aldaco's mexican cuisine

nice restaurant with a beautiful view.  the service was terrible and by terrible i mean really, really terrible.  she barely came by and when she did, she had forgotten something.  we finally got chips and salsa after we'd already been sitting there 20 minutes.  our queso came out with our food.  luckily the food was good, but it's hard to past the service.  there are so many other good mexican food restaurants, i would have a hardtimereturning here.  

i had the divorciados chicken enchiladas and they were good.  the queso was delicious as well.  i could have sat there and eaten tortillas, chips and queso.

firsttimehere on a humid thursday night. nice decor with beautiful hilltop view. our party of five adults were seated immediately and the waiter came for our drink orders. large menu, bar very busy. noisy place with cement floors and high industrial ceiling. we ordered queso and fried jalapeño poppers for appetizers. chips are thick, tasteless, cold and non-greasy. salsa is chipotle spicey but good. queso is melted velveeta with a few chiles. we gave our food orders after waiting 30 minutes, our waiter kept disappearing for long periods of time. when entrees finally came they were just ok, nothing special. chicken fajitas were cold and bland with a strange slimy guacamole and unseasoned barracho beans. cheese enchiladas and beef tacos were forgettable, no salt or seasoning. refried beans and rice were good; soup was hot and fresh with chunks of chicken and vegetables. sopaipillas were excellent, fresh and crisp, served with honey and whipped cream.

service was just bad---waited 30 more minutes and finally flagged down another waiter (not ours) to take our dessert order. ridiculous!

we may go back for the sopaipillas and the view, but not for the mediocre food and absent service.

rude, discorteous waiter.. food is ok, nothing extraordinary tough. this was my first and lasttimehere. one of the waiters, a mexican guy, was rude, impolite, bad mannered and discourteous. i reported this immediately to a manager and they substituted this piece of trash with a more capable person, however, i wouldn't ever go again.

i don't recommend it to anybody. there are lots of better restaurants with much more better service. i'd like to repeat: don"t go.

p.s. limes were dry.. uggghh!

even the martians didn't care for this poor excuse for texmex. today for lunch.

martians landed in our back yard and we decided to take them to a mexican restaurant.

the leader's name was gorp and he had heard great things about "our" texmex. i told them i was not excited with this place but they had heard good things - i had gone there a few years back.

he ordered the jose plate - the enchiladas were tough and the beef fajita was average; gorp said it tasted like "brokjabaraia" - which in english stands for garbage you get from the frozen section of the local "martianmart."

he couldn't believe that people called this mexican food - they're trip to the southern peninsula of mexico was way better.

further, he couldn't believe how easy people were in san antonio in accepting this cuisine as authentic quality fare.

i couldn't agree more. i sure hope san antonio has more to offer. incidentally, they had stopped at a local taco cabana while fueling up 3 years ago - and this was no better at twice the price.

service was poor - unfriendly imo.

so, to all you intergalactic travelers? don't bother stopping at aldaco's.


-----31 oct, 2012-----

average - at best. went today for lunch.
the person who seats you didn't even try to smile - he was tedious - tho not unfriendly.
we both had a luncheon special #5 - cheese enchiladas and a beef fajita.
i swear - i think a frozen meal from heb would've been just as good.
beef in the fajita was tough. service was adequate.
will not go back - not worth thetimeor energy.
can't recommend.

fish was fishy. me and a friend went to aldacos for lunch because of how good they we're suppose to be, but after ordering the fish tacos i was extremely disappointed , from the first bite i couldn't take a second . the tortilla tasted as if it was made from stale old oil that was reused severaltimeover . when i asked about getting something else the waiter was kind enough to have me select a different dish . the second dish i ordered was the half chicken which was ok. not what i expected expected especially for the price. what was even more upsetting was that by thetimethey brought my second dish my friend had already finished her meal so i had to hurry up and eat alone . anytimei eat at a restraunt i rarely finish my food but at this restraunt i left still hungry.... the only positive thing i have to say is the view is beautiful and the alvarado margarita was absolutely delious!!!! so if your not to hungry but what somewhere that has a great view and have a drink this is the only reason to come here.

poor service. as the title says the service was one of the worst i've ever experienced. food was ok and to me a little over priced but the places was extremely noisy. on top of that had a waitress that spent moretimehiding then serving. will not recommend or return. oh and the avocado margarita sucked

we really enjoy aldaco's! the shrimp wrapped in bacon is heavenly! beautiful view from the patio


-----06 jun, 2011-----

delicious food, great service and fabulous patio! too hard to visit in larger groups inside, bc it's so noisy on busy night.

update: sadly, i have to say that the service has declined significantly in the last few months. the food is still delicious, the ambiance great and view at night is beautiful. i've been two days in a row, once for supper and once for lunch. both times, the servers were slow to bring water, slow to bring other drinks and even slower to take our orders. neithertimewas busy since supper was at 8:00, mid-week and lunch was after the noon-time rush. also, both times someone had to get up and go track down someone to get our server so that we could pay. we've never had friendly service, but, in the past, the service was, at least, efficient. not so, anymore. i hope that blanca can be more available to supervise and train her employees and make the necessary improvements.

