La Tradicion Mariscos & Mexican Restaurant

Here’s a fare review.

Awesome food!!! Food was great. But here’s the kicker…

(1) be PREPARED to pay between $3-$5 for bottled water…depending on which waiter you speak to. The whole time we were getting refills, we were being charged. It would have been great to have being charged for what is usually complimentary communicated to us. (2) Music is blaring. Trying to hold a conversation through that was terrible. (3) We were also charged for chips and salsa that they voluntarily brought out to us! (4) When it came time to pay, we were overcharged a little over $60 for gratuity between 6 people. For a total of 8 tacos ($3-$5 each), a fajita plate , aguachiles, Jamaica drink, and 2 margaritas…the math wasn’t mathing.

Ooooooo and good luck trying to get an understanding why you were charged so much. We started off speaking perfect English to one another to “mi no habla inglés” at the end of the night.

Great food, TERRIBLE service, and a lot of hidden fees. Thanks, but no thanks!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 1

Disappointing Experience - Overcharged

Initially, I thought this place was nice, fun, and had a TJ/Mexico vibe. There were six of us, and we mostly ordered tacos, fajitas, and seafood tostada. The sauce/salsa was good, flavorful, and spicy, just the way we like it. The karaoke spot was lively, with locals singing their hearts out. It was extremely loud, and we could barely hear each other, which was expected.

However, my main gripe is about the overcharged bill. It felt like they took advantage of us because we were tourists and didn't speak Spanish. When it was time for the bill, something told me to check the receipt. It was odd to see a bill of $222 when we mostly ordered tacos and only had two Margaritas. I know they charge 18% gratuity (for parties of 5+) but we had at least 12 tacos, 2 Margaritas, 1 Horchata, and 4 waters (the kind you get from Costco - 40 bottles for $3.99).

When I asked the server about the charges, she suddenly acted like she didn't understand English, even though she understood us perfectly when we ordered our food. I questioned why the water was $24 when most restaurants provide it for free and why we were charged for chips, which should also be free. Unfortunately, I didn't take a picture of the handwritten, made-up numbers because I was too livid to think straight. Our bill should have been at most $80-$100 with tip and taxes, but we were overcharged by $122.

The server refused to escalate the issue to her manager and played the sympathy card, saying if we didn't pay, she would have to cover it. I don't recommend this place, and this will be my first and last time here. This is my honest review and rarely do I ever post a negative review for any establishment but this was overreaching of $122 extra for BS prices. Please don't cheat your customers, especially if you want future returning customers who don't mind paying more for food, service, and entertainment.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

The agua de jamaica is so good the coctel de camarones no flavor at all tasted like water and shrimp

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Never in my life have gone to restaurant where the server chooses what tip she will get from customers. The waitress I got decided automatically to take it off my credit card without leaving No choice of amount didn’t even ask me to sign anything and she brings up a receipt with 10% added without consent and still came up to us with her attitude when I confronted her. She stated that the machine automatically chooses 10% which is a lie and unprofessional and illegal to do. This place needs to train your servers to not steal tips. She ruined my experience and I won’t be back nor recommend this place.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

Amazing Mariscos, shrimp and octopus cocktail always slaps!!

Food: 5

My friends and I visited this restaurant n karaoke 🎤, we had so much fun!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

I had the bad experience that we were 6 people and we consumed and only for 6 people we charged 100 dollars (without consumption or food)) I charged just for being 6 people bad place zero recommended.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

I do not recommend this place. Only 2 out of 4 people I went with got their plates. They were taking so long that my friends finished their food, so we canceled the other 2 plates. The waitress did not apologize for the wait. The food was so plain and expensive. It came out to $78 for 2 meals and the waitress added on a $15 tip for herself and said it was an automatic charge for paying with a card. She gave attitude when we asked for a refund so we could pay in cash. Terrible service and terrible food

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 1

I love it..fresh food. Very flavorful.. kind Staff. Great vibe..open til 12 midnight. Will be going back soon.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cool spot to hang out for a couple of hours. Good customer service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The service is terrible, they don't accept cards... as I went out to the car to get cash and my husband waited inside, the waitress ran out after me as if I was leaving without paying. Check your receipt because the prices don't match...they overcharge. They also change prices after a certain time without warning. The place is very small and has a strange smell. The truth is I won't return.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

They charged me 18% taxes and the truth is the food is not like before

Waitress was rude, couldn"t give us a regular table or booth because most of them were reserved ,yet the place was empty this was around 8pm.She sat us 3 people on a corner table wich was very uncomfortable...didn't check on our table to see if we needed anything..was running around the restaurant looking busy when only 4 tables were occupied very loud kareoke..food was ok although i would of preferred the taco stand next door better service more seating area . First and last time i'll ever go ..I refused and didn't give a tip...Very disapointed.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Was amazing, good customer service, really delicious food grate environment

Atmosphere: 5

Really good food, fun atmosphere and very clean. Prices are very reasonable. I will be back when in Vegas.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5