So after a drive through Maricopa County cruising... I had craving for a bite to eat. So good O Yelp help lead me to this hidden gem. Great parking. Quit and enjoying ambiance. Lovely entrance and just ask the desk to your right. They will direct you to The Cantina. Tip top service and great food. Enjoying bar and tranquility. They also have outdoor seating. So if you're ever in the area, don't let the long road to food distract you. Lovely little drive to make your tummy happy. Thank you The Cantina. I will be back.... read more

The Cantina - Fish Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Goodyear, Arizona

Friday night was a huge disappointment. Drinks took an extremely long time to arrive after ordering, and when they finally did, my spicy watermelon margarita was wrong--twice. The first time it came out as a spicy peach margarita, and the second time it was just a plain watermelon margarita. Waiting a long time each time it had to be remade. We chose to sit outdoors, but the moment our food arrived we were completely swarmed by flies. It made the entire meal unenjoyable, and we definitely would not have sat outside had we known that would be the case. To make things worse, our meals were dropped off without silverware, and we sat there for about 5 minutes with no staff in sight to help. We used to come to the cantina often, but after not visiting for a few months, it's clear things have changed. The white fish recipe is different and not nearly as good as it used to be. Unfortunately, this experience was enough for us. We will not be coming back. read more

We've been eating here once a month for over four years. Very consistent food and service. Pretty much everything is a hit.

Overall great staff, food is good and location always seems to be in good shape. The menu is expensive for quick dine in place within the communities HOA center. read more

The restaurant is small inside what seems like a neighborhood club house. The prices are definitely on the pricier side. I ordered an almond martini, it was underwhelming so stick to margaritas. The food was solid, not super generous portions. The service was friendly and consistent. read more

The Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Goodyear, Arizona

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Brent thank you for a great experience!!!! Everyone here was such a kind soul and took care of us well! Came out to Arizona for a friends trip and came here for a quick Mexican lunch and it was great! Food took a bit to come out but that was totally fine because Brent made sure we got our chips and salsa. We ended up having like 5 baskets of chips so thank you for that! I ordered the Surf and Turf burrito and it was delicious. It was not too heavy and had great flavor. I personally did not use the Chipotle Mayo sauce that comes with it but I bet it would've tasted great. It is a smaller area but makes the place feel cozier and more welcoming. Overall a great experience today! read more

The Cantina - Surf & Turf Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Goodyear, Arizona

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Overall the food was good, service was excellent and the tv and music not too loud. Seafood enchiladas were good, but the star was the refried beans. The birria enchiladas were also good but I wouldn't recommend the green sauce. It was sour and bitter and I scraped it off. This may be so if the sauce is made in home with tomatillos or with vinegar added. I don't know, and didn't ask; you can make up your own minds. The rice was also unremarkable, but what can one do to make it flavorful? Nevertheless, we'll return and try other items on the menu. read more

Very very very slow service to get our food. Nobody here so not sure why it took so long. Food was good though. read more

Service was great, very friendly & attentive. I always love ordering the shrimp fajitas here, the quesadillas are also a great app for the table. Two orders of that to start is very shareable for a big family. read more

Great food, good drinks but Terrible salsa for the chips! You got to fix that! Small and quaint, sat outside and was very happy with this place! read more

This place SUCKS. The food is cold not once but twice I've been there who came out cold. Alyssa get a bitter cook. I will never return.

Staff is extremely friendly and willing to help with anything. I am a creature of habit so I tend to get the same thing every time I go but the shrimp cocktail is to die for! My boyfriend gets the chicken enchiladas and they always turn out perfect as well. I sometimes will stop in here and drink a beer while I wait for my to go food and it is always a very nice experience. Thank you! read more

