La Fonda on Main

Frommer's Review

One of San Antonio's oldest continually operating restaurants, established in 1932, never went the way of most culinary institutions thanks to Cappy Lawton of Cappy's fame, who acquired it and spiffed up both menu and premises in the late 1990s. The lovely red-tile-roof residence is cheerful and bright -- almost as inviting as the garden-fringed outdoor patio. The menu is divided between classic Tex-Mex, featuring giant combination plates such as the La Fonda Special (two cheese enchiladas, a beef taco, a chicken tamale, guacamole, Mexican rice, refried beans) and a "Cuisines of Mexico" section, including such traditional dishes as mojo de ajo (Gulf shrimp with garlic butter served with squash). Many celebrities dined here in the old days -- including Franklin Roosevelt, John Wayne, and Yul Brenner, among others -- and the fresh, tasty, generous specialties dished up here daily still attract power-lunch types and local families alike.

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