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Low-key restaurant with festive decor presenting familiar Mexican grub & super-sized margaritas.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 2311 Treasury Dr SE, Cleveland, TN 37323
Phone: (423) 476-4690
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Reservations: orderlaaltena.com
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Reviews
Joanie fisher-hollowell
We went there with our 14 month old grand daughter. The staff were so kind to talk to her, and engage in pleasant interactions to make her experience fun. We’ve always enjoyed the food and service there but this visit was priceless.
… moreGrace Casagrande
Very good, as always! We love this location, the food is always fantastic and the staff are always very friendly to us. I’d recommend them to anyone looking for large portions of well cooked food at a reasonable price!
… moreIvan D
Not a bad restaurant, it’s beautiful inside, the food was brought quickly but I can’t say that everything was tasty. The steak was dry
… moreJason Mabry
Excellent service and beautiful surroundings! The food is traditionally prepared for you to enjoy. I’ve been to a lot of Mexican restaurants and I have to say that I was impressed. We had seven people. Everything was prepared perfectly and it was the fastest we have had our food brought out.
… moreBrian Crowden
Was my favorite place to eat until we got a to go order with a large cheese dip that was crammed into a bag and the top was busted on it. Which made it go all over the place. Wasn’t the first time this has happened, first time it was a cup of salsa smashed into the bag. Took it out of the bag, and the whole side of the salsa cup was busted.
… moreJake Langston
Of all the Mexican restaurants in the Cleveland (and Chattanooga) area, this one is my favorite. The food is noticeably better than most all the others. Even the rice, which is commonly bland everywhere, has lots of flavor. I literally drive up from Chattanooga to eat Mexican here often.
… moreNate
La Altena is, without exaggeration, the most dismal attempt at Mexican cuisine I have encountered in Cleveland, TN… a city blessed (and at times cursed) with an abundance of Mexican dining options. Cleveland’s culinary scene may be saturated with varying levels of authenticity and flavor, but La Altena exists in a category all its own: a realm of pretense and artifice, wrapped in a tortilla of sheer laziness and served with a side of disappointment.
Let me start with the basics. La Altena presents itself as an authentic Mexican restaurant, and while that term should conjure images of slow-simmered sauces, fragrant spices, and handmade tortillas, La Altena is content to substitute soul with subpar, premade, and heat-and-serve fare. Imagine the disappointment of ordering enchiladas, expecting rich, earthy flavors, only to be greeted with something that tastes suspiciously like a frozen meal hurriedly microwaved in a break room. The quesadillas are flat, lifeless discs that could pass for a child’s school cafeteria experiment, while the so-called “carne asada” has as much in common with authentic grilled beef as a cardboard cutout does with a living, breathing person. Here, it seems, freshness is a four-letter word.
And yet, the mediocrity doesn’t end with the food. La Altena has taken what should be the highlight of any self-respecting Mexican restaurant… the margarita, and reduced it to an abomination that is little more than a glorified gas station slush. These margaritas are premixed concoctions, tasting as though they’ve been sitting in a salvage store well past their expiration date, forgotten and forlorn. There is nothing refreshing, nothing tantalizing, in these “cocktails.” One might as well dip a lime into a syrupy puddle of melted ice and dust it off with a squirt of artificial flavoring. It’s a travesty to serve this as anything resembling a margarita.
Service at La Altena is, unfortunately, another letdown. There is no hospitality here, no warmth. It’s as if the staff has absorbed the lackluster ambiance and settled into a rhythm of robotic monotony, with no sense of urgency or care. Orders are taken with the enthusiasm of someone reading a parking ticket, and food arrives with the inconsistency of a coin toss. The only shred of authenticity in this place lies in the heritage of the workers… individuals who, ironically, have been tasked with delivering something that lacks any genuine connection to their culture.
In a town overflowing with Mexican dining options, La Altena is, quite frankly, the Temu of Mexican restaurants. It is a discount knock-off that mistakes quantity for quality, convenience for care. It might attract the occasional unsuspecting soul, perhaps even convince a few who have never encountered authentic Mexican fare that they are getting the “real deal.” But let’s be clear: those who have experienced even the most basic level of quality at other Mexican establishments in Cleveland will know they’ve been deceived here. La Altena is nothing more than a counterfeit, an imitation that insults its very own label.
