The food was good, but not enough to ignore the bad treatment we received from the waitress, we were a group of 4 people, from the beginning they took a while to take our order and bring us the drinks, we asked for straws and they never brought them, we had to go For them, when ordering the food, I ordered 2 dishes for myself, and the waitress did not want to take my order because she insisted that it was too much food for me, even when I repeated that it was what I wanted to order, she continued to insist, After 1 hour of ordering the food we had to ask if the food was still far away, and in 5 minutes they brought us the food, I'm sure they had forgotten to deliver the food to us, the waitress at the time of delivering the food, angrily said Next time, if we wanted our food quickly, it would be better to call. Furthermore, they did not want to refill our drinks and when we filed a complaint, they did not pay attention to us, even when the waitress yelled at us in front of the cashier saying that we were liars, don't go to this place, save yourself the bad time of waiting hours for your food and being attacked by the waiters
Dani Ortega
The breakfast wasn’t good & our spoons were dirty upon arrival. Bad experience
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nicholas Whitacre
Alright little place serving "tex mex" , little pricey , id rather go to a different mexican
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
T Dennis
I live in San Diego I have been traveling here for years always great food and Drinks. Employee's always been
Great food and the people where nice and fast. Great place for lunch. Not much on decor but make up for it in food and service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salsa and Chips with Guacamole
Juanita Juanita
Service was great!!! friendly and patient with us and our 6 yr old who didn't know what she wanted ...we had our food in under 30 minutes...it tasted so good and fresh.... The dining area was nice and clean...one of the best restaurants I have been to in a long time...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carne Asada, Salsa and Chips with Guacamole, Cuate Non-Fried Special Quesadilla with Machaca Sauce, Taco
Shantina Jackson-Romero
Oh man! The barboca is excellent!!! My hubby ordered it and the consommé it can with so so so so so good that my hubby asked all of us at the table to try it- and we did- and we all loved it and wished we ordered it. 20 out of 10!! I ordered the carne asada fajitas and they were excellent too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carne Asada, Barbacoa
Shelley Mcdaniel
Location is GREAT, right off the freeway. The chips and salsa were definitely above average. Perfect amount of heat. The 3 shredded beef taco plate was perfect for me... Tacos were on the smaller side, the rice was excellent, and the beans were good as well. The huevos ranchero wasn't great, lacking in flavor. Asked for additional chips and salsa twice, and unfortunately, they never made it to our table (definitely felt like we were being forgotten). My Dads plate came out 10 mins after my mom and I received ours (not to mention, the server asked him twice what he ordered after our food was placed)... Luckily, he is patient. Staff are nice, just the folow through is not there... Will I try them again... Yes. I usually give 2nd chances.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Taco
Jesse Rodriguez
Whenever I come down here for work I make sure to drop by for some great food and service. As soon as you walk in you're greeted and seated and given some really good chips and salsa. Try the Chile Colorado or the Barbacoa! You will not be disappointed. Also the prices are very reasonable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Barbacoa, Chile Colorado
Ernie Hernandez
I've got to say, I don't know that I have ever given a place three stars across the board. I had eaten here months before, and didn't have a strong recollection of it. Perhaps this is why.They were quick to bring out chips and salsa. The salsa was spicy but lacked flavor, and the chips, though seemingly made in-house, were made many, many hours before my arrival.The pork in my chili verde was fork tender, but again, had no real flavor. It was a perfect match for the blah beans and rice. The margarita, on the other hand, was mostly sweet margarita mix.When I asked for the check with food still on my plate, the server didn't even ask if I wanted a to-go container. Perhaps she got the sense that I would have said no.This is why I started writing these reviews many years ago. So I could look at it at some future point to see if a place was worth revisiting. I have to say that I don't know that I'll be back.
This is a Great place to dine-in that's relaxing and enjoyable without any other customers getting out of hand. This is a place of Respect where people are considerate of others, the staff/employees, and for the restaurant itself. If you're looking for a Great place to dine-in and get away from a noisy area this is the place that welcome's any & everyone with Respect, Good Food, Great Service, and some TV's showing some good ol' Sports, and or ESPN.Thanks La Fonda for the Good Food and Hospitality!Vegetarian options: Every Dish right underneath the displayed title is the specified food ingredients, and if you still have a hard time understanding it, it's not rocket science, it's food and as long as you let the staff know that you don't eat meat you won't have a problem. Remember that they are just as human as you & me they won't know till you let them know. As far as I remember I didn't see a vegetarian section or maybe they did have it and I didn't pay any attention to it. .Parking: It's one big property lot in front of the restaurant.Kid-friendliness: Yes ?Wheelchair accessibility: Yes ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carne Asada, Camarones Diablo, French Fries, Combination Plate, Chiles Rellenos, Salsa and Chips with Guacamole, Enchilada, Chile Colorado, Beef Fajitas, Taco, Chile Relleno
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Never open!!!
