Ixtapa Mexican Cantina: Authenticity Found!

I made a trip recently to Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant & Cantina located at 466 State Road in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. What a pleasant dining experience! Right from the start of our night we were made very comfortable and taken good care of. To start with, I'd like to mention that my two girlfriends and I decided to visit the restaurant around 8pm on a Saturday night. We fully expected to wait at least a half hour to be seated, as the parking lot was completely full. We were seated at a good sized booth right away and given waters, menus and a bowl of tortilla chips served with a small vile of tomato salsa. We also each had our own small dipping bowl (that sort of looked like an ash tray) to pour the salsa into. Of course, by the time our waiter came back to get our drink order, the chip basket was empty. He took down our order and the basket was promptly refilled.

The waiters at this restaurant were an absolute joy! They all seemed to be Mexican or at least of some Spanish decent, which really added to the ambiance and were very comfortable with the guests. Our waiter was speaking Spanish with us and was very helpful in explaining various dishes on the menu to my friends and I. He even had suggestions of dishes for me to try, because I don't like certain spices. While we were waiting for our food, I observed other waiters talking and joking with the people at their tables. I heard them telling stories and jokes and they all seemed to be having a good time.