the BEST mexican food in sydney [Archive]

jay_graham

07-Oct-05, 09:41am

The mexican place in the food court at Miranda Westfields is really good. Me and my sister used to drive from Campbelltown, where we live, to Miranda just for the chicken nachos.

Borderland in Crows Nest is also good....

PiNkUniCoRn

07-Oct-05, 09:44am

Montezuma's on Church St in Parramatta ......:drool: :drool:

Hooli

07-Oct-05, 09:58am

Montezuma's on Church St in Parramatta ......:drool: :drool:

Theres also one in crows nest. Havent tried it out tho.. this weekend i think. :drool:

gracexxx

07-Oct-05, 10:15am

panchos at mortdale!

Bekay

07-Oct-05, 10:15am

I've also heard Cafe Pacifico is good although I haven't been there myself

gracexxx

07-Oct-05, 10:18am

yeah everyone ive known whos gone to pacifico has said not only is the food excellent but it is lots of fun

leecie

07-Oct-05, 10:40am

ditto on Cafe Pacifico. Generally you get so loaded on margaritas and coronas it doesnt matter though.

Montezumas at Miranda do excellent taquitos and Newtons Cocina are good too. However I'm off to mexico in a few weeks for proper food :)

Lockz69

07-Oct-05, 11:15am

MILF Hunter

07-Oct-05, 11:33am

Yeah borderland in crows nest is very good!

miss muffett

07-Oct-05, 11:37am

mmm, Cafe Pacifico. Those margaritas are deadly, but so delicious. And it's such a great atmosphere. Oh, and the food is excellent.

I think Montezuma's at Crows Nest is crap - such heavy gluggy food. Keen to try Cocina sometime soon.

bornslippy1984

07-Oct-05, 11:39am

Theres also one in crows nest. Havent tried it out tho.. this weekend i think. :drool:
:-0 Really? Where?

Instant Sam

07-Oct-05, 12:20pm

Cafe Pacifico - nice place, awesome cocktails, but the food is overpriced rubbish.

Lilly_456

07-Oct-05, 12:28pm

Montezumas is absoloutely vile. Will never eat at any of them again. The one at Miranda, in the food court or part of some food court made me really really sick. Have been to one of the others and was totally unimpressed Do they count as restaurants or just over rated fast food joints? May aswell just go to Taco Bell.

Had to happen is okay, but on the north shore borderlands at crows nest is better, their Chicken Mole is the goods.

ADz_M

07-Oct-05, 12:31pm

I think Montezuma's at Crows Nest is crap - such heavy gluggy food. Keen to try Cocina sometime soon.
Agreed. Go there if your keen to enjoy a vibrant restaurant, but the food is pretty poor.

Borderland has much better food for Crows Nest.

miss muffett

07-Oct-05, 12:36pm

Cafe Pacifico - nice place, awesome cocktails, but the food is overpriced rubbish.
Really? Maybe the food just tastes better after you drink your bodyweight in tequila :lol:

emulator

07-Oct-05, 12:39pm

The best I've had, and i don't eat it much, is at Newton's Cocina on King St, Newtown.

I'd wanted to go there for years, and went there the other week and thought it was the worst Mexican I'd eaten in Sydney, honestly...

I like these two the most:

Juanita's in Kensington (all you can eat tacos and fajitas on Sun/Mon!)

Azteca's in Randwick (the owner there is pretty funny)

Others...

Poco's Cantina in Randwick is ok, but not best ever

Cafe Pacifico, East Sydney is average, but good fun, if hellishly overpriced.

Montezuma's in Crows Nest is ok, so long as you
don't steer from the tacos, tostadas, enchilladas etc

I haven't been to Vera Cruz in Neutral Bay, but from all reports it's great, not your standard tex-mex fare.

The guy at Newtown station makes a good taco at 3am when you're maggot, but I wouldn't bother normally :)

Heard good things about:
Fiesta! in Bondi Junction
Borderland in Crowie
"Had to Happen" in North Sydney

There's also a few others I can't remember right now..

vintage yahtzee

07-Oct-05, 12:46pm

Fiesta! in Bondi Junction

Went there for a party - ok but v.v. overpriced for the teeny portions you get.

The best Mexican, sadly, is Crazy Bull's at Tugun on the Gold Coast. Will def have to try Cocina @ Newtown though given the good reviews everyone seems to have given it.

NEILOSH

07-Oct-05, 12:54pm

Fiesta in B.J if you don't mind the $.

meanjean

07-Oct-05, 01:00pm

i was just about to post a 'best mexican restaurant in sydney' thread because the girlfriends' taking me out to dinner.
looks like it might be had to happen tonight

Great timing. :thumb:

Duvdev

07-Oct-05, 01:05pm

There's a really good mexican place just off Sydney Road in Balgowlah.

