Southwest Cafe

We recently visited this place after hearing rave reviews from local bloggers. We were thoroughly impressed. The quesadillas, especially the pulled pork one, were delicious. The presentation and portion sizes were also impressive. We also enjoyed the queso fundido. The quality of the food was exceptional. It was refreshing to dine at a restaurant where the food was not frozen or from a jar. We highly recommend this place. Our waitress, Trish, was incredibly friendly and attentive. Overall, we had a wonderful experience.

Lived in ridgefield for a few months now but just found this spot. The restaurant itself was small but the atmosphere was so nice. Live music and good vibes. We got classic margs, guac and beef tacos and everything was great. Great portion sizes, tasty, seasoned food. I will definitely be coming back to try more things.

November 19th, 2024 - 4.7 There are so many great places to eat in Ridgefield. If I lived here or nearby, Southwest Cafe would definitely be on my regular list. Thanks to Southwest Cafe for being the sponsor this evening to the Ridgefield Playhouse concert featuring "The English Beat," which gave ticket holders a free margarita. This area sponsorship has introduced us to many fine restaurants here. (see my reviews) Sometimes the smallest thing can stand out throughout an entire meal. Here it was their salsa. For those who read my reviews, you know I lived out west a long time, though born in CT and now returned. Their salsa was something I had not tasted since I was last in Santa Fe. Mentioning this to the waiter/bartender and more, he remarked, "The owner has a house in Taos." There yo

I don’t understand how this place has such great reviews. I understand expectations should be lowered when you try TexMex in Connecticut haha but this was unreal. We ordered the bowl, fajitas, and quesadillas. Everything was clearly frozen food (e.g, frozen grilled chicken you get from Costco, frozen veggies straight from the bag, etc.). Tortillas just right from your local supermarket, stale. Just very very bad. Chipotle is an order of magnitude higher quality and cheaper!

Food was pretty tasty but terrible service - had to go inside multiple times to ask waitress to come to our table so we could order, pay bill... No one ever came to check on us. Staff were looking at phones instead. Waitress licked fingers while touching our credit cards, a little gross. Nice outdoor seating.