Mexican restaurant in Limerick?

440Hz · 17-02-2006 12:06pm #1

Hey all,

Just wondering does anyone know if there is a mexican in Limerick, and if there is more than one, where the best is.

Thanks

keevita · 17-02-2006 1:13pm

there is one opening soon next to la romana on o connell street. i think its called the mexican (original) looking forward to trying it out!

440Hz · 17-02-2006 3:00pm

That is so strange... I just heard about it a few minutes ago as well.
Looks like I posted too early. Thanks for the info... anyone know about an opening date?

bazz26 · 17-02-2006 6:34pm

The Texas Steakhouse restaurant on O'Connell Street do a limited range of Tex Mex style food but I haven't tried it myself.

radioman · 17-02-2006 6:59pm

Spur Steakhouse in the Crescent SC do Mexican stuff, enchiladas and the like. Good food.

billy the squid · 17-02-2006 11:37pm

Is there a country not represented by a restaurant in Limerick?

I vaguely remember someone asking for greek food and getting a reply within an hour.

Chong · 18-02-2006 12:20am

No Dutch restaurant, oh how I love Dutch food hmmm.

bazz26 · 18-02-2006 3:06am

billy the squid wrote:

Is there a country not represented by a restaurant in Limerick?

I vaguely remember someone asking for greek food and getting a reply within an hour.

No Mongolian restaurant in the city. Ate at one in Templebar in Dublin last year, excellent food and it is cooked there in front of you too.

wb · 18-02-2006 3:08am

bazz26 wrote:

The Texas Steakhouse restaurant on O'Connell Street do a limited range of Tex Mex style food but I haven't tried it myself.

Lovely grub. you go downstairs to a basement area, it is really cool. really enjoyed it. Well worth a visit

440Hz · 18-02-2006 1:59pm

Thanks for replies all..

No Lebanese restaurant here either.. now that has got to be my fav food ever!

sioda · 19-02-2006 11:19am

Limerick needs a Vietnamese restaurant and Bazz your ahead of me a mongolian place would be the job. Had some mexican food in The Texas Steak House on Friday its good stuff and decent portions much better than spur who's food does fluctuate up and down a lot. Can't wait for "The Mexican" to open Limerick needs Steak Ranchero had it in Mexico best food I ever ate

RPGGAMER · 23-02-2006 10:28pm

yes. a mongolian would be great. used to frequent the one in cork. five pound and you'd go up and down as much times as you like and they cook it on front of you!!!it was my fav. restaurant. sheer quantity and tastiness and healthwise. great after training. pig out. mmmmm

muppetkiller · 02-03-2006 1:10pm

Is that mexican resturant open yet ?

sioda · 03-03-2006 10:52am

Still not open

muppetkiller · 03-03-2006 11:50am

Thanks Sioda

sioda · 22-11-2006 1:47pm

Sorry to dig a thread out of the graveyard but great news Limerick has got a proper Mexican restaurant called Los Amigos down next to the Locke has anyone been?? I know it opened in the last few weeks

IrishMike · 22-11-2006 4:24pm

Now there is some good news
Ill b visiting soon i have no doubt
Anyone been ????

limerick_man · 22-11-2006 8:35pm

Is 'The Mexian' not a proper Mexican restuarant?!?!

cyberspi · 22-11-2006 10:30pm

'the mexican' is more like a take away. I thought the new place was on steamboat quay?

motormouthmable · 22-11-2006 10:44pm

things are getting mixed up. "the mexican" is a take away/diner type on o'connell street. the new mexican restaurant "los amigos" opened just now between the locke bar and moll darby (i think that "los amigos" place it was a french restaurant before). was walking there and they even have LCD TVs outside in the smoking area! how insane is this?!?!?

elmolesto · 25-11-2006 7:20pm

I went to Los Amigos twice since they opened. Its real mexican food ( I know the owners, they brought a chef from Mexico ). The food is delicious but the service can be slow if they are busy.

