La Morena, 1615 Lee Trevino Dr in El Paso - Restaurant reviews (2024)

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Awesome service. Will definitely visit again soon. Service: Dine in Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Heed The Bad Reviews! When we first came to “La Morena” formerly “La Terraza”, over 7 years ago, we were introduced to their weekend buffet by a family member. It Was Awesome! They had a wonderful array of very tasty and freshly made foods. The gentleman at the omelette bar was excellent. He always cooked my over medium eggs *chef's kiss* perfectly. They were always packed with a seating wait of no less than 45 mins. Unfortunately when they changed name things started going downhill fast and only picked up speed when they moved location. First, when they moved there was no warning or announcement. We went one Sunday then went back the next and all of a sudden there were signs on the door posting their move. It was a windy day and the one sign that managed to stay taped to the door was just barely hanging on. It was during the height of COVID but they were still pretty busy. Despite moving to a much larger location, we still waited over ½ hour to be seated. No problem, we were used to the wait plus we knew the food would be great. Right off the bat the service was extremely slow. The buffet was pretty much what we were used to but by that time the quality of the food had already begun to decline. The only thing that hadn't changed was the barbacoa, menudo and pozole. However the quality of the food and attention to detail on their buffet kept declining and the service just never recovered to what it used to be when they were “La Terraza” Almost 4 yrs later, we don't frequent their weekend buffet as much as we used to because it just isn't worth the money. A month or so ago I bought two tickets for a fundraiser from The Ladies’ Oriental Shrine of North America, they work with The El Maida Shriners. The tickets were $15.00 for The Enchilada Plate (red or green) not including the drink and gratuity (we paid an additional $7.00 for two glasses of iced tea plus tip). We thought it was pricey since we could pay about the same for the weekend buffet. But considering it was for a good cause, I bought the tickets. We've always gone for the buffet. Today was the worst. It took them 15 minutes to get us our drinks and tostadas. We waited ½ an hour before we got our food, but before we did we asked the waitress to please make them to-go because my husband had to get back to work. Then, after another wait, she brought out our plates and said, “They just put them out. But I'll bring you some boxes if you still want them?” We said yes. My husband ate a few bites of his enchiladas and I ate the gordita while we waited for the boxes. When she came back I remembered the sopaipillas so I asked if she thought she could get them quickly cause we had to leave. She asked if we still wanted them, I said yes cause they're included in the meal we paid for. Then she said, “If they're already made, yes.” So I asked her to please get them. She went back to the station where they serve the drinks. In the time it took us to transfer the food to the boxes and quickly finish our 1 glass of tea each, she finally managed to start walking to the kitchen. We left, sans sopaipillas. My husband got back to work with 3 minutes to spare. He works 5 minutes away from the restaurant!! The food was barely warm and not tasty at all. They've severely declined in quality and service. So Sad, They Used To Be Excellent. BTW, It's clear that management and the ownership doesn't care to read these reviews otherwise they would make an effort to improve from the negative reviews. However, I'm writing this for the savvy consumer who reads reviews before they spend their hard earned money. Food: 2 Service: 2 Atmosphere: 3