Old Mexico Cantina — Restaurant in Madison

Been some time since Ive been to a Mexican Restaurant so decided to take my teenage daughter to this one based on the good reviews. The place itself was very nice inside and out and the men's bathroom was immaculate. ''Aristeo'' our waiter who also happens to be the owner was great!!! Unfortunately here's why only one star (a few reasons actually): I requested a window seat/table and the only one available was in a section that was not open. I told Aristeo that if its closed we can sit in a section that's open since I did not want to be neglected by the staff (past experiences have proven that each time I'm placed in a ''closed section'' the wait staff ignores or forgets about us). Aristeo assured me that would not happen. within 5 minutes, we're approached by a waitress who had an angry look on her face with an attitude to match! Since I promised my daughter that we would have a relaxing and positive experience I asked this ''waitress' to get the mgr. It was here where I explained to Aristeo what had happened. He apologized profusely and took care of us personally with the great service we deserved and expected. Now, the food: I ordered the ''Pollo Acapulco'' which was over $10. First impression: small portions for the price. The ''chicken breast'' was actually a very THIN sliced chicken piece that was tiny. The ''sauce'' on top of the chicken was the canned cheese sold at grocers (cheez-whiz) but this was the ''white cheese'' option. And most of all the food was extremely SALTY!!! No other flavor other than salt! Overall, nice place, great service from the owner (not the staff) BUT food lacks in flavor, its overpriced for the portion size, and no offer of discount for the horrible service received by female waitress. I expected at least a free dessert or a small discount from ticket as most restaurants do. Not recommend based on my experience and...

SCAM CENTRAL. Went two separate times and they attempted to scam two separate times.

Let me say that our waitress was out-of-this-world kind and the food was good. But the first time we went, they tried to argue with us when they double charged us for the cheese dip ( $7.50). This time, my husband and I both ordered Chimichangas. His chicken, mine shredded beef. When I tell you that my chimichanga was HALF THE SIZE of his, I’m not kidding. I asked the waitress and she went to ask the kitchen to which they replied that ‘ that is how they do it’ what? The manager ( I assume) ends up coming over trying to give every excuse in the world and I simply keep repeating myself because even to them, it was obvious that mine was significantly smaller. He proceeds to look at me dead in the eye and says he can take off TWO WHOLE DOLLARS!!! How generous omg.

My husband ends up saying that he can just take the whole plate back to which the man immediately turns to him and says ‘ well she is ok with it’ UHHH no I wasn’t.

Anyways, I understand these people are trying to penny pinch wherever they can, but don’t try to gaslight your customers into believing your lie. As good as the waitress herself was, I won’t be coming back. I would suggest she go to a...

So far this is my favorite Mexican place to eat. I travel all around the US and so far I haven’t found one that mixes the flavors to my taste like they do.

We almost always order on the phone and pick it up to eat at home.

My favorite dish is the Cameroon’s Diablo. Word of caution, sometimes there is a good flavor to spicy that is just right, sometimes it is spicy to even me which is great for me but may not be right for others. The Molcajete is another pretty amazing dish.

While it seems silly to go to a Mexican place and get a burger, thank goodness they have the cheese burger for kids, my daughter loves their cheese burger.

My son loves the grilled chicken nachos, I have to admit they smell so good not all the nachos make it to his plate by the time my wife and I...