text: nnI do not mind dining at a chain as long as I and others who may have joined me leave feeling terrific about the experience Our party of four three adults and a child decided we would try this place out partly bec of the glowing writeup it received in Charlotte magazine I was also excited about trying Mexican French toast as written about in Charlotte magazines Top Breakfasts nnAs we entered the resto we immediately noticed the comely decor of a typical modern TexMex venue and as we sat down I especially noted that the music was very loud If you would like to experience this yourself first take care to find a nice quiet spot enjoy the silence for a few seconds if you would like before you turn your speaker volume to fullblast then head over to Cantina s website I dare you to let this go on for another minutes I DARE YOU As our server delivered our drink orders sis and I also asked for the margarita special of the day which was made w Heradura tequila our server asked if we needed more time to which I replied I already know I am having the Mexican toast after which the others said they needed more time After the others had a few more minutes to look at the menu while listening to the loud background music our server returned and took our orders shrimp torta for Mom steak fajitas for sis and the French toast for me No French toast except for Sunday brunch you say Well I will have the crab and avocado quesadilla minus the avocado then And why the heck did you not mention this when I stated my intention before Oh yeah I forgot Maybe bec you could not HEAR ME due to the crappy music that blared above usnnAfter a few minutes of trying to bat away a persistent fly our chips and salsas arrived I took this time to ask the food presenter not the server to request if it was at all possible to lower the musics volume Hey it cannot hurt to ask right The answer we received is that more than likely our request will not be granted due to keeping up w the atmosphere and all OK well would you please get rid of this pesty fly then Haha sorry but no Looking back we should have just stood up and leftnnWhile I cannot speak for the app myself due to a corn allergy the general concensus was that it was AOK The margarita which sis at first turned her nose up to was not bad after I stirred the beverage stick around a few times which allowed the Heradura tequila and fresh juices to mix I would asked if the drink could be made frozen for future reference but no See a pattern here As the tequila began to work its magic sis noted that the music volume had come down a little Ole However the volume went back to its original strength a few minutes later Que malnnTo make a mucho terrible story short the food w the exception of the fajitas and margarita left us w much to desire Moms shrimp torta was just another shrimp sandwich But what about the bolillo I asked Nothing special And this from a woman who LOVES the bolillos from our neighborhood grocery store Too bad bec the pics looked good do not you agree This seems like the case w the cuatro leches cake as well but I am getting ahead of myself Nephew did not even finish his taco nor the fries and how he loves fries and my crab quesadilla dish was just three charred triangles filled w too much cheese and lumps of crab here and there Despite my trimming off some of the cheese I did not even finish two We all pretty much concentrated on the steak fajitas which despite the fatty content of the meat turned out pretty good And thank goodness it did for this pretty dish went for a pretty penny pennies to be exact nnHoping to end the meal w a postre Spanish for dessert I chose the Cuatro Leches cake which promised four types of milk in the form of white chocolate meringue dulce de leche crema condensed and evaporated milks plus sugar and the fourth I think there may have been white chocolate chunks but do not quote me on it Two words too sweet Take away the meringue topping it is OK Nada especial Mom and sis did not care for more than a bite and bec I did not really have much to eat I finished the dish anyway If you are going to try your luck w this dolce skip the canned peach slices and ask for more stawberriesnnOr better yet just pass on Cantina and look elsewhere Not only did I end up spending on a lackluster meal but I was in a foul mood for the rest of the day due to the blaring music not to mention the disappointment in not having the Mexican toast French toast w sweetened cream sauce Nowhere was it mentioned in the Charlotte magazine article nor Cantina s menu that this selection is only available on Sundays nnCantina is no bueno