Mocha Cabana Cafe - Lethbridge, Alberta

Thanksgiving dinner without the kids this year so my husband and I thought we’d try Mocha Cabana. HORRIBLE. I couldn’t eat more than a few bites of anything. The Turkey was dry with an herb crust that overpowered all the Turkey taste. The potatoes had so ... much Thyme on them and the dressing was so salty it burned our lips, and again, so many herbs they overpowered any other flavour. Burnt Brussels sprouts. Got 3 chunks of carrots and they were good. We skipped pumpkin pie that we were looking forward to but after the dinner who knew what the pie would taste like. Take a look at the meat we took home for our dogs. So dry and the dark meat went in the garbage, it wasn’t even fit for them. The waitress Abby was extremely apologetic and phoned her manager on our behalf but even thought we sent back almost full plates the manager gave us 20% off our meals ($28.00 for this) and a 10% coupon for our next visit. A coupon for our next visit? Like we’d ever go back or recommend this place to our friends and family? $68.60 for inedible food, over 3/4 of our plates uneaten. Avoid this place, they don’t know how to control salt and herbs on the food. Read more

This place seems to be consistently recommended by Lethbridge people across every platform. Thus, we felt a need to give the place a try on our day trip. Tldr; probably should have taken the advice of recent reviews about understaffing and avoided the restaurant. It wasn’t a particularly busy day for such a ... large restaurant, but it was a substantially long time between being seated, brought menus, brought appetizers, and brought entrees. Food quality didn’t really make up for the long waits either. Appetizer (duck wings) was the only thing notably good (albeit sugars slightly too burnt). The first entree (en bleu) was $28, so I expected a quality, premium chicken cutlet. It was relatively good, tender, and crisp, but definitely didn’t live up to its price tag. I think I would have preferred the flavour of Popeyes/Jollibee. Veggies were slightly undercooked and the sauce was quite bland for pairing with a deep-fried dish. The second entree (tortellini daily special) came out with the noodles essentially raw paired in a bland cream sauce. Not al dente, but actually looking powdery on the inside. Asked the waiter regarding this and they offered a new dish, or a remake of the same dish. Somehow still believing in the restaurant’s quality control and that dish being a fluke, I asked for the same dish, which came out equally undercooked, half an hour later. This time, with the sauce tasting even more bland. At that point I just gave up and asked for a takeout box to re-cook the meal at home. Perhaps this it was an off day for the restaurant? Perhaps had to do with the lack of staff? Regardless, I rate this place 2/5, with an extra star for the somewhat redeeming duck wings. Read more

The freshest salad I've ever had at a restaurant. I think the lettuce was picked just before it hit my plate. Saskatoon cheesecake was great. Our party of 6 enjoyed their meals. Courtyard was fresh and airy without being windy. I will definitely be back.

Cool little garden patio. Those duck wings are unbelievable. They were so good I ordered a second helping. Crispy onion rings and finished off with haystack cookies. Food was delicious with quick service. Overall an excellent experience and would definitely would go again when back in the ... area. Definitely a place to check out! Read more

Want the perfect summer evening? Then I would recommend trying this restaurant with its outdoor courtyard. It has a real New Mexican feel and little touches like It's Adobe walls and decor. It's really quite something! The roof is screened so I didn't have to deal with any insects ... either which was a bonus. I highly recommend this place for its food as well. Honestly, I think every single item we received was enjoyable and seemed homemade. The only drawback was the service and food was a little slow, but since the food seemed so delicious we were able to look past that and realize it likely takes some time to prepare amazing food. Read more