
Tempo Cantina
12056 Paramount Blvd, Downey, CA 90242
About Tempo Cantina - steak house in Downey, California
Casual outlet offering creative Mexican dishes, drinks & an extensive tequila menu in a funky space.
Customer Review Summary
Tempo Cantina receives high praise for its attentive and friendly service, particularly from servers like Jorge and Daniel, who have consistently exceeded expectations. Customers enjoy the vibrant atmosphere, reasonable drink prices, and fun happy hour specials, especially the beer bucket and tinga nachos. The food is generally well-received, with dishes like birria tacos and churros highlighted, though there are mentions of small portion sizes and mixed drink strength being underwhelming. Some negative feedback includes complaints about outdoor seating being cramped and uncomfortable, as well as concerns about overpriced food that some found mediocre despite its appealing presentation. Overall, many guests express a desire to return, particularly for drinks and the lively ambiance.
Key Features
Service options
- Outdoor seating
- Delivery
- Takeout
- Dine-in
Highlights
- Fast service
- Great beer selection
- Great cocktails
- Sports
Popular for
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Solo dining
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Coffee
- Comfort food
- Food
- Happy hour drinks
- Happy hour food
- Hard liquor
- Late-night food
- Quick bite
- Small plates
- Vegetarian options
- Wine
Dining options
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
Amenities
- Bar onsite
- Restroom
- Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
- Casual
- Cozy
- Trendy
Crowd
- Family-friendly
- Groups
Planning
- Dinner reservations recommended
- Accepts reservations
Payments
- Checks
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
Children
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
Parking
- Free parking lot
- Free street parking
- Valet parking
Customer Reviews
Rating Distribution
Silvia Pacheco
Our server Jorge was so amazing and gave great 👍🏾 service and very nice. Always checking up on our table to make if everything was ok and if we needed anything. Great food, atmosphere and service. 💯
Virginia Monico
I came today for a couple of drinks and we ended up having some food too. Daniel our server was so kind and attentive!! Haven't been here in a while but will definitely be back. And plus drinks are not that expensive and you get to take a glass back home with one of the drinks. 🍹 Even took a group photo home! So much fun! And omg Valet is only $8
Guadalupe Pinedo
I’ve been here a handful of times, but tonight our server DANIEL!! Definitely took me by surprise he was so tentative, friendly, and super welcoming. He exceeded my expectations for sure. Food is always good here. First time trying the churros but I guess is must when you celebrate a birthday as we did. Happy birthday cousin 🥳
April Tucker
Food was good. Went around 830 p.m on a Friday and there was no wait. The birria Tacos was so good. The Mr got a jalapeño with egg and bacon burger. Of course we got margarita flight and shot
cirilo lopez
Came for happy hour and had a great time here. Can’t go wrong with the beer bucket for $22 and the tinga nachos were firee. Daniel our server was quick and attentive the entire time we were there. I am for sure coming back here for happy hour 👍🏼.
Jeanine Urbano
Food and drinks are always great, the atmosphere is very energetic and uplifts your mood. Alvaro is a great waiter , very attentive & nice. He was patient & waited to take our order at 9pm so we could order from the happy hour menu. Def recommend!!
Lisa M
Mr. Tempo Restaurant is amazing!!! I love the food and drinks also the Dj plays great music! My favorite bartender is Sergio he gives the best service!! Thank you soo much for always giving the best customer service!!
Anthony Sainz (Ant)
This place has horrible seating arrangements outdoors, super crammed seating arrangements and the seats are metal. Food and drinks were way over priced and the food comes in small portions, the alcoholic drinks were very very light, couldn’t taste the liquor on mixed drinks. The burritos looked like taquitos. The food was just decent but great. The wait time was horrible, service was horrible when we went. Would not come back for the food. Yes the food looks pretty but it’s Way over priced and it’s mediocre.
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