San Angel Inn - Mexico Pavilion what are your thoughts?

Kellie19891992 · 04-16-2008, 11:14 AM

mini-V · 04-16-2008, 01:06 PM

We ate there in Dec. before attending the Candlelight Procession. I wouldn't have ordered the cream of corn soup had it not been included in our dinner package, but it was excellent. Actually, everything was very good, but I found it was way too much for me to eat. I don't like real spicy food, and this wasn't. If you like your mexican food hot, it might not be as interesting to you. I don't know why our service wasn't very good that night, but it took forever to be seated and it took a while for our food as well.

Maestr034 · 04-16-2008, 02:39 PM

I think the San Angel Inn is kind of a big miss. The atmosphere is so cool but the food and the service are usually not very good. If it had decent food I would go there every time just to sit in the restaurant. I am not sure if the food is more authentic but it is just no where near as good as the mexican food I have here in Texas. It is also way over priced.

MJMcb · 04-16-2008, 02:57 PM

he's an old review I did
Mouse Extra

disneycrazy1956 · 04-16-2008, 04:44 PM

I've always wanted to eat there because of the atmosphere, but the prices seem very high when we look at the menu so we've never tried it.

disneydarling · 04-16-2008, 05:45 PM

I haven't eaten there in 8 years...but from what I remember the food was decent...not great but certainly not terrible. The atmosphere however is a 10. I went with a young man I was dating at the time and enjoyed a very romantic candle lit dinner in the middle of the day. It's always cool and dark and other worldly - all in all I would recommend it

Yensid78 · 04-16-2008, 08:04 PM

We have eaten there a few time but it is only for the atmosphere. The food is just ok, and the service is just ok. Compared to a "normal" restaurant, I would say it is pretty good. But compared to other Disney restaurants, it is middle of the road.

tasha36 · 04-17-2008, 05:40 AM

Ate there the first night of our honeymoon. Lovely food and a spectacular atmosphere, even with jetlag!

Disney05 · 04-17-2008, 05:50 AM

Ate there once. Food is ...ok. The atmosphere is my favorite in all of Epcot.

amberpi · 04-17-2008, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJMcb

he's an old review I did
Mouse Extra

I just read your review and heartily agree with your margarita observation.

bety · 04-17-2008, 09:25 PM

I ate there on my most recent trip and I loved it. I eat Mexican food a lot, and although this was not the best I've ever had, it was still very good. Our service was also just okay, but the atmosphere and the food definitely make up for that.

MandaBella · 04-17-2008, 10:05 PM

I felt the food was very mediocre here.

bowlingman7 · 04-18-2008, 07:30 AM

I always eat here when I go. Usually, only at lunch time, prices are a bit cheaper for the same thing you would get during the dinner hour. The food is obviously not authentic, but good. The atmosphere is the best Disney offers IMO.

mmouse6937 · 04-18-2008, 02:53 PM

I'll just share my opinion. We were very disappointed with San Angel last time we were there. We live in the Southwest so I really wasn't expecting it to be "authentic" mexican food, I knew there would be some difference. I was looking more forward to the ambience and location than anything else. Our problem was it was VERY expensive for a tiny amount of food that was kinda on par with the fast food Taco Cabana, etc. Also, the really annoying thing was that the waiter brought this little tiny glass of soda. Pretty, yes, refreshing, no. I kept asking for another soda over and over again. I mean I just walked a million miles through EPCOT and you want to give me a shot of soda!! Yikes. I will say the ambience was very neat and the inside of the pavillion is very much like a mexican marketplace in the evening (although the merchandise is more expensive than anything you would buy in Mexico

) Have fun no matter what you decide!!

smith913 · 04-18-2008, 03:44 PM

Uh-oh! I just made an ADR for San Angel in Oct. Should I cancel or go just once for the experience?

04-16-2008, 11:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kellie19891992 Annual Passholder Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Alden, New York Posts: 2,301	San Angel Inn - Mexico Pavilion what are your thoughts? San Angel Inn - Mexico Pavilion what are your thoughts? __________________ Kellie Softball crazed....... Going to Disney for Mousefestivous!!!!

04-16-2008, 01:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
mini-V Home at last near Mickey! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mickey's backyard Posts: 7,839	We ate there in Dec. before attending the Candlelight Procession. I wouldn't have ordered the cream of corn soup had it not been included in our dinner package, but it was excellent. Actually, everything was very good, but I found it was way too much for me to eat. I don't like real spicy food, and this wasn't. If you like your mexican food hot, it might not be as interesting to you. I don't know why our service wasn't very good that night, but it took forever to be seated and it took a while for our food as well. __________________ mini-V WDW; adult daycare for the kid hiding inside you! Florida passholder and lov'n it.

