Lime an American Cantina at the Denver Pavilions
Featuring "Fresh Mexican Food & Mighty Margaritas" and overlooking the 16th St. Mall, Lime is the premiere Southwestern and Mexican food spot in downtown Denver. This new location opened in November, 2013 on the 3rd Floor of the Denver Pavilions, and is a must see (and eat and drink) for locals and visitors alike. Since 2001, Lime has served Denver with signature dishes (Scorpions, margarita chicken) and drinks (Frozen margaritas & now frozen mojitos) that keep everyone coming back for more.
Now the new Lime offers a stunning setting as well stunning cuisine.
Parties larger than 6 are subject to a 20% gratuity
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Happy Hour
Multiple dates available
Fri 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
$4 House Margaritas, Select Appetizers, Well Drinks, Wine, and Drafts
Restaurant was closed by the health department. Yet it still let me make an online reservation. There was a sign on the door stating the closure when we got there. Very disappointing because we had to go wait at another restaurant to eat.
Was not open
We made reservations, When we arrived to the restaurant it was closed! Way to ruin our New Years.
We made a reservation and showed up to find they are closed. So we drove 30 minutes for nothing.
While our reservation was accepted and confirmed, the restaurant was closed when we arrived.
Delicious. Best taco Tuesday ever
Great food and atmosphere as usual. I would recommend Lime to everyone.
Took my mother to Lime restaurant for her birthday. She’s a big fan of margaritas & tequila, & Lime is known for their tequilas so I had to take her here. Food & drinks were pretty good. I would come again for a nice girls night out.
Our food was delivered and we had no silverware to eat with it took a few minutes to get it so our food got cold. The music was loud so you couldn’t here people talk.
Cool place for happy hour. Great drink & small plate options! Service was excellent
Delicious flavoring in all the dishes. The vegetarian posole was my favorite dish. The tamales were also good, though I would have preferred to have them wrapped in the husks rather than presented on top of them. Also, they could have used a little more pizzazz like pieces of green chile, in addition to the very good corn kernels.
Food was awesome but service was very slow. Waited for 20 min for waiter to take our drink order.
Probably the worst Mexican I’ve ever had. Margarita was strong which isn’t a huge problem if you’re trying to get messed up. But the food quality was horrible.... carne asada was horrible. Queso was basically shredded cheese put in a skillet with ground sausage, basically a bowl of grease with thick stringy cheese. Chicken spinach Quesadilla was okay at best.... Chips were horrible as well which is hard to mess up... not sure who likes the deep fried puffy chips but not my thing. Music was sooooo loaf couldn’t even talk at the table. Won’t be going back and I would avoid the place in the future.
We always enjoy our time at Line. The margaritas are great and the food is wonderful! The wait staff is nice and friendly and very helpful.
Our server was fantastic, made great recommendations and really nice to talk to; great margaritas; the food was all delicious. The sopapillas are a must have at the end of your meal. We did not feel like we were being rushed to give up our table. Perfect place to grab a bite before taking in a show at the Paramount.
We just waited too long for someone to help us. The gal that sat was kind enough to take our order for us and apologetic.
Showed up with reservations, no one working at the hostess desk, so we walked in. Wait staff told us to sit anywhere. Tables were messy, chairs all over the place. Sat down and was brought water and menus. We go to order and the wait staff said due to a mishap in the kitchen they only had appetizers tonight. We got up and walked out. Place is dirty, garage doors on inside are cool and probably a great place in the summer but the windows were very dirty and looked like they hadn't been cleaned for some time. Would not go back.
Read the previous reviews before going to Lime. They were very wrong! We had an awesome time. Food was fresh and delicious, Margarita chicken tacos. Guacamole was best I have ever had in Denver. Only guac better was in avocado capital of southern Cali at top of the season. Highly recommend the Lime signature margarita with cointreau. Our waiter was awesome, fast service as we were there before a concert at the Paramount. Highly recommend you check out the Lime cantina.
Reservation did not register for restaurant.
Make sure you double check and call this restaurant as their system can “lose connection” to open table when making reservations (or skip open table completely)
Did not honor reservation. Had to go somewhere else.
