This place is truly a disgrace and really has no place amongst other Media restaurants. Â The food is ok at best. Â The burrito was totally bone dry, their salsa is quite tasteless but spicy, their guacamole is not spicy at all, and the fajitas do not come with lettuce, tomatoes or cheese. Â
We called ahead of time and they told us that we do not need to have reservations. Â When we came they told us they were super full because of reservations! Are you serious!?! Â But that was a lie because we could be seated right away and there was never a time when we did not see an empty table around us, rightly so because this place should always be empty.
Service is nothing to write home about, we had to ask the waitress 2 x for everything and they will gladly let you sit there with empty water glasses for a long time, but the girl seemed to be a bit overworked and she tried to be nice. Â The worst was when a person from our party ordered a mojito. Â It took a long time to arrive and arrived after a reminder and well after we had finished our food. Â
The mojito was disgusting. Â We all tried it (5 of us) and we all agreed it was terrible. Â The thing had no sugar in it! Â We didn't even return it just asked that sugar be added. Â Not only did they not add sugar but a bartender or someone came out to reprimand us and tell us we were fools. Â We thought he came out to apologize for not putting any sugar into but instead he says that this is how it is made and that he wants Americans to stop drinking sugar (yeah good luck with that). Â He claimed there was sugar there, and when I asked him what kind he went off on a tangent "educating" me about refined and non-refined sugar (yes I know these things) and telling me that nowhere in the US, would I find a mojito with raw sugar, which is BS. Â Our friends were from Europe, but I'm American and have been living in America for most of my life and some idiot has taken it up to educate me about America, well congratulations, it was reflected in your tip, and it is guaranteed that you won't have us as return customers. Â We're local, and go to Media to eat often.
Rude host and hostess. Â They save the more comfortable tables for favorite customers. Â We had a reservation and were seated in the back room near the bathroom. Â When we requested to sit in a booth, we were told that it was reserved for parties of 3 or more. Â When we left , there were empty booths, as well as parties of 2 seated. Â The food was sub-par, but the waitress was super nice and attentive.
Review Source:I have been here 4-5 times since they opened. Â Service is really hit or miss. Â Prices are way too steep for some of the standards like tacos and burritos. Â I ordered the tacos with grilled vegetable last time I saw there and was shocked by how pitiful the veggies included were- seriously for over 9 dollars for 2 tacos I expect a little more than 5-6 pieces of pepper and some raw onion. Â The veggies also had carrot chunks and celery in it- not want you would expect/ want in your veggie tacos. Â I've also had the tofu in the past. Â They do very little to season it- so you're stuck with bland overpriced, barely cooked tofu. Â I give them kudos for trying to be veg friendly, but it's not that hard to do it a little better. Â The nachos we had as an appetizer were good and worth the money. Â
Overall, I would say it's good for appetizers and drinks but skip the overpriced main dishes.
My favorite spot in Media to get a drink and meet people. Â The bartenders are friendly and knowledgeable. Â The decor is unique and exciting. Â It is visually appealing while maintaining a classic hometown feel (and Cortez the knight is an excellent bouncer). Â The food, while tasty, is a bit overpriced. Â Otherwise, a perfect evening out.
Review Source:Never in my entire life have I experienced a host so rude and insulting. Sorry our children were such a bother, dude, but you have a children's menu, which call me crazy, typically means you will accommodate children. And as much as we wish that kids age 4, 3, 1, and 4 months were little soldiers of obedience, sometimes it doesn't happen. The baby cried, the four year old was grumpy when she was hungry. The host walked by our table and dropped passive aggressive... no straight up aggressive... comments.
Oh and PS, the salsa was frozen. Blah!
I wanted to like this place much more than I actually did. They didn't have much to offer as far as variety of margaritas: frozen lemon, iced lemon, and a chipotle honey. The frozen lemon was pretty good. The food was portioned right and fried fish burrito was very fresh but again not much of variety and was a little over priced. The happy hour specials looked good including $2.50 corona bottles. I'll come back but probably to try the tequilas. Overall a good meal but I've definitely been to some better cantina/tequila bars.
Review Source:Diego's makes good Burito's and shrimp taco's  The prices are high for dinner items and the one bar tender, the blond is very very figgity. I think a withdrawl from something she was on the night before and likes to play with her phone every few mins. But over all its a not a bad place.
