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Cactus South Lake Union
A vibrant Mexican restaurant and bar delivering friendly service in Seattle.
4.4
Mexican
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A vibrant Mexican restaurant and bar delivering friendly service in Seattle.
Cactus South Lake Union, located at 350 Terry Ave N, Seattle, serves Mexican and American fare in a stylish, clean setting with a lively bar. Reviews praise friendly, attentive staff and a welcoming atmosphere, with an attentive manager noted. The menu features chips and guacamole, homemade tortillas, shrimp and brisket tacos, enchiladas, tamales, and a creamy flan, with seasonal specials adding variety.
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Enjoy a diverse menu of Tex-Mex dishes, including enchiladas, tamales, street tacos, and fresh guacamole, made with high-quality ingredients.
Sip on a wide selection of cocktails, beers, and wines in a vibrant bar setting, perfect for socializing and relaxing.
Try our rotating seasonal dishes that add unique flavors and variety to the menu, keeping the dining experience fresh and exciting.
Indulge in homemade desserts like creamy flan, a customer favorite that perfectly caps off any meal.
Host gatherings in our spacious, clean interior with ample seating, ideal for parties, business lunches, or casual get-togethers.
Overall rating
McKenzie
Never had a bad meal at Cactus! Food is delicious and menu provides a huge variety of options both food and drink. Proportions are reasonable and serve just the right amount of food. Restaurant interior is beautiful and place is clean and has a big seating set up. This restaurant offers seasonal specials which is unique and is a fun edition to the menus as change is good for guests and allows for new food expansions and potential favorites. This restaurant is personally an any season favorite as the food and menu never disappoints. Definitely recommend!
Chris Torres
Great service and friendly staff! The manager was very attentive to each guest—I was greeted more than once during my dinner, which made me feel truly welcome. Don’t make the mistake of leaving without ordering dessert! I had a wonderful, creamy flan 🍮 to finish off my dinner. For appetizers, I started with chips and guacamole, then treated myself to two main dishes 😅 — the enchiladas and the tamale plate. Couldnt pass the opportunity to have tamales. Both were absolutely delicious! 😋😋😋
Felix A
Went out for lunch while in Seattle and decided to visit this place as it seemed to have a good vibe. Nice atmosphere, busy and live, lots of people seemed to be having a good time. Their quac, salsa and chips were fresh and the guac was pretty good. Also had a side of fresh flour tortillas which were homemade and warm. Ordered the shrimp and brisket tacos. All were fresh with a good choice of ingredients and good corn tortillas. Finished it with their flan, which was the best part of lunch. I have had a good amount of flan in Florida and this was on par. Overall good food and on par with other Texmex style restaurants and the service was average overall, but they got us out fairly quick during lunch rush. Will return in the future.
Rainy
We absolutely loved our first experience at this restaurant! It was on Labor Day Monday, so things were a little slower—we got lucky and were seated right away. The vibe was great: stylish, relaxed, and very clean. Our server (I believe his name was Oscar) was fantastic—knowledgeable about the menu, attentive, kind, big smile and overall wonderful. And the food? Absolutely fire. 🔥 We live close by and regret discovering this place so late. We immediately added it to our “Loved” spots on the map and will definitely be back again!
Timothy Williams
This place looked great and the food was pretty good, but the service was horrible. I don’t know if it’s because they’re understaffed, but we had to wait so long for our server. We noticed they were serving several other tables as well and that may have contributed. We literally had to flag them down three times to get their attention. One to order, another time due to an incorrect order and a third time to get our check. I ordered the street tacos and they tasted pretty good, although one of them was filled with fat. Fortunately they apologized and brought us another. On a positive note, I don’t remember the name of the dish, but it was the appetizer and was the fried squash with cheese in it. This dish was amazing! I would totally go back and order this again. Truly the best item on the menu. Hopefully this place can pull it together and hire more help and be more responsive. Overall, the place looks nice and was relatively clean with a good layout of tables and inside and out.
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