So yet again, Mexican food is Sydney is usurped by other cuisines. Plantain chips? Really? In spite of myself, I liked this place even though I still take a bit of umbrage about the name of the establishment. Brought here last night by someone who knows the owners, we were treated well by the staff, and greeted with special cocktails that were some combo of salted caramel and pineapple. At $15, they were a decent size and very good, not too sweet. I got the mini pork belly tacos. Of the three, two were good but one was pretty much pure soggy pork fat with no meat to speak of. But those RIBS!!! I'm talking Fred Flintstone-sized monstrosities absolutely smothered in a sweet, spicy BBQ sauce with a hint of garam masala. Not cheap at $34, and in no way Mexican, but tasty all the same. I left sated with smears of sauce on my face. Not what you'd expect from a classy-looking place like this, which makes it all the more enjoyable. read more

I have come here a few times now as some of my friends and colleagues love it. Up until few days ago I was impartial. Thought the food was average and also the service. However this time around it was faultless. Atmosphere was buzzing, staff where friendly and bubbly. The holiday season looming could be the reason. I got invited by my client and we had a smashing time. The corn lollipops are absolutely to die for. Than the table theatre of the waiter making the guacamole at our table was great and than dipping the plantain chips Devine!!! Must haves: - corn lollipops - chorizo with black beans - cocktails - sangria - lamb The only downside was they seemed to have run out of sparkling water but the cocktails and sangria kept us in a merry mood. read more

Drink and sharing small plates on saturday nite. Great atmosphere, but bit noisy. Nice interior and lighting. Been here few times, but this time away from tequila, margarita and tried white sangria. Highly highly recommend White Sangria. Ordered carafe and we finished in a blink. Very refreshing, tasty and quite similar to mojito. Didn't feel like alcohol. Very refreshing. Instead of ordering big plates, ordered three small plates to share with drink. Guacamole on table, scallop ceviche and chicken tacos. Guacamole dip was average. Need to have more flavour. I added salt and it tasted better. Also after eating it for a while, it was bit greasy. Scallop ceviche was lovely. There are 4 peices. Cute presentation. Similar texture to guacamole, but had more flavour. Couldn't taste much of scallop though. Chicken taco was average, but the portion and presentation was bit disappinting. It was mini soft taco and it had too much sauce and it came out like takeaway style. Overall, drink, vibe and service was great! For food, based on the small plates I had, they are average. Big plates (main) might be better option. Tip: They have $10 margarita all day on Monday!!! read more

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Tried to make a group booking and they ONLY do a set menu and will not budge about that. When people have different ideas about spices and allergies and even likes then this is just idiotic. And then they have a service charge for a group. (what if your service is TERRIBLE) I think this a MAJOR insult as a diner as I am giving you my business. Out off all the other options I have out there, I am looking to bring my 18 people to dine at your establishment, i would think you would be happy to have the numbers midweek not penalise us for it. Cancelled my booked and we all ate mexican elsewhere and they got all our cash instead read more

Excellent Mexican! Loved the guacamole smashed up right in front of you and the plantane chips as opposed to tortilla chips. Tacos are good, as is the pork belly. Not a massive wine list but the tequila is probably better suited anyway. Is a good option if you want a fancy Mexican dinner! read more

The sashimi is very interesting but I would definitely go for the chilli martini! Great atmosphere great lighting it's a good place for date , girls night out as it's perfect to take selfie! and close friends gathering read more

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To be fair to you Mejico, I've had some pretty good Mex in my time. Food was yum but nothing to write home about. I liked the corn lollipops and would suggest that as a dish. They do this thing where they make the guacamole in front of you at the table in a morter and pestle. Frankly felt unnecessary and a bit awkward, I was there trying to make small talk with the Guac girl while she mashed, "I bet you have done this a lot of times" "yeh I have" etc etc. I kid you not people! Not much to say about Guac as it turns out. read more

