09/25/08

Not a good experience

by hardey

Went to the resturant because my brother and his wife said great 2nd choice for a saturday night. I ordered the duck and my brother ordered the shrimp in mustard sauce.

When my dinner arrived the half duck was actually 2 leg quarters and I ate one of them , as the waitress was too busy to notice our table . When she finally arrived I explained that I ate most of the first leg quarter and why wasn't there a breast and wing. She went back to the kitchen and when she returned , she explained that duck was all dark meat and the kitchen had not made an error. When the manager was called she said that it was not possible for the kitchen to make that error. All this was said as she looked at my plate and obviously there were two leg quarters there. She was a great manager for backing up her staff .... the problem still was evident, yet not addressed. I am sorry to say my brothers dinner was acceptable but not worth the $28.00 for 5 shrimp that were medium sized.

I would not go to the resturant to eat but the sticky buns were great.

• Pros: great sticky buns
• Cons: overpriced

04/11/08

Horrible Experience

by sukisuz

We had the most horrible experience and were so disappointed because we were really looking forward to entertaining our guest who had never been to El Chorro. After a long day of meetings and conference calls, all we wanted to do was sit down with a bottle of wine and share a few appetizers. The staff was so rude to us and would not let us order what we wanted. They told us we HAD to order dinner in order to sit at a larger table; there were 5 of us. When we expressed that we just wanted wine and appetizers the hostess tried to cram us in a small table that was meant for two. It was embarrassing and we were made to feel so uncomfortable. We ended up leaving and going to The Sanctuary, which was BEAUTIFUL!

Our group is in a customer related field and is always asked to recommend places for people to try. We will never recommend El Chorro to anyone. Another review I read said it right. Not everyone who goes there is a winter visitor. Word does get around.

• Cons: Thumbs Down. Rude Staff!

12/27/07

Not going again

by nurseie

The food was just ok, but wow - expensive. This place is way over priced. Also, most of the diners there were over 70 - we felt way out of place and we are late 30's-early 40's. Service was pretty good, and I understand that the views are nice if you arrive prior to sunset, but the meal was just too overpriced. I could have made the same thing at home quite easily. Sorry - not going again.