Las Vigas — Restaurant in Mérida

This restaurant is on the second floor of a hotel. But parking is elsewhere. The presentation upon arrival into the restaurant was not very pleasing nor welcoming. It is very run down looking. There was music playing lowly which was nice because you can hear the people taking at your table. We came because it had high ratings with good reviews. Those people must have come on a good day or be used to less than mediocre quality. Our waiter, #3 Jesus, was bilingual . However, he was absent quite a bit during our dining experience. We ordered enchiladas suisas , pepitas de res, arranchera fajitas, and grilled fish. Our 4 food orders of rice came COLD. But Jesus was not around to ask him to heat up the rice. The pepitas de res were filled with fat. They tasted awful. After 5 bites it was tossed aside. Yuck. The fajitas de res is just one huge piece of cut fajita steak. It is not fajitas. And they forgot the peppers. The enchiladas were just ok as was the grilled fish. Also, ordered 2 piña coladas, 2 diet coke, and a margarita. The drinks were not that good. Would not recommend this place. Would not come back again. There are too many other great places to eat to bother with mediocrity. Don't...

This 2nd floor restaurant seemed like a great little find until it wasn't. The food was truly terrible. Their menu is some sad hybrid of local and American, which, perhaps, others might be wanting, but for us, it was the furthest of what we had been expecting. We ordered fajitas, which I thought would be a safe choice in terms of preparation, but when it arrived at the table, I was horrified to see a pile of meat and vegetables completely smothered in melted cheese. The meat was overcooked and flavorless. The excessive cheese was gag-worthy. And there was so much grease that we had to stop eating it. They couldn't even get the local specialty of Lime Soup correct, which really came as a disappointment.

And then there was the bathroom, which had no seats on its toilets. I guess I was supposed to sit on the porcelain, but that wasn't going to happen.

And so, it is for these reasons that I must sadly give this restaurant a very poor review, which I don't do lightly. I just think visitors should know the truth before wasting their time...

We came to this place on a Saturday afternoon to have some food and a couple of drinks. The place has central location, where close to the plaza of independence. To reach the restaurant you need to take the stairs - not very obvious at first. Once we were in, we saw quite a large space, it was full of customers.

We took a place on a cozy sofa.The waiter came shortly. We ordered chicken wings with BBQ sauce, Lima soup, naranjada and a beer. Our order came shortly. Everything was tasty and fresh. The price was more than affordable- around 230 pesos; we could pay by card.

Overall the atmosphere in the place was nice and friendly. The waiter was fast and polite. We could understand each other with our basic Spanish. The place has a decent toilet and a basin to wash hands. The interior of the restaurant is nicely decorated with bright colors, lights, flags. TV screens on the walls play international music hits.

All in all, we had a...