La Costa Mexicana

Well, we initially were really excited to try this place out as we had a couple different people tell us how good it was. Simply put, it was the first and last time we will ever be going here for a meal. The only good thing about our dinner was the chips and salsa, and the cheese dip. For starters when we came inside, we stood by the "host" stand (if you want to even call it that because they don't seem to have a host/hostess) for about 10 minutes before anyone even spoke to us. When they did speak to us finally, it was just to tell us it would be 5 minutes and then he walked away. We weren't seated for another 10-15 minutes, and they almost skipped over us completely because they didn't even know who they spoke to first. By this time there were about 10 people behind us also waiting for a table. If they truly were jam packed i would have been more understanding, but half the tables were empty and just not cleared off yet. Once we were seated we just tried to figure out what we wanted as quickly as possible so we could get out of there. Our server was super short with us and never refilled our drinks. After we got our food we weren't spoke to again until long after we had both finished eating and once we got the check we waited again for another 10-15 minutes before anyone came to take our payment. In addition earlier in the day I had made a quick call in to see if they did reservations. The lady on the phone seemed pissed she had to speak to me at all. I said I wanted to make a reservation, and she didn't even take my name and hung up on me when I went to give it to her. WAY better places in the area to get reasonably priced and better serviced Mexican food.

My rating is based on the service we received. We decided to celebrate our anniversary with lunch. It was 1 pm and there were very few guests in the restaurant. We waited to be seated over 5 minutes. We were yelled at from the back of the restaurant but with the music and ambient noise, we could not understand what was said. Finally, a person, who I think was the bus boy showed us to a booth and served us chips and salsa. We waited quite a while before our waiter, Donis, (who was the person who yelled something from the back) came to take our order. We asked what beers they had and Modelo was a choice. I asked if it was Negra Modelo, at which he rolled his eyes and started listing beers again. I asked again if it was Negra Modelo, and was told no, just Modelo. No biggie but his impatience was palpable. The bus boy brought us our beers, and refreshed our chips and salsa.
When our food arrived, our server, Donis, slammed my plate at edge of table and declared the plate was hot. He made no attempt to moved it in front of me. I had to wad up napkins to move it. When Donis brought my husband's plate, he literally threw it on the table, said the plate was hot, but made no attempt to put it in front of my husband. Wadded up napkins saved the day again. I would have blamed it on the temperature of the plates but Donis used hot pads. We were left to fend for ourselves.
I rarely finish my meals and only ate 1 of the birria tacos (which was excellent). I laid my debit card on the table to indicate we were ready to pay, Donis grabbed it, and then slammed the paperwork on the table and left. I never had a chance to ask for a box.
I usually give wait staff the benefit of the doubt, but when waiting on other tables, Donis was pleasant, and greeting people waiting to be seated as "brother," etc.
Even though the food was great, we will never go back.

This review is primarily for drinks and appetizers as we did not eat. We stopped by this restaurant to watch the Puerto Rico Vs Mexico World Baseball Classic. Staff was wonderful. They found the game on one of their tvs. They have a large variety of drinks and specialty margaritas. We also enjoyed their chips and salsa and the chorizo queso. Great ambiance and music.

Love the Black Margarita, great service!!
The food was delicious, plan to come back soon.

Alright - we found our new margarita spot.

Worth the $, 100%. When we arrived, check-in was a bit hectic. Once we were seated, I noticed the fun and bright decor throughout the restaurant. Our waitress was so kind. Food arrived very quickly and was nice & hot. The margs are STRONG so be careful! Loved their salsa and QDip. It tasted like an authentic espinaca dip. Chips were fresh and crispy.

We will definitely be back.

We decided on a whim to eat in Liberty. Mexican food is always out go-to. La Costa stepped up. Great margaritas, excellent food, and friendly service. We will be back.

Update... our bank disputed the $8.00 tip and we "won" the dispute. Not about the $8.00, it was about being charged for a tip we didn't leave because of poor service.

Came to this place on a spur of the moment to get a few tacos and a drink or two. Its right on the Liberty square and pretty big. We were quickly seated and our server was quick to get drink order. I got a big margarita but without the sweet and sour and all that, I think they made it with Sprite and lime. It was refreshing but didn't taste like it had any alcohol in it so I got shot on the side. It was taco Tuesday so I got one of the taco specials, 3 fried tacos for 5.99 and my S.O got 3 crunchy for 4.99. The tacos were really good but if I had to pick I think I liked his crunchy more than my fried. We also each got a side of beans and rice. I think the portion was small for the price, almost $4 each and they weren't very warm. Also I LOVE beans and rice especially from Mexican restaurants, but those were not great not a lot of flavor and just pretty disappointing. I would give come back especially on taco Tuesday and they have good drink deals for beer and the traditional margaritas, the beans and rice they can keep.

Went here for happy hour 2 for 1 margarita's and ordered their quesadilla it had steak and chorizo and covered with spicy queso cheese. It was so good I ate it up. They have some of the best chorizo I've ever tasted.

Mexican food is a favorite of ours. After passing La Costa on my daily walks for several weeks (we are in the area for an extended stay) I decided to make it a celebratory meal. It was an excellent choice! The food was delicious.

Guacamole appetizer. I miss made table side fresh guacamole, but this was close. Dinner was taco salad for me and taco plate for the hubby...both excellent. Chips and salsa were kept full.

Early dinner on Thursday had no wait time, but we certainly were not alone (a good testimony). If visiting on the weekend I would expect a wait time.

Family friendly. Good service.Prices were average range (~$15/person without alcohol).

Maybe I will make it back for a Margarita. They seemed popular.