Okay, this place should be on your list. From the Negro Modelo to the seafood main, spectacular. Service, excellent. Lamb, awesome. Seafood, outstanding. We slid our walk up reservations UNDER on existing one an hour later! AWESOME FLEXIBILITY ! Friday night too. Yep. Will be back. read more

This is one of the best meals I have had in months! Absolutely everything was perfectly cooked. My favourites were the corn lollipops, chorizo salsa & lamb adobe. The service was also just right. Not too little and not too much. If you are considering this in the words of Nike - 'Just Do It!' read more

Noise level - high Food highlight - guacamole with plantain chips, any of the tacos. Ceviche is good but a little on the expensive side considering the portion size. read more

I grew up in California and I had a craving for some Mexican food so my friend & I stopped in. We ordered a couple shots of tequila, the bean dip which said is accompanied by stacks of tortilla, which was only 8 little tortilla chips. Then ended up ordering the pork tacos... I like the decor of the place but the food was just okay and the service was okay once we got someone to serve us. Overall I wouldn't come here again. read more

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So much potential but didn't quite hit the mark. I don't appreciate that our 5th guest had to squeeze in next to a cupboard; 537 bottles of tequila but they'd ran our of the only Malbec; no lamb; no this, no that. Running out of food isn't a good sign. Great interior and pretty good service. As I said, so much potential but just didn't get there. read more

I agree with the other yelper's who have rated this place poorly. First the service was horrible. Maybe it was because we came in before 6pm but there was heaps of staff about but no one willing to wait on us. Food was borderline gross. Definitely not amazing Mexican flavours or food. The concept of making guacamole at the table was something most places like this did in the late 1990's in the States. Just bring out good fresh guacamole. Preferable one that did not have employees dirty wait staff fingers in it. If the food was good and the flavours outstanding then the prices would be okay but what I got was not much better than Taco Bell. read more

My family and I were in Sydney looking for authentic Mexican food and found this place on google. In short very disappointed. Food was bland. Mexican food means more than wrapping meat in a tortilla. The love and culture of Mexico just wasn't in the food or the customer service. read more

I've been to Mejico many times. The food is excellent and the staff are fantastic. Plus the service is very quick. However, the biggest letdown is the acoustics. If you are there with more than 1 other person, it is almost impossible to hold a conversation. They desperately need to figure out how to absorb the noise. read more

If you want real Mexican food. Don't go here! The decor and atmosphere is great but food is tragic. Ordered ribs and it came out smothered in hot BBQ sauce similar to Chinese food. It tasted good but just was so far from authentic it was laughable. Service was average, they kept bringing the wrong meals to our table. We had twelve peep at our table, all foodies, all eat out ..A LOT. No one liked the food and no one will go back. What a shame. read more

Mejico on Pitt street boasts an amazing menu and an even bigger tequila selection!! The crew who created Zambrero have outdone themselves! Their passion for culture and quality has come through with this vibrant, well thought out and absolutely stunning venue! The staff are extremely knowledgable and are more than happy to lend a hand, match tequila to your meal and tell you everything you've always wondered about it. Quality all the way guys, you won't be disappointed!! #EchoTree read more

Mejico - @EchoTree - Mexican Near Me - Sydney, NSW

Decent Mexican food, great margaritas and tequila selection, pretentious waiters. Come for the food and drink and tolerate the wait staff. Updated- the wait staff have improved out of sight. Friendly and knowledgable about tequila. Changed my review from 3 to 5. Excellent Mexican and fantastic tequila selection. Do it read more

