My friend and I had dinner at Canteen last night. We had an enjoyable time- great company, lots of laughter, lively decoration and atmosphere. We ordered from the Food Fight Foodie Week menu, which was priced great.
However, we were not impressed by the food and service. For appetizers we had nachos with queso and street corn. The sauce in the corn was good- creamy with lime, chile, and a sprinkling of cheese, but the corn tasted like thawed frozen corn. The queso could have been cheesier. We had the enchiladas and tacos for entrees and felt that the description on paper sounded much better than the actual dish! The bits of pork belly in the taco were well marinated, but overall the dishes were pretty bland. Dessert was okay- choco taco and caramel flan.. but the funniest comment of the night was when my friend said that the choco taco "tasted too healthy".
Also, we weren't going to have alcohol beverages that night but our server made comments that hinted that we should order drinks- "do you need more time to order drinks from the DRINKS menu" and eventually when we said no, it was quite awkward when she said "so you guys are only going to drink water tonight?". Thinking back, hey, maybe a drink or two may have made the food taste better!