Orale Mexican Kitchen

We go to Orale all the time. Super fun vibe, great guacamole, pico chips, margaritas, Tacos and well everything.

Today was May 5th and we decided that we would spend cinco de mayo with Orale Hoboken after soke indoor rock climbing.

We had Blue Demon Guacamole, pico, house margaritas, spicy watermelon margaritas, the salmon and tacos

Look this is a great spot if you want fun, food and a hangover. Don't sleep on it.

As soon as you walk into this cute little date spot, you're greeted with decor that is colorful, inviting, and picture-worthy. The dim lighting makes it such a sexy date night spot that makes the ambiance worth the trip to Hoboken.

The staff were attentive and made the whole dining experience welcoming. From our waiter checking on us at the right times and giving us amazing recommendations, everything we tried was DELISH. I also love how they continue to fill our water cups, keeping us hydrated.

Now onto the food,
Apps:
PORK BELLY BAO BUNS; Boy Oh BOY, the black garlic sauce was amazing. The buns were the perfect texture you look for in a bao bun. It was the enticing start for the rest of the evening. Oh, and the apple slice was an interesting touch but much needed cool down from the sauce.

Main:
PULPO; This was divine!!!! The White Bean Croquette was different in all the right ways. At first, you're wondering whether it's a potato but then the distinct taste was there and a perfect addition to the pulpo.

SHRIMP TACOS; MMmm, I can still taste how amazing these were. They were refreshing and beautiful shrimps.

Drinks: I completely forgot the name of the first drink. It was their drink of the day, VERY STRONG ! But refreshing, I believe it was lychee frozen marg.
Second drink, of course, I had to try their passionfruit marg and that was *chef kiss*.

& their churros come in this great presentation in cigar box!

Multiple locations in NJ. The Hoboken location was huge and food was decent. The appetizers were the best, we ordered seasoned fries and queso. For main dishes we ordered shrimp tacos (5), chicken tacos (2) and chicken enchiladas. The enchiladas were good, however way too much sauce. Shrimp tacos were slightly disappointing. Extremely loud in there, great for a pregame with friends. Quick service on a busy weekend.

The food here has always been decent but let's fix the website if you're going to force tips on customers again.

Been here a few times and the experience is pretty much the same each time. The ambiance is kind of clubby, could be good for a date but it's a little loud. The drinks are very good but the food is over priced for what you get. The guac options are mostly just hype. It's regular guac with a random ingredient or two mixed in. Overall just ok

The food is pretty mid. They have one good salsa (green) that saves it all. The Thursday happy hour (happy hour all night so $7 margaritas) used to be good, but now you only get one drink half off which doesn't even make sense when its advertised as all night happy hour?

Celebrated our anniversary for the 4th year in a row at Órale. We can't say enough good things about the delicious food and amazing staff. This is something we look forward to every year and are thrilled that the experience is always the same :)

I liked the ambiance of this place, especially with the jarritos bottle display, but the food here was a bit overpriced and just okay.

Pineapple Frozen Margarita ($13): I came here at the end of their Happy Hour so the drink was closer to $7. The pineapple flavor was pretty subtle.

Guac - Tastings of 3 ($14): My favorite one was Bombero, which was a House Special Blend, and it had the most spice and flavor. El Naco was guac with crispy braised pork belly and it was pretty disappointing. The pork belly didn't feel cohesive with the guac and it was on the tougher side. The last one we got was the Black Chili Crunch (confit black garlic, pickled fresno chilis, chili de arbol garlic crunch). It had some garlic flavor, but it was pretty mild, not spicy at all, and lacked any crunch in texture.

Machin Tacos ($22): These had roasted bone marrow with crispy pork belly and shredded cabbage. The components were really dry and didn't pair well, especially since there was no sauce tying it all together. I would pass on this next time.

Borracho Tacos ($20): I liked these ones more than the Machin Tacos. The fish wasn't crispy, but the chipotle orange sauce was pretty spicy and went well with the tacos.

Overall, I like the vibes here, but I would probably eat at a different place if I'm in the Hoboken area again!

Having been to the Orale in JC, I did not expect to have a poor experience. The food was as good as the one in JC. That's where it stopped.

We arrived for dinner during the 6pm hour and the music was already bordering on too loud for conversation. But, the real kicker was that every 5 minutes a waiter came by. I appreciate attentive service, but there is a fine line between being attentive and being disruptive. We were having a nice, relaxed conversation and eating, no we don't need anything that we also didn't need 5 minutes ago. This continued after our plates were removed, now trying to clearly get us to leave so they could turn over the table (we hadn't even been there 45 minutes). The odd thing was, though, there were numerous empty tables around us, no line, and no obvious reason that our leaving would have made their lives better. We lingered but did eventually leave after the turned the music up even louder.

Would not return to the Hob location. Will continue to patronize the JC one.

Mid at best. This place is a shit show! service was horrible and so loud you can't even hear yourself think. I don't go to jersey much but someone recommended it here. I won't return. Food was below mid & pricey.