Olamendis Mexican Restaurant
Dana Point, CA 92624
Phone: (949) 661-1005
User Reviews for Olamendis Mexican Restaurant
08/28/2008 Posted by janice88
ok my husband and i just spent a weekend in orange county in dana point. we were staying at the ritz , and were in need of great Mexican food, and they told us about Olamendis. My husband and I are both cheffs and i are very very ypicky about the quality and taste of our food. We showed up on a friday nuight (which was very busy) . All i have to say is that we found what we were looking for :). This place had to be one of the MOST AUTHENTIC ..AND BEST MEXICAN foods i have ever tasted!!!!!. And as a cheff, i have not only cook but eaten at many mexican places.I would highly recommend the mole poblano, and carnitas.we also had the pozole and albondigas, which were tasty. I tried their OC margarita and it was great....it did leave me with a strong buzz though :)Not only were the decorations loud but the ambiance was amazing. Our waitress was very friendly although we taunted her with thousands of questions. everything was fresh and the quality of meat was great. My only complain was that it was too hot in there. HOWEVER, WE CANNOT WAIT TO RETURN :)...i do recommend this place as the CHEFF'S CHOICE!!!!!!
Pros: food,decoration,location(infront of the beach)
Cons: can be hot inside..
07/21/2008 Posted by LA08DP
I recently went to this restaurant and was extremely disappointed. I don't know if things have changed since some of the previous reviews, but overall our service and food was terrible. The food was very bland-- there was not enough salt on the table to enhance the flavor. The red sauce tasted like spaghetti sauce, the chicken tasted like it hadn't been seasoned or properly cooked, the guacamole was no good, the chips were stale and hard, and the margaritas tasted like perfume. While some of the food came out quickly, some of our meals were forgotten. The server had to have everything re-cooked because she had forgotten to even place the order, although she immediately tried to blame it on the "food runner". When we finally asked about the missing food (very politely), she was completely put-off and defensive. After that, the entire meal went downhill. She began talking about us in Spanish to other employees (even though we had already told her we understood and spoke Spanish). She made us feel very uncomfortable and unwelcome. After knowing she had completely ruined the meal, she had the nerve to ask us if we were going to leave her a tip! I have never been in a restaurant where someone felt that was necessary or even appropriate!! To top if off, as we left the restaurant, she again made snide comments about us to other employees (again in Spanish). If you want to be insulted, and eat bad food, I would DEFINITELY recommend this restaurant!
Pros: My family was there
Cons: Everything else!
