Bitter Honey

“Bitter Honey had an open reservation on Cinco de Mayo, which no other mexican restaurant had or offered that night (in fact, Silver Iguana laughed at me when I called them a few days prior to ask). Bitter Honey opened early for Cinco de Mayo and was PACKED all day due to the holiday. We got to our reservation early and the host did their best to seat us as soon as possible- which was great! Even though the place was incredible busy, the staff did an incredible job all around, and this was a late dinner res (8:30). They were friendly, helpful, attentive, and responsive on all levels. Their nachos just might be the BEST in all of Rochester, and their tacos & burritos are solid portions. Love this place!”

“Went to catch up with a friend for the first time on 3/25/26 Wednesday night. It was shockingly decently busy but no wait for a table luckily. I loved the food and atmosphere. The water/ busboy was very attentive. Our waitress was good but a little too pushy about extra food up charges and drinks. I would definitely still go back as its a great spot but she just wasn’t my vibe.”

“Our first time at Bitter Honey was to celebrate my wife’s new journey and it quickly became one of our favorite date night spot! The atmosphere is warm and welcoming - sometimes it can be a bit chilly inside. We love their creative cocktails/mocktails and the tacos are always packed with fresh bold flavors. The staffs are friendly and attentive. Definitely worth a visit and they validate your pass if you choose to park across the street lot.”

“The restaurant is cute and has a great atmosphere. Enough noise to not feel self conscious but not too loud. I ordered enchiladas and the husband had chimichanga; both were tasty and different in a good way. He had the red wine sangria which is wine forward rather than sweet which wasn’t a match for what he hoped for (I swear he always expects what he had in Mexico City), and I had a Wife-Elect which is crave worthy of you like Gin. I will agree with others that service was slow and not super attentive; we were there about 30 mins extra waiting for service/check. Overall, we will return, and it was an enjoyable meal.”

“The food was definitely not authentic Mexican cuisine. It just seemed like overpriced Mexican food. More importantly, our server Dana was very rude. We reserved a table for 6 to have a margarita tower for a special occasion, and instead of being celebrated we were made uncomfortable. Two members of our party were late, and she continued to come back and ask us where they were which made us feel pressured and uncomfortable. She got upset at us and made us feel bad for getting a reservation for just drinks, even though we ordered an appetizer and one member of our party ordered food. When we called to make the reservation, we weren’t told we absolutely HAD to order food and were asked if we were celebrating something.. which we were (an anniversary) Our margarita tower was over $100, (tinyyyy might I add) so her getting upset that we made a reservation was odd. Gratuity was also included which was super upsetting because she got well over the tip we would’ve given her given her attitude toward us. Really upsetting and disappointing experience. Again her name was Dana D. To top it all off, we were there for a little less than an hour and a half and as we were finishing our $105 margarita, someone came up to us and said “we are going to have to ask you to leave because we really need this table” We were caught off guard but politely and instantly got up and left and passed 0 people in the waiting room AND there was an empty table next to us. Overall a really uncomfortable experience. Never have we ever been rushed out of a restaurant or treated as such by our waitress.”