Amanda’s Fonda

Colorado Springs, United States

3.3

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20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 719-227-1975
Website:
www.amandasfonda.com
Address:
3625 W Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, 80904
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
2.6 miCog Railway Station
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Bitcoin
No
Good For
Dinner
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
Yes
Dogs Allowed
Yes
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Colorado Springs) 13:24 Sunday, 29 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm

Description

Specialties

A Colorado Springs favorite for authentic Mexican food since 1997, Amanda’s Fonda will transport you to Old Mexico! From our décor to our cuisine, we will tantalize your taste buds and grace you with Hispanic flare. Our recipes have been handed down over seven generations and our kitchen staff does not waiver from these recipes. Everything is made fresh in the kitchen every day. We have been voted Best Mexican Restaurant for 13 of the past 14 years by Colorado Springs Independent readers! We are also voted Best Mexican Restaurant year after year by Gazette readers! A local favorite, we have won numerous awards for our chips and salsa, maragaritas, and Carne Asada is our specialty. It is the BEST in town!

History

Established in 1997.

Amanda was born and raised in Oxnard, California. Her playground while growing up was her Grandmother’s kitchen. There she learned the secrets of cooking that reflects true Mexican flavors. Our kitchen staff does not waiver from the Lopez six generation family recipes. Our cooking reflects true Mexican flavors. The true Mexican cuisine is not chile hot — that is why we have fresh jalapenos and salsa! Everything is made fresh in our own kitchen every day! Though Amanda passed away in 2005, her spirit lives on through the enjoyment of her concept and food.

Meet the Manager

Ken S.

Manager

We honestly value your business. The highest compliment you can give is the referral of your friends and family. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make your visit at Amanda’s Fonda more enjoyable.

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20 reviews of Amanda’s Fonda

