Las Brisas Restaurant — Restaurant in Apple Valley

Bad on Valentunes Day 2024. I don't think we ever walked out of a restaurant once we were seated, but we did last night. We've been here 4 or 5 times in the past couple years. Food was always "ok" not excellent, but we would come for the ambiance, the friendly service and the nice patio with kitty cats that came up to our table. There is always a wait for a table here, even if there are empty tables . Ok, so we waited about 20 minutes and got a table by the fire pit. The lady who seated us took off in a hurry and expected my 73 year old husband with a cane and his arm in a cast to follow her like lightening. She seemed irritated my husband lagged behind. Not off to a great start. We asked the server why the menu had changed and was so limited. She impatiently told us it's Valentine's Day and that's what they have available and walked off. Lasts years menu was a full menu, so this was disappointing and we were having difficulty choosing what we wanted from such limited choices. I understand some restaurants have a more limited menu on busy holidays and unfortunately they didn't have anything listed we wanted. My husband politely asked for mild salsa and instead of the server kindly obliging as other servers always have, she told us it was mild. It was fairly spicy, too hot for us. It seemed this server truly didn't like our presence, as if perhaps she was our enemy in a past life. 🤔 We are never rude customers and respect the difficulty of a server's job, but at this point, I suggested to my husband that we find a friendlier place to eat, so that is what we did. Our evening was salvaged by a different place with friendly service, good food and...

Las Brisas is a hidden gem in Apple Valley, and I highly, highly recommended you go find it. I've lived here for almost ten years, and have only frequented just this year. And it's such a shame I have a short time to enjoy the restaurant, as I'm moving next month. Don't be like me, if you see this review, don't think twice, just go. The atmosphere alone is worth it, such beautiful outdoor seating. Their mojitos are amazing, and one of the few restaurants I've found who serve them. Their food honestly goes without saying. I've never had a bad, subpar, or even mildly disappointing dish. Everything I've ordered has been spectacular. Their portions are great, and everything is plated beautifully. And the staff is so friendly, I've always had someone stop by my table to chat and I just love it. I hope I can stop by a few more times before I move. And if I ever come back to visit, I know where I'm...

So the food is excellent 👌 and our server was very good, but apparently they are remodeling inside, so we sat outside on the patio, but not the main patio, the one off to the side. It was so hot I was just dripping sweat. What a miserable dinner. Pretty shocking that there was only one tiny portable swamp cooler and it was blowing directly on the owner who was eating at a booth in our area. After she finished and left we asked if it could be moved closer to us and we were told no. Mind you, it was 100 degrees 😒 what a shame, as the food was delicious, but such a miserable experience. If they have to serve folks outside they need more fans and coolers. It was pretty telling that the owner made sure she was cooled off but the customers were not made comfortable. Would not recommend. Unless you're taking out. Maybe the main...