Great Mexican food in Torquay. As a California girl visiting Australia, it's fun to discover places…read morethat taste like home. Nothing says beach to me more than Mexican food. The elotes (grilled corn with manchego and spices) and the chicken wings are both addicting. The margaritas are also great- particularly the jalapeño and the café flavors. The trio of salsas could use some work- the salsa verde lacked salt and crema, though delicious with mains, is not a salsa on its own to me. Still, easy fixes & thoroughly enjoyed the meal!

This place is really unique and they have a menu that changes. We ordered some tacos that you…read moreshare, and some roasted corn slathered in delicious flavors... probably not the most authentic Mexican food but in the style of fresh and flavorful. Think Mexican food with Masterchef creating the menu. I would definitely say this is one of my new favorite restaurants!

this is what they gave me... somehow delivery took 7 hours…read more arrived at 1am. it wasn't even wrapped up properly. opened it and immediately was hit with an awful smell. if your order is being delivered by amir, cancel it. he will not be careful with your poo-filled tacos... he almost threw it at me! outrageous. if you go to eat-in, make sure you're prepared. the staff are extremely disrespectful. while i was eating my raw burrito, i asked to go to the bathroom and staff yelled at me to sit down and eat. they are rude, unprofessional and the whole restaurant smells like bum holes.

My family and friends had a great time here! The food was quick to arrive, the portion sizes were…read morelarge and the servers were friendly. All the food was fresh and delicious, definitely worth the low prices. We'll be sure to eat there again.

This place is definitely worth the visit! Great service, music and happy hour! Was made to feel…read morewelcome as soon as we entered. Just a warning the jalepeno peppers are hot! Also had the fish tacos which came with small sides like guacamole and cheese so you could add as much to your taste. This is a hidden Gem in st kilda, the bar is amazing and so is the food!

Juanita's does a taco night on the first Friday of every month. We decided to check it out tonight…read more... and we weren't disappointed! The shop itself is very unassuming - a diamond in the rough. Juanita (or who I assume is Juanita? Should have asked! ... ) was very friendly. She made us feel very welcome and ensured we had everything we needed. We tried the taco mix, pork and chicken tacos. The tortillas were rustic. They come with an array of sides (& plenty of them!) including a pineapple/cucumber salsa, a cabbage slaw, some diced onions, coriander, tomatillo with avocado and chipotle sauce. There was also a couple of Juanita's home made sauces on the table to use. We enjoyed it all! Although quite full we couldn't resist trying the salted caramel Cheezecake. It was really delicious, thick and rich but well balanced with the addition of yoghurt, honey, bitter chocolate and praline served with it. This is a vegan option FYI! BTW - Juanita's sells delicious sauces and spices to take away ... we just had to grab one. We'll definitely head back.

Cute little place with outdoor seating in the back. Our first time there this weekend, just for…read moretake away. The chorizo quesadilla was spicy and tasty! The chicken mole was the best I've had in Oz, as were the corn tortillas - the latter had real flavor and must have been prepared by someone who has eaten real ones for many years in Mexico. Don't be put off by the street scene outside. The place itself was cozy and service friendly.

The history I have with salsa is very old. I used to go there with my family when I was younger. I…read morealways got the same thing 2 Chilli con carne and a polo espanado. The food there is amazing. The service is pretty nice.

I'm a big fan of the food this lovely little family owned restaurant serves up. I've been eating…read morethere regularly for 20 years now and have always enjoyed the heck out of it. It's definitely one of my favourites.

Jaliscos is a newish Mexican place at the Windsor end of Chapel Street. They have a few tables on…read morethe footpath, a front section with enough room for about 20 people, a second section accessed via a brick archway with seating for a dozen more, and a sizeable beer garden/courtyard out back. The menu is pretty much what you'd expect; tacos, burritos, quesadilla and a reasonable selection of tequilas. I ordered the Tequila-Lime tiger prawn fajitas which came with a plate of rocket, guacamole, Mexican rice and four flour tortillas. They were advertising litres of frozen watermelon margarita for $20 on the chalk board outside and as it was stinking hot that sounded like a good idea too :) The prawns arrived on a sizzling hot plate with slices of capsicum and onion - a very generous serve which was enough to fill me up without the need for an entree. There were the obligatory hot sauces on the table - four different varieties in fact - so I tried a different one on each tortilla. All good, but the Jalapeño was my favourite. Jaliscos is good and the service is fast and friendly. The total bill was $55 which included a shot of very tasty Patron Silver, so not bad value for the money.

