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Rocking Horse Cafe

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182 Eighth Ave., New York, NY 10011
nr. 19th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-463-9511 Send to Phone

Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
6.8 out of 10

5 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Mexican

Photo by Mike Rogers

Map

Official Website

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Hours

Mon-Thu, noon-11pm; Fri, noon-midnight; Sat, 11am-midnight; Sun, 11am-11pm

Nearby Subway Stops

C, E at 23rd St.; 1 at 18th St.

Prices

$15.95-$22.95

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Bar Scene
Brunch - Weekend
Delivery
Dine at the Bar
Kid-Friendly
Kids' Menu
Outdoor Dining
Take-Out

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

11th St. to 30th St., Broadway to West Side Hwy.

Profile

If you like the idea of bright, brash, elegantly finished Mexican food served in a setting where margaritas are slurped, not sipped, elbow the Chelsea boys and girls out of the way and snare yourself a table here. A recent expansion and renovation has given the room less of a bursting-at-the-seams feel, while the new revamped menu has added her sophisticated touch to new dishes like mustard-and-guava-paste-crusted lamb chops. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Brunch

Sat.–Sun., 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Recommended Dishes

Duck confit blue corn crepas, $8.95; seared salmon Napoleon, $21.95; chile relleno, $16.95

Reader Ratings

6.8

"Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

Not Good Enough to Return

mcnulty75 from 10023 | Posted on 4/21/08

Overall Reader Rating: (NA) (Not Recommended)


Food:	4
Service:	5

Décor:	5

Value:	5

I have had much better Mexican food in almost every other Mexican restaurant I have frequented in NYC. The food is bland, the service is amiss and the b&t clientele is obnoxious.

Worst Mexican restaurant in the city

ezrachica from 10021 | Posted on 9/25/07

Overall Reader Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)


Food:	2
Service:	5

Décor:	7

Value:	2

I was really thrown for a loop with this one. I had heard from a few people that this place had great food and awesome margaritas. If by great food they meant really terrible and tasteless guacamole and a digusting "wrap...Read More