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Mama Por Dios

3.4 (557 reviews)
PriceyMexican, Bars, Desserts
Closed 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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André M.

This restaurant is the perfect combination of a visual experience and an unforgettable dining experience. From the moment you walk in, every detail of the décor is designed to impress, creating an elegant, vibrant atmosphere that's perfect for any occasion. The food was absolutely delicious, and the drinks left me speechless. You can tell they put a lot of care into both the presentation and the flavors. Our server was also outstanding--10/10. Friendly, attentive, and always checking in without being intrusive. Service like that turns a great meal into a memorable experience. If you're planning to visit on a weekend or with a large group, I'd definitely recommend making a reservation. We went on a weekday, and it wasn't too busy, so we were able to enjoy everything at a relaxed pace. One last thing I have to mention: the restrooms are absolutely beautiful. You'll probably end up having your own little photoshoot before you leave. Whether you're celebrating a special occasion, planning a date night, or simply looking for an amazing restaurant, Mamá Por Dios is definitely worth the visit.

Our lob sided cake that we paid $35 extra for them to cut and serve .  Was not handled properly
Joe B.

Two stars for the nice venue and decent appetizers. The mango aguachiles were good, and the space is highly photogenic for social media, but that's where the positives end. I spent $1,000 on dinner and felt incredibly disappointed paying that much for subpar main courses and terrible service. My surf and turf ($85) was completely mediocre; the potatoes were actually the best part of the plate. Instead of tortilla chips, they just gave us full tostadas that we had to break apart ourselves. It was my wife's birthday, and I brought our own cake. It was clearly not handled with care, and I don't think they even refrigerated it because it was leaning completely to the side when it arrived. On top of that, the staff sang a very half-hearted happy birthday song. The whole experience was a total mess. To make matters worse, they kept aggressively trying to upsell us on the tomahawk chop by promising a "show." If a party is already spending $1,000, that level of patronage should already come with exceptional service. We will never return. I highly recommend avoiding this place unless you are strictly going for a quick plate of aguachiles and some photos.

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Kendra W.

Claudia was our waitress and she was very attentive and nice. The pictures of this place honestly do it no justice because the whole entire restaurant is a vibe and you just have to go to feel it! IYKYK! Food is really good and the dining is a real experience! You come in and immediately feel like you have been transported to some sort of high end travel destination. Caludia came over with water and a player that honestly looked like an assortment of sushi but nope it was perfectly thin sliced cuts of fruit to flavor your water! I mean come on that was chefs kiss! Fancy Fancy! Even 5 star restaurants we have visited didn't offer this type of service. We definitely want to come back the next time we are out this way!

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Monique W.

I came in here for drinks and appetizers before I went to go see a play. I initially thought we would just sit at the bar and eat, but they do not have a seated bar area so you do have to sit at a table. But it was easy enough to get a table for two that day - there was maybe a 5 minute wait. Mama Por Dios was quite the experience! And in the best way possible. You can tell the owners put a lot of thought into every single detail of the restaurant. In addition to the excellent service, this place was beyond beautiful. Even the bathroom area. There were so many spots to take cute pictures. This would be a great place for a girls night or date night. I ordered a lychee on the beach - which they made table side. And not pictured, but they set our drink on fires which was beyond cool. The chips and guacamole were good. And the cauliflower was amazing. It was lightly fried with a sauce that taste similar to firecracker shrimp. Our waitress was so sweet and attentive. I'll definitely be back for a real meal.

Paola M.

We went for my cousins birthday dinner and it was a really nice experience. We had a nice and attentive waiter. It was also my first time coming here and I can honestly say the food and drinks were delicious. As an appetizer, we ordered this cheese bread and it was so yummy. The bread in itself was super soft. For my main course, I ordered two cheese enchiladas and the order came with beans and green rice on the side. I have never had green rice until this dinner and I can say, it was so delicious! The green sauce on the enchiladas was also very delicious. Now, the drinks were very good and came in nice cups that seemed fitting. I ordered El Tama which is the drink in the longer cup. It had squirt, tamarind vodka, salt and lime juice. Everything that I love put together. They have signature cocktails that I also wanted to try but didn't get the chance to. I would love to come back to try some more. The ambiance was dim lit and had almost like a club feel to it. There was energetic and dance music playing at all times. I believe their signature is when people celebrate birthdays and the workers come out and sing happy birthday. They come out with bottles and flash some lights to give it a nightclub feeling. I will say, we did think that the singing happy birthday was complimentary like most places do but if you want that experience then you have to pay almost $40 for a 10 second moment so keep that in mind. In the end, I enjoyed the food and drinks a lot!

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Jason S.

