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| - Came here on the first night for Winterlicious '17!
2 tips-
1. Reserve for Winterlicious on Opentable in advance - while I booked the day before the dinner and didn't have trouble finding a spot, I did have trouble booking the time I wanted.
2. When you get to the building realize that the below ground, louder, more hip restaurant is the sister restaurant. To get to Los Colibris you must climb up the adjacent stairs to this condo-looking entrance :)
Food- 3.5/5. I'm not a huge fan of Mexican food and Los Colibris did not change my mind. The ingredients are very fresh and presentation of the mains was beautiful. We ordered a guac ($10, regular menu) to start. The guac had very fresh avocados and pomegranate seed and was not super citrus-y. The Tostada de Ceviche appetizer (pescatarian) was so-so at best - it looked kind of sad with a small pile of toppings on a tasteless crispy tostada. The Jardin de Wookie main (vegetarian) was hearty, filling, beautifully presented, but a bit bland. The desserts were pretty ok - the Helados Y Nieves (housemade sorbet and ice cream) was really small, but very fresh! The sorbet tasted just like the real fruit. My partner ordered the Capirotada (= Mexican bread pudding with pumpkin spice ice cream), which he didn't like, but I thought the pumpkin spice ice cream was amazing. It tasted like a Starbucks PSL and was so smooth and creamy.
Value- 2/5. Overpriced, but as expected.
Service- 5/5. Water was always promptly refilled. Super friendly servers, huge smiles, and not pretentious at all like at some fancier restaurants. Also answered all my stupid questions on ingredients, etc.
Venue- 4/5. Much quieter and calmer than the sister restaurant downstairs. A lot of customers until after 9PM, so at times had some trouble hearing from across the table. Had Spanish (?) background music that wasn't overbearing playing the whole time. Classy tablecloth and real candles. I felt like I was dining in a gazebo on a Caribbean beach :P A great date spot or place to take in-laws, but families and casual friend gatherings might want to look elsewhere.
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