M_adz

07-Oct-05, 01:36pm

:-0 Really? Where?
Its in Alexander Street, kinda near Woolies. Its crapola though. No chilli in it and its just gluggy and cold. Loads of shitty north shore brats go there too...so, maybe if you go, get there after the 8pm bed time! :p
The best mexican I have had was down the coast in Kiama, Ritzy Gritz...:drool: but Cafe Pacifica has been the best in Syd so far for me...

bornslippy1984

07-Oct-05, 01:42pm

Its in Alexander Street, kinda near Woolies. Its crapola though. No chilli in it and its just gluggy and cold. Loads of shitty north shore brats go there too...so, maybe if you go, get there after the 8pm bed time! :p
The best mexican I have had was down the coast in Kiama, Ritzy Gritz...:drool: but Cafe Pacifica has been the best in Syd so far for me...
:( sad Panda. Looks liek I'm off to Newtown.

M_adz

07-Oct-05, 01:44pm

:(
Dont be sad...Chimpney says "smile".
Go to the other one- Borderland...!

Instant Sam

07-Oct-05, 02:16pm

Really? Maybe the food just tastes better after you drink your bodyweight in tequila :lol:

TeKILLuila will do that to your taste budds.

djbobbit

07-Oct-05, 02:37pm

Haven't been but my Mexican mate and his family (who are still pretty heavily Mexican, it has to be said) also rate Azteca's at Randwick.

MILF Hunter

07-Oct-05, 02:38pm

:(
Dont be sad...Chimpney says "smile".
Go to the other one- Borderland...!

Yeah u confused me there, i think he was asking about borderland in crows nest. Its good quality :) nothing gluggy there. Check it out!

skattakid

07-Oct-05, 02:43pm

The mexican place in the food court at Miranda Westfields is really good. Me and my sister used to drive from Campbelltown, where we live, to Miranda just for the chicken nachos.

(It Used to be called Tito's now called XQuisito)
dont know if it's as good anymore, it's just never been the same since Tito sold it, but yes used to be the maddest mexican....

chicken nachos :drool:

M_adz

07-Oct-05, 02:48pm

Yeah u confused me there, i think he was asking about borderland in crows nest. Its good quality :) nothing gluggy there. Check it out!
:lol:
damn these fridays!!

supa

07-Oct-05, 03:04pm

There's a really good mexican place just off Sydney Road in Balgowlah.

On Condamine St, it's called Tico's.

supa

07-Oct-05, 03:05pm

by a couple of touchdowns its 'Had to Happen' in North Sydney..

They do these ALL YOU CAN EAT!! fajitas which are to die for..

they bring out all the ingredients (seriously everything you would ever want) and you make them on your plate...

im addicted..

http://www.hadtohappen.com/fajita.php

i've eaten there twice (it's on my street) and both times have been disappointed by my meal...the sangria was good! it says it has won lots of awards and has been running for years and years...go figure

paulV

07-Oct-05, 03:53pm

First i'd say Hot Salsa on Parramatta Road in Annandale.... awesome !!
Second Azteca's as mentioned before

Both these get the big up from me not so heavy on the Tex-Mex crap

Spitch et al sorry but Newtons Cocina is crap, Pacifico is known for its Tequila, not food... having said that wicked times can be had at that crazy little cantina

Kimberley

07-Oct-05, 04:28pm

(It Used to be called Tito's now called XQuisito) Yep, we have XQuisito in the local Rhodes shopping centre...I've had the Nachos 3 times this week :| I have to stop!

My fav restaurants are: -
Hot Salsa in Annandale
Newtown's Cocina

and I give the Montezuma's chain a big thumbs down.

Am keen to try out some more of these suggestions in this thread now though :D

Hooli

07-Oct-05, 04:31pm

(It Used to be called Tito's now called XQuisito)
dont know if it's as good anymore, it's just never been the same since Tito sold it, but yes used to be the maddest mexican....

chicken nachos :drool:

xquisito's are the ones that sell crepes n stuff aswell yer??

yer i thought it was crapola.

skattakid

07-Oct-05, 05:11pm

xquisito's are the ones that sell crepes n stuff aswell yer??

yer i thought it was crapola.
yeah, i think they do spuds too, dont go there myself, i dont like the look of the people there...

Anyone who knew it when it was tito's would remember that Tito only hired young blonde girls :drool:

and I give the Montezuma's chain a big thumbs down.

Am keen to try out some more of these suggestions in this thread now though :D
agreed :thumb: Montezuma's=sloppy shit

definately wanna try some of thse suggestions ppl, thnx :thumb:

i_love_treble

07-Oct-05, 05:35pm

Azteca's in Randwick (the owner there is pretty funny)

Agreed (like many others which is awesome to see), they're a family run business that's been on the same block in Randwick Junction for over 10 years. Their tex-mex is fricken amazing :) Cheap too. The owner will bust out his guitar and croon out a few sometimes.

Montezuma's is wrong. I went a few years back - half of us didn't finish our meals, we just ended up gorging on their sangria instead

mona

07-Oct-05, 06:01pm

mexican food is for peasants

ADz_M

07-Oct-05, 07:10pm

mexican food is for peasants
Your from the North Shore yeah?

antis

07-Oct-05, 09:47pm

best mexican food is what you make at home
im often disapointed with mexican restraunts

Chiapet

08-Oct-05, 10:46am

Had to Happen is awesome.. they are really friendly and the fajitas are great for groups! good mageritas..

