Agave Mexican Cantina & Grill Menu (Update 2025)
Agave Mexican Cantina & Grill, located in Lafayette, LA, offers a diverse menu full of traditional Mexican favorites with a modern twist. The restaurant boasts a range of starters like the Agave Ultimate Nachos and Diablo Shrimp, as well as unique dishes such as the Agave Crab Cakes and Bessitos. The Soups, Salads, Wraps, and Burgers section showcases creative options like the Roasted Ancho and Poblano Corn and Crab Bisque and the Agave Fiesta Burger. The extensive selection of Traditional Mexican dishes includes Seafood Tacos, Specialty Tacos, and Enchiladas, all bursting with flavor. Customers rave about the delicious food, excellent service, and vibrant atmosphere. Whether you're looking for a casual meal or a special night out, Agave Mexican Cantina & Grill provides a memorable dining experience for all.
Starters
Agave Ultimate Nachos
Topped with refried beans, choice of meat, shredded cheese, and jalapenos. Served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Shrimp on the 1/2 Chip
We start out with a tortilla chip, add shredded iceberg lettuce, pico de gallo, roasted ancho chipotle mayo, and crowned with a golden fried Gulf shrimp. Grilled orfried.
Oyster on the 1/2 Chip
Tortilla chip topped with shredded iceberg lettuce, pico de gallo, roasted ancho chipotle mayo, and crowned with golden fried Gulf oysters. Grilled or fried.
Fried Rabbit on the 1/2 Chip
Fried rabbit served on a tortilla chip, topped with chipotle mayo, and pico de gallo. Served with a cup of queso.
Diablo Shrimp
Fresh Louisiana shrimp tossed in sweet and spicy aioli sauce. Served on a bed of fresh greens.
Guacamole Dip
Made with fresh avocados, chopped cilantro, diced tomatoes, onions, and jalapenos.
Agave Crab Cakes
A true crowd pleaser. Breaded in southwest pecan breading, served with mango sauce.
Ceviche del Mar
Our shrimp and scallop ceviche pilled high with lump crab meat, diced avocado, served in a southwest cocktail sauce.
Bessitos
Jumbo shrimp stuffed with smoked Gouda cheese and peppers, wrapped in bacon, then fried. Served with chipotle ranch.
Agave Seafood Rolls
Seafood rolls, stuffed with shrimp, crawfish, and rice. Served with a creamy seafood sauce.
Queso de Agave
Creamy white queso dip topped with ground beef, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
Queso de Casa
Cup of white queso dip.
Agave Sampler
2 bessitos, 2 cheese quesidillas, 2 flautas (1 chicken, 1 beef) and a serving of nachos with cheese and jalapenos. Served with sour cream, pico de gallo, and guacamole.
Agave Mixed Green Salad
Mix green and spring mix topped with sun-dried tomatoes, bleu cheese crumbles, diced mango, purple onions, and fresh cucumbers. Served with your choice of dressing. Add protein for an additional charge.
Feista Salad
Mix green and spring mix with squash, tomatoes, carrots, and roasted corn and black bean salsa. Served with your choice of dressing. Add protein for an additional charge.
Mexican Taco Salad
This deep-fried taco shell is filled with shredded lettuce, purple onion, black olives, diced tomatoes, jalapenos, sour cream, and guacamole. Includes choice of dressing.
Avocado Salad
Avocado slices topped with chicken salad served on a bed of spring mix in a wonton shell. Served with balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
Roasted Ancho and Poblano Corn and Crab Bisque
Fried wonton wrapper filled with crab and cream cheese.
Chicken and Smoked Jalapeno Sauage Tortilla Soup
Soup made with fried corn tortilla and seasoned tomato broth.
Wrap
Your choice of meat, loaded with shredded lettuce, jalapenos, pico de gallo, shredded cheese, light roasted ancho chipotle mayo, and wrapped in a flour tortilla. Served with a side of fries.
Agave Burger
100% Angus chuck burger dressed with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and onions. Served with a side of fries.
Agave Fiesta Burger
100% Angus chuck burger glazed with a mesquite BBQ sauce, Jack cheese, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, onions, fresh avocado, and applewood smoked bacon. Served with a side of fries.
