Hercules Draft House & Cantina

Nice to see a new restaurant in this location. Whilst it was a quiet lunchtime, the service was just right. Not too overbearing but very attentive. The portion sizes were great and felt the food offered good value. The fajitas could have had a bit more seasoning but in general the food was delicious and the menu offered a bit more than the typical Mexican staples. The complimentary corn chips and salsa were some of the best I’ve ever had! Will definitely try again for dinner 👍

Nice addition to Los Gatos; hope it survives this location. Friendly service, food was a little slow to come out. Food was good but didn’t wow us; fish tacos were a little bland but not bad, my mom really enjoyed the chicken Azteca soup, and the shrimp cocktail was large and flavorful. Free chips and salsa was nice; chips are the thick type and salsa is pleasantly garlicky. Dog friendly patio a huge plus. Will definitely return.

This is the former location of Flights Restaurant. Upon entry, I was pleased to find it more upscale than I anticipated. The decor is modern and minimalist, very nice. We were greeted right away, and seated immediately. The bartender Lionel was very nice, welcoming and offered us drinks right away. They have a small but diverse selection of micro-brews that were excellent, and a full bar with great mixed drinks and even a daquerie machine! I couldn't decide what was better between the service, food or the value. I had the Aztec soup which was EXCELLENT, smooth melted cheese with chunks of chicken and avocado. My wife had the beef taquitos which were larger than those normally found in a taqueria. Plenty of beef and served with sour cream, guac and rice & beans that were also delish! Both of these dishes and 2 beers barely put us over $30! The manager Maria was SUPER nice! She checked on us, was very passionate about serving customers, and she even brought out Chef/Owner Beltran who was nice enough to talk to us and gather feedback. He recommended the Birria pizza which was AMAZING. It's braised and shredded beef between 2 huge tortillas with cheese, salsa and crema. It comes with dipping sauce which is the broth from the braising. DEE-LISH! We also had the birria soup, which was equally awesome. Their menu proved VERY flavorful and what I liked is that you can have the spiciness according to your liking! Plenty of parking, great food, service and excellent value! We'll see you there.

I’m not gonna lie….I really didn’t have high expectations for this restaurant partially bc so many restaurants have come through this particular location, and I’m a big yelper, so granted this place is fairly new (chef said it’s been open 2-3 weeks?) there just weren’t many photos to help guide me on whether or not I even wanted to try it, but I’m glad I did.

Upon arrival on a Friday night, the nice hostess seated us immediately. The place was pretty poppin’, but they have LOTS of seating indoors and some outdoors so even without a reservation, we didn’t have to wait at all.

Our service was excellent. We had a female server (didn’t get her name) but she was awesome. Between her and the other staff, we were never short of a drink and table was always clean. There must’ve been 3-4 others that came by our table to check on us constantly. Chef even came by to say hello and check-in. That was a really nice touch.

The food is good and the drinks delish. I mean where can you get a quality margarita/cocktail for $12 these days? My shrimp fajitas were just $18 and came with homemade tortillas; I made four fully loaded tacos, and gave one to the hubby. I have to say, this might be my new spot! There is a full bar, and they offer free chips with your order. Again, FREE CHIPS? Nothing is ever free. Even bread is charged these days, but not here. Free chips with your drinks. I don’t know why I am extra excited about this. The hubby and I go to Mexico every year and he said his tacos taste just like the street taco we have there. Our group were all collectively very satisfied with the order.

Some side notes:

Parking is easy to find.
There are plenty of TVs if you want to watch a game or two.
I don’t think they have a website yet, but you can call for reservations.

Very excited for Hercules and ready to go back soon!

Just stopped in for a drink. Menus looks great. People next to me said food was good. I ordered the El Patrón drink and it was really good too. They serve chips and salsa for no charge. Will be back tomorrow for real food!