People need to rethink their expectations before they come here. Sure perhaps the restaurant could have named themselves something other than 'Mejico' - but do we expect Japanese restaurants to serve purely traditional Japanese food, or Italian restaurants purely traditional Italian? I don't. Mejico is a fun place for drinks and food, with a Mexican flavour. The colourful hall setting makes for a great vibe, and despite being full when we went, it was really easy to enjoy conversation. I also liked the fact that we could book our table. The service was good, except for bringing water (which we did get at the end). Didn't really need the waitress to make our guac at the table, but anyways, it was delicious! So was the mango and jalapeno pepper salsa, scallop ceviche, ribs (totally didn't need the polenta chips), mushrooms (also didn't need the croquetas), pumpkin side and pork belly tacos. Oh the pork belly tacos!! Desserts were tasty too, although nothing to write home about (as well as some of the other savouries I didn't mention above). The cocktails were similar - not quite there yet, i found the couple I tried were good but a bit watered down tasting. The tequila selection was impressive but I didn't go there this time... All in all, a great night with friends and I will definitely go back! read more

Nice interior. Great set up. Bad news, unattentive staff, had to kind of lead them through the sequence of service which could have been avoided if only they kept an eye (or two!) out on our table. Guacamole and Chicken soft tacos are a winner though! The Paella, unfortunately I'd rate a so-so. Pricing is relatively cheap for a busy CBD joint. So that ought to count for something! Overall - here's the verdict. I would definitely go back if I feel like those beautiful Chicken tacos, nice and quick grub during office hours, no effort required, just walk in, suck it down & out you go. No tip. read more

This is a great restaurant. The lamb tacos have to be the best thing I've had in a long time. Also the chilli beer needs a mention. What a cool beer to go with Mexican food. The only negative about the place is the noise level. They have crammed so many people into the place that you can't hear the person you're with. Some people like the loud, hip type of restaurants. If you're one of them, this is for you. read more

It was good the service wasn't great. The bartender was great, made good conversation. Food has nothing to do with Mexican food. There is not Hispanic touch to it. read more

Funky new mexican restaurant serving up a good selection of beers, wines and delicious cocktails. The guacamole is worth ordering, not only because it tastes good but they make it at your table with a pestal & mortar! Mains are average - and portions could be bigger. read more

Unimpressive. Not only was the food lacking in taste and presentation, it wasn't in line with Mexican flavors. The service was poor, and the ambiance felt forced. I recommend looking elsewhere. read more

I have extraordinarily high standards for Mexican food since I hail from an area of California with more Mexican restaurants than you can shake a stick at. I usually don't seek this type of cuisine while I'm traveling. It's almost always a disappointment and I don't want to experience an "attempt" at authentic Mexican food. Mejico comes pretty close, but not quite. I will preface this review by stating that I love good salsa and also make my own. I am picky about the combination of flavors. The average salsa consumer would probably think the ones served at Mejico are good. My dining partner hails from the Mid West but he also loves Mexican food. We agreed that the Mango Habanero Salsa was very good. The tomatillo salsa that came with our tacos was not. It looked like what green salsa but tasted about as mild as baby food. The Mango Habanero Salsa also was a bit mild. I wish there was an option to make your selection SPICY. I want my lips to have a slight tingle after consuming something with an item like an habanero pepper...The plantain chips that accompanied our starter were beyond the pale. I preferred them to corn chips as they weren't overloaded with salt or texture. They were an unbelievable for my salsa to lay it's head. I will definitely copy this food item when I return home and make my last batch of salsa for the year. Our pulled pork tacos were delicious, but I thought pulled pork was just that--P U L L E D. These were chunks for pork that looked like they were cut off from a pig. Nothing wrong with that, but I was expecting more of a shredded meat experience. I will reiterate that the tomatillo salsa that came with it was WAY too weak. I know the Aussie's can handle it. Overall the atmosphere was delightful. It's a little odd to be in a Mexican restaurant and not see any Mexicans but I get that's a little difficult being on a different continent. It still felt odd to see an entirely Caucasian cooking staff in the kitchen :P. read more

