This place has the best potential. It could be so much more if it was cleaner. We sat on the balcony and it was terrible. It was slow to get anything. We waited 30 minutes for our drinks. Our table was sticky and so was the floor. My food was cold and had paper stuck to my bacon, it looked and tasted amazing but I wasnt really upset until I found the hair in my food! They compensated me the meal that I didnt finish.

It just to be a lot better the now. I used to go once in a while but it’s getting worser.

We went there after hours for the dancing! They had cumbias, RnB and a Spanish mix the whole time.. we had a great time! If you want to dance the night away, this is your place to go!

Nice vibe great drinks. Try Margaritas

We always have the best of time here!

I would leave zero stars if I could. Taking the time to make a reservation ahead of time online is worth less. Time of arrival they will rip you off into buying bottles and section/table. Plus they charge a $95 fee after 10pm that I was never aware of ahead of time. In the past 3 months of making reservations never was there a requirement of buying a bottle or never was it stated online. Definitely poor management. And not worth the time/money. Save it for elsewhere with better food, music, environment, cleanliness, and management. Trust me.

Best best to dance at night was super awesome. Loved getting the table, was worth it.

Firt the server showed up chewing gum and asking if we know what we were going to order (I had no idea she was the server), I have not try the food yet (were still waiting for it) but the service is HORRIBLE, she doesnt know nothing about the food she is selling and have no interest in having good attitude, she made as feel like we are asking for something that doesnt exist, we ask what type of cheese the empanadas has and just answer I DONT KNOW, we ask what type of meat the torta has she said IS MEET like there is one type of meat. We also scanned the menu and it doesnt show everything so we told her and she was like,. well you can scan another table like that was going to fix it instead of telling us what she has. THE PLACE IS DIRTY, DONT WAIST YOUR MONEY AND TIME HERE.

Had dinner there for the first time but definitely not our first time there. We were definitely suprised with how good all the food was! We usually only go to dance and never have their food. But we definitely recomend you checking them out for dinner!

If you’re looking for a fun spot come check them out. Good music & good drinks. I didn’t try the food but the menu appeared to look good. Only complaint was the chunky Mexican bartender tried to get over on me by charger me for extra drinks when I ordered two. He knew what he was doing. Wasn’t a fan of that.

Liked it. I go basically for the music. Fun times always. located in the DE area.

Was a bit disappointed with the food. My chichrrones were not crispy and the empanada was not so great. Drinks were good though

Really bad food and expensive. Drinks were not good either.

We went for a girls night out and had a blast. The drinks were on point and the bartenders were super nice. It started getting packed around 9:30. Great music and atmosphere!!!

You need to get there before 11:30pm if you want to enter, if not prepare to stand in line until someone decides to leave. It gets a bit crowded but if youre nlt claustophobic then youll be fine. The drinks are pretty nice and the employees are on Point taking care of the empty cups and beer cans.

Great place to go dancing and drink. Enough said (:

Great food, drinks,atmosphere and music! Even better bonus is their staff who took amazing care of our group the whole night! Love this place!

Very disappointed with the way we were treated by the owner, Wilson. Last night my group and I purchased bottle service. I made my reservation through Instagram DM, the person handling the reservation sent me the menu and did NOT mention there was a minimum (which most places have one an mention it up front). Upon our arrival, the bouncer could not find our reservation, but this issue was resolved quickly by the manager lady- Diana, I think. She escorted us to our table and asked us which bottle we were going to choose. At 11pm we placed our order for a bottle of Titos, paid, signed the check, and began our birthday celebration.The issue began when our kind waitress, Karen, came up to me at 1:30am informing me that I HAD to buy a second bottle because this was required... I communicated with her that I was not made aware this was a requirement while making the reservation or when we arrived and by 1:30am my guest are too intoxicated to consume an entire bottle in just 30 minutes, especially because they were also consuming from the bar!! She asked me to speak to the manager because she was only doing her job, I told the manager the same thing and her response was you have to buy the bottle, but dont have to drink it!? Now why would I spend $200+ more when you are giving this kind of service!? At that point I became frustrated and asked to speak to the owner.Wilson-the owner- was made aware of the miscommunication. His response if you are not going to buy another bottle you need to leave!! I am here to make business not a charity who says that to a repeating paying customer!? The saddest part of this was when I told him my guest where still consuming from the bar he asked his bouncers to escort my guest out the back door.I understand that misunderstandings happen, and I am not upset about that. But the owners judgment is very poor. Mr. Wilson, if you are reading this, know that you are in business because WE your customers keep you in business. DO BETTER!!!

Love the music here! The short little waitress was rude and kept harassing us about sitting at a table and just drinking, she tried to force us to order food. We will definitely be back, the music is great all night.

Good drinks, good people, good music.

Good cocktails! The kitchen closed pretty early. Had to keep getting my waitresses attention to get refills on water and another drink.

