Ortega'z Southwestern Grill and Wine Bar

Brooke

in the last week •

We decided to try this restaurant due to it being on Dinners, dive ins and drives. We had tried other restaurants that were featured on that show and they did not disappoint, but unfortunately this restaurant 100% did. We visited on a Saturday and the fact that it was super slow should have been our first warning. When we received our food, it was bland and both me and my husband ordered a dish that had rice in it which was crunchy and undercooked. The second warning should have been when our food came out of the kitchen in, no kidding, 3 minutes. We wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone but the one positive thing we have to say is that the service from our server was good.

Mary Weezie Canada

2 years ago •

We were in town for a concert at Roanoke Island Festival Amphitheater. We stopped here to eat before our concert. Love the outside seating at the front of the building. What a cool vibe. We ate inside, which had a fun, funky vibe as well. Our first encounter with our server was a bit off putting. He introduced himself, we hesitated for a moment on our drink orders and he seemed distracted. Then said he would be back in a minute without taking our order. We started to second guess our decision to eat here. But the rest of the evening things went great. All our drinks were very tasty. The food was delicious. We all ordered different dishes and tried bites of them all. Very impressed with all the dishes we had. The stuffed mushroom app and onion rings were amazing. So glad I ordered the onion rings as a side with my salad. Definitely a must try. The server made great suggestions throughout the meal. At the end of our meal my husband decided we should take a shot before we left. Our server recommended a tequila shot with a house made chaser. I don't love the taste of liquor so I didn't love it, but it was a huge hit with the rest of the group. Highly recommend this restaurant if your are in the area. The atmosphere is a great representation of the local area and serves amazing, fun and unusual dishes utilizing fresh catch/local fare. Mid level price and fun and trendy decor.

Aaron Suever

a week ago •

Food was great, service was good. Took some points for atmosphere because 1: we had water from the ceiling dripping on us and our table and potentially food (it was so humid I think it was condensation from the outside air hitting the AC), and the music was LOUD, made conversation difficult. Otherwise would highly recommend.

Dr. Clare G

a year ago •

This was a nice place to dine in for a reasonable dinner. The food was good but the rice was undercooked or fried too hard. The flavor of the fish tacos were amazing though!! I'd highly recommend trying this. The restaurant was decent, but there was an old smell in there that was just a little off. Service was good as well.

Chad Carwein

a week ago •

Shrimp tacos were awful. The shrimp was tiny and too hard to even chew. "Ultimate Marg" was overly sweet. Fish tacos were good, but overpriced for what you got. Homemade chips were the best thing we had there.