Agave Cantina Mexicana Menu (Update 2025)

Agave Cantina Mexicana, located in Clifton, NJ, offers a vibrant mix of lounge, cocktail bar, and Mexican cuisine. The menu features a variety of dishes, from brunch platos fuertes like Taco Birria and Chilaquiles, to antojitos like Queso Fundido and Fried Calamari. For dinner, enjoy Sopa Azteca or Avocado Salad before indulging in Tres Leches for dessert. Customers rave about the cozy ambiance, top-notch service, and flavorful dishes. The staff, including servers like Ana and Camila, go above and beyond to create a memorable dining experience. While some note occasional service delays, the overall consensus is positive, praising the delicious food, creative cocktails, and inviting atmosphere. Agave Cantina Mexicana is a go-to spot for a fun night out, a special celebration, or a casual dinner with friends.

Brunch Platos Fuertes

Huevos Rancheros Plato Brunch

2 eggs sunny side up topped with salsa ranchera, queso fresco and avocado on tostadas with refried beans.

$18.00

Steak and Eggs Plato Brunch

Grilled shell steak and eggs served with roasted potatoes.

$23.00

Taco Birria Plato Brunch

Shredded braised beef, queso, cilantro, and onion in corn tortilla served with consomme.

$19.00

Chilaquiles Plato Brunch

Crispy chips in house salsa roja or green tomatillo, queso fresco, red onion, avocado and sour cream topped with a sunny side up egg. Add chicken or asada for an additional charge.

$14.00

Cantina French Toast Plato Brunch

French toast sandwich with scrambled eggs, ham, and cheese served with maple syrup roasted potatoes.

$17.00

Tres Leches Pancakes Plato Brunch

Pancakes topped with mixed berries, whipped cream and 3 leches syrup.

$15.00

Pancake Tacos Plato Brunch

Pancakes stued with scrambled eggs and ham topped with Jack cheese and served with maple syrup and roasted potatoes.

$16.00

French Toast Plato Brunch

French toast topped with mixed berries and custard glaze. Add egg for an additional charge.

$16.00

El Burro Cantinero Plato Brunch

Ham, bacon or chorizo. Burrito stuffed with scrambled eggs, rice, beans, chihuahua cheese, served with roasted potatoes.

$17.00

Enchiladas Suizas Plato Brunch

Corn tortillas filled with chicken or cheese topped with creamy salsa verde, Jack cheese and sour cream served with rice and beans.

$17.00

Molcajete Mananero for 2 Plato Brunch

Sirloin steak, chicken, pork chop, Mexican sausage in a volcanic stone filled with chilaquiles verde or rojos topped with queso fresco, sour cream and a sunny side up egg.

$57.00

Guacamole

Fresh avocado topped with and pico de gallo and pepitas.

$18.00

Guacamole con Chicharron

Fresh guacamole topped with chicharron and tostones.

$23.00

Pulpo Zarandeado

Grilled octopus served with our house sauce and roasted potato.

$24.00

Fried Calamari

Perfectly fried calamari served with our spiced tomato based sauce.

$16.00

Empanadas de Tinga

Shredded chicken simmered in mild tomato and chipotle sauce with cheese.

$15.00

Flautitas

Crispy tacos lled with tinga topped with queso fresco, lettuce, tomatillo sauce and pickled onions.

$15.00

Quesadilla

Our tortilla with cheese choice of meat served with pico de gallo sour cream and guacamole. Make it a dinner for an additional charge.

$14.00

Queso Fundido

Chihuahua cheese fondue topped with chorizo and rajas. Add shrimp for an additional charge.

$16.00

Tuna Won-Tacos

Tuna tartare in a chipotle aioli served in crispy wonton tacos sprinkled with sesame seeds.

$18.00

Coconut Shrimp

Fried coconut shrimp served with sweet chili sauce.

$16.00

Nachos Locos

Chips, beans, cheese, choice of chicken or steak, guac, pico de gallo, sour cream and jalapenos.

$18.00

Nacho Fries DInner

Chips, beans, cheese, choice of chicken or steak, guac, pico de gallo, sour cream and jalapenos.

$18.00

Antojitos

Dinner Sopa y Ensaladas

Sopa Azteca Dinner

Tomato-based broth topped with chicken, avocado, queso fresco, and sour cream.

$16.00

Sopa de Marisco Dinner

Fish, shrimp, calamari, clams, mussels, and crab.

$23.00

Avocado Salad Dinner

Diced avocado, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, and mixed greens in an avocado citrus vinaigrette. Add protein for an extra charge.

$14.00

House Salad Dinner

Mixed greens, radishes, tomatoes, and cucumber in a citrus vinaigrette. Add protein for an extra charge.

$12.00

Tacos Cantineros Dinner

Corn tortilla with choice of meat, garnished with onions and cilantro.

$15.00

Birria pa Taquear Dinner

Shredded braised beef, queso, cilantro, and onion in corn tortilla served with consomm.

$19.00

Salmon pa Taquear Dinner

Grilled salmon topped with cabbage slaw, avocado, pico de gallo, and chipotle aioli on flour tortilla.

$19.00

Baja pa Taquear Dinner

Battered mahi mahi topped with cabbage slaw, corn, and chipotle aioli on flour tortilla.