Elbows · 28-11-2006 7:29pm

Los amigos is alright, kinda lost points cos our starter and main course were very similar but thats not really their fault. Their cocktails are AMAZING though, try the mojito!

Nowhere in Limerick is within a street of 'la salsa' in galway though. Cheap, filling and gorgeous

440Hz · 06-12-2006 1:28pm

Hhmmmmm i had forgotten about this.. might have to check it out

sioda · 10-12-2006 12:44pm

Well finally got there last nite and what can I tell ya it was Yum. Good varyed menu and even people who arent to familiar with mexican food will find some thing they like.

Bottle of Corona 3.90 cheaper than most pubs in town and the cocktails are good especially the mojito gotta agree with elbows.

Expense wise starters from 6.50 to 10.00 and mains from 13.50 to 23.50 so not too bad at all.

All in all high praise and high recommendations. If going on a weekend definatly book.

Poxyshamrock · 10-12-2006 4:26pm

Cool! I Might pop in there after I go ice-skating next week.

Crea · 11-12-2006 5:10pm

A friend went last week and the service was very poor. When they complained the waitress at the end of the evening asked them if they would like to try a Mexican drink. Thinking it was on the house they all said yes but the price was added to the bill. She seriously didn't recommend it. The food wasn't good enough to warrant such bad service.

ballinloughan · 26-12-2006 9:09pm

Anyone got a phone number for los amigos??

bazz26 · 26-12-2006 10:24pm

ballinloughan wrote:

Anyone got a phone number for los amigos??

Los Amigos - 061 401883

Got it from: http://159.134.203.172/search_bus.asp?business=Los+amigos&townbus=limerick&countybus=Limerick&SearchBus=Search&source=GP&ss=ns

elmolesto · 26-12-2006 10:25pm

401883

elmolesto · 26-12-2006 10:25pm

401883

ballinloughan · 27-12-2006 12:37pm

Thank you folks ..

Henry Ford III · 03-01-2007 3:39pm

I've not tried the place yet but have heard from one group (prebooked) who were asked to go to The Locke and await their table, and another (also prebooked) who did not get fed at all.

Not good enough.

tshanx · 01-10-2007 10:50am

elmolesto wrote:

I went to Los Amigos twice since they opened. Its real mexican food ( I know the owners, they brought a chef from Mexico ). The food is delicious but the service can be slow if they are busy.

:eek: I went to Los Amigos with a party of 5 on Saturday night after reading a number of good reviews. Restauarant was nice, although a little quiet when we went in. We were the 2nd table there.
We all placed our orders, we went with a selection of starters between us, which were very good.
When the main course arrived, mine didn't. The waiter Pedro then came to the table and said that he was sorry but could he check what I had ordered(ie they forgot to put my order in). I waited 20 minutes for my main course, at which time the rest of the table had finished their food.
I let it go as I was with friends, but it really did ruin my night.
When the bill came they charged the full amount. I went up to complain and spoke with the owner who told me she did not know there was a delay. I suggested that they did not charge for my main course. They then sent the waiter down to the table who said it was policy not to discount.
In dealing with the matter in this way, I will never return(even though I was going to suggest it for our Christmas Party) and I will tell a lot of people about my experience.
I would lay odds on that they will not be there in 2008 if they treat their customers with such contempt. I will be writing a letter into them also to state my disappointment. It is such a shame as the food was quite good.

IrishMike · 01-10-2007 1:46pm

Wont be going there so.
Thanks for the heads up

Burning Eclipse · 01-10-2007 3:28pm

That is indeed very bad customer service.

I ate there about 4/5 months ago with my g/f. We had a fantastic meal, everything was top notch. The person who I believed to be the owner, from Mexico himself, came down and offered us 2 Tequilas on the house just as our starters arrived. None of this cheap Olmeca sh*t either, can't remember for the life of me what it was called, but it was beautiful. We also got a plate of Paella on the house during the main course.

