I haven’t been to this restaurant for ages. I remembered fondly their tasty margaritas and proper Mexican food, so I went in with excitement. The wall colours and décor did mimic a typical street Mexican restaurant in 🇲🇽.
The mezcal margarita, though, was weak and lacked character — the proportion was off. Not what I was hoping for. When I told the bartender, he just looked at me blankly — no attempt to adjust or correct the drink.
I was more hopeful when the pulled pork nachos arrived. I ordered sour cream and 🥑🍅on the side. I had good memories of how they used to do it, and I should have trusted my intuition to first ask if they still had the same owners or chefs.
The nachos tasted old — not crispy at all 🙅🏻♀️. Even though the darker-skinned staff claimed they were fresh, I told him they weren’t. I asked how long they had been sitting out. He didn’t answer, but went to the kitchen and came back saying they would replace them. The second set was better and crisp. You can see from the photo and video the colour difference between the first and second plates. Still, it wasn’t the way the original owner used to serve it. Those nachos he made were a delight 😉 and the salsa was great tasting! Unfortunately, that recipe is gone.
Then came the sour cream and guacamole sides, and these tasted old as well. The tall foreign lady staff insisted they were freshly made daily and always thrown out at night. But I buy these from containers myself and knew immediately that the restaurant didn’t make them fresh daily. When pressed further, she reluctantly admitted they came from containers. Dishonesty is not appreciated.
I also know how to make fresh guacamole the proper Mexican way. So when she claimed it was freshly made, I knew it wasn’t. Even if you don’t cook, the colour of guacamole tells you if it’s been sitting out. C’mon, only people who don’t spend any time in the kitchen could be fooled by that. As for the sour cream, she said it came from a chiller — but it tasted as though it had been left out in Singapore humidity for 2–3 hours. And this isn’t a fully enclosed, air-conditioned kitchen.
After some wait, thinking she would replace them, she didn’t. When I asked if they would replace them, she ignored me and brushed me off with, “They come from the same batch.” I don’t get it—if I’m paying for them, why wouldn’t they replace them with another so-called ‘freshly made’ set? 😉 When I mentioned this again to a local staff member who took my payment — who had seemed nice at first — she got offended and replied with a sour face, “I was told.” 😳. The staff’s attitude reflects not a true Mexican hospitality experience — not even what you’d expect from a street vendor in Mexico!
Anyway, this is the first restaurant in Singapore where staff outright denied and dismissed feedback instead of taking responsibility. Such poor attitude, and absolutely not a reflection of authentic Mexican hospitality. 👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽
