Reviews of La Cantina de San Angel
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Reviewed by jberrong Review Date: 07/16/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
Wow! I think I am just going to get the quick service meal plan from now on. I have never had a counter service experience in all my trips prior. The food here was delicious! I had the Empanadas de Queso. Probably the best thing on the menu. My husband and boys had the nachos, brother had Tacos de Carne, daughter had kids chicken tenders. Chips were good. We all got the Churritos for desert. They tasted like warm donuts! We did have to save those for later. I didn't know you could get cheese for an extra $.50, so I had to wait in line again because all the kids wanted that for their chips. The only downer is the seating. We had 13 people in our party. Luckily, we got there a little after 1:30 and it was thinning out, slowly. We just had to keep snatching tables and a few adults shared a seat. Wow! I think I am just going to get the quick service meal plan from now on. I have never had a counter service experience in all my trips prior.
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The food!Cons:
seating, $.50 for cheeseReviewed by DeanMoriarity Review Date: 09/08/2013
Rating: (4) Recommended
I reluctantly give this a "yes" rating. A "4" rating should be a no, but I want to give this place the benefit of any doubt I may have.
The food is not on par for an Epcot quick service meal. The menu is limited, and the chips are stale. All in all, you pay too much for what you get. The tacos tasted good, but I got three very small tacos and a basket full of stale tortilla chips for a meal. Tortilla chips are a staple of any Mexican restaurant and they should always be fresh. The staff was friendly and filled my order quickly and accurately.
Seating here is a mess. I've heard they have problems with people needlessly taking up seats during the nightly IllumiNations. But I encountered this problem at 2pm. La Cantina needs to find a way to assure only guests who are dining can enter the seating area. I witnessed many people standing there with their trays of food just waiting for a table to open up. Then when one did I was entertained as the diners made their moves to secure the rare open seat. All the while people who weren't dining and just wanted to sit in the shade were taking up valuable real estate.
Mediocre food and seating is a problem. Maybe this place is worth it if you love Mexican food and have never been here before. But for me, there are too many better choices in Epcot to ever deal with La Cantina again.
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tacos were goodCons:
seating is a messReviewed by Dldennis01 Review Date: 09/23/2013
Rating: (7) Recommended
The food was good, but the portions were tiny for the price. Nice atmosphere and good service.
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Good foodCons:
Expensive, small portionsReviewed by Hstepzinski Review Date: 11/19/2013
Rating: (7) Recommended
This place has a great view of Illuminations if you can get a seat. People tend to squat long after they are done eating. The food was okay far from the best Mexican I have had but still good.
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Great veiw of IlliminationsCons:
crowdedReviewed by SammoDake Review Date: 12/23/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
The Cantina is a tradition for my wife and myself. She's been going there for years and years and when she dragged me to WDW for my first trip in 2005 she took me. We've gone back every trip since.
The atmosphere really can't be beat. The further into the restaurant you are, the more the noise and lights of the marketplace die away and you can have a surprisingly intimate, especially consider how much Disney likes to pack customers in together, dinner with a companion. The view is always beautiful and I appreciate that Disney has avoided the temptation of places like TRex and Rainforest Cafe to add some periodic show, like the volcano erupting or something.
The food is always very good. The chips came with a mild salsa verde, very fresh tasting, and a spicier salsa roja, chipotles giving it a smokey flavor. We shared the tostada appetizer, which was surprisingly delicious. My wife ordered the enchiladas, which she loved, and I ordered the tacos, which were very good but needed some sour cream to alleviate some minor dryness.
I was disappointed to see that San Angel has long since abandoned flan. Ultimately we did not get dessert since none of the dishes offered (cheesecake?) really went with the atmosphere.
All in all, we love San Angel and will always come back.
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Amazing atmosphereCons:
Disney's homogenization strikes again with the dessertsReviewed by MWS Review Date: 01/07/2014
Rating: (4) Not Recommended
I had the chicken tacos and my husband had the beef, but they both looked the same. Each basket had three soft shell tacos and nacho chips. It’s rather expensive for how basic the food is and they charge for any extras, such as sour cream or guacamole.
I could find no open seating and had to ask someone if we could share their table.
Cast Members did a good job clearing the trays/tables and keeping the area clean.
Considering the cost and quality, will not be back. There are too many other options in Epcot to eat here again.
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quick serviceCons:
seating, foodReviewed by LucyKate0811 Review Date: 02/14/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
We ate here immediately after arriving, my husband had the chicken tacos, which he loved despite the enormous portion size. I ordered the nachos, which were covered in a generous layer of cheese, they were decadently delicious. The chips and guacamole were delightfully and surprisingly fresh!! We ordered the popsicles thinking they would be a healthier and fresher item (after indulging in copious amounts of greasy cheese) however, they were sickeningly sweet (not an easy thing for a dessert lover like myself to say). My parents had an order of the churros, which were significantly better.
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Nachos, guacamole, chipsCons:
Dessert popsicles, the birdsReviewed by Cinderella Review Date: 04/18/2014
Rating: (6) Not Recommended
They have changed the famous churros! They are now called "churritos." Same batter recipe, but they are smaller. Instead of 3 large churros, you get 6 small churritos. They are smaller and thinner, and curved into ovals. I was very disappointed.
The rest of our food was ok, but not amazing. If we eat here again, I would order the nachos. They looked AMAZING and lots of people were ordering them.
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Great location and atmosphere, simple menu choicesCons:
They changed the churros!Reviewed by melloc Review Date: 05/18/2014
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
Very little choice and not very good, especially for the price.
We used to love the Cantina, before they changed the menu. It had a wide varietyon the menu to choose from, including side dishes such as rice and beans, and everything was delicious.
Now, you get a couple teeny tiny dry little tortillas with some dry little meat and a lime, with a pile of cold, greasy tortilla chips. Blech.
Or, worse yet, "nachos" which consist of more tortilla chips with that nasty, disgusting fake yellow "cheese" sauce dumped on. More blech.
I was SO disappointed I almost cried. Really. Just a darn shame.
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—Reviewed by maze4 Review Date: 07/13/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
Ate here May 20, we were at the front of the park that day and didn't plan on visited the world showcase, but everyone was undecided about where to eat for lunch so we walked around until we came upon this QS. The lines were long but seemed to move quickly. My oldest son told us what he wanted and went looking for seats. It does offer outdoor seating but it was hot that day, so we found seating inside which was nice. We ordered nachos, and empanades. My son and husband got beers. the food was good but was put off that if you wanted sour cream you had to pay extra for it. I can say that we tried it but not sure if we will eat here again, only if we are in the area and were out of options.
