We love this restaurant- staff is warm and friendly, food is excellent and authentic, and FRESH. Atmosphere is laid back and casual, like a beach spot should be. We can the night before my daughter’s 10 birthday and told the chef we planned coming for her birthday with friends the next day. He made a fresh beautiful and amazing tres leche cake just for her. La Bamba is a must to visit in LBI.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bryen Johnson
Hearing the manager yell at employees during my meal was very disturbing. Such treatment is unacceptable in Long Beach Island
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Reyhan Arı
I observed that employees were being pressured and spoken to harshly by management in front of customers. It was very upsetting to see staff working under verbal abuse and constant stress. No employee should have to work in such conditions. I strongly believe the government should take action to protect workers’ rights and prevent this kind of mistreatment.
Cindy Antika tanjung
I came here during dinner time and witnessed something very upsetting. A young employee was constantly scolded by her manager in front of customers. Eventually, she walked out and said loudly that her manager “treats people like animals.”
It was heartbreaking to see this during dinner service. A restaurant with multiple branches should treat its staff with respect and professionalism. No employee deserves to be humiliated in front of guests. I will not return until I see improvement.
Sarah N
Best fish tacos I’ve ever had. Ordered takeout. It was just so good. I would highly recommend.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Logan
The customer service was so horrible. They made us tip without us even knowing which made us tip more so never eat here ever.
Food was amazing and so was Paris, our waitress! Get the chicken empanadas and the fish tacosss
Gi Zupko
I have been coming here for years, today was really different. The waitress do not understand anything to say. They just yes you the whole time. Then they call another person for translation who also does not speak english. The food was cold and awful compared to previous years. I tried so hard to understand her and tried to speak to her in spanish as well since she, I believe to be Portuguese but it didn't help. Ask to speak to maybe a manager and the cook came out. I spoke to him in his language and all he did was bring us back warmer sauce for enchiladas. Very disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 1
Lindsey Zupko
A 1 star review is honestly generous for this place… food is tasteless, cold, and be prepared for none of the servers to speak or understand english OR spanish.
I had an unfortunate experience here today. I will start by saying I’ve eaten here before and like the food, but after today I won’t return. I ordered a salad for take out and when I went to pick it up, they informed me that I had placed the order to a different location. The staff said this happens constantly and they need to find a solution. The owner/manager then came out to talk to me, and I was apologetic for the misunderstanding and asked if I could place and pay for a new order there. She told me no, and that because of “my mistake” food was going to be wasted and my only option was to go to the other location if I wanted their food. This was terrible customer service, unprofessional, and unnecessarily rude. Going to the other location was not an option for me, so I left feeling very uncomfortable and surprised by their response. Overall, I like the food, but not that much.
Jenna Peloso
Staff was very kind and food was Amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Deęz
Decent , the grilled onions and cheese on the carne asada tacos didn’t do it for me. The $2 for a water is a ripoff, all restaurants are obliged to give you water ???? Also, usually at Mexican resturaunts , chips and salsa are complimentary, here they’re $7.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Mary G
Delicious food! Nice atmosphere- very family friendly. Highly recommend. The Mexican street corn and fish tacos were both 10/10.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tony Butch
Fist time here, came for lunch, nice specials on the menu for lunch, tacos were solid, chicken tortilla soup was excellent, service was great. Will def be back.
We love this restaurant- staff is warm and friendly, food is excellent and authentic, and FRESH. Atmosphere is laid back and casual, like a beach spot should be. We can the night before my daughter’s 10 birthday and told the chef we planned coming for her birthday with friends the next day. He made a fresh beautiful and amazing tres leche cake just for her. La Bamba is a must to visit in LBI.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hearing the manager yell at employees during my meal was very disturbing. Such treatment is unacceptable in Long Beach Island
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
I observed that employees were being pressured and spoken to harshly by management in front of customers. It was very upsetting to see staff working under verbal abuse and constant stress. No employee should have to work in such conditions. I strongly believe the government should take action to protect workers’ rights and prevent this kind of mistreatment.
I came here during dinner time and witnessed something very upsetting. A young employee was constantly scolded by her manager in front of customers. Eventually, she walked out and said loudly that her manager “treats people like animals.”
It was heartbreaking to see this during dinner service. A restaurant with multiple branches should treat its staff with respect and professionalism. No employee deserves to be humiliated in front of guests. I will not return until I see improvement.
Best fish tacos I’ve ever had. Ordered takeout. It was just so good. I would highly recommend.
Food: 5
Service: 5
The customer service was so horrible. They made us tip without us even knowing which made us tip more so never eat here ever.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nothing great. Tortas disappointing; wrong bread, overcooked cutlet, make-it-yourself slabs of cheese.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Food was amazing and so was Paris, our waitress! Get the chicken empanadas and the fish tacosss
I have been coming here for years, today was really different. The waitress do not understand anything to say. They just yes you the whole time. Then they call another person for translation who also does not speak english. The food was cold and awful compared to previous years. I tried so hard to understand her and tried to speak to her in spanish as well since she, I believe to be Portuguese but it didn't help. Ask to speak to maybe a manager and the cook came out. I spoke to him in his language and all he did was bring us back warmer sauce for enchiladas. Very disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 1
A 1 star review is honestly generous for this place… food is tasteless, cold, and be prepared for none of the servers to speak or understand english OR spanish.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
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I had an unfortunate experience here today. I will start by saying I’ve eaten here before and like the food, but after today I won’t return. I ordered a salad for take out and when I went to pick it up, they informed me that I had placed the order to a different location. The staff said this happens constantly and they need to find a solution. The owner/manager then came out to talk to me, and I was apologetic for the misunderstanding and asked if I could place and pay for a new order there. She told me no, and that because of “my mistake” food was going to be wasted and my only option was to go to the other location if I wanted their food. This was terrible customer service, unprofessional, and unnecessarily rude. Going to the other location was not an option for me, so I left feeling very uncomfortable and surprised by their response. Overall, I like the food, but not that much.
Staff was very kind and food was Amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Decent , the grilled onions and cheese on the carne asada tacos didn’t do it for me. The $2 for a water is a ripoff, all restaurants are obliged to give you water ???? Also, usually at Mexican resturaunts , chips and salsa are complimentary, here they’re $7.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Delicious food! Nice atmosphere- very family friendly. Highly recommend. The Mexican street corn and fish tacos were both 10/10.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fist time here, came for lunch, nice specials on the menu for lunch, tacos were solid, chicken tortilla soup was excellent, service was great. Will def be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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