What an anti-climatic walk up the steps of the Diggers. Expecting to find an asian restaurant, we…read morewere greeted instead by GINORMOUS mexican hats and burritos. Despite our major craving for some sizzling beef, we settled on Cantina's and surprisingly, it was ok. The GenY (or is it the "I "Gen?) staff were friendly enough and our waiter was the sweetest kid, he even swapped me one of those said ginormous Mexican hats for my phone to take a pic of us. Their servings are fairly substantial and in fact, I wasn't able to finish off my dish - I had the naked Burrito - normal chicken burrito minus the tortillas and the cheese sauce (there's just something about those two words placed together that conjures up all sorts of nastiness in my head). They have the tiniest plates for all this food, the salsa and cheese sauce (ewww) are in little bowls on the plate, the corn on the cob, the rice and the chicken all precariously placed right to the edge of this narrow plate - so of course, you can imagine the filth left when our plates were cleared. The service is what you'd expect from a very young crew - not much conversational skill apart from LOL, totes and hashtag (just quietly, rather entertaining), clearing plates resulted in a fork backflipping taking with it some rice which ended up all over a friend and the bill given was for the wrong table - all in all though, a fun night given we had dined a little too well care of the 3 jugs of sangria #fittinginwiththekids

Great food and amazing service! The beef and chicken tacos are and so are the salsas.. also…read moreenjoyed the tamarind drink!

Authentic ass Mexican street tacos! And great margaritas! Uh-mazing!! Five stars on everything but…read morethe horchata since it has a coconut flavor that overpowered the rice and cinnamon flavors :( it equals about 4.8 stars total still winning!

Food is great. Good selection of traditional Mexican and healthy stuff my wife and daughter eat…read more Nice to be able to eat food that is not USA-franchise-mass-produced-tasteless-cardboard like the big franchises serve up as though it's food........and have to have good local authentic mexican that is obviously put together with more care and better ingredients. Please stay in business. Now to close with my favourite saying "It's OK if you sometimes fall apart.....Tacos fall apart.....and we still love them!"

Fantastic and fresh Mexican food, we had the special sweet potato fries with cheese sauce which was…read moregreat. Along with pork tacos and beef open burrito, all to share. Nice atmosphere on a warm evening, highly recommend.

It was 3 years ago that I last ate here and was overdue for a return visit. Coming back this time a…read morelittle wiser; not opting for their Big Ass burrito challenge. Two more burrito challenges have been added since AND a dessert one. Finish and get your picture on the wall. I shared Amarillo fries to start. Curly fries with a cheese sauce. Didn't look like much sauce at first but it had gone to the bottom making most of the chips underneath soggy, which was a shame. The crunchy ones on top dusted with seasoning were yummy. My enchiladas were a decent serving with Cajun spiced corn on the cob and fragrant rice that was more rice than fragrant. Yellow rice is not fragrant if it tastes the same as normal white rice. $6 for a small side serving of avocado was too expensive. I tried my partners nachos but the beef topping tasted... manufactured. Like Mexican or bean soup from a can. The service was fast. We couldn't book for two people. They only take group bookings. Joining the Wests Group that evening gave us a 10% discount.

Situated inside West Leagues Club in New Lambton, surrounded by the awful amount of poker machines,…read moreand people destroying their loves, the Cantina Mexican Restaurant is an awesome place, and in the better part of the building. The Big Ass Burrito Challenge is cool, even though you don't get any reward for finishing something that most likely cost them $2 in wholesale rice, but is awesome nevertheless. Recommended simple place to go for Mexican in Newcastle if you don't mind walking through miles of sad people on pokies. Here is a video from the Symon Craig show of a friend of mine eating the Big Ass Burrito http://vimeo.com/92429300

