Hot spot for margaritas & Mexican fare, plus music & dancing, at La Fonda on the Plaza hotel.
Strong but perfectly blended cocktails (I had the Mojito) and delicious food. Our server (Karla) and the manager (Orvick) were excellent.... Very friendly and very accommodating (made it possible for us to have soap from their sister kitchen in the hotel).
Sat down at this bar/restaurant after getting a massage nearby and they were really weird about not giving me alcohol because I only had a pic of my passport. I was disappointed but I certainly understood that it wasn’t the staff’s fault. The first woman (dark hair, pretty star earrings) “helping” me wasn’t very nice but was very apologetic then I saw her complaining/gossiping to coworkers or whatever (an older lady with wine red hair) & waved her over because I wanted to get food to go. But instead, the lady she was talking to came up which was definitely kinda weird (like I saw her tell the first one that I wanted something and the first one just DIPPED didn’t even look my way) then HER attitude was BAD and extremely uncomfortable. I immediately just told her “everything is fine. It really is” and tried to give her a reassuring smile but she looked back at me like she wanted to tell me leave or something. I asked if I could have the steak to go and she asked how I’d like it cooked so I said “rare”…she goes “RARE?!” & I was so confused I asked “is that alright?” and she said it was. Sitting at this dirty table that wasn’t cleaned before I sat down and looking around at this cold awkward staff…I couldn’t wait to leave. But I’d love to try the place next door! The place next door was where I actually wanted to go but they were fully booked. I didn’t even eat at the place next door and their host was 1000x friendlier than anyone at this bar. Definitely wouldn’t recommend this bar AT ALL. Food & service is NOT worth it. I never even got a water:( I probably shouldn’t have tipped but I just feel bad for hostile employees like them because I don’t know what their work environment is like and what makes them so toxic. Maybe they don’t get paid enough to care about being kind? Even though I wouldn’t recommend this bar in particular, the restaurant across from it was stunning with beautiful windows & I’d definitely recommend the spa down the hall(pricey but worth it). Got home & now I have to add that the steak was definitely well done instead of rare…which after the way the staff behaved seems likely to be deliberate as well. I wouldn’t be surprised if this staff also does other awful things to the food of people they didn’t like. Probably not very safe to even eat this steak…
A very busy place. It was a Saturday during the Hot Air Balloon Festival. Wait was too long for the restaurant so I opted for the Lounge. Seating for one was w/o a wait!!! I ordered an Old Fashioned, chili rellenos and onion rings. ALL WERE EXCELLENT. There was only ONE SERVER for all the lounge tables. Food and drink came very fast. Follow-up service ..... yur on your own. However, one can do that without being rude to staff. I simply flagged down the food runner for a to-go box, and the host to take my credit card. It worked just DON'T GO if you're in a rush OR IN A DEMANDING MOOD. The ultimate question: Would I return? ABSOLUTELY
I will summarize La Fiesta with one word...YUMMY!!! Melissa was a friendly & attentive server. I loved the 80s music playing. I'd definitely recommend La Fiesta 👍
St. Mark has my undying allegiance. That man is an alchemist- i'd call him a witch but he is more deserving of beaitification than any pope in recent memory. Thank you for sharing your magic, Mark, you made our night. Amazing establishment, amazing staff