HORRIBLE!!!!! Truly my worst dining experience to date. We arrived and were told we couldn’t be seated because their steamer which keeps the food warm was broken. It was Christmas, nothing else was open, and they could have let us know prior to our arrival. They said they could seat us but we could only do nachos and drinks, fine. There were no more than 50 people in the restaurant, over 10 staff members, and our drinks took FIFTY MINUTES. When they did come, my margarita was foul. this establishment is a joke and I will never take my business here and will discourage all others from doing the same.
Service was just bad. Took forever to get a waitress, and she was never present. I had actual reservations but seems as if they were under staffed. Food was just okay. I never have to return.
If you are looking for good Mexican food , look somewhere else. I understand today was Christmas but the food was horrible. The waitress was very nice but I should of listen to the bad reviews.
Not impressed by this restaurant. Reception staff was apathetic, area was drafty, and food was lackluster.
The table next to us sat dirty the whole time. Staff weren’t cleaning tables.
Might have been an off night but the food was bland and the margarita tasted watered down and had little to no alcohol. The hostess seemed lost as she navigated us to a table and when she noticed one of the place settings had no silverware she said she would go get some but walked away with the menus. 4 minutes later she comes back with the silverware but no menus. The waiter finally shows up and asks what we would like and we have to tell him we haven't seen a menu. It seems like it would be a good place for after-work or pre-party crowd but the drinks need to get stronger and someone in the kitchen needs to find some chilis.
A great place, but very dark and loud in there. The waitstaff was great but the food took way too long to come out
Serviceable, not spectacular. The service and ambience were average.
Booked high top table so we could communicate with each other. Told at arrival that I should have called. A high top sat empty our entire visit. Very frustrating. When I brought it up it wasn’t handled very well. Then the music went up. Like we were being punished.
On a positive note...our service was over the top. The waiter was very responsive. He did a fantastic job.
We had our daughter and friends sit at a separate table for her birthday (and even mentioned “birthday” in the reservation comments). I quickly mentioned to our server that I would like to speak to their server just to say hi and let them know we, the parents, were at this other table. The girls did not get service until 30 minutes after being seated. The oil used for the chips needed to be changed (funny taste). The manager was talking with the wait staff all night and oddly didn’t say a word when we walked right by upon leaving. Our server was nice but the whole vibe was off and do not recommend.
There was hardly anyone in this restaurant at 7 pm on a Saturday. This should have been my first clue that something was not right with this restaurant. It took 10 min. for our waiter to even come to our table which should have been my 2nd clue considering the place was so empty. The thought crossed my mind to leave when it took so long for our waiter to come to our table, but I thought it might get better.
It did not get any better. The food was very average. There are so many better places to eat downtown.
Food was fine but the service was not good. Our server forgot about us throughout the evening we had to go find her a couple of times.
Was an enjoyable experience. Had the chips with salsa, guacamole, their “Scorpions” (basically a jalapeño popper with shrimp), the green chili, and street tacos. Gold Margarita was good and decent price for the size.
Food was ok only thing i didnt like is that the restaurant does not read instructions at all, it was my husbands bday and i wrote that at the end of meal if they could bring a dessert like cake to sing happy bday and nothing. Service is so so or the server we had was not to polite and proffesional at all.
The reservation was ready for us on arrival, the staff very pleasant, and our order was flawless. The ambiance was upbeat, with a good blend of dark and light areas. In all, a very enjoyable experience.
Great views of 16th street but not my favorite food. Good margaritas. Services is eh. Queso was sad. Fun for a group happy hour thing, but not if you’re wanting a great dinner and service.
Great margaritas and the best happy hour!!! Service was excellent!
Went for Taco Tuesday. Ended up getting a taco plate on the dinner menu instead, habanero shrimp. 20 oz. Jalapeno Marg to wash it down. Margarita wasn't made how described, had wayyyyy to much jalapeno, no flavor, not enjoyable. I could barely drink it. Tacos came out with no toppings. Just tiny little shrimp in a corn tortilla for $10.00. Bland at best. Best part of the whole experience was the queso blanco. I don't think I will be back. $66 for all of that. Not worth it.
Horrible food, horrible service, and horrible atmosphere!
We were told when we arrived "we don't take reservations."
FAQs
Lime an American Cantina at the Denver Pavilions offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (303) 629-5463.
Lime an American Cantina at the Denver Pavilions is rated 3.4 stars by 264 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.