Puesto Santa Clara

I last visited this remarkable space the Friday before the big shutdown and was really happy to see it come back to life. My friend and I loved the tacos as well as our drinks! We had the lobster taco, the quesabirria taco and the carnitas taco as well as the chicken flautas and the potato flautas, and everything was delicious. Service was very good as well. This place isn't afraid to bring the spice, my date's "bartender's choice" margarita had a kick of real heat! Will definitely return.

Taco Tuesday!
Discount on tacos and $5 beers.

We caught a late night reservation to just have a quick bite and the hosts were great to us! They only had one dessert (Tiramisu?) but it was amazing!

Food is outstanding here. The inside is very cool and a most beautiful bar

I loved the food, but I eant the old menu back. The service was excellent as well as the drinks.

This was my second visit here and it was just as good as the first. The food was good, the drinks are good and the ambience is really nice. I plan to return again after I give birth to enjoy the drinks once again.

Delicious food, great service and portions

great service and food. would definitely return.

Our server was fantastic, the food was excellent, and the decor is great. A great experience overall!

Great service. Came often to check on us. Felt safe and the music playlist in the space was great

Great drinks and ambiance. Not as crowded these days due to COVID keeping most office happy hour crowds away. Ceviche appetizer and assorted Tacos were average due to them going extra heavy on the sauces. Can be somewhat overpowering and you really don’t get a balanced taste. Dined as family of four... bill came to $165 before tip. Some might want to reconsider for meh tacos.

We ordered the Mexican Chopped Salad and the Puesto perfect bowls (Verduras). While The Salad was very well seasoned, but the Verduras was OK. The quantity was sufficient, but the flavors on the Verduras was not so good. The ambience inside was very good.

Manny, Jacob, management, the cooks, and even the support staff were all 10/10. I have been to Puesto before and the service and food are always on points. I really enjoyed how our server, Manny, didn't skip over specials and when asked which ceviche to recommend, he provided a sweet, thoughful answer. He perfectly balanced the "are you ready to order yet" with giving us enough space and time to think, discuss, and enjoy our drinks. Our main was served throughtfully right when we were about to be done with our appy. He timed out our courses perfectly and it didn't go unnoticed. The expo and busser were also super vigilent in making sure we had adequate table space and unused dishes were taken away immediately. Manny's shift was ending soon and was super professional by politely introducing Jacob, our new server who would be taking over our table. The transiton was clear, pleasant, and rather refreshing. Its rare I see a server and team so polished, five frickin stars! As my fiance and I were celebrating our engagement, Manny made sure to surpise us with a DELICIOUS dessert to go, tres leches? I wasn't sure, but it was SOOOO good! Really was a cherry on the top of a perfect date night. Whatever you're doing, KEEP IT UP! The flawless team work and ethic does not go unseen or unappreciated!

Manny was AMAZING!!

Always so good!

The food as always was delicious. W were bummed the chicharrones were sold out. Service was a little slower than usual despite not being as busy as other times. Nonetheless the yummy food and drinks made up for it.

Loved it! Staff was awesome and attentive, took all COVID-19 precautions, good food

Had reservations for 6 pm
We were celebrating 2 birthdays. Awful spot. Due to covid restrictions we were seated area where there was no tent cover. In the cold. When I reserved i requested to give us a nice spot in as much as we were celebrating 2 bdays. We questioned our table from server. He said it was best thing he could have done. Not very accomodating. Wont revommend

Outdoor dining was nice and clean. Service was great!

We had a reservation but were seated 15 minutes late. The service was great! The food just okay, and the cocktail was mostly ice cubes.

Glad that Puesto is back in any form! Needed my Taco fix pretty badly!

This is my favorite restaurant in the entire Bay Area! The food is fantastic and the drinks are surprisingly strong. I take all my friends and clients here to celebrate life events

The food was fresh. I recommend the tacos.

I loved the way they set up the outdoor dining we sat next to a heater so it was nice and cozy, the service was great and food was delicious like always puesto never disappoints with the food and drinks, we will definitely be back.

It was just ok. The chips and guacamole were fine. The carnitas bowl was good. But the tacos (specifically the meat in the tacos) was dry, overcooked and tasteless.

Service was slow and the table was not ready on time.

Waited 1 hour for a reserved table. Food was bland and not appetizing. We ordered drinks which never arrived.

Food came out right away and delicious. Great customers service.

Great tasting tacos that were unique and had a nice variety of options. Personable and friendly waiter.

Valentine’s Day

It was very cold and windy. Food had great flavor but was rather pricey for very little food. Seemed to be ignored initially but once our server checked in he was fine

Great food and service. Nice and quiet.

Food and service was great. Was definitely on the pricier side, but was expected. Will come again for a date night or fun night with friends.

Food is good but overpriced. $18 for a Margarita.

They are doing a great job in times of covid by giving plenty of safe and keeping everyone clean and masked. The service was great and everything was super fast! The food in itself was somewhat bland and way too much sauce on our meals... it was good but for the price I think they are way too expensive for what you’re getting. They say they have vegan options but that only included guac, although they were able to accommodate and change some tacos to vegan for me, but then it seemed bland. Overall I just would t go back due to how expensive it was.

Absolutely delicious food and drinks. Every single item excited the taste buds and the cocktails had an incredible flavor profile as well. Felt super safe with the COVID protocols and the cleanliness of the dining environment.

One of my favorite spots in the Santa Clara/San Jose area. Drinks and food are great and Manny provided EXCELLENT service. 10/10 would recommend.

Menu was very limited, I could have tacos anywhere...

Terrible, slow service at Puesto in Santa Clara. We ate here Oct 2020 after they re-opened during the COVID pandemic. We were only a handful of people in the restaurant but the service was so awful, not to mention slow, I would never dine here again. I’ve been to several other Puesto locations (in Southern California) and this one is by far the worst. Avoid this place and get better street tacos at one of the food trucks down the street.

Really enjoyed my reservation here! So clean and aesthetic

We found Puesto only because so many other places are still closed/take-out only due to SiP. We wish we would have found Puesto sooner!

Our guacamole, tacos, and drinks were all delicious! They have a lovely large patio for outdoor dining and the tables are well-spaced to accommodate social distancing. Our server, Mimi, could not have been nicer!

From peering inside, we also saw a beautiful bar, but that's closed to the public for now.

A little pricey got what you get, but really darn good food and friendly service.