La Tonalteca - Christiana, DE Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food itself was really good."
• "The food that we've ordered has always been very good."
• "The food was very good. I always get the carne asada but this time I got the carnitas (pork)."
• "Food was delicious as always."
• "The food was very tasty. I would like to try their burritos next time."
• "The chicken enchiladas were very good, not dry like some places we've visited."
• "The Food (carnitas) were excellent."

Cons:

• "The enchilada platter was ok except the one that was unidentifiable and could not be cut by a knife."
• "This had to be one of the worst meals I have ever had."
• "Refried beans were so salty, basically inedible."
• "The food looked like it was leftovers from someone else's plate."
• "Steak...chewy, not much flavor here."
• "Carnitas...bland, basic, didn't have any fat in there."
• "The food had way too much salt."

Service

Pros:

• "Our waiter was a sweetheart. Very fast service too."
• "The service is very professional, very polite, outstanding."
• "The staff are on point with their service."
• "Our server was super attentive and deserves props."
• "Not only was our assigned server attentive, I think we had at least three other employees (I think one may have been a manager) check on our table multiple times -- great service!"
• "Five stars specifically for wait staff."
• "The customer service was very friendly and fast!!"

Cons:

• "After our food was brought out, the server(s) seemed to have forgotten about us."
• "The checks weren't divided correctly.. The waitress was the worst!!!"
• "Waited 30mins and was ignored. No one came over and greeted us, no water, nothing."
• "Our waitress Rosa was a terrible waitress. She seemed as if we were a bother."
• "It seem like the waitress was never there to serve our business and the restaurant wasn't busy at all."
• "Our waitress was very friendly, but that was the only nice thing about the place."
• "Our waitresses was horrible, there really is no other way to describe her."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Nice sized portions, had to unbutton once I got in my car. Very fair prices."
• "Like two great meals for the price of one."
• "The food was decent and the portions were reasonable and priced reasonably."

Cons:

• "The price for it is ridiculous."
• "Food is good here but they have made everything super expensive."
• "It's a very good restaurant but also, for me at least, very expensive."
• "I ordered 8 tacos and it was very expensive."
• "Thought 11.99 was expensive for one burrito."
• "Only negative comment I heard from a large party next to me was that the Margaritas were $$$ more than their meals!!!"
• "Spent $50 for two entrees and a kid meal and wasn’t super happy in the end."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "Colorful decor. Fun music, felt like I was at my primas wedding."
• "The decor inside is festive, clean, and aesthetically pleasing."
• "The interior decor is so beautiful."
• "The atmosphere is always calm and the artwork is very beautiful."
• "The atmosphere is very open and welcoming. The decor is really nice."
• "The decor in both locations will have you feeling like you’re actually visiting a small part of Mexico."
• "The atmosphere took this to the next level."

Cons:

• "The one bad thing is the noise."
• "Only problem was a slight cleaning fluid smell."
• "The floors were very slippery."
• "Loud as all get up in there but that's a good thing. Business is good as the atmosphere was loud."
• "My only 'complaint' and it's personal/side note, too much Fabuloso for me."