Chapala Mexican Resturant

Had a great lunch with a group in town for a short trip. The service was quick and friendly. All of the food had good flavor. I'd recommended checking this place out for lunch or dinner if you're in the area.

It's no K-Bob, that's for sure. The food was good, so they have that going for them. Solid 4 stars on the food. Margarita was undrinkable. I'm not clear what they did to make it but I couldn't even drink it. Solid 1 star on the drinks. The service was pretty bad, 2 stars for service. They were not friendly, rude, short, and not welcoming. My daughter asked for water twice and never got any. They cleared the tables by waving their hand for us to pass them our dishes which they stashed in the dirty nasty dish tub. Take out only from now on for me here. Disappointing in a small town, they needed a solid restaurant with good service.

The food was fresh and quite yummy -especially the chips and salsa were exactly what I wanted at that point. The chips appeared to be homemade - even though I didn't ask if they were- the salsa was fresh with just the right amount of zing from my pallet. I really liked it. The atmosphere was warm, easy- going and welcoming, the staff was attentive, friendly, and took good care of myself, without being intrusive. The lovely woman that took care of me was smiles, all over and attended to my dinner joyful and polite. I visited Chapala, upon recommendation of a lovely lady at my hotel I am glad I followed her suggestion. If I will ever be in the area and am hungry, I'll definitely return through this quaint little eatery... or I'll just drop in to have one of their sensational Margaritas.

Food mostly out the can , not fresh. Only redeeming quality is the space. Service and the people was okay.