Frida Restaurant

We had dined at Frida on two other occassions in the last month and figured it would be a great place to... more

We dined at Frida on 2 other occassions in the last month and figured it would be a great place to take mom on Saturday for Mother's Day (Since Mexican people always celebrate Mother's Day on the 10th). The prior two occasions I had tried 2 separate dishes and welcomed the opportunity to share my taste with my family. I recommended a dish to mom and dad and my wife proceeded to order something new to try out. \r The meal was described as a ""filet mignon butterflied accompanied by customary sides including a mole enchilada"". To our surprise the plate was brought out with ""Skirt Steak"". When I informed the waiter he said that he would get one of the lead persons. I spoke to the lead person and proceeded to point out the difference between skirt steak which was on my wife's plate and filet mignon which was on dad's plate. He said that he would get the manager. The manager proceeded to come to the table and ask if there was a problem, to which I replied there was no problem that we just wanted to get charged the apporpriate price for skirt steak (which a similar plate was available on the menu.) The manager assured me that there would be no problem to go ahead and enjoy our dinner.\r We proceeded to finish our dinner and receive a bill that had the incorrect price based on the manager's concession. When I approached the manager regarding the bill error he proceeded to inform me that there was no error and that skirt steak and filet mignon are the same cut of beef just prepared different. I told him that skirt steak and filet mignon come from different parts of the cow. I told him that I wasn't trying to get something for free and that I was pleased with the meal that it just didn't seem fair paying filet mignon priced entree when skirt steak was offered. \r He finally made the adjustment but I don't think he ever understood why he made it. The manager has very poor negotiation skills and customer service skills, let alone any knowledge of beef cuts and food preparation. Pros: Decent tasting food. Cons: Horrible service by wait staff and Manager's customer service skills more

Met with family, sat at the bar, the bartender was more intererested in flirting with some ladies at the bar than getting our drinks, all he had to do was open a bottle of beer!! When I called him over, he acted like I was ""interrupting"" his conversation and practically threw me the napkin. It was 7pm on a Tuesday evening, there was nobody there, he had all the time in the world to help, but I guess talking to the ""ladies"" is more improtant than doing his job. STAY AWAY!!!! Pros: Was quickly seated Cons: Service is horrible more

LOUSY SERVICE, WORST MARTINIS, NOT RETURNING\r Myself and 2 girlfriends ate at Frida's tonight and although the food was OK, the service was atrocious. The martinis were terrible, we couldn't figure out if it was bad vodka or a bad bartender, we ordered TWICE, not drinking EITHER, but of course were still charged $15....\r they waitstaff took plates off the table that we were still eating... one of us was actually dipping a chip into the salsa as they were removing it! \r But to top it off... after our $83 bill arrived and I gave the server a hundred dollar bill... he WOULD NOT BRING ME THE CHANGE AND GAVE HIMSELF A 21% TIP! \r I'LL NEVER GO BACK! Cons: Uneducated waitstaff more

I AGREE WITH SOME OF THE LAST REVIEWERS COMMENTS.\r THE FOOD IS AVERAGE THE SERVERS NEED TO BE MORE ORGANIZED.\r FISH SOUP WAS BLAND BUT MY MAIN COURSE WAS THE RICE WITH PRAWN IN \r A CREAMY MUSHROOM SAUCE . IT WAS GOOD AND MY WIFE HAD THE SALMON\r IT WAS ALSO GOOD. IT HAD AA NICE AMBIANCE .\r \r AS WE LEFT I NEEDED CHANGE ($10 bill ) FOR THE NEW\r TOLL ROAD. THE HOST TOLD ME TO ASK THE BAR TENDER . WHEN I ASKED \r HER FOR THE CHANGE SHE RUDELY TOLD ME ( ASK THE HOST! ) GAVE ME HER BACK AND WALKED AWAY RUDELY .LIKE I WAS NOT ORDERING DRINKS SO DON'T BOTHER ME.\r AS WE WALKED OUT HOST FELT BAD SO HE PULLED MONEY OUT OF HIS\r OWN POCKET AND HANDED ME CHANGE FOR THE TEN.\r THIS WAS OUR SECOND TIME .\r DON'T KNOW IF WE WILL GO BACK?\r Pros: Ambience Cons: Service more

We went on Valentine's day. I had made a reservation over 2 weeks in advance for 7:00 for a party of four. There was almost nothing romantic about this night. For starters, we were not seated until 9:30 and this is only because we complained several times. There was a lack of forethought and it seemed to be a big surprise that it could possibly rain in Chula Vista in February and therefore one quarter of the tables (outside) were unwanted/unavailable. Nevermind that rain and cold weather were the forecast. There was a huge lack of communication between the managers and the hostesses and everyone was promising that you would be the next to be seated. However, you weren't. At least twice we were promised we would be next, yet parties the same size or larger were seated. Our waiter was good, but the bus staff needed further training. If an empty item needs to be moved to make space for a new item, the empty one should be removed. The food was nothing special. We were served 3 tortillas with the queso fundido and guacamole even though we had 4 people. I had the mole chicken and Dona Maria makes a better sauce. Not only that the chicken was on the verge of going bad. On the plus side, my husband's carnitas were moist. We were very excited to try this restaurant and yet it was a huge dissappointment. more