I went to cantina mexicana with a friend who was craving mexican food.
We parked in the parking lot and as I was walking to the front door of the restaurant, I started to smell really rotten garbage. like sewage smell. I told my friend, that this is reminding of that scene in bridesmaids where they all go to an iffy brazillian restaurant and get really sick. Whatever, we stuck with the plan and walked in. The inside of the restaurant was dark and busy with the lady prepping food right out in the middle of the serving hall. So we chose the patio.
We got some pina coladas (really good) and fajitas for two.
Being a mexican restaurant I was excited to try some chips and guac or salsa that I expected with my meal. They never gave us any. When we asked for some chips and salsa, the lady said 4.50 and brought us a really small portion of some chips (flavourless and didnt look or taste house made) and really terrible salsa. it was crushed tomatoes with lots of black pepper on it. We HATED it after one bite each and asked to see if she would change it to pico de gallo. She complained about the price of tomatoes- she said tomatoes were expensive and bla bla bla- and said she'll see what she can do. She came back with a half tablespoon worth of pico de gallo (and THAT was also a fail.. not enough cilantro and no detection of lime juice or salt to the taste).
Fajitas were pretty bland and bad too. We got fajitas for two and the toppings were REALLY skimpy. They gave 8 tortilla shells and literally ONE TABLESPOON FULL OF each - wilted and brown shredded lettuce, bland rice, and cheese. When we asked for extra cheese (because we used them all after making 3 fajitas) they said, extra charge!
Honestly, the food was bland and not very good but I'd give the food a 2 because the margaritas were delicious. But the service is a ZERO. the old lady who seemed to run the place was pretty much annoyed with all her patrons. She didn't make any eye contact while taking orders or requests for the bill etc...
Will never go back.
ps. while sitting at the patio, the whiff of rotting garbage sewage stench bothered me alot.
pps. the next morning I wasn't epic sick but I was in the bathroom quite a few times with unpleasant tummy rumblings.