La Hacienda de San Angel

La Hacienda de San Angel: dining at EPCOT — location and planning data on MouseHub.

Visitor sentiment

4.0· 628 Google ratings

Diners enjoy this restaurant's delicious and flavorful Mexican food, including fajitas, alambre, and chicken bowls, noting the generous portion sizes. The great atmosphere, waterfront views, and accommodating staff are also highlighted. Some reviews mention the food can be overpriced.

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The MouseHub take

La Hacienda de San Angel is the indoor table-service restaurant in the Mexico pavilion at EPCOT, open since September 15, 2010 next to the quick-service La Cantina de San Angel. It runs dinner only, 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM, in a room lit by colorful globe lamps and star lanterns with waterfront views over World Showcase Lagoon. The a la carte menu climbs fast: entrees run $32 to $54, and the shared platters reach $112. Corn tortillas are made in house each day, and the salsas run from sweet to spicy with chipotle and serrano peppers. A Tequila Ambassador works the floor and steers guests through the tequila list.

Visitors come for the room as much as the food. Window tables face the lagoon, and diners seated at one during Luminous The Symphony of Us have the best view in the building, though the host stand takes requests and fills them as it can. Portions are large, and sharing a parrillada is the standard advice for keeping the bill down. The complaints cluster at the end of the night, where tables booked close to the 9:00 PM close report the kitchen winding down around them.

At a glance

Best for
Adults who want a full sit-down Mexican dinner indoors, with tequila worth talking about and a shot at a lagoon window
Skip if
Anyone who needs to eat fast or cheaply, since entrees start at $32 and this is a two-hour table
Worth ordering
Guacamole, Queso Fundido, Parrillada del Mar, Alambre, Tacos de Camarón
Reservations
Disney calls advance reservations highly recommended, and the tables closest to the fireworks go first. Availability sits earlier in the 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM window, and the card you book with is charged a per-person fee if you miss the table or cancel late
Value
The restaurant page bands this at $15 to $34.99 per adult and the menu runs past it, with entrees at $32 to $54, parrilladas for two at $80, and a ribeye for two at $112. Sharing a platter is what brings the per-person figure back toward the band

The good

  • The tortillas are made in house each day
    Disney presses the corn tortillas on site rather than opening a bag, and they come alongside the parrilladas and the Tacos al Pastor.
  • A Tequila Ambassador works the floor
    Ask for suggestions rather than guessing at the list. A flight lets you sample three varieties before committing to a pour.
  • You eat indoors, out of the heat
    This is an indoor table-service room, and visitors count the air conditioning and the sit-down pace as the real break in an EPCOT evening.
  • Window tables look out on the lagoon
    Disney sells the room on its waterfront views, and diners who land a window seat during the fireworks describe it as the best view they got all trip.
  • The parrilladas are built for two
    Parrillada del Mar arrives at $80 with grilled shrimp, fish, and scallops plus vegetables, esquites, and corn tortillas. Two people eating one is the cheapest way through this menu.
  • Plant-based eaters get real entrees
    The Empanada de Chorizo at $15 is built on plant-based chorizo, and the Enchiladas de Chorizo at $32 let you swap it in. Both sit on the regular menu rather than on a separate card.

The bad

  • Late tables get the closing shift
    Dinner stops at 9:00 PM, and guests booked near the end report servers and kitchen staff working through closing tasks while they are still eating.
  • The salsas catch younger kids out
    Disney builds them with chipotle and serrano peppers, and the range runs from sweet to spicy with nothing on the table saying which is which.
  • A window seat comes down to luck
    You can ask at the host stand, and diners report being walked to the back of the room anyway. Nothing about the reservation reserves the view.
  • Kids' plates cost $12 to $16
    The create-your-own entrees run from Quesadillas at $12.00 to Beef Tacos at $16.00, drink and two sides included, so two kids add roughly $30 to the check before the adults order.
  • The shrimp tacos come heavily breaded
    Diners ordering the Tacos de Camaron report a thick fried coating that buries the shrimp underneath it.

Veteran tips

  • Book early in the evening, not late
    Dinner runs 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM. A table in the first half of that window eats at a normal pace and books more easily than the fireworks slots.
  • Ask for a window and expect nothing
    Put the request in at the host stand, then plan the meal around the food. If the view is the point, Disney sells a Fireworks Dining Package at Rose and Crown in the United Kingdom pavilion that seats you on the lakefront patio for Luminous The Symphony of Us.
  • Split a parrillada between two
    Parrillada del Mar is $80 for grilled shrimp, fish, and scallops with vegetables, esquites, and corn tortillas. Parillada La Hacienda swaps in New York strip and roasted chicken breast at the same price.
  • Check the Dining Plan before you order
    Osso Buco a la Mexicana, the Carne Asada, and the Cowboy Ribeye for Two are all excluded from the Disney Dining Plan, and each parrillada costs two entitlements rather than one.
  • Take the flight before the margarita
    Three varieties in one flight is a cheaper way to find what you like than working down a drink list that runs $18 to $28 a glass.
  • Ask which salsa is the hot one
    They arrive without labels and the chipotle and serrano end is genuinely hot. Sort it out before anyone builds a taco for a child.
  • Book the La Cava Experience here
    The guided agave tasting runs $180 per person plus tax with gratuity included, and Disney holds it at La Hacienda rather than in the La Cava del Tequila lounge. Cancel at least a day ahead or the card is charged $50 per person.
  • Check the walk-up list in the app
    La Hacienda is on Disney's Mobile Dine Walk-Up Availability list, so a party without a reservation can look for a same-day table in My Disney Experience from inside EPCOT instead of walking to the host stand to ask.

MouseHub editorial, written from visitor reports and official Disney sources. Last reviewed .

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