We saw the videos of influencers dining here (and we even saw some posing for their phones by the bathrooms) talking about this place. We also saw the reviews on yelp that were pointing to the contrary. We decided to give it an honest chance and a group of us went last night (Saturday night). This was our experience. One of the first things you notice outside is the sign saying there is a two hour sitting limit at your table. Then when you first walk in you're hit by a wall of music. It feels like you are entering a club rather than a restaurant. The staff at the front is very nice and professional. We were taken to our table and 25minutes later our waiter arrived. He took our drinks order and left. Other people showed up on occasion to refill water and bring water containers to the table. Some bread was dropped off which was nice. 42 minutes later our drinks arrived. While we were drinking water and eating bread our waiter participated in several birthday celebrations. This involved the music being pumped up to eleven. Bear in mind that the music was already at a solid nine with the base thumping on the regular. So when a birthday kicks off you get the full treatment. Also the waiters are all occupied with that so service stops. Since there were parties all night you can imagine what that was like. So yes, nearly an hour after we arrived our waiter finally decided to ask what we would like to eat. Since we were starving we ordered appetizers, our main courses and some more drinks so we'd have something to eat while waiting for our food to be prepared. We made it clear that the appetizers were to come first and he said he of course and that he understood. A few more birthday celebrations later about twenty minutes later the appetizers started arriving. It came in a couple of waves with only one of our party not getting theirs. Less than five minutes later our main courses arrived. There wasn't even enough space on the table for all the food especially since there were empty glasses and plates that nobody was coming around to clean off. So we started stacking things on the bench next to us doing our own table bussing. We asked the runner why the main courses were coming out now since the same runner that delivered the appetizers.She just shrugged and ran off. About ten minutes after our main dishes arrived our friend finally received his appetizer. No, I'm not joking. The food was "ok." The filet mignon was just a sliver of meat, not even an inch thick on a slice of onion. It looked like a slightly thick slice of sausage except the filet had no flavor. The mole was definitely not mole. The shrimp that was on top was over cooked and dried out. The lobster enchiladas were small and didn't have much lobster. The rice and beans were completely unappetizing looking. Other people had similar issues with their dishes unfortunately. Our party mentioned the octopus was great, the bread served in the beginning was good, the appetizer of cheese fondue was good. The chicken and shrimp on the fajitas was dry, and the lobster on the lobster spaghetti was dry. The mole was definitely an 'American' flare. Wrapping up our experience when we get our checks in our little pirate box even though we were six people table that paid in 3 different checks, they still tacked on a mandatory 18% tip plus an extra 3% for using a credit card to pay. In summary this was a disappointing experience from the protray on social media and the restaurants website. For a place advertising themselves as a high end modern Mexican restaurant it was anything but except for the prices. Also, at $16 a shot for Jameson that's just crazy. If this was truly a high end restaurant where the service is impeccable than I would have no issue with that. But at a place that is pretending to be such it's just insulting. We've ate at plenty of those and it's worth it. I would not expect modern Mexican to include hamburgers, spaghetti, or traditional ribeye steaks as restaurant fare. It felt like a confusion or at least lack of commitment to the theme. Sadly, this was a prime example of instagram influencers not reflecting reality. The service was extremely poor. The food was mediocre at best. Honestly we would have had a better experience with far better service at the Chevy's next door where the service is better and the food matches expectations. After dinner we all talked and agreed that this would be the first and last time we come to this restaurant.

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Claudia C.

Such an elevated experience, with both the food and the ambiance. Authentic Mexican dishes with an elevated taste and presentation. Thank you Luis Miguel for the hospitality! Service was welcoming and friendly, my husband and I both felt a part of the conversation even though Luis Miguel spoke two different languages to us both. Which was so nice to speak my native tongue! It also really cool to have such a high end restaurant near by. This place is on another level!

Billy M.

I've been to MPD a few times. I held off on reviewing because my experiences were uneven. I'm glad I gave it a few tries. Here are my ratings based on basic criteria: Food: **** Service: *** Ambiance: **** The food is fantastic here. I will preface my experience has been brunch only. I've never had dinner. I will say that their verde sauce here is one of the best I've had. I love me some verde sauce and these guys bring the noise. I especially enjoy the verde crema sauce. OMG. Their Chile Quillas Shrimp with Crema Verde is super good. Also this Tres Leche French toast was addicting. MPD has good to great food. I rated service a 3. We came right before 2 and advised us that they were in a changeover from brunch to dinner. We were fine with that. We ordered dinner type food. What we didn't expect was to wait 1 hour for our food. Most fine dining places shut down for the turnover, but MPD stayed open. Better to close and reopen for dinner. The saving grace is that we've been back for brunch a few times without an issue. The service was very good since. The ambiance in MPD is a visual feast for your eyes. Upbeat music is playing in the background and lots of giant projector screens playing various scenes of Mexico and aquarium life. I can tell this place gets down at night. The furnishing and decorations were all of high quality. No expense was spared. Great place, great food! Just don't go during the turnover.

