The food, speed and prices are awesome. So glad we found this place! Very flavourful and the…read moreportion size is perfect.

WOW! The little hole in the wall that leads you straight into the streets of Mexico! Everything at…read moreEl Este is fresh and delicious and served with the passion of good food rooted in true authentic Mexican cooking. Just a tiny likely shop tucked away in Dartmouth, a few high top seats and a menu that nails the essentials. The burrito was AMAZING and the tacos will knock your socks off. Definitely try the pork! Awesome service and great vibe. Worth the stop!

The burritos are huge and absolutely DELICIOUS. Lots of choice on the menu and service was top…read morenotch. Definitely going back!

Awesome place - great eats…read more Owned by a gentleman named Zane - who is from Vancouver (he spotted my Grizzlies jersey and we chatted about living in Kitslano). The kids were looking for a change of pace from lobster rolls, fish and chips, chowders, and burgers - and this hit the spot. Zane has a short menu, but everything on it would rank amongst the best meat and vegan food options we would have had back in Vancouver. We had the La Bandida for the kids - and it was tasty and delicious. My wife tried the Royal Dahl (vegan) as a bowl and loved it. I had the La Reina (also vegan) choosing to go non meat for the day - and it was great. Menu pictures attached. No alcohol served, but a good mix of Propellier Pop and Bubly drinks. We also grabbed a pie (made by his mother-in-law with local ingredients), but as of the time of this review we haven't eaten yet. Grab your food to go, walk down to the waterfront, and enjoy your meal at a picnic table or bench. Lunenberg is amazing. So is this spot.

Delish! Had pastor, fish tacos, guacamole. All were amazing. Ate outside. Would definitely go backread more

Wonderful restaurant! Wish it was larger, sometimes quite busy. Best tacos in town.read more

Cute little casual spot, and the food reminded us of our favourite little Mexican place in Phoenix,…read moreArizona. Delish! It was a Monday, so there were only a few other tables seated. Service was fast and friendly.

No its was really really bad..the beef meat was unchewable..the meal is completely…read moreflavourless...worst mexican food we have ever had..the place is very nicely decorated and the waitress was very good and the refunded my meal because it was basically unedible...so strange was here a year ago had pork and its just ok but worth a second try..this time definitely won't be returning

Oh so good and fresh. The Gecko bus has been parking outside of my work in Bayers Lake for awhile…read morenow and I finally made it down and boy was it worth the wait. It can get pretty busy at lunchtimes so it may not be a great choice if you're on a 30 minute break, but I lucked out the other day and only had one person ahead of me. Considering they make everything fresh to order service was pretty quick. It was also very helpful and friendly. I ordered the 3 tacos for 8ish$ plus tax. You get a choice of chicken, beef or pork. I just chose all three. There is quite a selection for toppings and I had cheese, pico de gallo, green onions and cilantro on everthing. I tried the corn salsa on the chicken and medium on the other two. The staff is great at recommending pairings and I wisely took their advice on the sour cream sauces and had a different sauce to match each taco. All in all it was a great experience and fantastic lunch for about 10$. My chief complaint was having to wolf it down on a break, I would have liked the time to enjoy it. I will definitely be going back. I haven't tried them yet, but I hear the pickled red onions are a must have.

Took the family and all three of us had Burrito bowls, the large ones! Wow, everything is just so…read moregood. I can't believe even my 14 year old finished hers..... Did I mention they are huge? I never thought a mobile restaurant could ever be this good, and there are so many options I doubt you could get the same bowl twice even if you were trying to. Just guessing what you had the last time to eat is all but impossible with all these options. Everything is so fresh! Love it!

It was my second time there, and really enjoyed sitting at the bar. Down to earth and friendly…read morestaff! Loved the 3 salsas and choices of hot sauces - all greens favorites for me :) keep up the great atmosphere, food and service! Quesedillas and Lake city cider - A visitor from Montreal!

I came here with my colleagues for a quick lunch. Overall, I did not find the experience enjoyable,…read moreunfortunately. While I really liked the decorations, the vibe and the patio, and our server was very friendly, the food was just not up to my standard. First, it was incredibly slow; the place was far from full capacity, but we waited a long time for the food (more than 30 minutes, if I remembered correctly). I ordered an enchilada (Mexican flag), which was served stone-cold. It was also quite small for its price (21 dollars). I felt there were just tacos being made into rolls. The server asked me if I wanted a side, so I ordered fried beans and rice (which I thought would come with the enchiladas, like many Mexican restaurants I've been to), but no; it was extra. I was lowkey really not happy about that, as this cold, mid-at-best lunch was like 35 bucks at the end. I'd rather get a torta somewhere else or some sort.