Tex Mex is Mona Vale is good they have cheap deals if you go during the week.. I have always had great food there.. shame about the drive though =(

I have been to Borderland a few times.. its ok but I don't think its as good as Had to happen (however their sangira is aweseome!).. if you go to Borderland with a group.. don't get the set menus they are a rip off..

Montezumas in Crows Nest is not to bad either

Vera Cruz.. I have been there once.. it was ok

skywalkin_

08-Oct-05, 11:42am

this thread is making me crave mexican :drool:

Bracko

08-Oct-05, 12:00pm

The best I've had, and i don't eat it much, is at Newton's Cocina on King St, Newtown.
another vote cast this way... went there a few weeks ago on sunday... prawns FTW and anything else on their menu really.... (we had a big table... i decided to try everyones :blush: )

the prawns rawked though.

mike_L

08-Oct-05, 12:35pm

panchos at mortdale!Si!

I miss Mexico :(

mona

09-Oct-05, 04:06am

Your from the North Shore yeah?

Far from it. Re-fried beans and corn are not what i look for in a restaurant dinner.

mike_L

09-Oct-05, 09:05am

Far from it. Re-fried beans and corn are not what i look for in a restaurant dinner.Sounds like you know fuck-all about mexican food. Have you ever actually been to a decent mexican restaurant?

mona

09-Oct-05, 10:46am

There are no decent mexican restaurants.

Charlala

09-Oct-05, 11:40am

is fiesta that one in bondi junction, on oxford st, kinda in the direction of centennial park if you were coming from the westfield??? Cos i've always wanted to go there.

Galactic Soap

09-Oct-05, 11:45am

Got to love the broad sweeping generalised statements some people come up with on these forums. I agree with what every one has said on so far, the Montezuma�s chain is pretty shit house, there�s a good Mexican place down Castle Hill road opposite Stockland Mall my mates swear by it, damn short term memory means I can�t remember the name.

Kazi

09-Oct-05, 11:54am

If your ever up north - try the mexican at Terrigal beach!! :drool:
The best mexican I have ever had and the margaritas and sangria are delicious!!!!!!!!!

Hmmm

snake

15-Oct-05, 10:04am

"Newton's Cocina on King St, Newtown."

went there for dinner last night :thumb:

not a huge fan of seafood but the prawn entree was :drool:
and the tacos were perfect imho

ill def be making a return vist there

grover

15-Oct-05, 11:44am

The best I've had, and i don't eat it much, is at Newton's Cocina on King St, Newtown. i love it there, going on thursday for a b'day.

tetsuostu

15-Oct-05, 08:56pm

vera cruz is pretty nice, but for two people, if you want to really have the 'experience', you wont walk away with change from $100

p.s. mona is a fool

sariecat

16-Oct-05, 04:34am

"Newton's Cocina on King St, Newtown."

hell mo'fuckin yeah

jon_mf

16-Oct-05, 11:20am

cafe pacific rules.
the food works perfectly well with all of the billion different types of tequila they have.
basically its the lowenbrau of mexican...
you can go to unas for the food, but the lowenbrau is an experience with good food to.

Grant

16-Oct-05, 01:19pm

I'll throw my hat into the ring for Tito's/XQuisito at Miranda. I used to go to school nearby and would stop every single Wednesday for years for the guacamole plate. Incredibly good stuff.. so much so that I also have made the trip from the North Shore just for the guaca. Mmmm... guaca. :)

Montezumas is a hoax though. Awful stuff. I must give Borderland a try, since I now actually live in Crows Nest. :)

Top thread!

supa

28-Jul-06, 09:33am

voodoo people

28-Jul-06, 10:16am

there�s a good Mexican place down Castle Hill road opposite Stockland Mall my mates swear by it, damn short term memory means I can�t remember the name.

it's called Jiminez, pronounced Yiminez, as i was corrected by the (very hot) waitress. oh yeah, the food was tops too!

Dj Whisper

28-Jul-06, 10:21am

if you're happy to head north Tex Mex at mona vale is the best! REAL mexican food..

Underdog

28-Jul-06, 10:23am

Montezumas at Bondi holds the dubious pleasure of being the most dissapointing meal i have EVER eaten - i wouldnt feed my neighbours dog the crap they try and pass off as food! avoid at all costs! :|

as per previous coemmenta Pacifico is great for a fun group meal, but then food is a little average- nice jugs of margerita though :tripping:

phoneyhuh

28-Jul-06, 10:26am

You cannot get genuine Mexican food in Australia. The ingredients just arnt available here.

This was what my Mexican flatmate who worked at Cocina in Newtown told me.

