I was a bit nervous when walking into the restaurant because I thought that it was going to be super expensive and I wasn't going to be able to eat for a month afterwards, but to my delight, it was about an average priced menu! The decor in the restaurant was a little different than I had imagined it to be - it was mainly "modern" art with a few fire places, and wooden tables. I enjoyed the setting of the restaurant, but it just did not seem to fit with my typical "Hispanic" styled cultural likes.
As we sat down at the table, we were served with complimentary chips and salsa. The chips were absolutely amazing as well as the salsa that was on the table. I was pleasantly surprised and had high hopes for the meal!
To my guest diners, they thought that the menu was "un poco dificil de leer" (a bit difficult to read), but no worries, I helped them understand:) It was a nice sized menu with quite a few choices, probably about 25 options, which is good for a restaurant. I've always heard that the more options you have at a restaurant, the worse some of the food will be; just because it is hard to cook so many different dishes in one kitchen; so more of the food is likely to be frozen or pre-cooked.
I was delighted to see that they offered a few Mole dishes - which are my favorite!! So I ordered the chicken mole dish which is a black chocolate pepper sauce atop chicken rolled in flour tortillas. I know, it sounds a little strange to think that chocolate, peppers, and chicken would go together - but in Oaxaca, Mexico (where the dish originated), it works perfectly! I also added a side of guacamole, just because Mexican restaurants cannot be fully critiqued without testing the guac!
The food was served in about 10 minutes after we ordered, which made me a little leery to begin with. It just seemed really fast to have made three dishes! I was so excited to try my chicken and mole because I had not had it in a looonnnggg time! I have to say that the food portions were a bit small for what the price was, but my dish was pretty good. It was not the best Mexican food that I have had in Omaha, but average of what you could find at restaurants around town. The guacamole was probably my favorite thing that I ordered, although, once again, it was a small portion for a steep price (I don't know if this has anything to do with the Avocado shortage... but if it doesn't, I would not order it). The picture that you see below is a side of guacamole, which cost me $3.50! I was not very pleased when I got the check.
My guest diners ordered your basic enchiladas, one beef and one chicken. I could tell that neither of them were into their dishes. The one who ordered beef said that hers tasted like canned chili that was rolled in a tortilla - so I was curious. I tried a bite, and confirmed, that yes, it was definitely some Manwich-type food. Let's just say, neither of them will be returning, and neither will I.
I was thoroughly disappointed when we left the restaurant, mainly because I had heard good things about it and there was even a "best of Omaha" sign in the restaurant. I would have rather spent $6 at Lina's and had one of my favorite meals than gone to this place for $15. But, you win some you lose some!
Overall, I would rate this restaurant a 4 out 10 stars. It was worth a shot, but was just not on point.
I would LOVE to hear from you if you have tried Cantina Laredo!! What were your thoughts on this restaurant?? Maybe we hit a bad night, I don't know, but I was overall not impressed, and I would not recommend this restaurant.
Hasta Luego!!
P.S. If you are still interested, here it their link!
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