KI Cantina was fine... I mean, it's on an island in the middle of Lake Erie, so expectations were appropriately low. The tacos were what you'd get if your very Caucasian grandma decided to make tacos for lunch--zero percent authentic, but she tried her best. The real star here is the margaritas. Go big... literally. The giant ones are great, with plenty of flavor options to keep it interesting. It's a solid place to drink, chill, and pretend the food doesn't matter. Seating is all outdoors and definitely not winning any awards for cleanliness, but hey--you're here for the booze, not a deep-clean. read more

Pretty Mid Margaritas especially for ten dollars. Expect a long wait and pretty bad staff/service.

This was our favorite meal on the island. We stumbled upon it while golf carting around and I fell instantly in love with the idyllic, pastoral location and colorful skull signage. The menu and service are both abbreviated due to Coronavirus but we didn't mind the casual, self service vibe. Food was tasty and good quality. Location is ideal for kids with a vast green lawn to run and play, plus cute goats in the back to talk to and feed grass to! Such a great addition to the Kelley's Island food scene. read more

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Great drinks and good Mexican food at a good price. Food was served quickly on a busy Labor Day weekend. read more

Not a good restaurant if you like to sit down and order a meal, or eat your meal hot!! First you wait in line to order your drinks. Then go to another section to order the food, they have a few taco selections, a big fat burrito, and a few appetizers and that's it! What the menu doesn't tell you is all the food is cooked in the morning and served cold in the afternoon.... when I return my fresh out of the refrigerator burrito and ask for it to be heated I was informed they don't have a way to heat up the food and no returns on their nasty cold food!! The place does look run down but the outside atmosphere is lively and festive but if your like me and expect your food to be warm this is not the place for you!!! read more

Amazing margaritas! Yummy tacos! The cutest little goats & chickens ~ haha. It's not on the menu, but ask the bartender to make a mango jalapeño margarita with spicy salt rim! A+ read more

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Great food- fresh clean food. Best we've had on the island. AMAZING drinks! We had the loaded chicken nachos and margaritas.

Worst food you can imagine. You say no jalapeños and they blatantly ignore you and add jalapeños to every. Single. Thing. You order. Save ur money and go to Taco Bell once your back on USA main land soil. This place was shit. I couldn't say worse things about it. eat the pizza at caddy shack instead and save your money. If these people can listen to the simplest instruction they don't deserve business. read more

Good and Mac the cheezie taco amazing 10/10. The classic taco basic they chicken wasn't seasoned. Atmosphere is different outdoor seating only but cute. read more

Delicious tacos and burrito! We made a pitstop on our loop of the island and were so pleased to find good, flavorful food.

Hands down the best margaritas on the island!! The Cantina is set up for outdoor enjoyment. There are picnic tables and patio area options. If you are looking for a casual, relaxed atmosphere... this is your place to spend the afternoon. It's not located in the downtown area, so you will most likely need to drive there. I suggest renting a golf cart, but do so early in the day. If you wait too long, you will find that all carts are being used and you will miss out on this place and their margis. This place is dog friendly, but please keep them on leashes and bring baggies to pick up after your pet. This weekend we did encounter a picnic table in which a pet owner was not re read more

KI Cantina - Margis - Mexican Near Me - Kelleys Island, Ohio

This place could be so cool. If someone would turn this spot into a craft beer spot with trendy tacos this would be the go to spot on the island. Craft beer island spot is what's missing from the island. read more

Delicious food, cool location (not on the water though). Their margaritas were very creative - ordered the Spicy Mango and it was tasty, not too sweet. The food is a walk-up window where you fill out a checklist - we got our food quickly. I ordered a barbacoa salad with almost all the toppings - it was very good. Tender shredded meat. My husband got the chicken and it was also shredded, maybe even better than the barbacoa. There is a table full of hot sauces to top your food with, ranging from mild to Dave's Insanity - it was greatly appreciated! It's on the same property as Kelleys Island Wine Co. with lots of outdoor seating. Very cool little place! read more

We only had margaritas here, and they were amazing! We had the cayenne pepper margaritas, and enjoyed them immensely. My only suggestion is the barmaid needs to learn how to make more than one of the same drink at a time. The place literally only had 6 people in it, and we waited quite a while for our drinks. Which were made separately, even though we ordered the same drink. Sigh. The quality was great, and the flavor was incredible. Very friendly young lady behind the bar. The bar might be a full 8 feet across, but that might be pushing it. We chose to sit outside on the porch, as with 6 people inside, it was packed to the brim. read more

Great addition to winery with an outdoor cantina feel. Great vibe, decor and food. But make your chips!!!! It's so cheap and easy.....don't serve bagged Tostito rounds....yuk. read more

The frozen strawberry margarita was good but the the nachos are barely worth a darn . For $14 they were Taco Bell sized .

Okay had to give 3 stars here even though I reaaaaally wanted to give 4. The little "shack" itself is so cute and colorful and the marg selection was amazing. I had the watermelon my husband had the jalapeño and we were both intrigued by the mango cayenne but planned to head to the winery after so that would've been too much. Again, both margs were refreshing and tasty and worth the price. However, we shared a steak burrito and there were probably 6 shreds of steak, no exaggeration. So much lettuce and cheese filler that the cheese didn't even get melty so the burrito itself was cool, not hot. I also attribute this to the fact that again, there was hardly any meat hot off the grill. We also got chips and guacamole and the chips were clearly from a bag, fine. Like I mentioned, it's a small place so I understand not frying them up fresh. But the guac was flavorless. It was like they mashed an avocado in a bowl and served it up. I'm not a hot and spicy person, but I know guac needs some chili powder or cayenne or fresh jalapeños or other hot peppers for some flavor. I'd return for drinks and drinks only. read more

Great addition to Kelleys Island!! Margaritas are delicious. Burrito salad was good. Was able to choose toppings. Seating for Cantina in bar area is small. Outside swings are a great place to enjoy your beverage weather permitting. Will return again! read more

I have been back a few times since my first review. I still contend that it is a little pricey, but the food has been consistently good and the margaritas are tasty, too! It is a unique stop on the island. read more

Food was lacking flavor. Had the burrito, it was good size and affordable. Great area near the winery.

I am on Kelly's every summer and have never eaten here. I really enjoy the cocktails but decided to try the food this year. It was awful, I was served a burrito where the chicken was crunching so hard in my teeth that it was almost painful. When I took it to the kitchen and waited for acknowledgement I began counting the flies I saw around the bar. After I reached 100 I looked at the food bins and noticed there was probably 200 more. It was disgusting, I was refunded my money and left. The "chef" examined my chicken and stated it was not acceptable, I asked how he could serve it and was offered no explanation. Super dissatisfied. read more

I have been to all of the watering holes and restaurants on the island... This one is the best for the price/quality ratio. Not the cheapest, but worth the price. Very good quality food. Fast and VERY friendly service without the drama of the docks. Very young group, which was refreshing on how good their attitudes were! Highly recommend this place! read more