Café de Tacuba

The food is bland, the service is bad and they will try to short-change you. The murals, paintings and tilework is O.K., but poorly maintained. With so many other great places throughout the downtown area, why would anyone want to come here? Please research and go elsewhere to enjoy true mexican cuisine for the same price or less.

Our experince in January 2008 was unlike the others posted here. We went for the touted traditional specialties (enchiladas verdes and chiles rellenos were our choices) and the decor. Service was terrible: it took at least five minutes to get the server to take our drink order and forever to get the check when we were finished. The place was busy but not mobbed. Our entrees were mediocre -- generic-tasting enchiladas, and way-undercooked chiles swamped in what tasted like canned cream of tomato soup -- not nearly as good as we've had in other parts of Mexico and neither of us felt our entrees were worth eating. The refried beans were good and the guacamole and salsas were a bit above average. Espresso and cappuccino were very good. The lovely room is finished in tiles and stucco making it awfully noisy. The hosts were gracious, welcoming, and helpful getting a cab for us but overall it wasn't the delightful dinner we anticipated. We might try it again for breakfast but not dinner.

Great atmosphere and great tastes. Try Chile en nogada (only mid-Aug to end of September). Sweet bread and chocolate is a must in the night. Pozole is also awesome (only in the night)

This is a nice cafe serving decent food. Service was very efficient, but the restaurant manager tends to charge heavy "propinas" (service fees) to his foreign customers....

The music,the building, the food, all were great. The best breakfasts! Be sure to have the cafe con leche. If you love chocolate get the spanish chocolate, it is awesome.