Hey dude is a really bad service but you need take you own experience jeje...

Went on a date with my husband here, and we had so much fun. The food was good and so was the atmosphere.

Got my temperature checked before going in, stayed until the 2am closing time. Its a good place to go dance with friends.

Long line to get in. I took this photo in front of the club because it was so funny seeing Dallas police on horses! 😁About the club: very long line, Saturday night seems to be more reggaeton and electronic, little cumbia & merengue. Smells like smoke and beer. Stuffed, hard to dance or move around. Overwhelming.Nice artwork on the walls. Awesome floor. I will come back another day hopefully there will be less people and more salsa music so I can test out that gorgeous hardwood floor.

So far I havent tried any food, but the staff is always friendly. What really draws me here is typically they have Salsa lessons for like $5 per person (fyi. This whole Deep Ellum area has parking fees for most of the parking @$10 per. Car). But so far the Salsera has been good. And has a nice old feel to it. Ill update when I have some food and let you know there how it goes.Edit 3/21/19 Come pretty often, still a great place food is decent priced and has pretty good flavor, portions are good also.

I LOVE THIS PLACE.ITS A FUN ENVIRONMENT.I KNOW I GET DRUNK.BUT I WANT TO GO BACK.🤗🍺🍸🍹

DOES NOT PLAY SALSA MUSIC!!Name is misleading, they should call it Cafe Cumbiera cause ALL THEY PLAY IS CUMBIA with an occasion reggaeton.

Horrible service Waitress are rude for no reason at all

I didnt know half the songs they were playing but it didnt matter it was a blast!.....well from what I can remember 😁

Horrible. Bouncer is corrupt. The wait in line is wayyy too long. You wont get in unless you give the bouncer 20 dollars per person.

Like all the security they have on site have to much fun

Fun place! It does get crowded, JJ is the best security ever. I dont think Salsera would be the same without him. My girls and I always have a blast coming here.

Good music!Margaritas are must have!

They always play the classics. Cumbians sonaderas and more haha

Cafe Salsera has had a good atmosphere for the times I have gone. They were polite, clean, and spacious. Unfortunately, i have never been fortunate enough to be there when they have food service. During their club hours they have played great music, and provided fair drink prices. I will definitely go back when I want to enjoy Latin music.

They dont deal with drunk people spilling drinks everywhere. Wont be going again.

Love it here. Dance for sure

If youre into latin music. This is the spot in Deep Ellum. They also got half off tequila on Thursdays right now. So take advantage of it if you can!!

Visiting from Houston and stopped in while walking around Deep Ellum and so glad I did because they have, hands down, the best chai latte I have ever had. This just became a must stop while in Dallas for me! Kimberly was super friendly and attentive! Will definitely be back!

The service was good but the food was OK. I loved my entree, platito de lengua. The rice was lacking.The salsa they brought to the table tasted like watered down tomato paste.

Great food and music. Just have to be there before 12 or there’s a little line!

Amazing place! We were there a little early so there were not many people at that time. Great deals for happy hour! Loved their chicken wings and adult coffee. Their coconut drink is super sweet (just like I love it!). The staff is extremely attentive and very courteous. Will definitely come back to try their Thursday salsa nights.

Had lots of fun great place to have drinks dance and meet good people.

Great place for drinks and music

Drinks are great and vibe is invigorating

Cafe Salsera is a gem! I had the tinga empanadas and cayote soup and let me tell you I am one picky person! The empanadas were flakey, warm and the tinga was juicey and had a great flavor! I also had the cayote soup and folks its creamy, has chunks of peppers but not spicy at all! My favorite part was the CocoLoco drink it tastes like a creamy Mexican coconut paleta...seriously will creep up on you haha by my second drink I was feeling happy! The music was awesome to dance too with a lot of Spanish variety like reggaetón, bachata, salsa etc and it was nice to find a place that provides that! Also its best to make reservations online which is super easy and they were very responsive to my questions and accommodated my table for a time change. I highly recommend this place!!

I was only there for maybe 2 hours so I cant really rate it too well. But it was nice, we had the top balcony reserved for my best friends birthday so we werent down with the crowd. When we were leaving the line was crazy long to get in.

Food is good. Atmosphere is good when its a restaurant. Only complaint is the prices of alcohol were inconsistent in the upstairs bar while it was a nightclub.

Great atmosphere wonderful place to be with family and friends

Love the food and the music.

One of my favorite spots for tasty cafe food. Nice place to relax, people watch, eat good, etc. Really nothing but great experiences here, so I will be back. This place has a cool design. Feels similar to a restaurant in Philadelphia that I enjoyed visiting.

I was ready to buy bottles, I spend 3k at another location and they denied a guest of mine. I will not ever come to this establishment. The security have a dock measuring contest that cost the business.

