The Molcajete bowl was an explosion of flavour, I've never tried grilled cactus before and now I'm a fan. I've been back a few times since and everything was consistently amazing. Shrimp ceviche... I have dreams about their shrimp ceviche. read more

Food was great. Service not so much. Was there for wife's birthday with friends. Seated at 5.50pm, 20 minutes later than reservation, not a big deal we thought..until we tried to order dessert and told we must get it to go as it was 6.50pm and we must be out by 7pm,only 1hr 10mins for appies, cocktails and dinner??had to argue with the server several times to allow us the 20 mins we were "owed" just so we could eat dessert..definetly not impressed as we have been before and not experienced this. read more

Yummy. We split the dinner for 4 and got the make your own tacos. They were very delicious. I would recommend this place!

Don't miss Zapoteca! It's on East Beach in White Rock BC and is definitely not the usual Mexican fare. Flavours from 3 areas of Mexico. Stunning presentation. Unusual menue items. I loved the Cadillac Margarita and Camarones al Mezcal - skerwes of plump grilled prawns set atop a BBQd pineapple wedge, drizzled at the table with Mezcal sauce. Served with a salad of cactus, sweet red peppers and mushrooms and a " Queso Florentine " set over the dish. Fabulous! Enjoy the sunny oceanside patio and live music. Excellent service. Friendly, beachy atmosphere. read more

This was excellent. This restaurant looks really quiet from the outside, especially since it's cold out and not many people are in White Rock at the beach. However, when we came inside, it was busy and it was getting busier by the minute. The restaurant is really small but it's got a patio that would be killer for the warmer weather. The inside is very simple and clean. There was one server and he was awesome. Really friendly and informative. We got the taquito dorados with chicken to start. Those were so unbelievably good lol. We devoured those quickly. For mains, i got the carne asada tacos and my bf got the enchiladas with salsa verde. Both dishes were so good and some of the best Mexican food i've ever had. They were so flavorful. I'd totally recommend this spot for a date night or small event. The bill seemed relatively low-priced. No complaints there! I'd definitely come back. read more

I'm going to protect all you tourists who, like we, saw all the 5 star activity on this restaurant. It is, without question, some of the worst mexican food we have ever eaten. Priced high with zero quality or authenticity. read more

Honestly the food is pretty decent but once again very very chincy portions. My biggest bugaboo is when a restaurant charges a more than higher price point but yet skimps on the toppings, amount, and sides like Guacamole read more

Was here last night, nice night out, service was mediocre. Server was likely new or something was off, forgot salsas, forgot the beer that was ordered. In the end, a new server came to take over. We've been here before and it was ok. It was unfortunate this time around. Overall, good food and atmosphere on patio was good. read more

New favorite spot! Fantastic drinks and incredible service...can't wait for a happy hour menu, everything is wonderful!

Very small portions on the tacos. Would cost them little to add a bit of beans and rice or raise the price 1.00 if need be and people would go away feeling they had good value instead of somewhat cheated and still hungry read more

Delicious food, friendly service and reasonable prices. So nice to have a great Mexican place on East Beach! Highly recommend the tortilla soup and taquitos dorados. read more

Attentive service and excellent tacos. The chips were freshly made there, margaritas are nice, and they do have several vegetarian options. Nice view, and there is outdoor seating which will be nice when it warms up. read more

The mussels! So good and served with delicious homemade gluten free spicy cheese corn bread. Their drinks have actual booze in them and have real flavor. No real kids menu but my son ate majority of the chicken tacos no problem and you can figure it out for your own. Outside seating on a beautiful day. read more

Had the shrimp tacos and they were delicious! We enjoyed the guacamole and chips appetizer and the wonderful breeze coming in off the water. Great location and great food. The margaritas were a bit thin, but still tasted good. read more

Decided to stop in on a whim and was blown away! The food was outstanding - so fresh and flavourful. The service was great too. Jesse was really friendly and took the time to explain the menu to us. Cozy and inviting, this is my new fav spot! read more

This place is absolutely delicious!!! And I have always been given wonderful friendly service. My favourite dish is so far the fish tacos - it comes with 3 tacos and I always leave very satisfied. read more

