Cantina Laredo at The San Tan Mall
We were taking our daughter to see a movie at the San Tan and never have dined at Cantina Laredo, so we decided to give it a try. We were thoroughly impressed with the general facility and the attention to detail that it contains; eclectic with Spanish overtones. The place was immaculate.
The food was fantastic! I had the Cantina Laredo Platter: Cheese chile relleno, tamale, chicken enchilada, fajita beef taco al carbon. I thoroughly enjoyed this plate. The relleno was super gooey cheesy and the beef in the taco was exceptional and reminded me of something my mother-in-law would make when we travel to New Mexico.
The glaring problem with this restaurant is the service. It was absolutely terrible. When we sat down it was nearly 15 minutes before we were greeted. The server never mentioned any specials and was not knowledgeable about the menu. We ordered a Queso dip for the table which was good but not exceptional; however, I was extremely irritated when I overheard the server at the next table offer tableside Guacamole to his guests. HELLO! WTF! I love guacamole.
Then I sat irritated in my chair as I watched the neighbor's guacamole being prepared fresh tableside....eeeerrrrrr. In addition, our Queso dip came out late and our dinners early as the courses were annoyingly overlapped. Why even bother ordering an appetizer if you don't get a chance to eat it.
My wife has a sweet tooth and always looks forward to dessert. Not here though as we got the automatic check drop without being asked for coffee or dessert.
My wife and daughter went shopping before the movie so I moved to the bar to test the house margaritas. I never got to because I sat at the bar by myself for exactly 18 minutes without ever being greeted let alone served. So I got up and left and went to Kona Grill for a drink instead. By the way, a Gaggle of hostesses all up front and not one mentioned to say goodbye.
Wow! Great place, Great food and then this place really shoots itself in the foot with its absolutely lousy service.