La Barca Restaurantes

My first time here. We with our family to celebrate my wife's birthday. Walking in I immediately knew that this restaurant is 5 plus stars! I love the interior! it is very wide open and spacious , it's high ceiling allows sound to be absorbed rather than bouncing off the walls. The decor is casual but elegant, yes some of the booths have straight backs and the metal chairs seem unusual but are complimented nicely with booths that are well cushioned and curved so that when sitting all guests can see each other. So when you step back and take it all in, well it is majestic. Emily was our server and she promptly took our drink orders. They arrived 10 minutes later she then took our dinner orders. She was pleasant.The food. My chicken fajita plate had generous portions of chicken, bell peppers, mushrooms, and onions. It was good, but it was lacking salt since I don't normally use a lot of salt. It did not bother me however, you may want to check with your server to make sure that this plate is properly seasoned.My wife ordered the Tostada de Pulpo. She said that it was delicious. The octopus was prepared nicely.My stepdaughter ordered their club sandwich. What set their club sandwich apart from others is they add a slice of Panela cheese. This cheese can be compared to mozzarella, it has a mild and soft texture. Needless to say, she enjoyed it.My son-in-law ordered the camarones de la diabla. And a side order of octopus. He loves spicy foods. To his delight, he was not disappointed.We had mentioned to Emily that it was my wife's birthday so when we were finished with our meals, they bought out a delicious cheesecake and saying happy birthday. I did not give them five stars because I know that many of you are not on a low sodium diet so having chicken fajitas that are not seasoned may disappoint you as I shared you may want to ask them how they mail has been seasoned.

We drive all the way from the high desert because we Love the delicious breakfast! Lunch and dinner are equally yummy!We'd like to thank all the wondeful staff at La Barca

We are frequent diners at this restaurant. We went there Saturday evening, very busy. We were sat down and waited approximately 10 minutes for waiter. We ordered two margaritas and guacamole to start. The margaritas were spot on. We ordered food, my wife child's plate of red enchiladas and I a carna asada plate. I was very disappointed, rice and beans very cold, not even lukewarm. The steak was tasty and my wife said the enchiladas were good. It seems they have a change of waiter and waitress and serving food hot was not up to par this night. Oh well. I'll try back in a month or two. JeffDowney

I came to Downey California because my uncle Joe had to file some paperwork and my aunt was hungry afterwards. She requested me, my acquaintance and uncle Joe try out La Barca. My aunt is Mexican and she loves Mexican food. She claims this place is good nearby where she lives. We all ended up going here to see if this place is good or decent. Entering, it is spacious, clean and a setup of tables and chairs were abundant inside. The waitresses were all friendly. They were all bilingual and could speak Spanish fluently and were Spanish descent. One thing is that the menu is only two pages. Prices were kind of on the high end with about $20 on average for a plate of food. The nearby places are tight, skin tight. There were limited parking spaces and a lot of smaller food chains next door and around the area outside. Restrooms were clean. Food quality? It was alright. The food was spicy and very very salty in my opinion. I started to welt(acne) after a couple hours and was tired for an hour. It had some sort of corn oil used. The taste was okay to me. It didn't blow me away. The machaca eggs with steak was pretty good. It had a nice texture and flavor. The beans looked weird. It had an orange color instead of the light brown one you would normally see in refried beans. Not sure if they used a different oil for it. The tortillas were the highlight because they were hand made and very fresh unlike the grocery store brand. It was soft and had a very nice bite to it. Warm and cozy! The hot pot I ordered had steak, cactus, chicken, jalapeños and Serrano peppers in it. The broth or sauce included was incredibly salty and had a very spicy taste. The chicken and steak inside were good but the sauce really made it worse in my opinion. It was like salsa on it. We also ordered a Birria steak, rice and beans to share. It was tender and texture was soft but it didn't smell good to me. Chilaquiles was ordered by my aunt, I've tasted it before, not a fan to me. Bill was around 90$ with tip and everything including a red drink. Overall, it was a nice ambiance, okay food, fast service. The attitude of the waitresses could have been better, but it was okay. I personally would try something different next time if I were to come back. It is truly a Mexican restaurant and better than most I have tried before. But the food was something to at takes getting used to for sure.

First time visiting this location, I used to visit the one in El Monte. I can't wait for you guys to reopen that location. The food was OK. It could have been a little bit hotter. Brian or server was efficient. He had multiple tables and was super busy. I love the open floor of the store First time visiting this location. I think we will be back.

Food was okay, probably wouldn't go back and don't recommend it. Way over priced for the quality of food. I ordered the carne asada wet burrito in salsa roja. Meat was very salty, way too much meat and the flavor was okay nothing impressive. Kids ordered enchiladas verdes wasn't impressed at all. Our initial waitress was nice and attentive.

Have to say I've been here many times and typically with all my family and they handle large groups great. Food comes out together, warm, and flavorful. The service is good, waitresses are friendly and are great at bringing out fresh chips, salsa, and refilling drinks.

The place is very spacious with a nice bar. Most of the seating is booth style. The service is slow but the food is pretty good.

Food is out of this world amazing but the service can be better. A lot of young adults who don't really care. Our waitress was talking to another coworker while we were just sitting waiting 15 mins to order and she only came to check in our table twice

Food is excellent,but too bad service ain't.When we finally got called for our table the hostess notified us that our table wasn't ready,so much for being ready.When we finally sat down our waitress couldn't be more rude.We had to ask the hostess as she happened to to be passing by our table for the waitress.She finally came by late and was mad that we had ask for her.The whole time she had a horrible attitude.It was to the point that it felt she really didn't want to be there.After she brought out our drinks she disappeared.Only check on us maybe once and disappeared again.Service was one of the worse I've ever experienced while dining out.Not a good look in my opinion for a Mexican restaurant that is business vs other competitive Mexican restaurants out there.