Ajijic Tango — Restaurant in Jalisco

Ajijic Tango came recommended from a friend. We went for dinner this past Wednesday night. Overall, we enjoyed our experience and we would return. The wine list was extensive with a large selection of Mexican wines which are my favorite. The service was attentive and friendly. The bread and chimichurri was excellent as was the chistorra appetizer. We also ordered a hearts of palm salad which was also superb.

The main course, however, really disappointed. We ordered a full rack of ribs, "costillar." While I didn't expect US-style fall-off-the-bones meat, I had expected it to at least taste good. But it seemed to have been seasoned with nothing but a little salt. My Spanish-speaking traveling companion said it was "desabrido" and "soso." The meat was edible, but pretty tasteless. Not only did it not fall off the bone easily, it was a bit of a struggle to eat it. It seemed like it was cooked too quickly.

There was a party of 5 next to us and two of them sent their meat back because it was undercooked. This left me with the impression that what this steakhouse does not do well is meat. The rest was great. I would go back to try the empanadas and eat more salad and sausages and drink wine. But I probably wouldn't...

Located just a stone's throw from the lake, my partner, his family, our friends and I can see why this establishment is consistently a top rated restaurant in Ajijic. Upon entering yesterday for dinner, Tango Ajijic itself is very warm with beautiful paintings on the wall, thatched roof and fans. A pretty extensive menu featuring just about anything you could imagine in both English and Spanish. This restaurant employs a small army of wait staff and unfortunately didn’t get the name of our server. Complimentary warm rolls started the meal with various condiments such as butter and chimichurri sauce. For appetizers, we started out with various empanadas. For entrees, several salads were ordered, 14 oz Skirt Steak (Arrachera) with pasta, Grilled Provolone Cheese, and Chicken with Alfredo. The salads were excellent, huge portions and would make a great main course for vegetarians. If you've ever had Arrachera (skirt steak), one knows it's supposed to be cooked quickly over high heat, to seal in the flavor and melt the considerable amount of fat. My Arrachera was near that quantity but slightly salty. Good food selection prepared to perfection. A pleasant ambiance and good prices which we...

Raquel (Rachel) waited on us and her service was TOP NOTCH. Jaime and Glenda took us there twice. We are SO impressed with the Flavors. I had a Pasta Trio, with Pesto and Alfredo and a slice of Lasagna: ALL flavorful. The Modelo Especial was ICE cold and served in a Chilled frosted glass. We have back at least once a week while we remained. Here and we are about to exit Ajijic for home in mid Feb 2024. Also, being that we are also from the Hospitality Business, the Management KNOWS how to keep people happy as the Service was The Best. And, no we are visitors, and not affiliated with the Tango Rest. We will be back. Thanks for a great meal today, 30 Jan 2024.

Updated 10 Feb 2024: We have tried the TRIPLE PASTA dish and the Meat sandwiches, as well as the Sausage Sandwich. ALL great and perfectly cooked. The Servers and their Bussing Guys and Gals are SUPER attentive, never leave a done plate sit for long and refill our water regularly. Overall, this is our NUMBER ONE RESTAURANT in Ajijic. We shall return. Thanks,...