Innovative Spanish & Mexican plates served with margaritas & sangria in a vibrant setting. Based on 676 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout
Address:
1611 County Rd 85, Oakdale, NY 11769
Phone: (631) 589-2300
Website: http://vivalavidaoakdale.com/
Hours
| Tuesday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 11:30 AM–11 PM |
| Saturday | 12:30–11 PM |
| Sunday | 12:30–9 PM |
| Monday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
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Reviews
Douglas Lloyd
A great place to have dinner with your significant other or the entire family on a warm summer’s eve on an outside patio. The menu has so many great choices from tapas to soups and salads. And the entrees have such wonderful descriptions it makes it hard to choose! A place you will be sure to visit often!
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Mark Kline
This is my first time here. Very busy restaurant in the day we went, so we had to eat outside. Great time eating outside. Tables were a bit small but we made it work. For a group of 6 they gave only one basket of chips so had to request a second one. I got the paella Valenciana picture 1 & 2 and it was good. They brought a huge pot of it for just $35. Others had carne asada tacos, beef tacos picture 3, Chimichangas, and octopus salad. Good was great. Pitcher of sangria was pretty good and was big enough for 5 servings. Waiter could have checked on us more. Great experience and will go back.
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Eva Fernández
Food was delicious!! My husband loves mole poblano chicken,the chilaquiles were amazing (little spicy),and shrimp ceviche with the right amount of lime! The piña colada without alcohol was the perfect combination for our lunch
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Diana
My boyfriend and I showed up for the first time since last summer. When we pulled into the parking lot we were surprised to see that they had valet parking. This place has never had valet parking, so we pulled back out and parked down the street. We got a table outside, the atmosphere was very nice. We already knew prior to going there that they were a little pricey, we could not believe that their prices had increased once again. I usually get the Margarita especial, which if I can remember already charged $17, now they were charging $20! My boyfriend usually gets the fajitas, I’m not exactly sure what they used to be, but now they were $35! Which is absolutely absurd! He decided to get the taco salad bowl but he said didn’t have a lot of flavor and I got the three taco meal which also did not have a lot of flavor. We probably wont be going back there anytime soon! Especially if now they’re going to have valet parking on the weekends, this place is expensive enough already!!
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Cleopatra Panagiosoulis
It was ok. Loud and pricy. The food was slightly bland, missing some
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jenel kaminski
One of the best restaurants I’ve dined at. I don’t live near it anymore and I miss it. I make special trips to still go. My family and I love the fresh food, the amazing, friendly, attentative staff, and authentic atmosphere. Also, the best margarita I’ve ever had. Not too sweet and syrupy, very light,natural, and strong .
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Alicia Murray
Our family came in between a funeral service. There were 13 of us. Upon entering you feel like you’ve come into a Mexican hacienda. The staff was very accommodating, lots of menu choices and everyone loved the food. We had a reservation. Everything was great!
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Tatiana Panova
I want to say a big thank you to the owners and the chef of this place for so much amazing work done in this restaurant.It is very difficult to find a suitable place where it would be nice to spend time and have delicious food there.I found in this restaurant what I was looking for for a long time, because the food just melts in your mouth.I would give a lot more points if I could.The interior of the restaurant is simply beautiful.I will definitely come back to this place more than once.And thanks to the wait staff who were so delicate and courteous to the visitors.
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conan cahill
1st time there. Food was fresh. Service was top notch. Highly recommend
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Lisa S
We went with a group on Friday night to celebrate a birthday. There were 8 of us and we ate outside. The atmosphere was nice and festive, the live music was great. Beyond that, the experience wasn’t that great. I am not sure if they were short handed for staff but they seemed to be struggling. The staff wasn’t coordinated, they didn’t check to see if we wanted more drinks, I had to ask 3/4 of the way through the meal for water, they hadn’t checked to see if everything was ok at the table or if anyone needed anything ( turned out we needed numerous things). And then there were the times that our waiter had just disappeared. I think if there was more coordination among the staff, they could have provided better service. Sadly, my entree was not good at all – the chicken al chipotle, was very uninspired. It felt like an unflavored sauce on chicken breast. The appetizers that were ordered for the table were ok. The zucchini flowers were good without the sauce. The dessert coffee I thought they forgot about and I was getting ready to cancel the order. (The Pina colada had a nice presentation in the pineapple but I don’t think there was any alcohol, and I’m sure we were charged for it). Lastly, the bill seemed pricey at $94 per person (that included the tip), but I guess our friends drank more than my husband and I. Sorry, I won’t be a repeat customer.
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