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Joana M.

The ambiance was beautiful, loved the place. As we got our table, we waited about 25 minutes for our server to finally come, I guess she was on break. Javier made up for it though, he took our order and everything came out fairly quick after that, and the food was delicious and the drinks. He gave us complimentary house flan for dessert to make up for the inconvenience. We will be back!

Steak Alfredo. Steak 10/10. The Alfredo sauce was too milky and buttery, would not order again.
Alesia D.

The only con was food so let me get into the pros... Plenty of parking! Had a reservation for 7 on a saturday and was seated right on time. Server was great! Attentive, funny, and very helpful with the menu. There's 2 large spaces people are sat, one is more lively and loud the other more private. Lots of people dressed up for celebrations. For birthdays they bring out a sign, sparkles, turn up the music and CELEBRATE. Depending on what you order you might get a margarita cart pulling up to your table making your drink in front of you. Speaking of drinks- YES. ORDER THE ALCOHOL. Not only are the bartenders good, each specialty cocktail has a cute little theme to go with it - perfect for PICS. Now food, I suggest getting a cut of steak and some sides. Everything else is just okay and not worth the price AT ALL. Check out my pics for reference. All in all. If youre looking for somewhere to celebrate, take a bunch of pictures, and just a fun time all around, make a reservation. Not pictured was the ceviche appetizer - which was delicious!

Lauren G.

Really fun drinks! Food had good flavor. The service is a little over the top- trying to be something it's not. First off- no salsa is available to go with the chips. The waiter told us the owner doesn't like "messy items". There is NO salsa and no ice water.....in a Mexican food restaurant in a parking lot in Fairfield. Next you get chilled water (no ice) and they bring a giant platter of sliced fruit to go in the water. Kinda of weird for but ok. Give the people what they want- ICE. SALSA. Next we were brought out house bread....to go with our Mexican food?? (Would love chips and SALSA!). The bread was literally like a Hawaiian sweet roll with what I joked tasted like lays potato chips on top..... it was VERY LITERALLY lays potato chips crushed on top like a gourmet item LOL. JUST WHY?! They also didn't want any bags on the tables. They have a coat rack next to every table they want you to put things on- including my friend's birthday gift that was in a bag. The waiter checked in like every 5 seconds. He told us how the owners really want a "elevated" experience. Talked about no messy items yet again. It was too much and did not make for an enjoyable experience. This place is not made for Fairfield....

Elisse M.

The restaurant is definitely nice and looks upscale. The food presented is also top of the line, but the taste does not match with what they present; I'm not "wow'ed" by it. The first time I came, the music they played in the restaurant was so loud I could barely hold a conversation with the person across the table and had to shout the entire dinner. This second fime around, the music was not as loud--they must've got the memo or had complaints in the past.

Chelsea E.

I think this is an interesting culinary addition to the options in Fairfield/the surrounding area. I've been 3 times for dinner, and I'll say that it is a very specific experience, and whether it's "worth" it depends entirely on what you're looking for. DO come if you want: ambience, a drink, a small bite. Don't come if you're starving. The prices are on the high side and the portions are not large. The service is good, however, be aware that they will try to upsell you. RECS: the Camarones Costa Azul are delicious, as well as the Grilled Cauliflower. The grilled octopus is tender and yummy. The Enchiladas Verdes and both shrimp ceviche options are very doable. PROCEED WITH CAUTION: the Esquite is a decent app as well, though I feel this one could use more flavor, which I could say for many things I tried - although it's worth mentioning that I am picky and prefer my food highly seasoned; I requested and wore out a bottle of Cholula... The Lobster Mac & Cheese is 97% mac & cheese. The tacos don't have much filling for what they cost. The fajitas are bland and they charge for extra tortillas. One of the servers outright told me on one visit that the food is for a "certain palate." I knew exactly what he meant. It feels like touristy places I've been to in Tulum. The flavors here are a bit muted, but it is still a nice spot to go for a date or a drink with friends, or if you want to treat yourself to an elevated experience. **It can be noisy if you're trying to have a yap.**

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Is lunch is as fun as dinner time?

Yessssss!!!!!

Is this place kid friendly?

Yes we took our 5 year old and he loved it.

Do they have happy hour here?

No. Most likely since they open at 5pm it is already dinner time

Do they take reservations,?

Open table for making reservations

Was trying to book the private room for Fairfield ? I see no mail and no one answers the phone and vm is full anyone know how to reach them? No one answers ever?

Call them around 5:30 pm at night. The owners dont seem to understand how to run a business properly. They need a lot of fine tuning.

Is it 21+ on saturdays?

No it's not

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