To be fair I have probably had more tequila in here than the food. Their selection here is probably the best outside Mexico. This particular trip I went with a work colleague and we sat at the bar and had a traditional margarita to start. Yum. We had been chatting to the barman and he asked what next. My reply. That was nice it was like being made love to by someone you know well. So now I want to be grabbed by the ears looked straight in the eye and told to f@$k my brains out. BOOM he made this mescal margarita with a grasshopper salted rim. So so good. Now my standard when I go there. It's raw smokey notes and citrus flavors....after that I was feeling somewhat bruised and soiled, but in a totally good way. It was exactly what I wanted so what next? I want cuddle after that. Call it a naughty spoon. So now he makes this raspberry margarita with fresh raspberry and I think pineapple tequila. A lovely mellow sweet dessert of a cocktail. Great way to end the session Oh the food? Small plates of delicious. Have to have the smashed avocado to start. After that pick anything. The soft tacos. Mmmmmmmm Love love love this place read more

Overrated and expensive. As others have said, don't worry about the food - come here for drinks only. Food tastes ok, but not great, and very expensive. read more

I wandered into Méjico late last night with my mates and was happy to snag a seat in the lounge. We were out for a birthday and were primarily concerned with dining where we could get a free bottle of wine on Citibank (best bank ever!). This left us with slim pickings in the CBD. Luckily, Méjico took us in and served up awesome food (even after 9pm!) and that wine was delish. This food is phenomenal but I wouldn't call it Mexican. I'm not even sure it wants to be called Mexican aside from the name. There are way more Latin American themes going on in the food and it definitely is a menu built around Aussie tastes. With this disclaimer in place let me say, I loved every dish we ate. Our selections were mainly vegetarian: Black Rice Salad, Summer Salsa, Corn Lollipops, Mushrooms, and Jalapeno Poppers. The black rice was super simple but had a nice acidity. Since they only gave us 4 chips with the salsa I ate them together which was a nice combo. The unripe plantains went well with the rice. The corn had a great sauce and was well grilled. Mushrooms seemed out of place, more Italian, but they were still tasty enough. I was a huge fan of the jalapenos but the birthday girl couldn't handle the spice. Be warned. I couldn't resist the pulled pork tacos. Ask for them since they aren't on the menu. They are so good. All this is fine but what really put this place over the charts for me is the dessert menu. We ordered the churros (best I've had in Sydney), the flourless chocolate cake, and the lemon meringue. The cake comes with amazing spiced nuts and ice cream which was truly surprising and delicious. I love spice and really enjoyed how the whole menu shows this off. Chilies are awesome! The lemon meringue was kind of deconstrcted and really fun. Yeah, maybe its a bit weird on a Mexican menu but remember what I said? It's not really mexican. It's just fun. read more

Really like this place but it is quite pricy for what you get. I have been 4-5 times because the food is good and the atmosphere is fun. Great dishes are the potatoes bravos and guac made at the table. read more

If you know good Mexican food and like good service, I would not go there. I'm not from here but was enticed to go in as it sounded authentic from the looks of it. Food was marginal. Ordered the mango and snapped ceviche. It was flavorless, cut in large long pieces and was mixed with herbs and fruits ... less than stellar combination. The guac was pretty good but hard to mess up guacamole. Not to mention that there was no one in there during a week day at lunch time hour. Food came out fast but out of 4 people behind the bar only the one server would acknowledge my presence. Impressive tequila collection. Their signature margarita was OK but could barely taste the tequila. read more

Hands down my favourite restaurant in Sydney. I would eat here everyday if I could. I have never had a bad meal or poor service. Everything is delicious and flavourful and makes me want to go to Mexico. The tacos are to die for, and no Mexican meal is ever complete without churros. Oh my yummy! read more

It takes forever to get your food in this place however the wait staff is super friendly. The food is not tastey and usually cold. The one thing they have going for them are the plantain chips and the sausage salsa but the salsa is just over salted. I don't recommend this restaurant to people looking for quality Mexican. I tried their pork and lamb tacos and the lamb ones were ok but the pork was just not flavorful enough and had no character to the meat. It's a shame that the food isn't tastier because the location is great and vibe perfect for a dinner with friends! read more

