Blakes Restaurant and Bar

This restaurant is very good and features a wide range of American style food… every night they have a different special, and their menu is very complete. They have authentic Poutine if you are Canadian, and in reality they have some of the best steaks, and Prime Rib in Vallarta. The owners are very friendly, and the service is very good. Try the Chicken Cordon Blu it is great… also the beers are cold, and the drinks are well poured… it is a great little establishment.

The food was great, but WOW, the owners are so extremely rude. They both speak English and when you come to a country where not a lot of people speak English, it’s nice to work with someone who speaks English, but not these two!
First of all, our server was amazing and very nice! He switched out meals that weren’t made correctly and was fast and prompt to bring it out. Then, the bill comes, it’s 735 pesos not including tip, half of our party had pesos and we had only American $$ on us at the time, so the server told us 13 to a dollar, and our half we put in $ 25 and our friend put in 500 pesos.
So let’s do some quick math
$ 25= 325 pesos
Plus 500 pesos would equal to 825
Making us have 90 pesos left over for a tip.
The server comes back saying owner said that money we gave him just paid the 735 pesos
But hold up, that doesn’t make any sense, you said 13 to a dollar, no the manager rudely tells me it’s 13.2 to a dollar, ok, well that that would mean you guys owe me 95 pesos???
Their was a guy sitting at the bar (a customer I assume) completely say something rude about me to the owner when I’m standing RIGHT THERE!
Then, his wife, (I’m assuming) was outside the whole time drinking and smoking while we were eating outside. She comes inside to see what’s going on, and screams, «we’re not a f*^%ing bank!» Seriously??? This is how you run your restaurant? Then your going to throw the pesos at me all pissed off? Shame on you for treating your servers so horrible by stealing my 95 pesos rather than me leaving him that 95 pesos! The servers completely apologized to me for their owners manners, but honestly I feel bad because now I think how horrible he may be treating his servers.
We got recommended this place, and the food was ok and service was great, but I will never tell anyone to come here to get yelled at for asking for your change back like I don’t deserve it or like your stealing it from me. Left a bad taste in my mouth for sure. ZERO STARS FOR THE OWNERS AND FIVE STARS FOR THE SERVER.
Too bad I had to give them a star, cause those owners don’t deserve it.

Blakes was recommended to us by some folks at the resort we stayed. They told us it was a cool little sports bar, had the hockey playoffs on TV, and the food there was really good. So we stopped by for lunch on a Sunday. We were the only ones in the restaurant. Tony (our waiter) was fantastic, very personable and friendly! Michael (the owner, whose last name is the restaurant’s namesake) was there and visiting with us as well.
My wife and I had the Fish Tacos, our son had a hamburger, and our daughter had nachos. The hamburger was DELICIOUS! It came with Gouda cheese and the traditional sides of a cheeseburger (onion, tomato, lettuce). There French Frys were hot and crisp, and delicious as well. As far as the Fish Tacos are concerned, they rank as some of my favorite of all time!!! They were absolutely WONDERFUL!!! The order came with three; and they were very simple… fish, lettuce, tortilla, and a dipping sauce. Tony (waiter) told me they used Sea Bass. The fish was perfectly fried (no overkill with the batter), tender, and so delicious!!!
If you’re in PV and looking for a fantastic hamburger or delicious fish tacos, you gotta go to Blakes Restaurant and Bar, you won’t be let down!!!