pecked by the beak of the rooster. when you arrive here, you will first notice that the restaurant location is high on a hill and has some sweeping views particularly from the outdoor patio. cool! . . . or it can be with prevailing breezes from the sse. inside you will find the modern architecture eye pleasing with graceful curves and sparkling pendant lights. the ear is another matter. hard concrete floors make for easy clean-up, but raise the decibel level 15 or so marks when there is a crowd. and there was a crowd when we went. i shouted across the table to one of our dinner companions and it sounded like normal speech given the surrounding cacophony.

service lagged after we we were seated. however, an enterprising young waiter noticed our plight and sallied forth to serve though our table was out of his area. through most of our lunch, the waiter jack-rabbited in and out with our requests and in serving the requested items. he told us his name was chris. however, it could easily have been mario (as in andretti) as he accelerated through the restaurant careening through tables and turns, slimly avoiding diners and other waiters to speedily service our food and drink needs.

appetizers of queso and bean & cheese nachos were rather unremarkable. the refrieds on the nachos were bland and the cheese sprinkler must have had an unsteady hand from over-consumption the night before as half of the chips were only half covered with cheese. several of us selected the jose special which consisted of two average tasting white cheese filled enchiladas with gravy and a nicely grilled, well seasoned, beef fajita taco, clumpy rice and good bacony frijoles a la charra. another diner had the cheese filled chile relleno which she said was a little small and that the ranchera tasted like unadulterated tomato sauce.

as part of the order, my wife decided to substitute a beef enchilada for one of her cheese and i asked for some pico de gallo to accompany my fajita taco. unfortunately this just happens to be one of those "sneaky, penny-pinching" restaurants. the kind that is accommodating to most requests, but fails to mention that the request will impact the check's bottom line. it's not the amount, it's the principal and the courtesy (or lack of it) of divulging these "little secrets" at thetimeof order and giving the diner the election to approve or disapprove the charge. we had also ordered 4 rounds of drinks. so it is not as if they were not going to make a nice profit from our group (a happy hour price quote on our drinks is another matter which i will not go into here). $1.00 for a tiny cup of pico and $2.49 to substitute a beef for a cheese enchilada . . . .really!?!?!?!

above average prices for average tex-mex, nice ambiance but noisy with a crowd, lickety-split service, and a need to develop some integrity and respect for the customer is my one sentence review and "recommendation" for aldaco's.

poor service, poor food. my server blew. he couldn't keep our waters full and failed to remember margarita orders. food took a ridiculously longtimeto come out. wasn't impressed. chicken was overcooked and tortillas weren't completely cooked.

this place should be kicked out of san antonio for its sad excuse for guacamole and queso. the queso was just melted velveta with no spice or anything and they went cheap on the guac by mixing in a copious amount of sour cream or some other filler. the chips are the thick kind, which some may like, but i prefer thin and crispy. we also tried several margaritas, all of which were weak and overpriced. the service at the bar was terrible. at 4 o'clock on a saturday my 2 friends and i were literally the only people at the bar for the 5 bartenders and barbacks to take care of but we had to call them over everytimewe needed another round. they acted like we were interrupting their personal conversation. there's way too many good mexican restaurants in this town to ever go back here.

terrible food!. the service (what's that) is horrible!!!! it was at lunch with just a few tables. the tortillas were black & burnt, called for the manager he left while explaining the problems. didn't bother to correct the bill. don't waste yourtimeor money. they do have the atmosphere, that is all!!!!!! the aldacos downwtown has better food and service!

first and last visit. first, being labeled vegan friendly is a joke. the service and atmosphere certainly were nice. however, when someone at my table orders tilapia, and get a piece of fish that smells like it's never been fresh, then maybe it was just a mistake. it was sent back and the next piece was exactally the same, reaking of that old fishy smell. firsttimei went here, and certainly the last time.

food was alright. i prefer the drinks over the dinner plates. good atmosphere and a great staff make an enjoyabletimealong with the beautiful patio view. must try the 'avocado' drinkbita very delicious!!

thank you. thanks to the lady who took thetimeto call on wednesday (6/15) to bring these comments to my attention. i have posted and shared with our staff.
we are as good as your last visit and we must correct this issues. thank you.


-----05 jun, 2009-----

hostess. our clients asked for it and we listened. the patio is now smoke-free. that makes aldaco's stone oak 100% smoke-free. enjoy!

so this is my second visit to aldaco's stone oak and i must say it's better the secondtimearound! the food is as always excellent! the waiter (didn't get her name) waited our table near the window was impeccable. what really topped off the evening was the bartender who made our margaritas, omg!


-----14 dec, 2009-----

excellent food! however, if you plan to use your credit card to pay for your meal, be aware that they charge what they call 'alittle room for tip' on top of your bill even if you leave a tip on the table.. they said once the card is processed it will deduct the original amount of the bill. in other words i am not authorizing you to take out tips on my card and will pay cash on my next visit.