Tata Mezcalería + Cocina — Restaurant in Michoacán

Had high hopes for treating myself to a special dinner tonight. The food was good, presentation even better, and the servers were attentive. Until, that is, a group of ~15 was seated behind me and service to my table of one plummeted to zero. After more than a half hour wait I began making inquiries about my dessert order. Upon the third inquiry I was informed that I would have to wait until the group behind me had been served. I promptly requested the bill, paid and left. Was I charged for food I was not served? Possibly. Was the tip included as is increasingly practiced? I don’t know. With a very early day tomorrow I just paid, took the change and left. Disappointing end to what had been a nice evening. Morelia...

My hotel recommended this, and I loved every bite. My server Dante spoke great English which made for an incredibly educational and informative tasting experience. He was full of stories about all the different meals and drinks of the Michoacan region. And the food was incredible. I had a local fish that was cooked in a traditional method. I also tried the cocktail Tiki, which used a regional rum like spirit called charanda. Be sure to try some drinks here and ask him to tell you the stories behind them, and what Michoacan mezcals are different from the ones you’ll find in Oaxaca or other pets of Mexico! I love when servers are passionate and informed about the food and drinks they serve. He is a server made for...

One of the highlights of our trip to Morelia. Exceptionally creative food with combinations none of us had ever seen for Mexican cuisine. The chicharrones were probably the best we'd ever had, we ordered a second plate! Other highlights were the dock mole and lamb tacos, really excellent food all round.

The mezcal menu and cocktails were also fantastic, the mezcal was in a separate book broken out by agave species and then region of Mexico. We didn't know where to start but the waiter was very helpful. Cocktails were great, we had one that we probably wouldn't order again but are glad we tried.

Also a hot tip: happy hour goes until 8:00PM, two for one cocktails, can't go...