we came here for a networking event and the food, the vibe, and the energy of the space was so great! the amount of food that came out for each and every one of our meals was vast and delicious. not only was the food of great quality - the speed in which the staff handed all 30 of us was impressive. the fish tacos were soft, seasoned well, and the side portions came out generously. the inside of the space had high ceilings and the seating came in unique variations so we could all mingle and talk with ease. if you are a business looking for a networking spot or just someone looking for great food - try this space out in thornton park! read more

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The ambiance of this location is amazing. Very vibrant decor and found myself just looking around at everything. It was a Wednesday evening and I sat at the bar and not an employee in site. I was eventually greeted by Jack, who I learned was not the bartender, but saw me sitting there, and decided to greet me. After some conversation he went to find the bartender. I ordered the Taquitos and a side of Guacamole, and they were amazing. So much flavor and they got me excited for what came next.... What came next was the biggest let down of a dining experience! I decided to get the combo plate to try some of everything. Barbacoa enchilada was decent but was cold. Chicken puffy taco had to be ate with a fork, and shocking tasted nothing like the chicken that was in the taquitos. Just bad. Next was the Supreme taco, which was ground beef. This seemed to have the most flavor, but flavor that just goes no where. Nothing distinct about it. Could have licked the seasoning top and been about the same enjoyment. I ordered the black beans based on the bartenders suggestion. I was given refried beans. I ordered everything without sour cream, and got sour cream on everything. When I got the bill, the bartender put the ticket in correctly, but the kitchen staff ignored. IF YOU HAVE SERIOUS ALLERGIES, DO NOT TRUST THIS PLACE! read more

The fajitas are the best in Orlando, if not the best I've ever had. The decor is super cool. The only downside is finding parking, which is generally difficult in the Lake Eola area. Its totally worth it though. I want to give it 5 stars because the food deserves like 10 stars. But...the service when sitting at the bar is extremely lacking. No one EVER checks back in to see if you want another drink, or if you want to order your food, get the check etc. Then its hard to get someones attention to do any of the above. I hoped it was just a one off, but every time we sit at the bar, the service is very subpar. The food is great though, so that outweighs the 1 star service. read more

From the chips and salsa to the churros, this meal delivered! However, eat in the restaurant because takeout did not taste the same. But in the restaurant, get the lobster and shrimp quesadilla, it's so good and filling. Check them out for happy hour, great specials. read more

Sunday bottomless brunch here is amazing! There's a 2 hour limit ($25/person) and for only $20 more you can add on bottomless mimosas or sangrias! The portion sizes are absolutely perfect (about tapa size) for a bottomless brunch which really allows you to try everything on the menu without stuffing yourself. My favs were the ceviche, carnitas hash, breakfast empanadas, and dolce de leche pancake. I believe as of now for their Sunday brunch they're only taking reservations for table seating but you can walk in and sit at the bar. We sat at the bar and our bartender made sure my mimosa glass was filled throughout my brunch. read more

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I would like to give a shout out to the entire staff, especially our server, Antonio. From the hostess, busboy and server to everyone we came in contact with was extremely welcoming and friendly My buddy and I were looking for a place to have brunch and we saw F&D Cantinas does Sunday brunch on TikTok lol. Since it's around the corner of my apartment, we decided to walk there and check it out. I was thoroughly impressed with the food. They have a variety of items to choose from. They even have a taco bar inside where they have a cook making the meats and you have all the fixings to put on top. Everything that I ordered seemed like they use quality ingredients and everything was just delicious to perfection. For dessert we had churros which were freshly made to our order. I can't believe I've lived around the corner for the last three years I've never came in. They are going to start seeing a lot more of me. Brunch is only on Sundays and it's $25 a person read more

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Super impressed by the F&D brand in general! The food is super high quality and the atmosphere is excellent. High end but still approachable. Server was really nice, friendly and knew the menu well. We LOVED the corn appetizer. So delicious with the chips. I want it again. The lobster quesadilla was probably my favorite. We'll definitely be back! read more