Great yummy food, nice atmosphere, right on the water. My husband and I enjoyed our delicious dinner after a long drive into Canada

This is a beautiful hidden gem right along the water. The wait might look long but we got seated quickly. Service was amazing!! The food, wow it had so much flavor. We got the steak tacos you get 5 they are a little small but the plate as a whole is filling. We also got the chicken taquitos which I was pleasantly shocked to see were not fried to a crisp. Overall a must try. Oh and the best part is that view!!! Come watch the sunset read more

Excellent experience! We don't eat mexican very often so we didn't know what to order, had the Carmela, OMG!! so flavourful! Filling too (more than enough for 2 people). Friendly staff, nice atmosphere, amazing margueritas. What more could you ask for!? Oh and they're actually OPEN passed 8pm!!! read more

Fantastic authentic Mexican on the beach. Third time here in the last couple weeks....Mexican is usually not a option in White Rock but Zapoteca has changed that. Great food...great atmosphere...great service! read more

Zapoteca - Amazing Mexican on the beach! - Mexican Near Me - White Rock, British Columbia

Wonderful! Great food, great service, great prices. Sat on the patio on a wonderful warm day - have been twice in the past couple of weeks - once with out of town guests and the second time with my sister. Their Margaritas are great. And the food! Wonderful! Will definitely go back. So happy that this place is actually in my neighbourhood and I can go anytime and show off one of our local places! Would recommend this to everyone - give it a try - you won't regret it. read more

Looked like a wonderful place to have lunch. I dropped off 3 teenagers and went to park the car. I went back to the restaurant and the 3 teens had been seated outside and given menus. I sat and talked with them for awhile and then asked "Jamie" where the bathroom was. In my way back, I stopped and explained to Jamie the 3 teens were going to have lunch while I went back to sit in the car with my 85 yr old mother who was not hungry. Jamie said sure, no problem. More than 45 minutes later, my 3 teens walked up to the car with takeout burgers and fries. I asked what on earth was going on, and they explained no one ever came to take their order. Other people were seated and had orders taken, but no one would take theirs. I was furious and went immediately back to the restaurant and asked Jamie was on earth was going on. She said she didn't know the 3 wanted to order. I said why on earth do people come into a restaurant, it at a table and look at menus for more than half an hour other than to order food??? No explanation as to why the teens were ignored - Jamie just shrugged and smiled. My 3 teens are straight A, honor roll, well behaved people who said quietly and patiently to have lunch and were ignored. Other young people may be rude and misbehave and dine and dash, but they same in with an adult who talked with the staff and explained why I wasn't going to stay with them. This was an absolutely appalling way to treat the three teens. Other friends have asked for recommendations for restaurants in White Rock and I always make a point to relate this story and warn people away from this restaurant and I will continue to do so for the rest of my life. I was SO aghast at how they treated my daughter and her two best friends. This place doesn't even deserve 1 star. read more

This is a new place. Host and server were very hospitable and engaging. Margarita was very good. Enchiladas were very tasty and cooked differently than in the Baja. The molcajete dish was excellent. We will be back! A very welcome addition to Marine Drive read more

Five of us ladies went for dinner to Zapoteca last night and had a great time. The food was outstanding, and the value was terrific. We shared the guacamole appetizer which was very good with great presentation, and each of us had a taco plate. I had the poblano pepper vegetarian option which was huge! The fish tacos looked fantastic as well. Our waiter was lovely and attentive even though it was very busy (on a Monday night!). It had come up that we were there celebrating three birthdays, and at the end of the meal they brought us three complimentary deserts. So generous. My experience was so good, I'm going back again this week for another birthday lunch. And I'm not even a local, I'm from Abbotsford. Well worth the drive. Thank you Zapoteca for treating our party so well last night. read more

Amazing authentic Mexican food. The margaritas are so good. I ordered the enchiladas and got the chips as an appetizer, 10/10. Highly recommend! read more

Omg!!!! We thought we were in Guadalajara!!! That's because the last time we had good and authentic Mexican that's where we were! This is not Tex-Mex crap.....this place serves the real deal! Highly recommend the Carmela and get it all going with a margarita and their Totopos...yummm!! Can't wait to go back! read more