Review Source:Some friends and I wandered in to this place while on a mini bar crawl. I really liked the decor, and the bartender was very friendly. Their drink specials are good too. If, I can recall, it was $2 for a Stella during happy hour. The margarita's are scratch made several varieties.
I was pretty unimpressed with the food. The chicken and beef tacos were bland. Ditto to the enchilada my friend tried. $9 for two tacos is a tad ridiculous when they arent great. My only other note is that they could use a foyer. In the winter, cold breezes blow through the bar area.
I wanted to dislike this place because it had replaced my forever favorite coffee shop but i couldn't. The food was really good on a busy saturday night in October when we popped in at 9pm for dinner. Fresh guacamole and chips. Good, reasonably priced cocktails. A nice addition to the west side of Media
Review Source:Stopped in Diego's for a quick lunch yesterday... My mom and I thought it was great - our server was friendly and attentive, the food came out quickly, and we liked the decor/ambience. Â The guacamole was freshly made just the way I like it (chunky with onions, tomatoes, cilantro and lime juice) but I wasn't overly fond of the chips they served with it, although they were homemade so I give them kudos for that. Â I've been wanting to try Huevos Rancheros for a while now, so as soon as I saw them on the menu, I decided to go for it. My mom ordered them as well. Â We really enjoyed them, although never having had them before, we didn't have anything to compare them to. Â I would definitely order them again, but I think a sprinkle of cilantro would put them over the top!
Review Source:Even though I'm only going three stars here, I am surprised the place isn't busier than it is. Â We stopped in on a Thursday night at about 6, and the bar was half full ... the restaurant, totally empty. Â We were seated and took a look at the menu. Â Nothing on the menu is a surprise -- all traditional american mexican -- tacos, burritos, enchiladas with red or green chili, etc ... a few entrees offered as well, but again , no big surprises. Â I did enjoy the green chili sauce a lot. Â and the house made tortilla chips were yum. Â Drinks were hit or miss -- some were very weak, but I have to give a shout-out for the Bartender's Choice which that night (ordered at dessert) was a mexican play on a white russian and *really* good. Â Service was excellent throughout the night and the food was fine, just nothing too memorable. Â But Media is seriously lacking in acceptable eating establishments, so three stars here is actually quite good. Â If you are in the neighborhood, give them some business -- it's worth a try.
Review Source:Posted up with a group of friends for a Saturday night of drinks and catching up. Loved, loved the vibe here. Relaxed and friendly. Awesome decor. Bartenders were very inviting. Only caught a glance at the food portion of the menu and tried a few of a friend's nachos, which were fresh as can be so I'm definitely planning on returning for a meal in the near future. Drink menu was impressive with the amount of choices and I'm glad that it actually lacked your typical Bud/Miller choices. No need for that here. Tried the Smokey Jawn and Pomola cocktails, which were delicious. Can't wait to come back.
Review Source:I haven't had the food here yet, but their margaritas are great. I was mostly impressed with the atmosphere and service. I've been to most other bars on State St. but this bar has one of the better atmospheres and nicer crowds in Media. I went with an old friend on a Friday night and even though they were pretty busy they didn't crank up the music obnoxiously loud, which I hate, and the bartenders were very friendly. This will definitely be one of my go-to bars when I'm out in Media.
Review Source:I wish I could give them higher marks, but the reviews here are pretty much right on. Â This place is in between Meh and A-OK. Â I will be kind and give them 3 stars - but the food is 2 stars at best.
Service was fine - although they screwed up my DH's steak burrito (He wanted cheese and jalapenos - both are an extra charge - they brought out a plain burrito.)
It also ticks me off that for tacos and burritos - EVERYTHING (even pico) is an up-charge. Â For $9 - 12 (base price of burritos) you'd think they'd allow you some salsa and cheese. Â TICKS ME OFF.
Also the salsa they serve with the chips tasted likeywatery ketchup-y shir-acha-ish sauce. Â (The cholula on the table was better.) Chips were fresh and fine.
Shrimp Ceviche was good - but not nearly close to the best I've had. Â Jicama atop the ceviche had turned brown and was likely prepped hours before. Â FAIL.
Side of Platanos were a bit woody-potato-ey (I like Maduros - nice and sweet - and I had JUST had the plantains at Ditrto last week. Â Distrito kick this places ar$e.)
So - will I be back? Â I won't say never, but I certainly would not rush back here.
I plan to try the other MEH-diocre Mexican in Media (M, M, M - I think I'ma gonna make new list) first.
