Mercedes- Hair of the Dog Cantina
Categories:
Catering Companies, Restaurants, Mexican Restaurants
Details:
$, Group Dining, Lunch Spot
Message from Mercedes- Hair of the Dog Cantina
Mercedes - Hair of The Dog Cantina has been treating the Bay Area since 1967. The Heart of Mexico in the heart of the Financial District. Located on one of San Francisco's wonderful, hidden alleys, Mercedes is a popular and insider Mexican Restaurant serving the local business lunch crowds and those who stumble upon us. Mercedes is the perfect lunch spot for those with weekly 9 to 5 jobs. Bring back the idea of martini lunches by sharing a refreshing and rejunvenating midday pitcher of margaritas with friends before teetering back to the office. Sit at the bar and enjoy the warm summer breeze that blows in through the open doors and windows, or sit outside and indulge in their famous guacamole while putting some color in your cheeks. We are also available for catering and private parties mornings, late afternoons and evenings, every weekend.
Editorial by Citysearch
In ShortFestive environs--replete with multicolored tapestries draped from the ceiling and bright banquettes in orange and pink--are juxtaposed against a suit-clad Financial District crowd at this lively eatery. Diners nosh on a bottomless supply of house-made chips and salsa while waiting for heaping plates of rice and refried beans with favorites like huevos rancheros, chimichangas and carne asada. Midday imbibers can also select from five Mexican brews, sangria and the signature margarita.
Key Points
- Unforgetable Food
- Full Bar - Full Service
- Available for private parties!
The Inside Scoop
- The Extras - The restaurant is available for private parties before and after regular business hours.
- Where to Sit - Spacious outdoor tables are the place to be on warm afternoons.
Insider Pages Reviews for Mercedes- Hair of the Dog Cantina
This place is great for casual lunches or lunch meetings with clients. The atmosphere is always lively and the food is great. The prices are very reasonable, especially for being a financial district restaurant. It can get crowded, but the turn over is quick.
Posted 04/28/08 | Report Abuse
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great food...great prices...how can you go wrong...
by dynamo hum
just a good time place...
Pros: the margaritas are kickin a !!!!
Cons: none
Posted 10/20/09
great service
by awolfey
Pretty cheap for sit down Mexican AND downtown. my service was stellar! the bus boy even spotted that my table was shaking a stabilized it for me. food was fine, with a some little-tastier-than-normal salsa. If you're in the area you shouldn't be disappointed.
Pros: service
Posted 12/12/07
Best Mexican Food Downtown
by linsanchez
Mercedes has wonderful food, a great staff and a very pleasant atmosphere. The prices are good (especially for the financial district) and the wait is never too long. This is a must go there, for anyone who likes (or loves) Mexican food.
Pros: All good!
Cons: None
Posted 04/23/07
Addicting!
by staceyac
Best Mexican place for lunch in the financial district. Love the enchiladas and chicken soup - and be sure to check out their specials. The cooks have been at the restaurant for years and cook family recipes. Can get busy on Fridays for a table but once seated, the service is so efficient you can be in and out of there quickly.
Posted 04/23/07
Great food, better Margaritas!
by rockngal
This is one of my top lunch spots, huge portions, fast service and amazing margaritas!! it gets really busy, so get there on the early side so you can grab a seat, if you do have to wait, its not bad because the service is quick! Check out the art on the walls, very colorful!
Pros: fast, great tasting, drinks
Cons: parking is impossible
Posted 04/10/07
great lunch spot
by audreyjl
Great financial district mexican spot. Always busy, but they are good at seating you promptly and have quick service. Everything I've had here is good, taco salads, burritos, enchiladas i love this place. Also have great margaritas! You can order to go if you have to get back to the office too!
Posted 07/23/06
This place rocks!!
by hillary31
Mercedes restaurant is so tasty, the service is undeniably awesome! The chips
and salsa are so yummy, and the prices are fabulous. The atmosphere is aspiring, and
the decor is festive and amazing..The catering is out of this world, and Raouls chicken vegetable soup rocks my world!!! Drinks are suberb, and I feel like I am in a Third World country when I walk in the door. HKT
Pros: Inexpensive, Good Food, Fabulous decor
Posted 02/10/06
awesome find
by michelle.castillo
I don't understand how I was a stranger to this place for so long... the fajita salad, the colorado, the fajitas - EVERYTHING is delicious. I love the warm & cosy environment. I just found out that you can have the place to yourself on nights and weekends for a private party - can't wait to celebrate my next birthday there.
Pros: food, atmosphere, outdoor dining
Cons: parking
Posted 07/26/05
Great financial district lunch
by DougMason
I've been going here for lunch probably every other week for the last six or seven years. The things that keep me coming back: Excellent staff, very attentive owners, and always good food. Ive never, ever had service that would rate even as average, it has always been exemplary. With all the lunch options in the financial district, the staff and owners at Mercedes seem to understand that attentive service, good food, and good value is what keeps people coming back. The place is always filled with regulars, and it gets busy at noon, especially on Fridays, but you never feel like the service suffers much, just the wait to be seated. Wish they served dinner, too. Ive taken literally a hundred people over the years and nobody has been disappointed. We have had them cater work parties and have been happy with the results, too.
Pros: Service, Owners, Value
Posted 07/17/04
Great mexican and an adorable doggie
by tuffgurl
The food at Mercedes is fresh and authentic, with a touch of gourmet and california.
The margaritas are cold, and the service is prompt and friendly, even in the middle of the lunch rush that this cantina inevitably gets.
The owners are great people, and so is Louie, the resident doggie, who will say hello if wanted. The owners also support local artists and have local art on display for sale.
I highly recommend this cantina for its charm, food and dog Louie.
Pros: Service, Atmosphere
Cons: parking, not open for dinner
Posted 07/21/03