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| - Great place and location. Food is not bad but I wouldn't exactly serenade for it. I know we're a long way from the culture and cuisine but the price is way too steep and you'd understand if you've tried any Mexican food from anywhere in the Southwest region.
Campesino means 'peasant farmer' and the dishes in my opinion should be as simple and flavorful as peasants in any culture use the simplest of ingredients to create flavorful art. Most of the dishes on the menu are quite the opposite of this.
We dined here twice at the bar area and both times the service was not great, overwhelming it seems for the staff, that can't remember to look over and see how you're doing, forgetting anything you've ordered from the a la carte menu or remember the check after you've asked for it. We were left irritated at times observing the staff finding time to chat up with regular customers long enough for us to know the entire story while waiting for a refill on our drinks.
The first time there we sat at the bar because we're 'adults' and a family with three young children disrupted the bar environment and were paid more attention because they knew the owner and staff. I ordered the Chile Verde and it was way too salty the veggie fajitas were ok but we were brought flour tortillas instead of the corn tortillas requested. Waitstaff never returned so we gave up trying to get it corrected.
The second time we sat down our drinks were not filled immediately because the staff decided to chat with the new table that came in for what seemed like forever. I ordered fajitas because it came in a cast iron-skillet, usually means its going to be sizzling from their kitchen to your table, were disappointingly, not very hot at all and we're 'marinated' and kind of dry, which means they were not fresh and the onions and peppers were plated a little early. The other plate was a shrimp quesadilla which was great except that it came before the other dish, so we dined more or less separately waiting for drinks in between.
The atmosphere could also use some music, as you can hear everyone's conversations even from the main dining area. The drink ware is not frosted, so your beer gets a little warm pretty fast, especially in a 22 Oz. mug.
The likelihood of us returning is very slim as there are other choices to explore around the city.
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