Little Water Cantina

5 stars for ambiance and food... service and sustainability make this a 4 star review.

If you're lucky enough to get an outside table in the summer, grab it. And then try a spicy margarita which is delicious and served in an actual glass. (For some reason, water comes in a single use plastic glass, despite this being the 2020s.)

Tacos and elote corn are very good.. sharing food is easy but requires a lot of coordination through their ordering system (especially if you want separate bills). Maybe just have one person order everything and then use venmo.

Maybe it was a magic moment, being right at opening on New Years Day, or maybe they've taken some of the feedback left here by others to heart. Regardless, my partner and I had a great time at Little Water Cantina, which was our first time, and we'll absolutely be back. Are you paying for the view on top of the food? Absolutely! But I've paid twice as much for half as decent food at other places with views around town. Honestly, I thought their barbacoa was amazing and the salsa that came with the chips was stellar. I didnt find the staff cold at all. Granted, we were the only ones there. We were provided with all the accoutrements for the table as expected and we didnt find the QR menu experience cumbersome at all. The food came fast and was very tasty. I def will be ordering extra tortillas and splitting the tacos up next time. I scoffed at the price at first for two tacos, but they were so full that they were more like 4 tacos at other places. The experience of paying without interacting with anyone was a little disconcerting, and I could see how that part of the experience could come off feeling cold to other folks. But I appreciated the simplicity and we were well-wished warmly on the way out. I suspect some of this gets lost when they fill up, which is why I'll likely continue to try going at odd hours.

Oh and for those concerned about the location, theres decent parking on site if they arent busy. A whole little parking level underneath the building.

Went here after 2 years. Really great food like the last time. The nachos are delicious. Huge in size.
The wild mushroom burrito was also tasty. The sauce that comes with it is spicy. So be careful.
The scenarie is beautiful. Must go again.

Not real Mexican food. Food was not hot, everyone at my table said food was warm. Will not return.

Never not tipped at a restaurant, this was the first time. The app ordering experience is awful and I can only assume it's been put in place by greedy owners who don't want to pay to keep a staff on. I go to a restaurant to interact with people, enjoy service and enjoy food. Our time there was emotionally cold and lackluster. The view is nice, the food is decent, but you're paying for the view. The staff didn't seem like they were enjoying themselves at all and I assume that it's because the job of interacting with humans has been taken away by a QR code.

We ordered three items and never received one, couldn't flag anyone down to help while we were at the table but were able to speak with the bartender to have the item removed. The bartender was friendly and apologetic, but if you're trying to streamline service by getting technology involved, you need to ensure accuracy. When our food was dropped off we weren't asked if we needed anything else, any sauces, silverware, anything. No one checked in to see how things were tasting.

Would be a fine place for takeout, but if you want a standard restaurant experience, this isn't the place for you.

I've been here in years past and the service and ambiance was lovely when there were actually people taking orders, but I won't be going back.

I hope owners make some changes because I don't see this cafeteria style dining for restaurant prices working out for them for much longer.

This is a great spot for drinks on the patio. Despite the reviews, I thought service was fine and had no issues with ordering through the app. The vibe is good, seating was relatively organized and quick, the food was sub par. We ordered the fish tacos which were so-so, but nothing to brag about. Rice and beans were terrible. We will definitely be back but just for drinks and views.

I'm not normally one to leave Yelp reviews, but I love this place. The food is excellent, and the year-round outdoor seating is a huge plus with views of the water. The bar selection and house drinks are hard to beat, and I like the vibe at the bar. it's the perfect kind of place for a good clean meal with the family, or to sneak in for a few drinks and snacks at the bar. Highly recommended.

The margarita I ordered was decent 7/10! The food was definitely white washed Mexican food and I ordered the safest thing which was the shrimp burrito and it was ok. The view in the patio was great, the fire place in the front dining room was cozy. This is a place just to grab a couple drinks and sit up at the bar. Would come back only for alcohol if it's on my way...

The reviews from others are basically accurate. Perhaps due to staff shortages, it feels like a very nice cafeteria instead of a restaurant. The staff is generally pleasant on our visit, with one exception, but it feels like nobody is in charge--it's hard to get help, there's no host or manager (or nobody who acts like one). The prices being charged are restaurant prices for the view, more or less. The food was fine. A basket of about 20 tortilla chips with admittedly excellent salsa for $7 is insane, however.

As others noted, you have to use an online ordering system that's a little janky, but it worked fine, and the food came very quickly, even though the place was full. It just had the feeling of going to a Taco Time with a bar. The menu is pretty thin: it's mostly the same items in a few different forms, like tacos, burritos, chimichangas. I had ordered one kind of burrito and a different one arrived, which I didn't notice (it was also good) and had completely eaten, when one of the staff came by about 10 minutes later with another burrito...because they had given us the wrong one! So I got an extra burrito out of the experience.

You have to dig up stuff you need, like water, silverware, napkins, etc. When my spouse asked the bartender for help, he was openly rude to her. Why would we go to a restaurant where an undemanding request for silverware--my wife is never anything but perfectly polite--would get an unpleasant response? On a more specific matter, we tried to find out about gluten and got a very uncertain response from the kitchen, meaning one of our party had very limited options.

We were there for the weekly trivia night which, despite there being tons of room on the deck and main room, was held in the dark bar area near the front, meaning on a glorious evening near sunset we were off in the dark. The trivia was extremely well run, however, and fun. It seemed like the restaurant staff wasn't very into the trivia event happening.

This place has the makings of an actual restaurant. Somebody needs to come in and overhaul it. Make it welcoming, perhaps.

Amazing food yeah yeah yeah... blah blah blah my mom can make amazing food. What makes this place special is the service. Makes me feel like I'm at my mother's. Only my mother can do that...until I came here.