We had a really great experience here. The ambiance is very inviting and cozy! We tried so many different dishes on the menu and I have to say that the fish tacos were sooooooooooo good!!! The Birria tacos were extremely flavorful as well and so delicious!!! I got the steak fajitas and it's crazy to say but I'm happy they use THICK CUTS of steak! It's actually steak. Now, for dessert we tried all 4 desserts! They were ALL AMAZING! The churro waffles were so crispy and warm with melted gelato on top! The lemon cake was so bright and airy we enjoyed it so much! The creme brûlée was delicious with a hint of cinnamon, my only critique is that it was cold and not warm. The tres leches cheesecake cake was part cheesecake and part fluffy cake! Soooooo good! Honestly everything we had was so enjoyable. The only mishap in our experience and service was that the ceviche tasted like water and had NO FLAVOR. Also, our server was really great just a bit distracted and we had to keep asking for water refills. Such a great place to eat! read more

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Our server was great, the actual food service was slow. The food was ok. I got the taco plate and did 3 different meats-asada, pollo, and barria. The rice had a funky flavor. Cute little place, but better Mexican options out there-just nothing in that area. read more

The Cantina - Street tacos and rice - Mexican Near Me - Goodyear, Arizona

Arrived around 7:20 PM. Single person. Busy, but not full. At least 1 clean 4 top and several spots at bar open. Stood at "Please Wait to be Seated Podium". Several employees walked by and ignored me and some said we'd be with you in second. After standing there like an idiot for 5+ minutes or so, I just left. Very disappointed. Please do better. read more

We loved the food here. Other than it is a small place every thing was great.... The server was always checking on us.

Great staff. Beautiful patio view. Good mexican food with Taco Tuesdays, and special music events with dinner

Absolutely love this place! The food is amazing! The servers are great and always quick to take care of your needs. It's nice inside and has bar seating. I love coming here for fish tacos and dessert with the wife! Everything I've tried has been pretty much amazing! Worth coming too!! read more

The Cantina - Churro waffle sundae - Mexican Near Me - Goodyear, Arizona

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This place is an awesome community spot! The food is great. As are the vibes. I highly recommend HH!

Decided to try Cantina for dinner last night and I have to say the overall experience was extremely underwhelming and lacked the polish I expected from its location. I called to place a to go order and the first thing the female employee told me was that they are closing soon. Her tone felt put out to have to take my order. It was 40 minutes to closing time and i was already on my way there, I didn't anticipate a problem ordering. When she started to take my order I had to stop because of the high pitch noise coming from her end of the phone. I ask what the noise was and she giggled and said they are vacuuming right by her and that they were almost done. Eventually they shut off the vacuum and i was able to order. It felt as if the server was occupied elsewhere as there were many times that she would pause and not respond to something that I ordered and I would have to say, "are you there?" and then eventually get a response. Nonetheless, I finished my order she repeated it correctly and we hung up. Upon arriving at the restaurant it was totally different than what I imagined. It feels like a fast casual restaurant where I should order up at the register and pick my own table. The black holders on the table lack elevation and were a big eye sore I couldn't stop looking at. When I walked in there was at least 4 employees in the front of house. They were chatting and casually doing side work. Not one of them welcomed me in or acknowledged me. I walked up to the register and the server there had my boxes of food and still without greeting me opens the boxes and showed me the food. It looked good and she packaged it up. There were no chips and salsa so I ask for those and happily packaged up a really nice size portion and bagged it up for me. It's important to highlight the lack of service in the restaurant. The servers seemed more into their own conversations than helping the guest. The bar and front register area were a wreck, and overall just didn't feel inviting. Then there was the part that was alarming from a health standard. At least three of the servers were chewing gum, let me rephrase that, chomping on gum- opened mouth and totally unacceptable for a restaurant staff member. I also in my short time in the restaurant observe two servers grab plates going out to customers with their thumb in the dish. It made me question the sanitary condition of my food. The only thing that put me at ease with that was that from where I was at I could see into the kitchen and the guys working in there seemed to have a good handle on the food they were working with seemed to be working well together. Not once did I feel the presence of any front of house leadership, and the lack of customer engagement showed that. I ordered the cheese enchiladas for my Dad which he really liked. I ordered them without the black beans and corn inside because he wanted traditional cheese enchiladas and those are a bit too Texmex for him. I had the chicken and steak combo fajitas. The chicken and veggies were good. The steak was cut really large, was tough and after trying two pieces I pushed the remaining off to the side and didnt eat. The rice and beans were good and it came with plenty flour tortillas. I don't think it's a total loss cause, but I think that the leadership in the restaurant need to urgently work on Elevating the areas mentioned and probably need to spend more time on the floor demonstrating and coaching to a hyper focused guest experience that hits all areas of the restaurant. I'd be open to trying it out again and might even try dining in, I just hope that there would be noticeable changes in the overall environment in the restaurant during that visit. read more

