Agave

Very casual yet chic restaurant hidden away in Chadds Ford. My husband and I went around 8-8:30pm just on a whim. It wasn't as busy as I expected for a Friday night so I don't think as many people know about this place as they should. It was fantastic. We had great service, very attentive. They had a lot of fun cocktails and options for margaritas (both by the glass and pitcher). Food was delicious and incredibly fresh. Very reasonably priced for what you get also. We will definitely tell everyone we can about this place and rest assured we'll be back.

Don't come here expecting good Mexican food -- it's a "concept" restaurant run by someone who has no idea how to make it seem real or taste good. (The list of Italian dishes on the back of the short menu is just one hint.) Our experience was off-putting -- we were led to a table in a largely empty room, then ignored by 3 or 4 staff members chatting with their backs to us. New arrivals were seated at tables right next to ours, which was odd, and the loud music (not Mexican, maybe "ethnic"?) was frequently interrupted by advertisements. Nice touch. We ordered margaritas and were surprised to see them served in clunky highball glasses; the owners didn't bother to invest in barware to carry out their theme. Or in decor, for that matter -- wooden bread troughs on the walls? Maybe they had some relevance to the prior business.) We'd have overlooked all this if the food had been good, but it wasn't. The margaritas were both disappointing -- a bartender's poor riff on a usually delicious drink. And the appetizer we planned to start the meal with was, too -- a small platter of nachos that wasn't hot and didn't have much taste, which we needed to stretch with a blanket of chips (for an extra $6.) By that point, we decided we'd wasted enough money -- higher than justified prices were the final insult. If you're looking for a place to get a good meal on Route 1, just keep going. There are more, better, choices ahead.

Great ambience in a rural PA. Stopped by for lunch after my bi-annual visit to Longwood Gardens. Place was next to empty which worked out great because the staff was even more attentive. Courteous and welcoming staff and even better food. Tacos de coliflor was excellent with the added touch of avocado 🤤. My partner had the Tacos de pescado and loved hers. Black beans and rice were very well made. Kenneth Square Mushrooms reminded me why I loved mushrooms when cooked/seasoned well. Everything was moderately priced. Not the price of getting it in Mexico, but surely matched the quality of the food, service, and ambiance!