Off topic: If you want to hear one of the best Mexican psytrance acts, come to CQ lounge on August the 19th. /plug (http://www.inthemix.com.au/whatson/event/31737/Save_Anvil_Hill)

Addm

28-Jul-06, 10:40am

Theres also one in crows nest. Havent tried it out tho.. this weekend i think. :drool:
and miranda

Patopeaking

28-Jul-06, 10:41am

BeranJ

28-Jul-06, 10:56am

i can foresee the Royal Doulton situation there, before the first bite.

SIRCrx

28-Jul-06, 11:25am

The best I've had, and i don't eat it much, is at Newton's Cocina on King St, Newtown.
QFT

miXup77

28-Jul-06, 11:33am

Pancho's at Mortdale!

youngman

28-Jul-06, 12:41pm

Not sure if it has been mentioned but Juanita's in Kensington on Anzac Parade is our local and is tops. You must eat the Chimichanga:drool:!

"Real" mexican does not exist here. IMO real Mexican food is sheit! If you have ever been you'll know that the food in Mexico is far less eleborate than we get and does not have nearly as much Sour Cream, Chesse and Guacamole (which seem to be part of every Mexican dish here). I was really dissapointed with the food when travelling (although you can't complain about their awesome beer and tequila and beaches and ruins). If you are ever there, try the Mole - Chicken cooked in a Chocolate type sauce. Disturbing.

Mike Muzz

28-Jul-06, 03:48pm

Another vote for "Had to Happen"

Can't believe its only had 3 mentions in this thread. Not only is the food great, the staff are fanastic to, you almost feel like you are in their house as guests and they want to look after you.

feeble

28-Jul-06, 05:32pm

chicas,

i'm informed that the best cocina mexicana in sydney is found at vera cruz, mosman... however, i have to point out, no mexican food i've ever eaten in sydney actually tastes like anything i ate on travels in mexico... refried beans, cheddar cheese and sour cream don't seem to play a big role in their food (for which the people of mexico should be eternally grateful.)

fave mex dish: pescado veracruzana- fish cooked with tomato, white wine, coriander and a few other bits and pieces. muy delicioso!

Punk in Drublic

28-Jul-06, 05:56pm

Pancho's at Mortdale!

:love: :love: :love:

It's right near Morty pub as well! :-D :lol: :|

Donnie Darko

29-Jul-06, 01:36am

sorry about going off topic with location

I took this pic of masssive Nachos from my fave Mexican place call Las Brisas in Laguna Beach California

it only cost USD $10

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h186/Patopeaking/Picture789.jpg

Pato,

I fucking hate you so much right now man :|

i wannntt thattt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i miss cali :(
and santa monica
and malibu
and and and

*cries*

sobriquet

30-Jul-06, 03:01pm

it's called Jiminez, pronounced Yiminez, as i was corrected by the (very hot) waitress. oh yeah, the food was tops too!

jimanez is that good shit

bullet train

30-Jul-06, 04:11pm

La Cita on King St wharf is good and well priced.

DJ Fusion

30-Jul-06, 04:21pm

All you can eat Fajitas at 'Had to Happen' in Nth Sydney - YUM! Aside from that though I've still never had a better taco in Sydney than the ones that come out of my own kitchen.

PiNkUniCoRn

30-Jul-06, 07:30pm

Thinking about Mexican Food makes me sooooo hungry :drool: :drool:

Suprisingly the best Mexican i ever had was at a lil resturant in Thailand :lol:

bullet train

30-Jul-06, 07:33pm

yes had good mexican in thailand.... mexico was good too!

Pigman

30-Jul-06, 11:42pm

by a couple of touchdowns its 'Had to Happen' in North Sydney..

They do these ALL YOU CAN EAT!! fajitas which are to die for..

they bring out all the ingredients (seriously everything you would ever want) and you make them on your plate...

im addicted..

http://www.hadtohappen.com/fajita.php

I went there once, it was woeful.

best mexican food is what you make at home
im often disapointed with mexican restraunts

I'm starting to think myself. Most Mexican eating out experiences have been disappointing.

supa

31-Jul-06, 10:05am

have to agree pigman. i've eaten at had to happen twice and was twice unlucky with bad food.

went to newton's cocina on friday and was a little disappointed after all the rave reviews. should have gone for the quesadillas instead of the fajitas - they looked soooo much better.

Kimberley

31-Jul-06, 10:14am

I took this pic of masssive Nachos from my fave Mexican place call Las Brisas in Laguna Beach California

Oh, I have to find the pic of the yummy nachos I had in Chicago, I took the photo mainly because I'd never seen black and red corn chips before. At first I thought they had burnt my meal. ha. I <3 the Mexican food I ate while in the US.

meanjean

31-Jul-06, 10:34am

i finally went to it had to happen only a few weeks ago.. it was pretty disappointing. the main i ordered was insufficient, to say the least. the food came on time, and the girl that served us was nice enough, but i like to be fed. i dont want to have to contemplate ordering another entree so im satisifed..and whats with the tacky decorations/ 1960's velvet chairs/random plastic figurines everywhere? the place could do with a refurbishing

i might check out one of the previously mentioned places in crows nest next, still searching for the elusive 'best mexican food'

M_adz

31-Jul-06, 10:38am

mmmmmmm
mexican.

thing that shits me the most about buying it out somewhere is they never make it hot enough :| bastardos. only place that came close was at Pot of Gold in Wollongong. and it wasnt just the food that was hot. ;)

supa

31-Jul-06, 11:04am

Patopeaking

31-Jul-06, 11:35am

Oh, I have to find the pic of the yummy nachos I had in Chicago, I took the photo mainly because I'd never seen black and red corn chips before. At first I thought they had burnt my meal. ha. I <3 the Mexican food I ate while in the US.

yeah that is pretty common in the US

another place i went had massive Nachos was at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas :lol:

all i can say is FUCK the Mexican here in Sydney !!

