La Parota Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Farmville

The following review is just as true today as it was 2 years ago when I wrote it. It is more important than ever to support local business and La Parota is no exception. Go eat there! You won't be sorry.

Let me tell you about La Parota Grill! This place is the real deal. I fancy myself somewhat of a food connoisseur. I am especially critical of Mexican restaurants because I know how good they CAN be. I'd have to guess that I've eaten at well over a hundred different Mexican restaurants in my lifetime as it is one if my favorite cuisines.

La Parota Grill in the small town of Farmville Virginia is undoubtedly one of the best that I have eaten at. Ive interacted with the family that owns this restaurant and they are the true secret to the success and quality of their establishment. They care deeply for their customers and they have a real passion for what they do.

Their ingredients are fresh and if they aren't, they don't make it onto your plate. Their salsas, cheeses, guacamole and other sides/extras are made daily. Their proteins are of high quality along with their flower and corn tortillas. Each dish is made with care and served piping hot.

Their staff is also held to a high standard in providing top notch service. If for any reason you feel as though you didn't receive top notch service, their management staff is dedicated to making it right. Their kitchen staff is highly trained and their management of the day to day processes ensures that service goes uninterrupted, even when they are busy.

All in all, La Parota Grill is an absolutely excellent Mexican restaurant and I highly recommend that you try their food if you have the...

My wife and I stopped by La Parota for a quick, late Saturday lunch. It was not crowded, nor was it so empty as to slow things down. My wife's meal--seafood fajitas, no peppers--was good, except that, despite our ordering as promptly as possible, our one-course meal took over an hour because of a delay. My shrimp fajitas, however, had problems. The shrimp were badly overcooked and rock hard, and the onions and peppers were also overcooked and limp. We speculate that they cooked her food with peppers the first time, recooked it, and just kept mine on the grill to stay hot--that would have accounted for the slow service time. My side orders of rice, cheese, refried beans, sour cream, guacamole, shredded lettuce, and pico de gallo were all intermingled, with the last four literally stacked atop one another. I'm allergic to most sour cream and most refried beans--not an issue if the side dishes are separate--but this made all of the side dishes useless. We asked for just pico de gallo and guacamole, explaining the sour cream allergy. The server spent ten minutes in the kitchen--leaving my meal both overcooked and cold--before returning with another mingled and stacked plate without sour cream but WITH refried beans. Our server appeared not to be fluent in English, and he ignored what we had requested. I reported the challenges as I left the restaurant. The individual checking me out defended the server as being really great rather than trying to make the situation right. In summary, La Parota served me a terrible meal with a lousy wait time and didn't care when I...

I know this place is one of the cleanest places in town. But, tonight I ordered a stake there. About 1/4 way through eating my stake I found a long black hair underneath my stake. Now I didn't cause a scene. I got up & to took it to the counter & let them know very politely. The manager took it from me quickly took it back to the kitchen. The waitress came back to my table & asked if I wanted another one. I said no please just take it off my bill. She said ok. Which they done. But I sort of expect someone to apologize (manager department) wise. But even when I went to pay the bill. Nothing was said about it & the manager took my card for the bill. I've worked in food service waiting tables several times myself growing up. Things happen I get that. But one should go above & beyond to make this right for your customer. So needless to say I'm very unhappy with my dinning experience tonight. Over all I've always received great service in the past. But tonight I was VERY DISAPPOINTED. I know it wasn't my hair either considering Mines about 1 inch long tops. I'll check my food before eating anything else...