This place is in a great spot set among old warehouses that have been converted into several…read moreinviting restaurants and bars. I just wish the food and service were as inviting as the historic building. We were in the mood for something different and were draw in by their description of "Authentic Mexican food" We started out with the Chips with guacamole and pico de galo. The chips were a bit stale (with the humidity) and the pico quite bland (maybe cilantro doesn't grow in NZ?). We ordered a couple of traditional margaritas-clearly made with real lime juice (and not a mix-so far so good) but by far too tart. We next tried the Prawn croquettes -could not find or taste any bits of shrimp just potatoes. They were very warm with a great crunchy coating but a bit bland. At this point, disappointed by the margaritas we switched to Rose wine (quite good) and ordered fish tacos for dinner. Served in a corn tortilla, an order consists of two tacos. The fish was good, although over powered by an unexpected sauce that included green olives. Maybe it's just me but haven't before encountered green olives as a taco coating. Was hoping for a better meal, but for me, this was just ok-and not what I Would term Authentic Mexican.

They have tasty food but... there is so much fried food, it's hard to choose something based on…read morecreating great taste My fish tacos were tasty but the fish was fried. I wanted to try a mimosa and it was really bubbly and orange juice. My choices ended up being really flat. One out of three staff who served us was great. We also had a chicken taco and again the meat was fried. The red sangria was good.

Zambrero is always my number one takeout option. The food is so yummy and always fresh. The staff…read morethere are always friendly

Favourite food to eat ever. Was so happy when they established in Napier. Takeaway food that is…read morefresh af and ingredients right in front of your face so no hidden crap- super healthy. Only place I can get 'fast food' from without feeling guilty because its legitmately super healthy but tastes aaaammmmaaazing oh my god If I could live on zambrero I would. The guacamole is so good and the pinto beans ommmmg.

After waiting years for a Mexican place to open in the Bay, I was thrilled to see Fajitas pop up…read more After finally having the chance to dine there recently with my family, I was sadly disappointed. Firstly, I'm a native Californian, so I have long experience with Mexican food prepared by, you know, actual Mexicans. The beauty of Mexican food is that it's typically made from fresh ingredients, is quickly prepared, and is inexpensive. Fajitas hit none of these marks. The best part of the place was the succulent garden outside. Very pretty. Then we entered through the bar where it's sole (very drunken) patron attempted to engage my two year old in conversation. The decor in the dining room was sort of New Mexico meets the Alamo at a fancy dress party in a New Zealand country hotel.... A good effort but not very Mexican. We were brought a bowl of popcorn while we waited for our food. This kept the kids interested, but what kind of Mexican place doesn't bring chips and salsa to the table? My daughter's quesadilla arrived after 20 minutes... A very basic affair with just cheese and flour tortillas, served with sweet chili sauce instead of a more traditional salsa. It would take me 5 minutes tops to make at home, and was just tossed on the plate. Did I mention the place was almost empty? After another 20 minutes, at least, our mains arrived. I ordered a burrito with the beef filling. It was nicely grilled, but the flavoring of the beef was way too sweet for Mexican food. Similarly, the guacamole had a sweetness to it that was off putting. The worst part were their "Mexican" beans. Mexican beans are typically pintos, or sometimes black beans. These tasted more like standard Kiwi chili beans than anything Mexican! The portion size was small, too. For $24 I would expect a pretty big burrito, but this felt more like lunch than dinner. My husband had the fajitas, which were arguably worse than the burrito. He had the same over sweet beef, which wasn't very spicy, considering he ordered it "I dare you to" spicy. The strangest part was that it came with only two prepackaged flour tortillas on a plate! I've never seen fajitas served with less than four tortillas, always in a warmer. And there is always a choice of flour or corn tortillas! We didn't order drinks - it was hard to get excited about margaritas when they display a wall of cheap margarita mix in the dining room! The place seemed way understaffed. Our server was also the bartender, and he disappeared into the kitchen for a few lengthy stretches. He never checked on us after the food arrived and we left pretty thirsty. My overall verdict: not Mexican and way too expensive. Until we're brave enough to venture into one of the other new Mexican restaurants, I guess it's back to cooking it myself. Tonight I made steak fajitas for my family of four for $12. With 2 dozen homemade flour and corn tortillas.

With a name like Fajitas, one shouldn't be expecting authentic Mexican food. I was, at least,…read morehoping for Midwestern (American) Mexican food. It's pretty hard to mess up--the ingredients are all readily available in Hawke's Bay, and the recipes aren't very difficult. Unfortunately, everything at Fajitas is a sort of what I can only describe as NZ-Carribean-Mexican fusion. I wouldn't call anything we had bad (which included the fajitas), it just isn't very Mexican. Lots of sweet chili sauce, other unknown sugary flavours, and canned chili beans. Also, dining here is not an inexpensive endeavor.

Quite disappointed with the Napier one. Havent tried the Havelock one. Having had Tacos and good,…read morecheap Mexican food in Cali and NYC, this was really expensive for what it is and also felt like they made up their own version of "mexican food". Not sure how authentic their chef is. like some things are trying too hard without getting the basics right first. Good points - cute restaurant, good vibes and seemed to be quite busy and popular. Friendly, fast service! Not so good - $12 for ONE taco, when this is literally a street food, I would expect 2 tacos for $12. The waitress basically told me off, and that I cannot share ONE taco. But you're kidding if you think we should get 2 tacos for $24!!! They added so much random extra flavors and bits to the fish you couldnt even taste the fish. Isnt it done normally like with lime, tomato, onion and coriander/parsley. The garnish overpowered. The Beef Quesadilla was quite plain and couldve done with some sour cream & guac on the side offering Calamari was just salty and crispy - with sweet thai chilli sauce? Even Chipotle on the table was better option than sweet chilli sauce... is this now a Thai restaurant? Very confused.

The servers are kind and friendly and the music was good. Coming from the US, I was really excited…read moreto give this Mexican food a try. I miss some of these simple things, however this isn't even close to Mexican. Came with a party and we essentially were served bar food. There was fried chicken, French fries, ribs, bland quesadillas and a few other unmemorable dishes. Not at all Mexican, not even Tex-Mex. I was so disappointed because I expecting Mexican food and this fell way short of the mark. Mamacita's definitely should rethink its menu if it wants to a Mexican restaurant. I mostly felt like this was a pub playing Latin music.

There's an amazing range of options available on the menu board but you really can't go wrong. Not…read moremuch else to say besides go see for yourself! You won't be disappointed.

Really good Texas style smokehouse barbeque with Mexican, Burgers and steaks as well on the menu…read more Nice big outdoor backyard eating area or you can eat inside as well. We have been to many Texas barbeques in the USA and this would compete head-to-head with any of them!

Hands down the worst Mexican food I have ever had, ever. We had the nachos and the beef quesadilla…read more The nachos had "chipotle tomato sauce" aka just regular tomato sauce. What kind of monster puts ketchup on nachos? But at least they were eatable. The quesadilla on the other hand was something out of a "worst cooks in nz" really show: dry, with barely any cheese and again lots of cheap tasting tomato sauce. To add insult to injury this place is unreasonably expensive for the horrid food they serve. Stay away unless this is the only place in NZ left that serves food.

Kind service, extremely average food, very high prices…read more Family friendly and loud - ask for a seat outside if you want a quieter atmosphere.