What happened you was bad form, but I had a great meal, and the best service of my life in there.

pwd · 01-10-2007 3:35pm

went to the diner/restaurant place on o'connell st. It was horrible. Salsa looked old and plae or something. They gave us that eddie-rockets style fake cheese and the food was just plain poor.

Luigi Malones beside it might be a good choice. I've been to the Luigi Malone's in Dublin and they do excellent fajitas!

SuperWoody101 · 01-10-2007 4:10pm

Any one know if they do a starter called Mexican barrels? I got them before in a restaurant called Mustang Sally's (by Teds night club) they are so good but I can't seem to find them an anywhere. I’m not a lover of Mexican food but this starter was out of this world.

bazz26 · 02-10-2007 1:06am

pwd wrote:

went to the diner/restaurant place on o'connell st. It was horrible. Salsa looked old and plae or something. They gave us that eddie-rockets style fake cheese and the food was just plain poor.

Luigi Malones beside it might be a good choice. I've been to the Luigi Malone's in Dublin and they do excellent fajitas!

That place is now a fish n chip shop. Was in there a few weeks ago, they didn't have any chicken burgers or curry sauce at the time. Not much of a chipper then.

moc_94041 · 04-10-2007 12:18am

I went to Los Amigos with a few girlfriends to celebrate a birthday, it was beautiful. They even came to our table and sang Happy Birthday to our friend, and we got a free bottle of wine. Couldn't fault it.

pedro2009 · 09-10-2007 7:42pm

Although it is a restaurant policy not to intervene in these type of blogs, I have asked permission to do so as i have been directly involved, on the service that i provided the past 29 September 2007.
The booking was received at the time solicited by our client. Being asigned their table without any incoveniences. There were 6 customers and since the beggining it wasnt easy to place an order for drinks/foods/soft drinks as the customers were constantly outside in our smoking area. The order for the starters was a mix selection for everybody at the table, giving more time to make a better choice for the main course. After a while the order for the main course was taken, but one order was missing because the gentleman wasnt at the table at the time the rest of the customers asked for their order to be taken. His order was taken after a while and served no longer than 5 minutes after his friends food arrived. these timings have all being kept in our pixelpoint til system. At that time i served "Tacos Dorados" followed by a double order of "Gambas al ajillo" i asked the gentleman if everything was ok and if he was happy with both his main course and the service, to what he replied with a smile, after a few minutes everybody at the table was gone to our smoking area located at the front of the restaurant, leaving no clear sight of dissapointment by both the empty plates nor the attitude of the clients towards the service at the time. The only time when i noticed some type of disagreement towards my service however was when i presented the gentleman with the bill. therefore i would invite every customer who wishes to come and confirm that the services provided are designed to meet 100% with all our customer demands when its rightful to do so.

thank you and we will be waiting for you at los amigos.

sincerely yours

Pedro Ansotegui general manager for restaurante los amigos

alex8 · 09-10-2007 11:03pm

I Am Sick Of People Trying To Give Bad Names To Places , And Try To Trick In Order To Take Advantage Of Businesses.
I Have Been To Restaurante Los Amigos And I Found It To Be A Very Good Place To Go To Eat And Relax While I Enjoyed A Different Atmosphere.
Los Amigos Is A Cheap Enough Place For The Quality Of Their Food And Service, It Is A Fancy But Very Affordable Place.
I Had A Very Good Time There, And I Got Plenty Of Complimentary Finger Food , I Left Very Happy And Satisfied And Surprised Of How Affordable It Was As It Looked Much More Expensive. I Ended Up Paying Under €70 For 3 People Including A Bottle Of Wine. I Have No Complaints As The Service And Food Were Excellent, I Am More Than Happy To Come Back. And I Am Deffinately Suggesting It For A Christmas Party.
I Do Think Los Amigos Is Going To Be Very Successful, And I Wish Them Luck For The Coming Year

Alex B.

