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  • 0

    Terrible, both food and service

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    The brunch on Sunday is incredible! Full buffet with a huge variety, everything from fresh fruit to fajitas. They have an omelette station with lots of options and they are cooked right in front of you. The best part is the $3 Bloody Mary's and Mimosas. I definitely recommend this place.. Especially for a hangover ;)

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    Las Alamedas did not meet my expectations for service or value and I would not recommend this restaurant to friends.

    Although waitstaff was plentiful and not busy on my most recent visit, my wife and I were ignored for 15 minutes before our order was taken (menus down and closed, my head on a swivel looking around, no indication that we needed any time to order).

    For the price of the food, which hovers around $22+ per entree, one would expect something extraordinary or distinctive. This is not the case, however, because what one receives is nothing more than typical. The food is good, but overpriced.

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    Don't bother. The original restaurant on the Katy Freeway was far, far superior. Our first impression was "somebody made a huge mistake". The waiters are very friendly but service is terrible so you wonder if they're only in it for....who knows what. The food is mediocre at a price that doesn't fit. Ambience is nice if you want to sit and watch other people get bad service. At least you won't be alone.  Go to Tony's on Mason or the new one on Katy Freeway at Barker Cypress......by far it's superior.

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  • 0

    Food was ok. Went there for Mother's Day.  Appetizers were good but the rest soso.

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    If you want to order a nice bottle of wine and keep pouring yourself glasses, go here.
    If you want to order a tortilla soup for an appetizer and want only salty liquid with soggy tortillas in it and no chicken, avocado, sour cream etc., go here.
    If you want your cocktail order to come in stages when you are planning on making a toast, go here.
    If you don't want napkins and silverware in a timely manner, go here.
    If you order chicken fajitas and don't want ALL the stuff the menu says it comes with, go here.
    If you want to continue to request water and refills during your meal, go here.
    If you want to pay way over the normal cost for enchiladas and get dry enchiladas, definitely go here.

    Happy Mother's Day!

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    I've always enjoyed my visits. Their chips & salsa are great and their drinks always hits the spot. Service has always been very classy. I've enjoyed several different entrees here. This place can be a bit pricey, so I recommend trying out their lunch menu if you are curious.

    For those who are expecting Tex-Mex, this is not the place for you. This is Mexican food, deriving from places like Mexico City, Mexico...

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    As far as Tex-Mex places you should try, this is not one of them. Its kind of a bummer considering they have a nice outside patio, but the food was just horrible. My wife and I both ate 1/4 of our meals before going home and eating leftovers out of the fridge.

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  • 0

    Great location, great atmosphere, average food at best.  

    In Houston there are 1000 Tex-Mex restaurants and the food at this one does nothing to stand out over the rest.

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    My family was excited to find the restaurant's new location in Katy.  We have been several times, and each visit has seemed to be a little more disappointing each time.   Our last visit was on this past Saturday.  Restaurant was fairly empty.   We were seated at the far back of the restaurant and our waiter seemed to be new.  Two people at our table ordered glasses of wine.  The waiter asked if we wanted the bottle.  When we asked how much the bottle was, he multiplied $8.00 per glass X 4 and told us it would be $32.00  kind of odd.  

    Service was slow, 3 of the 7 dishes came out wrong.  Our request for corn tortillas was forgotten and of course, out came flour.  We asked for the corn tortillas and waited for them as our food was getting cold.  Another server brought them out.  I asked if these were corn tortillas, and he attempted to be funny and told me they were flour.  It wasn't the time and I didn't find it funny that my overpriced meal was getting cold waiting for them to come up with corn tortillas.

    Overall disappointing.  Would be nice the same standards of the former location could be expected in Katy.

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    I grew up never really liking Mexican food.  Actually, it turns out it was the New York version of Mexican food (loaded with piles of sour cream) that I hated. Las Alamedas introduced me to what excellent Mexican food tastes like.  Ever since that first meal so many years ago, I make a point of stopping at Las Alamedas whenever I was in Houston.

