The cantina has been in Aspen for many years, but I’d never eaten there until this year. We always walked by it near the corner of Mill & Main Street and noticed all the diners on the patio, but assuming it was too expensive, never went in. Little did we know it was not too expensive as Aspen restaurants go and that patio is a great place to sit and enjoy good weather.
We ate a late lunch so it wasn’t too crowded. We asked for a table on the patio, a place where diners can leave their dogs tied up on the patio railing and outside the restaurant, but still next to their table. Before we’d even settled in our seats, we were served with chips and salsa and had our drink orders taken. Definitely a place to order Coronas. I had a Baja Taco, which is a fish taco, and Linda had two chicken tacos. Both came with side salad and rice and Linda’s had refried beans as well. We took our time eating, having lost our second game earlier that day, we had nothing else to do. We ate all the chips as well as our meals and finished our beers leisurely. The waitress didn’t hassle us. She was around when we needed her, but not hovering.
The Baja Taco was $12.95 while Linda’s two chicken tacos were $13.95. Considering we were there for over an hour and that was our only big meal for the day, it was money well spent.