Carmela's Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Nederland

Took my mom here for late lunch/early supper. Worst decision ever. Do NOT recommend it. She had pollo a la parilla and I had the el indio texano. Service was great, the atmosphere was excellent, but man, their food was terrible. The plates looked hot when delivered to the table, but everything was cold just past that top layer of sauce around the edge of the plates. The taco was acceptable, the cheese enchilada was dried up, the beef enchilada was cold and blah (couldn’t eat the dried up tortilla around it), the tamale (hay que lastima!) was so disgusting as to be in edible as well being encased in masa like concrete. The refried beans were the biggest disappointment in the whole meal (because who can ruin them even if they just opened a can?) because they didn’t just taste bad- they tasted OFF! Even the rice had no sabor- no chicken stock, no tomato, No LOVE and they had Lima beans in it.Corn and onions would’ve made sense, but green peas AND green, baby limas?

When La Gorda comes to eat and she’s can’t even gag through half her meal- flavored with hunger even, your...

My boyfriend and I decided to visit Carmela’s new location now that they finally have their liquor license. Given all the time they had to prepare, we expected a more polished experience—but unfortunately, it fell short. To start, they didn’t have a drink menu, which was surprising considering the delay in obtaining their license. When I asked the waiter what drinks they offered—specifically margaritas—he couldn’t even name one. On top of that, his attitude was unprofessional. Instead of politely asking for my ID, he sternly demanded it. He also never introduced himself as our server and seemed impatient, almost rushing us when we weren’t ready to order. The entire interaction felt off, making the service feel cold and unwelcoming. I’ve been to Carmela’s before and never had such a bad experience. The food this time was also incredibly mediocre—definitely not worth the visit. Honestly, I would have preferred to take my business to El Viejo Tony, where both the food and service are...

The food is good there, and that is the only positive thing I have to say. The service is terrible every time I go there. I just went in right when they re-open at 4pm. There was 1 waitress who was actually working and 2 employees sitting in a booth visiting with each other and 2 employees at the register. So with 1 table being waited on and 4 employees sitting there doing nothing I finally had to ask someone if we had a waitress and they all scattered to the back. The one waitress who was actually working came and took our drink order. Not all of these employees were kitchen staff and with only 2 tables in the entire place we should have been waited on sooner. They all stared at us and continued laughing and ignoring us until I said something. This was not my first experience like this unfortunately. They need better management there for sure. In the future I will just order...