camillenparadise Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 My first cousin I've not seen in 50 years is coming here for a very short visit tomorrow. We were little girls growing up near the Texas Gulf Coast, riding horses and milking cows......Anyway, I have made dinner reservations at Cocinart for Sunday, Viva Mexico! for Monday, and Teocintle de Maiz for Wednesday. Tuesday is a blank. Tremezzo would have been my choice, but of course they are closed then. So, where would you go? Casa Linda looks interesting, but I don't know if they are open. Your thoughts? And thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Huerto Cafe, then drive to Chapala and show her the malecon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 A more personal meal, cooked at home????? Or, just go to the Chapala malecon, wander about, find restaurants, order & eat, but have the margaritas first. 😉 Watch the sunset over the lake. Go to the Chapala plaza in centro about 8PM and just sit on a bench for awhile, eating snacks from nearby stands, etc. Let her experience a bit of Mexico.....Not just a string of restaurants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 We always take guests to the Joco plaza for goat birria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Yup. We used to do that too, but did not tell them what it was until they had said how good it was. Always fun. Few visitors seem to connect the painting of the goat on the wall with what they are enjoying. I guess they think the name refers to the bucket of beer, that we also ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 For seafood, Tabarka. They are open on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Re Tabarka: Wait till nearly 1:00 pm. Takes them a while to get it together. Just had an outstanding swordfish lunch there! I'd recommend Gosha's highly, but they are closed on Tuesday. Going west out of Ajijic, El Ancla has some very good dishes. Dining inside or out. They're open Tuesdays. Further west, There's Arileo's. Very good. Open around 1:00 pm; closed Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegarn Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 I agree with the other posters who mentioned dining with a view of the lake. La Vita Bella has a stunning view, and good food and wine. They're located at 300 Rafael Asuna, in the Raquet Club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Peacock Garden is fun with the peacocks and chickens walking around. Food can be hit or miss, but their coconut shrimp is consistently very good. Decent tortilla soup (and other soup specials) and some nice sandwiches (BLT, salmon, after 7 they will grill their burger al carbon). Nueva Posada's garden patio is beautiful with lake view. Food-wise it's so-so, but their Wiener Schnitzel (actually Holstein Schnitzel as it is pounded thin pork, not veal) with fried egg and caper sauce is great. Also very good fish and chips and nice cold curry chicken salad (albeit with those giant pasas). Both are open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. Personally I like taking people to 'different' places that will stay in their memories. Eat goat; feed peacocks tortilla chips; get a great lake view. Yes you may get a better meal at a nondescript place on the carretera, and if your cousin is all about the food, then go somewhere like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillenparadise Posted August 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Thanks all! The VERY last thing we want to do is clean up after "a nice home-cooked meal"!!!! We want to be waited and treated like we are NOT two old ladies, though we certainly are! Someone off-board suggested Emmanuel, and after speaking with him today, we may try that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kam Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 GO, Ninettes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Gal Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 Yves is open on Tuesdays and is a lovely place for lunch or dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 8 hours ago, Irish Gal said: Yves is open on Tuesdays and is a lovely place for lunch or dinner. Yes, its garden is delightful; burros are on site and it offers an extensive salad bar. Not a A+ lunch or dinner, IMO. Probably a good choice to take a visitor, anyway. I got a chuckle at the notion that the other restaurant having chickens and peacocks hanging around trumps having a top notch meal. As for peacocks: like some humans, they are good looking but have a loud and annoying voice.😄🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 Sima de Copal. Beautiful setting with great view of the lake and great food and service. I would pass on the Birria in Jocotepec. It isn't that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafterbr Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 You are in Mexico go for the goat. The cabrito is great in Jocotepec plaza. Go to the sidewalk cafe on the east side. I believe there are two and this is the second one. You can tell because there are always a lot of mexicans eating there. Get the cabrito in the bowl of sauce it is really good. I have seen mexicans coming to just get the sauce and take it home. If you want some goat brain in your soup you can get this too> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 1 hour ago, rafterbr said: You are in Mexico go for the goat. The cabrito is great in Jocotepec plaza. Go to the sidewalk cafe on the east side. I believe there are two and this is the second one. You can tell because there are always a lot of mexicans eating there. Get the cabrito in the bowl of sauce it is really good. I have seen mexicans coming to just get the sauce and take it home. If you want some goat brain in your soup you can get this too> For people who are price conscience, I think this dish is way over priced for a bowl of greasy soup, with meat and gristle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 I've always assumed that goat is just that much more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillenparadise Posted August 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 We'll be going to Viva Mexico! They were just about to close when we arrived last evening. They offered to seat us, but we wanted a leisurely dining experience, not a nice but tardy one. Great gesture, though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafterbr Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 The goat dish in Jocotepec only has gristle if you order it with the bone. I order the meat only and it is 90 pesos which I consider very reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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