Restaurante Brasa Viva — Restaurant in Ildefonso Green

Remember the good ol days? When you would walk in a restaurant, smell the different meals in the air, get handed a menu and talk to each other, pointing out some ideas… those days are gone. At least at Brasa. I asked to see a menu and was told they don’t have any. If I wanted to see what they had I would have to scroll through my phone I didn’t bring and look. Simple, if you have your phone and want to sit there scrolling. Why have a hostess? Why have a server? I didn’t go for a digital dining experience. It’s not the same. If you are a restaurant…you should have a real menu. Period. The idea was to not sit on our phones. If I wanted that, I would have ordered Uber eats. I didn’t want to hook up to internet, pass around a 2” screen, put on glasses and scroll while messages and notifications pop up. Also, it was 100 degrees and no air conditioning or even a fan. I’ll pass on that...

When you get tired of the hustle and bustle of the marina, this is a must-eat place to go. Another of my top 10 places to eat in Cabo.

The Good; Close enough to downtown, you could walk here, but that just wastes time when you could be eating the fantastic empanadas or the Caprese salad. Besides, there is lots of street parking.

My favorite is the short ribs. We normally have a bottle of wine, 2 empanadas (not the sampler as I won't be able to finish my meal), we share one of the salads, and then I have the short ribs and Michele has the beef skewers. All that for just over $100 bucks.

The Bad; They aren't open on Monday, but hey, everyone needs a day...

I referred so many clients to come eat here but after today no more. The service has gone down very much. The bread was not brought to us before the meal. We had to ask for it and waiter had no idea it was not given and when given, it was cold. I asked for hot water w lemon and got tea. I had to ask 4 other times before finally it came. We ordered asparagus but mixed vegetables came. We asked for the sauce to be in the side for two dishes but they weren’t. They need to step up w the service to be how they were. The food taste has gone down too compared to before. I wonder if the chef changed or the owner sold this place. Would not...