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    Cafe Des Amis

    4.0 (13 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Sepi G.

    There have been a lot of nachos, tacos and burritos in my life. The three best nachos I have had were on UCI campus (12 yrs ago), a phenomenal Mexican place in Barcelona and now here at Cafe Des Amis. We had the nachos with beef. We also ordered guacamole and chipotle salsa. It was all.... unbelievable. For main dish I ordered the Des Amis salad with bacon - also great and super fresh. My husband ordered three tacos followed by the mango cheesecake. The price point, quality of service, freshness of the food and authentic decorations make this restaurant in Canterbury a must place to stop.

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    Jennifer P.

    This place is such a great find in Canterbury! I wouldn't have thought that there would've been such a good Mexican restaurant here, but I was wrong! Upon entering, we were asked if we had a reservation, because the place was packed! When we said no, the nice server found a two top table for us by the window. We ordered drinks right away, and my raspberry daquari was heavenly. I'd never had a raspberry one before-it was so good! (Strong too!) We ordered the large nachos as an appetizer, because for the price difference, why not? They were good, and had all the expected toppings. My meal was my favorite part though. I ordered three tacos, because I knew two wouldn't be enough. The first one was the salmon taco with goat cheese and aioli. It was pretty good. The goat cheese wasn't too strong, which I liked. My second one was the pulled pork with the gauc and sauce. That one was really good! There was a big piece of pork on my taco. All the flavors worked really well together, and the meat wasn't dry or anything. But my favorite, favorite one, was the last one, the crab and prawn taco with aioli. It was soooo good. So much fish was packed in on that taco shell. I couldn't eaten several of those. You definitely need to stop here to have a drink and some good food! :)

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    2 years ago

    Not great but substantial, service was ok, food was ok, ambiance was ok. I really wish the ac worked in the heat but nice car on the way in

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    7 years ago

    Have been going for years. Disappointed by the most recent menu, but the ambience has always made it a fun place to eat.

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    We had three course meal and my favorite would be the starter which was the goat cheese tostada.

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    The Cuban

    The Cuban

    3.6(17 reviews)
    0.3 mi
    ££

    Absolutely appalling behaviour - RACISM and ASSAULT by a member of staff…read more I had a shocking experience at The Cuban in Canterbury that I feel needs to be shared. My friend and I were standing near the windowsill inside with our handbags next to us when a tall African bouncer approached us aggressively. He began waving his finger in our faces and acted confrontational without any clear explanation--apparently just because our bags were resting on the windowsill. What made this worse was that he targeted my friend, who is Black Caribbean, with clear and disturbing racial bias. It was painfully obvious that this man--despite being Black himself--was prejudiced and aggressive toward us, especially her. I spoke to the head bouncer who confirmed there was no issue as long as we were standing next to our bags. We returned to where we were, but the same bouncer came back, told us to get out with no explanation, and when I asked why, he refused to answer. I began recording for my own protection, and he snatched my phone, was physically aggressive, and later threw my drink all over me and broke my phone strap. This was a clear assault, and I have reported the incident to the police. Another bouncer just said, "we don't need to give you a reason--he's worked here for seven years," which is absolutely unacceptable. This was not just poor treatment--it was racially motivated, physically aggressive, and deeply unprofessional. The Cuban seriously needs to review who they employ and how they deal with incidents like this. I will never return and strongly advise others--especially people of colour--to be cautious before going there.

    The food here is great, as are the cocktails, though be prepared to wait a fair while for drinks at…read morethe bar on weekends. The live music is always good and the dance floor is usually buzy but not overly so you can salsa the night away. The only downside is that the price of cocktails are expensive for a university town.

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