Tex Mex Burger
Our agave fiesta burger topped with BBQ brisket. Served with a side of fries.
Soups, Salads, Wraps, and Burgers
Traditional Mexican
Traditional Tacos
Your choice of crispy or soft taco, with your choice of meat, topped with lettuce, diced tomatoes, and shredded cheese. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans.
Seafood Tacos
Your choice of fresh Louisiana seafood, grilled or fried, wrapped in a tortilla, brushed with ancho chipotle mayo, filled with shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, and jalapenos. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans.
Speacialty Tacos
Your choice of meat, wrapped in a flour tortilla, filled with spring mix, chipotle mayo, and black bean salsa. Served with asparagus.
Burritos
A giant flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat and Spanish rice, topped with a red chili sauce or green sauce, shredded cheese, lettuce, diced tomatoes, black olives, and sour cream. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans. Add crab meat for an additional charge.
Seafood Burritos
Seafood burrito topped with creamy seafood sauce and no toppings. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans. Add crab meat for an additional charge.
Enchiladas
Traditional enchiladas, served on a flour tortilla, topped with your choice of red, green, or white sauce. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans. Add crab meat for an additional charge.
Seafood Enchiladas
Seafood enchiladas topped with creamy seafood sauce. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans. Add crab meat for an additional charge.
Chimichanga
The Agave burrito, deep fried until crispy and topped with a red chili sauce, green sauce, or queso sauce. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans. Add crab meat for an additional charge.
Seafood Chimichanga
Seafood chimichanga topped with creamy seafood sauce. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans. Add crab meat for an additional charge.
Quesadillas
Flour tortillas filled with your choice of meat and shredded cheese. Served with pico de gallo, sour cream, and a side of guacamole.
Southwest Pesto Pasta
Penne pasta tossed with sundried tomatoes, mushrooms, and a creamy pesto sauce.
Gilberto Gonzales
The happy fat man! 2 crispy tacos, 2 enchiladas, 1 chalupa, and 2 flautas.
Flautas
Flour tortillas loaded with your choice of meat, rolled to perfection, then deep fried and topped with shredded lettuce, jalapenos, diced tomatoes, black olives, and sour cream. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans.
Tamales
Seafood Relleno
Roasted Poblano pepper stuffed with Louisiana shrimp and crawfish, battered in crispy tortilla chips, and smothered in creamy seafood sauce. Served with Spanish rice and grilled vegetables.
Tour De Agave
De La Parilla
Agave Grilled Pescado
Seasonal fish, freshly grilled and topped with crab meat sauce. Served with grilled vegetables and Spanish rice.
Agave Tenderloin
2 twin 4 oz. beef tenderloin medallions smothered with Louisiana crawfish, roasted poblano peppers, and roasted red peppers. Served with mashed potatoes and grilled vegetables.
Fajita Relleno
Poblano pepper stuffed with cheese, wrapped with a juicy flank steak, then topped with roasted red bell pepper sauce and roasted Poblano sauce. Served with Spanish rice and grilled vegetables.
Carne Asada Steak
Flank steak over grilled onions and peppers, fajita style, topped with 2 cheese enchiladas. Served with guacamole, sour cream, shredded cheese, jalapenos, pico de gallo, and flour tortillas.
Pollo Relleno
Chicken breast stuffed with poblano pepper and cheese, then glazed with roasted green pepper sauce. Served with Spanish rice and grilled vegetables.
Santa Fe Chicken
Grilled chicken topped with black bean salsa, verde sauce and Monterey Jack cheese. Served with mashed potatoes and vegetables.
Chicken Fajitas
Chicken and Steak Fajitas
Steak Fajitas
Shrimp and Chicken Fajitas
Shrimp and Steak Fajitas
Seafood Fajitas
Single.
Shrimp Fajitas
Top Shelf Fajitas
Grilled Veggie Fajitas
Fajitas
Sides
Torillas
6 Shrimp
Agave Roasted Corn Grits
Porridge made from ground corn.
Southwest Mashed Potatoes
Potatoes that have been mashed and mixed with milk, butter, and seasoning.
