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.

$18.61

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.

$21.27

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.

$21.27

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.

$21.27

Diablo Shrimp

Fresh Louisiana shrimp tossed in sweet and spicy aioli sauce. Served on a bed of fresh greens.

$21.27

Guacamole Dip

Made with fresh avocados, chopped cilantro, diced tomatoes, onions, and jalapenos.

$17.28

Agave Crab Cakes

A true crowd pleaser. Breaded in southwest pecan breading, served with mango sauce.

$23.93

Ceviche del Mar

Our shrimp and scallop ceviche pilled high with lump crab meat, diced avocado, served in a southwest cocktail sauce.

$17.28

Bessitos

Jumbo shrimp stuffed with smoked Gouda cheese and peppers, wrapped in bacon, then fried. Served with chipotle ranch.

$18.61

Agave Seafood Rolls

Seafood rolls, stuffed with shrimp, crawfish, and rice. Served with a creamy seafood sauce.

$18.61

Queso de Agave

Creamy white queso dip topped with ground beef, guacamole, and pico de gallo.

$15.95

Queso de Casa

Cup of white queso dip.

$10.63

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.

$26.59

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.

$11.96

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.

$11.96

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.

$18.61

Avocado Salad

Avocado slices topped with chicken salad served on a bed of spring mix in a wonton shell. Served with balsamic vinaigrette dressing.

$19.94

Roasted Ancho and Poblano Corn and Crab Bisque

Fried wonton wrapper filled with crab and cream cheese.

$10.63

Chicken and Smoked Jalapeno Sauage Tortilla Soup

Soup made with fried corn tortilla and seasoned tomato broth.

$9.30

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.

$19.94

Agave Burger

100% Angus chuck burger dressed with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and onions. Served with a side of fries.

$18.61

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.

$21.27

Tex Mex Burger

Our agave fiesta burger topped with BBQ brisket. Served with a side of fries.

$22.60

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.

$19.94

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.

$23.93

Speacialty Tacos

Your choice of meat, wrapped in a flour tortilla, filled with spring mix, chipotle mayo, and black bean salsa. Served with asparagus.

$22.60

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.

$21.27

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.

$25.26

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.

$21.27

Seafood Enchiladas

Seafood enchiladas topped with creamy seafood sauce. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans. Add crab meat for an additional charge.

$25.26

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.

$21.27

Seafood Chimichanga

Seafood chimichanga topped with creamy seafood sauce. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans. Add crab meat for an additional charge.

$25.26

Quesadillas

Flour tortillas filled with your choice of meat and shredded cheese. Served with pico de gallo, sour cream, and a side of guacamole.

$17.28

Southwest Pesto Pasta

Penne pasta tossed with sundried tomatoes, mushrooms, and a creamy pesto sauce.

$25.26

Gilberto Gonzales

The happy fat man! 2 crispy tacos, 2 enchiladas, 1 chalupa, and 2 flautas.

$27.92

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.

$22.60

Tamales

$22.60

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.

$26.59

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.

$29.25

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.

$45.21

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.

$33.24

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.

$35.90

Pollo Relleno

Chicken breast stuffed with poblano pepper and cheese, then glazed with roasted green pepper sauce. Served with Spanish rice and grilled vegetables.

$26.59

Santa Fe Chicken

Grilled chicken topped with black bean salsa, verde sauce and Monterey Jack cheese. Served with mashed potatoes and vegetables.

$26.59

Chicken Fajitas

$25.26

Chicken and Steak Fajitas

$27.92

Steak Fajitas

$29.25

Shrimp and Chicken Fajitas

$29.25

Shrimp and Steak Fajitas

$29.25

Seafood Fajitas

Single.

$35.90

Shrimp Fajitas

$29.91

Top Shelf Fajitas

$31.91

Grilled Veggie Fajitas

$25.26

Fajitas

Sides

Torillas

$3.98

6 Shrimp

$15.95

Agave Roasted Corn Grits

Porridge made from ground corn.

$7.32

Southwest Mashed Potatoes

Potatoes that have been mashed and mixed with milk, butter, and seasoning.

$7.32

Grilled Vegetables

Cooked on a rack over a grill.

$7.32

Sauteed Onions and Peppers

Cooked in oil or fat over heat.

$5.31

Sauteed Mushrooms

Cooked in oil or fat over heat.

$6.64

Refried Beans

$3.98

Spanish Rice

$3.98

Guacamole

A creamy dip made from avocado. 3 scoops.

$7.97

Asparagus

$7.97

French Fries

Fried potatoes

$5.31

Avocado

$7.97

Fajita Setup

1 scoop of sour cream, 1 scoop of guacamole, pico de gallo, jalapenos, and shredded cheese, served on a bed of lettuce.

$9.30

Soup and Taco Lunch

A cup of your choice of soup and two of your favorite tacos.

$14.62

Soup and Seafood Taco Lunch

A cup of homemade soup with 2of your favorite seafood tacos.

$17.28

Soup and Tamale Lunch

A cup of our homemade soup with 2 brisket tamales.

$17.28

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.

$15.95

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.

$15.95

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.

$15.95

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.

$15.95

Southwest Pesto Pasta Lunch

Penne pasta tossed with sundried tomatoes, mushrooms, and a creamy pesto sauce.

$15.95

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.

$14.62

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.

$17.28

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.

$17.28

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.

$15.95

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.

$15.95

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.

$15.95

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.

$18.61

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.

$18.61

Avocado Salad Wrap Lunch

Wrap stuffed with avocado, chicken salad, spring mix, and balsamic vinaigrette. Served with a side of fries.

$15.95

Agave Burger Lunch

100% Angus chuck burger dressed with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and onions. Served with a side of fries.

$17.28

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.

$18.61

Lunch

Dessert

Campfire Brownies

A warm fudge brownie stuffed with nuts and marshmallows.

$11.96

Tres Leches

A traditional 3 milk sauce over a Mexican pound cake topped with mixed berries.

$11.96

Sopapillas

Soft puff pasteries tossed in powdered sugar topped with honey.

$11.96

Fried Cheesecake

Cheesecake, wrapped in a pastry sheet, fried and rolled in cinnamon and sugar. Served with ice cream and fresh fruit.

$13.29

Churros

Fried pastry sticks topped with powdered sugar. Served with ice cream.

$14.62

Coke

$3.99

Diet Coke

$3.99

Sprite

$3.99

Lemonade

$3.99

D Pepper

$3.99

Barq's Rootbeer

$3.99

Sweet Tea

$3.99

Iced Tea

$3.99

Beverages