We took in a few attractions before winding up at the Cantina de San Angel for lunch. We'd eaten here a couple of times during our first trip to Epcot in 2011, but then we'd missed this place on our last trip.
We decided to split the nachos, and we requested these without the meat:
In the past, when we'd ordered these without meat, they were served with black beans on the nachos. This time, the CM presented me with nachos with cheese, sour cream and tomato, and no beans. When I asked her about it, she said the beans and meat are mixed together. "All the beans are mixed with meat?" I asked. "Yes," she replied. At that point, I was feeling really frustrated that we'd eaten the beans in the past, and that no one had told us they were "mixed" with meat. As I walked away with my $10 basket of cheese nachos, I realized I didn't want to pay $10 for nachos with basically just cheese. So I marched back up to the counter and told her I felt like I should have some portion of the price refunded since I wasn't getting any meat or any beans. To that, she suggested I needed to go wait in the ordering line, because then a cashier could call a manager. I asked if she could call a manager and she said no.
So I headed back to the line...
I waited in line, with my $10 cheese nachos (which were getting cold and soggy), and when I got to the front of the line, I explained what was going on. The girl there said, "Why didn't they just give you black beans? You don't want black beans?" At that point I was just getting more aggravated, but I really either wanted a couple of dollars refunded, or I wanted some beans! I explained that all of the beans are mixed with meat. She told me that is totally incorrect, and that the black beans are vegetarian. Only the refried beans are mixed with the meat...So...she pointed me back to the window where you pick up the food and told me to tell the girl back there to give me black beans...
I went back to the window and explained to the same girl from before that I would like the black beans. "Are the black beans vegetarian?" I asked. "Yes," she replied. At this point, though, things got even more frustrating. She said that because the CM at the cashier had not typed in "black beans" on my order, I couldn't have black beans. She said she would get in trouble if she just gave me some black beans. So she said...you guessed it...go wait in the line again, and order a side of black beans. At this point, it's just a good thing I was having one of my more patient moments, or those cheesy nachos might have been chucked right over the counter. I was so frustrated! It had been so long. The nacho cheese was congealing, my $10 plate of cheese nachos...and I was being instructed to wait in the line for the THIRD time! I explained to her how ridiculous this all was...I asked could I please just see a manager at the food window. She told me no, the only way to see a manager was to wait in the cashier's line...so with my tail between my legs, I headed back to the line. A nice man in the line had witnessed this whole thing and said, "Here, go in front of me..." so at least I wouldn't have to wait in the entire line...
I was standing back there, when the original girl from the food window started gesturing and waving to me. I was afraid to leave the line, since she would probably eventually send me back there anyway, but she finally got so enthusiastic in her waving that I did leave the line. Then she just did what she should have done the very first time: she handed me a small bowl of black beans.
Confused, frustrated, hot and with my cold, congealed nachos, I headed to find DP where she'd missed the entire thing, in the nice cold indoor seating of La Hacienda where she had a nice booth waiting. When I got there, she asked, "Long line?" and I just said, "Yes." I guess this day I was just having a good mood day. Normally I would have sulked a little, but I didn't even let it affect me. The nachos were delicious, although soggy. Incidentally, I prefer my nachos that way!
I'd also picked up these condiments to accompany our nachos:
They were both very mild. The red one had a strong smoky taste, which I don't like with my Mexican food. The green one ended up being my favorite, even though it's a bit bitter. Good salsa would just push this place over the top...
Finally, here is a copy of my receipt:
See, $10 cheese nachos!
The moral of this horribly long story is this: if you are a vegetarian and you choose to eat at the Cantina, you will most certainly confuse them. If you want the nachos without meat, please say, "No meat. Can I have black beans instead?" at the register, so the CM can type it in that way. Or you can just order the cheese empanadas, which are vegetarian from the start. They are good anyway, but they're not nachos!
In spite of all the confusion and wasted time, we'd still go back. We love their nacho cheese. It is so good!!!
Coming up next, Beaches and Cream dinner and dessert! Find out which sundae we ended up ordering after dreaming about the ice cream here for 2 years!
Funny. The eyes were the best part, then. 
Seriously though, I sorta did. And they are sooo good, so when I thought I'd never have them again, I was very disappointed. 
great reviews!
