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Bitol Mexican Kitchen & Handcrafted Cantina Home, Clifton, NJ

Bitol Mexican Kitchen & Handcrafted Cantina Home

4.7
4.7
411 Reviews
$31 to $50
Mexican

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2 people
19:00
Booked 7 times today
  • Great for creative cocktails
  • Great for happy hour
  • Charming
Welcome to Bitol Restaurant! (Bitol was named after a Mayan God of the Sky) Serving authentic, vibrant, colorful delicious, fresh, and fun upscale Mexican cuisine. Tortillas are fresh-made with yellow and blue corn nixtamal masa, for
a more nutritious, flavorful, and traditional taste.
With an array of options for every eater.
Offering an extensive handcrafted cocktail list. Along with an exceptional tequila and mezcal list, as well as a selection of wines. We look forward to seeing you.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Mexican, Traditional Mexican, Cocktail Bar
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Tue–Thu 16:00–22:00 Fri, Sat 16:00–23:00 Sun 15:00–21:00
  • Phone number
    (973) 246-3558
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 411 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • New Jersey

    Mexican

  • Passaic

    Best Overall

  • Passaic

    Best Service

  • Passaic

    Best Ambience

  • Passaic

    Best Value

  • Passaic

    Innovative

  • Passaic

    Hot spot

  • Passaic

    Neighbourhood gem

  • Passaic

    Lively

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Bitol Mexican Kitchen & Handcrafted Cantina offers an "authentic" dining experience with "amazing" fresh Mexican cuisine. Guests rave about the "attentive and welcoming" service, particularly from servers like Hailey and Antonio. The inviting atmosphere, "uniquely cool interior," and delectable dishes like tuna tartare tostadas and steak on a stone ensure a memorable visit.

411 Reviews
  1. Richard

    New Jersey

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Took a chance for a last minute anniversary dinner. Great choice! Unbelievably creative cocktails, very attentive after, and really interesting Mexican menu. Taco appetizers were good, but the other dishes - mole enchilada and guava paste tostada - were exceptional. And the cocktail were so good we skipped dessert to indulge in one more round. Great little gem (in a funny strip mall). Highly recommend.

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  2. john

    Chicago

    23 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on 10 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Very good food and great menu. Good value. The waiter was very nice but wrote my wife’s order wrong and she ended up watching us eat for 15 min. Details matter - but would give them another try

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  3. Elena

    Southwest Florida

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 2 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    This was an authentic fun evening! Great for groups or girls night! Decor is beautiful! I only gave a 4 for ambience because it’s in a strip mall and parking is a pain.

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  4. Fatema

    Atlantic City

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 30 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The fries were not good. Needs more flavor or a sauce. Not ketchup. Everything else was delicious!!

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  5. Rita

    Tampa

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was amazing! Not only is it delicious but the presentation is extremely pleasing to the eye! Antonio our waiter is very courteous and friendly. I have food allergies. Antonio was able to recommend desserts that I could eat. I recommend Bitol to all my friends.

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  6. LISA

    New York City

    21 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on 25 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We have been there numerous times but this was the first time we were at the bar. Caught the tale end of happy hour so the margaritas seemed extra delicious. We have been at the restaurant when it’s been very busy and so the wait staff is trying to do it’s best for all it’s patrons but of course that means service can be haphazard. This time around it was excellent since we were having dinner and the restaurant was only 3/4 full so as a result very attentive service. All in all an excellent time!

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  7. Tim

    New York City

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 19 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always a good experience at Bitol! We will be back!

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  8. Carlos

    New York City

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 15 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing mexican food. Had the steak on a stone too and it was delicious. Great servers and easy to park. Drinks were top notch as well. And the sauces for everything were out of this world. Go on Taco Tuesday. Great deal!!!

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  9. Terri Jo

    New York City

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on 21 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Katia our server was lovely. Super nice, good service. Food was yummy. We got the guac...large portion of chips which I liked, fish tacos were fresh and the perfect food amount, not too big, not too small.

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  10. Jovan

    London

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 21 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great restaurant with a nice calm and welcoming atmosphere.

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FAQs

Bitol Mexican Kitchen & Handcrafted Cantina Home offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (973) 246-3558.

Bitol Mexican Kitchen & Handcrafted Cantina Home is rated 4.7 stars by 411 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 7 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Bitol Mexican Kitchen & Handcrafted Cantina Home

1061 Bloomfield Ave, Clifton, NJ 07012-2120

Additional information

  • Area
    Clifton
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Tue–Thu 16:00–22:00 Fri, Sat 16:00–23:00 Sun 15:00–21:00
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Mexican, Traditional Mexican, Cocktail Bar
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Takeaway, Weekend Brunch, Wine
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