Love the food & the drink menuSpecial the Mango margarita

I never been here through daylight, my friends and I usually come to dance. It’s a good experience, their drinks are also good. Wish the dance floor was bigger to have more space to dance. Very good music and their wings are good as well.

Good chill place, the upstairs balcony is better if you dont like crowds. The drinks were super watered down, too expensive and somehow the same drink became more expensive over the course of the same night👎. Only giving the stars for the vibe. Make better bar decisions.

Live spot to dance at

Had a good time they had some good drink specials going on Sunday night. Maybe because deep Ellum was really slow. Not sure. Just upset because the waitress charged my group of 4 a 20% service fee. Said on the menu parties of 6 or more but she totally hustled us. I didn’t see the service charge of 8 bucks, until I had tipped $12. I wouldn’t have minded getting conned out of tipping $20 bucks, if the waitress was more fun, she was a attentive waitress just not a lot of personality. My friends also got charged on their tabs as well. I will give it another try just not go through a waitress.

I went for the salsa lessons and drinks. Both were good. For singles looking to meet people taking salsa lessons your gunna be disappointed haha.

Friday nights and Saturday nights are pretty lit! Hip hop and reggaeton are the main music. Good times.

Good place to have. A drink good music to dance

We were so disappointed. When we came here a month ago the food was delicious. Tonight the menu totally changed and maybe the chef too! The options were slim and the taste quality has changed significantly. When we last visited the portions, quality and flavor was amazing. Its become more bland and even the drinks arent as good. HOWEVER I am adding an extra star because our waitress was very accomodating and service was good... otherwise it deserves only 1 sad star. Sorry, not sorry.

Amazing place with amazing staff. The night life there is also so much fun and positive. Kitchen hours are also until 2am. I love this place big recommendation if youre in Dallas, TX Deep Ellum area!!!!

Terrible. Do not recommend at all. Drink was not impressive. Missing menu items. Terrible food service. Sat and sat and finally got so frustrated that I just walked out. Not even an apology. I do not recommend this place to anyone. Honestly, I felt like because they did not recognize us we were completely dismissed. What a disappointment. Left and went to Fuzzy taco. I will never return. Do not waste your time.

We were a bit weary when we walked in and were the only ones dining in. The bar was full though. It was a Saturday night so we almost decided not to risk it. So glad we did! Food was freaking delicious. Our server was nice and checked up on us throughout our time there. It was dark which in my opinion helps give the place a chill atmosphere. No complaints here!

My fav place for tasty Cafe food. Certainly worth a return visit. I see why this place has so many great reviews.

Choose this spot for a date night. Very disappointed especially for my first visit. Cancelled my food order after waiting for 1 hour.

Would NOT recommend for large parties!I celebrated my birthday there this past weekend and sadly it was not worth it. We reserved a table on the stage and I was given one price. 4 days before my party I was told that the price I was given was only for 10 guests and every person after that was an additional $32. The service was slow. I was the first reservation there but the last to get my bottle and at one point we ended up waiting over 30 mins for mixers. The “appetizers” I was told about that were included in my total was a paper plate of tortilla chips and salsa. The door guys were rude to several of my guest when they arrived, the entire restaurant has no cell signal and made it impossible for my guest to communicate with me. Diana the manager was very polite however, made the entire process of my reservation frustrating. They want a guest list and alcohol preferences weeks in advance and when I asked if I could decide when I got there, I was told no because their alcohol was limited. In the end, I would’ve had a better time at the local bar right up the street from my house.

Fun environment

Food, drinks, atmosphere, and service was all outstanding. I suggest this club to anyone looking for a little salsa, or just a good time. They also had open Mick comedy on Sunday night

Como se dice ITS LIT en espanol lol. Had an awesome night great vibes, good music, nice people. Food was pretty good too. The drinks is where its at, our waitress did her job and found us all over the club to bring our drinks and food. My boy actually left his debit card and they held onto it for him for a couple days

First time there, had a great experience good atmosphere, food delicious and spirits and shots good. Enjoyed the DJ

Great place to dance and enjoy the night with friends. The drinks were too expensive compared to other places around.

Good place to hangout on the weekends.Great food, would recommend the torta and cheesecake. Staff is very nice

Amazing place. Even though it was very packed, place was so much fun. From the balcony to the bar or dance floor. Alot of good music, good drinks and cool friendly staff.

This food was horrible and bland. Its not really Tex-Mex or Mexican , it is a weird hybrid of the ideas. The tea gained them points although I was given an empty honey bottle. It was a Saturday night around 8 and they were setting up for the night life and DJ so maybe that impacted the food service. Musics nice. Teas nice. Mimosas are nice on Sunday. They can keep the food.

