Sangrita Grill & Cantina - Fishers District

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   Ryan

   Indiana2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   This is one the worst restaurant experiences I have had in a long time to fault of our server - she was actually great. Sangrita was highly understaffed considering there was a concert 3/18 at the Fishers event center. We sat down around 6:40 and received our drinks at 7:30, which is what time the concert actually started. I understand busy but 50 minutes for 4 cocktails is beyond my threshold of reasonable. I highly doubt I would go back to Sangrita after this experience.
   

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   Mike VIP

   Indiana1 review

   1.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   I should begin this with a preface; I've eaten at Sangrita at least 10 times and overall, have enjoyed each time. I think, on the whole, they do a decent job operationally...unless they're busy. Last night was the second instance we had made reservations on the night of a concert at the Fishers Event Center. The first time, in November, was packed and a line out the door. It was chaotic then and we figured they would've learned/trained for the type of chaos the new event venue brings. They didn't. Fast forward to last night and though we had a reservation, it took more than 15-minutes to get sat. Why so long? Because they STILL don't have a dedicated hostess at the front managing the seating, rather a person that comes and goes and will check someone in when they happen to be to stop by up front. The sometimes hostess ended up seating us and some other tables in the overflow portion upstairs. No menus, no table settings, no silverware...nothing but a seat and a table. She said she was going to get menus/silverware/glasses/water/chips/salsa and would be back. Fast forward another 10-minutes and we still hadn't seen the hostess or a server. At some point, someone from another table went and procured menus from behind the upstairs bar on their own. At that point, we tapped out at Sangrita and decided to go to Verde across the bridge. All that said, the food has always been solid and the service equally so...when it's not too busy that it drowns their staff. Operationally, they leave a lot to be desired when there's a big event and that's a new reality for them with Fishers Event Center booking more entertainment by the week. We'll go back, but I'll make sure there's no event booked before we do.
   

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   Lance VIP

   Indiana3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Don’t go night of a concert. Seated upstairs. Forgot about. Took entirely too long. They took too many reservations and did not have the serve staff to deal with the crowd. Terrible experience.
   

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   OpenTable Diner VIP

   Baltimore3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Would not recommend going prior to a show at the Fishers Event Center
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Indiana2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on March 6, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Arrived for my reservation and waited along with at least 20 other people at the door who also had reservations. Nobody was at the hostess stand. After about 10 minutes of waiting with no interaction from any staff, we left.
   

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   Snake

   Indiana4 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on February 28, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Had a reservation, but never got a table. Poor host was thrown to the wolves by the manager, who was just up in the loft area seemingly doing nothing. By now there have been enough events at the Fishers Event Center that you should be more prepared for the pop that goes with them.
   

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   DanLisaH VIP

   Indiana14 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 21, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Just average across the board. Food way too spicy and we like spice. Dips were above average. Service just ok. Layoff overly crowded and hard to carry on a conversation for the noise level.
   

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   Karen

   Indiana9 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 14, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Tables are really close together so conversation from other tables was a little distracting. The service was the best thing about the experience but it did feel like we were being rushed because the food came in only a couple of minutes after ordering it. We ordered out appetizer and meals at the same time and the app was served but only had a few bites in and meals came.
   

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   Shelly

   Indiana2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on January 11, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Have visited this place a few times. The food is tasting more burnt and old than ever before. Not sure if this is a trend or here to stay. Taco shells and beef have lingering after taste. Not sure why. Hope there cooking issues get resolved.
   

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    Kenneth

    Mississippi1 review

    2.0

    Dined on January 11, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4

    The service was very slow, the meals arrived before our drink order…. When the food arrived, we had to wait for silverware, the silverware was dirty, by the time we received clean silverware, the food was warm at best… this was our first time trying this restaurant…
    

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