Terrible service. They are not good for big groups. Staff rushed around and at one point shattered a glass on the table because they were in such a hurry. One waiter was rushing past and pushed me in the back - but he did apologize. We waited 30 minutes before food for our set menu arrived. We ordered a jug of sangria and it took ages to arrive. We could see it sitting at the end of the bar for a while so when we asked the waiter, he said they were busy then he proceeded to serve us the sangria sitting at the end of the bar. The food was very salty. The corn and the watermelon salad were nice and they took away the margharita cheesecake even before we were done. The churro was undercooked in the middle - it was very squishy. Clearly they were in a rush. It was so expensive and not good value. The portions were so small and food was not equally distributed across the large group. For $60 I ate a small corn cob, one rice cracker with a bit of tuna, one piece of haloumi, 3 cubes of watermelon, on taco, a small slice of duck, a small slice of lamb, half a churro but no margharita cheesecake because it was taken away too soon. I would advise against the set menu. Stools are not comfortable. Overall a terrible experience and I will not be returning. read more

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The food is great. Great staff. Good proximity to several hotels if, like me, you're sick to death of room service. Need to have a go at their tequila selector stick thing - hard to describe, but genuinely unique and fun way to try a few new experiences. Highly recommend it. read more

An excellent first time at this great find. Service is top drawer - from wine choice to food explanations. Guacamole that's constructed at your table, good wine list and a great range of various plates. Will definitely be back. There are plenty of dishes we haven't tried but the tacos and the watermelon salad and the salmon ceviche all hit the spot. read more

Mejico - Mexican Near Me - Sydney, NSW

Quite possibly the worst dining experience I've ever had! Table was not available at the scheduled time, "OK it won't be too long..." we then had to wait for over 50 minutes for the table to become available. We were almost ready to leave but thought it can only get better from here on... WRONG!! Apology "free" drinks took another 25 minutes to arrive, I must say the habanero margarita tasted pretty good, but wasn't near the best margarita I've ever tasted. Entree of pork tacos & chorizo w black beans, both were quite nice. Mains arrived after an almost lengthy wait, just when you start to think when is it coming! My partner is a coeliac and her Vege Paella with a (G) next to it on the menu arrives with a crumbed concoction on top, when asked if that is gluten free, "oh probably not..." came the response. My ribs were more Louisiana than Mexico. The only decent thing to say about the mains was that my partner's daughter had the chicken which was quite nice. Somewhere during the main we ordered glasses of wine which took another 20-25 min to arrive. Passed on desert as we'd already been there for over 3 hrs, so asked for the bill. Uh oh... The free apology drinks & a mysterious appetiser appeared on the bill inflating the bill by $60, 3 attempts to get this sorted with less than interested & unhelpful staff, we finally left vowing never to return. Don't waste your time! read more

I would happily recommend to anyone. Good atmosphere, out waiter was really good and helpful as it was our first time there and the food was really very good. read more

Great Restaurant! can sometimes be hard to find good Mexican so went 2 nights in a row! Friendly staff, great vibe and high quality food. Look forward to returning sometime soon ! If you are into tequila you will be hard pressed to find a better range. read more

The food was simply amazing. The corn lollipop and chicken tacos and broccoli tacos along with the guacamole plantains were all a hit. The uniqueness in their taste and plating is commendable. Give it four stars instead of five as their service can get better. We were with a stroller for our little one and were ignored during the entire meal having to get someone's attention for everything from water to cutlery. Overall worth the visit. read more

Despite the name, this place isn't Mexico or much like it. No mariachi band,-- but it was as noisy and as crowded as a Tijuana cantina. The pluses are some of the smaller dishes, in particular the epazote mushroom "stew" and jalapeno poppers. However, main dishes are pretty expensive (well, it IS Sydney, after all) with dishes between $24 and $36. Also, wine prices are pretty steep (a modest Sauvignon Blanc is $54 and a California Zinfandel from Bogle, which normally sells for well under $20 is $74 here! read more