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h186/Patopeaking/Picture1378.jpg

Mickstah

31-Jul-06, 11:58am

STOP POSTING PICS OF MEHICAN FOOD!!!!

Seriously... :mad:

Unless you're willing to deliver some to my work right now...

Kimberley

31-Jul-06, 12:40pm

yeah that is pretty common in the US

another place i went had massive Nachos was at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas :lol:

Damn, didn't get nachos while I was in LV. The nachos I had in NY were pretty good too. The worst nachos I had though was at the LA Lakers Game I went to in LA. Fake cheese sauce FTL. hmmm seems I ate a lot of nachos while OS. :lol:

Ok, time to stop thinking about Mexican, and start thinking about the exciting and healthy salad that I have for lunch! :p

Kimberley

31-Jul-06, 12:42pm

STOP POSTING PICS OF MEHICAN FOOD!!!!

We could ALL share these nachos! ;D

http://www.nachoscantina.com.au/Images%20Big%20Nachos/22.CookingtheNachos.jpg

bullet train

31-Jul-06, 12:59pm

I love jalepenoes.

Patopeaking

31-Jul-06, 01:46pm

worst nachos I had though was at the LA Lakers Game I went to in LA. Fake cheese sauce FTL. hmmm seems I ate a lot of nachos while OS. :lol:

OMG Kimbs that we had the same nachos with Cheese sauce at the Miami Heat vs Pacers game during the WMC

fucking cost USD$8 It was so bad, i was going to throw it at the mascot :lol:

hadz

31-Jul-06, 01:51pm

Another vote for cafe pacifico... They also have a funky bar there and it gets packed out on Wednesdays and weekends.

Interloper

31-Jul-06, 01:55pm

Mexican is good? :p

Kimberley

31-Jul-06, 01:57pm

It was so bad, i was going to throw it at the mascot :lol:

If i hadn't been in the total nose bleed section, and wasn't SO damn hungry at the time, I might very well have done that. :lol:

Mexican is good? :p

Fcuking oath :p

Fabmacca

31-Jul-06, 01:58pm

Am I the only one who thinks that "mexican cuisine" is a contradiction of terms?

Honestly all mexican food seems to be is an endless rehash of corn, refried beans, cheese, chilli and guacamole. It's generally pretty ordinary to say the least and yet popular enough to seemingly have a mexican restaurant in every suburb. It defies all explanation.

Mex = rubbish

Interloper

31-Jul-06, 01:59pm

Yeah I think it's shit too. You're not the only one. :)

Fabmacca

31-Jul-06, 02:02pm

Yeah I think it's shit too. You're not the only one. :)

Hurrah for our good taste sir!

silvaside

31-Jul-06, 02:02pm

Fabmacca

31-Jul-06, 02:04pm

Yeah...just like Aussie food is all witchetty grub, kangaroo and dirt.

MAD!

So what else is there besides burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas, tacos and nachos?

Interloper

31-Jul-06, 02:04pm

Yeah...just like Aussie food is all witchetty grub, kangaroo and dirt.

MAD!

Meat pies and sausage rolls are mad.

Dirt. :lol: Sickest additive.

M_adz

31-Jul-06, 02:05pm

i <3 mexican food.

i want some so bad now.

:(

silvaside

31-Jul-06, 02:06pm

So what else is there besides burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas, tacos and nachos?
fajitas?

Fabmacca

31-Jul-06, 02:08pm

fajitas?

Which is some corn based flat bread filled with cheese, guacamole, refried beans and chilli :)

How do you differentiate a fajita froma quesadilla?

M_adz

31-Jul-06, 02:09pm

isnt a fajita fried meat - and a lot of places serve it on a sizzling plate and you roll it up? and a quesadilla is like flattened out and fried...like a pizza sort of thing.

i think.

Fabmacca

31-Jul-06, 02:11pm

and how is the end result different from a quesadilla?

