Cheap and cheerful Mexican in Loughborough town centre. Although the interior is fairly basic, the…read morefood alone is worth a visit. Menu includes all the usual Mexican suspects - nachos (the best I've had anywhere), fajitas, burrito etc etc. Cactus Café is reliable - the food is consistently fabulous and I've never had a bad meal here. Mexican beers and cocktails also add to the appeal! Staff are friendly and helpful. It's worth booking, particularly on Mondays and Tuesdays which are cheap nights (two courses for about £8) and ask about their discount card which entitles you to two courses for a fiver on Mondays AND raises money for a cancer charity.

Cactus Cafe is the only Mexican restaurant in Loughborough, but even if it wasn't, I'm pretty sure…read moreit would still be the best! This is a genuinely good Mexican and I visit at every available opportunity. The menu is the usual fare Burrito's, Fajitas, Nachos, Quesidillas etc, but the taste is absolutely fantastic. The prices on the menu are also very reasonable and there are special party rates for larger groups. The margaritas are fantastic as is the Sangria that is on offer. If you can fit in a dessert I would highly recommend them! Book as this place gets busy at weekends (and even during the week).

Not just mexican food here but also italian…read more Not as good a place to eat as it was a few years back, but the food is generally good, although there has been a few times its not been upto the usual standard. Very large varied menu, good variety of drinks also available. I find the mexican food, fajitas etc and the steaks are the best buy here and are usually nice and a good portion size. The one thing i often find off putting here at a weekend are the large parties that seem to be in, often it seems a bit druken an rowdy so better to go early on. The location is convenient just outside the city center with some nice local bars to make it a good night out.

Amazing restaurant. Have had many meals and they've all been lovely. There is a great choice on the…read moremenu, italian, mexican and it has a great choice of vegetarian dishes too. The nachos are delicious. Would highly recommend. Thy did an earlybird menu before 7.30, 2 courses for £8.95 but now they're doing 2for1 :D

We came here for lunch and was impressed by the colorful atmosphere. Service was a bit slow but…read morepicked up once we got our food. Menu is a mix of latin dishes, Spanish style rice with prawns, corn and beans was flavorful. The nachos were different than expected with thick tortillas topped with salsa, guacamole and pulled pork. A nice kick with jalapeños as well. The fish tacos were dry. No salsa just a square breaded chunk of fish atop cabbage. Average. The Michelada was ok. You can choose your beer and then a little tomato juice, lots of chili salt and lime juice is added. I think the food and drinks here are hit or miss. Would ask for extra hot sauce or salsa on the side to spice up the dishes.

Use to love going here, but since the tacos went Gluten free they are very mid now. Cola wings are…read moreawesome though. And the vibes are always good in there. Need to fix them tacos though!

I honestly can't think of anything to complain - pretty extensive menu, huge portions. You can…read morechoose certain elements of the food - such as sour cream or side sauce. Comfortable sittings, very modern decoration. The place was quite busy, so better to book in advance.

The decor and the furniture of the venue fits well with the tex-mex theme…read more However, we had a Lonestar starter plate for two persons, which was quite nice. The main courses,chicken + beef Fajitas were too salty and the seasoning too dominant. Overall, the portions are quite big and the price average as well as the food. The staff was very unmotivated and did not pay attention to their customers although just three tables were occupied.