    While the novelty of the initial epiphany has worn off, and I don't think the food at Las Alamedas is as great as I once thought, or maybe I'm just disappointed at the menu changes since moving from the old Katy Freeway location, Las Alamedas remains an above average Mexican restaurant at above average prices.  Still worth a trip, but I think I now prefer going at lunch when the both the prices and the portions are more reasonable.

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    We came out here as long-time customers of the old location and found the food to be equally as wonderful. Loved the tres leches cake, guacamole, margaritas and the fajitas. Everything tasted the same as the old place, and the outdoor seating was very nice. Service was great, we had a fun and flirty waiter, which was great. Worth the drive. I'd recommend sitting outside for the people watching experience.

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    Overall fine. Food was good, service was prompt, if not personable. We may return due the close proximity to our home and that it was not too loud to visit with friends.

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    I've been here twice since the new location opened.  The food is fine but not as good as the prices are high.  My real concern is that the service was slow and insonsistent both times.  Not worth the effort or cost unless they start stepping up their game.

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    I love ceviche and the ceviche on the menu here is excellent, no tomatoes but a strong lime marinade with herbs.  If you like Pinot Noir try      the Bridlewood from CA central coast area.  Yes, you can order it by the glass.  Another good selection is the sarape, beef or chicken.

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    I will never go here again.  My husband and I went here for the first time when we moved to Katy about a year ago.  We were casually dressed in polo shirts and slacks.  My husband did have a baseball cap on as well.  We went for an early dinner around 6 PM and the place was fairly empty.  There were only a couple of other families at the restaurant, including a 6 year old kid screaming and running circles around the table.  Our server was quiet unfriendly, and we sat at our booth for 20 minutes before he took our order.  Once we ordered our very expensive Mexican meal, we sat for another 40 minutes before our food arrived.  As soon as we received our food, the manager told us we were no longer welcome in the restaurant because we did not meet the dress code.  My husband asked what was wrong with our attire, and he said that hats were not allowed inside of the restaurant.  After sitting here for an entire hour, they just now decide to tell us this???  My husband took off his hat so that we could eat our meal.  When we left, the manager told us not to come back.  

    I also had reservations through Open Table, and told this to the hostess when I arrived.  I gave her my reservation information and she still marked me as a "no-show."  When I called Open Table to ask about changing this, they said that Las Alamedas claimed I missed my reservations.  Open Table called Las Alamedas to see if they could change this, and Las Alamedas said I never showed up.  Luckily I kept my receipt and scanned it in to send to Open Table.  I can't tell you enough to stay away from this restaurant.

    My visit was almost a year ago, August of 2011, and apparently there has been a management change since then.

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  • 0

    Don't be fooled by the gorgeous exterior.  This place is just not what you would hope from what you see.
    Friendly wait staff and fast attentive service couldn't even bring the score up in this case.

    Environment: Gorgeous.  We sat outside on a dinner date and everything on the menu looked very delicious.  Sadly to say, the menu did not live up to the real version.
    Food:
    Started off with chile con queso, salsa, and chips.  The salsa was OK.  Wasn't the best I have had but it wasn't the worst.  The queso was a lil cold and hard to dip at time.  Chips were thicker than usual Mexican restaurant chips but even they broke on the brick of cheese.

    Entrees:
    Steak fajita Nachos were order by my partner and he enjoyed them. I tasted a bit and the meat seemed seasoned well but it was just regular nachos.  Nothing incredibly fancy or taste appealing.

    I ordered the Chicken Acapulco. I read the description and I thought it sounded  just amazing: "Grilled chicken breast topped with sautéed shrimp, Poblano
    peppers and onions and a creamy lobster sauce, served with
    rice and vegetables."-- I mean it sounds like heaven and I was wrong.  So very wrong.
    I substituted the vegetables for charro beans.  The chicken was dry.  Not much flavor coming from it.  The sauteed shrimp were extremely salty.  I ate pieces of shrimp with the chicken to combat the flavor combos.  The lobster sauce was decent but it was not enough to bring the dish back to life.  The rice had peas and corn in it and was a bit mushy with absolutely NO FLAVOR.  The charro beans were also flavorless and added no substance to the meal.  There was no taking any leftovers home for this meal.

