casa Bonita - blah, blah, blah. Why they continue to pack 'em in is beyond me. I'll never darken their door again. Denver is full of fantastic Mexican cuisine - this is the bottom of the lot.

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01/03/2008 Posted by thatlldo4rio

Some friends just raved about this place, so we went one night. The food was unremarkable, the service was slow, and the place was loud. really, really loud. As in you can't hear the person sitting across from you loud. Good margarita, though.

Pros: good margarita

Cons: parking is tough

12/27/2007 Posted by phillije

After raving to my family what great food they had we got take out and my burrito had a gigantic, whole, DEAD FLY floating in the green chili!!! Will never eat there again which is sad because used to be very loyal fan!! Have since heard others say there are always flies everywhere in that place...granted it was summer but STILL!!!! No excuse!! NASTY. Just the name Benny makes my stomach turn now.

Pros: good "top shelf" margs

Cons: Dirty

12/06/2007 Posted by smilechild

I was expecting a lot more when I came to this place, and was very disappointed. We had to wait 30 mins for a table, with nowhere to sit... And the salsa is HORRIBLE, runny and the service was terrible. The food was OKAY.

Pros: none

Cons: service, salsa, seating

12/03/2007 Posted by smitty29

I have been to Bennys several times throughout the past 7 years and I have to say, the restaurant keeps getting worse every time I go. The food is so bland and greasy I imagine eating saltines with crisco is more pleasing. I just don't get why this restaurant is busy time and time again. When cutting into my chilli relleno, a pool of grease poured out onto the cheese covered plate. If the salsa had flavor I would have dumped a few bowls on my food but to no avail, it tasted like canned tomato sauce. I will never go here again, not even for a free meal as I hate the way I feel after consuming such disgusting food. If you would like texmex, go to the Blue Bonnet. At least the salsa and chips are good.

Pros: service was okay

Cons: everything else

10/23/2007 Posted by kristie78

You always hear such great things about this place, and really, all the times I've been there it just wasn't that great. First, it's not really Mexican food. There are other, better, less expensive places to go for real Mexican food. I've never had GREAT service there and at my last visit, the server was ridiculous and borderline rude. And while the sangria and the grilled chicken tacos are good, the food is generally over-priced and the atmosphere is not all that. Cantina? Really? Tell me why it takes so long to get a drink order...

Cons: Everything but the free chips and salsa.

10/20/2007 Posted by bananny

I've eaten at Benny's numerous times. I've noticed during "peak" hours that the service and quality of food become below acceptable. Don't even think about going during dinner rush on ANY given night. Last time I was there during the rush I had dirty silverware & found hair in my food. The wait for a table is outrageous (I waited an hour once, against my will because my friends wouldn't leave), the service is extremely slow, the entire place is so loud because it's so packed and there are loud screaming children everywhere. Other people's conversations are so loud that you can't keep up with the conversation at your own table. I absolutely refuse to go to Benny's during "peak" hours. Now, if you go at say 2 in the afternoon for a late lunch or after 9pm on a lazy Tuesday night for dinner, it's AWESOME! Not excellent service, but good service. You tend to get ignored when you want more chips & salsa or a refill on your water but it's not that bad. Make sure you ask for a big water if that's what you want, otherwise they'll bring you this tiny sorry excuse for a glass of water. I was just there two weeks ago and our food was soooo delicious! We went late in the evening. After all the screaming children and parents that can't control them had gone home, it's a nice relaxing and enjoyable environment. I highly recommend the fish tacos, the tacos el carbon & the carnitas / relleno platter. All favorites of mine. The blue ocean martini is WONDERFUL as well. Again, this place is GREAT when it's not busy and absolutely HORRIBLE when it's busy. If there is any kind of wait for a table that is longer than 10 minutes or you see screaming brats running around uncontrollably, RUN AWAY!

Pros: Nice, quiet & relaxing when it's not busy. Food is very good when it's not busy.

Cons: If there is more than a 10 minute wait, RUN AWAY! This place is awful when it's busy.

08/17/2007 Posted by brockthecarpenter

Wow, I never thought that I could eat at a gay Mexican Resteraunt! I can't even find a good gay resteraunt in where I live in California!!! But here, everything is Gay even the illigal imigrants working in the kitchen!! It was great and the food was horrible! I will never eat here again. I will only look for nice young boys who will drink cheap margaritas with me in the afternoon. Don't order the tacos del carbon. it was cold and hard like my ex-husband.

Pros: Gay Denver!!

Cons: Everything about this place except for the drinks

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07/13/2007 Posted by meaux30

I wish I understood WHY this place was so popular for food!! Sure it's great for a little smoozing and a cheap margarita but the food is AWFUL!! I have been to Benny's three times now and never really had anything special. The rellenos were overly greasy and stuffed with blobby cheese, the flavors overall were single dimensional and completely lacked nuance. I LOVE Mexican food!! I love Tex-Mex but I expect it have garlic, onions and chilies, cilantro, cumin, cinnamon, cloves and citrus. Benny's food tastes like TV dinners with a little iceberg lettuce and Kraft shredded cheese thrown on for good measure. For a similar price and MUCH better food in the TexMex genre visit Jack-N-Grill over on Federal.

Pros: The margaritas are OK

Cons: The food is boring and greasy