My wife and I went to Cafe Capistrano for the first time on Saturday for an early dinner. Neither of us was tremendously hungry but we knew we wanted some nachos. We did not have reservations but we were seated immediately. We ordered the nachos and a burrito to share. The nachos arrived in a reasonable amount of time. When I saw them, I said to myself, ""Only chips and cheese?"". On the nacho plate was a good amount of chips, perhaps a quarter of a cup of lettuce, salsa and chopped beef. There was a good amount of cheese but it all appeared beneath the chips. I did not complain to the waitress because I did not want to embarrass my wife. We were less than a third of the way into the nachos when the waiter brings the entree (burrito). Now, a reputable restaurant knows better than to bring the entree before the appetizer is complete. Once again, I chose not to complain. The burrito we ordered was with beef. If you read the description of their burrito, it sounds quite scrumptuous. Howeverr, when I divided ours for sharing, I realized it was 99.9 percent white rice. There were no greens, no refried beans, no salsa and I found one small chunk of beef. Now, I had heard that Costco and Sams Club were limiting customers to to amount of rice sold per person, but I had no suspicion that perhaps Cafe Capistrano was hoarding the rice to put in their burritos. I have eaten in many Mexican Restauants in California, but I don't see how Cafe Capistrano can claim to be an authentic California Mexican restaurant. So, this was not a good experience at all. I hope other customers fare better. For us, we will not eat there again.
Pros: We were seated without a reservation
Cons: Poor timing with courses; poor food preparation
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