Gina's Mexican Cafe

47 Skinner St, Nanaimo
(250) 753-5411

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Churros with Cinnamon Sugar & Ice Cream 5
Beef Enchiladas with Corn and Rice
Chocolate Truffle Cake
Burrito Chimichanga
Chicken Enchilada
Chips and Salsa
Tacos Dorados
Chile Relleno
Soft Tacos
Taco Salad

Menu

Gina's House Made Sides
Chips - side
Salad Dressing
Salsa
Chipotle Sauce
Side Sour Cream
Side Sour Cream
Extra Cheese

Beverages
Jarritos Mexican Sodas
Canned Pop
Perrier
Apple Juice Box
Corona Sunbrew, non alcoholic
Coke

Beverages-Alcohol
Strawberry Margarita, 1 1/4 ounce (0.4%25 ABV)
Our famous house made blended Margarita with Strawberries!
Lime Margarita, 1 1/4 ounce (0.4%25 ABV)
Our famous house made blended lime Margaritas!
White Sails Beer, 473ml (7.0%25 ABV)
Dos Locos, 440ml can (7.0%25 ABV)
Lime Margarita 440ml Can
Dos Equis Lager -355ml (4.5%25 ABV)
Pacifico, 355ml (4.6%25ABV)
Corona, 330ml (4.6%25 ABV)
Modelo Especial, 355ml (4.5%25ABV)
Negra Modelo, 355ml (5.3%25ABV)
SOL, 330ml (4.5%25ABV)
Phillips Blue Buck, 341ml (5.0%25ABV)
Strongbow Cider, 330ml (5.3%25ABV)
Budweiser, 341ml (5.0%25ABV)

Antojitos Appetizers
Quesadilla - Large
Spicy. Grilled quesadillas with cheese & jalapenos.
Quesadilla-Small
Spicy. Grilled cheese quesadilla with jalapenos.
Flautas
Gluten Free. Four shrimp filled crispy rolls.
Guacamole & Chips
Gluten free.
Prawns Coriander
Gluten Free. Grilled prawns in creamy coriander butter sauce over rice.
Ceviche
Gluten Free. Lime marinated prawn cocktail.
Bandito
Spicy. Two shrimp flautas and a small quesadilla with jalapenos.
Quesadilla Del Mar - Chicken
Whole wheat quesadila with red onion and jalapenos.
Quesadilla Del Mar - Shrimp
Whole wheat quesadila with red onion and jalapenos.

Salads
Taco Salad
Gluten Free. Your choice of corn chips or crispy flour tortilla bowl.
Garden Salad
Gluten free.
Spinach Salad
Gluten Free.

La Comida: All Time Favourites
Quesadilla Supremos
In a grilled flour tortilla with pico de gallo and cheese.
Southwestern
Two grilled whole wheat tortillas with spinach, chipotle sauce and cheese.
Wraps
Hand held wraps with guacamole, medium chipotle, pico de gallo, lettuce, corn, and cheese.

Combinations
Navajo
Grilled chicken burrito, beef enchilada, rice, frijoles and corn.
Adobe
Spicy. Grilled chicken enchilada with mole sauce, small quesadilla with jalapenos, rice and corn.
Sierra
Gluten Free. Chili relleno on rice, grilled chicken enchilada with mole sauce, frijoles, and corn.
Coyote
Vegetarian. Cheese and rice enchilada with mole sauce, frijoles and cheese burrito with salsa verde, corn and ensalada.
Veggie Variety
Vegetarian. Rice and frijoles quesadilla supremo, cheese and tofu enchilada with salsa verde and ensalada.
Acapulco
Grilled chicken soft taco, two shrimp flautas, frijoles and corn.
Mazatlan
Beef burrito, grilled chicken chalupa, rice and corn.
Frisco Kid
Gluten Free. Beef tostada, grilled chicken enchilada, rice, frijoles and corn.
Tampico
Gluten Free. Shrimp Dorado, cheese enchilada with salsa verde, rice and frijoles.
Baja
Shrimp tostada, cheese and rice chimichanga, corn and frijoles.
Chiquita
Vegetarian. Small quesadilla (no jalapeños!), fresh fruit and choice of grilled chicken or beans.
Pueblo
Beef soft taco, chicken tostada, frijoles and rice.
El Niño
Vegetarian. Small quesadilla no jalapenos, tostada and ensalada.

Mexican Specialties
Tacos Dorados
Gluten friendly. Three grilled crispy corn tortillas with pico de gallo, cheese, and your choice of filling.
Chipotle Dinners
Gluten Free. Baked over rice with medium chipotle sauce and cheese.
Enchiladas
Gluten friendly. Two corn tortillas folded around the filling with cheese and topped with red enchilada sauce.
Chimichanga
Deep-fried burrito with cheese and salsa for the top.
Burrito
Flour tortilla folded around the filling with cheese and topped with salsa.
Fish Tacos
Two soft tacos filled with Snapper, pico de gallo, chipotle sauce, and cheese.
Soft Tacos
Two flour tortillas with pico de gallo, cheese, and your choice of filling.
Fajitas
Sautéed pico de gallo and sweet peppers rolled with cheese in two soft flour tortillas.
Chiles Rellenos (GF)
3 Anaheim peppers stuffed with cream cheese, topped with mole, ranchero, and verde salsa. Baked, served over rice.

Desserts
Churros
In cinnamon sugar
Fudge Brownie
Famous house made, you heat:)
Cheesecake of the Day
New York style, flavor varies daily.

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Recent Reviews

This is a great little gem of a restaurant with great views. Decor is so quaint and the food is excellent. Make their own salsa. Huge portions. Friendly staff. Parking. We don't go anywhere else for Mexican.
November 2025
The food is good to great. The margaritas are fabulous. They don't skimp on the cheese and have a good selection of hot sauce.
However, it's noisy as heck. Go during a slow day.
November 2025
Ordered a burrito for delivery and cutlery was not included. Given that there are other aspects of this dish (rice, beans, corn) that are not exactly handheld items, I'm not sure how I am expected to eat this. Additionally, it would be nice to have a better takeaway container, rather than a paper plate with tinfoil over it. Tinfoil doesn't breath very easily and most of my burrito's vital toppings (cheese) were stuck to it. I'm hoping that by providing this...
October 2025

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Gina's Mexican Cafe

47 Skinner St, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5G9
(250) 753-5411