Didn't intend to dine here but couldn't find parking at the place we wanted to try. Service was horrible from the time we sat down and until we attempted to check out and stood at the register for a long period of time before anyone decided to help us. Food was ok at best ... definitely not authentic! Salsa seemed to be missing cilantro and had very little flavor. I ordered the Mexicans quesadilla and it was pretty much shredded chicken and some cheese in a soft shell. Not very well grilled. My husband had some sort of beef enchilada and he described it was "just ok". read more

We were visiting Helen, GA for Christmas and the restaurant we were planning on having dinner at was closed down, so walking back to our hotel we saw La Cabana and thought we would give it a try since it was on our walk back. So happy we did... the food and the service was wonderful. My husband had the Shrimp Diablo and I have the Combo #5 (beef, and cheese enchilada with rice and beans. Delicious... Don't hesitate to give it a try. read more

Great service and very good food quality. Wife and I enjoyed the service. Definitely recommend this place

Cheap and good food service can be not the greatest but over all pretty good would go again

I loved the food I had gotten. It was great. The service was fine. I would definitely eat there again

This is a TEXMEX restaurant. We are Mexican and hoping this was a Mexican restaurant but it is not. read more

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Great food, best service in town! Don't tell anyone! The owner greeted us at the door and got us right in. Everywhere else was a 1-2hr wait! read more

If I could give this restaurant a 0 star I would !! Horrible customer and terrible food ! Pls do not waste your time or money they will treat you horribly!!!!!! And they're racist af. I will never come back to this restaurant read more

My wife and I stopped by for some Mexican food right after getting into town. The food, service and decor were great! I will definitely be back the next time I visit Hellen Georgia. read more

Great Mexican place in Helen. Nice outdoor seating if you want. Nice staff. Food is consistently good. Normal American Mexican fare. I eat here frequently when I'm working the ambulance up here. Clean and good service! Can't go wrong if your craving some mexicano fare! read more

The overall service was okay, but the food was awful. It seemed microwaved and tasted old. Pretty disappointing.

They were very busy, but were able to seat our party of 6 right away. We were happy to see that they had a whole section of "lite" and low carb options. The portions of food were good size. They had indoor and outdoor seating and plenty of it. The food has good flavor to it. read more

AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT?? Not one bit.....oh boy!!!! Just a bad place overall. After we were seated, it took 15 minutes before someone came to get our drinks order. We went ahead and placed our food and drinks order at the same time. Approximately 40 minutes later, another server came with our order but it was all wrong. After getting 2 out of 5 orders wrong, we decided to cancel the wrong items because he told us "we can fix it but it will take longer to cook". Instead of saying, hey we got it wrong but I'll put a rush to your order..nope!!!. After speaking with the server he told us the food, he told us that the food came out wrong because we didn't specified to the server that we WANTED MEXICAN TACOS and not "American tacos".....give me a break! you would think that when your biga** si g that says authentic Mexican food, that that's exactly what you are getting....one of the plates that did made it to the table(carne asada)was just bland and no flavor. My wife's chicken soup..just bad and tasteless. All I'm trying to say is that this place has nothing authentic about Mexican cuisine. This place is just another typical, Tex-Mex place that claims authentic cuisine, flavor. Tortillas are packaged not hand made, guacamole(from a can or jar) not hand made, beans also from a can and are tasteless, enchilada sauce(from a can). This restaurant is not authentic and they need to know that they are ripping people off. read more

We went for lunch on a summer weekday around noon. It was not very crowded. It took at least 10 minutes for somebody to get our drink order. Our plates were also cleared from the table without asking if we were finished. With that being said, the food is really quite tasty. read more

My overall experience here was mediocre at best. I would still go again, but it would not be a 'destination' for me. FOOD: I had the fajitas and they were definitely decent. Not extraordinary. Of course they had chips and salsa - which no one can go wrong with! LOCATION: Superb location. Two words: FREE PARKING. The interior of the restaurant is a little dated and not in a good way. They have two sections. There were several families there, making the place pretty loud. A wandering child decided to join me in my booth. None of that was the restaurants' fault, but it did not make for a calm and relaxed atmosphere - it was more like a fast food restaurant in that sense. SERVICE: The servers were friendly, but not attentive. I never received by bill, so I walked up to the register and waited a couple minutes. From what I saw with others, they normally provide the bill which is taken up to the register. OVERALL: I would still go back. read more

Good food // horrible customer service. I ordered the chicken fajita lite. Great proportions and heavy on the guacamole which was good but not great. Had to flag down our waiter to get my husband a refill on his diet coke. Never was asked for a refill on mine nor our chips & salsa. Waiter finally came by and asked if we wanted our check. I almost stopped the manager but he didn't look like he cared either. There seemed to be no specific job tasks; all employees seated customers, took orders, and rang people up. The hardest worker appeared to be the food runner. Won't be coming back. read more

La Cabana - Chicken fajita lite. - Mexican Near Me - Helen, Georgia

Excellent drinks and stellar food. Definitely recommend you visit for lunch or dinner when you're visiting Helen, GA.

