Editor Pick
La Posada
- June 24, 2002
- Rated 4 of 5 by
kpvincent from Edinburgh, United Kingdom
When I realized that our hostel was in the same building as a Mexican restuarant, I was ecstatic--it had been over a year since I'd had Mexican food. I'd spent 5 months in Mexico before coming to Scotland, and even before that I was used to eating it nearly every day. So imagine my horror when we went down there the night we arrived, only to be told they were all booked for the night. I thought I might die, my taste buds having already been kicked into overdrive by the aromas sneakily wafting by. Reservations are clearly necessary in the evenings, but especially for weekends.
So we tried the next day for lunch. And there were almost no other customers, so we had no problem getting seated right away. Our server even remembered us from the night before, and told us we wouldn't have wanted to eat there the night before, because things apparently got a bit crazy. So things work out.
One of the benefits to eating at lunch is that the lunch menu can be cheaper than the dinner menu. There are many lunch meals, such as taco and enchilada plates, for £4-5. I instead chose the chicken fajitas, which included four tortillas, came with sour cream and salsa, and were very substantial. The price was standard for lunch and dinner: £7.99. My friend ordered flautas with a mango sauce that was quite tasty. We split an order of chips and guacamole. The guacamole was very good, but the number of chips was a bit lacking. And of course you can't eat a Mexican meal without ordering a margarita or two, especially when you are making up for lost time like I was. We went a bit overboard and ordered first one pitcher of frozen margaritas, and then a second. Oops. This was very inspirational in a sense, forcing me to climb upstairs to my hostel room and lie down on the floor for a few minutes, to ponder such life essentials as the value of self-control and other such things.
The pitchers were £11 each, and even so, our bill came to £38 total, so that was only £16 for a starter and two main meals. There were desserts available in the range of £3-4. A dinner meal will most likely be a little more expensive, but it does not have to be much more. I do highly recommend the margaritas, however.
La Posada is conventiently located on the western end of St Mary's Place, about 100 meters before it meets City Road.
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