When I think of Mexican cuisine I think of boisterous plates, exciting spices and a mouthful of flavour. This restaurant provided none of that.
The margarita was not bad, nicely frozen, but served with a ring of what seemed to be a mixture of sugar and paprika. Not the most enjoyable combo. We ordered a pitcher of red sangria, which despite its bold red colour, tasted watered down and bland. At least the tap beer had an appropriate amount of foam.
As we sat on the narrow terrace in what felt more like a smoke lounge than a restaurant we received our nachos. The chips tasted over cooked while much of the cheese was not fully melted. They were topped with a stingy amount of refried beans that seemed more like a drizzle of brown sauce than anything and were served with no form of salsa or anything to alleviate the dryness of the dish.
We eagerly awaited the mains hoping for a better experience. My lamb shank was served in a large clay pot with rice and "potatoes". Upon serving it the waiter made me sniff the top of the clay pot, which smelled of, you guessed it, clay. He drizzled the sauce over the dish which at the time seemed like a nice touch. The lamb was cooked well but was very fatty and extremely bland. The sauce was similarly bland with the exception of the excessive boozy taste. The rest of the dish was far from exceptional, including what were supposed to be potatoes but appeared to be more like under cooked apples. My fiancée order the steak quesadilla. It came with four less than inspiring look pieces with too much cheese and no flavour. Needless to say the couple we were with were also unimpressed and found the meal extremely lacking of taste, excitement and any type of grandeur.
We decided to skip dessert.