La Taberna del Chanclas — Restaurant in Mexico City

Have you seen "... Walter Mitty"? At the climax of the movie Walter arrives at the site of his hero who is perfectly positioned to take the perfect photo. Walter came all this way but the photographer calmy let's the leopard leave, explaining to water that some things are ghost cats (just for us and actually we don't need to take a picture every time). I knew within about 5 minutes of being at this restaurant that we were not going to take one single picture.

For my money (about 2200 MXN) this is the best classic Spanish restaurant in North America. My usual spot was closed and this was nearby and I am literally tearing up thinking about how the universe provided for us on this very chill Tuesday in July. Beers on tap for 2 added 900 pesos you could easily get out of here for way less than we did.

I ordered nothing but affordable and reasonable small plates for me and one other to share. I am blessed to know a lot about Spanish food and found a crazy amount of value all over the menu. Standout dishes were the pantomate, tortilla española (ask for it rare) and the chorizo in vino tinto, all incredible and none of which are the reason why this is a famously popular restaurant with pictures covering the walls of famous Mexican singers and actors, famous Real Madrid football players , and even President Bill Clinton.

Even though it was a Tuesday night they had many servers on staff and service was exceptional including serving us our plates keeping us topped off all the time and making recommendations that we won't be able to take advantage of until we revisit in the future. Great attention to detail!

There was so much more on the menu that we never even got to try meaning there are numerous incredible experiences just waiting for you. Beer was on tap, cold, and tasted fresh, and the small scoop of turrón flavored ice cream was the perfect aperitivo to end a perfect meal. Truly cannot express enough...

Awesome food. Horrible service. My huachinango was one of the best fish dishes I have ever had anywhere. But the service was a joke:

My wife ordered a glass of wine. He walked away like I wasn’t even sitting there. We got him back. Ordered Pacifico. He brought a Corona Ordered mejillones. He brought chorizo. Finished my glass of water. He took the glass. Did not offer or bring a refill. Finished beer. He took the glass. Did not offer another.

I would only return if Daniel was...

Very dissapointed with their steak. More than half was all fat!! And the fact that I was ordering a ribeye but the waiter recommended it, makes it even worse. Also their fries were cold. If you come here and order beef, do yourself a favor and go to a REAL steakhouse. There is a difference between attentive service and intrusive service and the service here is very intrusive. Literally the waiter/waitress will stand and stare at your plate and I'm not even...