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I've been here a couple times and it's always a fun time. Today I was just in the mood for their margaritas. I ordered the spicy jalapeno, but their guava was my second one (not shown) -- My friend ordered their shrimp and steak fajitas and the meat was very flavorful! And if you want something to munch on, their LG Queso read more

F&D Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Orlando, Florida

I visited for dinner tonight and overall enjoyed my experience. The location is a standout, you're steps away from Lake Eola Park and right in Thornton Park, which makes it a great spot to walk around before or after your meal. There's also a nice patio, but I sat inside and the space was beautifully decorated. The staff was welcoming and the service was quick. My favorite part of the menu was definitely the appetizers. The empanadas, Mexican pizza (my first time trying it and it was delicious), and the dip trio with salsa, queso, and guacamole were all outstanding! I would come back just for those. The passionfruit margarita was also good and strong enough where one is enough. The entrée was not my favorite. I ordered the chicken and steak fajitas. The chicken was just okay, and the steak was a bit thicker than I prefer for fajitas, and overall it didn't stand out compared to the appetizers. I noticed they did have happy hour and I would return for the location, the vibe, and to enjoy more appetizers!!! read more

F&D Cantina - Passion fruit margarita - Mexican Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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$25 bottomless brunch?! Sign me up!! Came with Hubby on a Brunch date. We were pleasantly surprised to find out they offer $25 all you can eat tapas style brunch and $20 bottomless mimosas & sangria. We both did bottomless food AND drinks and had a great time. The taco bar was my hubby's favorite. He loves tacos. The carnitas and barbacoa were our favorites, followed by chicken, then beef. They have lots of toppings for you to choose from. A line starts to build up but they do move pretty fast. The rest was tapas style. We had some big hitters and other plates missed the mark but for the prices you cannot complain. Our favorites were the pork belly and the taco bar. Everything else was good but nothing to rave about. The hot honey sauce that comes on the Fried Chicken & Johnny Cake is very spicy and overpowers the pancake but the chicken was crunchy and tasty. The empanadas were filled to the brim, the garlic sauce that comes with them is delicious. Nachos were good, shrimp was good, grits were okay. I don't recommend this place for big crowds. It is a bit small and gets crowded quickly. Staff were super friendly. We didn't get to try a couple plates that we order but never made it to our table in the 2.5 hours we were there but we didn't hold it against them since it was so packed and the kitchen looks very small. They did keep apologizing and letting us know the kitchen was running behind. They kept bringing us drinks and checking on us which is great. Overall I would give this place 8/10 and would return for the taco bar and bottomless mimosas!! read more

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2nd time here at it was even better than last time. They were super busy but we were able to get a table rather quickly. The waiters were sooo accomodating and friendly. They have a decent size menu with something for everyone. I filled up on appetizers and couldn't finish my meal. The portions are plentiful. I really enjoyed my espresso martini but loved the presidente margarita even more. The space is such a vibe. I love the decor! They have indoor and outdoor seating. Nearby parking garage or street parking available. I definitely want to go back for brunch and happy hour. read more

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FD Cantina has one of the best happy hours around The margaritas are fresh, and the food deals are seriously hard to beat. The vibe is fun and upbeat without feeling chaotic, making it perfect for unwinding after work or kicking off a night out. Do yourself a favor and order the trio and the taquitos -- guaranteed to make your tummy happy Great service, great energy, and amazing specials... FD Cantina's happy hour definitely delivers every time. read more

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One of the best happy hours in Orlando. They have a great selection of food and drink options with a pretty great amount of time that you can get happy hour. Food was fantastic and for a great value. The service was fantastic although parking can sometimes be a challenge because it's downtown. We'll definitely be coming back. read more

F&D Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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Wanted to try something new. Never been a fan of seating near kitchens and bathrooms. The decor is nice,middle bar area and an upstairs seating area plus outdoor. Food & drinks were decent. read more

