Amigos!

Thanks for your continued support this season in person and online. Thanks to you, Mateo’s nightmare of a 2-star Google Maps rating has been washed away with a tasty margarita and a plethora of 5-star ratings from many friends who didn’t need to type a 38-digit code to express their views.

WELCOME BACK, CARMEN
Some of you met Carmen in 2013 on her first visits to La Manzanilla as her father introduced her to the local bar scene. Don’t worry, though born and raised in South Louisiana, Carmen did not have permission to drink margaritas when she was 9. Yet 10 years later, raise your glass to Carmen later this week as she has completed her first semester of college at LSU.

FREE ENTERPRISE, 101
You don’t need a college course to know this, but please, not only at Crocodile Bar and Cabanas, but at any restaurant or bar in La Manzanilla, should you 1) buy at least one product being sold; 2) not arrive with products from another business; 3) leave a tip. Most of you know this and many of you are extremely generous, but when a host or waiter first greets you at any establishment, please understand “I’m good” = “I wish to purchase something in exchange for enjoying a seat in your establishment and I will leave a tip when paying for my purchase.” If you disagree with these basic tenets, please post your explanation below.

CROCODILE HOURS
Monday-Saturday
Bar: 12-8 p.m.
Kitchen: 12-7:30 p.m.
On Sundays, Roberto and Laura present “Bar Calcetin,” so please check with them for details while the Crocodile staff takes the day off.

MUSIC LINEUP
Music from 5-7 pm.
Monday: Lynn and Billy, relaxed guitar, voice and harmonica
Tuesday: Chava, rocks his electric guitar
Wednesday: Eduardo, beautiful ballads in Spanish
Thursday: Michel makes his debut Dec. 21
Friday: Rick and Paul wow the crowd with smooth sound
Saturday: Christine, sweet sound in a one-woman show

BOTTLE OF WINE WITH "RESERVADO" LABEL MEANS TABLE IS RESERVED
You don’t need a ticket for reservations! Please don’t tell Mateo’s friends they can only come with a ticket. That has never been the case to make a reservation.
Daily: Reservations not required. If you make a reservation, everyone in the party needs to be at Crocodile Bar and Cabanas on time.
Tuesday: If you make a reservation, it must be for 5 p.m. at the latest
Friday: If you make a reservation, it must be for 5:30 p.m. at the latest
Other days: If you make a reservation, it must be for 6 p.m. at the latest

Reservation methods
DO
*Send Mateo a text on WhatsApp or come to the bar after 12 p.m. and ask for Mateo or Belen
DON’T
*Call Mateo, he is going through a seemingly monthly phone crisis
*Bother anyone working for the cafe to write down a reservation for Crocodile Bar
*Send morse-code smoke signals affecting the Starlink Internet service
*Vote for anyone from Washington to Oregon for the Heisman Trophy while knowing the gentleman from LSU was obviously the only choice
*Storm the U.S. Capitol in attempt to disrupt votes or the sophisticated reservation system of Crocodile Bar and Cabanas
Mateo
3328179527, sadly, only WhatsApp texts until further notice