La Campana Restaurant

"Wow. RESTAURANT SENDS OUT BAD FOOD AND WONT LET CUSTOMER HAVE SOMETHING ELSE UNLESS THEY BUY THE BAD FOOD TOO??* CHECK OUT RECORDING* I have loved and recommended this restaurant for YEARS but today everything changed. I came in with my wife for lunch. I got my usual and my wife decided to try something different, the chicken flautas, for a change. The food came out and looked great. My wife cut a piece of flauta off and ate it. She told me the chicken didn’t taste right. I encouraged her to return it to the kitchen not wanting her to get sick. The waitress came out and was very polite. We told her the problem and she immediately took the plate and asked my wife if she wanted something else. My wife then said yes and gave a replacement order. I finished my food and my wife waited for hers. After a little while the waitress returned. She said (wait for it) “ I’m sorry ma’am but they (? Who’s they) said if you want to order something else you have to pay for the chicken plate too. (????!!!???? WHAT??!!) I immediately spoke up and said we aren’t paying for bad food. The waitress apologized again and my wife then asked to speak to the manager. The waitress said ok and left. Several times the kitchen door opened and my wife could see a lot of dramatic conversations happening with staring and angry faces through the door to the dining area. Eventually the waitress returns again and said “I’m sorry ma’am the manager is at Sam’s so she’s not coming out.” So in total disbelief my wife asked to speak with the owner. At this time, the waitress explained that it was actually the owner she had been speaking with and the owner who had made the call about not allowing my wife to order more food until she paid for the bad chicken. We thanked the waitress, paid for my meal and left the premises for what will end up being our last time at this establishment. Here’s a tidbit for the owner. Chicken is not very expensive. A half a cup of shredded chicken, 4 corn tortillas, 1/8 of cheese and some oil would have cost you less than $3 including beans rice and condiments. Compare that to the hundreds we have paid visiting your restaurant regularly for over 10 years. Wow. So wow. Just wow."

"Convenient but quality nook for Mexican food right off the highway while passing through Amarillo. Food was good - I was interested in trying the pozole which was tasty, served with cabbage, onions, lime, and corn tortillas. Agree with previous post - salsa was awesome! Chips were fresh and crispy. Rice and beans were pretty standard, nothing special. Very reasonable prices. Service was fast and friendly. Restaurant and bathroom was clean. Restaurant appeared to be packed with locals (a testament to the quality of the food). Overall, really excellent value."

"Today marks my second visit to La Campana. And if you know anything about me it's that I only ever order menudo when it's breakfast time and it's also a Sunday. The good: the caldo on their menudo is just right where flavor is concerned. You can get flour and/or flour tortillas. The restaurant is very clean. The service is great. The bad: no pata available for the menudo. I also don't notice any of the " other" meats that are common to a Mexican restaurant. Things like tripas, lengua, cesos, and the like. My mom ordered a chorizo and eggs plate that looked wonderful. And she said the refried beans had a good flavor."

"The food was delicious. The chips were stale. The hot sauce was tasty. The sewer smell was atrocious. The sweet air freshner they kept spraying did not help. UPDATE: As of October the bathrooms are nice and no smell in the restaurant. They have remodeled and made the dining area bigger. The food as always tastes amazing"

"I've driven past this place for years and never stopped in but I'm glad I finally did. I took a seat and my server was right there to take care of everything. I ordered stacked cheese enchiladas with eggs on top and it was excellent. It was so delicious and very plentiful, to the point I couldn't finish it all. Also their salsa had just the right amount of zip to it to compliment everything nicely. I'll definitely be back. Update June 2022: You really need to come eat at this hidden gem. The food is always great and the service is always friendly."