El Sacromonte — Restaurant in Jalisco

Sacromonte is 25 years old. The decor has changed from Mexican minimalist to baroque with touches Mexican and arab; the veranda is now a interior garden. But the important part is: the food is delicious just as the first day. When the restaurant opened it was too expensive for me, so my dear friend Paco and me used to go to share a Sopa Viejo Progreso (roquefort and chipotle in a surprising, sinful affaire) and a Ensalada de las Colonias (goat cheese - difficult to get in the city at that time- over croutons in letucce crowned with fried onion). My incoming has improve, I actually could afford a whole meal, but those dishes remains among my favorites. If you are in a group - as I was yesterday- order the Quesadillas with rose petals with strawberry sauce to share; try a bite of the sour xoconostle with them, a welcome contraste. Then it could be my beloved Old Progress cream, or the Lentil soup with plantain. The main dishes are delicious all around, the Chile in nogada a bit sweeter but delicious nevertheless. In summer I use to ask for the Ceviche with mango as main dish, it is a big portion. In the desserts the Mexican choice is the Pan de elote, a sort of corn bread made with fresh corn instead of meal. Also good is the Morralito (a crepe filled with fresh corn ice cream) and the crema catalana (creme brulee). Alas the chocolate cake is not as good as used to be, it was not warm but tepid. And dissapears from the menú the fried profilerol filled with ice cream. Sad but there is great food to visit, again and...

We ere a party of three, two of us had chile en nogada, one had Lengua en mole, the lengua en mole was good, the lengua was tender and the mole was very good. But the main reason we went to el sacromonte was to try the chile n nogada that someone recommended. The nogada was way too sweet (it tasted more like a sweet nut dressing) and not enough, pomegranate was to little as well, the pepper itself had not flavor and it was not spicy at all it was like biting a piece of grass. The place in general is high in prices, Buy the chile en nogada which normally is serve with no sides It’s also too expensive: $380 just for One chile The service was great at the beginning that a gentleman, nice waiter started helping us. For some reason shortly after they change our waiter and instead we had a younger waiter. Our new waiter treated us as if he was not having a good day… his service was anything but good. The atmosphere… even if it’s a very nice big open space in the restaurant it was very hot. (It was not a hot day in Guadalajara today) and even having a big open window on the left side of the entrance and another couple of open spaces the place was very hot and all they had were to small electric fans, one at the entrance of the restaurant and one in one of the corners of the restaurant which both of them were not enough to cool down the whole restaurant area. OJO… even if you park at the restaurant parking spot… they charge $60 pesos for parking I would not go back the this place I Do not...

I found El Sacromonte on a best of list for Guadalajara, and let me tell you it did not disappoint! The food was excellent and the service was impeccable. The atmosphere is what I think of as a traditional Spanish inspired Mexican restaurant. The ambience was magical to say the least. There is no reason at all you should move past this on your decision of where to dine if you are reading this.

You have to try the Quesadilla, don’t worry it’s not what you would expect of a boring standard quesadilla. Instead, it was empanada style with strawberry aoli infused with rose. 5/5.

Followed that with the Goya Mosaic. A woven smoked salmon with panela cheese. Gave lox and bagels vibes. Very good. 4/5

I had the duck entree, and it was the best duck dish I have ever had. The sauce was sweet yet savory. Paired with the duck meat and the beautifully fatty skin the was delightful and took the flavors to another level. 5/5.

Finally, we finished with the Pollo Mole. This was fantastic and exactly what you think of when having a mole. 5/5.

The 4.6 rating is to low for this restaurant , seriously. Don’t miss out on an amazing experience. I feel horrible that I can’t remember my waiter’s name but he was excellent! I don’t speak that much Spanish, however he made me feel like I was doing a great job and made the overall experience something I will never forget about my trip to...