Went there this weekend with some friends and was pleasantly surprised how good it was!! The staff was super friendly and accommodating, they had no problem explaining the menu items to us (the menu is VERY authentic, not your typical Mexican restaurant). The shrimp ceviche was incredible and the nachos were the best we've ever had! Looking forward to going back! read more

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Great restaurant! Authentic Mexican food, our waiter was from Guadalajara and explained the dishes we ordered! The enchilada mole were amazing!!!!!!! Please eat here if you want to step away from typical Tex mex style food! Great evening with h my family! Excellent restaurant read more

Who'dathunk, in White Rock B.C., Canada we would have such a great Mexican meal. (White Rock is just barely over the US/ Canada border, a cute resort community on the ocean).We had tototopos, which was house-made chips with pools of feta, pico de gallo, and guacamole topped with roasted pumpkin seeds. I had pulled pork with banana leaves, cilantro, pickled onion slices, an tortillas. My wife had halibut with pineapple salsa, guacamole, sour cream and mixed beans & rice. The meal was fabulous, the service impeccable despite the place being packed. It was a wet, cold Thursday in January and we were lucky to get the last 2 seats at 6:20 PM. Well worth a side trip from Vancouver. read more

Party of two on off-season Friday at lunch. We spent a long time here. Great service, very good food. Would eat here again. Z

This is my favorite nachos in Vancouver. It's a third time to visit here. Everything is amazing!!!

This place is ridiculous when it comes to customer service. We checked in with the host and were told 30 minutes for a table for 2. 1 hour later we were told another 30 minutes. After 1hour and 45 minutes and watching all these people take our table that apparently had reservations we said screw it. The last time we were there the food was average anyway. Not worth the wait. read more

DO NOT GO HERE. Saw many five star reviews and wasted $32.00 on the worst Mexican we've ever had. Whomever is cooking and planning meals must have never had actual Mexican food. Seemed like frozen Costco with a little canned sauce over the top! read more

We were pleasantly surprised by this newly opened (one week ago) restaurant. The food was excellent and good value for your dollar. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. Great margarita's at a reasonable price. It has a cozy atmosphere inside but once the warmer weather arrives, the outdoor shaded patio will be a great spot to hang out. A welcome addition to east beach in White Rock. We will definitely be returning to sample more of their menu. read more

Very disappointed that this restaurant is not stroller friendly. A lot of parents walk up and down east beach and it's disappointing that they cannot go to this restaurant with a stroller. read more

I'm giving the 3 stars mostly for enthusiasm. The service was fun and engaging. The food on the other hand, well, it's trying too hard to be unique and West Coast to really be considered Mexican. It's got a happy hour vibe and I'm local so I'll be back for drinks but when I want good Mexican I'll visit Baja a couple doors down. The East Beach does need a decent watering hole so maybe they'll find their place there. read more

Amazing, that is how I want to start off this review. This restaurant was recommended to me by a coworker and he knows I am a foodie so I thought it must be good. Well I wasn't disappointed. The 5 of us all were so impressed, first off with the staff then the food. Gonzo our server was so wonderful, funny and very attentive to our needs. His recommendations were great. The food was authentic Mexican, fresh and very tasty (we do go to Mexico and so I can tell you I felt that I was there). The location is great and I look forward to going back again. read more

I ordered the enchilada with mole. At best a 2/5 Basically it was 5 taquitos swimming in a gritty mole sauce. There were no sides to this dish which was disappointing. There were no complimentary chips and salsa given to the tables. My wife ordered the Tortilla soup and it was probably the worst thing I tasted in a long time. It was barely luke warm when it got to our table. 1/5 Service was good overall . This place fails at authentic Mexican food. Portions are tiny and you will need 15 tacos for dinner not 3. They really need to kick up the game with a larger menu selection and add Burritos, Chimichangas, and Fajitas. read more

Found this gem on our recent visit to the East beach front in White Rock... the food is the real Mexican taste ....I shall be back for more and the waitress gets 5 stars all the way!! read more