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Went there for Sunday Brunch, it was wonderful. Great food, great atmosphere, kind of hard to find but it was an overall wonderful experience. Had a party of 12 so finding a place in the city for Brunch is always difficult, they were very accommodating and we stayed there for hours, without every feeling rushed!

No question, the food in this place is better than most in NY. But, lets be honest, the BEST thing are the Margaritas. The best I have ever had in the City. I have traveled the world and these are some of the best I have ever had. YUM!

This was my first visit to this relatively new Greenwich Village Mexican restaurant. The range of offerings on the menu was wide and way beyond the usual tacos and quesadillas. But the real surprise came in the fresh and flavorful food that my dining partner and I were served. And both the friendly staff and owners were on hand to offer advice. My only criticism is the rather anonymous approach to decoration, which offers few clues to the ethnic Latin fare. CWH

Decided to check out La Camelia after hearing good things and was pleasantly surprised. Drinks were reasonably priced (especially for the West Village) and the freshly made guacamole was a hit. The service was on the erratic side but our servers were very friendly and the owner is clearly devoted to ensuring his customers enjoy their experience. Our main courses and dessert were well presented and of excellent quality. As far as Mexican food goes in NYC, this place is top notch and I'm looking forward to returning.

Had read something very recently about a good Mexican restaurant having been transplanted from Brooklyn to the West Village, so took a look for it today (Saturday) when we West Villagers were out walking the neighborhood. We wandered along Downing St, around 1pm, past the Blue Ribbon Bakery, packed with people, and found La Camelia right down the block -- a large space with many tables, all of them empty, which gave us pause. Don't pause! We had a terrific, highly satisfying, reasonably priced lunch (or maybe on a Saturday it's brunch): a shared order of fine, fresh guacamole, a couple of lunch specials -- short rib tacos, which were delicious (and accompanied by very nice rice and black beans), a plate of perfectly cooked eggs with trim, tasty pork and potatoes, and a lunch-special glass of white sangria for one of us, a bellini for the other. As good a lunch as we've had in a long time. No complaints (unusual for us). Our only concern is that La Camelia will be as underused as we found it and soon disappear, or that it will be discovered and morph into one more crowded, noisy, hard-to-get-into-and-not-so-happy-once-we-do W. Village joint. Ah well, let's enjoy it while we can.

I love this place. For starters the drinks are great.They have really good margaritas & happy hour is from 4-7 (even on sat & sun) I had the El Diablito and I loved the spiced rim. My boyfriend had the Especial which was good too. For dinner I ordered the stuffed poblano combo & my boyfriend got the molcajete special. Both were amazing. His food came out sizzling kind of like fajitas with onions & peppers but way better & my food was so good I wanted to lick the plate. The service was great our server was super friendly & attentive without being annoying. We're definitely going back.

There's not a whole lot to say beyond the title--the food was very good, the service was excellent and friendly, and we had a great time! We sat at the bar during happy hour before catching a movie at Film Forum on a Saturday. It was before all the "pretty people" arrived started coming out for the evening, so it was quiet and not too crowded. We had the mushroom quesadilla and a veggie enchilada (we're both lacto-ovo veg), and both were really tasty. La Camelia's mushroom dishes seem to be a savory mix of portobellas/porcinis with a tiny bit of truffle oil. Whatever the did to it, it was great! Wait staff was friendly and accommodating. Watch out for super-hot water in the bathrooms.