Cantina Mexicana - Mexican Restaurant has been a family tradition for 8 years. We take pride in cooking only the freshest ingredients for your Mexican experience, such as Guacamole from scratch, home-made nachos, fresh traditional salsa, just to name a few. Our friendly staff can help you decide on an item if you have never tried Mexican food before. Our staff is well trained in what goes inside each recipe. We also have items that are vegetarian, and vegan. So come on in and have a nice relaxing dinner by the fireplace, or have a group get together on the patio, what ever your occasion, or even if it's just a quick bite to eat. Cantina Mexicana is the place for an authentic Mexican experience that will make you feel right at homemore...See more text
I stumbled to Cantina Mexicana by accident last...
I stumbled to Cantina Mexicana by accident last night while looking for a place to eat with my friend and girlfriend. We were going to go to a restaurant further up queen street but turns out it was closed. Decided to drive down Streetsville and see what was offered there. We were just about out of streetsville when my friend pointed out Cantina. I've never really had Mexican food in Canada and I have been wanting to have some for quite some time. We decided to go in and try it out.
From the outside and inside it has the feel of a small restaurant because it is. At first I was thinking it'd maybe be a little weird, but the whole atmosphere works well later on once I sat down for a little bit. My girlfriend likes the look of the restaurant from the inside saying its nice even if it is a rather smaller place.
We were greeted by the older lady which is the owner of the restaurant. She came by to take our order, but we've never really had Mexican food so we had questions to ask. She was very happy to answer whatever questions we had and after we asked for a suggestion and recommendation for the 3 of us. She suggested the Zapata's Feast and maybe an appetizer as to make sure we're full since it might not be enough for 3 people she suggested. She then suggested the Guacamole Dip which we got.
The Zapata's Feast contained a bit of everything: a burrito, a quesadilla, a chimichanga and enchalada. Also came with a bit of rice, beans and salad. This was a great suggestion as the food was very tasty. We all got to try a little bit of everything which allows us to know what it is we like. This will allow for easier ordering next time.
I really enjoyed the chimichanga as I've never had one before and pleasantly surprised by the taste of it. My friend liked the quesadilla best and my girlfriend likes the guacamole dip best (shes a big fan of avacado).
The whole experience was very good. The lady came to talk to us occasionally to ask about how the food was, told us a little bit about the restaurant and there was some other small talk too, which was nice. She was extremely friendly to us and I have no idea why others would say she was rude. We came to this restaurant at 9pm, 1hr before closing time on a Thursday and there were 2 other groups inside. The food came fast and overall a good eating experience.
Good Mexican food. It's difficult to find a good...
Good Mexican food. It's difficult to find a good Mexican restaurant. The food here was tasty and seemed fresh with nice flavour. My only problem was that I didn't like the salsa that came with the chips -- it tasted off. Otherwise, everything was great. I was a bit worried about going here because of the previous reviews about bad service, but the younger woman that served us was incredibly polite and attentive. Our food was fast (I don't mind a slower pace), but the restaurant was empty. As we were finishing, the place started to fill up and they had a large reservation come in. I thought it was cozy and clean and would go again for more Mexican food.
I had a bunch of friends go for their Tequila night. It was amazing. We had some great fajitas, enchiladas, and quesadillas. We got to sample a lot of different tequilas. I felt bad though because 2 very rude mexican woman left with out paying their bill. They only had a drink and one appetizer and were just trying to drink free tequila. Another woman that was with them said she is the representative for Acapulco and she said she just met them there. I think she was lieing so she didn't have to pay for their food. I thought it was so bad that the owners have to deal with people like that. The servers were so nice and helpful. I hope to be bad soon.
This place was so tasty. You can tell its home cooked recipies. The serving staff was friendly and my favorite was the home made nachos a salsa. They even make tamales there too! I will be back for sure and plan to bring my parents.
The food was so fresh. The nachos they make themselfs and the avacodo dip too. The young girls serving were very helpful and explained things to us. We really had a great time there. I am even thinking of having my 40th birthday there and inviting 30 people to enjoy the food with me!
