La Violeta Cantina Lux — Restaurant in Mérida

First time there. Great experience to go on a Friday night and see the flamenco dancers. Food was good. Service a little slow. We were 6 in our party. My only disappointment is that I ordered a drink that is not on the drink menu for the bartender. He made it perfect. Asked for another and he could not make it again even with me giving the server the ingredients. He tried 3 times. I Gave up on the drink. Later we found out bar had ran out of an ingredient and did not want to tell me????🙃. That is what I was told. A good bartender would...

The tartare was good once I picked out all the mango. I mean, a little mango was a nice touch but it was 50% mango.. like, at what point is it a dessert with raw meat in it? You know?

The jamón was alright, it didn’t hit the spot like the stuff I’ve tried in Spain but it was good.

The wine options by the glass are limited and disappointed that as a Spanish restaurant they didn’t have a cava by the glass.

Overall it was all good and the...

I went here with family and friends and it was such a great experience, the wait staff were excellent, our Sommelier was just so wonderful that we ended up staying way longer than intended drinking some excellent wine that was expertly paired with various cheeses. I will never forget the afternoon we spent eating, and getting educated on different wines, the food was delicious also. A really unexpectedly, warm and...