Interloper

31-Jul-06, 02:11pm

So now they're ripping off the Italians? :P

silvaside

31-Jul-06, 02:11pm

Which is some corn based flat bread filled with cheese, guacamole, refried beans and chilli :)

How do you differentiate a fajita froma quesadilla?
fajita is more based around the meat.

quesadilla is all about the cheese.

btw I don't endorse mexicans or the food(lol) they create :P

Interloper

31-Jul-06, 02:12pm

Shut up you fucking spic! :bacon:

M_adz

31-Jul-06, 02:13pm

Quesadilla:

http://www.paliskunnat.fi/pororeseptit/images/quesadilla.jpg

Fajita:

http://www.southwestcuisine.com/entree37.jpg

djbobbit

31-Jul-06, 02:14pm

Go to La Pacifico in East Sydney - I still haven't been but I'm told it's mexican food mecca in sydney.

pacifico is good fun but I think the attraction is less in the food - which is alright but not great - and more in the atmosphere and dozens of tequila varieties they stock, and general silliness that normally results :lol:

My Mexican mate says Azteca's at Randwick is the best he's had.

Interloper

31-Jul-06, 02:16pm

Food that smells like an armpit is awesome.

Fabmacca

31-Jul-06, 02:26pm

Quesadilla:

http://www.paliskunnat.fi/pororeseptit/images/quesadilla.jpg

Fajita:

http://www.southwestcuisine.com/entree37.jpg

It's still the same ingredients displayed slightly differently which tastes almost exactly the same.

Mex = still rubbish

silvaside

31-Jul-06, 02:30pm

Mex = still rubbish

Yeah Mexican isn't baller enough for my tastes.

Patopeaking

31-Jul-06, 03:04pm

has anyone tried Cuy ?

http://www.smallparty.org/yoram/personal/ecuador/cuy.jpg

http://www.restlessadventurer.net/backpacking/inca_trail/cuy.jpg

Interloper

31-Jul-06, 03:07pm

Maddest rathead on pigesque body. :|

supa

31-Jul-06, 04:12pm

fajitas?

also chimichangas

deepbeetzz

31-Jul-06, 04:58pm

Vera Cruz hands down, I went only a few weeks ago, absolutely awesome. Banana Enchilada for desert was so dam good. And they've got the best tequila, one shot and your out shit. Cant recommend it enough. Actually im making a booking for this weekend right now, all this talk has made me hungry

Most of the dishes being mentioned here are tex mex not genuine mexican, well so I thought

db

mattje

31-Jul-06, 08:18pm

All you can eat - definately the way to go.

Can someone please promote a Mexcian night - tequila and coronas all round!

Charlala

01-Aug-06, 04:29pm

u guys have got me sooooooo excited for my friends birthday... dinner at cafe pacifico saturday night.. yum yum yum yum!

M_adz

02-Aug-06, 09:05am

went to Cafe Pacifico last night...ohhh yeah. YUMMMM!!!

SydneyDiscoKIng

02-Aug-06, 09:20am

Most of the dishes being mentioned here are tex mex not genuine mexican, well so I thought

I was kind of thinking the same thing

Fabmacca

02-Aug-06, 09:40am

I was kind of thinking the same thing

So what IS genuine mexican cuisine then?

SydneyDiscoKIng

02-Aug-06, 10:13am

Mexican Cuisine, which like other artistic expressions of Mexico, is rich and varied. There is a different type of cuisine in each region of Mexico.

We get the Tex-Mex verisons as they are the most popular and identifiable based on looks and tatstes. Traditional Mexican is actually quite gross. Its like traditional thai or chinese. We dont get the normal stuff but glorified dishes based on westerners tastes etc.

Peasants are where the traditional food is eaten and if you knew what went into it we would never eat it, hence why mexican restaurants serve the tex mex variety... i hope that makes sense? (im confused :meh:)

Mickstah

02-Aug-06, 09:33pm

Cafe Pacifico last night rocked.

Asked for extra jalapenos on my nachos and still wasn't very hot, added some more jalapenos and it was ok but needed more. Got some chilli sauce and the combined strength of the chilli sauce and jalapenos had me firing up. Awesome shit :thumb:

Top food.

jamessmalls

03-Aug-06, 06:38pm

panchos at mortdale!

awful. its all picante sauce and brocolli

Dollbaby

03-Aug-06, 08:31pm

Traditional Mexican is actually quite gross. Its like traditional thai or chinese.

clearly you have never eaten traditional chinese food.

marquis

03-Aug-06, 09:04pm

We get the Tex-Mex verisons as they are the most popular and identifiable based on looks and tatstes. Traditional Mexican is actually quite gross. Its like traditional thai or chinese. We dont get the normal stuff but glorified dishes based on westerners tastes etc.

Peasants are where the traditional food is eaten and if you knew what went into it we would never eat it, hence why mexican restaurants serve the tex mex variety... i hope that makes sense? (im confused :meh:)

Traditional Mexican is not gross...we loved the food over there! You think Mexican food is bad, try Cuba's Soviet-style stodge :lol: plenty of reasons for that which I don't need to go into here I think.

But I agree you are unlikely to find anything apart from Tex Mex style here from what I've seen.

PiNkUniCoRn

03-Aug-06, 09:20pm

Quesadilla:

http://www.paliskunnat.fi/pororeseptit/images/quesadilla.jpg

Fajita:

http://www.southwestcuisine.com/entree37.jpg

:drool:

I love both!!