Located in deep ellum. Great food and a popular Latin night club. Had a lot of fun when I went. Upstairs bar is nice and you get a good little view when you sit in the upstairs patio. Great spot for spanish dancing with good price drinks. Overall staff was amazing.

Without a doubt had the time of my life! The DJ was amazing and played a wide variety of music. Next time I come visit Dallas, I will be sure to visit here!!!

I love the DJ and the crowd. Very mixed crowd and the DJ plays good variety of music. Good place to practice salsa and Latin dances if you are not professional

Odd restaurant. Almost eery feeling. Completely dead yet the staff can’t be bothered. I would not recommend.

The experience was horrible I was insulted by your pricing. So everyone knows you’ll be charged 20% no matter what after 10:00pm. I wouldn’t have minded the charge had the service been excellent. I would not recommend this location.In response to who was the one that attended us it was a short bartender. Four ultra beers and Four hot shots of patron shouldn’t have cost me 84. I wasn’t told about the charge as a matter of fact. I had to ask a waitress about your fee. This actually shows that not everyone knows why you charge the 20%, because she explained it as a charge to make up for those guest that do not tip. So apparently not everyone on your staff is aware of your true policies. You can always make it right and return my funds because that would be the right thing todo! As I stated before I will not recommend or visit your establishment again.

Great music Spanish music, the place is always poppin.

Good food and staff. The place is usually somewhat empty when we walk by, but it seems to pick up a good bit with more of a club atmosphere some nights.Unfortunately, it took us over an hour to get it food. Everytime we would order, 15 minutes later we would be told there was no more chicken, pork, etc. Then there suddenly was and we got a dish we ordered way earlier...Bloody Marys were awesome, but not sure if Ill be back.

Cool place. That Asian barback is soooooo cute 😍

We had reservations for a friend’s birthday, we had dinner and then stayed for dancing and drinks. I got the sour cream enchiladas and my husband got the salsa verde. I did try my husbands and it tasted great and I wish I had ordered that instead. The sour cream sauce was bland, the chicken tasted unseasoned and the refried beans needed salt. We were there for happy hour which did have decent prices for what we wanted and our server was awesome! Lexi did a great job of taking care of us for dinner. Our group kept getting fluctuating prices for table service $200/$250 for one bottle or $450/$500 for two bottles. If I could rate for service alone I would give 5 stars but I must give only two for the bland food and the inconsistency for the bottle prices.

Good cozy place!

Went here with my hubby last night at 11pm. Waited 20 minutes at the bar and female bartender ignored us. we made eye contact with her multiple times. We eventually left and we to Fuzzys around the corner where we got good food and good drinks. Judging for the reviews I’m glad that we didn’t waste our time. Shame on Y’all !

Awesome place to chill out with friends. The atmosphere was fantastic. Great service with friendly staff.

Server was nice but made a couple mistakes. Got enchiladas but they were cold when I received them and the rice was super salty. Another guest in our party got cold tomato soup as well. Portions are small for the price. Dining experience wasn’t pleasant and it wasn’t even packed on a Saturday.

What more can you ask for? Great dancing and good drinks! On a Thursday!

It’s so expensive!! $8 a beer and last time I was charged $12 for every beer, I complained about it and it was a “mistake”, is the only Latin music bar on elm st, Dallas, music is great and the staff is good, I can’t complain about that

We only went to the nightclub version at night but the drinks were great and the music did the job. There could have been more salsa and bachata but the other main types were covered. Go check it out for yourself, cover was free for us around 11pm so you may get in for free, too!

I will start by saying the music and drinks are GREAT. But I do not recommend the FOOD what so ever we had to send 4 plates back due to hard buns on burger, watery potato soup. Watery pasta, and not fully cooked salmon. Needles to say we were not happy.

I went in the evening on a Friday. They wont let you get in without using their lame text app. Then when they text you back you get in line to go in. It was ridiculously unorganized and people that checked in way after us were getting in line and getting in without even using their system. Music is good but its really not worth a wait in my opinion.

Love the place the atmosphere is great. and the energy fro the staff is very tempting. love the service. overall love the place

No salsa. Very crowded, no room to dance. But if you like reggaeton and Mexican music you will like it.

Steak was a bit over cooked but still delicious. Veggies were cooked to perfection.AC leaked, dont sit in the middle.Management wad amazing, server is still learning; be patient.

Fun bar with great Latin music. However, it gets really crowded around 11:30/midnight.

Its a really nice restaurant, but the service is really bad. There was two tables there for lunch; my wife and I and another couple. We still waited about 40 minutes for our food which was just pork tacos and a salad. Oh, and the salsa was so watery we thought it was v8 with cilantro. Anyways, the quality of the food we ordered was great, just took way too long for a damn salad and tacos. Most likely wont be returning to this place unless they find away to speed things up.

This is the place to be on Saturday nights. Music and drinks are flowing. Get there early because it gets really packed. Always have a good time when I go.