El Gato Cantina

Drinks were good and friendly staff. Would have given 5 stars if it wasn't so packed and smelling of BO.

Hope your not expecting fast or attentive service. If you're not than you're ok to eat here. We've been going since they opened and always walk into to door to burn 2 hours because their wait staff cant seem to figure out how restaurants work. The food is decent and if your in the mood for very slow Mexican, it's a great place to eat. If you have kids bring a Disney movie because you'll have plenty of time to start and finish one.

Location is good and the atmosphere was good to but I think what made it get less stars was the quality of tortilla they use for the tacos and the price of them. Not sure if its because those ingredients are hard to come by here in Vermont or they just haven't found a good supplier. The flavor is 4 star in my opinion which is pretty good but they could also improve on it. Overall is ok but price is a bit over in my opinion. Thanks for reading

Love this place. They have a cool ambiance. They have tons of options, I started going there years ago when I still ate meat but have been able to continue now when I'm eating plant based. Tons of drinks to choose from from alcoholic to non. I love their salsa and they now sell it which when I move from the area I plan on grabbing some. I might also get one of the cool shirts they have with the various sayings. This is a favorite of mind and I've been to both the downtown one and the Essex one. The Essex one is my favorite but also because it's the closer one and you don't need to search for parking.