Foinikas Cocina Y Cocteleria Mexicana — Restaurant in Municipality of Chaidari

Initial 3* Review from Our 1st Visit Sept 2021..

Let's get it from the Entrance..

As we approached the main entrance there was a kind Girl that welcomed us, asking if we have a reservation but as it seems without the ability to confirm it from a related existed List. Anyway, As we got further ( Yes, we had a reservation.. ) walking down the steps, there was a table with a bange of burly guys sitting around.. With one of them, the one that was sitting just opposite us.. Looking at us in a Really Angry way from the time we enter his eyesight till we reached our table..

Like we have done something bad to him or his Family.. Or, like he is someone from the Local Gang that sells protection to this Restaurant .. ( These Guys are always Looking at others like that ) So, we reached our table.. The Environment is very nice, Mimicing a real Mexican patio with quite nice mexican like decoration.. The staff is Kind & Friendly.. But since it is a New Mexican Restaurant.. And we are New Customers.. It would be better if they had asked us if we have ever eat Mexican Food again in order to Advise us.. After that, I went to the Toilet, where there was the Usual " Lady of the Toilets " that was speaking a lot wearing her Mask Under her Chin.. When I Asked her why..? She told me that even if she is not vaccinated, she is doing the Test frequently.. Doiiing..! Finally, the food came.. That it was admittedly Very Tasty, from Nice to Quite Nice.. Just that wasn't as Spicy as We would expect from Mexican Food.. The Water was not Cold though both of the times.. I will definitely visit this Restaurant once more.. But it will be Definitely the Last Time if they Look at us the same way, that will Definitely drive us to Leave Immediately.. Otherwise, We will give them a second chance..

Note: There is a bit of Lack of Smiling in General... But Maybe because they have a lot of Customers, they are New and they are a bit more Anxious.. Maybe...

Update of 2022.09

The Burly Guys are Not there anymore.. Or at Least they Sit somewhere else.. The Stuff except that is Kind, it was Smiling as well this time.. Food and Cocktails are Really Nice.. There are A Lot of Negative reviews though about the same issues that seems to be quite realistic according to our experience as well.. So 4* at the Moment until they make another improvement at their service.. Strongly...

Had a good time at the restaurant. The environment is very pleasant and unique. The music was very nice as well. Food was not bad, but it was not great either. The kinoa salad was very nice, Mexican burger and tacos were ok, nothing special. They refused to make a small change on a dish, so we didn't really order what we wanted. Ordered a beer for 6 euros and they brought me a tiny small one. I think that is completely ridiculous. You don't respect your customer when you do that. The churros were quite nice. I wasn't very happy with the service. They brought the starters and the mains within two minutes. They didn't give us time to enjoy the starters and take our time. Felt as if they were in a hurry. We had to leave the mains on the side for later, and of course they were cold when we actually had them. We paid 75 euros. I think that the experience was nice mainly because of the environment. It was a nice experience overall but i think they do need to improve their service...

The atmosphere was pleasant. A scent of Cuba. Although the music was so loud that we couldn’t talk to each other even with the person sitting right next to you. They made us pay up front because we wanted to pay by card and they said that the POS can only store up to 20 open transactions while they had far more tables. The service was really fast. However the dishes were premade. The tacos with the crispy chicken were fridge cold and the chicken was not crispy at all. The quinoa salad was tasty but the topping was supposed to be crispy but was entirely soft. The overall taste of the dishes was ok but the price was extremely high for the quantity served. Finally the margarita was served in a short water glass and the quantity was too little for 11€. Just a few ml, look at the photo. They have also reduced the quantity. If you look at photos from few months ago, the tacos dishes included four tacos but they brought us only three. 😬 Overall, I would not...