PROS: Â Cute place, Menu reads well, Good Service, OPEN SUNDAYS, Happy Hour is a GREAT value for margarita's and $2.50 STELLA ARTOIS!
CONS: Â Mediocre food, upcharges for EVERYTHING on the taco/burrito menu, lousy salsa. No reservations unless party is 6 or more.
Please, Diego's - step up your game!
This is a pretty new spot in Media and a nice addition! Ive spent time at both the bar portion and the restaurant portion and both have been fairly good!
The food is very good! its really good traditional Mexican food and specials that not every place has, like plantains (unless I haven't been going to the right places). each time I've been here I haven't had anything that wasn't delicious, however I have to say it is a bit pricey.
The bar is great and the bartenders always are fun and talkative. They have a great selection of tequilas and a few Mexican beers our of the norm. The place itself has a neat atmosphere as well! It was a great place to hang with friends and not feel like you are at a local bar!
This is truly an all around awesome restaurant - great food in authentic mexican style, fantastic drinks loaded with alcohol, and top notch bartenders and servers. My friends and I are very happy repeat customers.  All our meals have been cooked to perfection and it's impossible to stop ordering the drinks because they're so good.  Definitely ask for a bartender's choice drink, you're guaranteed to love it.  Diego's has a vibrant bar atmosphere and I love how all age groups are represented  (don't bring kids to this place please!).  I have to give a special shout out for the servers, who are terrific. I was there the night Plaid Shorts and his group stiffed the server with a couple pennies tip.  Hopefully they don't return because this place is way too good to put up with that behavior.  But if you do return, leave your pennies and the Plaid Shorts at home
Review Source:Margarita al Fresca!!! The only thing that beats it... the bartenders choice. I have NEVER been disappointed with any drink I've been served. And I'm super picky. Guacamole is amazing, made fresh daily served in VERY generous portions. Â We always run out of chips before we run out of guacamole! Â Everything I've ever had here is great and I'm a regular. I highly recommend the roast pork empanadas, delicious.
Review Source:Since I could not do three and a half stars, I rounded up. Â My hubby and I were driving by to find parking near here, so we could go to our favorite Indian food restaurant, which is on the same block as Diego's. Â I have been trying to find some decent local Mexican food, since we live in Secane, and I had only found two places that were a bit farther than I like to drive unless meeting friends(One in Conchohocken and one in Manayunk). Â I had a Mahi Mahi with fruit salsa dish, and hubby had a HUGE burrito, and tortilla soup. Diego's is good, but I tend to agree that the food is not as spicy as one would think a Mexican dish would be. Â However, that is easily solved by asking the waitress for pico de gallo, green chile sauce or red chile sauce ( I am in love with the green) . Â Other than that, the drinks were good, the prices were decent, and the atmosphere for the most part was right on the money (With the exception of the music being up a bit too loud). Â I'd definitely go here again :)
Review Source:Service: good
Food: Bland. Â I had the steak burrito. Â Mexican rice with a layer of beans rolled with barely there steak pieces. Â Sour cream and cheese need to be ordered separately, and I think you need to pay extra for them. Â The chips were thick and came with 3 different types of salsas. Â
The margarita was just meh. Â
I'm not the mexican food expert, but I've had mexican food all over the US and Mexico. Â And I know one thing... Mexican food is not, and should not, be bland. Â
I think they are charging too much for the quality of food they are serving.
We recently tried Diego's on a Wednesday for Dining Under the Stars and had an enjoyable experience (3.5 stars overall if we could). The frozen margaritas were excellent and a great way to cool down on a hot summer night. The service was attentive and the food was good.
Other reviewers have commented on the food being bland, and we too found that most of our entrees lacked some punch. The ingredients were fresh but overall lacking in flavor. The menu is also a little odd in they they charge a la carte for some items (cheese, sour cream, etc) that you would expect to be standard.
Overall, worth trying , but maybe a better happy hour spot (drinks, chips and salsa, etc) than a go-to dinner option.
I'd really like to give Diego's 2.5 stars, but since that's not possible, I had to round down. Â Sorry!
Whoever designed this restaurant did a really great job. Â The space is well used and the tables aren't on top of each other, which is nice. Â The bar area is really beautiful too. Â Good job, designer(s)!
Service here is one of the best I've had in Media, so no complaints there. Â Whatever you're doing, keep doing it!
