La Negrita Cantina

Great vibe but THEY WILL SCAM YOU for money. Watch you bill, be careful.

Just visited this place and after hearing good things we were excited. Drinks were good and reasonable and the vibe was great.

However, when it came to paying I paid by card. Put my card in and the waiter handed me the card machine which asked how much I wanted to tip. I added 5%, we only had one round of drinks so we literally only saw our waiter 3 times (once to be seated, once with our drinks and once to pay). I handed the machine back to the man, he looked at the screen, look confused, frowned and pulled my card out. He then put my card back in, this time when he handed me the machine it didn’t ask the tip amount it just asked for my pin.

I did the maths, and the total shown on the screen was more than the total + 5%. Doing the maths again, it turns out that he had added a 10% tip this time, knowing for well that i had only added 5% previously. I didn’t argue as my Spanish isn’t very good and it was very loud in there. He absolutely knew what he was going and it is a big scam, as he then took my customer receipt with him so that I couldn’t check the price again. But as we only had two drinks I know that he scammed us! If you’re unhappy with a 5% tip why have it as an option?

Disappointing as it ruined a lovely evening and we had planned to return for food but absolutely will not be going back, as will be warning people. Noticed there were lots of white people in here, lots of travellers and expats but very very few Mexicans. Perhaps it’s because the locals know they will scam you.