La Cocina Hope Mills

THE go-to for delicious, well prepared food, enthusiastic and responsive service, and a great atmosphere for family dinner OR date night. I've been working on a draft review for La Cocina for months, but haven't felt as though my words would do this place sufficient justice. I've had lunch here, dinner here; as a party of 2 and up to a party of 8; during slow times and during weekend dinner rush. I've sampled from across the extensive menu, and been served by many of the servers. My observation is this: the people here care about giving the customer the very best. The front of house, service staff and kitchen all demonstrate passion, and it really shows in the experience. The drinks are well made, the fountain drinks are readily refilled by the service staff before you realize you need a refill. The complimentary chips are warm and crispy, the salsa house made and ample. I haven't ordered any item that was not well prepared, even if what I ordered turned out to not be to MY taste. They make a genuine effort to accommodate all parties even during a rush and give real, accurate wait estimates. I discretely timed it once: they called my phone at the 14 minute mark for a 15 minute wait, for a party of 7. Go here. Do yourself a favor and go here. Order the carne asada tacos with rice and beans. Make sure they bring you the dark red salsa and get a medium lime frozen margarita.

Amazing food and drinks! Saw them do a birthday celebration for a table near us and it was super cute. Prices are a tad expensive but not too bad

A local chain spun off of another local chain, this brand has a substantial presence through most of North Carolina. Their Hope Mills outlet is a large freestanding building across from the local theater - a tough place to be right now. Their indoor seating is set up with alternating tables blocked off for social distancing.They have a decent selection of vegetarian combos. Mine appeared almost instantaneously after I ordered it, and included a quesadilla as well as the pictured enchilada, beans, and salad. The beans were finely pureed, the salad crisp, and the tortilla chips warm (they brought us a second basket before we'd even finished the first). It wasn't anything fancy and didn't have a ton of interesting regional cuisine or home-spun charm, but it delivered what I'd hoped: basic Mexican that I could eat. It was plenty of food for the money, and I skipped dinner having eaten my lunch here.

Friendly service and consistent food. The lunch menu is affordable and quick. Typical decor.

The food wasn't seasoned well. There was a bug on the chair the entire time and when we tone them they didn't even get it off.

Use to love place! Has gone down hill! Husband had a eyelash in his food. Food tasted horrible and no flavor. Stay away.

food was not amazing, I didn't like the food and asked could they take it out. Honestly look like I didn't touch the plate. Sever called the manger I had to pay food anyone even though I had no intention of eating it. I opted for chicken nuggets And fries. Since I had to pay. They still tried to charge me for the food I sent back. I told them out the chicken nuggets in there instead. i told them put the nuggets in there or I'm not paying for nothing. I boxed it up and threw it in the trash. horrible food and horrible customer service.

My family has been coming here for two years. The quality of food and service has plummeted in the last 6 months. The new menu prices are too high for the small entrees and the increase in rice and beans portions DO NOT make up the difference. This is not a family-friendly restaurant as they add automatic gratuity for large families. I do not recommend this restaurant for small entree portions, high prices, and intermittent service. The street tacos had less than a cup of protein between three tacos. The $5.75 queso comes in a small cup. That's too expensive for queso! That's the example of the poor quality now exhibited by this restaurant. DO NOT RECOMMEND!

We've been in Fayetteville for 3 years and tried every Mexican place in town. It took all 3 years for us to find this place. We like to judge a spot based on their chips and salsa. Usually, here, we get junk. Marinara sauce for salsa and velveeta cheese sauce on everything sums it up. But not here. They give you real salsa. Their tacos actually have flavor. And their service was great. They were around enough to get our orders and make sure we didn't need anything, but they left us alone enough to enjoy or food and our conversation. Plus they gave us a complimentary fried icecream. The restaurant was clean and not over crowded. Even the margaritas were great. 10 outta 10 I definitely recommend.

Food is good and beer not flat. Nice seating and comfortable. The tv sports every wall was nice.