Austinist: True Culinary Stories From Around Town: Cantina Laredo, Sicola's, Central Market

too bad

Wed, 02 Aug 2006 14:31:25 -0600

I was invited to the Tequila Dinner hosted by Cantina Laredo last night. The only impressive part of the meal was the Patron Tequila tasting! The food was OK and the staff very nice, but I had some tempura brownie desert and to my surprise had an ONION IN MY ICE CREAM! I didn't want to say anything because my meal was comped and I was having such a great time. Plus it was just an onion;could be worse. The clincher was I had just read a review in the Statesman about how they had a similar problem with the flan. They should probably move their prep station away from the desert station. It definitely left a bad taste in my mouth. too bad.

Rachel

Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:36:08 -0600

I totally agree. I've eaten at Cantina Laredo twice now...the second time only because we were invited out to join a big group of friends there. Both times, the food was sub-par if not awful and the prices are appaling. I hope people catch on soon that this is nothing more than a trendy facade--save your money and head elsewhere, anywhere else.

Donna

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:24:00 -0600

In response to Cantina Laredo: What do you expect from an El Chico owned resturant? Having eaten in a few in Dallas it wasn't worth the price and it had no soul. The gauc was good though. i'm just glad someone actually wrote about it truthfully, because i've seen nothing but glowing reviews about the place, like it's something great. Every time I walk past Cantina Laredo, i sneer at it.