    The kind waiter was probably the best thing about this visit but I am fairly certain that I will not be coming back to Las Alamedas anytime soon after this meal.  Way too expensive for the quality of food I was served.

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  • 0

    Closed and moved to Katy!

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    I thought about rating them as a 1 instead of a 2, but I decided to be nice.  Before I write a bad review about a bad restaurant let me see if I can find something nice to say.  The atmosphere was good and the margaritas were good.

    We decided to go early and beat the rush.  We walked into a place that was vacant.  The dining room is pretty large and there were tons of empty tables.  They took us to a table right next to the bathroom and kitchen doors and wanted to give us the worst table in the place.  We refused and made them give us a better table.  It got worse from there.  

    They brought someone else's order and served it to us.  It wasn't what we ordered an it stunk.  We refused that and sent it away.  They then brought 3 entrees to a table of 2.  They got my wife's order right but they brought me two of what I ordered.  My wife tried to pick up her fork and it was dirty and stuck to the table cloth.  See asked for a clean one and never got it.  We ordered nachos and quesadillas so we just ate it with our fingers.  Neither was very good.  The quesadillas were soggy on the bottom and the nachos just didn't taste good.  She offered for us to take the left overs in a to go box, but we decided not to.  They just weren't good enough to want to take.

    The service was so-so.  I asked for sparkling water and after 15 minutes I asked again and was told they were out.  My margarita was empty and it took a long time for anyone to offer me another.  By that time I just wanted to leave so I said no.

    I'm a huge fan of mexican food and really want to find a good mexican restaurant.  I spent over $60 for two margaritas and two bad entrees.  I will never go back.

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  • 0

    Upscale Mexican restaurant in Katy

    This is the same restaurant that was located on I-10 and Bingle/Voss. The service is friendly and the food is good.

    It is more expensive than your normal Mexican restaurant but the atmosphere is nicer as well. If you are looking for tex-mex queso and margarita you may want to keep looking. If you want to try some authentic flavors in a nice Katy establishment you have found the place to try.

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    The downfall of Las Alamedas Mexican restaurant and Cantina reads like an E! True Hollywood Story. A proven successful restaurant with "best of" accolades to boot and a kitchen that spoke for itself falls helpless to bland and sterile Katy suburbia.

    Now I never had the pleasure of going to its famed I10 location but had heard tales of  its ambiance and flavor - a Houston Institution.

    When my closest Katy residing confidant suggested  to check out Las Alamedas' new home in the city of man made lakes and no commercial real estate older than 5 years, I had my suspicions, but obliged.

    We sat ourselves within the outdoor patio of a restaurant that reminded me of a Tommy Bahama store in the middle of Boca Raton (this can't be good) and immediately ordered queso and guac for starters.

    These proved to be a hit...some of the best quac I've had in a long time with the perfect amount of lime and garlic...super chunky and delicious.

    The waiter could not keep up with our complimentary chip baskets since we wanted to scoop up every last bit...poor guy.

    On to our main entrees. The majority of the table went with shared mixed fajitas (or so they thought), vegetarian enchiladas (yawn), and sarape for me.

    Sarape? When the menu reads "super thin prime tenderloin beef served with guacamole and charro beans" you don't ask questions.

    Plus, I wanted more guacomole.

    Our meals came out promptly with a major caveat. Our poor friends sharing fajitas got 1 mere plate of meat....plate? Where is the cast iron skillet of chicken and beef on a bed of sizzling onions? DOUBLE FAIL!

    Apparently, diners don't share at Las Alamedas Katy (perhaps too unsanitary?), and they were forced to order 2 more plates of fajitas.