In closing, let me make this as unambiguous as possible. Cleveland has its share of mediocre Mexican spots, but La Altena is the very worst of them all. If your taste buds hold any modicum of dignity, do yourself a favor and steer clear of this restaurant. Dining here is an insult to your senses, a waste of your money, and a regrettable memory that could easily be avoided by simply choosing one of the many other options nearby.
… moreLet me start with the basics. La Altena presents itself as an authentic Mexican restaurant, and while that term should conjure images of slow-simmered sauces, fragrant spices, and handmade tortillas, La Altena is content to substitute soul with subpar, premade, and heat-and-serve fare. Imagine the disappointment of ordering enchiladas, expecting rich, earthy flavors, only to be greeted with something that tastes suspiciously like a frozen meal hurriedly microwaved in a break room. The quesadillas are flat, lifeless discs that could pass for a child’s school cafeteria experiment, while the so-called “carne asada” has as much in common with authentic grilled beef as a cardboard cutout does with a living, breathing person. Here, it seems, freshness is a four-letter word.
And yet, the mediocrity doesn’t end with the food. La Altena has taken what should be the highlight of any self-respecting Mexican restaurant… the margarita, and reduced it to an abomination that is little more than a glorified gas station slush. These margaritas are premixed concoctions, tasting as though they’ve been sitting in a salvage store well past their expiration date, forgotten and forlorn. There is nothing refreshing, nothing tantalizing, in these “cocktails.” One might as well dip a lime into a syrupy puddle of melted ice and dust it off with a squirt of artificial flavoring. It’s a travesty to serve this as anything resembling a margarita.
Service at La Altena is, unfortunately, another letdown. There is no hospitality here, no warmth. It’s as if the staff has absorbed the lackluster ambiance and settled into a rhythm of robotic monotony, with no sense of urgency or care. Orders are taken with the enthusiasm of someone reading a parking ticket, and food arrives with the inconsistency of a coin toss. The only shred of authenticity in this place lies in the heritage of the workers… individuals who, ironically, have been tasked with delivering something that lacks any genuine connection to their culture.
In a town overflowing with Mexican dining options, La Altena is, quite frankly, the Temu of Mexican restaurants. It is a discount knock-off that mistakes quantity for quality, convenience for care. It might attract the occasional unsuspecting soul, perhaps even convince a few who have never encountered authentic Mexican fare that they are getting the “real deal.” But let’s be clear: those who have experienced even the most basic level of quality at other Mexican establishments in Cleveland will know they’ve been deceived here. La Altena is nothing more than a counterfeit, an imitation that insults its very own label.
In closing, let me make this as unambiguous as possible. Cleveland has its share of mediocre Mexican spots, but La Altena is the very worst of them all. If your taste buds hold any modicum of dignity, do yourself a favor and steer clear of this restaurant. Dining here is an insult to your senses, a waste of your money, and a regrettable memory that could easily be avoided by simply choosing one of the many other options nearby.
David Bailey
Super good food and friendly people. One at our table got a margarita and said it was great. Highly recommend this place. I can’t recall the last time I had Mexican food this delicious. Food arrived at our table quickly and our server was very attentive.
… moremartin lopez
Excellent place, Nice decor, super world record speed… I placed an order and within 36 seconds my food was on the table.
… morePatie Bass (Girliegirl)
So I was being lazy and since I was at Dollar tree ao I decided to order a meal to go . My favorite fajita taco salad. Now I knew my food would be cold not a killer deal cause I still had alittle more running to do. So I picked up my food and the people were nice so thats the 3 stars but after that it’s awful.
So imagine my surprise to open my food and my fajita taco salad is wrapped in foil . Seriously no to go container. So my taco bowl is complete mush so I dumped the salad part into a plate to eat it and then i had to add a lot of salt so it was eatable for me. There was so much liquid in the bag it was dripping. The Salas tasted old but tortilla chips were good
This is my first visit and will be my last. I usually go to Lagunas which is a million times better like 10 stars. But because I was being lazy I made a costly mistake. NEVER EVER AGAIN
… moreSo imagine my surprise to open my food and my fajita taco salad is wrapped in foil . Seriously no to go container. So my taco bowl is complete mush so I dumped the salad part into a plate to eat it and then i had to add a lot of salt so it was eatable for me. There was so much liquid in the bag it was dripping. The Salas tasted old but tortilla chips were good
This is my first visit and will be my last. I usually go to Lagunas which is a million times better like 10 stars. But because I was being lazy I made a costly mistake. NEVER EVER AGAIN