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My husband and I recently wandered into F&D for happy hour and I just say the happy hour deals are kind of unrivaled! We both ordered a grande margarita and I did not expect it to be so big but it was delish (I ordered watermelon) we also ordered the bacon wrapped jalapeños and although spicy (duh!) they were so delish! Just require sips of water after each bite! Because I wanted guacamole and the hubs wanted queso we ordered the house trio and definitely a good way to try them both and the salsa! Lastly we both ordered tacos and enjoyed those as well! The service was great and it wasn't too packed! We'll definitely be back! read more

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Was short on time but really wanted to try almost everything on their bottomless brunch menu with walkup taco bar and bottomless mimosas Everything was just great. Got almost everything to try and it came out so fast. So tasty, great portions, just the right temperatures. There really wasn't anything I didn't like. Had so much to eat and left happy and full Their mimosas and espresso was pretty darn good too Fun and friendly service and not too busy. Everyone working there were so cheerful and pleasant It's definitely a good deal for all that you can eat and drink read more

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I stopped by with a friend and sat at the bar since we were in the area. We ordered drinks and lunch. The service was okay-- it wasn't too busy, but the bartender seemed a bit unsure about the menu and had to get another bartender to help answer our questions. They were very friendly, though, and once our drinks arrived, they were good! For food, the chimichanga was huge and very tasty, especially with the spicy sauce on top. My go-to, the carne asada tacos, were a bit disappointing--they were slightly dry and had very little of the toppings. The chips and salsa were just okay; I probably wouldn't order them again. read more

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We went over here on Sunday for brunch with friends. Overall it was an okay experience. You have two options for brunch either the bottomless brunch menu or the à la carte brunch menu. The entire table has to agree on which though. This was really disappointing because part of our table wanted to be able to dine à la cart but the other half wanted to do the bottomless brunch. So we ended up doing the bottomless brunch. It runs roughly $25 per person, which is probably one of the better brunch prices, but servings are small. There is also a two hour limit on your brunch experience. The food comes out very quickly, which indicates to me that a lot of the food is pre-prepared. There are a bunch of small plates that you can choose from and a variety of things were chosen. My husband tried the shrimp and grits. It was OK but literally came with just a shrimp. He also tried the pork belly bites and said that those were good although some of them were cooked a little too long so he couldn't even chew it. We both tried the potato empanada with chorizo and found that those were very good and were packed pretty full with meat. I also had a piece of the avocado toast, which is literally just a half a slice of bread that's been toasted with guacamole or avocado slices on it. A friend of ours ordered the nachos for the table and easily was enough to be one person and they were OK - again decent amount of meat which was impressive. I did try the sangria, which is a red sangria. It was OK but very dry. Overall, we had a nice experience, but definitely not on our list of places that we want to go back to. Mexican food for brunch just wasn't our thing. read more

Cute little spot with a nice vibe and happy hour feel. We went for a girls night, the margaritas were good and the trio appetizer is great. The portions were a decent size and easily shareable, we had the lobster and steak quesadillas, the Taquitos which were delicious and fajitas. I will say the molten lava cake was cool with the fire experience they add over it but wayyyyy too much alcohol flavor, I'd pass up desert here. Our server had a birthday that had just passed and she was just delightful, spot on and so attentive. read more

We visited F&D on a Tuesday night for dinner around 8pm. They let us pick any table we wanted outside. We were pleasantly surprised by their taco Tuesday menu, which had a bunch of street tacos at 2 for $5 or 5 for $10. Their menu had an exciting selection of other stuff, but most people at our table ended up getting the taco deal. We also started with guac which came with chips and the pork belly bites. The tacos all came out first. Everyone did street tacos except I got the skirt steak tacos. Across the board, the taco shells were falling apart, which isn't unusual for corn tortillas but it felt worse than expected. The street tacos were also largely dry, some of them didn't have any salsa on them. My tacos were delicious and definitely not undersauced. After the tacos, the guacamole came out which was pretty good. The pork belly was also pretty good, but parts of it were really chewy. We got a couple orders of churros for dessert, and they were kind of hard on the outside. They were still fluffy on the inside, so it may have been an oil temp problem, but they weren't very good. They also had (dare I say it) too much sugar on the outside to the point where it was literally all falling off of them all over the place. I definitely wouldn't come back here unless I was just getting drinks, I'd be willing to give that a shot. I will say that we were happy with the service across the board, but the food just wasn't great. read more