    My sarape plate proved to be the most interesting dish of table, and while the meat was indeed super thin, it was lacking the crisp, almost burn edges I was hoping for. I like steaks medium rare, but when pounded flat...let's taste some fire damage, right?  I subbed charro beans for rice which also proved to be a mistake on my end.

    My vegetarian friends were pretty pleased with their spinach and cheese enchiladas, but I was more envious of their super colorful veggies that came as a side.

    Service was spotty and at some point even awkward and the prices matched the stuffy ambiance of the setting.

    Do I think Las Alamedas is a bad restaurant - no. But it far better serves the Real Housewives of Katy, TX than a city girl like me.

    Bottom line - Las Alamedas plays it safe for its new digs. We'll always have our guacamole moment, but I'll never look back.

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  • 0

    Time to clean house - both literally and figuratively. Friends and family raved about this place and I was very disappointed. Floors and plates were dirty, as was the bar.

    Every person who works at the front of the house that we interacted with seemed scared to death of a looming floor manager - and with good reason. Service was sub-par at best. Infrequent/irratic visits to the table, confusion on taking orders, communication breakdowns, inability to deliver appetizers and entrees far enough apart for enjoyable consumption, the list goes on. Great example: When I received my entree, I asked if they had a sauce that was spicier than the one they brought me. What they brought - long after I finished my meal - was something someone appeared to have concocted in the kitchen. Not only was it not very spicy, it was clear that whomever made it had no idea what they were doing.

    Which brings me to the kitchen. Paella is a dish best served fully cooked. Mine was swimming in a separated, watery broth. The mussels were undercooked (one had a foreign object in it), as was the sausage. Everything else was lacking flavor and creativity.

    As a side note - I visit La Centerra with frequency. On a recent visit I was crossing the road with my 2-year old when we almost got hit by a car that slammed on the breaks in front of the restaurant. Out of the car jumped - you guessed it - an employee of the restaurant. Without any acknowledgment that he had just endangered our lives, he hopped into the restaurant, presumably to start his shift and contribute to the mediocrity.

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    I had always heard great things about Las Alamedas prior to their move. I finally had the opportunity to dine there yesterday for my birthday. Not impressed.

    The margaritas were great, salsa is amazing, queso nice...and that's where it ends. I ordered paella. It just tasted so...not fresh, and when you're talking about a seafood dish, that's not the description you want. I couldn't locate the alleged chicken in the dish and the few chunks of pork were fatty salt cubes. I tried some other dishes ordered by our table...everything was mediocre and very salty. So disappointing. Restaurant was not at all crowded either. I don't see how they will stay in business. For the price point they are aiming at, I'd rather drive into town and know I'm not going to be disappointed.

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  • 0

    Sup Las Alamedas,

    Yo its been a long time since we've hung out. You remember last time we saw eachother? You were over by Voss and I-10, my Bar-Mitzvah? Tri-theta high school dance pre dinner?  Those parties were dope. Man, that building was baller. Im pretty disappointed that you left without telling me where you were moving but thats cool. I'm happy I found you and that I still worked out by Katy to make the drive out here.

    Im really writing to tell you that you have changed. First of all, I understand that your previous landlord raised your rent, but moving out to Katy, and falling into the suburb-style "everything looks the same" makes you a poser. You used to have your own style with the high ceilings and amazing interior. Now you are just another expensive restaurant in the burbs.

    One direct correlation I didnt expect though was the one between the flavor of your food and your distance from the city center. Seems as though you left the flavor of food back in town. Come back and get it. Im sure its in that small forest behind your old building, waiting for you to come back and get it.

    Your waiters perpetuate this by answer the question "what is your most flavorful salsa" with "everything is pretty bland, but the mole is the dish with the most flavor" wtf?!

    I ordered the Carne Asada tampiquenya that came with carne asada and a small enchilada covered with your choice of salsa, since the waiter told me the mole was the best, I ordered mine with the mole. I was really disappointed. The mole wasent great, the carne asada was just OK.

