This busy restaurant is in a prime location on Jardin Principal and has a full wall of open doors, allowing you to look out at the passersby in the square. The nonsmoking and smoking areas seem to merge into one, but if you sit by one of the doors, you’ll probably be able to avoid any second-hand smoke (we just got lucky, as no one lit up near us). Also try and sit downstairs rather in the dark upstairs balcony area.
The high, dark-wood ceiling and the old windows and doors would suggest that this is an older restaurant, although the new wooden bar and contemporary light fixtures don’t quite fit in with the original architecture. Despite this, the food, the drinks, and the location turned us into repeat customers.
Lunch starts at 2pm, and it’s a great time of day to visit. We had to wait awhile for a table (it’s a small place), but once you’re seated, service is usually pretty fast.
Whilst we were there, it was especially busy with Mexicans and foreign tourists in town for Semana Santa, but it’s fun to look past the waiters dashing around you at the outside world, which moves in comparative slow motion.
Every so often, people will wander in selling dolls, beads, and other souvenirs. One old guy stopped to play a serenade at the door on his guitar, so be prepared to contribute to the passing entertainers and vendors.
The menu offers many different options and is also translated into English. They also have an interesting dessert menu and full bar. We can recommend the lentil soup (sopa de lentija) at 37ps and the best chicken enchiladas my husband has tasted (enchiladas verdes rellenes de pollo) at 79ps. Seafood tends to be a bit more expensive, but it is also very tasty (camarones al mojo de ajo at 119ps), and a house salad (ensalada de la casa) is 12ps. This place also does one of the best margaritas in town (45ps). I stuck to lemonade (15ps), but they use freshly squeezed lemons and limes, which makes them a lot better than the average.