Cantina Laredo Birmingham

Food is always great but service continues to decline. They weren’t busy when we were there. Had to ask for things multiple times. Drinks were frequently empty. Waited 15 minutes for our check. Just frustrating when the food is great and they aren’t busy.

The food was fantastic and the restaurant itself is very nice. My two complaints are: 1. it took the restaurant around 25 minutes to prepare our food after we ordered, which was surprising considering the restaurant was at 75% capacity AND 2. our waiter was somewhat slow, and a few times our water glasses ended up empty.

After being seated for our reservation, we waited 10 minutes before asking a server who was passing our table who our server is. The person looked at me and said I don 't know. and was about to walk off. I stopped him and said Well could you find out, please? We 've been waiting for over 10 minutes now and haven 't seen our server yet. . 5 minutes later our server finally comes to take our drink order. After our margaritas arrive and I finish mine it is another 10 minutes before our server comes to check on us and take our food order. The restaurant wasn 't even full! When I was looking around and observing the behaviors of the service staff, it was clear to me that almost all of them were disinterested in their jobs. Just kind of shuffling around and working very inefficiently. The second margarita came with strawberry added to it (which I didn 't order), was then swapped out for another regular one that was mediocre at best. After this the pace of service picked up until we paid our check. Food was good, but I can 't recommend a place that has service this poor. This is an expensive place to get Mexican food and they need to do a better job if they want people to come back.

I went to cantina laredo on a wednesday night so it wasn't very busy at all.. It was not bad by any means but i have had it better.. For a wednesday night the food was not at its best like it is on the weekend. I do not know if it is different people in the kitchen or what but the food just didn't taste absolutely correct. I have had the same thing there before and it did not taste the same. Also the chips tasted burnt.

We had dinner with my brother-in-law and his family before they attended an evening event at the Civic Center. Parking was a breeze-right across the street and the restaurant comped it. Sweet! My skinny margarita was terrific. I had been to two dinners the previous nights, and my drinks were disappointing. Not here. It was perfect. We ordered fajitas and grilled Maui tacos and split them between my husband and I. Perfect amount and perfect taste. The grilled fish was succulent with fresh toppings. The fajita dinner steak and chicken. As opposed to gristle at the other restaurant the night before, this steak was tender and juicy. Service was quick without making us feel rushed. We had plenty of time to visit and catchup. Thank you for a great evening. We WILL be back!