Everything started off wonderfully! Beautifully decorated restaurant. The attention to detail from the Captain, Alejandro, the options for cocktails. We ordered the salad with the figs, amazing... the artichoke risotto, delicious... the ribeye nicely grilled... and I ordered a soup for my mom which she enjoyed and topped it off for her with a nice coconut desert. I had a carajillo and was very content. The descriptions of the ingredients were appreciated as well as the recommendations. A great experience can come to a grinding halt in an instance. Background on us is that we recently relocated for a job here in Mexico City. Historically we have lived in Vallarta for about 8 months and have been a frequent traveler to Guanajuato...We have been consistently tipping 10% everywhere we go within Mexico. Ok, so here is the kicker...upon paying our bill with a cc, the waiter asked if we would like to include a tip and my husband automatically said yes, 10%. The waiter then proceeded to educate us that it was customary to pay 15% as they take 8% out and then HE ASKED AGAIN, what would you like to leave as tip. At this point, my blood boiled and I repeated, 10%. I think he thought that I would alter the percentage. I can tell you, I felt very offended to be pressured to change something that I had already made a decision about and now to be shame-pressured to giving him a higher tip. Does he do this to EVERYONE (locals, expats and tourists) that leave the standard tip amount in Mexico??? Or did he say this just to our party?? I do know and appreciate that the service was fantastic, however, I feel it is MY prerogative to decide what to tip in Mexico. NO ONE ever has ever questioned what I tip. The whole experience went from a solid A+ to a very gut-wrenching embarrassment to be called out and schooled. I certainly did not appreciate that at all. read more