Very average at best... We came here because Fonda down the road had a 50min wait. The service was…read morebright, cheerful and attentive. We got a jug of frozen Margherita which was tasteless frozen cordial that had little IF any tequila in it, you'd get more drunk sucking the alcohol out of a deodorant stick!! The food was a very poor representation of Mexican, they used very cheap ingredients and it was sadly obvious that this place is either run by a tight ass or has never actually eaten Mexican food before.. The corn was ok, he nachos tasted like stale Doritos with home brand cheese that had been microwaved and the tacos were flavourless on stale flakey.. Over all we were very disappointed and at a cost of $90.00 for 2 where grossly ripped off!!

I tend to leave more positive than negative reviews. And I don't give a 1-star review lightly. But…read moreif they would allow me to leave zero stars, I would. They should be embarrassed to call this Mexican. Heck, they can't even call it "Mexicanesque". It actually started off well, believe it or not. They got our hopes up with some decent margaritas. But even after drinking a jug of margaritas, this just didn't work out well. We ordered chips and salsa. The salsa was as close to ketchup as you can get without calling it ketchup. And it was small bowl for $12.50. Some poor pastor is turning over in his grave in Mexico because the "tacos al pastor" were as far from what we know they should be as possible. Imagine gristly pork done as a poor barbecue. Like really badly. And this was one step below that. I had a dish that came with french fries - and the french fries were the hit of the meal. My date and I actually dueled for them as they were the only enjoyable food on the table. Other highlights: - there was only 1 napkin on the table - even though we made it clear there was a severe avocado allergy one of the plates came with guacamole! Do yourself a favor and choose a different Mexican restaurant. Or you may want to consider fasting for the evening instead of giving these imposters any of your hard-earned money.

Let me start by saying I loved this restaurant. Recently the management changed and this is the…read morefirst time I made a reservation for dinner after the change. The food was fresh and the taste was as good as before. That was great. There were a few slip ups - idk if it's due to staff shortage or kitchen wasn't up to the mark. Nachos - I specifically requested sour cream on the side as we were all going to share it and I don't like it spread all over. We got it with sour cream on top. They were kind enough to replace it for us, just a giant waste of food :( We ordered one main each for 3 of us. 2 arrived together while I sat and whacked their face. My food arrived when others had almost finished eating, awkward! I ordered a drink that looked like was served in a martini glass. It arrived in what looked like a shot glass shaped in a form of a martini glass. The drink was good and well made though. So points for that. Dessert was a chocolate brownie sizzler. It didn't sizzle. Icecream was good. Chocolate sauce was good, brownie was cold and hard.

Cracking restaurant and bar tucked away by the car wash. Fresh balanced eats and some potent…read moremargaritas.

This place was rather nice, though I'm not entirely sure whether it is a bar, or something more…read more I'll assume it is a bar, particularly since they were more than happy for me to come in here and have a beer, and didn't insist that I also purchase something to eat as well. In a way, though this place was actually rather nice, and the service wasn't bad either, though I'm not inclined to consider it to be one of the best that I've visited.

Lovely salad! And my friend ordered a veggie burger it was amazing!…read more Was there again i took another dish and the bread was pretty old. Not expected!

Three to five is in a state of flux. The old premises of La…read moreLupita is going through some changes. For the moment the owner Attila is running his Al Carbon food truck at the back. You have to follow their Facebook page to get an idea of when they might do that, but it's definitely worth the anticipation. Trying out their newly built wood fire oven, the Al Carbon truck was serving up wood fired, slow roasted to perfection lamb tacos. Yes those same kind of tacos made famous by the previous incarnate La Lupita. Awesome freshly made corn tortillas and simple additions like purple cabbage and pickles. Respadas. It's a finely shaved Mexican snow cone. I've never tried anything like it. Chilli lime salt with agave syrup, Watermelon and Rose and Sweetened condensed milk. Very refreshing on a Summer's eve. Attila tells me this time around they are going Turkish. That's his real cooking passion. Slow roasted lamb, house made bread and tapas style sides, designed to be eaten by hand around a table with good friends. Something great is coming to the inner west. Watch this space.