El Montalayo Restaurant — Restaurant in Sinaloa

We wanted to go somewhere authentic in Mazatlan, in other words off the Malecon so we typed in best place for tacos and this place came up and everybody was talking about the Lamb barbecoa. We were excited because we love lamb but almost never have it in Canada so off we went. We took a bus to the Gran Plaza and walked to the restaurant - about 15 a 20 mins. It’s a great looking place and we were seated right away - everyone was friendly and our food came very quickly. We chose the 1/2 kilo Especial and the lamb comes wrapped up in foil and all the fixings to make your own little tacos. The lamb was extremely tender as promised. We also ordered the chocolate and banana milk (these are not traditional milk shakes with ice cream) which were good but we should have ordered the small because grande is huge! We could have gotten away with ordering the 1/4 kilo as we were so full of milk! They will ask if you want the consommé - we said yes but I wouldn’t order it again. It’s only 30 pesos but it just went to waste and it’s not really that great. Stick with the lamb! It is obviously a very...

As a couple of Mexico newbies from Canada, we picked this place based on reviews and we were not disappointed! My wife ordered the adobada huaraches while I picked the barbacoa poblano, both of which were delicious and filling. I particularly loved the salsas (the orange one, which apparently contains four different chilis, one of which I assume is habanero, was amazing!) And the staff were incredibly friendly with these poor non-Spanish speaking folks. Definitely...

I will start with the bad, which is the service. We got there, and no one told us where to sit or guided us to a table. After a few minutes I went up to a worker and they told us to find a table. We waited 15 minutes before a waiter asked us if we had been attended. The good part. The food is amazing. The barbacoa is delicious. The quest fresco was so soft and delicious. The guacamole was also delicious and fresh. The orange salsa was full of flavor. I would recommend...