La Duni Latin Kitchen - Fairview

Cyberspace: http://www.laduni.com/fairview

Grade: B
Where to Find It: The Village at Fairview Shopping Center, 233 Town Place, Fairview, Texas 75069
Food Group: Latin American

How Much to Fork Over: $$$
Faves: Margarihna Cocktail, Queso Verde, champagne, green orange-citrus and pan jus mojo on the Pollo Aljibe
Peeves: No Service on the Patio, slow to seat us

The Jibba Jab:

A Ladies Night is always a good idea when Spring has Sprung and the patio is calling your name.  A few of my lady friends and I wanted get together for just that, so we met up at La Duni in Fairview, but were a little upset when we were told that they weren’t serving outside.  We were welcome to order drinks at the bar and bring them outside, but they were understaffed that night, so we couldn’t eat out there.  We opted to have one cocktail on the patio and then we headed indoors for some food to fill our empty stomachs.  The manager told us to wait so they could put a table together for us, so we did…..and we waited……and waited.  No hostess was in sight, so other people were coming in, but leaving when no one would acknowledge them.  One of our ladies kept trying to find someone to seat us and finally an employee told us the place was full and we could wait at the bar for a table.  What?  We were a little irritated, but waited at the bar anyway.  Soon the hostess fetched us and lead us to a table in a very secluded area near the back of the restaurant….VIP seating she called it.  Normally, I would have thought whatever….VIP my behind, but they actually made up for the long wait, and treated us with supreme customer service.  One waiter in particular was very friendly and offered us a round of after dinner drinks, and we also received a complimentary bowl of Queso Verde, which is delicious by the way.  This is a prime example of how to make up for something that went wrong, which is quite common in the restaurant industry, but most of the time it can be easily fixed.  Our food came out immediately, we ate, we drank, we laughed and the rest of our time there went quite smoothly.  Leaving with our bellies full and quite happy, in the end, I want to thank La Duni for their great service!!

Pollo Aljibe

Queso Verde