Food was really good, was overall happy with it. Next time I would wanna try other places tho so... My family stopped by before we went tubing as we were hungry and the service was really good. read more

Came on a recommendation. Great service and food. LARGE portions. Great waiter. Endless supply of warm chips.

Food was good, but after several visits things changed. Prices went up and standards came down. The cheese dip became smaller and more expensive. It just wasn't worth the walk up the high staircase or long walk from handicapped. Haven't visited in a long while, but I really hope things got better. read more

Margaritas weren't very strong, but the food was excellent. Cheese deep was good. I got the carnitas, which were superb. I really enjoyed the beans and rice as well. My boyfriend got the taquitos and enjoyed them. The servers were all wearing masks and we were six feet away from everyone. Hand sanitizer provided. read more

Great location, food and prices. We stopped in for an afternoon snack. Food was great. The staff were attentive and were all COVID compliant. Atmosphere was great. Fewer tables made for a greater experience. Drinks and food - very good compared to other places. Prices were great. Loved it. Overall - great location in Helen and a great place to eat. Stop by and give them a try. Or return, as I have. read more

Great dinner!! Chorizo cheese dip was so good I ordered a second one. My combination plate was also delicious! Waiter was great too.

We came for lunch, and since it was fairly cool and breezy outside, we decided to sit outside at the picnic benches. They're nicely spaced out for social distancing which is a plus. We got the Texas lunch fajitas, which were outstanding! We're a little bit of margarita snobs, and ordered the small frozen pitcher of the Texas margaritas. We could tell that "frozen" meant the drinks and a lot of ice had been blended rather than slowly frozen in the margarita machine, and those were a little bland. However, the food, cheese dip, and service was wonderful! read more

Great food. Service. Music. Ambience. The restaurant is authentic. There are kid options and "Lite" options. The Hispanic waitresses are very kind and attentive. read more

I think that if takeout was my primary focus these days I would do everything possible to ensure the quality was up to snuff to be eaten at home. I was not impressed with the food, the rice tasted old, the beef in taco mushy and flavorless. My chili Rellano was scary. The verde sauce was essentially soaked in to the enchilada and little to none was even showing, my taco shell broke all apart from being in the to- go container and that lettuce was soggy and gross. The overall presentation from a 15 min ride home was severely disappointing. I checked the food before I left and had requested extra lettuce. What you see in the pic is their version of extra. At that point I requested more and was charged 1.61 for a little thing of wet shredded lettuce. Honestly it feels like people have no pride in what they are serving these days and when you spend $40 on dinner for 3 people I expect a Little bit more. My husband said his steak fajitas were quite good. Can you get away with serving this bad of food with sites like yelp etc? Apparently. read more

La Cabana - This is the to- go lettuce/ sour cream tomatoes. There are yellow tomatoes but I don't think this particular variety was being used. - Mexican Near Me - Helen, Georgia

Let me start by saying this was the worst experience at a restaurant I've ever had. I've been in food service for over 20 plus years including being an owner. So I understand if things go south but there's a way you handle it as a manager and staff. First the server took our order without writing anything down. I ordered the Mexican style guacamole, two adult entrees, two kids meals and two drinks. We got our drinks pretty quickly but we never got our guacamole. I told my wife when we didn't get our guacamole it was going to bad and it was. 3 tables that came in after us got there food first. The server said "oh hmm, you haven't gotten your food yet let me check". 10 mins later still no food. So my wife proceeds to speak with the manager and said they can only discount 10 percent. I wasn't to concerned yet but when we got our food it was cold. That's when I decided to speak to the manager when I paid the bill. They didn't have a care in the world about the service or the meal. His excuse was is was in the kitchen. I didn't care if he was in the kitchen or doing whatever, my concern was they never came to my table and addressed the issue at all. If the food was hot and correct I would have been ok. Piss poor excuse from management and staff. The food was not worth it. read more