A Nice and Relaxing Dinner Last night we had dinner at The Cantina for the first time and the food and service was very good. On this visit my sister, friends and I shared the fish tacos, carne asada burrito, beans, rice, and chips & salsa. The chips and salsa were served fresh and hot. The chips were light and crispy and the salsa was full of amazing flavor, the perfect strat to a great dining expeirence. The food at Cantina is just delicious. The Fish Tacos were served are Flour Tortillas, Beer Battered Cod, Cabbage, Cotija, Pico, Chipotle Crema and they were were flavorful and delicious. My sister had the Carne Asada Burro Classico, and she said it was packed with Pinto Beans, Pico de Gallo served with rice and beans. She said everything was good to the last bite. The service, food, atmosphere are simply amazing, stop by forva great dining exoeirence. read more

The Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Goodyear, Arizona

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Good food. Great atmosphere. Sit on the deck for a great experience. they have a pretty wide variety of food, I am not a Mexican food fan, but there's always something for me to eat. The atmosphere outside is awesome, the service is friendly and fairly fast. I have lived in Estrella for seven years and I've eaten there at least 25 times. You will love it. read more

It's 8:05 on taco Tuesday and the place is full but it's closing?? Might want to think about staying open a little longer

I loved the homemade salsa & chips, and they have the best Elote (grilled street corn)! Other favorites are; Shrimp or fish tacos, chicken enchiladas, beans, and the guacamole. Nice place to go for drinks on the patio. Also very friendly staff! read more

Food was great and service was exceptional! Everyone was so attentive. Nice that it's in our neighborhood.

Stopped here with family for dinner after a day at the pool. Jamie provided great service and the food was terrific. Our table ordered Margaritas, beer, tacos, burritos, salads. All of it was really great but the best part was the chips & salsa. Best I've had at a restaurants. read more

Sunday Brunch is our favorite time to go. We really enjoyed the food, service and ambience today. They close at 1pm so go early! The mimosas were great too! Lots of different flavors to choose from. read more

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We took a 30 minute drive for this place. Inside a HOA community. It's very nice inside. We sat outside with the view of the pool. Had beer and margaritas. The margaritas were expensive. The food was decent prices. Don't remember the names of the food but we got tacos and burritos. The food taste was just ok. Nothing great but decent. The service was good. Nikkei took good care of us. read more

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Love the food here and is close to home. Great addition to Estrella Mountain community

I stopped by here this a couple of Wednesday nights ago with my wife for dinner. The Cantina was actually the closest restaurant to where we staying for the week and since we wanted something soon, it seemed to make the most sense. So we called them to place an order which the super nice lady on the phone said would be ready in 25 minutes. We ended up getting there about 30 minutes later and my wife sat in the car while I went inside to pick it up. This restaurant is located inside the Presidio and due to COVID-19 measures, anyone who was entering the building had to get their temperature taken. Once I made it past that I was quickly at The Cantina. This restaurant is Mexican themed and from what I could see of it had a small area to pay and then some tables inside. Due to the number of people coming in from the outside, I would guess that they have outdoor seating as well but I was unable to see it. In any case our food was ready whenever I got there and since we had paid by telephone all that I had to do was sign a receipt and I was on my way. For dinner on this evening I had ordered the "da changa" which the menu described as a large tortilla stuffed with carne asada, pollo asada, pinto beans and cheese, deep fried with green and red enchilada sauces and guacamole, crema and pico. Then my wife went with the shrimp burrito. All of the entrees were served with Spanish rice and refried beans. My changa ended up being pretty good and I enjoyed both of the asadas in it as well as both enchilada sauces. What I didn't like was that there were a ton of pinto beans and I could only really tell the tortilla was fried on one corner. Still, I enjoyed it and it left me absolutely stuffed. My wife also enjoyed her burrito and couldn't eat all of it. The bottom line for me is that I would stop by here again in the future. Everything that we had here was good and it was super filling as well. read more

