Reviews for Picante’s Canaan in Canaan, CT
I'm really hoping that this past Saturday the 16th July was a totally off night for this place because my local friends say it... is delicious. Our first time going there. We arrived at 7:10 pm and there were about 20-30 other customers there. At about 7:40we flagged down a very young man waiter to ask if we could get some water and put in an order...30 minutes after arriving. Hetakes our order and close to another 30 minutes go by. He comes to the table and says, Sorry, but did you already put in a drinkorder? We said Yes, restated the entire order and could see that the 3 very young men were quite busy, but another almost HOURgoes by, all customers have left at that point, and he comes back to our table and says Sorry but did you put in a food order?(You've got to be kidding) Worst floor management I've ever seen. The food finally arrives, we are starving, but choose to takeit to go. We ask if there is anything they can do to discount/ comp our meal since we waited about 2 hours!!!! They comped 1beer. Terrible way to do business. Our local friend was so disappointed that this was our first experience since the friend hadsaid it was so good. We sympathize with the possibility of being short on staff for the evening, but come on, close down sometables if you can't keep up. Really don't know if I'll ever return . Read more
Meh. Very poor service from the waitress. At the end we hadn't seen her for half an hour and had to find someone to ask for our... check.... We were the only table there up until 10 minutes before that so... Food had little to no seasoning but wasn't bad perse. Decent drinks. Not much in the way of beers, etc... But a lot of mixed drinks. Read more
My boyfriend and I came here on a Tuesday evening. The service was fast and the food was amazing! Lots of vegetarian and vegan... options. The restrooms were super clean. Can?t wait to go back! Read more
Everything here is Delicious and well worth the trip from out of town!! One of the best Mexican restaurants I?ve ever been to ... ???????????????????????????????????????? Read more
First off. I've eaten here plenty of times. This time was awful. Just terrible. I will NEVER go back. Ordered Flautas, a steak... burrito, a chicken burrito and salsa with chips. The best part of the meal was the salsa and chips. The flautas were $10 forTHREE and covered in shredded lettuce topped with cheese, but the best part was the BONE I bit into while trying one. Uponopening my chicken burrito, the entire thing was rice and beans with hardly any meat - and the beef burrito had a HAIR in it.I'm beyond PO'ed and disappointed. I've never had an experience like this at Picantes before and I don't plan on having itagain. I will make the 40 minute trip to Torrington the next time I want Mexican. Read more
An authentic and very good Mexican restaurant in Northwest Connecticut just a little south of Massachusetts. I tried the Fish... Tacos and they were excellent. The fish was fresh and tasty and the veggies were fresh. Also, the corn tortillas tasted likethey were homemade. I would probably have given them a 4.5 if that was possible but the food and atmosphere certainly deservedbetter than a 4. Will definitely eat there again. Read more
Went here for the first time a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it. Great atmosphere and food was fresh and very filling -- good... portion sizes -- not too big or too small. A variety of options for vegetarians. Our waiter was friendly and very quick withgetting out orders. Read more
Love good food! My husband and I always sit outside and it always rains! With the outdoor umbrellas it's quite OK. We get to... laugh and enjoy being outdoors in thie wonderful area. Growing up between Arizona and here, this food is great at Picantes. Amust try. Flavors are fantastic and Service is always with a smile. This time we ordered Tamarind margaritas with dinner andthey didn't disappoint. Go enjoy! We visit often, last was Sept/October when these photos were taken Read more