I'd be fine not returning here. There is good reason why it has so many one-star reviews.First, it took 3 (three!) waitresses for us to learn that there is no draft, or beer on tap. This is because the first waitress spoke almost no English at all. She got a second waitress, who still didn't understand the phrase "on tap". So 2nd waitress fetched the manager/3rd waitress, who was finally able to tell us that there is no draft/on tap beer - only bottled beer. I believe if one is a waitperson at a restaurant in America, one should be able to speak English well enough to answer basic questions about what the restaurant serves or not. I had to Google, "how to say on-tap in Spanish" just to get this question answered. I could hear and see the teaching moment occurring in the kitchen with 2nd waitress loudly repeating de barril and on-tap.Food was just OK, not good enough for me to return for.One should never have to wait for staff to bring the bill to pay - but that's what we ended up doing. We waited for about 10 minutes after we were done eating before 1st waitress finally noticed our credit card in hand.Bill was brought, and 15% was automatically added to the bill ON TOP OF THE TAX. One should never pay a tip on Uncle Sam's tax - that has nothing to do with the service one gets. At bottom of the bill, it says something to the effect of "If you believe the tip was wrongly calculated, please speak with the manager". So I got manager over to explain that I have no problem paying 15%, but only on the Subtotal, not the Total. Through the language barrier, I think she understood, reprinted the bill without tip added on. We were able to add 15% to Subtotal, which was generous for the abysmal service we got.Only 2 stars for Atmosphere, because upon entering there was plenty of ambient noise but not loud music. Within minutes of us entering, another party of 2 entered and staff turned music way up, making for an unnecessarily cacophonous atmosphere and therefore more unpleasant.There are sooo many Mexican restaurants for one to choose to dine at in Denver, and this one is checked off my list, never to be returned to.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Christina Sanchez
The food was delicious! Our waiter was excellent, he would make sure we had what we needed! The music was lively! We will definitely be back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
leonel hernandez
Very good food, it's a shame that the service is the worst and they have the shame of automatically charging a tip for a table of two people
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Annette Cano
Very expensive unless you get the lower priced items The music is too loud trying to a waitress's attention is difficult unless they are serving customers close byIf you like chicharrones in your burrito they are good when they're hot but if you take it home it's a soggy burrito so they just roll up the chicharron and fry it so it's really not the real thing... disappointed ☹️
Stephanie Bird
The salsa was literally a frozen puck and the food wasn't hot. The beans and rice were fine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Gloria Garcia
Not very happy with service or food had been coming for many years but this last visit very disappointed with service and food as I always order aguachiles rojo and these were made with just chile powder and lime not what has been made in past totally different recipe not very pleasant. Server was not very good at bringing out food. Will definitely not be returning at this establishment again
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Butch Cassidy
The food is extremely good ?.Great atmosphere and great groupo.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gabriella Guerrero
Music is way too loud,menu is overwhelming and had 2 servers maybe 3. My enchiladas were overloaded with red sauce the only item I enjoyed was the rice..would I go back? probably
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Gilberto Garcia
Super attentive employees and very good food
Anthony Trevathan
This that spot you take the in laws and out of town friends.....
My wife, my son and I all shared a parillada (zacatecas) for 3 people it is accurate the amount of people it said it feeds it also came with a side of baked potatoes was very pleased, what disappointed me was no free refills, they also had charged me for regular glass of waters which in most restaurants its complimentary, we had also ordered a side of beans which for the price I was not pleased it came back and looked like a scoop of beans smeared clockwise on the plate I also had ordered extra tortillas on the side and received very few for a "pretty penny", last but not least they fixed their own tip amount into the receipt in my case was $20 which I strongly believe a customer should have the OPTION to leave a tip or not in any amount they believe they EARNED.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Gabriela Corral
I had my birthday party here and the waitress didn't give us drink refills for over 30 minutes and she took about 45 minutes just to take our order. I was very disappointed with the service. Thankfully the food was good but since the service was so bad I won't be returning.
Gigi Smalls
I have always been fascinated by this restaurant since I was a child. The food is always delicious and I ate a plate with my husband for a good price. The waitress a little busy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Mixed Fajitas
Andrew Harbor
The food was pretty good - your standard Americanized Mexican fare, with some more authentic dishes as well. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful as well. My only complaint would be the atmosphere - there’s live music which is fine but it was extremely loud. I was with a group of eight and I could barely hear the person sitting next to me, let alone anyone else at the table. I think if they just adjusted the sound system it would improve things a lot. Overall, I’d recommend giving it a try.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 4
Raquel Peralta
The place is almost too big. Servings are also almost too big. And it's quite loud.
