Mamacita's Restaurant — Restaurant in San Antonio

I couldn't for the life of me figure out what all the hype was about so I went. Our waitress was just ok. She was pleasant enough. We sat way to long for refills but the manager filled us up with tea and he was the nicest and sweetest man. The salsas were average. I have a green salsa that's pretty good but I pegged it off easily as some kind of salsa verde with a sour cream base or mayonnaise-base and I couldn't figure out the appeal but people were just totally asking for tubs of the salsa. The food took forever to come out and the place had maybe seven tables. There was a kitschy animatronic Davy Crockett who played a banjo. You get this warning that something is about to happen because this unusual music starts playing and then Davy Crockett start singing. He was fun to watch. Davy looks like he came out of one of the vintage attractions a Downtown by the Alamo and he's definitely a must see. It's not all that exciting but it's good family fun. There are twinkle lights strewn across the ceiling and kind of pretty to look at. Now to the food. Of course we started with chips and salsa. They were just average. perhaps if you're not from Texas chips and salsa is not so average but everywhere we go we get these so it was just average. we started with the queso flameado which came as a big mole filled with cheese and I honk and big serving of chorizo in the center. the waitress quickly poured what had to have been half an ounce of rum over the top of the cheese and quickly said our bowl ablaze. it was show-stopping phenomenally fun! watching her pull the cheese between two forks of the way a Taffy puller puts the Taffy on the hook was fun to watch as well. Despite the cheese having previously been on fire, it was actually pretty much mouth temperature by the time we got it into hot fresh flour tortillas and jammed them into our faces! We both had enchiladas. Not exceptionally exquisite but at an altered level that is better level than Alamo Cafe. At least at Mamacita's the food tasted fresh and as if it were made in house. despite being for the most part neglected by our waitress a good time was had by all and we left with to-go boxes filled with plenty of food as the servings were not necessarily humongous but the food is quite rich here. You will leave with a full tummy! not too sure we will ever drop the bundle to go back there to eat average food that's not show-stopping but it was good considering we were just there to try it out and see what it...

This used to be my favorite place to eat in all of San Antonio until today. I didn't have time to eat in today so I placed an order to go. Right next to the register there was a sign that stated, " If an associate fails to give you a receipt then your entire meal is complementary " ( The wording may vary but the point is still valid) So upon completing my order and giving me my change, the young lady did not give me a receipt. She simply took the only receipt printed and stapled it to another paper and set it aside. So I walked away and went to bar to have a Modelo and wait for my food. An associate walked passed me that looked to be a manager of some sort so I brought it to his attention. I didn't care if I got the meal for free because I entered the restaurant with the intention on paying for it and i did that. I just wanted to see if they were going to uphold there policy. The bartender and the associate were standing side by side when I asked about there complementary meal for not getting offered a receipt and they both just stood there and said nothing like a politician who just got caught with there pants down at a massage parlor. So I just said nevermind, and walked back to bar. The associate (Manager) attempted to rectify the situation by coming up behind me and telling me ," the sign says that you must ask for a receipt if you want one" and I told him, "No sir, the sign says if I am not offered or given a receipt " then he changes his story to " well thats an old policy and its outdated" I smiled and walked away, got my food and left. I will not ever eat here again. Which sucks because I loved the food and environment but I will not sacrifice my dignity and give money to an institution that condones a type of scam that tricks customers into believing that they follow strict and honest policies when really they are operating under false pretenses . And when their validity is questioned, they stoop as low as lying to me to cover a $42 meal ticket. If my business isn't worth $42 to your company then I will not spend another cent at any of your establishments. Have...

Our family of 6 adults had a noon dinner here this past Sunday. I wish I could rate it a 2 but that would not be appropriate for our experience there. The chips were OK but their "avocado" dip was just plain terrible - ridiculous! It's a bowl of sour cream with some spice in it and the green is not avocado but icky green food coloring. Appalling, and it gives avocados a bad name! My and my brother's $20 ea blackened snapper was so overdone that it was difficult to cut thru with a serrated knife. It had to be sawed partly through and then pulled apart with 2 forks. The vegetables with mushrooms were equally bad if not worse. The tomatoes were raw and hard and the mushrooms were way overcooked and the sauce they used was especially bad to taste. Hey the black beans were okay and but the salad was also subpar and would give it a 2 .... COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. Two in our party had the chicken enchiladas verdes. Both were acceptable at a 3 but you can go to Chuys and many other restaurants in SA and get much better for less $'s. Two people had desserts of cheesecake that were dry and of little taste ie flat. Service was poor as the waiter offended my sister and her husband said he was just plain rude. They got the 2 alcoholic drinks right ... Micholadas with the beer. Hooray! Net, net ? We'll never go back. Great environs with the building et al but the food is what counts. There are too many really good Mexican food restaurants with much better food at noticeably less $'s. Note that whoever cooked the fish had to know it was over cooked to the point of being cardboard. That's not something to be excused. I couldn't eat but half of my plate and brought the rest home. I can't bring myself to eat it and I'm attaching a pix to show you how...