About a month ago, I wrote about Charlene's farewell party at The Crazy Cactus, and said:

"They have a really cool video jukebox, as well as the biggest, best, and most reasonably priced nachos in all of Saskatoon. The food and the service were excellent, and they even decorated our table with candy, confetti, and a banner for no extra charge!"

Sadly, the Crazy Cactus has made some changes.
We returned there for Natasha's farewell party, expecting more great service and good times. We were all a bit disappointed in the waitress we got. The food was late, she forgot and mixed up orders, incorrectly recorded tabs, forgot to serve us, spilled jalepenos down Jerome's back, and even left the bar to meet someone outside a few times!

However, we did get an apology and a free round of drinks from the other staff, and we still managed to have a pretty good time left to our own devices. It is suprising how much entertainment you can get out of a digital camera!!!




The big disappointment of the night for me was that they have changed their nacho recipe in the past month, and not for the better. They have replaced the cheddar cheese with a less expensive processed cheese made by the SYSCO Corporation. The waitress claimed that all restaurants are making the same switch. Even she admitted that the new cheese is not very appetizing. If the issue is cost, I would happily pay a little more for real cheddar. If I had known in advance, I would have ordered something else.

Don't want any customers? Stop cooking with cheese!!!

If you want to speak out in favor of quality nachos, contact:

CRAZY CACTUS AT MELROSE
2404 Melrose Avenue
Saskatoon, SK
S7J 0V5
(306) 975-1266