This Truro-based food truck just opened this year, and its enterprising owners are taking advantage…read moreof their mobile capabilities and setting up shop where I had easier access to it at the New Glasgow farmers' market. It was a rainy Saturday, and although the narket crowd was a bit lighter than usual, there was a steady line at Chula Vista! Luckily, the overhanginf roof of the market kept everyone (mostly) dry. When we arrived, they were already sold out of their al pastor and beef items, an impressive feat for just their second time in New Glasgow! I ordered one Baja-style fish taco ($7) and the papas con queso (cheese fries, $8.50) with chicken added (+$6). My wife went for the taco combo $15.50), choosing chicken for both of her tacos, as well nachos for her choice of side (fries and refried beans were the other options). It was a bit of a wait with how slammed they were and they only had what appeared to be a two-person team, but the buzzer they give out with each order conveniently let us wander the market worry free. Once we had our food, we cut through the market building to the other side, where the tables were both unoccupied and still sheltered from the precipitation. My Baja fish taco was a tasty few bites - crisp, beer-battered fish, bright pico de gallo, and added crunch from some shredded cabbage. The house-made corn tortilla held up impressively well and had a nice, subtle flavour, although the chipotle mayo and guac didn't come through. Honestly, there was plenty of good stuff going on already and I feel like they're not even needed. The papas con queso were a decadent delight, with a Tex-Mex cheese sauce on crisp, skin-on fries, and topped with shredded cheese and wonderfully browned and seasoned hunks of chicken. Check out the crisp bits in my pics! *chef's kiss* On my second time here, they were even busier, but seemed to have at least another person cooking. If you plan on hitting them up at the New Glasgow farmers' market, definitely order first and then peruse the market, if there's a lineup at the truck. I went early enough that the whole menu was still available this to e, so I got the two taco combo, mixing and matching the al pastor, and beef and potato tacos, while getting refried beans for my side. The beef and potato taco said on their menu that potato chunks were part of the taco, which is certainly more traditional, but they may have run out of those, as fries were the potato product in my actual taco. They were definitely second fiddle to a generous heap of juicy, rich, shredded beef. Simply dressed with diced onion and cilantro, it was a great taco. The al pastor raised the bar even further. While Chula Vista likely doesn't have a rotating spit of pork in the truck, the bits of pork belly were wonderfully crisp, with a great mix of char and unctuous fat. Paired up with sweet bits of pineapple to balance things out, this is easily one of the best tacos that you're going to get in northern Nova Scotia. Chula Vista is doing great things in their kitchen, and are doing their culinary roots proud, and people are taking notice with good reason.

My husband and I walked in to your store in Truro today and was refused service for my husband not…read morewearing a mask. My husband is a veteran and has the usual medical condition associated with it. I was wearing a mask and we STILL were refused service. I think you need to brush up on the LAW. Absolutely disgraceful.

One of the most confusing dining experiences in recent memory. The food was good but ordering it…read morewas much too confusing. First off, this taco joint is co-located with Cheese Curds, a poutine palace. That's cool til you walk in and are confronted with a massive wall of menu choices, from burgers to poutine to tacos to Indian Curry. It is overwhelming and decision stress immediately sets in. The staff is helpful, when they aren't chatting with each other instead of tending to customers. But the topping options, being they for burgers or tacos are just too numerous. Do we really need a dozen kinds of condiments for a burger already loaded with three kinds of bacon? As Thoreau said: SIMPLIFY!!!

Poor food. Poor service. Give it a miss…read more We had read other reviews, but thought we four would have a go. - shouldn't have!

Wish I could stop everyone from coming here, shrimp fajitas were a joke, 6 baby shrimp with 3…read morepieces of a couple peppers for 4 fajitas, with what they claim on the restaurant 1/4 of "food" but that's with veggies so you get almost no actual meat. I could go to the keg and get a 6oz steak for $6 more with more veggies and a potato included. I know nothing will come of this review because the "owner" was over was no more help then any employee, actually saying that's how's it's suppose to be. If this is worth $21 dollars to you be my guest! I know I could spend my money much better anywhere else in Halifax They did wipe the bill clean and we didn't pay for anything including alcohol but I would still not recommended. Unless you want to complain for free food Still astonished on how this place is managed, I have never seen a manager give such rude remarks to a customer when they complain about about food like this. No way to handle a table that isn't happy being served $21 worth of toppings for ur pathetic baby shrimp.