SuperWoody101 · 10-10-2007 2:30am

pedro2009 wrote:

Although it is a restaurant policy not to intervene in these type of blogs, I have asked permission to do so as i have been directly involved, on the service that i provided the past 29 September 2007.
The booking was received at the time solicited by our client. Being asigned their table without any incoveniences. There were 6 customers and since the beggining it wasnt easy to place an order for drinks/foods/soft drinks as the customers were constantly outside in our smoking area. The order for the starters was a mix selection for everybody at the table, giving more time to make a better choice for the main course. After a while the order for the main course was taken, but one order was missing because the gentleman wasnt at the table at the time the rest of the customers asked for their order to be taken. His order was taken after a while and served no longer than 5 minutes after his friends food arrived. these timings have all being kept in our pixelpoint til system. At that time i served "Tacos Dorados" followed by a double order of "Gambas al ajillo" i asked the gentleman if everything was ok and if he was happy with both his main course and the service, to what he replied with a smile, after a few minutes everybody at the table was gone to our smoking area located at the front of the restaurant, leaving no clear sight of dissapointment by both the empty plates nor the attitude of the clients towards the service at the time. The only time when i noticed some type of disagreement towards my service however was when i presented the gentleman with the bill. therefore i would invite every customer who wishes to come and confirm that the services provided are designed to meet 100% with all our customer demands when its rightful to do so.

thank you and we will be waiting for you at los amigos.

sincerely yours

Pedro Ansotegui general manager for restaurante los amigos

If this is the general manager then I think it's great he made this post and stuck up for the restaurant. I am going to book a table for the weekend and I will let everybody know what I thought.

--Kaiser-- · 10-10-2007 3:07pm

A big bunch of friends and I booked Los Amigos a couple of weeks ago and I was thoroughly impressed, good food, friendly service, nice area (the shannon is just outside, as is the Locke Bar), great selection of drinks and the bill was so much less than I expected that I actaully thought they had made a mistake, but no, just great value, one of the better restauants in Limerick I think, especially for groups.

sioda · 13-10-2007 3:48pm

I miss Los Amigos great restaraunt great food and fantastic cocktails

Poxyshamrock · 13-10-2007 10:26pm

It's Gone??? :eek:

talkingclock · 13-10-2007 10:50pm

alex8 wrote: »

I Am Sick Of People Trying To Give Bad Names To Places , And Try To Trick In Order To Take Advantage Of Businesses.
I Have Been To Restaurante Los Amigos And I Found It To Be A Very Good Place To Go To Eat And Relax While I Enjoyed A Different Atmosphere.
Los Amigos Is A Cheap Enough Place For The Quality Of Their Food And Service, It Is A Fancy But Very Affordable Place.
I Had A Very Good Time There, And I Got Plenty Of Complimentary Finger Food , I Left Very Happy And Satisfied And Surprised Of How Affordable It Was As It Looked Much More Expensive. I Ended Up Paying Under €70 For 3 People Including A Bottle Of Wine. I Have No Complaints As The Service And Food Were Excellent, I Am More Than Happy To Come Back. And I Am Deffinately Suggesting It For A Christmas Party.
I Do Think Los Amigos Is Going To Be Very Successful, And I Wish Them Luck For The Coming Year

Alex B.

very interesting typing!

and interesting how many first-posters are coming up to praise that very restaurant... Hope you get at least a bonus for this! (SCNR

)

sioda · 14-10-2007 5:48am

Poxy no i'm gone

Poxyshamrock · 14-10-2007 9:56pm

oh ok then!

have fun in Asia!

Niamh2011 · 21-07-2011 7:09pm

Is los amigos still open ???

Niamh2011 · 21-07-2011 7:21pm

scrap that question just found the answer in another thread

Insect Overlord · 21-07-2011 9:09pm

2007? Jaysus.

Take a look at the Charter at the top of the forum, Niamh. Generally speaking, if a thread hasn't been used in over a year, it's best to start a new one.

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Mexican restaurant in Limerick?

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