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| - I struggle with this one as I'm between 3 and 4 stars. Definitely overpriced and I think that taints the experience here, but if you remove price from the mix the food is actually really decent. I think if they weren't trying to pitch themselves as high end Mexican I would give it a 4, but because they are claiming to be high end I have to be more critical. Pros, Cons and What to Eat below.
Pro's
- Great owner. I love meeting folks who love what they are doing, are passionate, have a personality and are actually there in the restaurant.
- Great staff. Friendly, fast and knowledgeable about the menu
- Cool Concept. This is classified as "high end" authentic Mexican. Definitely not Lone Star or Mucho Burrito
- Decor. Nice place to eat, they have done a good job building a good looking restaurant
- Fresh. For the most part the ingredients are fresh, brought in twice a week from the markets downtown, I appreciate that.
- Some good quality stuff like lobster and shrimp, they are done well here.
- Accommodated the kids well.
Cons
- It's expensive. 2 of us and 1 child...$120!! The justification, you are paying for the quality of the ingredients...
- The problem is, I'm not sure it is as high end as they think it is. If you are doing high end you have to do high end. That means making your own tortillas (they order in), guacamole made to order (what we had was premade and cold, do that table side!), drinks made fresh to order (some of them like the pineapple one is just sitting in the fridge, could be why you can't taste the booze), and put some cool things on the menu you don't expect like a cactus salad. North of Mexico you are competing with El Catrin (http://www.elcatrin.ca/home) in the Distillery, so if you are going to charge the big bucks you have to knock my socks off.
- I don't think you can charge $7 for a taco unless it has lobster, fois gras, kobe beef, or something like that in it IMO. Stewed pork, stewed beef, stewed chicken even if it is good quality does not warrant that price. I would expect 4 tacos for $7, then at least you are getting more into the "tapas" style that is pitched.
What to Get
- OMG the cheesecake...it's sweet so split it with someone but seriously I would go there just for that
- Taco De Carne Asada was solid
- Camarones Tostada..great, probably our favourite
- Guac tasted ok but again it was premade, pulled from the fridge, not very chunky
I don't know if we will go back for dinner, but the breakfast and brunch menu's look interesting and more affordable.
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