Los Mangles at Las Gatas

I strongly disagree with your attempt to shift the burden from the restaurant to the customer for the restaurant's bad service. Bad service speaks for itself. The customer had an incredibly bad experience, period. If the restaurant owners or operators wish to speak in their own defense they are welcome to do so. If you personally have a different experience with this restaurant then such comments would be relevant. But blaming the victim is entirely the wrong attitude, I believe.

Thank you Rob, for understanding that I am using your forum as an outlet to warn other visitors to Zihuatanejo of avoidable mishaps. There are other restaurants on the beach, of which I have patronized, but I never experienced anything like this there before. I have also never visited there on a day this busy and only once with a group of this size.

Maybe they were having a bad day, maybe the kitchen workers were disgruntled or felt they were done for the day (obviously the owner is a bitch).

If we could turn the conversation around and offer me any recommendations as to where to go that would be excellent and appreciated. I recall 2 years ago I went to the first restaurant as you arrive on the beach because it was a friend's birthday, and they actually had a menu in English and one in Spanish, with the prices on the English menu more expensive than the Spanish one. (Kicking myself for not taking a photo) So, a reminder that you just need to keep an eye out. Also, not everyone can keep a good cook or kitchen staff happy. I would love to get some recommendations for restaurants on Las Gatas now that my "comfort zone" on that beach has been blasted apart. I will not be going back to Los Mangles.