Los Compadres Mexican Bar And Grill — Restaurant in Cedar Rapids

Seen alot of good reviews about this place so decided to try it out. Was greeted right away they weren't very busy. As expected on a Monday night. The server was friendly and sat us right away. They gave us the usual chips and salsa to start out.

They have an appetizer and drink menu sitting on the tables which I looked at first, but no prices were listed I decided to try out the chorizo queso app. And it had listed cheese veggies and chorizo as ingredients.

So I asked the waitress what the price of the appetizer was and she replied "it's less then ten dollars"..... I never expect someone to know the price of every menu item, but she didn't even attempt to find out what it was.

I ordered it anyway... it arrived very quickly and was Luke warm it was not very good at all.. it was cheese and fajita veggies with a sprinkle of chorizo. Honestly I have seen more meat on a taco bell taco then this thing...

For my main dish I had the chile Colorado and was served very fast.. so fast it worried me.. and I was right to be worried the rice tasted old beans tasted like they were spoiled. The pork was dry and flavorless the sauce tasted like it came out of a can. The only good thing I can say about this dish, the portion size was decent.. I can never understand why they put so much meat on the plate but only give you 3 to 4 tortillas. Speaking of which they weren't fresh and tasted like store bought and not even the good kind.

I asked for more tortillas and received four more which was great. But to my dismay when I checked the bill I was charged for them.. I don't mind being charged for extra but I definitely would of like to known I was going to be.. then I probably wouldn't have gotten them ... I have ate at alot of Mexican restraunts before and never been charged for extra tortillas.

Overall the service was ok.. the food was not very good.. anyone that has given a good reviews on this place must be coming here just for there lunch buffet. Which I can't comment on because I haven't tried it.

If your looking for quality food authentic Mexican taste I would definitely recommend Adelitas over this...

This was a new place that I decided to try. Upon arriving I asked what is the price for the buffet. I was told it was 1299 and I can take it to go. I started to eat there but since she advised me I could take it to go I did just that. However once I receive my receipt I was charged $17. At that point I asked is it more when you take it to go and I was told that it is. At that point I let them know that it's okay because I will file it off because this is a business meal however in the event the price is not as discussed then the customer should be aware. At that point I was offered a 10% discount that I'll never need because this is my last time coming. Then I asked for a lid for sauce. After I was given one lid I needed two more for other items since I'm taking it to go. I was told I can only get one extra lid. For $17 that's ridiculous. Can't tell you about the food because I'm upset about not receiving her lid for my taco sauce and a buffet that I paid $17 for to go.. this my last time be advised I do...

WARNING: DO NOT GET FOOD TO GO. EXTRA HIDDEN FEES FOR PICKUP ORDERS.

While the food is hands down the best mexican I have ever had, I simply won't be going anymore due to deceitful practices. I called in my order to them, not even using Grubhub or Doordash (which they aren't on) to get an order to go.

Upon getting the receipt, they put a $0.75 to-go fee. On top of a credit card service fee. Like what? Nowhere on their website or menu is this mentioned. Sure, it's only $0.75, but in an age where the customer is being used to extract as much money as possible from the customer, this doesn't feel right. I've seen credit card surcharges before and I am semi-OK with this (still really bad) because I get it, inflation and you want to keep the prices down but now a to-go fee? Really? I have to pay you extra now to step foot in your door for 2 minutes to grab my food after already driving there?

Congratulations on losing a customer over a $0.75 hidden fee. Hope it...