I was recently in Lakeland and needed a place to meet some
friends for dinner. I knew that they liked Mexican food and since
urbanspoon.com gave Abuelo’s such a high rating we decided to give it a try.
The ATMOSPHERE… very large dining area, high spacious
ceilings, and the night we dined there they had a magician roaming table to
table
The SERVICE… We had a friendly server, more on the service
later
The FOOD… Not only do they have everything you would expect
from a standard Mexican menu, but they also have many additional house
specialties and a variety of enchilada platters
We were seated with menus but it took a while for our server
to greet us and take our drink orders. Then it also took a while for her to
come back to take our order, and still the drinks took additional time to get
delivered. Not a great start, but maybe the food will be good? There were four
of us, and although it took a while we were served chips with salsa (four
containers of salsa – a nice touch)
I decided on The Monterrey Platter (Sour Cream Chicken
Enchilada, Avocado Enchilada, Spinach Enchilada, Chicken Ranchera Enchilada,
Cheese Chile Relleno, Crispy Chicken Taco and Quacamole – served with Rice or
Papas Con Chile and Refried Beans - $15.29) I thought the price was ok
considering this was a lot of food and would be a good way to try a little bit
of everything.
Upon delivery I realized that they had forgotten about the
Crispy Chicken Taco and the Guacamole, however once I notified our server she
brought it fairly quickly.
Both the Avocado Enchilada and the Spinach Enchilada were my
two favorite items (much to my surprise) and the Papas Con Chile that I had
chosen as my side was also good. Sadly the rest of the items were mediocre at
best and quite forgettable.
My dining companions agreed that their meals were not bad,
but just ok.
Our bill (four people with drinks) came to under $75, which
I feel is rather reasonable, however with an experience that was just average I
doubt that I will ever return to Abuelo’s.
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