Redfield's

Courtney gives this margarita 1 out of 10 lime wedges.


This was a bad margarita experience from the moment the drink was delivered until the bill came. There are only two positive things I can comment on: there was a large selection of tequila options and the sour mix was homemade. We decided to try one traditional margarita and one made with Grand Marnier instead of triple sec (bad decision- this resulted in a margarita that was tooooooooo sweet and tasted like orange cold medicine). First, the glass was rimmed in table salt. Yes, table salt. And while it wasn't completely bad at first, it kept tasting worse and worse as we were drinking. Finally, my brilliant cohort Angie figured it out....if you let the drink sit in your mouth a minute, it tasted like the ocean. Apparently the salt had gotten into the glass and since it was table salt had dissolved very quickly, and by the time we got to the bottom of the glass it was practically straight saline. Completely disappointed in this experience we asked for the check, and discovered these two subpar margaritas were the most expensive we have tried thus far- $8 and $11. Paying $21 for two bad margaritas was just (ahem) pouring salt on the wound.

Angela gives the Redfield's classic margarita a 3 out of 10 lime wedges, and the Grand Marnier margarita 2 out of 10 limes wedges.

These margaritas had a lot of potential: quality ingredients, lovely stemware and garnish. While the table salted rim sparkled and looked quite nice, it single-handedly spoiled the taste. The first few sips of the classic margarita were pretty good, but something tasted funny. I just couldn't peg it down. Half-way through the drink, the culprit was screaming. The table salt! Imagine a margarita with a teaspoon of table salt IN it. That's the Redfield's margarita. No doubt, they use table salt for the looks. I'm sure the kind bartenders are completely in the dark of the full effects of this immense error. I now regret that I didn't object, not so much to get our $$$ back, even though the cost was so outragous that it "shocks the conscious" (economic crisis mean anything to you, pal??!) and the error was so disastrous that is warranted restitution, but simple courtsey called for it. I pity the next person that orders a margarita from Redfield's, wishing to escape to a sandy place but ends up eating the sand.

The Grand Manier margarita had the same unforgiving error, although less pronounced. They don't call Grand Manier "grand" for nothing. I little goes a long way, and too much makes this potentially delightful margarita too sweet for an additional $3 more. Too much sand, too much "grand" and too much coin make Redfield's margaritas a loser. P.S. If you think of another word for money and rhymes with sand let me know!