    Two of my coworkers ordered the fajitas, and neither of them was too impressed. There are very few ways that you can cook up fajitas and have people not enjoy them, I am not sure what it was that they did, but they managed it. Besides that, the tortillas that came with their plates were rock hard.

    Las Alamedas, step your game up, son. In a city full of heavy weight champs of the Mexican food arena, you are but a peon they use to make their record look inflated.

    Sincerely,

    Alex

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  • 0

    Lived in Cinco Ranch for the last twelve years. Usually when a restaurant advertises casual dining, it means just that. I am a sixty year old professional who has never been refused service until now. I had on jeans and a sleeveless shirt. I was turned away for the shirt. There were several women wearing almost the exact same shirt (one older woman was sans bra) already being served. In today's economy most retail establishments can not afford to be such pompous asses. I guess Las Almedas can afford to discriminate and be pompous.

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  • 0

    I had heard such good things about this place when they were on the Katy freeway but never went...finally had the opportunity to go with a group for a birthday dinner, and let me tell you, I was very disappointed.

    There were a couple of good things but not enough to make it very likely that I'll go back.

    Service was so so, not good and not bad. I let them slide a bit since we were a party of 10.

    Food...apps were great, the ceviche was amazing! Entree was not good. I ordered a snapper dish that was grilled and came with what sounded like some mouthwatering mash potatoes and what was described as "fresh grilled cut corn off the cob" ---now grilled corn sounded amazing...what I got was seemingly instant mash and canned corn!!! The snapper was good however, but I sent it back and opted for grilled veggies and rice.  Plate came back an the rice and veggies were quite good, but the fish was stone cold!  Sent back again and this time it was so hot you couldn't eat it!! Microwaves have no place in a nicer restaurant, which is what this is purported  to be.  

    Wine list- a bright spot, but two issues. First off when you have a decent wine list your food quality should match.  Additionally, don't price bottles of wine so expensively "just because"...you'll never sell them.

    Dessert...one word about their tres leches...amazing.  The coffee was good too.

    All in all they have some serious work to do.  I cant fully review theirs, but we had a few others at the table that were less than impressed with their dishes.

    I gave them 2 stars only because the ceviche was so good and the dessert was amazing.

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    Went about a month ago for a friends birthday.  The food was pretty good and the interior build-out is very nice, but Mexican should not be this expensive.  The location is great and I'm sure they pay a fortune in rent, but they made a mistake moving here if they have to charge $14 for a quesadilla to make ends meet.  Given the location, this place will probably survive.  Just like "inside the loop"ers, Cinco Ranchers tend to stay close to home and not explore.  However, with so much great Mexican food in town, there are tons of better options.

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  • 0

    Service was bad, food was worse! Plenty of Mexican restaurants in Katy that are better and cheaper!

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  • 0

    I went expecting it to be everything that the original location off of Voss Road was.  I was wrong.  The service was sub par, and the food was not great for the price.  I ordered Chicken Fajitas.  When they were served on a 10-inch plate, the chick fajitas took up maybe a quarter of it, and made just over two fajitas.  Tasted "ok", but not work the $18.  We asked for split checks at the beginning of the meal and were still delivered one total check (honest mistake, no biggie), but when we asked again, he sighed and told us, "Ok, but it will take a while". I sure hope the bad services is because they have only been in this location for a few weeks.  Still...not impressed and may not go back.

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    Went for Sunday brunch; the structure has completely changed from the old location: no buffet, champagne now charged by the glass, etc.  We were not the first to clamor for the return of the buffet so we will just stay tuned for that.  Menu service meant we had to pick and choose what we remembered to be good.  So I had ceviche which was a little bitter and chilaquiles which were outstanding.  I agree with other reviews that the tables are packed in too tight and that the service isn't what it used to be; seems like they are still finding their stride; and they don't take American Express though all the check folders are embossed with it's logo.

