Zarape - Marlborough

Hadn't been there in a long time, not because I didn't want to, but because circumstances of all kinds. Place was nicely remodeled and is light and airy now. Service was really good, and food came quickly. Food has a nice fresh vibe, more filling than you think. The tacos may look small, but there are 3, and they are solid and tasty. They let me have one of each kind on their taco plate, which is great if you like to mix and match. The beef is not ground, it is probably stewed which was good texture, soft not stringy. Liked the flavor of the rice and beans as well. I remembered the Papusa being good, and I ordered it off their small plate list, and it came as a single papusa with a light slaw on the side. Think of it as a hearty tapas serving size at a nice price, so if you wanted to eat a bit here and there during a game at the bar, the small plate menu section is a great place to taste your way through and have fun. If I were being picky . . . My wife thought the rice could have been cooked a little softer for her taste. I suppose the beans could have had a bit more texture. The side slaw for the Papusa was good, but lacked a distinctive flair. The menu said they had modelo Negro on tap, but only the especial was on tap, but they had it in the bottle, so I had that.

Great food and friendly service Drinks were awesome definitely will be returning from Carne Asada to the fried whole fish this was great. Fish was not dried out from being over cooked too.

Always great margarita's and dinner!! They have great specials like $2. Tacos on Tuesdays

Great neighborhood Mexican restaurant. Love the food and drinks options. We went there multiple times in different time of the day and never disappoint with the food or service.

The old saying don 't fix what isn 't broken applies here. This once cozy and fun authentic restaurant used to be a great go to when we needed a good margarita and Mexican food. You felt like you were in Mexico and mama was cooking your food. We followed them from when they were in Framingham, and dined there often. Last night we unfortunately paid lots of money for a sad and disappointing dining experience in the newly renovated dining room that looks one step above the high school cafeteria, and the food quality was about the same caliper. The noise level was awful and the cozy nice ambiance of the old place is gone. We were heartbroken on how this could have happened!!! I asked if it was new management but waitress said NO. So if you read old good reviews about this place, they no longer apply. Food was poor (5 of us, and nobody had anything good to say about the food) the refried beans looked like a dish of brown Elmer 's glue and a thimble full of rice with no flavor or texture. The fajitas meat was tough and odd. Nachos had no significant toppings, a dribble of this or that and mostly chips. All in all, sad to have this great establishment plummet so drastically into a disappointing dining adventure.