La Fiesta Restaurant Bar

update; no more happy hour on daqiaris! just beer. bad decision. not going as often.

The food is mediocre at best, service is atrocious and the bar terribly small. Went there to meet up with some friends for dinner and I had to apologize to them for the terrible service and awful food. One good thing, the restaurant was clean and the seats were comfortable.

One of Visalia’s best kept secrets! Great food and served very hot. Also great service!

This place is pretty consistently delicious. I’m in love with their carne asada. Occasionally you’ll get a burrito with fatty meat… I often wonder if it’s just whoever isn’t the normal cook is taking over that day lol. But for the most part I love their carne asada, chile verde, ground beef. I’ve eaten their burritos, tacos (which I love crunchy and fried and if that’s not your preference I wouldn’t say it’s a bad place to eat because of it…), nachos, taco salad. It is all yummy.
One of my favorite parts has got to be their salsa. It’s a nice spicy for me as I don’t like things SUPER hot. I love their cheese as well, tastes delicious! I’m a cheese fan. :P

I consider the food served here authentic fusion as it is topped and filled with an enormous amount of cheese. So if you don’t like cheese there is probably something really wrong with you. Additionally the portions are huge and for under $ 10 you will be filled and have dinner left over in a doggy bag to bring home. Food is always consistent and staff is always friendly. A must try is the fish tacos OMG!!! Only issue I’ve ever had with la fiesta is that they will not honor there coupons for take out. If you want to use there buy one get one free coupon sold in the community coupon booklets you have to dine in. I have no idea why they have this idiotic rule but hey I am not the boss.

Heard good things about this place and hope disappointed. Service slow and food not worth the$$$. Won’t be returning. Sorry

My husband and I have given this place so many chances I have lost count. We have always liked the food, and it’s right down the street from us, but the service is horrible. The ONLY thing that was the saving grace was their manager. that guy always did right by us. He was fantastic. I’m not usually a complainer, having been a server myself, but sitting there for 15 minutes without so much as a «I’ll be right with you» is something I will speak up on. Today was my last damn straw. We ordered our food to go, because I am sick and didn’t have the patience for their unbelievably stupid wait staff… and ordered a carne asada burrito with guac and potatoes inside. California burrito, everyone and their mom has heard of it. Go to pick it up, and the server waits until after my husband has tipped her to tell him they will not put the potatoes in the burrito because ”thats not how they do it there” Excuse me? If I order it that way, and you have the ingredients available, you make it that way. To seriously sit there, and argue with a guest, is beyond something that I can deal with. I will never go back because of the severe lack of competence of the employees, the attitude, and just sheer lack of consideration at all. NOT worth it for just okay mexican food. Go somewhere else

Enjoyed a nice lunch with my husband here yesterday afternoon. The atmosphere was good and the food was delicious. I liked that it all came out on really hot plates! The only complaint is that our waitress wasn’t that attentive but then again there was a huge company having lunch in the banquet room that day. Overall we will be returning to try different meals or to enjoy the bar area for some drinks!

I come here a couple of times a month for work-​related lunch meetings. The food is always great for being more «Americanized» Mexican food. Only once had they made a mistake in an order for anyone in my party, and it was quickly corrected without any problems. Minus one star for service being slow on a few occasions, but no biggie. :)

Went here Friday December 4^th my husband, son and I ordered carne asada burrito’s. While my daugther had a taco with ground beef and a sides of fries. The carne asada burrito was dripping in grease. The taco was greasy and the ground beef was not seasoned. Tasted gross. Everything cost $ 40. What a waste.

I come here every now and then. My wife and I like the food. You get a lot of food for a good price. The draft beers are huge. Service can be hit or miss. Seems like they are under staffed at times. But nonetheless we still like the place. We have heard of other people having bad experiences here with the food, but so far the only thing we had to complain about is the service.

Me and two friends went to eat here after work. We waited over an hour for our food, people who got there after us received their food before us. I paid 14 dollars for a burrito… Chicken, beans, rice, sour cream and guacamole on the insidE, Chilli verde and cheese on the top… 14 dollars. Unbelievable. I will never go back here.

I love the fiesta. The happy hour is a good «after work» spot to unwind. Especially on game days!

Great food and not too expensive. Try the chicken fajita burrito or any combination plate. They also have good tall beer on tap.

The food is delicious, happy hour on point. BUT the SERVICE is horrible!!! The staff must be on their period or something. Im pretty sure a person would like at least one refill before they finish their food. This place has potential just sad to see their customer service is not great.

We were really hoping for a great time out with some authentic mexican food, and drinks, but this was more than dissapointing the food was disgusting. The drinks were terrible and watered down.
I would not recommend this place at all. The only reason I am putting one star is because you have to.
The only reason I could possibly go back to this place is the bar happy hour, but only for a straight beer and chips and salsa nothing else!!!

So… 2 stars for my strong margarita. Food was definitely NOT authentic. White people will probably love it. It’s salty, bland and so. much. cheese. I ordered a child verde burrito. It was seriously lacking in the «verde» department. And so. Much. Cheese. Who puts that much cheese in a chile verde burrito? Just unnecessary. I will come here for happy hour since it’s so close to my house but I probably will eat before I come.

This place is a hit or miss when it comes to the service there.
When I went here for lunch with my cousin and nephew. The waiter was very polite and was attentive but as soon as she took our order. And as soon as the food arrived. She vanished.
We were basically done eating an sat in the booth for a good 30 minutes until I have to waive my had at someone to get their attention for the check and a few boxes. Now I don’t like to wave my hand up in the air like that but in this case I had no other choice.
After finally getting someone’s attention for the boxes and check. We say again waiting for another 25 minutes waiting for someone to pick up the bill so we could leave. We had to literally walk up to one of their stands in order for us to pay for the meal.
Anyways… Enough ranting. I gave them extra stars than deserved but the food was really good.
I ordered a grilled shrimp salad and the size was very generous. I opted out for no dressing — it really doesn’t need it.
My cousin ordered a special Chili Verde burrito — which she shared with my nephew. She said that it was really good and had some good flavor.

Have been coming here regularly since they have opened!!! Best drinks in town! Great service!!! And the bar manager in top of it, great happy hour as well!!!

We really wanted to like this restaurant… We really did. it’s close to our house, very convenient, and my family loves Mexican food. We’ve given it several tries and the outcome has been consistently disappointing at best and, at worst, a very bad experience. It’s pretty obvious that the driving revenue for the owners is the bar, judged by the ridiculous music, flashing lights, and that being the only full section of the restaurant.
The food is best described as greasy spoon — style Mexican food. The service is, while perhaps well intended, atrocious and frustrating. you can assume it’s a combination of not being well-​trained, and the staff not wanting to be there whatsoever. It’s too bad that they’re turning into a place for drunks to congregate on this part of town, versus a family-​style restaurant, with all the new developments over here and people looking for a place that’s convenient, kid and family-​friendly, and within walking distance to the developments. I shake my head and think about what it could’ve been, as we had our way to Chapala, which is infinitesimally a better dining experience than this place.