Grilled Vegetables
Cooked on a rack over a grill.
Sauteed Onions and Peppers
Cooked in oil or fat over heat.
Sauteed Mushrooms
Cooked in oil or fat over heat.
Refried Beans
Spanish Rice
Guacamole
A creamy dip made from avocado. 3 scoops.
Asparagus
French Fries
Fried potatoes
Avocado
Fajita Setup
1 scoop of sour cream, 1 scoop of guacamole, pico de gallo, jalapenos, and shredded cheese, served on a bed of lettuce.
Soup and Taco Lunch
A cup of your choice of soup and two of your favorite tacos.
Soup and Seafood Taco Lunch
A cup of homemade soup with 2of your favorite seafood tacos.
Soup and Tamale Lunch
A cup of our homemade soup with 2 brisket tamales.
Fiesta Salad Lunch
Mix green and spring mix with squash, tomatoes, carrots, and roasted corn and black bean salsa. Served with your choice of dressing.
Mexican Taco Salad Lunch
This deep fried taco shell is filled with shredded lettuce, purple onion, black olives, diced tomatoes, jalapenos, sour cream, and guacamole.
Agave Mixed Green Salad Lunch
Mix green and spring mix topped with sun dried tomatoes, bleu cheese crumbles, diced mango, purple onions, and fresh cucumbers. Served with your choice of dressing.
Avocado Salad Lunch
Avocado slices topped with chicken salad served on a bed of spring mix in a wonton shell. Served with balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
Southwest Pesto Pasta Lunch
Penne pasta tossed with sundried tomatoes, mushrooms, and a creamy pesto sauce.
Traditional Tacos Lunch
Your choice of crispy or soft taco, with your choice of meat, topped with lettuce, diced tomatoes, and shredded cheese. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans.
Seafood Tacos Lunch
Your choice of fresh Louisiana seafood, grilled or fried, wrapped in a tortilla, brushed with ancho chipotle mayo, filled with shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, and jalapenos. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans.
Specialty Taco Lunch
Your choice of meat, wrapped in a flour tortilla, filled with spring mix, chipotle mayo, and black bean salsa. Served with asparagus.
Burritos Lunch
A giant flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat and Spanish rice, topped with a red chili sauce or green sauce, shredded cheese, lettuce, diced tomatoes, black olives, and sour cream. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans. Add crab meat for an additional charge.
Quesadilla Lunch
Flour tortillas filled with your choice of meat and shredded cheese. Served with pico de gallo, sour cream, and a side of guacamole.
Enchiladas Lunch
Traditional enchiladas, served on a flour tortilla, topped with your choice of red, green, or white sauce. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans. Add crabmeat for an additional charge.
Lunch Fajitas
The perfect lunch sized portion of Agave's Fajitas served on a sizzling plate with grilled onions and peppers. Served with guacamole, sour cream, cheese, jalapenos, pico de gallo, and 3 flour tortillas.
Fajita Wrap Lunch
Your choice of meat, loaded with shredded lettuce, jalapenos, pico de gallo, shredded cheese, light roasted ancho chipotle mayo, wrapped in a flour tortilla. Served with a side of fries.
Avocado Salad Wrap Lunch
Wrap stuffed with avocado, chicken salad, spring mix, and balsamic vinaigrette. Served with a side of fries.
Agave Burger Lunch
100% Angus chuck burger dressed with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and onions. Served with a side of fries.
Agave Fiesta Burger Lunch
100% Angus chuck burger glazed with a mesquite BBQ sauce, Jack cheese, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, onions, fresh avocado, and applewood smoked bacon. Served with a side of fries.
Lunch
Dessert
Campfire Brownies
A warm fudge brownie stuffed with nuts and marshmallows.
Tres Leches
A traditional 3 milk sauce over a Mexican pound cake topped with mixed berries.
Sopapillas
Soft puff pasteries tossed in powdered sugar topped with honey.
Fried Cheesecake
Cheesecake, wrapped in a pastry sheet, fried and rolled in cinnamon and sugar. Served with ice cream and fresh fruit.
Churros
Fried pastry sticks topped with powdered sugar. Served with ice cream.