Abuelo's - Carmel

The first thing that stands out here is the atmosphere the decor layout and design is very well thought out, making this stand out as an upscale Mexican restaurant. The menu is huge and has a lot of what you would expect from this genre, and many things you wouldn't. I had the Sautéed Chicken Zucchini lunch special and it was tasty. The zucchini was a bit overdone, but the sauce and the chicken were spot on. The prices are a little higher than your average Mexican joint, but I suppose they have to pay for all of those decorations and lights somehow.

Abuelo's is my favorite Tex Mex restaurant in Indy so far. The chain is based in Texas, and it shows in the food. They offer a selection of three salsas, with roasted habañero included by default, so you don't have to ask them to bring out the spicy one. The entrees are well-executed Tex-Mex, with a few enjoyable twists, like the seasoned mashed potatoes or the jalapeño poppers. The service is excellent, too, especially if you get Cedric as your server!

Unfortunately every time we go here lately, we get terrible service. No refills, no chips, and slow, oh so slow service. Last waitress we had was terribly hating her job. We didn't make it difficult, she just had a terrible attitude with everything. So we stopped asking, and she never offered. We had a table full of dishes by the time dinner was over. She never took anything away, even after it was obvious we were done with it (napkins on top etc) for spending over $100 on drinks and appetizers for 4 people, and of course main courses, I would go somewhere else. Food is always delicious, but unfortunately, service leaves so much to be desired. This is our 3rd time in a row with bad service. I doubt we will try any more. Last time was celebrating a birthday. It makes me sad, but I'll take our celebration somewhere else.

I loved the chicken nachos. Single chips and chicken. Cheese was great and margaritas good too. Funny, up north they didn't know what a Texas Margarita was.

Food was delicious, good portions and flavor, the margaritas are so good. The atmosphere was beautiful inside and everything was very clean. The customer service is very good we had the bartender this afternoon. He was super helpful and nice.