La Tapatia Bellaire

My friend made a reservation for a large bday party of 15 and when we came, they didn't have the tables ready and the reservations in the books. The AC wasn't working so it was hot! The service was great though - they got all our drink orders, then dinner orders and bills separate and correct. The food was good - pretty authentic Mexican if you ask me. They give you free chips and two types of salsa. The queso Flameago with chorizo here is greasy and amazing! It comes with three corn or flour tortilla.. They might want to consider giving more tortilla for the amount of cheese. But it is delicious cause it's so bad for you. The ceviche mixta is one of my favorites.. And they have street tacos that are actually a good size for only $2.50ish a pop. The fajita meat was well seasoned and cooked perfectly! The platter serves 2-4 depending how hungry you are! The large margaritas are definitely tasty! Strawberry, lime, peach and mango flavors! The strawberry mixed with peach is delish! They even decided to open some fans and install them while we were there cause the heat was so unbearable! I hope the AC not working isn't a permanent thing. Overall, even with the AC and reservation situation, I thought it was good food and friendly service. Parking lot out front as well which is a big plus!

When I opened the door, the servers were so surprised! Their facial expressions said" Por que,Chino aqui ?"(Why Asian here?) LOL.Actually,this is a Latino area.This restaurant was very Mexican.I was looking for a restaurant which was open on Christmas December 25th 2018.I found that here was open.I ordered 6 tacos plate. which was to go order.After I ordered it, I went to a gas station in order to buy beer.10 minutes later, the food was ready.I said " Gracious, Feliz Navidad".(Thank you,Merry Christmas).They were not surprised anymore! They were smiling! Gracious!

They brought me the wrong food to start with I ordered a quesadilla with no tomatoes. The waitress brought a burrito full of tomatoes. I was willing to accept the burrito. I called her over and asked to make it with no tomatoes. The manager brought me the one that I cut instead of making a new. And it still had tomatoes. This is my first and last time visiting this establishment. And they still charged me for the food. Poor management and wait staff.

Music is really good. Chips came out and were refilled right away by one server. The waitress on the other was attentive for most of our time there until someone she knew came in. it took awile for the waitress to return to our table.Ordered enchiladas de mole and he ordered enchiladas de potosinas. His was chicken was dry. The mole sauce did not have flavor. The day before we got married we celebrated with our families at a different Tapatia in Houston area and had a great time. Hopefully this place will improve.

I have used La Tapatia for several events with large groups. They have always exceeded my expectations and are very reasonably priced. Armando the manager even came in on his off time to make sure my husband's 50th birthday party went as planned. We recently used them again to make an item off the menu for a very special event and everyone kept asking where we got the food from! La Tapatia is our go to for large group events and Mexican food catering.

Rosie is a superb bartender and makes the best cocktails; she is prompt to serve and hardworking. The food is scrumptious. Staff is always friendly. Restaurant has a great ambience. A very well run local restaurant.

Great food, service could be better. Reasonable prices, I will return. Great margaritas.

I used to really like this place. The margaritas are strong. The food is great. However, today when I ordered the Tapatia Parillada the menu said $51.99. When I got the bill they charged me $80.00. When I asked why the $30 up charge they said it's because the meal comes with two plates and we asked for a third. We didn't ask for a third plate they just said for 3 people and we said yes. How are we supposed to assume that meant charge us $30 for an extra plate of rice. They could have said it was an upcharge and we would not have gotten more rice. That plate of rice was more than half of a hot plate of beef and chicken fajitas, sausage and quail. We had been there many times before and this was never an issue. When we have gotten four plates before they never raised the price on us. Even if they changed the price they should have told us, or at least said that on the menu. I'm not saying the place is that bad, but the manager could have seen their error . TLDR If you order there becareful they don't upcharge you on everything. If you get a refill on water they might charge you. (that part was a joke, but becareful.)

fue una mala experiencia, al venir a este lugar solo pedimos tacos lo básico no pedimos pico de gallo ni frijoles charros y muy mala calidad, mal servicio y los precios muy muy altos solo eran 7 tacos y pague 182.37 . hablé con el Manager pero no hizo nada . no lo recomiendo ni Regresare nunca . ni en Restaurantes de lujo me an cobrado tanto por algo tan básico nunca regresare .

The worst restaurant I have ever been to, the food made me vomit after we left, and the service they have as super bad. Wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone