Papagayo Restaurant welcomes you to their establishment. They are open after-hours all week and are accessible by public transit and car. Come visit them in a surrounding recognized as exciting.
The previous visit was good. Food really good but slow service.
I went yesterday with a friend and ended up waiting over 40 minutes for the appetizer to show before we decided to leave. Another couple showed up 15 minutes or so after us and we're eating before us. We had ordered the same app. Definitely miscommunication between the server and kitchen. If you've got a lot of time to spare, the food is good.
Very authentic Mexican food and atmosphere. My husband and I have been several times, and have always been happy with the food - the quantity as well as the quality. When our daughter and son-in-law came to visit, we took them there, and they were also impressed. I have read the other reviews and am left wondering as we had plenty to eat, with no shortage of meat. The waitress even mentioned to my son-in-law that his dinner would take a little longer to prepare.
Food was good, but not much meat in the burrito, and it was small, compared to what I am used to. The Lady at the front Desk was also the server, and did a great job all by herself.
I have to say i was quite disappointed as i had heard really good things and had gone years ago and it was very good. We ordered the combination platters which surprisingly came very quick and were warm at best which would lead me to believe it was pre-prepared and warmed up, that was they way it tasted too. I expected fresh food. Also the Chorizo sausage along with everything else lacked a lot of spice and flavour. However you HAVE to get the deep fried ice cream which is just fantastic.
the first time we tried to come to this place, it was closed on a sunday evening. they are now opening on sunday evenings to please people like me i guess. we tried again a month or so later on a tuesday. the atmosphere is very quaint and authentic. the service personable and polite, not too quick but not slow. the chips were great but i'd like to get a little more heat out of the salsa verde. the guacamole was fresh and she served us a little portion saying that they were making up another batch which she delivered shortly after. she recommended the chile rellenos for my vegetarian choice and brought me two stuffed peppers as my entree because the chef felt the peppers too small (which they weren't). the pepper was decadent but the beans and rice could have been better seasoned. would have liked to see a larger portion of sour cream. i am quite well-versed in mexican dining and i neither praise nor censure Papagayo. if it was closer to home, i may visit again but the trip into hamilton is never pleasant. oh and my partner enjoyed 2 halves to his dinner burrito/chimichanga.