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Place rating: 5
Prairie Village, KS
The food is great the staff is friendly and nice. The Environment is nice and cozy. One of the best places to have Mexican food in Colorado. And it isn’t that expensive.
Place rating: 5
Fayetteville, NC
Great local Mexican food. Servings are large and you will not leave hungry. I thought the food was just the right amount of spicy but other people with us thought it was too hot.
Place rating: 5
Columbia, MO
Great food. Great service. Try the 100 oz Margarita deal!
Place rating: 5
Riverton, WY
Hidden gem in Colorado! Fabulous margarita and excellent food! You cannot beat the ambiance by the river on the patio. Our server gave great food and beverage recommendations! m. Our hotel recommended this place and I am glad we tried it!
Place rating: 1
Manitou Springs, CO
We used to love it here… The service and patio are still fantastic. But the food is just terrible. No flavor in the meats, I had the pork and my wife had the shredded beef. Execution was nice but flavor was non-​existent. The salsa wasn’t seasoned or even spicy, the queso was cold and again no flavor. Jus the worse Mexican food we’ve had. Sorry to see such a great place drop so terribly.
Place rating: 4
Colorado Springs, CO
I love the patio and the margaritas! I had the jalapeño margarita this time and it had great flavor. Not enough heat for the husband, but perfect for me. Fajitas were very good and I love their chips and salsa. I always eat too many of them.
Place rating: 5
Rockwall, TX
Being from Texas, I know Mexican food! Nice job CO. The wait staff is on their A game, and when you swing bye, See Amber… She took great care of me!
Place rating: 5
Colorado Springs, CO
The food is absolutely amazing! It’s been a long time since I’ve had good Mexican food and this place did it! I will definitely be going back. Great price, great food, large portions. This is the place to go for authentic Mexican food.
Place rating: 2
West Colorado Springs, CO
Only getting two stars for outdoor seating area. The food itself isn’t good anymore. This place was sold to a corporation in town (they own Wendy’s and Golden Corral too I think). Anyway, to say it is not what it used to be is an understatement. Service is a thumbs down too. Sorry guys — you didn’t pull it off for the locals to enjoy and I’m guessing Amanda is rolling in her grave too. P. S. Clean the bathrooms.
Place rating: 1
Conifer, CO
We’ve enjoyed this restaurant so much in the past that we drove an hour and a half today to eat there again. What a horrible experience we had this time! Apparently the general manager is leaving and the owners have left the restaurant in the care of a «manager» who has no business dealing with the public, much less managing a restaurant. After waiting at the entrance for 5 minutes (not exaggerating) to be seated we finally went to the outdoor area and ran into an employee who told us to seat ourselves. Another 5 minutes at a dirty table and I finally went to find someone.
I found the person who told us to seat ourselves and asked to speak to the manager. Turns out this is the manager. I told him/​her (it was honestly difficult to tell) that we needed our table cleaned and that after waiting 5 minutes at the door and now 5 minutes for our table to be bussed and a food server to show up with menus, he/​she ought to buy us a drink. Are you ready for this? This person (the manager) told us they were very busy and then «I’m not going to buy you anything!» Only about 20% of the tables were occupied. He/​she told us to move to another table that was bussed. I explained that sitting at a table by the creek is why we came. We decided to leave and we will never go there again.
End of the story: we ate at the Stagecoach Inn instead and the service and food were awesome!
Place rating: 2
Colorado Springs, CO
Probably wouldn’t go back. Food was so-​so. Not very memorable or authentic. I thought they were supposed to have good margaritas but they were bland and overpriced. I did enjoy the patio next to the creek.
Place rating: 2
Southland, New Zealand
From entering the restaurant I was greeted with an odd smell. I cant put my finger on it, but it reminded me a lot of the smell of a dilapidated house. Never the less, the food was o.k. Needs a lot of work. The authenticity had me doubting when I saw the word huevos spelled with a J… but after reading the history of the place I felt a little better. I’m wondering if it started going downhill after the original Amanda passed. I feel like love is missing from this place, and love of food. I ordered a stuffed chili pepper, or «chili relleno» which is the same in English really, and it tasted very off. The breading tasted really old and soggy, and I actually ended up spitting it out. Which says a lot, sadly. The other food I ordered was o. k, but does need some work. You cant go wrong with a tostada, so they did that right. The free chips served were stale.
The dessert was the best part of the meal. I think the food was pretty expensive for the quality. As far as the crew, our male waiter (I think his name was Tony?) was awesome, very sweet guy who seemed to be really trying to make this place better. He was a great person and definitely belongs there. However, the girl with the green hair belonged elsewhere as she kept acting offended and cold, and in general really weird.
All in all I really hope the best for this place, I know they can do so much better.
Place rating: 2
Colorado Springs, CO
We went in on a Sunday evening for dinner, at around 5pm. The place wasn’t too busy, and we were seated creek-​side, which was nice. But that’s where the pleasantry stopped.
It was a strange experience, as the waitress seemed to ignore my half of the table. She did not refill our drinks, and instead, someone else had to do so. When dinner was over, she only asked one person at our table if she wanted dessert, and when I turned toward her to tell her that my husband and I wanted something as well, she had gone in the other direction, without saying a word. My son was not given a child menu, nor was a chair provided for him. I had to hunt one down myself, then wipe it down because there weren’t any other chairs around.
I will not be returning to this place, as I left highly disappointed.
Place rating: 3
Colorado Springs, CO
We arrived as part of a party of 10 (3 of which were under 8 years old) to celebrate my mother in laws birthday. Upon arriving the 3 teenagers at the host stand didn’t seem to care to help and basically told us to walk around searching for our party rather than checking their list.
We sat by the stream which was enjoyable and the tables were spacious enough and clean, although quite wobbly due to uneven legs.
Ordered the large perfect patron margarita. It was supposed to be 18oz… ($ 11.50) But it was closer to 10oz, and heavy on the syrup. I drank it and told the waitress my concern and ordered another. After 20 minutes, the drink arrived. This one one was the same with it’s less than large size and sickly syrupy taste… but had more ice to make it look fuller. I ended up paying $ 23 to get the large drink that wasn’t very good.
I am a vegetarian/​vegan, and my options were very limited. I ordered the «pick two» and got the spinach and mushroom enchiladas and a child relleno. I enjoyed the taste of the food, despite the soggy texture of the relleno. Again, prices didn’t match the quality I was served by our seemingly inexperienced server.
Overall, I would go back. But, would only go as a casual outing with low expectations vs. a time for celebration… and I’d stick with a beer instead of trusting the bartender’s quality control.
Place rating: 3
Colorado Springs, CO
Amanda’s has been an old favorite, but they seem to be slipping, or at least this location is. Tonight the entire staff seemed less than polished and our waitress just didn’t seem particularly concerned that dinner was sub par. I’d have given my eye teeth for someone to offer us water refills.
Of three meals my husband was delighted. He got carnitas. The pork street tacos were utterly average with this paltry sprinkling of iceberg lettuce that I guess was a garnish. The mole on the enchiladas was horrifically spicy, rendering them almost inedible.
My husband has never been a huge fan of Amanda’s, but he goes when I ask. I think this could be my last try. Life is too short for a mediocre dinner experience.
Place rating: 2
Salem, OR
Amanda’s? Average
We checked this place out because it was right next to our lodging (Timberline). We sat outside and really liked the seating. The waitress was pretty nice too.
I’ll just cut to the chase the food quality sucked im not much of a foody but when your food arrives in 10 minutes and it looks like a second grader made it for a D– in home economics you know you can do better. My «GIANT BURRITIO «was very bland and pequino. My girlfriend got enchiladas and was a few fork loads of chicken folded in a Food services of America tortilla.
It’s too bad because the staff was pretty nice.
I think if I had to give them a sign out front it would say «You can do better », maybe i just hit them on an off night.
Place rating: 1
Colorado Springs, CO
Horrible food, horrible service.
The ceviche tasted like a can of tuna with a dab of ketchup on top.
The taquitos had so much chicken fat in them, I gagged.
The best thing about the place was Suzette and her margaritas. Will NEVER EVER go again. I’d rather eat taco bell.
It’s really THAT BAD
Place rating: 5
Portland, OR
As far as Mexican goes best in town
Friendly service our waiter recommend fish tacos and he was spot on
No wait on a Friday night but place was hoping
Place rating: 4
Denver, CO
Decent Mexican food. We enjoyed everything we ordered. The salsa is really good and the service was very friendly. We would definitely go back.
Place rating: 4
Near North Side, Chicago, IL
Cute little place. Our waitress didn’t seem too thrilled about her job. Food was excellent. & huge! The sampler platter can feed a small army & the Mexican pizza was awesome.