I don’t prefer to do negative reviews, but this had to be the least favorable mexican food I’ve tasted in years, and that’s even below most fast food (Adalbertos/Carolinas, I don’t do Taco hell).
It wasn’t pricey for Benecia (approx $18 p/entre), but it had no flavor. We ordered both the grilled chicken burrito and Mexican salad w/chicken.
Poor first experience. I came in with my wife and 2 daughters and was quickly greeted which was nice. After saying we were dining in, we were told to pick a table and we would be brought menus. My wife asked for water at the same time (we walked to the restaurant) and the hostess snapped back, “you’ll get water too”.
Unfortunately, most tables were dirty. We picked on of the least dirty tables. When the hostess came with menus, chips, and waters, she started to spread them out. I asked if the table could be cleaned first and we got a dirty look. Thereafter we waited a solid 10 minutes, maybe more, but no one ever returned to check on us, take our, anything. It wasn’t busy. When we arrived several employees were standing around, there were only 3 occupied tables. We thought about going inside to ask for help but after the initial poor attitude of the hostess combined with our surprise at the nearly 4% credit card surcharge we discovered printed inside the menus, we decided to simply leave.
My wife and I have been waiting over a year for this place to open. Today we had the opportunity to finally try them. The food was great, prices are reasonable, but management to note that they could do much better with their guest service.
The food is excellent and the menu selections are broad. No issues with food. The wait staff service was a bit slow. Friendly but slow.
Food came out in a reasonable amount of time. I hope the service will get faster as they have a chance to get experienced with the flow. It’s only been open a week.
I will definitely go back. It’s a bit pricier than other local options but the food quality and taste makes it worth it.
It’s a nice vibe with lots of patio seating. Very limited seating inside. Clean lines with modern decor, I like it. Not sure what they will do on rainy days.
Nice to have a “go to” Mex alternative in Benicia.
Keith Evans
I don’t prefer to do negative reviews, but this had to be the least favorable mexican food I’ve tasted in years, and that’s even below most fast food (Adalbertos/Carolinas, I don’t do Taco hell).
It wasn’t pricey for Benecia (approx $18 p/entre), but it had no flavor. We ordered both the grilled chicken burrito and Mexican salad w/chicken.
Cool Joe
Poor first experience. I came in with my wife and 2 daughters and was quickly greeted which was nice. After saying we were dining in, we were told to pick a table and we would be brought menus. My wife asked for water at the same time (we walked to the restaurant) and the hostess snapped back, “you’ll get water too”.
Unfortunately, most tables were dirty. We picked on of the least dirty tables. When the hostess came with menus, chips, and waters, she started to spread them out. I asked if the table could be cleaned first and we got a dirty look. Thereafter we waited a solid 10 minutes, maybe more, but no one ever returned to check on us, take our, anything. It wasn’t busy. When we arrived several employees were standing around, there were only 3 occupied tables. We thought about going inside to ask for help but after the initial poor attitude of the hostess combined with our surprise at the nearly 4% credit card surcharge we discovered printed inside the menus, we decided to simply leave.
Nikki Macapinlac
My wife and I have been waiting over a year for this place to open. Today we had the opportunity to finally try them. The food was great, prices are reasonable, but management to note that they could do much better with their guest service.
Jeffrey Hine
The food is excellent and the menu selections are broad. No issues with food. The wait staff service was a bit slow. Friendly but slow.
Food came out in a reasonable amount of time. I hope the service will get faster as they have a chance to get experienced with the flow. It’s only been open a week.
I will definitely go back. It’s a bit pricier than other local options but the food quality and taste makes it worth it.
It’s a nice vibe with lots of patio seating. Very limited seating inside. Clean lines with modern decor, I like it. Not sure what they will do on rainy days.
Nice to have a “go to” Mex alternative in Benicia.