Papasito

I went to this restaurant on 9/29/17 and unfortunately I have nothing but negative news to say about this place.

I first entered the door with my girlfriend and we basically had to hunt down the hostess because we waited about 10 minutes and no one was there to greet us. When we finally found the hostess she spoke to us in Spanish and gave off a negative vibe as if she was annoyed.

We had a reservation for 10:15 pm but we were running late so we did not get there until 10 minutes later. Prior to waiting an extra 10 minutes for the hostess. Due to this time frame, we lost our table for 3.

Since only 2 of us were there at the time she would give us a different table but we would have to wait an extra 20 minutes. We had no problem waiting because our 3rd person hasn't arrived yet. The entire time we were waiting there was a table for 3-4 people that was still on reserve. The hostess said that was our table to begin with and was unable to give it to us because we did not have our third person. Long story short, we waited 40 minutes to be seated at the table that was originally ours.

The food: I ordered the octopus salad from the appetizer menu and my girlfriend ordered the atlantic salmon. The octopus was very disappointing. It was not the typical salad I was expecting. It was a giant single greasy tentacle that lacked the typical octopus flavor. I had to brush the octopus against the plate to remove some grease. The salmon was average. There was nothing special or amazing about it. I'm sure that salmon can be easily replicated at home. The flavored mojitos were sweet to the taste. Which I did like, however it lacked in alcohol content.

Table side service: Very Very slow. It took about an hour to receive the above order and no one checked in on us after we received the food to make sure if everything was ok. Our drinks took a little longer than average but that did not bother me. By the time I was ordering it was close to 11:00 pm, 10:53 to be exact. I told the waitress I see a sign that says no credit cards after 11:00 pm and inquired about such notice. She said "don't you worry you will be ok". I said "are you sure because I will pay the check right now since I do not have cash?" She then insisted that I would still be ok.

Twenty minutes later there was a change that occurred, and our waitress changed which we were given a heads up about. However, after the switch the second waitress was no where to be found. I know it's a friday night and it was busy so I tried to be understanding about that situation. When I finally got a hold to ask for the check, I had given her my debit card. She then pointed to the sign and said they don't take cards after 11:00. I explained what the previous waitress said and she still did not take the card. I asked if there is an atm around and she said by the bathroom. Got the cash with no problem but I still had to deal with the atm fee. The bill came out be 78$ for 2 drinks, an appetizer and a main course. The only reason why they received any sort of tip was because I didn't have change and I was not going to wait another 10 minutes for change from 80$.

Environment: The music is extremely loud. It's basically club volume in a restaurant. They played a mix of spanish and hip hop music. After 11:00 pm, the music got louder (even though people were still eating) to the point where a conversation was even more difficult to have. There were some tables that had Hookah on them. Luckily the scent and smoke was surprisingly controlled due to the open front and outdoor seating. Crowd of people seemed to be mid 20s-30s.

Overall: Will I go back to this place. NO Will I refer to a friend. NO Will I discourage or warn another if they deciding on this place. YES