The service was ---. It took an hour and a half for us to receive our food after arriving, all the…read morewhile we were not seen by waiting staff as other tables who arrived after us were served and paid before we received our food or fully ordered. In addition, we had to ask for wait staff instead of being served directly, and no one asked about the meals etc. We ordered a starter and a main. Our mains arrived well before our starter (about 15 minutes). Once the food arrived it was disproportionately small compared to the price paid, and we opted to cancel the starter we had ordered. The door was open with no heater inside in the middle of winter. This is the LAST time we let Jack pick the restaurant. Disappointed.

Went here on the 18th July at 6.30pm, at first we looked at the menu and were going to leave as…read moreeverything appeared to be spicy and thats when the waitress bought over a kids menu which I thought would've been the first thing they would do when turning up with kids. The food wasnt too bad but its not somewhere that I would go again even excusing the next part. My 5 year old daughter had a kids chicken quesadilla and some esquites, she woke through the night with diarrhoea and violent spewing which lasted all night, the doctor said this was food poisoning so I am guessing there was some bad chicken in the quesadilla.

Being visitors to Hamilton we had no idea of the best or worst restaurants to have lunch in. After…read morewandering around for a short while we cam across this place. It looked clean and tidy, had outdoor seating, and the menu seemed appealing. Just what we wanted for a nice spring day. I chose the Quesadilla De Hongos, and my wife had Tacos De Carne. We both enjoyed our meals and was suitable full afterwards. The staff were attentive without being imposing. The only shame is that there is not a local branch in Pukekohe, yet !!!!

I've been here twice, including today for lunch. I'm sad to say, there were too many…read moredisappointments to overlook, despite the fact that I could have been happy with just about anything because I was really craving Mexican food. To put my review in context, I've spent 10 years living in California and I have actually been to Mexico a few times. So, I'm used to both food truck-type street food as well as higher-end Mexican food. I went here with my husband and two young children. We were the only patrons when we arrived for lunch. I wanted to start with chips and salsa and asked the server if their red or green salsa was spicier. Even though salsa verde is on their menu for a starter, she didn't know what it was. We went ahead and ordered the salsa verde with corn chips. A seemingly long time later (it's just chips and salsa folks), she brought out a bowl of chips and red (tomato) salsa. I asked her if that was their salsa verde. She said "yes." I said, "It's supposed to be green." She looked flustered and went back to the kitchen, returned with salsa verde and let us keep the other on the house. Both were OK in flavor, very minimal spice factor. My husband ordered the classic margarita, and said it was "OK," except too sweet. He had the adobo burrito for his main. I ordered the holy mole chicken enchilada. My husband asked for jalapenos to be put in his burrito. Two major problems here - one, they charge $4 for jalapenos (which are pickled) and they said they couldn't put them in the burrito because the burritos are "pre-made." Seriously, it takes about 40 seconds to make a burrito. Why are they pre-made? We waited what I considered to be an exorbitant amount of time for our food to be served (especially since we were the only patrons). I'm guessing it was 25-30 minutes. It was long enough that I started eating the salsa out of the bowl because I was still hungry after the chips. Also, if the burrito was pre-made, how long can it really take?! I'm not sure if it was a kitchen issue, a server issue or both. When the food finally arrived, we discovered that the burrito was fried. Fried? Has anyone here ever had a burrito before? The chicken enchilada was a good portion, served over rice. However, the mole sauce was weirdly sweet and the dish was nothing to write home about. My son had nacho chiquito from the kid's menu. It consisted of corn chips on a plate, served with a small bowl of beef with cheese sprinkled on top. It was to be served with ice cream for dessert. It took over 10 minutes for the ice cream to come out after our server asked if we still wanted it. Try telling a little kid you're not going to wait for his ice cream... he got all cranky. When it did come out, it was so frozen that you could barely get a spoon into it. Overall, I came ready for Mexican and just about anything would have scratched that itch, but this fell short on so many levels. There aren't too many places for Mexican food in Hamilton, so it's disappointing that this one was so bad. Maybe you'll have better luck with some of the other mains, but probably you're best bet is to drink heavily and pretend that you've never had Mexican food before.

The food was pretty good, I loved the birria tacos. Food was reasonably priced for the area. The…read moreservice was friendly and great, and I loved the Dias de la Mortes kinda theme they've got with the decorations. This place was hopping on a Friday evening. No bar seating, but they have both indoor and outdoor seating, a surprising amount for a smaller venue. I've had tons of Mexican food since I live in the US on the west coast. This isn't bad at all for being half a world away. :)

So I was walking by and the sign caught my eye. Not fancy. But that's why it caught my eye. You…read moreknow the true Mexican restaurant type of sign. You know where it's not so great of a neighborhood. The places where great Mexican food is found. So this area is not sketchy. I haven't really found any place in New Zealand that is. So when I saw the sign. I had to stop and see. And I was right. They have Spanish music going on. The place is really decorated inside like I would expect a non fancy true Mexican place. Very clean and very welcoming. And the tacos I ate are like the ones I would find in that rough area of LA or San Diego maybe TJ. Just perfect. They carry a couple Mexican beers. The favorites. Modelo Negra , Pacifico and of course Corona. This place is supposed to be good at night. Starting Tuesday- Sunday. I'll find out tonight. Lol.

