Their food is tasty and standard. There's nothing trendy or particularly regionally distinct about this restaurant. They serve pretty typical, generic, Americanized Mexican offerings, with lots of cheese and sour cream and gloppy sauces. That said, I like it! It's yummy and filling, and you get good portions for the price. Their salsas are amazing...the chunky salsa is one of the best restaurant salsas I've ever had, and the chips are warm and crispy, with just enough salt.
I rarely eat in anymore, but when I did I was not impressed with the service. One evening a server "lost" my card, and he brought it back to be 15 minutes later, miraculously "found". A few days later, there were several unauthorized charges on my bank account. I'm not sure this was coincidental. On other nights, service was slow. Waiting around for refills of water is a major restaurant pet peeve of mine, and I learned quickly to just bring a bottle of water with me when eating at La Fonda, because refills just weren't going to happen in a timely manner.
Their take-out is awesome. The woman who takes our order is polite and competent. It's prepared quickly and packaged well. We get takeout from La Fonda every couple of months and it's always a success.