I was a pretty happy with Fred’s up until my last visit. After checking with the hostess who said the way was 15 minutes, we waited 25 minutes, and then I checked back with the hostess and our name wasn’t on the list. We waited about 10 minutes because of this mistake. Once we were seated it took about 15 minutes to get our waitress to take our order. Another 20 minutes later our food arrived. The food was good but everything else began to go downhill. During our entire meal the waitress never came back and no one in party was ever given a refill on our drinks, nor were we asked how our meal was. We finished our meal the waitress came by and went to get me a refill of my coke. When she handed me the glass something looked wrong with it but it didn’t register with me at first. As I drank the coke I saw slimy stuff in it and realized that my glass was not only USED but had remnants of sludge from food! I nearly vomited from this experience but I was able to control myself. As we waited 20 minutes for our check I asked another waitress if they could get me a manger. Some guy that looked like he was “in charge” came over and I explained to him that we were not happy with our experience. His reaction was brush me off and giving me his business card saying he’ll take care of me next time we come in (whatever that means). He didn’t take my name, and he didn’t offer to comp our dining experience that was horrid. He got us our check and another 15 minutes went by as we waited for the “waitress” to take our money. Overall we were at the place for 2 1/2 hours just for a meal for two with nothing special. This was the worst dining experience I have ever had in my life and I highly doubt it will be beat.
We will never go to Fred’s in Huntington Beach again, but we have gone to the one down in San Diego in the Gaslamp District and had a pleasant experience.
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Fred’s Mexican Cafe
300 Pacific Coast Hwy
Huntington Beach, CA.
(714) 374-8226