It was definitely not a good experience. Our server never made it to our table to bring our appetizer nor water that we order. We had to constantly brag any one walking by us to to see where our server was or if they could bring us more salsa or water. Food was also not good! Hope you don't have the same experience!!! Will definitely not be our first choice next time or ever. Safe your self sometime and try all the other good restaurants here. We were extremely excited to try it, unfortunately it didn't work out as we plan. read more

This turned out to be what I would expect from a Mexican restaurant in a small Georgia mountain town-mediocre food with very friendly service. The chips seemed like they were store bought and the salsa was bland and runny and seemed store bought as well-not a good start. I had a combination of a chalupa, burrito and tamale, with a beef taco on the side. The chalupa was pretty good and the guacamole was freshly made-a huge plus. The burrito was filled with beans and no meat and I didn't even finish it. They tamale was OK. The taco was pretty good. I didn't care for the mole sauce which was red and almost sweet. I prefer the brown mole that has a little bite to it. The server was very friendly, which added a pleasant touch to the meal, but the food wasn't good enough to merit a return visit. read more

I mean, what can you expect from a Mexican restaurant in Helen, Ga. Honestly one of the worst meals I've had in my life. Server forgot about our margaritas until the food came out, and when we did get them it was being kicked in the face by a lime juice. Salsa was good, chips were bad and the queso was basically like water. Food came out in a puddle of grease and burnt cheese. Couldn't even rinse it down with a margarita, what a shame. Shouldn't be allowed to serve people again. The only redeeming quality of this fine establishment? The guy at the counter seemed friendly. read more

After a day of tubing, we came across La Cabana Restaurant. Wasn't sure if we wanted to eat Mexican food in Helen, but everyone was starving. Honestly didn't know what to expect of this restaurant. We were a very large group, the waitress took my order first. We waited like 45 minutes for our food. The waitress messed up 4 of my family members orders, and she forgot to put in my order and my younger sons. We waited 20 more minutes before my son and I received our dish. When I finally received my dish, I only received one burrito, when I ordered two. Was very disappointed with the food, I'm Mexican, the food is not authentic. It tasted like Taco Bell's. I also ordered a Piña colada and it did not taste well. My nephew asked for the manager, and the manager fixed the problem and made sure everyone's dish was correct. Just a total bad experience. Would not recommend this restaurant if you want authentic Mexican food, because it is not. Everything tastes like it came from a box or a can. You have been warned. Will not eat at La Cabana again. read more

La Cabana - La cabaña - Mexican Near Me - Helen, Georgia

Good service and excellent portions. Cold beer and clean. The fajitas seemed to be a reheat from earlier in the day. Mushy veggies and meat that seemed to be microwaved more than once. No sizzling platter ... Just brought out on a regular plate. Oh, and they forgot my tortillas. Too tired to care but won't be coming back. read more

La Cabana - Mexican Near Me - Helen, Georgia

If you want terrible service then go here. We spent $70 on food and got 1 small to go container of salsa. There was one server for the whole restaurant. The food was ok. The service was TERRIBLE! read more

Great authentic style Mexican food... Not the bland Mexican food you might expect from a German town... very pleased with the shrimp mexicana, pico, guac salad, and shredded chicken... service was good as well... sit on the covered balcony over looking the city park and river and enjoy the mountain air!! read more

Helen, GA restaurants scared me, but La Cabana was good. We came in for an early dinner. The restaurant looked spotless. There were tons of employees, but our server kept going MIA making our dinner a little longer than anticipated but not a big deal. They do a great margarita. It didn't taste only like mix which was refreshing. The chorizo dip was great. Chips were fresh. We shared the Texas fajitas for one and it was enough. Tons of meat. We will be back the next time we're visiting the area. read more

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Great margs and fajitas (chicken shrimp) awesome. Second time I have been here and has not disappointed. Their porch is also dog friendly and will accommodate water for your pup as well. read more

We've been here before. Food is just OK. Service is not there. Takes FOREVER to be seated and FOREVER to get your just OK food. Go to any of the other restaurants in town. Bodensee's is the only good German place, Mully'sis Great, and Spice 55 is also Great. read more

Service was good. Food was good. Priced reasonably. Everything was slightly spicy. Left with leftovers. Will return. read more

La Cabana - Mexican Near Me - Helen, Georgia

Best Mexican food in helen. Biggest drinks too!!! Outside tables. My favorite is the soup!

We loved it, white queso, tasty chips. Wish we had this near my house hubby and I both loved the shrimp, but I'm telling you the steak and chicken was crazy good too! Staff was helpful with suggestions, she was quick and efficient. The icing on the cake was the patio dining. Loved it! read more