Diane C
Google
I was hoping I would be coming here to write a much different review. Maybe my expectations were too high. Maybe the reviews are misleading. Or maybe they overpromise and under deliver. I am going with the latter because that perfectly sums up my experience.
We were greeted warmly, the service was kind and attentive, and the restaurant was clean. Nothing too fancy but warm and inviting. The owner waited on us. When we mentioned it was our first time visiting, his eyes lit up. His passion for the family restaurant and the food they served was evident in his enthusiastic descriptions of the menu items. He gushed about the uniqueness of their dishes, filling our imaginations with descriptions of rich, robust, titillating sauces that were sure to wow our taste buds. He talked about Spanish and French influences and had us drooling with anticipation. He even offered to choose a specialty sauce on our behalf.
Insert record scratch here....
This is where the experience takes a hard left.
Ughhh...this is hard to write because I was truly so excited to try this place. We were celebrating a friend's special event, and I thought it would be a feast to remember. It was, but not in a good way.
We started with nachos that were underwhelming. They were okay. Nothing spectacular. Pretty much the same nachos you would find at any mediocre Mexican restaurant. I didn't think much of it because they were nachos. I still had hope for the entrées.
Then the entrées came out. Portions were a bit on the smaller side, but hey, when you're eating rich, decadent, flavorful sauces, you're usually left feeling satiated. Well, this is where it went from mediocre nachos to flat out disappointment. I will say this, the food LOOKED delicious but...
This was some of the most lackluster, flavorless, bland food I have ever consumed. Okay, wait. I take that back. There was that time 27 years ago when I gave birth and was served hospital food. I digress.
Back to the food.
The sauce was there. I could see it. I could feel it. But I couldn't TASTE it at all. Fine. I thought, let me bite into a shrimp. Surely, the shrimp will wow me. Nope. Flavorless. It tasted boiled. I expected a decadent, rich, buttery flavor with garlic, herbs, and sea salt. Nada. Zilch. Nothing.
Okay, moving on to the beef tenderloin which Ernesto described as so tender it's like butter. That was the fantasy. The reality? It was like sawing into a big chunk of wood with a dull butter knife. I'm fairly certain I burned a good amount of calories just trying to saw off a bite. After all of that effort, I at least expected a burst of flavor! But again...nothing.
At this point my thoughts are spiraling. Am I in the right place? Where are the hidden cameras? Am I being punked? Surely Ashton Kutcher would jump out any second. But nope. No cameras. No Ashton. Just me, my husband and our friends with the tasteless food still sitting on my plate.
Read my previous reviews. I RARELY write anything negative. I believe that when we're positive we attract positive experiences. All I attracted here was a high bill and low quality food. I have NEVER sent a plate of food back but I almost did last night. I didn't because I didn't want to taint my friend's celebration. But after a few bites, I simply couldn't continue. I was exhausted from the sawing and chewing and didn't have the desire to keep trying.
It sounds dramatic. I know. Even as I write this, it sounds ridiculous. But unfortunately, I did not wake up from a bad dream. This actually happened. I ate 4 pieces of bread and wished I had eaten more of the nachos because I was hungry. You know when you're really hungry food tastes better? Even my hunger couldn't create the illusion of good, flavorful food.
Don't waste your money.
Signed,
Still hungry. Still confused.