La Tapatia — Restaurant in Martinez

This review is strictly for the catering side of La Tapatia. They catered my wedding on July 10th of this year. Overall my guests loved the food and the dinner service went well.

But we did have issues with the servers. They did an excellent job serving and picking up the plates they provided. However, when it came to picking up dessert plates, they were very pushy. Dessert was meant to be enjoyed from the moment it opened at 6:30 to the rest of the party at 9pm. SEVERAL times they tried taking guests' dessert plates away while they were dancing, and were asked SEVERAL times to please leave it. Later when no one was paying attention they came back to throw it away after having been told 2-3 times to leave it. Towards the end of the night we had guests helping with the final clean up and they had set aside my dessert along with my husband's. Along with other guests who wanted to take their dessert home. They set it down all together and had turned around to do something. When they turned back around the servers had thrown everyone's dessert out. This was very upsetting. My husband and I were so full and with the chaos just weren't in the mood to eat. We had purposely saved that dessert to enjoy later that night and now we can't even say that we tasted our dessert table. This is food we had paid for, the guests were allowed to take it home and ultimately it was OUR responsibility as the renters to make sure everything was picked up. (This is outlined in the agreement we had to sign with our venue). A lot of dessert we paid for was thrown out not just at that moment but throughout the night. Another guest later told me that she had just finished taking her last bite of dessert, and before she could take the fork out of her mouth her plate was taken away. Lastly, a guest had complained that she had left her table to mingle with someone for 5 mins. When she got back her wine had been thrown out by the servers.

Again dinner service/clean up was great, but the servers were throwing out food and drinks they did not have the right to throw out. For starters, unlike dinner, dessert was meant to be enjoyed the entire night. And most importantly, the dessert and drinks were not provided by La Tapatia so it shouldn't have been touched.

I sent an email regarding all of these issues to the event coordinator at La Tapatia about 2 weeks ago. To ensure this experience is not repeated with other couples and never got a response. So I'm letting other couples...

We recently spent our 4th of July at La Tapatia Mexican Restaurant in Martinez, CA, and it was the perfect choice. The place was lively and welcoming, and even though it was a holiday, the service was fast and the food came out hot and fresh. If you're looking for real authentic Mexican food, this is the spot.

My daughter had the crispy taco, and she normally doesn't like tacos, so when she said it was really good, I knew it had to be special. Crunchy corn tortillas, seasoned meat, fresh cheese, and salsa that hit with just the right kick. We shared the shrimp burrito, and it was packed with flavor. Pro tip: ask for fresh avocado instead of guacamole - you'll thank me later. The shrimp, sour cream, and spices brought the whole thing together.

Everyone at our table loved their meals. Whether it was the chicken, pork, or beef, every dish had bold flavors and quality ingredients. We especially loved the chips and salsa, the refried beans that are served with the salsa, and the mexican rice. The drinks were strong and refreshing, perfect for the holiday celebration. The restaurant is right on Main Street, so you have great views of the parade!

From mexican street food classics like tacos and burritos to more traditional mexican dishes like pozole and mole, La Tapatia delivers the mexican cuisine experience you'd hope for. The menu offers a wide range of mexican foods made with love and the kind of flavor you'd expect from a mexican restaurant.

If you're craving top-notch mexican food Martinez style, you have to check this place out. We'll...

Went to the Campbell theater Saturday night to see remembering James Brown decided to go eat at this restaurant. First time manager was waiting the tables taking orders had to wait 15 minutes for food when it arrived my husband didn't like one of his aunt chiladas told the manager that he didn't like it and could she just take that off and make it all a cart like what my wife was having she in turn said she couldn't take it off that she could order him something else he said he didn't want anything else she then stormed off from the table and start waiting on the other customers laughing and talking but when she came back to our table her face didn't have a smile I then told her she was going to take that off of there so we can pay our bill so we could go to our show she been went back to the cash register made another ticket came back and slammed the receipt down on the table and begin to storm off I've been told her you are the rudest manager you have no customer service and then she left no apology for her manners at all the bus guy deserve the tip he did a wonderful job ( Latino guy) manager is rude ! I would hate to think because we were the only dark-skinned in the restaurant at the time! I have never wrote a review on anyone but I refuse to let this one go...