We were visiting family in St. Charles, Missouri over the weekend. Our niece and nephew both enjoy Mexican food, and they'd never been here before, so we tried Las Margaritas for dinner. When we arrived, we found a good-sized parking lot busy with other patrons arriving. The restaurant was lovely with various sizes of booths and tables and a beautiful bar. As we entered the spacious lobby, we informed the hostess we needed a table for 5.
The hostess took us to a strange shaped, small table that 4 individuals would barely be comfortable sitting at much less room for all the appetizer dishware, the dinner plates, and various glassware plus baskets of Tortilla chips. We asked to be moved, and the hostess appeared to take it personally even though she understood the reasoning. So we were moved to a table for 6, allowing tabletop space as well as personal space between us. We are not petite people, so this made everyone feel better. One issue quickly resolved.
The menu had all the standard favorites most people enjoy with a few twists on a couple of the entrees. All of the House Favorites options sounded delicious and different from many restaurants. A large baked potato covered with a choice of chicken or steak, veggies, and queso dip sounded scrumptious to me, but I saw it after I ordered. The other item I missed was the Southwest chicken wings served with a spinach queso dip. We asked for two orders of Queso dip (minus Chorizo) since they were very small orders. It was made with Chihuahua cheese topped with bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions. It was very good with the warm chips. We also ordered guacamole, but unfortunately, it never arrived even after reminding our server.
Between the five of us, we ordered the following:
- A Taco Salad, with several modifications that removed a large percentage of the flavor. She preceded to then complain that the salad had no flavor. No surprise! She should have ordered another salad option but said no. We can't blame the restaurant since she requested the salad ingredients and received the salad as requested.
-Cochinita Pibil is a tortilla filled with roasted pork with achiote peppers, topped with cheese sauce, served with rice, refried beans, and street corn cut off the cob. It was very flavorful, spicy, a generous portion of pork, then smothered in a cheese sauce. I would definitely order again.
- Burrito Steak Chili Colorado had tender chunks of steak smothered in ranchero sauce and served with rice and beans. My husband was disappointed due to the lack of flavor and spice, whether hot or not. He would not reorder if we return.
Next, our nephew tried the Carnitas dinner, which was tender, flavorful, and plentiful. It was served with rice and beans. He could only eat about half of the entree, so he, along with a couple of others, had carryout boxes.
Lastly, our niece ordered the Chili Relleno smothered in cheese sauce and served with rice and refried beans. She enjoyed the Chili Relleno but wasn't pleased with the rice.
Each of us had various opinions of our dining experience, but 4 out of 5 of us said they'd return, and 3 out of 5 enjoyed their dinners. The restaurant isn't a destination location for us, but we could return on our next trip. read more