The Velvet Cactus

"Lovely restaurant with a great vibe. We sat in the outdoor section and the scenery was beautiful. The place has a vegan options (can ask for their mini vegan menu, which was helpful). I had the tacos, beans and cob which were good. It would be good to have more flavour/ingredients. Table service wasn't too bad considering they were very busy and there were tortilla chips on the table for starters. Also loved the cocktails!"

"Food is really good but the atmosphere and service are all the things! The fresh made Marg is perfect! The warm salsa is amazing too!"

"Couldn't have been a bigger disappointment. It was a shame to pay $100 for dinner just to leave still hungry n have to go home n cook. ... The brisket ("smoked in house") tasted like straight lighter fluid, my fajitas that I ordered w no peppers came on a bed of them, those I sent back just to have them pick the steak and mushrooms off the peppers n throw them on a plate (see pic) n bring them back out. Couldn't stand to eat any of it. The mushrooms at that point were mushroom shaped peppers as far as taste goes. There were also jalapenos all over my plate of toppings so there went that too (again ordered specifically w no peppers and had a whole conversation w the waitress about peppers to boot).... We really should have known what we were in for when we ordered sweet tea n it came out w a sugar packet worth of sweetener in the bottom of the glass that we had to stir to make it mediocre. I was so very disappointed. I even said something to my waitress. She came out n confirmed that we couldn't eat our food, made a couple faces about it but didn't take a dime off the check. I literally paid $106 to eat a tiny piece of street corn and about a half cup serving of brussel sprouts while my boyfriend was able to eat the sausage off his plate. He said the rest tasted like lighter fluid after he tasted the brisket. We did eat 2 pieces of the appetizer that were really good. We got the sampler. I can't remember what they were called but whatever the crawfish thing was on it was super fishy tasting. We had high hopes when we walked in. The place has art for sale on the walls and everything looks super cool w how it's decorated.. we just couldn't eat the food."

"Velvet Cactus is a wonderful place to take the family of friends for an adventurous night out. There is a large outdoor seating area with plenty of activities to keep everyone happily engaged. The food was good, definitely an American play on Mexican food. The service was okay- it was obvious our server had many tables and was very busy. We will definitely come back for a visit."