Upon driving over to this restaurant, I realized that parking was only limited to 6 cars total so I…read moreparked around the corner. The food is absolutely delicious, very friendly staff and the portions are a good amount of food. Personally, I ordered the Birria tacos. There is so much flavor in the food here, as I tried a little bit from everyone's order. I HAD TO !! For dessert, I had their tres leches cake. It was delicious and after eating it, I even ordered an entire tres leches cake for the weekend (they require a 2-day preorder for cakes). I'm glad to have found this place and can't wait to come back !!

Met a friend for lunch here and the food was fabulous. The staff was very friendly and courteous…read moreand the restaurant was clean. It is a very busy place and the parking lot is very small. You can tell they have a great reputation by all the people coming in and out picking up food.

My drink was full of ice, in a bad way. Also slow food service, waitress was nice but that said,…read moreservice wasn't priority here. Ambiance was nice.

Por Vida is a relaxing location with a nice vibe. The drinks are goon and you just have to / must…read moretry the Octopus tacos... excellent!

The food and service are always excellent. The birria here is soo flavourful. I love how they have…read moretheir little restaurant decorated. It's so warm and cozy.

Absolutely AWESOME, great service,wonderful people and the food is fantastic! The pork,beef ,and…read morechicken tacos were so delicious, I love coming here !

Had a slow start but maybe I was just in a mood. Have to say the waiter was spot on recommending…read morethe margarita with the regular tequila. Of course he could have upcharged but he was right. Well balanced. The steak fajitas fed two. The kids almost finished their tacos. The croquettes are one of my absolute favorites and they really were great. We all sampled each others food and I would come back if I was in the area again. The shrimp on garlic sauce had some heat. All around great place. Parking in the area was rough. I don't know what to suggest for this. Obviously a beach area at the lake and busy. We almost didn't find parking. Glad we did.

Enjoyed a very tasty dinner at this spot, but just beware when ordering cooking will take a while!…read moreWe were seated on the patio, which was nice, felt more airy. The interior of this restaurant is very small, with limited seating. I'd say patio seating is the best. We put our names in and were told it would be 30-40 minutes, so went up the road for a drink...as our drinks came out, the table became ready, in only about 20 minutes, so we had to drink quick and head back. We got back and a server took our drink order, they took a bit to bring them out and then we placed our order. We ordered a chicken Paella to share. The menu did note paella would take 45 minutes to cook, so we also got a few appetizers, ceviche, guacamole and Patatas bravas. After about 2 minutes, we had to flag down the water again and check the apps were coming g our first, and not everything at once...he went to check and then began bringing them out. The wait was long, but they were all good. As they began taking away appetizer plates they brought a hot plate for the paella and a bowl "for the shells"...at this point I reminded him we got the chicken paella, he agreed and took it away, it was then about 45 minutes later (1.5 hours total) that he finally brought them out chicken paella out, acknowledging the long wait and informing us he accidentally put the original order in for for seafood paella. Nothing the long wait and the Erie, he told us the paella would be computed and profusely apologized for his error and the long wait. We appreciated his honesty and making things right by not charging us for the main dish after such a long wait. The paella ended up being very good and was way more than the (4) of us could eat. Overall, the food was good, service could use some work on their communication, but they did right by us. I'd try it again if ever in the area!

My expirence was amazing because of ashley!! She had such a lively personality and was so…read moreincredibly helpful. The food and drink was so amazing and fresh, would come again!! thank you ashley!!!

I came here with a group for lunch on a weekend and were seated right away…read more I think this is my favourite Mexican restaurant I've tried so far! The food was great. The chicken chorizo chimichanga was very big, filled with cheese, with a crispy outside. The only downside to my visit was having to wait for the waiter to come to take our order. We were seated near the back, and we felt forgotten about. One of us had to walk to the front to kindly ask for someone to take our orders. However, the staff were very kind :)

The service is slow I mean. SLOW..... I ONLY SEEN ONE PERSON THERE. HE WAS THE bartender.. The…read morewaiter and probably the cook.. The place is dirty.. Hasn't been cleaned in years.. The bathroom's floor is sticky , i mean portable toilet , sticky.. The food was old and average at best ...

I hadn't been here in years and finally went back, and I'm happy to say it was still good. Service…read morewas great. We went during the day so it wasn't busy at all, we were the only patrons there. I hope that business is good besides it being slow during the day. They still have the cheap margaritas and I got a frozen lime margarita for $2.99 on Tuesdays and a lunch special shredded beef chimichanga. They also have lunch specials so going here wont break the bank. It was clean inside and gives Cool Mexico vibes. They also have a toppings bar. Give it a try, especially on Tuesdays!

Overall it's wasn't bad but it also wasn't good. Would probably not try this place again. Not very…read moreauthentic flavours with some misses. The complimentary tortilla chips were way too salty! I ordered the combination platter and the mini chicken chimi was more outside dough than filling. Odd pairings with Caesar salad. High note were the chicken tamale and deep fried ice cream for dessert. Parking was difficult too in downtown Hamilton.

I am really not sure how to rate this place, but here it goes…read more The service was ok, there was only one person waiting the tables on a Friday night. She was very nice though. But, took a long time to get to us, and to get our drinks. The margaritas were, how should I say, crap. We had the fried calamari for an appetizer, really not a Mexican thing, but it was excellent. The nachos were good, not the greatest. Guacamole was really poor, and you get only a small amount. What's with that? We had the seafood chimichanga, and the combo platter. It was all good, not great though. And, get this, it came with a Caesar salad. Are you kidding me? The sauces were really good, not sure if they are house made from a can though. If a Mexican restaurant can't make a half descent margarita and a great guacamole, well..... Still looking for a good Mexican place in the Toronto, Hamilton area. This one is not it.

We usually go to the Burlington location but recently visited the Hamilton one, it was just as good…read moreand bigger than the other one! The portions of our tacos were also slightly larger, and the margaritas were amazing! The decorations and vibe in here are super cool, this is a great date night spot. The service is great too!

Cool ambience, late night hours, but the taco I had was super underwhelming. $7 for white people…read morestyle tacos with unmelted Sysco cheese, ground beef, pico, sour cream, and whole cilantro leaves is diabolical... They probably have better options and I happened to order one that missed, but nothing stood out enough to make me want to come back.