SydneyDiscoKIng

03-Aug-06, 09:37pm

clearly you have never eaten traditional chinese food.

Doll, i didnt mean traditional chinese was bad, infact i love traditional chinese and thai, i meant that we dont get that stuff here we only get "westernised dishes".

I hated the food in Mexico, tasted like shit when i was there :~(

Dollbaby

03-Aug-06, 09:46pm

Doll, i didnt mean traditional chinese was bad, infact i love traditional chinese and thai, i meant that we dont get that stuff here we only get "westernised dishes".

I hated the food in Mexico, tasted like shit when i was there :~(

so are you saying that if you eat chinese in australia it will be westernised ?

SydneyDiscoKIng

03-Aug-06, 10:23pm

so are you saying that if you eat chinese in australia it will be westernised ?

Many of the chinese dishes served in chinese restaurants are not what the chinese typically eat everyday of the week. I think thats what i am trying to say???

white_tar

03-Aug-06, 10:50pm

I'm another person who finds the quality and quantity of Mexican food quite lacking here..

ps. A page or 2 ago some people were saying that Jimenez is a good restaurant.. believe me it's not anymore. Used to go there when I was in highschool (went to school down the road) and I went back a few weeks ago. The food was fucking awful.. bland and obviously not fresh. I remember it being better

Grant

04-Aug-06, 05:14am

I must get my arse back to Vera Cruz... I went when it first opened a few years back and was a bit "meh" on it. I absolutely loooove Mexican food, and am more than happy to give it another try.

Conveniently they're also in the North Shore Entertainment Book! Those things rock. :)

Mercury-Drinker

04-Aug-06, 08:53am

:drool: everytime i see this thread.

PiNkUniCoRn

04-Aug-06, 09:59am

I am going to have to go to one of the many mexican places mentioned in this thread tonight and try them.... i'm craving mexican food badly!!

The only one i have really gone to recently is Montezuma's and the only good thing they have is the San Antonio Nachos :drool:

phelon

04-Aug-06, 06:43pm

Charlala

05-Aug-06, 01:38pm

cafe pacifico for me.. yum yum yum yum yum yum yum yum

orphic

05-Aug-06, 05:05pm

Went to Cocina last night and didn't really rate it, except for the sangria.

Have done Chocolate Dog (on King Street, just a big further down) a couple of times over the last few weeks and LOVE it.

Next stop Cafe Pacifico...

legless

05-Aug-06, 06:11pm

i went to cocinas and chocolate dog last 2 weekends, they were both pretty yum but i felt sick after both, maybe cos its soo much food. i think the food at cocinas was better and waaaaay more range but i kinda liked the more cosy atmosphere of chocolate dog and they have that spicy chocolate sauce dish which im not sure cocinas had.

but cocinas had cuter waitresses. :P

Charlala

06-Aug-06, 12:43pm

i had cafe pacifico last night.. yum yum yum yum yum yum.
i highly recommend the vanilla frozen margaritas.. yum yum yum yum yum yum.

melahoi

07-Aug-06, 11:26am

When In Wollongong, I like heading to Amigos! Portions are huge!

supa

07-Aug-06, 11:59am

i had mexican for the fourth time in 2 weeks on saturday. i really didn't want to go :(, im becoming a mexicant.

Mickstah

07-Aug-06, 12:03pm

When In Wollongong, I like heading to Amigos! Portions are huge!
:lol: Fool.

Pot of gold is where the GOOD shit is. Amigos makes me cry on the inside.

Dollbaby

08-Aug-06, 08:26pm

Many of the chinese dishes served in chinese restaurants are not what the chinese typically eat everyday of the week. I think thats what i am trying to say???

:lol: you probably shouldn't vouch for what chinese people eat on a daily basis as you are .. well not chinese.. :P

melahoi

10-Aug-06, 01:04pm

:lol: Fool.

Pot of gold is where the GOOD shit is. Amigos makes me cry on the inside.

where is Pot of Gold?

mckenna

11-Aug-06, 09:49am

Jimenez in baulkham hills is the bomb!

see Corona!

Tax Invoice

27-Jul-07, 01:59pm

I'm shocked nobody has mentioned Guzman y Gomez on King Street Newtown.

Awesome REAL Mexican (no Nachos there! :lol:)

http://www.guzmanygomez.com/

white_tar

27-Jul-07, 02:03pm

chocolate dog cafe.. yumm

SpaceMonkey

27-Jul-07, 02:58pm

I'm shocked nobody has mentioned Guzman y Gomez on King Street Newtown.

Awesome REAL Mexican (no Nachos there! :lol:)

http://www.guzmanygomez.com/

Went there a while ago, nice food but the portions were kinda small.