I'd be fine not returning here. There is good reason why it has so many one-star reviews.First, it took 3 (three!) waitresses for us to learn that there is no draft, or beer on tap. This is because the first waitress spoke almost no English at all. She got a second waitress, who still didn't understand the phrase "on tap". So 2nd waitress fetched the manager/3rd waitress, who was finally able to tell us that there is no draft/on tap beer - only bottled beer. I believe if one is a waitperson at a restaurant in America, one should be able to speak English well enough to answer basic questions about what the restaurant serves or not. I had to Google, "how to say on-tap in Spanish" just to get this question answered. I could hear and see the teaching moment occurring in the kitchen with 2nd waitress loudly repeating de barril and on-tap.Food was just OK, not good enough for me to return for.One should never have to wait for staff to bring the bill to pay - but that's what we ended up doing. We waited for about 10 minutes after we were done eating before 1st waitress finally noticed our credit card in hand.Bill was brought, and 15% was automatically added to the bill ON TOP OF THE TAX. One should never pay a tip on Uncle Sam's tax - that has nothing to do with the service one gets. At bottom of the bill, it says something to the effect of "If you believe the tip was wrongly calculated, please speak with the manager". So I got manager over to explain that I have no problem paying 15%, but only on the Subtotal, not the Total. Through the language barrier, I think she understood, reprinted the bill without tip added on. We were able to add 15% to Subtotal, which was generous for the abysmal service we got.Only 2 stars for Atmosphere, because upon entering there was plenty of ambient noise but not loud music. Within minutes of us entering, another party of 2 entered and staff turned music way up, making for an unnecessarily cacophonous atmosphere and therefore more unpleasant.There are sooo many Mexican restaurants for one to choose to dine at in Denver, and this one is checked off my list, never to be returned to.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
The food was delicious! Our waiter was excellent, he would make sure we had what we needed! The music was lively! We will definitely be back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good food, it's a shame that the service is the worst and they have the shame of automatically charging a tip for a table of two people
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Very expensive unless you get the lower priced items The music is too loud trying to a waitress's attention is difficult unless they are serving customers close byIf you like chicharrones in your burrito they are good when they're hot but if you take it home it's a soggy burrito so they just roll up the chicharron and fry it so it's really not the real thing... disappointed ☹️
The salsa was literally a frozen puck and the food wasn't hot. The beans and rice were fine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Not very happy with service or food had been coming for many years but this last visit very disappointed with service and food as I always order aguachiles rojo and these were made with just chile powder and lime not what has been made in past totally different recipe not very pleasant. Server was not very good at bringing out food. Will definitely not be returning at this establishment again
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
The food is extremely good ?.Great atmosphere and great groupo.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Music is way too loud,menu is overwhelming and had 2 servers maybe 3. My enchiladas were overloaded with red sauce the only item I enjoyed was the rice..would I go back? probably
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Super attentive employees and very good food
This that spot you take the in laws and out of town friends.....
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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My wife, my son and I all shared a parillada (zacatecas) for 3 people it is accurate the amount of people it said it feeds it also came with a side of baked potatoes was very pleased, what disappointed me was no free refills, they also had charged me for regular glass of waters which in most restaurants its complimentary, we had also ordered a side of beans which for the price I was not pleased it came back and looked like a scoop of beans smeared clockwise on the plate I also had ordered extra tortillas on the side and received very few for a "pretty penny", last but not least they fixed their own tip amount into the receipt in my case was $20 which I strongly believe a customer should have the OPTION to leave a tip or not in any amount they believe they EARNED.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
I had my birthday party here and the waitress didn't give us drink refills for over 30 minutes and she took about 45 minutes just to take our order. I was very disappointed with the service. Thankfully the food was good but since the service was so bad I won't be returning.
I have always been fascinated by this restaurant since I was a child. The food is always delicious and I ate a plate with my husband for a good price. The waitress a little busy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Mixed Fajitas
The food was pretty good - your standard Americanized Mexican fare, with some more authentic dishes as well. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful as well. My only complaint would be the atmosphere - there’s live music which is fine but it was extremely loud. I was with a group of eight and I could barely hear the person sitting next to me, let alone anyone else at the table. I think if they just adjusted the sound system it would improve things a lot. Overall, I’d recommend giving it a try.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 4
The place is almost too big. Servings are also almost too big. And it's quite loud.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4