JK
John and Chantel Keyt
Aug 1, 2026
I seriously can't believe this place gets such a high rating. I realize my review won't affect the big picture much, but my experience was real, and it was terrible.
I went to this restaurant at the suggestion of my son, who goes to college in Annapolis. The strip mall it's in is in pretty bad shape—there were boxes, mop buckets, construction debris, a shoe, and a bunch of trash just lying around outside the restaurant. It looked disheveled and unkept. Parking wasn't great, but it was typical for a small strip mall.
We were seated, and after a few minutes, a disinterested lady came over and asked us what we wanted to drink. Two of us got water and the other two had sodas. She delivered them, took our order, and we never saw her again until I tracked her down later. Someone else delivered our food. The food was fine—it wasn't bad, and was as good as most Mexican places I've been to, though it wasn't over-the-top great either.
The worst part during the meal was that I ran out of water. I kept trying to eat the roasted jalapeño they'd given me with my tacos, but I eventually had to give up because I wasn't getting a refill. After all of us had finished, we sat there talking for about 15 minutes waiting on the bill or some sign of life from the server... Nothing. Ever. At all.
Finally, we needed to leave, so I got up, went to the counter, and found the lady who had "kind of" served us. She was indifferent, said nothing, and looked at me like "what do you want?" I politely said we needed our bill, and she started tapping keys on the register. She gave me no itemized receipt or bill, just said "$53."
I gave her my card, and she put a receipt in front of me with a pen. When I got to the tip line, I was tempted to give her nothing (I wish I had now), but I gave her $5. Honestly, that wasn't even bad considering it was only a $53 bill and her service was terrible. I signed and left. At the table, I listened to that voice in my head that said I should keep my copy of the bill. I filled it out as I had at the register and tucked it into my wallet.
Several days later, after I'd returned home, I checked my card's website and, sure enough, this young lady decided to give herself an extra dollar. Apparently, she thought she'd done $6 worth of work. I called the restaurant and tried to explain my situation to a woman on the phone. After several attempts to explain it, she put me on hold to talk to someone. After about 3 minutes, she came back, said "ok, thank you," and hung up on me.
I'm currently in the process of doing a chargeback with my card for the dollar. I'd take back the whole $5 if I could, because that employee/thief doesn't deserve her job, let alone a tip. I hope it's obvious, but this review and the chargeback are not about a dollar. This place is shady and that "employee" is a thief.
My son is a sophomore, so we have 3 more years and many visits to come to Annapolis. Cabrito's food wasn't good enough to risk another try, so I hope that stolen dollar was worth losing a repeat customer. Again, I realize this review won't hurt them, but hopefully someone will read it and be motivated to watch their receipts after dining here. I will not be back.