La Fonda Latina

04/29/09

Fresh salsa and chips

by caribbeangirl at Citysearch

Love the fresh salsa and chips. Diverse menu with variety of Latin favorites. The atmosphere is relaxed and breezy if you are able to get a table outside. Love it.

Look for low-stakes, low-priced Latin-American fare at this colorful neighborhood cantina

by Contributor at Citysearch

In Short
La Fonda's Buckhead location evokes the usual carnival mood with their brightly painted walls and breezy top floor patio. Spanish tunes are suitably bouncy and loud, but you needn't shout to be heard. Service is almost always friendly, and dishes arrive quickly. This reliable cantina serves toned-down American takes on popular Mexican, Latin American and Caribbean dishes. Don't miss the sopa de pollo, a bracing soup loaded with white-meat chicken, yellow rice and diced green onions, jalapenos and tomatoes. If you are a sandwich fan, an array of Cubans comes layered on soft-but-toasted bread. The arroz con pollo, a moist half-chicken spiked with paprika, comes nestled in yellow rice with onions and peppers. It pairs nicely with a side of smoky black beans. Fresh cilantro gives the fire-engine red salsa a nice kick, but the chunky guacamole is under-spiced. A sangria full of fresh chopped fruit far outshines the anemic margaritas.

09/05/07

Fun and reasonable

by trailmonkey at Citysearch

I thought this place was great fun for an after work quick bite to eat and drinks. I had a great quesadilla and my husband liked his burrito. Very relaxed and cute upstairs in what we called the "boat"!

06/24/06

Yummy food!

by laurannn at Citysearch

The waitors are very friendly and the food is great (and isn't pricey at all)! It's perfect for the summer because they have a nice balcony.

09/12/02

Friendly and funky

by nmavromatis at Citysearch

Well honestly the food wasnt very good, but great atmosphere and at $28 for 2 including a number of fine margaritas, good value. The perfect spot for a weeknight when you can just chill up on the balcony. The cheese dip came out of a can, but the chorizo quesadilla was great/

• Pros: value, atmosphere, margaritas
• Cons: processed food, parking

07/10/02

Underappreciated Jewel

by BuckheadBroad at Citysearch

Best of the best. Not a fancy atmosphere. Some people will find it TOO downmarket. But the food is delicious!

• Pros: variety

06/10/02

Lunch on the Patio

by ebergman_citysearch at Citysearch

Several notches above your friendly-neighborhood-Tex-Mex-joint, La Fonda's well-prepared Latin American dishes make for cheap, filling meals. The fish tacos, stuffed with pieces of grilled, not fried, fish, and the veggie burrito are fabulous for lunch.

05/31/02

Munch, crunch, enjoy lunch

by erinbehan_citysearch at Citysearch

Like its sister locations, this La Fonda has reasonably good food at very reasonable prices. Try not to fill up on the fresh salsa the wait staff continuously refills, as your fish taco, veggie burrito or paella will finish the meal off nicely. For $5-$7 a plate, it's a winning Buckhead deal. Especially refreshing is the deck or patio seating.