The restuarant is small, but does not lack in interesting decor. The service is prompt and friendly. The prices are quite fair and when your plate is presented, you come to realize that you are getting more than what you paid for. The Camerones Jalisco are excellent! The light cream sauce is not heavy and has a delicate flavor. The shrimp is tender. The presentation is excellent. Their Mexican seafood salad includes shrimp, scallops and salmon with an excellent avacado salad. The standard Mexican fare - burritos, tacos, quesadillas - are also very tasty and the experience is quite enjoyable.
I grew up in Columbia and discovered El Menchaca back in 1977 when working just down the street from them. I continued to eat there until they closed. My wife and I had eaten there hundreds of times over the years and truly miss the authentic Mexican
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Empty for a good reason. The food was seasoned only with [too much] salt and the server could not have cared less that it was poorly made. There was no one at the desk on the way out to mention the problems to.
This used to be our favorite Mexican restaurant when I left Columbia 5 years ago. I just moved back here and went to the Monterry for dinner on Saturday night. Couln't figure out why the place was so empty, I can remember having to wait for a table i
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The restuarant is small, but does not lack in interesting decor. The service is prompt and friendly. The prices are quite fair and when your plate is presented, you come to realize that you are getting more than what you paid for. The Camerones Jalisco are excellent! The light cream sauce is not heavy and has a delicate flavor. The shrimp is tender. The presentation is excellent. Their Mexican seafood salad includes shrimp, scallops and salmon with an excellent avacado salad. The standard Mexican fare - burritos, tacos, quesadillas - are also very tasty and the experience is quite enjoyable.
The restuarant is small, but does not lack in interesting decor. The service is prompt and friendly. The prices are quite fair and when your plate is presented, you come to realize that you are getting more than what you paid for. The Camerones Jalisco are excellent! The light cream sauce is not heavy and has a delicate flavor. The shrimp is tender. The presentation is excellent. Their Mexican seafood salad includes shrimp, scallops and salmon with an excellent avacado salad. The standard Mexican fare - burritos, tacos, quesadillas - are also very tasty and the experience is quite enjoyable.