You can also buy a bottle of your favorite hard liquor, and the waitress will serve you set-ups. If you don't drink alcohol, and many don't, since a botanero is also considered family entertainment, your soft drink bottles will often be left on the table to keep track of what you drink. A botanero is one of the few places women can work as waitresses in Mexico. In restaurants that tourists are known to frequent, it is highly unusual for a woman to wait tables. The tips are better, so a man gets the job.
Women can work there.
Although the girls don't speak a lot of English, you'll find they're friendly, and will treat you very well, no matter what your pocketbook can afford. There are various kinds of shows. Many singers enjoy, and encourage audience participation. Each act is different and totally original. The music varies from traditional, to tropical, to modern.