I'm a native Texan who frequently visits Doncaster to visit my husband's family (he's from Donny)…read more And, if I can give Cactus Jack's 4 out of 5 stars, that's pretty darn good! We have been here a few times over the years and have always been impressed with the food. Here, in Texas, we're used to a certain type of 'Texas-down-home-cookin' and Cactus Jack's gets as close to it as I'd expect in the UK. The ribs and chicken dishes are very good (better than some of the places here in Houston). The service is good, and that's saying a lot from us overly demanding Americans. The portion sizes are generous by UK standards. The part I love the best is the interior design. The restaurant isn't just Southwest themed, it's like walking into an old saloon. There is a old school jail cell in the back you can have dinner in. There's tons of gnarly wood everywhere. One time when we were in there, there was a whole troop of older people dressed in Western wear. It was awesome. I did have to correct them once because they had the Texas flag hanging upside down, but I can forgive them on it (people in the USA in other states would get it wrong too). They did fix it and I was satisfied. The only totally weird thing is the waffle dessert. In the USA, waffles are not dessert items, we eat them for breakfast. They do not taste sugary or have little lumps of sugar inside of them. We don't top them with ice cream and chocolate sauce. But honestly, the waffle dessert at Cactus Jack's is so good, maybe we should! If you live in the Donny area and haven't been... Go! Try it out! This is a recommendation from a real Texan who has a cactus somewhere in the vicinity (Houston is actually kinda like a jungle).

Cactus Jacks in Worksop closed :(…read more So we have been to the one in Doncaster a few times. Not as good as the Worksop one used to be, but good all the same. Nice cold jugs of John Smiths :)

Texan-American here, was looking for a genuine British pub and found this place. 100% fits the…read morebill, food is on point, 0% Guinness available for non drinkers and about a million other alcoholic beers to choose from if you imbibe. I had the fish and chips and sticky toffee pudding with custard. Entree was great, pudding was great, prolly will skip the custard next time though because, while it was delicious, they filled a cereal bowl full of it with the custard aaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllll the way down in the bottom like a sunken pirate ship. Staff are super friendly, they have a playground outside and a WHOLE PARKING LOT. Just glorious. Now, my one real critique is this, and it's for the owners so if you're not them you can skip the rest of this review: per your Tex Mex chicken with the Cajun seasoning; Cajun is NOT Tex Mex. Cajun is its own cuisine from Louisiana inspired by French cuisine and African American soul food. Tex Mex is Texas (think cowboy Chuck wagon type stuff) and Mexican, so not French or Soul Food inspired at all. Not even a little bit. Not even close. That's one heck of a fusion y'all lol

First night in town and I wanted a nice local pub for a pint and dinner. The Old Crown is just what…read moreI was looking for. It is very warm and inviting. The staff is extremely nice and the food was excellent. I might have to come back tomorrow for one of their pies as they looked delicious!

I just wanna start that the food is always amazing however, i have never experienced staff so rude…read more the woman and two men had no personality and spoke so quietly you could barely hear them. they started our meal and then walked away to go clean dishes. after we realised one of the guys werent coming back we made the woman aware and all she said was oh and didn't even bother to apologize.

Amazing delicious food as well the service is great so kind and in my opinion it is not very pricey…read moremost likely affordable definitely recommend.

If you want a breath of fresh air and a nice vibe! COME HERE!…read more I and my sister shared for starters the Queso Fundido (if that's how you spell it), absolutely amazing, took a bite of the bread mixed with the QF and holy.... it was like biting into a punchy yet slightly spicy cheesy mix but I'm guessing that's what this is! (My first time!) For mains we had - Burrito - beef chilli with hot heat and some skin on fries, firstly this was amazing, a typical Mexican style Burrito, nice and warm, really tasty to! The guac really added a nice earthy bite! Sister had three tacos loaded with pulled pork and chicken again; she said they were tasty, the cheese melted on top adds a real nice topper flavour! For desert I had a Chocolate chilli tart, really weird for me however, a nice soft tart with a heavy chocolate taste and the chilli hits the back of the throat with the aftertaste, adds for a nice spicy bite! A drink to share we had the Chupacabra, a nice rum heavy drink with fresh flavour and a dang hit to the throat! Overall a nice evening topped off with a Mexican Sombrero to take home

Much better than other Chiquito's i have visited in other towns and cities…read more The staff were pleasant and the standard of food was pretty good too!

I was so ill. Can still barely stand to think about it. I'd had a couple of drinks yes, but still…read morefully functioning. To have "nachos", smothered in cheap cheese, oozing with grease, covered in "beef" and be so ill just hours later, is not my idea of a good end to a fab night. Truly rancid