TOLUCA LAKE
Bodega Malbec Argentinean Grill

Bodega Malbec Argentinean Grill

10151 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, 91602, United States Of America, TOLUCA LAKE

Pizza • Grill • Tapas • Pasta


"I 've lived in the area for a few years now and didn 't try this place until the other night. Turns out I wasn 't missing out on anything. I highly recommend you SKIP this restaurant and go somewhere else for your meal. The place itself is a good size, with patio dining and a cute cozy ambiance. It 's a good local date spot if you want bland mediocre food and service. It seems that they had one waiter running around serving ALL the tables and bar tending. The waiter himself wasn 't too personable and was in a constant rush. He wouldn 't check in with us and each time we needed him we had to flag him down. Another man, I assume is the owner or manager, was walking around but not doing much. I asked him twice for something after it took the waiter a long time but asking the owner didn 't expedite or improve service. It was actually my husband 's birthday and we didn 't feel special or enjoy the dinner. Now the food. At first glance, the menu does look good with a lot of yummy options. Now ordering it is a different situation. Two of the appetizers my husband tried to order they didn 't have today which is weird. Why is it on the menu if you 're not offering it regularly? We ordered a few other things instead. The classic Argentinian steak was very salty. Not worth the price they sell it at! Expensive and chewy not what I 'd expect for that steak. The potatoes were oily, the side of spinach was painfully bland and the empanadas were very oily. We both felt extremely bad at night and the next day. Safe to say our bodies didn 't enjoy the food either! Truly don 't know how they have 4 stars or have remained open. In the area there aren 't many options, which is why I assume people still come to dine here. Regardless, I 'd make the effort to drive a little and go somewhere you 're actually going to enjoy your meal!!"

Mrs Robinson's Irish Pub

Mrs Robinson's Irish Pub

10111 Riverside Dr, 91602, TOLUCA LAKE, United States

Pub • Pizza • Western • American


"I was so disappointed during my last visit. I've been coming to this location even before it was Mrs Robinson Irish pub, so I'm extremely familiar with wait time, the scene, and the service. I decided to go during a weekday in the evening with a friend and I'm sad to say what a bad experience we had. As we got inside the bar seats were full and so were the few tables that are there , I waited patiently for the person in front of me to place his order with the guy working at the bar , he did got his drink and stayed talking with the bartender , no big deal , the bar tender could clearly see me and my friend waiting , we were staring at him to get his attention so we could order but he just stright out ignored us , he asked the few people in front of him if they were good, I said excuse me put me hand up gave a little wave to try to get his attention, but he continued to ignore us and kept on talking to the same person. A woman then said oh I think they want to order , he just laughed and rolled his eyes turned his back and payed no attention and didn't want to be bothered. It was then that the guy sitting next to us tells me oh he's like that , he always ignores people who are not regulars and ignores Hispanic people, I was in complete shock. I took it personally at that point even more so because I'm a PROUD Scottish/ Irish and Mexican woman. Regardless , his rude actions caused us to walk out ."