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    Poor Las Alamedas has closed
    And I am not too predisposed
      To be very jolly.
      It's one friggin' folly
    Of landowner greed. I feel hosed!

    Las Alamedas has boasted one of the most spectacularly beautiful settings to have a meal in Houston for 28 years. A little over a month ago, their marquee announced they were "temporarily closed". The business scoop was that their lease had expired and was in the process of being renegotiated. Further to this, the old landowner had just died and the new one jacked up the rent 50% (in a recession no less)! In early February the word on the street was they were going to be able to come to terms. They didn't.

    Their marquee now promises that they will relocate. I'm not happy about this either because much of the appeal of Las Alamedas was the beautiful location itself.

    I hope the landowner rots in hell (gosh - did I just write that?)!!!!!!!

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  • 0

    MY FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN HOUSTON! Ive been going here with my family for as long as I can remember, as well as taking anyone visiting from out of town here. Its my favorite place to eat, and the scenery is beautiful! I love this place

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    From an exterior standpoint it looks like another Mexican restaurant, however once setting foot inside it's a complete transformation - a very nice one to say the least! Inside looks so amazing and its has that authentic Mexico feel. A great seat in that restuarant would be near the window where you can view a beautiful green plantation. Very nice.

    The food is top notch. When I say everything on the menu is equally delicious as the other items on the menu - it really is. Food has that authentic home made taste to it... Queso Fundido, Fajitas, Tortilla Soup,etc... amazing.

    If in Houston, this has to be one of the places you must stop by. A True must!!!

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    The brunch at Las Alamedas is sheer insanity!  Talk about a spread.  Start with bottomless mimosas, begin the trip down the line with some killer ceviche, continue through an endless array of pollo and enchilada dishes, and end the journey with either decadent cheesecake or some *very* alcoholic chocolate mousse.  That's just round 1 though...

    Some of the other highlights were the snapper, salmon, chile rellenos, fajitas, blintzes, and a variety of other meat dishes that looked great but I had to skip to make room for cheesecake and more mimosas (a girl has to have her priorities).  As buffets go, of which I'm usually not a fan, this one is tops.

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    A really lovely place, great ambiance, even live music/performance some nights.  Feels authentic rather than manufactured like many other Houston restaurants, great place for a date.  This place has been around forever and I've always had good experiences here.  Good food and attentive, friendly service.  I highly recommend the margaritas!

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    My mom and I were driving back from Katy into the city and passed by this place.  I've seen it a hundred times before and always wanted to go in...so on a Friday night we decided to check it out.

    My mom visited this place long ago but I was a newbie.  The margaritas were strong...I was done after 2 which is a feat for me.  Okay, I hadn't eaten that day so maybe, quite possibly, that had something to do with it but no matter.  We sat at the bar and ordered nachos.  H-e-a-v-e-n.  The ambiance was nice, our bartender was great and we left satisfied. All in all, a good Friday night.

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    For our staff lunch, we decided to come to Las Alamedas.  My boss and co-worker raved about how good it was, so I was excited to check it out.  Plus, it got the thumbs up from Dolph and I trust his opinions on food.

    The first thing I have to say is that the decor is wonderful.  It is quaint, well thought out, romantic, and just gorgeous.  They definitely took the time to give it special touches with nice latticework with decorative foliage to give a nice.

    The individual salsa portions was a nice touch.  It was deliciously prepared and nice and warm.  And they were prompt with the refills when I inhaled my first batch.  

    Even though everyone swore by the fajitas, I decided to check out the ceviche.  I don't know why I do this to myself since I tend to only like Peruvian ceviche, but I'm a glutton for punishment.  Not that it was bad.  But it was. . .different.  I've never, ever seen anyone put olives into a ceviche.  I will say that I usually hate when they put avocados in the mix, but this was actually a nice combo.  The shrimp was a bit rubbery, but that's just what happens when you put it in ceviche.  It just isn't the best protein to use.  Luckily, they also had crab meat and fish thrown in as well, so it ended up fine.