Robert Perez
Service was decent even as they were very busy. Good
The food was good, but not enough to ignore the bad treatment we received from the waitress, we were a group of 4 people, from the beginning they took a while to take our order and bring us the drinks, we asked for straws and they never brought them, we had to go For them, when ordering the food, I ordered 2 dishes for myself, and the waitress did not want to take my order because she insisted that it was too much food for me, even when I repeated that it was what I wanted to order, she continued to insist, After 1 hour of ordering the food we had to ask if the food was still far away, and in 5 minutes they brought us the food, I'm sure they had forgotten to deliver the food to us, the waitress at the time of delivering the food, angrily said Next time, if we wanted our food quickly, it would be better to call. Furthermore, they did not want to refill our drinks and when we filed a complaint, they did not pay attention to us, even when the waitress yelled at us in front of the cashier saying that we were liars, don't go to this place, save yourself the bad time of waiting hours for your food and being attacked by the waiters
The breakfast wasn’t good & our spoons were dirty upon arrival. Bad experience
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Alright little place serving "tex mex" , little pricey , id rather go to a different mexican
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
I live in San Diego I have been traveling here for years always great food and Drinks. Employee's always been
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carne Asada, Enchilada, Carnitas, Beef Fajitas, Taco
Great food and the people where nice and fast. Great place for lunch. Not much on decor but make up for it in food and service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salsa and Chips with Guacamole
Service was great!!! friendly and patient with us and our 6 yr old who didn't know what she wanted ...we had our food in under 30 minutes...it tasted so good and fresh.... The dining area was nice and clean...one of the best restaurants I have been to in a long time...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carne Asada, Salsa and Chips with Guacamole, Cuate Non-Fried Special Quesadilla with Machaca Sauce, Taco
Oh man! The barboca is excellent!!! My hubby ordered it and the consommé it can with so so so so so good that my hubby asked all of us at the table to try it- and we did- and we all loved it and wished we ordered it. 20 out of 10!! I ordered the carne asada fajitas and they were excellent too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carne Asada, Barbacoa
Location is GREAT, right off the freeway. The chips and salsa were definitely above average. Perfect amount of heat. The 3 shredded beef taco plate was perfect for me... Tacos were on the smaller side, the rice was excellent, and the beans were good as well. The huevos ranchero wasn't great, lacking in flavor. Asked for additional chips and salsa twice, and unfortunately, they never made it to our table (definitely felt like we were being forgotten). My Dads plate came out 10 mins after my mom and I received ours (not to mention, the server asked him twice what he ordered after our food was placed)... Luckily, he is patient. Staff are nice, just the folow through is not there... Will I try them again... Yes. I usually give 2nd chances.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Taco
Whenever I come down here for work I make sure to drop by for some great food and service. As soon as you walk in you're greeted and seated and given some really good chips and salsa. Try the Chile Colorado or the Barbacoa! You will not be disappointed. Also the prices are very reasonable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Barbacoa, Chile Colorado
I've got to say, I don't know that I have ever given a place three stars across the board. I had eaten here months before, and didn't have a strong recollection of it. Perhaps this is why.They were quick to bring out chips and salsa. The salsa was spicy but lacked flavor, and the chips, though seemingly made in-house, were made many, many hours before my arrival.The pork in my chili verde was fork tender, but again, had no real flavor. It was a perfect match for the blah beans and rice. The margarita, on the other hand, was mostly sweet margarita mix.When I asked for the check with food still on my plate, the server didn't even ask if I wanted a to-go container. Perhaps she got the sense that I would have said no.This is why I started writing these reviews many years ago. So I could look at it at some future point to see if a place was worth revisiting. I have to say that I don't know that I'll be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
This is a Great place to dine-in that's relaxing and enjoyable without any other customers getting out of hand. This is a place of Respect where people are considerate of others, the staff/employees, and for the restaurant itself. If you're looking for a Great place to dine-in and get away from a noisy area this is the place that welcome's any & everyone with Respect, Good Food, Great Service, and some TV's showing some good ol' Sports, and or ESPN.Thanks La Fonda for the Good Food and Hospitality!Vegetarian options: Every Dish right underneath the displayed title is the specified food ingredients, and if you still have a hard time understanding it, it's not rocket science, it's food and as long as you let the staff know that you don't eat meat you won't have a problem. Remember that they are just as human as you & me they won't know till you let them know. As far as I remember I didn't see a vegetarian section or maybe they did have it and I didn't pay any attention to it. .Parking: It's one big property lot in front of the restaurant.Kid-friendliness: Yes ?Wheelchair accessibility: Yes ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carne Asada, Camarones Diablo, French Fries, Combination Plate, Chiles Rellenos, Salsa and Chips with Guacamole, Enchilada, Chile Colorado, Beef Fajitas, Taco, Chile Relleno
Never open!!!
Service was decent even as they were very busy. Good
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Good, food, friendly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Best Food and Service!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5