La Tablita Restaurant — Restaurant in Cathedral City

We arrived at 605 for a 615 reservation.

The person managing the tables, started walking the other way when we came in the door. Was not greeted or welcomed... in any fashion. He didn’t want any part of me walking in the door. In fact, as I came in….he was walking away.

As he was trying to bolt…I told him hello and I have a reservation. He smiled as through clinched teeth, and acknowledged us. Obviously he seemed bothered, stressed and running all over the place trying to get people a table.

They were extremely BUSY. You can feel the chaos immediately when you walk in.

I am rating the wait staff as 4 stars. Though they were busy, they were kind and friendly. Very attentive.

The meal came out FAST!

Food was just ok, tomatillo sauce was tasty.

Bathroom was very clean. Enjoyed the tiles in the bathroom.

Since the restaurant was so busy it was LOUD, hard to carry a conversation without raising your voice.

All meals were around 21 and up. A bit pricy for Mexican.

While half way through the meal the guy managing the tables came to our table to grab a chair. He didn’t ask. He just grabbed it from our table. Obviously he does his job, but has the warmth and consideration of a snow pea.

Overall it was not great. We did not feel valued. We felt like we...

UPDATE: Another disappoint as we went back for a birthday celebration. Food is still flavorless. My ground beef tacos were so overdone, burnt, that the beef was sticking to the overdone/burned taco shell. Should've sent it back.

Drinks? Nah......had a "Cadillac" margarita that had zero booze in it and certain no float.

Never ever never again.

PREVIOUS:Wow! What a disappointment. Went here for dinner around 5:00 p.m.'ish on Tues. Service started out fine but then quickly went down hill. Waited and waited and waited. Finally ordered a "large" guacamole for $10 which was in a smallish cereal bowl and was flavorless and ordered a pitcher of the Cadillac Margaritas which were, of course, completely devoid of alcohol and certainly no Grand Marnier as should've been. 2 of us ordered the Carne Asada platter and the meat was literally the worst we have ever had. Zero flavor - really, of anything include the rice and beans. Sister had a tamale which she said was basically dough with little filling and a taco. Service continued down the bad side. Went here based on recommendations which apparently we have different standards. Complete waste of our money. Will not...

Second time visiting, and both experiences have been excellent!

Let’s start with the chips and salsa - the salsa is so fresh, I’m hard pressed to think of ANY other Mexican restaurant that has better. I always say that the quality of the chips and salsa are indicative of the rest of the food at any Mexican restaurant - and that holds true here.

Tonight, I had the chile verde plate and it was beautiful. The presentation is great, and the food was so tasty! The pork was so tender, and the verde sauce was perfectly spicy without being TOO spicy to enjoy. The beans and rice were perfectly prepared and the melted cheese on the beans was perfecto!

Service here has been wonderful each visit, and the staff is very friendly.

The restaurant has a dining area that is fairly small, and a larger bar type area with tables that is more open and a bit noisier. That said, it’s comfortable and easy to have a conversation with everyone at your table.

This is a popular spot and can get very busy. It’s become a great go-to when in the Palm Springs area; definitely a treat...