Beana's Mexican Restaurant

A great place to eat Mexican and take the family. I have been going to this place for a long time now but just recently had one of the best times of my life. It was my daughters 5th birthday and she wanted to go to beana's (she has been going since she was in her moms bell.) They have a little kids area which gives her and her little brother a place to play and color while my wife and I could enjoy our wonderful meal. I just found out that they changed owners which only made things better. We had a mango cerviche and chipolte mussels for the app. and 2 huge dinners. It was about 2 days worth of food. The kids had chicken fingers, rice and beans. At the end of our meal the lights dimmed and to our surprise the owners and some of the staff came out singing happy birthday as the entire placer seemed to stop eating and joined together a lit candle on a fried ice cream (no charge) was placed in front of my daughters glimmering eyes and then she made her wish. Later she told me that she wished that me and mommy would take her back tomorrow. more

Saw this restaurant on NJN and had a wonderful review so waited until I was in the area to go- made a point of going here based on review- when we were seated (4/9/2011) several people left the packed restaurant- should have followed them! Decor was familiar - we used to go to Carlos O'Connor's often in Red Bank- and no surprise- the owners are relatives-but the similarity stopped at the decor! The service (provided by the owner's wife) was very slow- we waited 45 minutes after we ordered to get our food- prices are WAY over the top- out of line for the area and the food-one of the staff told us a cook had not come in so they were short handed- explained the wait but not the quality of the food - it was literally inedible- I got a bowl of chili for 6.95 ( appetizer size) that was simply ground beef mixed with taco seasoning and NO LIQUID-nice queso blanco melted on top but that was it-so dry it stuck to the roof of my mouth- seasoning was disgusting- how can you screw up chili? My husband ordered the burrito and enchilada for 19.95 (!!!!!!) both chicken- the enchilada came with no sauce- how do you prepare and serve an enchilada with no enchilada sauce? the chicken was cubed and tasted like it wasn't even chicken-mystery meat? I drained my hot tea and two glasses of water trying to eat it the few bites my husband kept making me try-again it was dry it was inedible- the beans and rice and the enchilada and burrito were cold- must have sat out waiting for someone to pick it up it was obvious most of the diners were very unhappy with their service and food- don't understand why the NJN review was good and so many people were there? We didn't even try to eat the burrito- took it home but even the dog wouldn't eat more

This is a very colorfully decorated place and is fun to eat at! They have cute little games at the table This is a very casual place. The food is wonderful with just the right amount of spice. This family run business serves up hearty servings of authentic Mexican fare while providing a family friendly atmosphere. We love to eat here! more