Condesa - Philadelphia

Good restaurant but some things could be improved. Drinks are not that great. They charge too much for mediocre tacos. For $14 you only get two tacos.

Fantastic, upscale Mexican restaurant located in Center City. Every dish, drink and dessert feels carefully prepped and created with attention to detail. Vibe inside is dim lights, hip music and feels like NYC more than Philly. More towards the higher end with prices but perfect place for a fantasy date night or special occasion.

Loved this restaurant. Eliza, our server, was so sweet! Every single thing we ordered was really good! We started with the Tlayuda, highly reccomemd! When we try new restaurants we love to order a bunch of things, so for our entrees we ordered the carnitas tacos, lamb adobado tacos, the pescado frito tacos the birria. Every dish was really flavorful. The rice beans were also good. Only thing we wish was on the menu was some type of side dish with corn, we loveeeeee elote! We had a couple cocktails, and they are the only things we didn?t completely love. Most of the cocktails were Smokey spicy had ginger. (Not what i want in a drink) I love a strong cocktail, but I don?t like them spicy or gingery. If you?re like me, I?ll just recommend the plain margarita. I would love to see a flavored margarita without mezcal/anything spicy. The deserts were also very yummy, the upside pineapple cake being our favorite! Overall really enjoyed it the ambience. ALSO, a huge plus for playing Spanish music, I hate when restaurants claim the Latin culture and don?t go all the way with the music having people of color working. So we were glad to hear Spanish music see Latinos on the staff. We?ll definitely come back.

While this was a modern Mexican place (and Mexican food needs neither to be modern or fancy , Condesa did NOT disappoint. The servers were wonderful and the food was amazingly flavorful. We had guacamole (well balanced and great , the trio of salsas (increasing in heat , the tostada de atún (crispy tostada topped with melt in your mouth tuna pieces , and the carnitas tacos (you get two but they are full /big tacos in a beautiful blue corn tortilla . We wrapped up the meal with the pineapple upside-down corn cake (the presentation was BEAUTIFUL! and the chamoyada (a balance of all the great flavors . It was $44 per person (with tip and no drinks which was a little more than I?d say for Mexican food, but it was fantastic. Can?t wait to come back!

We had a wonderful dinner at Condesa! We were celebrating a 21st birthday and it was the perfect location. Our server, Tyler, was awesome and so friendly. The food was delicious- we will definitely be back!!