Super cool place that qualifies as a hidden gem as it's tucked down a little alley way. Inside,…read morethey have an upstairs dining rrom and downstairs a sweet bar and speakeasy vibe. Loved it. They did seat us under a staircase and it was annoying hearing the heavy footsteps stomping up and down throughout dinner service. The food was very good to stellar! As others have mentioned, the Tacos are King here. Tartare Tacos are amazing, and we loved the Salmon Civiche and the carnitas tacos, as well. Flathead Civiche was delicious, Brussels Sprouts were super tasty, and we also enjoyed the twice cooked Pork Belly. Not so good was the Pato Ahumado. The mole was really tasty but not enough, and the breast was really tough and fatty, plus no proper cutlery provided. Really disappointing, as we couldn't eat or enjoy it and it was like we just threw $72 away. While I did appreciate their coursing, we did wait for long periods between. Cocktails were good, as was a glass of wine, but pours are very light. Recommended, for sure. Avoid the duck.

The food at Esteban was incredible!! They had tons of options to choose from and the environment…read moresuper unique, moody, and cool. The service was great and everyone was super friendly. The tacos were amazing!! The chips and dip were also very good and had a nice balance of flavor. Was something unique that I had not tried before. Everything tasted high quality with a large depth of flavor. Would highly recommend!

Tasty and fresh. Expensive but the food was worth it…read more Great service and friendly staff. The owner was lovely and took time to say hi. I've been here twice and the food and service has always been great. The ceviche, fajitas and drinks were delicious.

Great food, great service, great atmosphere. Had a blast and will keep coming back…read more Nachos and ribs were huge and tasty. Trialled the chilli sauces. 800,000shu is bloody hot let me tell ya. Not for the faint hearted

BYO only. Very friendly service. The tostadas were great, the Chipotle chicken quesadillas not bad…read more The avocado and chili cheese dips were ok, the mole dip tasted like Nesquik. Overall, it does what it says on the tin.

First time trying this restaurant. Service was quick and…read morepolite and the food came out very quickly. Both my wife and I tried 2 of the combination meals on offer. The food - was not very exciting. Average at best with nothing to interest the taste buds, which I feel mexican should do. Service was nice but it did take over 20 minutes for our plates to be cleared and no offer for dessert ...sorry too say, i don't think we'll be back.

So disappointing! Have waited some time for a Mexican…read morerestaurant in Maitland and was so excited to try it out. Could not have been more disappointed in the quality of the food. We ordered nachos which were a disaster ( diced beef, minimal salsa, bland), taquito (dry, over cooked), enchilada ( beef- this was okay) and pork meatballs (okay). This is what I would call 'Aussie' Mexican food -pub style. You're better off driving the 40minutes to Muchos in Newcastle.

My first experience with Ribs n Burgers was Sydney and I loved it. So when this place came up on…read moremy radar on opening I had to come. The venue itself is a great location, even if a touch out of the way of the main eateries. Of course I love the food offered, I love the view, I love sitting in the warm sun outside when possible but I've really enjoyed the constant welcome from the manager/owner of the place. The staff too ;) Says a lot to me when they take time out to meet n greet you personally. The selections of food have always been fresh and tasty...and filling. This joint is also open late so good to come before of after a movie to eat, chill and talk. It may not be a 5 star restaurant but I feel like I get a 5 star experience.

Love the new addition to Charlestown Square. A bit out of place however; upstairs at the end of the…read morefood court rather than downstairs with the other restaurants that are open at night. Balcony area is a major win for the upper location though. Order at the entrance to either take away or dine in at one of the cute tables or booths and listen to some great music whilst you wait. My partners bacon and cheese burger pushed his effort vs enjoyment ratio to the max but he pulled through. Finishing with dripping hands but he said it was worth it. My southern chicken burger was easier to manage with a great coating, double cheese and a zingy chipotle sauce. Chips were also delicious! Add $2 for a dipping sauce but I don't think they need it. I had the milo thick shake at The Rocks location years ago and happy to report it's just as good. Beers on tap or by the bottle. Sadly missed out on the $2 wine or schooner with any main meal which could be better displayed. We saw it advertised afterward when leaving the centre. But there's always next time. There WILL be a next time. Yum!