We have walked by here a few times over the last few days and it always seems hopping.
Live music, lots of people and great smells waft from within.
And it’s close to our hotel. I swear we can smell the place from our room every night, as well as hear the live music.
We really didn’t feel like venturing far tonight so the location was ideal. A short walk down the hill is perfect.
From the moment we walked in the ambiance was fantastic.
The waiters were dancing.
The musicians were rocking it.
The whole place was alive.
There’s a waiter dancing with a bonfire in his hands. Turns out this is how they serve the fajitas.
This is how they serve the guacamole.
I’m not much of a guacamole fan. I’ve never enjoyed the stuff that comes out of a jar from the supermarket.
But this was fantastic. Likely the best I’ve ever had.
I love how much lime he put in. And fresh Mexican avocados are the best in the world.
Along with the guacamole we got fresh made salsa.
It tasted very fresh. I usually prefer Pico de Gallo this was so tasty. And no vampires here. Lots of garlic!
And of course fresh made tortilla chips, a must in any Mexican restaurant. If they don’t serve you fresh made tortilla chips just head right on out the door.
As usual I ordered way too much food for us. I just love to try things.
Here we have Cilantro fried cheese.
If you’ve had Saganaki at a Greek restaurant you’ll be cool with this. Gooey, salty, melted cheese in a tomato/cilantro sauce. Though it could have used more cilantro. I tasted no soap.!
And my first ceviche this week. Why did I wait this long?
I’ll skip the octopus ceviche and stick with the fish.
It was very good. I do prefer a cevicheĀ that’s a little more citrusy, but no complaints. Still very tasty. A very good balance of tomato, fish, onion and avocado.
Drinks were a margarita,
And a Mojito,
I guess the show they do here sometimes of pouring your tequila into the drink at your table is supposed to impress you by how much they appear to be adding.
I find this makes a very unbalanced drink though. The tequila floats on the top of the drink, so unless you mix it in really well yourself you end with with iced lime juice to start and then watered down tequila to finish.
Best to mix the drink properly to start with.
The mojito was very good. It’s essential to get a nice balance of mint and sweetness to balance the rum, often not achieved. This one was perfect.
And tonight’s bill came to 1200 pesos. That’s $84 CAD.
For the amount, and quality of food and drink we got tonight I think that’s pretty reasonable.
We have eaten cheaper this week for sure. but it wasn’t quite this good.
8/10