Ayala Mexican Restaurant

Fast service. Friendly staff. Good food and lots of it too. We go for lunch and the food is hot and fresh.

Good food, good service. I’ve been coming here for five years and I’ve never been disappointed.

I’ve gone here a couple times, while I was home visiting my family for the Holidays. For those of you who are not familiar with Dayton Tennessee it a small town in between Chattanooga and Knoxville. Moreover, if don’t have relatives in Dayton you probably will never visit this little town, that desperately needs some quality restaurants. However, if for whatever reason you find yourself in Dayton and simply can’t stomach any more fried country cooking; this is a pretty decent option.
The ambience is nothing spectacular it’s a relatively clean bar like atmosphere with booths & tables; it’s really just that simple. One of the problems (at least as I see it) in small southern towns like this, people (those eating at the establishment) will stare at you it they don’t recognize you and/​or you don’t have a thick southern accent, this was not the case at Ayala. The servers are fairly attentive, but seem to only speak limited English. The orders have always come out correct and that’s what’s really important.
The food consists of standard Mexican dishes such as, Tacos, Burritos and other items you would typically expect to find. The dishes are served in generous portions and are both filling and somewhat tasty. Don’t get me wrong if you’re some super foodie or really looking to be wowed, it’s not going to happen. However, if you’re in the greater Chattanooga area (or especially Dayton) and just want some decent Mexican Ayala will get the job done.