TACOS & CANTINA LA TRADICION — Restaurant in Estes Park

DONT RECOMMEND!

Usually I read through reviews and laugh, this time I agree with every one of the negative reviews. Where do I begin?

Unlike some, we were greeted at the door, so that’s a plus. (One of the few I have to share) The experience went down hill after that. The server brought out two waters, the glasses were dirty and had zero ice in them. My wife ordered chips and salsa, $6 extra, not free like most places. The salsa was not mild, it was extremely hot. Not ideal for people who don’t eat spice and for children. The chips had zero salt, no color, some were soft, and it left an extremely poor after taste.

Main course: wife ordered street tacos (all carnita), and I ordered the fajita burrito. Both meals had zero taste. I could have done better making tacos with the generic packets you get at Walmart. Have the cooks ever heard of salt and pepper, let alone Mexican spices? I attached a picture of my burrito. The sauces, the steak, everything involved was bland. Once again these meals left a bad after taste like the chips.

Bill: $48 and change for a soda, chips and salsa, and two main courses. I paid cash, it took him almost 10 minutes to bring my change, and he gave me $11. I don’t care about the coins, but he didn’t bring them.

Service- horrible Food- beyond...

There's a reason this place is the cheapest in downtown Estes (and it's still overpriced).

1. Food was NASTY! I'm from near Mexico so am spoiled, but it doesn't even come close. My mole sauce was 100% out of a can. Super sweet. The beans also came from a can and we're mushy, zero flavor. Do they know what a chili is? For the rice they just added some turmeric and called it a day. Yuck!

2. Waiters are clueless. No help on the menu or knowledge of what comes with what. They'll nickle and dime you too. Stingy on using the restroom. Chips and salsa extra $6. Each side of rice OR beans another $5.

3. Music was about twice as loud as it needs to be. Impossible to hear the people at your table or really think clearly. It felt like club music loudness and was lunch time.

4. All dishes lacked flavor or quality ingredients. Sides were extra. So in all, you'll still pay what everyone else in Estes charges but for way less quality dishes. Pictures online must be old, because the actual food looked bland, sloppy, and just not...

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. I am very disappointed on what occurred to me and my family last Sunday. It was a beautiful day in Estes and tacos sounded great! We happened to walk by this place and figured we should check it out. As we walked in we weren’t greeted by the host or servers at all. We waited to get sat and they didn’t even help us sit. A nice little lady near us told us we can seat ourselves so we did . We sat down eagerly waiting for some menus so that we can order some drinks and food. We waited about 15 minutes and still had no service. The gentleman who was serving saw us about 10 times and didn’t even acknowledge us . The young lady up front saw us as well and didn’t even say anything . We ended up leaving because of the service and the disrespect . We wanted to support this place because places like this struggle in Estes but unfortunately we had to get up and go elsewhere. I hope the manager or owner sees this because next time I’m up there I will def come talk to them in person. I am...