We ordered the enchilada trio and the chicken burrito. Both dishes had refried beans. Their refried beans is tasteless and bland. My fiance had the burrito, and he has a big appetite and loves Mexican food, but he wasn't a fan of his burrito because of the beans. I tried the green cream sauce it came with and that was AWESOME! I had the enchilada trio served with rice and refried beans on the side. The enchilada was served on a sizzling plate, so 5 stars for presentation. The enchilada itself was pretty standard I would say it's thicker and more filled than standard enchiladas. Service is not that good. Our server checked on us once, 5 mins after he dropped off the food. We were sat outside so he may have just forgotten about us, but we tried to wave him down so many times. We never got a refill on our water. And our bill took so long to get dropped off (I'm actually sitting here still waiting for my check LOL and it had been over 10 mins since we finished eating) Anyways, this place is pretty pricey, so I may try their promos and happy hour and maybe my opinion will change. read more

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I had much higher hopes for brunch here. It's AYCE, but every person in your party has to choose that option in order to dine that way. They also offer à la carte. The food is tapas style, so small portions that come out whenever they are ready. I found only a few of the entrees to actually seem fresh and hot; most of it came out lukewarm and stale tasting. The pork belly bites were the only things I would rave about. The mimosas were basically all juice and no Prosecco. Service was really slow; there was a big party on the patio m, I understand, but in turn we were forgotten about. I'm glad I tried this place for something new but I won't be back. read more

Heyyyyyy you guyyyyyys! We went for brunch, party of 7-we sat outside under the awnings. It was toasty, our server was on point! We opted for the bottomless brunch food options. Where you can select up to 4 brunch tapas at a time for a seating period of 2 hours. We had Ceasar salad, avocado toast, shrimp and grits, tacos, nachos, Dulce de leche pancake, fried chicken with Johnny cake, shrimp ceviche. Literally everything was delicious and there was more to choose from. Highly recommend trying this brunch option, reasonably priced, delicious eats and great service! Mexican espresso was yum as were the tequila sunrises! Let's eat‼ read more

Amazing service we were seated right away they were very accommodating to our large party. Shoutout Brody for delivering excellent customer service and being very attentive to our bottomless mimosas!!! 10/10 will definitely come back for the bottomless brunch read more

F&D Cantina - STEAK & CHICKEN FAJITA (3P) - Mexican Near Me - Orlando, Florida

First time trying them but I know have tried all F&D locations. From Italian, to the theory prime Steak place and now their Mexican style food. I had the lobster and shrimp quesadilla. My wife had sizzling enchiladas and my friends had the steak and sweet plantain quesadilla. The food was amazing and the drinks were on point. Our server was very knowledgeable. The ambiance was great as well love the decor and the location. Will be coming back for sure. read more

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Good food I loved the enchiladas Great ambient, ac cold, Good deals 2 ppl 60$ plus tip Lacy was the best server!!! read more

The happy hour prices are great and the drinks 100/10 but the food and service meh. 1. This is our third time coming and each time the food is declining. The food was not even warm. We have ordered the same thing 3 times and got charged more for the same items that we have gotten 2. With the street tacos we didn't have any limes and had to ask for sour cream for my food even though I ordered it with extra and had to remind her twice. 3. Our waitress came by 4-5 times yet never filled our waters, or had to be reminded of bringing us stuff mind you there was only 4 tables at the entire restaurant. Yes it sounds nitpicky and I do love the location and drinks. I just would not recommend the food read more

We had a great first experience. Food and drinks were great, service was amazing. Nice chill after work spot. Def will be back for more. read more

