Tristán — Restaurant in Mexico City

My partner and have visited Tristán twice now, and we absolutely love it! It only recently opened, and I definitely recommend trying it out. It's nouvelle cuisine (I am told), and serves classic international dishes but adding Asian, French and Mexican flavors. We were surprised by everything we tried. The corn ribs were amazing, and the lamb burger, mussels in curry, and coffee flavored ribs were delicious. For non-meat eaters, the vegetarian options looked very promising. If you have a big appetite, though, I would definitely recommend ordering 2 or 3 courses. The decoration is fun, tropical plants and flamingos meet the collector’s cabinet of curiosities. We liked the fact that its in a less busy part of Condesa - restaurants near the parks can be a little overwhelming. We will be returning to try the breakfast options, which also look like favorites with a twist, like avocado toast with lime and tamaho (?!) and...

The service was wonderful, and the menu as well. Wine selection fit the offering rather well.

However, I would bet you $20 that the chef was not in the kitchen when I went to eat on Sunday night. A mushroom plate was overly salty, some of the bread was slightly stale, and, most of all, the paella was, quite disastrous. It had been moved around very roughly, breaking some rice grains and filling some of the mussels with rice. It was served as one would serve staff meal. Just dumped ala Oliver Stone's gruel.

I'm sure there's an explanation for this, but dishing out $120 for a meh experience in Mexico...

Got charged extra even though I asked 2-3 times if items were included in the meal. Once the check came out it was more expensive and when I asked they said we didn't order it the right way and that it wasn't included. We left feeling screwed over (especially cause we are tourists) and just felt taken advantage of. The food was okay but not worth what we paid! We got the same meal at another place for less than half the price and it was better quality. Not...