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    La Tonalteca

    3.7 (80 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Kathy K.

    I love I love this restaurant. I have been there several times and the atmosphere is amazing. The service is amazing. The food is amazing. I cannot say enough good things about this restaurant. They are so accepting of everyone that comes in and they can't. They cannot do enough for you the drinks the margaritas are delicious all different kinds of margaritas. My favorite is the peach their menu goes from $10 to maybe $22 so it's not extremely expensive. You can add things to your menu so I highly recommend you give it a try. I don't think you will be disappointed there is an outside eatingwith the fall and there is plenty of room inside there is tables there is booths and like I said the waiters there are very very courteous and cannot be more kind and helpful

    three enchiladas

    I love this place!! The parking lot is huge and so is the restaurant itself, but inside isn't particularly loud or crowded. The food is ready quickly but not so fast that you feel rushed. I've been here twice now and both times my food has been fantastic. I love their burritos and enchiladas. However, if you're on the more particular side, make sure to specify exactly what you DO want in your meal -- my moderately picky sister was a bit disappointed to find some surprise vegetables in her tacos that weren't listed as included on the menu. After picking them out she liked her food, though. I'll eat pretty much anything so the surprises were fine with me, and I can't wait to come back again soon!!

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    Sal R.

    Our go to Mexican restaurant for quality food. Great service and nice ambience. Good location, close to Lowe's, BJ's and food stores.

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    Judy R.

    I have never stopped here as I travel back and forth to the beach. It's on the main road and in the parking lot near Roses. Wanted a quick dinner and decided to check their Menu. This is a large restaurant, plenty of space and a nice bar in the middle. They have a large variety of dishes and some a la cart sides too. My server was so friendly and helpful. I decided to go with the Texas Fajitas and it's a combination of chicken, steak, and shrimp. They give you complementary chips and salsa. The salsa is very good !! My dish was very flavorful but missed some spices and I would have preferred rice with my refried beans. So, fajitas were good, but not great. Service, however, was outstanding! I will go back to try something different next time. They have a lot on their menu to choose from!

    Beth K.

    Not as super impressed as I was 2 years ago. I wont be hurrying back here anytime soon It was my friends birthday and she wanted fajitas and La Tonalteca was relatively close. It started with ordering a pitcher of margaritas and 2 glasses of water. We wait an insane amount of time meanwhile eating chips and salsa with no drink. Our mouths are as dry as the Sahara. Finally the waitress appears with no water or pitcher and hands us 2 margaritas in glasses. UMMM??? Huh? Fast forward fifteen minutes later we receive 2 waters and pitcher of margaritas. We ordered BEEF fajitas #202 and #210 Tacos de Carne Asada chicken and we receive CHICKEN fajitas. REALLY? So we return the chicken fajitas and receive beef fajitas but no tortillas to eat them. After waiting ten minutes we receive the tortillas. Can it get any worse? The food is now cold. I don't even want to eat the food now. I ask for boxes and she is not returning with boxes. YES!@@@@!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its getting worse. The waitress tries to give us the bill and no boxes . WAIT . STOP . ITS Kackys birthday . Please sing to her. I told you from the beginning its her birthday. I have to go to the hostess stand and tell the hostess to please sing to my friend because its her birthday and explain what's been going on with all the mess ups. Lady in charge at hostess stand says "Were going to make up for this". They did sing and bring her fried ice cream but the ice cream wasn't fried!! LOL They did wipe whip cream on her nose and that was cute. By no mean did they make up for this. Funny ...Funny. I wont be returning anytime soon. You couldn't make any of this stuff up. This restaurant is not worth all the hassle....

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    Mark G.

    Really?? This restaurant wants to be a Tex Mex, but the menu items are just pathetic. There was a time when quick Mexican meant going through an order line as your meal would be assembled from a half dozen pans on the warming tray. Imagine using those half dozen ingredients to create thirty more dishes, and you have the idea. Now imagine those options coming straight from a can. What I have described would be better than what we got. You got it? Now imagine stereotyped decore that might be mistaken as a farce or spoof on the stereotype. These were brightly colored, faux rustic Mexican peasant festival decorations. Then there was the beer. Draft beer and bottled beer are two different things. While it may involve a communication problem, one of our party is fluent in Spanish. It did not help. We did not enjoy ourselves. Eat well, tip well.

    Enchiladas rancheras, a margarita,  and warm chips and salsa .. yeah baby!!

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    Service is great and for the price the food is very good! I do like their Skinny Margaritas too.

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    Definitely not as good as when it opened. It is not bad, just average with too much sauce and not enough meat. Guess it is the economy

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    Good Mexican food! I've never eaten at the restaurant, always takeout. The food is made to order and they have good Margarita deals too!

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    4 years ago

    Best everything Spanish , right downto the best chicken taco salad Chata Horchata & flan

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    We love the food. The Nachos, fajitas, frozen mango margaritas are our faves. It's so good.

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    4 years ago

    A real gem. The burrito was delicious. The churros for dessert was fantastic. The hand painted chairs are incredible. Highly recommended.

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