Without any doubt, this is my absolute favourite breakfast spot in the city! The quaint location and cozy atmosphere always leaves me feeling like a tourist. Their unique menu makes it difficult to try something new when you're craving your favourites... But regardless of what you decide on, you won't be disappointed. Tip: Double check the opening hours before showing up... It'll be difficult to not satisfy that craving.

positive

The Good, the bad and the ugly. Are you ready? My waitress forgot my bloody mary, but she did bring me water. Hey, thanks. The chips were cold, cold like the bag was sitting outside. The pico they serve with the chips had sad winter tomatoes and canned corn in it, also served refrigerator cold. BRRRRRRR. I ordered the special, wasabi shrimp burrito, it was not made with love. The flour tortilla was cold, it must be really cold in their kitchen. The shrimp inside the burrito were good, if you took a shrimp bite it was warm but the burrito wasn't consistant, so some bites would be cold cheese and cold flour tortilla. MMMMMMM, yum. It is such a cute little place, maybe I will stick with drinking margaritas. As Homer Simpson would say, "mmmmmmm. donuts/beer/erotic cakes."

negative

I hate writing negative reviews for local digs, but this place is super shady! Came in on a Friday, around 4:30, and the place was understandably dead. The server comes over and tells us about HH. 1/2 off drinks$1.50 tacos. Great, I'll have a margarita on the rocks with salt! Hubby and I order 6 tacos. I am super excited about a good deal. The tacos arrive--they are about 2 bites each, pretty good, but worth the $1.50 we paid. The drinks are great, which should have been a hint something was amiss, but I'll get to that in a minute... We order another round of tacos for hubby and another round of drinks. In the meantime, the restaurant slowly begins to fill up, and we lose our server. After about 20 minutes, my husband waves over the manager, who sends another server, who finds our server. She comes over and we order one more round of drinks, which were ordered after happy hour, but we didn't care. Our first 2 rounds were half off, so we had no problem ordering a third. After we pay the check, we decided to mosey outside, to the patio, and enjoy our drinks. The patio is facing the busy street, and there are no seats, so we sat on the sill of the window. Not very enjoyable, but we wanted a change of scenery. So I ask my husband about the bill, and he is kind of quiet--It was 72.00. What? 3 rounds of happy hour drinks and 9 $1.50 tacos? I was thinking $50. The hostess comes out on the patio, so I asked her about the drinks. How much is a house margarita? $8. So 50% is $4, right? Wrong. After taking a second look at the bill, we realized the server charged us for the MOST expensive margarita, and then upcharged the drink with Agave. Keep in mind, I ordered a margarita on the rocks with salt. I let the hostess know what happened. She says she will check with the server. The server tells her I ordered a "good" margarita. First of all, I was a server for 10 years. I get it. You want to make $, so you overcharged me. But that is so shady! Second of all, I never ordered a "good" margarita. I am not 21. I get how this works. At this point I am just mad. I love eating out, and I don't mind spending money on food and drinks. However, I do not like being fleeced. When we walked back through the restaurant, to go to our car, the server walked up to my husband. "Did the hostess explain your bill? I thought you knew how happy hour works?" I feel like if an explanation of the bill in necessary, that is way too complicated for a couple hours out. And, I have been to a lot of happy hours, and I guess Barrio Cafe's happy hour is unlike any I have ever been to. And I will never return. Shady.

negative

Disgusting. I'd give it less than one star if our waitress wasn't incredible. I bought a two for one deal where I was promised an "all you can eat steak and prime rib, coupled with all you can drink beer and wine". Perfect date night dinner at the Palms, right? Sooooo wrong. I don't visit the strip often because I live here, so I was not familiar with this buffet before we actually got there. At first glance, you might mistake this place for a hospital cafeteria. After your first bite, you'd wish you were in one. Shrimp cocktail minus the cocktail sauce, pasta noodles sat out for so long they were actually stuck together in one clump, and I do believe the only part of the New York steak they served was the fat they trimmed off the steaks served in one of the fancier restaraunts at the Palms. Food had been dropped into other food dishes and strewn about the buffet counter and no one bothered to clean it up. Every food item we tried (steak, fried chicken, ribs, pasta, etc) was wasted because it was inedible. The desserts were ok, with the creme brule bordering on good. I'm not a food snob...I like reasonable quality that's reasonably affordable. Trust me when I tell you this place isn't worth it, even if it was comp'd. Gross. I expected much more from the Palms.
negative