Monte Alban Restaurante

Came here for the specialty: mole. Ordered the dark Oaxacan black mole and the red spicy mole. Enjoyed both. The black mole was a great blend of spices although the amount of chocolate made it a bit too sweet. The red spicy mole was very mild and excellent. When we mixed the two moles it mellowed out the sweetness of the black mole and gave it a little kick. They only serve it on chicken breast but I wish I had the option of requesting dark meat instead, especially since the chicken was a bit dry. Lots of mezcal drinks to choose from and they let me sub in tequila. The dessert was underwhelming so I would say go elsewhere for that.

Hubby and I came here twice and had a different experience each time.

The first time was amazing. The manager recommended a great vegan dish for us. Vegan as in no animal product whatsoever, which would seem obvious, but we've had issues. Not here. We had two beers, food, and great service. Loved it.

The second time was a complete horror show. The manager was friendly and recognized us, but that was the only highlight. We ordered two drinks and waters to start. It took a good 20 minutes for the drinks to come, of which my husband's was mostly ice. The water never came. We finally got up and went to the register to pay after another ten minutes passed without attention.

We'll likely give this another try and hope they were just having a bad day?

Notice: We have only been there twice.

The first time we went there service was excellent. Service was really good from top to bottom. We had a couple drinks, ate the vegan food suggested by the manager, and everything was excellent.

The second time, and this might be a fluke, the service was not good. We ordered two drinks and two waters. It took 20 minutes to get our drinks, we never got the waters. We got our drinks at the same time and finished at the same time. One glass was full to the top with ice, the other not.

Our second trip there was not good. Slow service and inconsistent drinks. I really like this place because of our first visit, we'll give this place one more try.

Stuff happens, I don't know why we got such bad service the second time.