F&D Cantina - Steak tacos - Mexican Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Super cute place. Loved the decor and vibe. The salsa that was jalapeño based was my favorite one. I ate a chimichanga and found it to be really filling. The sauce that they poured on top of the chimichanga was spicy and creamy. The overall portion size was huge in my opinion and worth the price. read more

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Love F&D Cantina. The food is always good, the atmosphere is fun, and the Ultimate Grande margaritas are the best. They're so good and definitely one of the main reasons I keep coming back. Nice place for dinner and drinks with friends. read more

Every time I come here I absolutely love it. The fajitas are to die for and the margaritas are the best in Downtown Orlando. Their happy hour is absolutely fantastic; it usually goes until about 6:00 p.m.. The service and bartenders are very kind and professional. Love the atmosphere. Options for both inside and outdoor dining.. and on a nice hot Florida day who doesn't love a what are you doing grande watermelon margarita! read more

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I came here with some coworkers for lunch and had a good experience! The service was prompt and the food came out fresh, and made to order! There was both indoor and outdoor seating, as well as bar seating inside too. We really enjoyed our meal here and can't wait to come back again in the future! read more

Stopped in for their Sunday brunch and really enjoyed ourselves. They offer a great selection of dishes, an open taco bar, and you have the option to add on bottomless mimosas as well. We chose to dine outside and the only con I'd mention was that the service was a little slow at times. Overall, if you're in the area I would definitely recommend giving their brunch a try. read more

Came for a little Sunday Funday action! It was fairly busy so we decided to sit at the bar. The poor bartender was swamped and didn't have much help. She did what she could but that being said bar service was pretty slow. Took about 20 minutes for us to get our drink order in. We put in all of our food order (thinking it may be slow) and it came out pretty fast. The food was delicious and the happy hour menu is pretty nice for both food and drinks! read more

Loved this restaurant, the food is delicious. We had the chicken taquitos to start. And oh my they were nice and crunchy and the toppings just made it better. Then, for actual dinner we tried the carne asada that comes with rice, black beans, plantains, and veggies. And the steak and mushrooms quesadilla. Also very good. The food was delicious. The service was on point, and loved the decoration, rustic look. The music was nice too. I had to dance a bit in the patio read more

F&D Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Orlando, Florida

I will visit this restaurant every time I'm in or near Orlando. The birria tacos are to DIE for, and my fiancé said the carne asada is genuinely some of the best meat he's ever had at a restaurant. Also as someone who is gluten free, I really appreciated their separate GF menu to make things easier for deciding. The service is phenomenal - the servers & staff are very attentive. Food came out super quickly. Love it here, 5/5. read more

F&D is a solid Tex Mex spot in the Thorton Park / Lake Eola area. The thing I appreciate most here is that they have a good selection of vegetarian options available via a QR code on the menu. One downside that I learned on my most recent visit is that the rice that comes in the "vegetarian" meals is not actually vegetarian, which no one had mentioned to me before so hopefully it was a recent change. The kind server who informed me of this recommended swapping the rice for more of the black beans, which are vegetarian. The service has been always been good, though at times a tad slow when things are busier. The drinks are good, though again, the bar can be a little slow so you might receive them after your appetizers come out. Overall a great spot with a fun vibe and tasty food and drinks. read more

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Stopped by for dinner before a night out. Food was delicious and so were drinks. The decor was so nice and the seating was very comfortable! They were a little short staffed so it look a little long to get our drinks in the end and ended up canceling the order but overall had a good experience and would definitely go back! read more

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Worst service I've ever received. Waited over an hour before we were even brought our drinks. Another 45 minutes before we could even order an appetizer. Unbelievable, never come here. read more

Food was alright. Nothing incredible. You can't go wrong with chips and salsa. The guac and queso were good. Friend ordered the loaded tots she said they were just okay and only ate a little bit. The street tacos were disappointing. They were very cheap for taco tuesday but only a couple pieces of meat on the tortillas. Our server was amazing though, very attentive and nice. The restaurant was calm with music that was not too loud and plenty of seating so we were spaced out nicely in there. read more

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