Don't believe the hype.
On a cool Saturday night in Las Vegas I finally decided to check out the very popular El Dorado Cantina. I was not prepared for what was going to happen this night and I will give you nothing but my honest opinion here. I enter the restaurant and I request one seat for myself. The hostess said the bar is the only available seating for me despite the place being half empty. I do not like to eat at the bar since the space to place your food is limited. But I said ok might as well sit there since this place looks cool with its red walls and star lamps up above the bar seats.
The Piña Colada that never came.
I did not know who would take my order...the bartender or a waiter ? Niether seem to notice I was holding a food menu to my face for over 10 minutes. Finally I waived at the bartender and asked who was going to take my order and said he would. I ordered Red Chilaquiles that the menu said it had tomatillo red sauce (remember that) and carne asada and some chicken empanadas. I clearly said I wanted a piña colada and the bartender said ok and never saw the drink and he just gaved me another round of water...I was not happy with this and continued to eat my chips and salsa which were OK. Sadly my piña colada never came
Red Salsa Deception
I changed my mind on the piña colada and before the food came I decided to order a Cadillac Margarita which the bartender finallly ended up doing for me and it was tasty but lacked some punch. My food arrives and to my shock I noticed the 3 empanadas were all bite size...for $9.00...really??? I ate one and mostly tasted maza not chicken. At least the chilaquiles were looking good by I was in for an unpleasent surprise. I tasted the chilaquiles and something was not right, the sauce was not tomatillo red sauce, it was ENCHILADA SAUCE! I know the difference between red tomatillo sauce and enchilada sauce, and this was not what I expected. The egg, the cheese, the sour cream could not save my chilaquiles. The one star is for the carne asada slices which did have good taste.
The Piña Colada that never came Part 2
So I leave half my food on the dish and ordered a Piña Colada AGAIN which at this point I was craving for. I ordered one and bartender asked me what kind of beer I wanted and I responded with a "What?" Since when does a piña colada come with beer I asked. He looked at me confused and I said a corona I guess. The drink I ended up getting was a MICHELADA...how?...why? I waived to the bartender and said this is not a piña colada and he said I thought you said to me a michelada. He ran to get it made and I said forget about it give me the check I am out of here.
In Conclusion
After this experience what can I say? The rave reviews of this place were high and the expectations were higher...all gone to waste in one night. If you want to be the best Mexican restaurant in Las Vegas than act like it. I was truly frustrated with my experience here. That is my honest opinion.