Amarillo, Kotka — Restaurant in Kotka-Hamina sub-region

Turns out, the place is Tex Mex, not mexican, so that settles the pronunciation of Amarillo ("illo" not "eeyo") question we had going in.

First, the chips and salsa. This is extremely important because it almost without fail sets the tone for the rest of the meal. The chips and salsa experience was equivalent to buying a $1 bag of tortilla chips from the clearance area of the thrift store, and pairing it with a freshly purchased bottle of Pace Picante chunky mild salsa. If you agree with my theory, you can stop reading this review now and move on. The rest is basically history. :)))))

To be fair, I got the fajitas which ended up to be acceptable in taste, ALTHOUGH the restaurant had a wild fixation on grilled onions, for which they served an insane amount of, and of course they weren't prepared like the grilled onions you'd normally expect (different oil?). Fajita cheese came in spreadable form, etc. etc. But OVERALL it wasn't too bad in taste. But it was not worth the 20 Euros either.

In all, the fajitas were probably just shy of 3 stars, the chips and salsa were 1 star, and the price was 2 stars. The service was ok. So that averages out to 2 stars.

Went to Amarillos because it was one of few places open Sunday evening and very close to my hotel. It came recommended by the hotel staff so I had hopes, but I also know it is rare to find GOOD mexican outside of Mexico or USA, so of course there was some caution going in. Caution...

Despite the fact that we were quite literally the only customers at the time the service we got was at an unacceptable level. We ordered appetizers but never received any and a pregnant person in our group particularly request well done meat but receiving medium at best. Also the music volume was also way higher than necessary

The dishes were delicious but the game was already lost by the time...

Friendly staff and great food as always. The bar located within the restaurant and the loud music might bother you. There's toilets too, even though they might be a bit hard to find without asking the waiter.

The only thing bithering me was the hand sanitizer pffered at the doors, that smelled...