    Even though we split three desserts, I was stuffed from the three tons of chips and salsa I ate, so I didn't try any of them.  If I were to judge by the speed that all three disappeared, I'm guessing that it was pretty fabulous.

    I'd love to come back in the evening for a romantic date with the hubby.  It is not so romantic that it isn't appropriate for a business lunch, but I definitely think that it could work for any kind of special occasion.  Yum!

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    It was insisted by friends of the family that we go here. They called from PA repeatedly to ask if we were going and when. We knew we better bite the bullet and go or we'd never hear the end of it.

    Las Alamedas did not disappoint. Our waiter was soft spoken and on the ball. Their salsa is truly awesome and comes in individual small china bowls so no one has to worry about double dipping. Five adults got five different things and all of us were thrilled. This is a great place to get fish. I had a red snapper with a tomatillo sauce that was awesome but my dad's red snapper with shrimp and poblanos was even better. it is pricier than most Mexican restaurants but you're paying for ambiance, service and attention to detail. The quality of the food lives up to the prices.

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  • 0

    My family likes nothing more than a good Mexican breakfast, so doing a Father's Day buffet style brunch here seemed like a pretty good idea.  The meal had it's high and low points, but I would say everyone left fairly disappointed.

    The good things?  The dining area itself and the overall atmosphere.  Bottomless mimosas, a mariachi band, and a beautifully decorated, white tablecloth dining room made for an elegant, fun feel without feeling stuffy or pretentious.

    I'm a huge buffet fan.  But buffets are risky in that all kinds of things can go wrong.  The most popular dishes run out, while the less popular ones sit and get cold if the waitstaff is not mindful.  This one, in spite of the 7 or 8 waiters running the buffet room, wasn't very well run.  The red and green enchiladas seemed to run out every time I would run back up there, yet the Mexican scrambled eggs went from room temperature to cold by the time I went back up for my second plate.  And I'm a big believer in that brunch buffets should somehow separate the breakfast and lunch food (at least keep them grouped together).  They didn't really put the food in a particular order, which meant that my first plate consisted of scrambled eggs, lox, shrimp cocktail, red snapper in a brown sauce, and fruit.  The food itself was really good - it just would have been light years better had the buffet been run more smoothly.

    The competency of the waitstaff was questionable.  Our drink waitress was really nice and did a great job, but some of the guys running the buffet didn't really know what was going on (one of them didn't know what cream cheese was, let alone where I could find it).

    The redeeming factor?  The desserts were soo good.  The rice pudding was smooth and creamy, the flan was just sweet enough, and the Kahlua chocolate mousse wasn't sickeningly rich.  (NO, I did not eat all of these myself, I just sampled some of the ones my family members got.)  The only one I was a little bit disappointed in was the tres leches.  It wasn't bad, but I think us Houstonians are spoiled by the fantastic Corduas brothers tres leches you can get at Amazon Grill and Churrascos.

    All in all, a good experience.  Just not one I'm a hundred percent sure I would repeat.

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    Las Alamedas is the kind of place you go when you want to make your meal an event.  Reservations are definately recommended for this place but they are usually graceful enough to accomodate walk-ins.  I've been for numerous holiday brunches, a New Year's dinner and a wedding rehersal party and never once did the food disappoint.  The presentation is lacking in the buffet style, but it's still excellent.  There are always plenty of choices and plenty of plates, so don't be shy.  
    The atmosphere is elegant without being pretentious.  Although, the average Sunday brunch has gone way casual.
    If you are looking for a nice brunch, look no further.  While it's not a "deal" to eat here, you are certainly getting what you pay for - so make the most of it,
    Happy hours are also fantastic - the drinks and the deals.  Granted, the deals are mostly on the food.  Still, they aren't conservative with the drinks in any way.
    The service is consistently impressive.  You will want for nothing here - except more room in your stomach.

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