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| - I have lived in this neighbourhood for a number of years, and have been walking by Milagro for just as long. After a depressing ballgame (least of which is because the Jays are in such a sad state right now!), we ended up going to Milagro due mostly to the unpredictable weather and not knowing if we could make it to another restaurant before getting dumped on.
As I'm looking through the reviews on Yelp now, I am noticing that many of the more negative reviews for Milagro are from Americans who, I believe, would have a better grasp on Mexican food -- because in my experience, the US kicks ass on Mexican food (and BBQ)! Honestly, I haven't had anything in Toronto that would hold a candle to some of the Mexican (and BBQ) I've had in the States.
But back to our visit today... we should have known from the beginning....
The host was a hipster looking guy who appeared to be annoyed by the five of us showing up at 5pm for dinner. After answering in the negative to a curt "Reservations?", he walked away without any other acknowledgement and just as we were considering leaving, he came back, but still didn't address us. He seemed further annoyed when I asked, "Is there a problem?" and eventually sat us at the group table that is beside the bar and where they also keep their excess beer supply.
It took quite a while before the server approached our table. He finally came as we were, again, discussing the possibility of leaving and considering other options in the area. I think he sensed that we were sour and he appeared to be attempting to bring some lightness to the table.
We ordered drinks. My friend's margarita and my sangria were delicious. Sadly though, they were the best part of the meal.
DH and my friend's DH ordered the Alambre, the chicken and steak respectively, from the server's recommendation billed as a dish akin to fajitas. My friend ordered some kind of burrito. Their son ordered the quesadilla. And I ordered the Atun Contramar, tuna with avocado, cucumber and soy/lime sauce, but asked to have it made without cucumber.
After taking our orders, the server returned to notify me that the kitchen was concerned that without the cucumber in the Atun Contramar, it would be a hunk of tuna on the plate and not much else and would I consider the tuna ceviche instead? While I thought it was a strange alternate suggestion, I do like to trust resto staff to provide me good advice (especially as the server spoke highly of his own knowledge of the menu).
Again, it took some time for the food to arrive and when it did, my dining companions were mostly 'meh' about their meals while I was WHOLLY disappointed. If based on my meal alone, I would have rated this experience as one star. The ceviche was ok enough, accompanied by... just wait for it... PREMIUM PLUS CRACKERS. Crackers? It was ok, but I felt fooled by the recommendation, especially at $17.50. And when asked, I let the server know how I felt about it to which he responded, "I can see how the large might be too much."
When we were ready to leave, it took some time for us to flag down the server who brought over the bill commenting, "This is the best part of the meal". Haha... hilarious! (Extreme sarcasm. I was clearly unamused.) I responded, "I guess it depends on the perspective."
My final perspective? Brutal. I don't often get angry about a dining experience, but this was truly disappointing.
And the staff are dressed as though they are going out for a Sunday stroll in the park... straight after rolling out of bed. Everything about this place, from the weathered menus to the lack of presentation and pride in the quality of their dishes, seem to say, "We don't care about our clientele."
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