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| - I had had take out from Verde (the carne asado tacos, they were on the small side, but good) but this was my first time at the restaurant.
We were a party of three, a couple and myself. It was 7:00 p.m. on a Saturday and the inside was probably 2/3rd's full and a bit loud, so since it was a nice night, we ate outside.
Our server was OK; he was big on upselling. We all wanted margaritas and he suggested getting a pitcher instead, which we ended up doing. He asked us two or three times if we wanted an appetizer and we all declined. Then we started ordering entrees and ended up ordering the same thing. To my one friend, the server said, "Oh, I can't let you all order the same thing!" At first, it was kind of funny, since he said it in a jokey kind of way. But then it seemed like he was kind of serious! So my friend ordered the taco special while me and my other friend had the chicken enchiladas.
My entree was not really hot, it seemed like it might have sat waiting to be picked up. If it had been a little cooler I would have sent it back. We all enjoyed our entrees and we especially enjoyed the margaritas. I don't know what kind of tequila they used, but it tasted more high end than what you would get at other restaurants.
My friends got a flourless chocolate cake with cactus pear sorbet. The cake was the densest cake I've ever seen, denser than a brownie. The sorbet they said was good, and brought some moisture to the dry-ish cake.
You don't get a huge amount of food here and for the three of us with tip it was $120, which seemed a little steep to me for what you got. But comparing this to Round Corner Cantina, I prefer Verde. I think the food is better, the portions are larger, and the atmosphere not nearly as hipster/pretentious as Round Corner Cantina.
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