Okay now for the food/drinks. Â There is a daily happy hour from 4-6 but the happy hour prices are only applicable when you're sitting at the bar. Â Seriously, what's up with Media? Â I know Azie across the street does the same thing but, conveniently for them, only has bar seating for like 10 people. Â Complete ripoff if you ask me, which is why I usually stick to hanging out in the city.
We had the mango and pomegranate margaritas to start, which were pretty good but a little weak with the tequila. Â The complimentary chips and salsa weren't bad - I saw some complaints about the salsa on Yelp and I agree it was watery, but the flavors were pretty solid. Â The guacamole was pretty okay, so I'd suggest that for an appetizer.
For our entrees, my mom ordered a salad (not even worth mentioning), my sister got the chicken quesadilla, and I ordered the chorizo burrito. Â All of us agreed that the entrees were good (I can't get over how much that salad looked like a pile of bland rabbit food to me), but there was nothing that really made them stand out. Â I would probably go back here again for the happy hour (AT THE BAR), but not for dinner.
As a sidebar menu comment: Â We didn't order the fajitas because they were priced at $19, but I saw an order go by the table and wasn't impressed. Â $19? Â You've got to be kidding me. Â How is this one of the most expensive things on the menu?
And while I'm at it, there is outdoor seating for like 5 people. Â Not even kidding. Â You can barely call it outdoor seating...it's more like a waiting area.
Perfectly executed bland food. There is no other way to describe it. My fish tacos were perfectly cooked but they just had no flavor. The small bottle of "hot" sauce on the table wasn't going to help.
If they could just add some flavor, it would be great. After all, the hard part is not overcooking the meat or fish!
We went for an earlyish Saturday dinner. Â The frozen margaritas were very good, as were the free homemade tortilla chips. Â My mahi mahi was ok, but seemed more like a lunch serving size (at $18 it should have been bigger), and the tropical salsa the menu said it should have come with was nowhere to be found. Â There was some sweet sauce swirled on the plate...but it didn't qualify as salsa in my cookbook. Â The queso fundo (melted cheese...really, how hard could that be) was burned on top and not melted underneath. Â Yuk. Â Maybe it was rushed, because it replaced the "ceviche" that we returned to the kitchen. Â I had read the other yelper's review, and specifically asked the waitress if the shrimp was a real ceviche (cooked by marinating in lemon, lime juice). Â She asked the manager and said it was- bottomline, it wasn't, and there was no papaya, despite the menu description. Â So i would go back for the margaritas and free chips and salsa, especially at happy hour (4-6). Â But that's about it.
Review Source:Great place. Good atmosphere. The bar top is the best I have ever seen, especially with the open wood tequila shelves behind it. Nachos are fresh made, not those store bought crap everywhere else. Tacos are perfect portions and I walk away full but nor stuffed. That's a plus in my book.
Review Source:Had a bad closing on my new house today. Â My agent Jason Gizzi and also good friend could see how frustrated I was and im sure he was also. Â As soon as we left the real state office we hit the first hip spot in Media. Â We stopped by the newest Mexican grill/bar. Â Margaritas were pretty good. I ordered a tortilla soup hmm.. Not impressed at. Â Jason got tacos for the prize I didnt think it was good. I would go back for the drinks not the food.
Review Source:I was really looking forward to something going into this space because it had so much potential but this dude has the WORST restaurants and sadly he's taking up all of Media with his bland food and terrible service.
I've been to Diego's twice since it opened. The first time I went there with a friend and she had a frozen margarita and I had one on the rocks. Mine had way too much tequila in it and her's didn't have enough. We ordered some nachos to share and I could have made better one's at home. It was like they used tostitos chips and threw a few things on it and charged me $12. SO my first time there was blah.
The second time was worse. We went at 5pm on Friday. Happy Hour. We wanted to sit at the bar but there were no open seats but they had some high top tables right behind the bar. We went to order off of the happy hour menu and the server informed us that menu is only if you are sitting at the bar. I said well we wanted to but there are no open seats. He reiterated that we would have to pay full price if we sat at a table. It made no sense as to why they had happy hour menus on the table that we couldn't order from but we sat at the very wobbly table that I asked him to put something under to fix but he never got to that.
Moving on to the bland food. We were brought chips that it seems like they started making their own. They tasted like paper! They were so bland and terrible. They brought us some housemade pueree that was in a ramekan the size of a shot glass. (how you're suppose to dip chips into that I don't know) We ordered a chicken quesadilla. The one good thing that I will say is that the chicken was perfectly cooked. Not dry at all. It was completely flavorless though. Â So bland and greasy!
