Hacienda On The Lake

Beautiful setting - not so friendly staff the day we went - Cinco De Mayo - I have gone to what is this location for over 28 years but it has been over 6 months since I have been here . I decided to take my mom out for a Bloody Mary and myself for what else a Margarita- the bartender helped us but was not friendly that day , possibly due to him having to help us and make drinks , ok I get it . He made my moms B- Mary it was so dark and the amount of pepper on the bottom was as if he spilled the Bottle on it - ok send it back. It’s a Mexican restaurant, get a Margarita, she did and it was delicious- she was happy , now if only he he could crack a smile or just be nice. The rest of the staff was running around as if it was really busy but it wasn’t yet, it was 4:30 by the time we left - I’m sure they had a full house later that evening . As fit atmosphere it’s 100, I love it . The view of Mission Viejo lake is breath taking - you have indoor outdoor seating - they offer different levels

I used to go here alot on the 90's for their Taco Tuesday event where they had a DJ and a lot of fun. I was glad to see it still here. The view of the lake is spectacular and the food is really good and so is the service. My only complaint is that it is a little overpriced. Though I can imagine the land rent must be high being on a premium spot on the lake.

Thought it started off okay. We were a group of three and relatively of darker skin (we're hispanic). We had a nice attendant at first, which got switched to another. She was also nice, but the server, didn't get her name, didn't give us napkins until we asked after we finished eating and even then gave us what seemed like paper towels from the bathroom (two of us had gone to the bathroom earlier. For comparison, one of our group members noticed she gave another large group of (lighter skinned/seemingly white) adolescents at the table right next to us normal napkins right when they got served and was very attentive to other tables (including the one above). We were going to brush it off, but at looking at the bill, she failed to mention the details of the Taco Tuesday combo (drinks were not a part of it, but charged separate) and charged us a large tip, essentially 8% (7.75%) for basically discrimantory and neglecting service :/ without asking us about it. We had to wait a long while t