La Ancla Restaurant-excellent

A group of us went for lunch and everything was great including food, prices and service. Business is slow now so please give them your support. They are west of Ajijic on the lake side.

It's one of my favorite places: food fresh, healthy and well prepared. Nice people.
Yesterday, we had breakfast there: Delicious, well stuffed Denver Omelets with home fries and beans (don't order the hash browns). Three eggs. 75 pesos.
We also had a giant fruit plate to share: 40 pesos. Excellent strong coffee and good iced tea with endless refills.
We like to eat inside to get away from the road noise, and the chairs are very comfortable.
Highly recommended.

I've been there maybe a dozen times. Always a good meal.

Their short ribs are glorious.

sm1mex wrote:A group of us went for lunch and everything was great including food, prices and service.  Business is slow now so please give them your support.  They are west of Ajijic on the lake side.

Spanish lession of the day: El Ankla, masculine

K2tog wrote:

sm1mex wrote:A group of us went for lunch and everything was great including food, prices and service.  Business is slow now so please give them your support.  They are west of Ajijic on the lake side.

Spanish lession of the day: El Ankla, masculine

Nope, still feminine.

Sorry maestro, but when the first syllable of a noun is stressed and begins with an "A", you have to use "El".  If plural, you go back to "Las Anclas"
The gender of the noun doesn´t change…..you just can´t have two stressed "A" sounds back to back.
The same rule applies to "agua" but not "alBERca".
While we are on lessons or lessions?, no letra K in proper Spanish except for the metric system.

Next time you pass by, try paying attention to how THEY spell it on their sign.
Surprise !!!

slainte39 wrote:

K2tog wrote:

sm1mex wrote:A group of us went for lunch and everything was great including food, prices and service.  Business is slow now so please give them your support.  They are west of Ajijic on the lake side.

Spanish lession of the day: El Ankla, masculine

Nope, still feminine.

Sorry maestro, but when the first syllable of a noun is stressed and begins with an "A", you have to use "El".  If plural, you go back to "Las Anclas"
The gender of the noun doesn´t change…..you just can´t have two stressed "A" sounds back to back.
The same rule applies to "agua" but not "alBERca".
While we are on lessons or lessions?, no letra K in proper Spanish except for the metric system.

Como.... El alma de México está en Michoacán.

MexicoPete wrote:But my alberca as agua in it.

Well……..El la de da...…..

gringal wrote:Next time you pass by, try paying attention to how THEY spell it on their sign.
Surprise !!!

When the "Wild Geese" fled Ireland to go to Spain many years ago, the Kennedys became Quennedys.  Still some around the country.

gringal wrote:Next time you pass by, try paying attention to how THEY spell it on their sign.
Surprise !!!

What´s surprising?.....looks correct to me? Just an anchor in place of a "L".

ANCOR = ANCLA  -  see:
Google translate

slainte39 wrote:

gringal wrote:Next time you pass by, try paying attention to how THEY spell it on their sign.
Surprise !!!

What´s surprising?.....looks correct to me?  Just an anchor in place of a "L".

The "surprise' is how long this thread went on before the photo was posted. DUH.

We have been doing a kitchen remodel on the house we are leasing here and have had to eat out quite a bit unfortunately. La Ancla is only 12 topes away from our house and we have eaten there 3 times in the last week I believe. The molcajete is really delicious and if you have not tried it you definitely should. I have a ceasar salad every time I go there and they make it in the traditional manner with service table side. The people that work there are very gracious and make you feel so much at home:-)

ANCHOR = ANCLA

there is also a brand of good embroidery thread called anchor and a Mexican brand of lousy thread called ANCLA

It is clearly on their sign: El Ancla.

We usually have lunch there once or twice a week. The salmon is extra good: flaky and perfectly prepared. A great sinful dish is their Chick Cordon Bleu; made from scratch and such a generous portion that I always take at least half home.
Highly recommended it, regardless of how you want to spell it!

It doesn´t!  Just a little play for your imagination.  That visual is for people who are illiterate, so everyone can find the restaurant.

We went there for breakfast this morning. Huge 3 egg omelette with home fries and beans 75 pesos and delicious.

gringal wrote:Next time you pass by, try paying attention to how THEY spell it on their sign.
Surprise !!! :lol!:

I don't think you are understanding what Slainte said.  They are spelling it correctly. It is the same as "agua".  It's el agua but las aguas.  Feminine nouns that begin with a stressed "a-" or "ha-" sound in Spanish use the definite article "el" in the singular.

Los marineros levantaron el ancla para zarpar.
The sailors raised the anchor to set sail.  https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/ancla

Las anclas se usan mucho como tatuaje.
Anchors are often used as tattoos.

I understand what he said. I pointed out the spelling, according to the restaurant spelling it. What's the problem?