04-16-2008, 02:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Maestr034 D-Ticket Holder Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 267	I think the San Angel Inn is kind of a big miss. The atmosphere is so cool but the food and the service are usually not very good. If it had decent food I would go there every time just to sit in the restaurant. I am not sure if the food is more authentic but it is just no where near as good as the mexican food I have here in Texas. It is also way over priced. __________________ The Maestro Married at The Disney Wedding Pavilon 6-4-05 Owner of... http://www.hiddenmickeyhouse.com Always a 10% Discount for DWT Members

04-16-2008, 02:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
MJMcb C-Ticket Holder Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 124	he's an old review I did Mouse Extra __________________ WWW.MOUSEEXTRA.COM feeding the disney addiction daily

04-16-2008, 04:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
disneycrazy1956 C-Ticket Holder Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bear, Delaware Posts: 153	I've always wanted to eat there because of the atmosphere, but the prices seem very high when we look at the menu so we've never tried it. __________________ "I just want it to look like nothing else in the world... and it should be surronded by a train" -Walt Disney. 90 CB, 92 DI, 94 CR, 97 FWC, 99 CS, 00 CS, 02 CS, 04 POR, 05 POR, 07 POR, June 08 POFQ.

04-16-2008, 05:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
disneydarling Meg, Meg, my little flower, my little bird, my little Nut-Meg Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Exactly 100 miles from Cinderella Castle Posts: 1,499	I haven't eaten there in 8 years...but from what I remember the food was decent...not great but certainly not terrible. The atmosphere however is a 10. I went with a young man I was dating at the time and enjoyed a very romantic candle lit dinner in the middle of the day. It's always cool and dark and other worldly - all in all I would recommend it __________________ Life is the school, Love is the lesson... Twitterpated

04-16-2008, 08:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
Yensid78 A-Ticket holder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 37	We have eaten there a few time but it is only for the atmosphere. The food is just ok, and the service is just ok. Compared to a "normal" restaurant, I would say it is pretty good. But compared to other Disney restaurants, it is middle of the road. __________________ Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow

04-17-2008, 05:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
tasha36 Wish I could be part of THAT world! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,133	Ate there the first night of our honeymoon. Lovely food and a spectacular atmosphere, even with jetlag! __________________ Tash - the little Mermaid 1981 - Offsite - First trip! 1983 - Offsite 1987 - Offsite 1990 - Offsite 1993 - Offsite 2002 - All Star Movies 2006 - Coronado Springs - Andy's first trip! 2007 - Port Orleans French Quarter - Honeymoon!

04-17-2008, 05:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
Disney05 Off to Neverland! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,430	Ate there once. Food is ...ok. The atmosphere is my favorite in all of Epcot. __________________ When you wish upon a star..... LAUGHTER IS TIMELESS, IMAGINATION HAS NO AGE AND DREAMS ARE FOREVER. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway. WD ...That's the real trouble with the world. Too many people grow up. WD "For those who get it, no explanation is necessary. For those who don't, no explanation will do."

04-17-2008, 09:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
bety Disney Lover Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,006	I ate there on my most recent trip and I loved it. I eat Mexican food a lot, and although this was not the best I've ever had, it was still very good. Our service was also just okay, but the atmosphere and the food definitely make up for that. __________________ July 1994- off site February 1999- Port Orleans Riverside March 2000- Caribbean Beach January 2004- off site February 2006- Pop Century April 2006- off site January 2007- Pop Century December 2007- Coronado Springs next trip: December 2008- Pop Century

04-17-2008, 10:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
MandaBella Daughter of a Gravy Winner Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Diamond State Posts: 22,535	I felt the food was very mediocre here. __________________ Amanda boo...to you...a trick...or treat...for you that's boo it's you know who...a boo to you and you and you and you. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

04-18-2008, 07:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
bowlingman7 B-Ticket Holder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 68	I always eat here when I go. Usually, only at lunch time, prices are a bit cheaper for the same thing you would get during the dinner hour. The food is obviously not authentic, but good. The atmosphere is the best Disney offers IMO. __________________ If we can dream it, we can do it!

04-18-2008, 02:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
mmouse6937 A-Ticket holder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 46	I'll just share my opinion. We were very disappointed with San Angel last time we were there. We live in the Southwest so I really wasn't expecting it to be "authentic" mexican food, I knew there would be some difference. I was looking more forward to the ambience and location than anything else. Our problem was it was VERY expensive for a tiny amount of food that was kinda on par with the fast food Taco Cabana, etc. Also, the really annoying thing was that the waiter brought this little tiny glass of soda. Pretty, yes, refreshing, no. I kept asking for another soda over and over again. I mean I just walked a million miles through EPCOT and you want to give me a shot of soda!! Yikes. I will say the ambience was very neat and the inside of the pavillion is very much like a mexican marketplace in the evening (although the merchandise is more expensive than anything you would buy in Mexico ) Have fun no matter what you decide!! __________________ Sarah 76-84 Two Trips as a Child '00 Best Western '01 Best Western '02 Polynesian (OUR DISNEYMOON!!) '03 CBR '05 CBR '06 DisneyLand '07 POR '08 CBR Mama's babies: Nala, Scooter, Pinto, Minnie, Daisy, Dory, and George )

04-18-2008, 03:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
smith913 WDW just around the corner!! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 682	Uh-oh! I just made an ADR for San Angel in Oct. Should I cancel or go just once for the experience? __________________ Samantha October 2005 - All Star Movies October 2006 - Pop Century October 2008 - Pop Century Can't wait!!!