Two Americans missing home after two weeks abroad and this place hit the spot!! The food is fresh…read moreand delicious. I highly recommend the passion fruit mojito. The owners are so kind and make all the food from scratch. Very, very tasty!!

Awesome hospitality here! Super friendly and great customer service here. I liked the pulled pork…read moremeat best here!

I absolutely love this place! My favourite is the chicken taco salad and I also like the chicken…read morenachos. You place your order and they move you along a salad, beans and condiments area and let you choose what you want on your meal. It's so fresh tasting and full of flavour. My kids also love the 80s skateboarding decor. It's a fun relaxed vibe and you can order a beer to go with your meal. Go there, you won't regret it. My husband who isn't a big Mexican fan, and only went there to humor me, now likes the chicken nachos.

Nice addition to the Tauranga food scene! Good solid Mexican food ! Great low carb choices too !read more

I went to this restaurant a couple times and i highly recommend! I had a chicken burrito, the…read moreflavour was just powerful and very tasty. The people were nice and the wait wasn't that long. I also enjoy their cheesey dip with chips. I will for sure be back soon!

This is my favourite Mexican restaurant in Pukekohe and saying that I haven't tried the new taco…read moreplace I think the food is reasonably authentic it's not like Taco Bell nice place to Eaton trendy for young people

I was not expecting to find mexican food while traveling in NZ, but here is a great example of good…read morefood! I grew up in southern california and often visited mexico so i have had authentic mexican food. This place definitely stacks up. If you're craving Hispanic food, visit this place! Their burritos are amazing and the margaritas are great.

Read Google reviews..great place. Great food, service and casual ambiance. Very comfortable open…read moreair atmosphere. Chicken quesadilla was fantastic! We had the strawberry margarita special $12 which was great too. Would definitely recommend this place.

They were busy with many reservations, but they were able to fit us in anyway. Food was good…read more Service was quick and efficient. Cozy atmosphere. Note: Reservations are highly recommended any day of the week.

We are traveling from AZ and we found this place to be delicious with the right amount of spice -…read morefull bar and friendly staff. Love the authentic and small atmosphere

I am disappointed in the service there. Is this how you treat somebody for whose injury you are…read moreresponsible? The bar was leaking on our night out dancing, there where no warning signs nothing and they didn't even try to reduce the amount of water on the dance floor and I slipped and dislocated my knee. When I fell, I landed on my phone and it got completely destroyed. Now I am aware that I do not have a legal claim here, but when I tried to file a report that night, they sent me home and told me to come back the next day. I could barely walk and just wanted to cry. They still didn't give me any claim form the next day, just took some pictures and told me they'd call me. But nothing. I am still waiting. If you don't have the courtesy to take some responsibility for sth that got destroyed because of you neglecting your health and safety regulations, at least be polite enough to write an email, answer on Facebook and say sorry. Don't make the other person wait and hope to hear back, because any little amount would have helped, as I do not have much money and also I couldn't even recover my Data. I find that behaviour simply mean. I got completely ignored. If you don't want to cover anything fair, you are not legally bound, unless I'd sue you, for which I do not have the money and I already left Tauranga, but don't just ignore somebody. At least reply and say sorry...that's really all I was waiting for :(

Love this place. Excellent service and fabulous food at very reasonable prices. The Ceviche is the…read morebest I've ever had. I think this is my favorite Mexican restaurant this side of Auckland. :)

Very clean and convenient to get to. Staff is nice and seems…read moreto have it more together than what I am use to in the US! There are a lot of great local spots but this is a great help for big groups making it to Hobbiton on time. Great job! Food selection is better for all day options as well!

Okay... Been there before and service was a bit scratchy, but latest visit was an abomination of…read moreincompetence. One of the gals I was with ordered a Create your Own chicken burger and had to wait well past 15-20 minutes. The other lass got hers pretty normalish time. But mine... Phew... Big Mac and a boys Cheeseburger Happy Meal. Yep you read that right, a Happy Meal!!! Well, my Happy Meal was more of an Unhappy Meal... I'm pretty sure one of the prerequisites for a cheeseburger is the patty, but no, not mine. Maybe they thought, 'hey, he's got a Big Mac too, he's being greedy with his beef intake today so we'll punish him' When I politely (yes I can be polite) asked for a new one with meat she went to slap it a cold set of buns. Jeez girl, don't ya know ya gotta warm buns up before ya get the meat in. Get your mind out of the gutter please people, this is a Family Restaurant!!! So, waiting and watching more service disasters produced a circus performance worthy of Barnum and Bailey, so it was kinda fun watching every single frozen Coke sit for ages melting in the heat of customer frustration till people's food arrived late as, but it's a dumb move to serve those before the food arrives. And it was Sunday night and I can understand Matamata is pretty busy because of the tourist vibe, but wow, it was one inept move after another. I seriously hope they were trainees because the manager sure spoke to them like newbies. Poor showing, but hey, they have plenty of room to improve till the next time I head down and risk it.