The Cantina - Da changa - Mexican Near Me - Goodyear, Arizona

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The food is awesome! A little disappointed that a refill of chips and salsa was an additional charge. The service was slow, but it was a Saturday evening. The margaritas are decent, tasty and very refreshing! I probably would have ordered another drink if I had chips to munch on until our food came. We ordered the trio fajitas! They are so "delicious"and there was enough for two people! However the rice and beans were portions for children. We just ordered extra. Ok this was out of their control, but let your guest know that you will be fighting off flies if you eat outside! It was really bad. We saw several people leave before being served. Overall it's a charming place and so close, you can't beat that!! Please go if you haven't already been...sit inside for your first experience!!! read more

We had a great dinner with our kids, all of us had something different on the menu and each of us were very happy with our dinner's. I had the Red sauce chicken enchiladas, the flavor of the sauce was delicious with a little heat. The chicken was tender and flavorful. Service was excellent! We will definitely be back! Thank you for a fun evening at the Cantina! read more

We had to try this new restaurant in our community. We loved the elotè. I had the carnitas tacos and it was good. I am not much for the picked onions or cabbage. I did eat one full taco with all of it and I felt the cabbage took away the flavor of the meat. Second taco took off all the extra. Meat was very good. Lots of flavor. Next time I would order it without the extra. My husband had the enchiladas. He loved them. Both meals came with rice and beans. My husband raved over the rice. He stated it was some of the best he had. I did eat some of the rice. I again am not a big Spanish rice eater. I would have to agree it is much better then other Mexican restaurants. Now on to the finishing items. Desserts we had a Carmel cheese cake and sopapilas.I did not get a photo of these. Very good. Sopapilas were cooked a little too long. They were very tough to bite into....but again I have to say the flavor of them were on point. I can not wait to see what is to come from this place. Happy hours and taco Tuesday and hopefully brunch ‍ We will definitely be back. read more

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We've not been to the Cantina in many months and had looked forward to it! The setting was as beautiful and serene as always, and our server, Jackie, was the best! Now if the rest of our experience matched those two things......drinks were okay, kind of sweet, no tequila taste and very expensive. My quesadilla was so underdone that it was sitting in a steamy puddle of water. Had to look hard for the chicken in it after I wiped off the soggy tortilla. Pico served with it was good but barely 2 tablespoons of it! Enchilada was tasty, according to my husband, but so so so small! The beef Ramen left something to be desired. It was full of birria-great!-but little else. It needed more mexican flavor and perhaps a ramen egg? I have to say we left disappointed. I so wanted to love a place in our neighborhood but am not sure at this point. read more

Food was good, but they screwed up on the orders several times. However, when they screwed up, they gave us the meal and drink for free!!! Bonus!!! read more

Had a great meal here tonight. Taco Tuesday special didn't disappoint. Tasty, spicy tacos with beans and rice. Really hit the spot. Then I tried the cheese cake, really great! Service was great too! I highly recommend the Cantina! read more

The Cantina - Spicy taco sampler. - Mexican Near Me - Goodyear, Arizona

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Service is terrible food just ok. Hours of operation sporadic. Woulld do zero if possible

This place is amazing!!! Food is the best, service is the friendliest 100% recommend. From Brontë the bartender to the chefs Marcus and guy in the back I have nothing bad to say about this place. Prices are very reasonable as well! Jaime is the sweetest manager and will make sure you're taken care of. It's a nice hidden spot with great food, drinks and company! read more

Awful service. Waited over an hour to get food and waitress even said manager moved other orders in front of ours. Then another table of 4 came in and manager was happy to see them. Got there food right away. I walked out. read more

Love this place! Great Mexican food and great drinks! Love the decor! Don't forget about the fabulous drink menu! read more

The Cantina - Prickly pear margarita! - Mexican Near Me - Goodyear, Arizona

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