$18.00

Dinner Pa Taquear

Dinner Platos Fuertes

Ribeye Plato Dinner

16 oz. juicy ribeye topped with sauteed mezcal mushrooms, served with rice and salad.

$45.00

Tampiquena Plato Dinner

One of Mexico's favorite dishes!!! Grilled shell steak with 2 cheese enchiladas rojas topped with queso fresco and sour cream served with guacamole, sweet plantains rice and beans.

$26.00

Lomo Cantinero Plato Dinner

Sliced skirt steak, with sauteed tomato, onion, jalapeho, a hint of tequila, and chefs house sauce. Served with rice.

$28.00

Churrasco Plato Dinner

Grilled skirt steak with chimichuri served with rice and beans.

$36.00

Pechuga a la Mexicana Plato Dinner

Seared chicken topped with fresh tomato, onion, jalapeno, cilantro served with rice and beans.

$22.00

Fajita Plato Dinner

Sauteed peppers and onion served with rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream and our tortillas.

$22.00

Churrasco Marinero Plato Dinner

Grilled skirt steak topped with shrimp and calamari in tomatogarlic sauce served with rice and beans.

$42.00

Chamorro Plato Dinner

Tender pork shank, marinated in guajillo and chipotle, slowcooked to perfection within a banana leaf served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$36.00

Enchiladas Plato Dinner

Corn tortillas filled with chicken or cheese your choice of roasted tomatillo or salsa rojo topped with queso fresco, sour cream and lettuce served with rice and beans. Make it suizas with creamy salsa verde and melted Jack cheese upon request.

$18.00

Enchiladas de Mole Plato Dinner

Corn tortillas filled with chicken or cheese, topped our home made traditional mole sauce, queso fresco, sour cream and red onion served with rice and beans.

$18.00

Ceviche de Pesgado Dinner

Mahi mahi marinated in leche de tigre. Make it mixto (calamari, shrimp, octopus) for an extra cost.

$22.00

Jalea Dinner

Lightly battered and fried shrimp, mahi mahi fish, calamari, mussels and crab, topped with pico de gallo and corn.

$25.00

Camarones Cantineros Dinner

Shrimp sauteed in a garlic sauce served with rice and salad.

$21.00

Pulpo y Camron a la Plancha Dinner

Octopus and shrimp sauteed in olive oil with roasted garlic, potatoes and red pepper flakes served with rice and salad.

$24.00

Salmon Oaxaqueno Dinner

Salmon wrapped and cooked in banana leaf, topped with shrimp in garlic sauce, served with rice and salad.

$26.00

Marisco a la Mexicana Dinner

Shrimp, calamari, clams, fish, mussels, crabs and capers simmered in our house tomato sauce and white wine served with rice and salad.

$24.00

Dinner Del Mar

Dinner Mexicanisimo

Molcajete for 2 Dinner

Sirloin, chicken, pork chop, Mexican sausage and grilled shrimp served in a steaming hot volcanic stone with queso fundido, bell peppers, cactus, and jalapeno served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$57.00

Tortillas

$3.00

Rice

$5.00

Beans

$5.00

Tostones

$5.00

Plantains

$5.00

French Fries

$6.00

Side of Chicharron

$8.00

Nopales con Rajas

$6.00

Sides

Lunch Special

Bistek a la Mexicana Lunch Special

Grilled sirloin with sauteed tomato, onion, jalapeno and cilantro served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$12.00

Burrito Lunch Special

Our tortilla sauteed with chicken, rice, beans, Jack cheese, lettuce, and sour cream, topped with red or green tomatillo sauce Jack cheese and sour cream.

$12.00

Burrito Bowl Lunch Special

No tortilla. Chicken, rice, beans, Jack cheese, lettuce, and sour cream, topped with red or green tomatillo sauce Jack cheese and sour cream.

$12.00

Pechuga a la Plancha Lunch Special

Pan seared chicken breast topped with sauteed onion served with rice and salad.

$12.00

Tacos Cantineros Lunch Special

4 pieces. Corn tortilla with choice of meat, garnished with onions and cilantro.

$12.00

Fajitas Lunch Special

Sauteed chicken or steak with bell peppers and onions served with guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, rice, black beans and our tortillas.

$12.00

Enchiladas Rojas Lunch Special

2 soft corn tortilla filled with chicken, or cheese topped with choice of sauce, queso fresco and sour cream served with rice and beans. Makie it suizas with creamy salsa verde topped with Jack cheese and sour cream.

$12.00

Enchiladas Verdes Lunch Special

2 soft corn tortilla filled with chicken, or cheese topped with choice of sauce, queso fresco and sour cream served with rice and beans. Makie it suizas with creamy salsa verde topped with Jack cheese and sour cream.

$12.00

Chimichanga Lunch Special

Crispy golden chimichanga filled with choice of chicken or steak, rice, black beans, cheese, topped with salsa roja, Jack cheese and sour cream.

$12.00

Pechuga Empanizada Lunch Special

Breaded chicken served rice, salad and maduros.

$12.00

Chuleta Lunch Special

Fried pork chop, served with salad, rice and beans.

$12.00

Sopa de Tortilla Lunch Special

Chicken and tomato broth topped shredded chicken, avocado, sour cream, queso fresco and tortilla strips.

$12.00