Charlala

28-Jul-07, 02:54pm

i just read this whole thread.. not realising until i saw my own post.. that i'd already read it and posted...

however... there is a new little more take away style mexican thats opened in the cross called "tomatillo" and its awesome. i have one friend who eats there like 4 times a week.. and another that sneaks down a couple times a week as well. its really good. it's on darlinghurst road.. opposite Showgirls and Moulin Rouge.

hope everyone's having an awesome weekend.. :)

(p.s. laughed myself silly at my old posts of "yum yum yum yum yum.." haha)

M_adz

28-Jul-07, 08:08pm

i still reckon that Cafe Pacifico is the best Mexican i have eaten in Sydney. I am yet to try that place in Newtown. A certain Kimberley is due to take me on a date there :mad:

Charlala

20-Aug-07, 11:21am

going here tonight..
http://www.guzmanygomez.com/
I'm just a little bit really excited!

havik

20-Aug-07, 01:14pm

I'm shocked nobody has mentioned Guzman y Gomez on King Street Newtown.

Awesome REAL Mexican (no Nachos there! :lol:)

http://www.guzmanygomez.com/
Defo, its the freakin' bomb.
I love this place.

Charlala

20-Aug-07, 03:54pm

oh i'm even more excited now!

Amytron

20-Aug-07, 04:00pm

I thought Chocolate Dog on South King was the bomb diggity when it comes to mex in syd? Haven't been there yet, but i really want to try it.

youngman

20-Aug-07, 04:05pm

going here tonight..
http://www.guzmanygomez.com/
I'm just a little bit really excited!

Isn't this place like takeaway or can you sit down for a meal?

Charlala

20-Aug-07, 04:37pm

well i hvnt been yet. but i'm guessing take away with seating to sit and dine.. but quite informal. i'll get back to you tomorrow...

LLsparks

20-Aug-07, 05:13pm

The one in Newtown has a couple of bar stools at the window and some canteen style bench seats in the middle, not a lot though. It is sort of fast foodish.

Charlala

21-Aug-07, 12:44pm

yeah it had a long table with bar stools and two long window type benches with bar stools. food was ok. prefer tomatillo in darlinghurst rd kings cross though.

:)

LLsparks

21-Aug-07, 01:36pm

Anyone tried the Mexican place on Glebe Pt Rd near Roxanne?

DJ Fusion

24-Aug-07, 01:55pm

Its hard to go past all you can eat Fajitas at 'Had to Happen' in Nth Sydney. The most mexican food you can eat for $20, and it's top qual too.

M_adz

27-Aug-07, 06:42pm

lol

Had to Happen was rubbish when i went.

had to keep asking for hot chilli sauce because it was so bland and dull.

critic101

17-Nov-08, 11:38am

The BEST mexican restaurant in Sydney is Big Mexican Rancho in Gymea Bay. It's like heaven on a plate and once i'd eaten it I just wanted to do it all over again.
Anyone who says Newtown Cocina is good needs their head checked or has been living on a diet of rats and anything is an upgrade.
The food there is not only filthy but downright dangerous...i'm pretty sure what they serve as chicken is a pigeon from the gutter.

Mickstah

17-Nov-08, 11:46am

critic101

17-Nov-08, 11:53am

Haha no just genuinely concerned about people contracting food poisoning.

Mickstah

17-Nov-08, 12:16pm

And an avid lover of electronic dance music as well?

Elliot G

17-Nov-08, 12:21pm

Anyone who says Newtown Cocina is good needs their head checked or has been living on a diet of rats and anything is an upgrade.

I smell a rat right here...

ADz_M

17-Nov-08, 12:34pm

Worst try at viral marketing ever... and critic101 as your user name? :lol:

silvaside

17-Nov-08, 12:59pm

mexican food :lol:

critic101

17-Nov-08, 01:18pm

Electronic dance music???? what are you people talking about???

krafty_x

17-Nov-08, 01:49pm

I've eaten at Newton's quite a bit and yep, once I had really bad diarrohea afterwards and was pretty ill for about 24 hours.

It's asset is it caters for large groups which is why we tend to end up there on occasion for big birthday and farewell do's in the local area (plus it's easy for the vego contingent).

The service is also pretty crap. Wouldn't book it myself but I go when other do.

k_x oxo

sonicc

17-Nov-08, 02:26pm

Electronic dance music???? what are you people talking about???

I think they are talking about that stupid Doof Doof music or something.

aitsu

17-Nov-08, 02:29pm

Electronic dance music???? what are you people talking about???

:lol: sig'd.

critic101

17-Nov-08, 02:40pm

What does dance music have to do with mexican food is what i'm wondering?
Can't you have an opinion without people thinking you're trying to market something.

sonicc

17-Nov-08, 02:44pm

What does dance music have to do with mexican food is what i'm wondering?
Can't you have an opinion without people thinking you're trying to market something.
Doof Doof Doof Doof Doof Doof

Doof

MongooseFiend

17-Nov-08, 02:45pm

I <3 Mexican.

I hate Newtown, with somewhat of a passion, but I'm there just about weekly for Guzman Y Gomez. A tad pricy for what is pretty much a fast food-esque joint (I walk out $15-$20 lighter each time), but it really shits on everything else.

For a more cafe experience, I enjoyed teh Chocolate Dog Cafe which is more towards the St. Peter's end of King St.