La Gastroteca

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   Richard

   Houston

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   This was Valentines Evening with a reservation made three weeks prior. We arrived 10 minutes prior to our reservation time. We were told to sit in the hotel lobby as they were not ready to seat people. 10 minutes after our reservation time I made another inquiry and was then first to be seated at the table adjacent the kitchen door. When I asked for something more comfortable I was initially told no until I involved the manager. From this point the service level improvement with a delicious Amuse Bouche and a starter plate. Then downhill again with the waiter placing the wrong order for the entree. The manager corrected the order but we were put behind in the 2 hour limit service featured event. After the entree our tea service was forgotten and we went straight to desert. The tea was later taken to go. In speaking with the manager there was NO concession made by the restaurant to adjust the bill for the lacking experience only an apology. Bottom line, management was not prepared for this PLANNED event and the service suffered for it. The food quality was average at best for this service. We have been here before and had a more enjoyable time. Would definitely rethink another visit, very unfortunate!
   

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   Angelina

   San Antonio

   28 reviews

   3.0

   28 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   The customer service is wonderful. This is a tourist trap unfortunately. Terribly overpriced for the foood you get. Even the plated food is not as exquisite as it seemed online. I was underwhelmed with the food portions and quality for the price. Go local we dunned locally and got three times the amount of food for less than half of what we paid at this restaurant. Again it’s a tourist trap unfortunately
   

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   Will

   El Salvador

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 4, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Meat was a little simple. It did not have a great taste.
   

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   Alejandra

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 30, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Celebramos nuestro aniversario ayer y comimos delicioso. Los especiales de la pizarra siempre son una muy buena opción para probar algo diferente y creativo que ha preparado la chef. El servicio siempre es mejor, los meseros muy atentos siempre.
   

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   Alex

   Orange County

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 28, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Excellent food and service. Small place but worth the visit.
   

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   Juan

   Mexico City

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 11, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   We were there for our anniversary dinner. I’ll list the situation here: 1. No host receiving the guests 2. We were assigned a large table at first to later be re accommodated in a smaller table due a mistake from the personnel. 3. Food had good taste but the whole service was around an hour and a half, so we were having almost 10-12 minutes between dishes. 4. Other guests who arrived after us were being served first and more rapidly than they did with us. Overall a very disappointing experience for what I paid…
   

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   Arturo

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 3, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Delicious, cozy, wonderful staff, they made our Wedding anniversary something really special, we're willing to comeback!
   

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   Carmen Irene

   Cancun

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 1, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Comida excelente, prestación excelente Nos encantó
   

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   Jose

   New Orleans

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on November 30, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always the best of the best. Great food and wine cannot go wrong
   

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    Lee

    Charlotte

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on November 30, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4

    Beautiful presentation of dishes. Each person had something different but only dish we would not purchase again was the lamb. I had the homemade gnocchi with mushroom sauce which was the favorite. Lobster tortellini was superb but a small dish. Spaghetti bolognese was quite tasty. They also serve freshly baked bread with a pimento butter. Would certainly recommend.
    

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