Needless to say I won't be going back there or recommending it to anyone. It's a shame that they are wasting a cool atmosphere and a wood fire grill with someone who doesn't know how to use it or run a good restaurant. Please sell this place to someone who knows what they are doing!
As a 20-year area resident, I am very pleased to see Media growing restaurant-wise and the more ethnic and diverse eateries, the better. Â Unfortunately, Diego's misses the mark significantly when it comes to the food.
The space, formerly occupied by the Coffee Club, has been recast as a bar and restaurant.  The space is narrow and deep, but I think the owner has done a good job working within these confines.  Service was attentive and the drinks were good (albeit  a bit pricy for anything other than beer).  However, it is the quality of the food  that casts the longest shadow and in this department, Diego's gets a D.
The menu is relatively small (a single place mat  sheet), with just a couple of appetizers, a handful of salads and traditional offerings.   I agree with another reviewer who commented that the "dip" that came with the complementary chips was odd and seemed like a combination of marinara sauce and mayonnaise.  In any event, it didn't have the freshness of a salsa or pica de gaillo (and in my opinion, lacked the proper texture as a chip accompaniment) and after one taste, it sat on our table untouched.  On a positive note, we ordered the guacamole as an appetizer and found it delicious.  Unfortunately, this was the only positive amongst the food we ordered.
One of my dining companions ordered the ceviche as an appetizer, but it proved to not really be ceviche at all (that is, if you define "ceviche" as seafood that has been chemically "cooked" in citrus juices). Â The dish was somewhat of a chopped salad with some lettuce, onions, jicama and sliced shrimp. Â The dressing did have some citrus acidity, but it seemed to all of us who tasted that the shrimp had been boiled and dressed rather than allowed to marinate. Â It wasn't terrible but I guess if that is the best that can be said for a dish, then it really can't be recommended.
Among the other lows of the evening: Â shrimp tacos with a miserly amount of small shrimp, fish tacos with greasy tilapia that looked like it had fallen apart and separated from its breading, and a (supposed) roast pork burrito that was loaded with slimy-textured rice and beans and nearly devoid of meat. Â Â Which brings me to another point and major misstep: Â the tacos and burritos are served unaccompanied by any cheese, salsa, jalapenos or other complementing condiment. Â The menu notes a separate and distinct upcharge for each of these items: Â e.g. jalapenos are an extra $.50, cheese an extra $1, etc. Â It is pretty ridiculous to go to a mid-scale Mexican restaurant and be nickel and dimed for some of the very touches that make Mexican food distinctive.
I am not a huge fan of Dos Gringos-- Media's other Mexican eatery-- but the food there is well better than Diego's and you can bring your own tequila and beer and make a nice (if not extraordinary) meal out of it. Â I would not recommend Diego's to anyone planning on having a meal there.
Great food, Great tequila, great service. After a little over a month of being open, I'd say they are on their way to something awesome. Dan, our bartender knew tons of info on tequila (and all the other liquor they had). The lovely tatted barmaid concocted a "bartender's choice" beverage - with tequila, of course. The other servers seemed friendly. Everyone was making friends at the bar. Good feeling all around.
As far as food is concerned: definitely a different kind of salsa. Nice and mellow - little bit of smokiness to it. Fresh chips (had to add salt), nice and crunchy. Home made for sure.
Enchilladas are the way to go. REAL CHICKEN!!! Same goes for the chicken burrito.Not the shredded stuff, mind you, but great cubed chicken breast. It may seem pricey, but you pay for what you get! Jicama Salad was fresh and light.
And of course the margarita was stellar. Tart and boozy. Just how I like it.
Love the everyday siesta happy hour. 4 to 6. EVERYDAY. Even weekends!
Let's just say, I am new to town and just found a place to become a regular.
went on Saturday before the Roots Ramble started and damn good meal. it's as authentic mexican food you can get outside a real tacorilla and not the typical americanized crap out there. if you expecting lots of nonsense with your food like a taco bell does this might not be the place for you. the steak for the tacos are chopped fine and not stripped so you need to order down in temp. the free salsa is very mellow so you will need to add some hot sauce that is on the table. the Queso Fundido was unreal. the Margaritas are made fresh with freshly squeezed limes and a whole mess of tequila. way better than Dos Gringos
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