Uncleromulus
Plain grey will be fine
- Joined
- Jan 28, 2001
I know that many folks consider this a romantic place to eat. I'd agree--if you had a table right next to the River of Time, and if the restaurant were mostly empty. As for us--if our table had been farther away from the River we'd have been in the lobby where they sell gifts and such!! And the place was absolutely full-those w/o ADR's were being turned away. But worst of all was how close the tables were!! Without (much) exaggeration, I was as close to the lady at the next table as I was to Mrs Uncleromulus!!! I feel somewhat sorry for the servers at san Angel--almost no room to move, and a "din" that makes it hard to hear anything the patrons are saying.
OK--that preamble sort of sets the stage for the meal we had that night. It had been over 10 years since we last ate at San Angel, and our so-so experience then kept us from going back. But this trip was with other couples, and one of them just HAD to eat at SanAngel. Since we wanted to see Illuminations anyway, we made our ADR's for 7:00 on a Monday night. It turned out to be barely enough time. We had a 15 minute wait for the table, and service was so slow that it was 8:55 before we were able to leave the restaurant. Fortunately, Epcot wasn't particlarly crowded, so we found a viewing spot quickly enough.
Our server was fashinably late in getting to our table to take our drink orders, but in his defense he seemed to have at least three other tables of multiple diners to serve, and really didn't dawdle--he was just too busy to do a good job. Mrs U had a frozen Margarita, while I opted for the Dos Equis Lager draft. I'd have preferred the Dos Equis Amber--but of course that's NOT what they have on draft, so I settled for the lager. Served with the usual lime it (and the Margarita) was pretty good. Trouble was--it took almost 15 minutes for us to get our drinks! I ordered a second one just as soon as the first one came out, and Mrs U did the same for her drinks. Don't like doing that, but the slow service handwriting was on the wall--.
Appetizers were pretty blah--Mrs U had Sopa Azteca (a tortilla soup)while I had the Sope Traditional (a soft corn shell, with chicken, refried beans, tomato sauce, cheese and onions). Both were perfectly ordinary in every way.
The entrees were a bit better--at least Mrs. U's was. She got the Mole Poblano, which is the chicken with some chile spices and a hint of chocolate. Was pretty good and the portion size just right for her. I fared less well with Pollo a las Rajas--described as chicken served over peppers, onions, chile, chorizo sausage and cheese, it really amounted to chicken with cheese sauce. I really couldn't find (or taste) any sausage at all. It wasn't as good as any similar chicken entree you'd find at your local Chilies.
For dessert we got the vanilla flan and the rice pudding--both OK, nothing really special. And coffee to finish off.
To sum things up--San Angel is noisy, tables way to close together, with "rushed" servers (who are trying but seem just too busy). And with very ordinary food. Our meal wasn't a disaster by any means--it just wasn't very enjoyable.
By the way--that lady at the table next to me had a margarita and Mole Poblano. No appetizer or dessert.
OK--that preamble sort of sets the stage for the meal we had that night. It had been over 10 years since we last ate at San Angel, and our so-so experience then kept us from going back. But this trip was with other couples, and one of them just HAD to eat at SanAngel. Since we wanted to see Illuminations anyway, we made our ADR's for 7:00 on a Monday night. It turned out to be barely enough time. We had a 15 minute wait for the table, and service was so slow that it was 8:55 before we were able to leave the restaurant. Fortunately, Epcot wasn't particlarly crowded, so we found a viewing spot quickly enough.
Our server was fashinably late in getting to our table to take our drink orders, but in his defense he seemed to have at least three other tables of multiple diners to serve, and really didn't dawdle--he was just too busy to do a good job. Mrs U had a frozen Margarita, while I opted for the Dos Equis Lager draft. I'd have preferred the Dos Equis Amber--but of course that's NOT what they have on draft, so I settled for the lager. Served with the usual lime it (and the Margarita) was pretty good. Trouble was--it took almost 15 minutes for us to get our drinks! I ordered a second one just as soon as the first one came out, and Mrs U did the same for her drinks. Don't like doing that, but the slow service handwriting was on the wall--.
Appetizers were pretty blah--Mrs U had Sopa Azteca (a tortilla soup)while I had the Sope Traditional (a soft corn shell, with chicken, refried beans, tomato sauce, cheese and onions). Both were perfectly ordinary in every way.
The entrees were a bit better--at least Mrs. U's was. She got the Mole Poblano, which is the chicken with some chile spices and a hint of chocolate. Was pretty good and the portion size just right for her. I fared less well with Pollo a las Rajas--described as chicken served over peppers, onions, chile, chorizo sausage and cheese, it really amounted to chicken with cheese sauce. I really couldn't find (or taste) any sausage at all. It wasn't as good as any similar chicken entree you'd find at your local Chilies.
For dessert we got the vanilla flan and the rice pudding--both OK, nothing really special. And coffee to finish off.
To sum things up--San Angel is noisy, tables way to close together, with "rushed" servers (who are trying but seem just too busy). And with very ordinary food. Our meal wasn't a disaster by any means--it just wasn't very enjoyable.
By the way--that lady at the table next to me had a margarita and Mole Poblano. No appetizer or dessert.