It offers dozens of salsas, spreads and many concoctions f rom little jars. The bread and cheeses used to be good. Not so any more. The wine is execreble.
Mariscos, Mexicano, Sopa, Queso, Cerveza
It is always a pleasure to walk into Sarmientos. I am there most often to satisfy a chiles rellenos craving. I love both he cheese and the picadillo varieties. When Miguel Fuentes, the proprietor of the restaurant and winery, is not on hand to greet you, his gracious and capable staff do a commendable job of making you feel welcome. The place is unpretentious and very reasonably priced. Most recently, I have had the chiles rellenos for take out.
Mexicano, Mediterráneo, Carne, Jugo, Hamburguesa
I routinely search trip advisor and yelp to seek out the best places to visit and eat when traveling. This time when visiting Valle De Guadalupe Valley Wine Country just east of Ensenada I picked out two places that I thought would provide exceptionally good meals while visiting beautiful wineries. The first one was exceptional and everything we hoped for. The second day we visited El Cielo Winery with plans to eat a late lunch at Latitude 32. When we walked into their reception area we noticed the doors to the restaurant were closed. When we pushed them open the man inside told us the restaurant wasn't open until 1:30 p.m. it was actually nearly 2:00 p.m??? When we pointed this out we were led to a table on the patio. We had two glasses of wine on the advice of our waiter that were very good. We then had an appetizer of beets and apple. Again, very good. We then had a mixed salad--also good. However, when our entrees arrived my husbands looked very good (pork belly tacos) but my pork dish looked like a big pile of dried out meat. It was served with a small bowl of black beans and some tortillas. I tasted the meat which resembled straw. I tried putting it in a tortilla with some beans and salsa but it had practically no flavor and was incredibly dry. With great disappointment, I called the waiter over and told him that I was very unhappy with my entree. I told them I did not want it and would instead order something else. That's when things went from bad to worse. The waiter disappeared and returned very shortly telling me the cooks didn't care if I didn't like it, they would still be charging me for the entree. WTH? The waiter said because I would be charged, did they want me to wrap it up to go? WTH??? Why would I want something so awful that I wanted to take it with me? I do not make it a habit of complaining about food unless it is pretty bad. But to have a restaurant refuse to acknowledge the poor quality of their food and demand payment was beyond belief to me. My husband was very upset and told them so. To their credit they eventually took the charge off our bill and did not ask us to pay for it the unacceptable entree. Naturally we paid for everything else we ate. But the entire experience left a horrible taste in my mouth and mind (NPI). I strongly suggest others find another restaurant and winery when visiting Guadulupe Valley. There are FAR better places to eat with FAR better service. Who cares what the wine tastes like when treated so disrespectfully?
