Reviews for On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina - Algonquin in Algonquin, IL

We have been to this place before, and it?s a tossup. But our most recent trip was perfect. Our server was Ryan, a very... attentive and nice guy. Our food was very quick, it was delicious, and Ryan made sure that we had everything that we needed fora great experience. Keep up the great work, Ryan! Read more

From the moment we walked in, we were completely unimpressed. None of the staff was kind or welcoming. No one smiled. No one... said hello. They just marched us off to a table (with a few eyerolls when we asked for two high chairs). The waiter came to ourtable three times total: to take our order, to drop off food, and to drop off the bill. Oh wait. He came four times because inthe middle of the meal, he found it necessary to come sweep up the food around my kids. I know kids are messy. But that made usfeel completely in the way and unwelcome there. The food wasn't great either. The salsa was surprisingly spicy. Nobody in ourfamily could eat it. And the kids' meals were too spicy even for us adults. My kids couldn't eat their main dish and just ateall the rice and beans (we ordered the kid's chicken tacos). I don't believe we will be back. Read more

We came in with three little kids who are like monsters, but the way Megan took care of us was just amazing. Thank you Megan for... great food and even greater service. Read more

Okay hear me out - I love Mexican food. But this just made me overall feel sad and dissapointed both in quality and overall... experience. The floors were prettysticky as was our table. It was a later dinner so I understand things can be chaotic butwhenever its not seat yourself and you end up at a dirty table ot makes me question what else is nit being maintained. The foodwas subar and lacked flavor. We rarely saw our waiter, the chips we had were stale and the salsa... Lackluster. HOWEVER the onething this place does have : AMAZING margaritas. We would come back for drinks alone but I dont think food is in the cardsagain. Read more

Delicious food and interesting colorful decor but needed some themed music. Wait staff was okay but did not offer refills unless... you requested them. Read more

Oh my GOODNESS YOU GUYS: Shawn (Sean?) is the best freaking human ever. He assisted us throughout our entire dinner and offered... things to us without us even having to ask. Highly recommend him. We were able to get our salsa to go! The food is so good andalways fresh no matter what. Read more

The food was excellent, but the service was slow and poorly coordinated. For some reason, we had to ask the server four times... to get our chips refilled (once) and our drinks refilled. My food came over five minutes after they served my family and oncemy food came, the rice was cold. Read more

We came on a Saturday afternoon and it was pretty quiet. Great food, drink, and service at this location. I really dug the... beer chandelier and oversized tequila bottles on the wall. They also apparently have weekly lunch specials that I took photosof for reference. Read more