So my bill at El Santo was almost $30 after tax and tip, for one main and one non-alcoholic beverage. What you can definitely expect from El Santo is Vancouver fine-dining prices. Fortunately, you can also expect pretty interesting flavours in their Mexican fare. TIP: Larger groups can be put in a private room at the back that can easily seat 14 with OK spacing between diners. Enchiladas Flor de Jamaica ($18) Hibiscus flowers, jicama, carrot & cabbage, fire roasted tomato chipotle sauce, Oaxaca cheese & green rice I can't really rate this properly because it tasted way too much like my mom's spring rolls. She uses a lot of jicama, and that for me was the predominant flavour here. Lots of cheese but it hardened way too quickly to be fun. Not sure how that can be avoided, however. Green rice (possibly just rice with green herbs, such as cilantro) was al dente and had a firm, coarse texture in the mouth. Interesting for not being your normal tender rice. The...
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