El Rey Messicano - CARRARA

We have had many menu items and have never been disappointed. The tortillas, and salsa are excellent, the staff is friendly, the service is excellent

An Italian friend of mine had raved about this restaurant, so I said to let me know the next time she went. So on a Saturday evening 10 of us went to El Rey to eat. The place was decorated very nicely, bright colours and with very cheerful and efficient staff. The menu offered a relatively wide range of dishes. The resturant was much larger than I had expected from the little pub area outside. So far, so good. Then I ordered a Margarita. Hmmmm...perhaps the worst one I have ever had, it tasted like it had been made from some industrial powder pre-mix, just sour and strong. Maybe it is hard to get fresh ripe limes here in Italy. I didn't order another. On to the food. I ordered guacamole and enchaladas verdes. Hmmmm...not that they were bad as such, but both seemed to indicate that they had been prepared some time ago. I am a real guacamole freak, love the stuff. But although there was a large portion served, and with lots of chips (that did look home-made , the taste was not very exciting, any lime or spices were hardly detectable and the whole thing just seemed very bland and as if it had been made a good while before serving (also indicated by the colour of the avocado puré . Edible, but not the real pleasure that I get when making guacamole myself at home. Likewise with the enchaladas. The main flavour was salt, other spices were either absent or masked by the salt (which could have been better used in the guacamole . The dish appeared as a somewhat soggy, bland (but salty mass that had been prepared a long time earlier and re-heated. Our group was drinking beer by the pitcher, which maybe was OK, but with all the great microbreweries around these days, I don't drink much major brand beer anymore. However, it seemed to go down well with the others, so I guess I shouldn't fault it. If I had been alone, I would have tried one of the Mexican beers, there were a good number on offer. All in all, not a very exciting experience. Edible, but a far cry from the real thing. Even the other dishes that I sampled from my friends were only just OK. Maybe the problem is that the place is just too big, and it is very difficult to serve freshly-made food when there are crowds. Maybe the experience would be different on a normal weekday evening instead of on a crowded Saturday. But I am not sure I am inspired to try it again...

To be able to enjoy a varied taste in foods away from the typical local cucine was nice. It is a nice option in a place where Pizza rules.

On the road from the marina of carrara to avenza there is this restaurant, which also has the variant of the pub for a after dinner with friends, but what I want to recommend is the real restaurant. the room is located at the bottom of the room and is perfectly air conditioned and adorned with themed objects; the staff is very kind and helpful to explain the various courses. as the initial goto offer nachos with spicy sauce and a micro portion of corn flour soup, very well after it is possible to order mixed tacos, meat dishes to the dish of all kinds or fajitas, all accompanied by handmade tortillas; sipping a Mexican beer or a margarita. on the site you will find the menu with all descriptions!

Siempre sigue siendo el rey and also likes those who have never tasted Mexican.