Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia

Wow! This is a must see and visit when visiting San Antonio! The last time I was here was 20 years ago with my parents. It is a super fun place. We were able to get a booth after a 10 minute wait. Our waiter was prompt and funny. We all had drinks. I had the steak and enchilada plate. Yummy. The drinks were good, but not strong. I have never seen so many people in a restaurant! The bathrooms were big and clean. After eating, we ordered some baked goods. We are going to eat those tonight. Again, this is a must visit place.

? Best Burritos Ever ? Mia Tierra is a festive, authentic experience that’s well worth tasting. Every room is a vibrant array of lights, wall murals, and sculptures. There’s a massive bakery up front with delicious desserts and confections for sale, and the walls are covered in pictures of famous people who have dined there before you. My waitress was incredibly knowledgeable and attentive. When I accidentally received the wrong item (my fault), she was quick to order a replacement and it arrived fresh and warm within minutes. I immensely enjoyed performances by the wandering musicians as well. I have never tasted burrito shells as fluffy, tasty, and positively addicting as these. I found myself reaching for them again and again, filling them with leftover salsa and guacamole, as well as anything that fell from my main entree. Expect to take *lots* of pictures when you visit! There’s much for the eye to behold.

So this place has been around for 70 or 80 years. The food is pretty good tex-mex and the portions are not small. But you really come here for the experience! The decor! The guitaristas! They will play your requests... if you know old Mexican songs or they will always have suggestions. It's quite an experience!Enjoy!

First thing I can say is I grew up with Mexican food as a staple, and this is authentic. It’s high quality. My only negative here was the price seemed high for the quantity of food but if I’m being honest with you what makes it worth it is the atmosphere. It’s just a beautiful place filled with beautiful staff and there’s always great music. This is a wonderful place to make memories. Memories that don’t leave you. I remember every time I’ve been here so vividly it’s a phenomenon in itself. If you’re coming through San Antonio and happen upon this review and you don’t mind pricey Mexican food, come here to make Memories.

First time here and it was amazing. The food delicious and the service was pretty good too. Carlos was wonderful and sold me all the desserts. Its decorated so beautifully inside and even though there was a major line we were able to sit in a reasonable time. Worth a visit and worth the wait. Oh don't forget to have the mariachi play you a song at your table. So cool!

I came here with my family during a visit to San Antonio. It’s strange that my review was taken down. As I stated in my original post, upon walking in, we were greeted warmly by the waiters and saw a wonderful assortment of pan dulce. The charm ended when we noticed the waitresses are required to wear poorly made, cheap dresses meant to imitate traditional Mexican dresses worn in certain regions of Mexico. The dresses look like costumes. However, we were still looking forward to the food but we were also left dissatisfied. The food was more like salty Tex-Mex than actually authentic Mexican food. It’s completely overpriced. The restaurant is baiting white non-Mexican tourists and we completely regret having gone here. This restaurant is a poor representation of Mexican cuisine and culture. The wait staff is also extremely overworked. I mention it because our waitress began to raise her voice and talk down to one of us for requesting help once we received our food. I don’t blame her, I blame the people in charge. If your wait staff is over worked and overwhelmed, it only results in a bad environment and experience for everyone. I should mention this was on a Monday evening. Needless to say, we will not be returning. Stay away from this place. Ask a local for recommendations on Mexican food if that’s what you’re looking for. It’s a shame this business exists in the place of something that could be truly remarkable and gives proper respect and justice to Mexican food and culture. Sigh.

This is absolutely the place to go while in San Antonio for the BEST MEXICAN FOOD EVER!!! We traveled over 1,100 miles and we're taken here by a local. It was the best restaurant choice by far. I wish I could remember our waitresses name, but she was so sweet and even made a dressing for me personally that she highly recommended for their taco salad. It was delicious ? Everyone in our party enjoyed the atmosphere ( Day of The Dead display), with music, singing and again, delicious authentic Mexican food. Go here.... You won't regret it.

so lovely and festive looking. the food was delicious. the service was quick and friendly. we were serenaded by troubadours which was absolutely lovely. (my husband tipped them $20) the restroom was clean and it was fun getting a pastry to go from their wide assortment. they had a display to honor their loved ones who had passed away.