Cactus Cantina Downtown Pensacola

601 E Gregory St, Pensacola
(850) 741-3296

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Texas Fajita Quesadilla
Boom-Boom Shrimp Tacos
Black Beans and Rice
Amigos Cheese Dip
Cactus Guacamole
Tacos Mexicanos
Steak Fajitas
Chips and Dips
Texas Fajitas
Cactus Grits

Menu

Starters
3 Amigos Cheese Dip
Large bowl of our delicious cheese dip with grilled shrimp, steak* and chicken. Served with pico de gallo on the side and warm flour tortillas.
Carnita Fries
French fries piled high with slow roasted pork, jalapeño, cilantro and raw onion, topped with cheese dip and sour cream.
Cactus Guacamole
Fresh chunks of avocado mixed with tomatoes, onions, light jalapeños, lime juice and cilantro.
Beef and Cheese Dip
Jalapeño and Cheese Dip
Cantina Sampler
A trio of our famous cheese dip, pico de gallo and guacamole. No substitutions please.
Cheese Dip
Bean and Cheese Dip
Chorizo Sausage and Cheese Dip

Nachos
Texas Fajita Nachos
Grilled steak*, chicken and shrimp on a bed of tortilla chips with onions and bell peppers. Topped with cheese dip and sour cream.
Fajita Nachos
Grilled steak* or chicken on a bed of tortilla chips with onions and bell peppers. Topped with cheese dip and sour cream.
Grande Supreme Nachos
Tortilla chips topped with black or refried beans, seasoned shredded chicken or ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, jalapeños and topped with cheese dip.
Cheese & Shredded Chicken Nachos
Cheese & Beef Nachos
Cheese, Beef & Bean Nachos
Cheese & Bean Nachos
Cheese Nachos

Soups and Salads
Texas Fajita Salad
Grilled steak, chicken or shrimp with sautéed onions and bell peppers on a bed of refried beans in a crispy tortilla shell with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream, drizzled with cheese.
Cactus Grilled Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken over lettuce, spinach, avocado and diced tomatoes, topped with pico de gallo.
Boom-Boom Shrimp Salad
Mixed greens with onion, tomato, shredded cheese and fried shrimp tossed in a boom-boom sauce.
Taco Salad
A large crispy tortilla shell on a bed of refried beans, filled with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and your choice of shredded chicken or ground beef with a side of our cheese dip.
Caldo De Camaron
A traditional soup with shrimp, Mexican rice, onions, spinach, red bell peppers, mushrooms and cilantro, topped with sliced avocado.
Caldo De Pollo
Authentic Mexican-style chicken soup with Mexican rice, onions, red bell peppers and cilantro, topped with sliced avocado.

Fajitas
Piña Fajitas
A grilled half pineapple stuffed with chicken, sautéed bell peppers and onion.
Texas Fajitas
A sizzling platter of bell peppers and onions with grilled steak*, chicken and shrimp.
Steak Fajita
Chicken Fajita
Shrimp Fajitas

Seafood
Gulf Fish Tacos Cantina Style
Served 2 different ways: grilled or fried. Cantina style: tossed in boom boom sauce and topped with pineapple black bean pico, cilantro lime cabbage.
Gulf Fish Tacos Traditional Style
Served 2 different ways: grilled or fried. Traditional style: topped with lettuce, pico de gallo and honey habanero sauce. Served with your choice of two sides.
Boom-Boom Shrimp Tacos
Fried shrimp tossed in our boom-boom sauce topped with cilantro-lime cabbage, pineapple-black beans and pico de gallo. Served with two sides.
Shrimp and Grits
A bowl of our delicious cactus-style grits mixed with our seasoned jumbo shrimp.
Gulf Coast Seafood Burrito
A blend of grilled gulf fish and shrimp mixed with fresh pico de gallo, house spices and tomato salsa, then topped with cheese dip and red burrito sauce. served with your choice of two (2): mexican rice, black beans, cactus grits or refried beans
Shrimp Diablo
Grilled shrimp cooked with our spicy cheese sauce served with two sides.
Grilled Shrimp Tacos Cantina Style
Tossed in boom boom sauce and topped with pineapple black bean pico, cilantro-lime cabbage.
Grilled Shrimp Tacos Traditional Style
Topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, an avocado slice and our honey habanero sauce.
Seafood Quesadilla
Grilled shrimp and grilled gulf fish with fresh pico de gallo, sautéed onions and bell peppers. Served with sour cream, lettuce and tomato on the side.

Burritos
California Burrito
Grilled steak or chicken with your choice of 2 sides all rolled into one large flour tortilla topped with cheese dip, avocados, sour cream and your choice of hot or mild salsa
Texas Burrito
Large flour tortilla stuffed with grilled steak*, chicken, shrimp, grilled onions and bell peppers. Covered in our cheese dip and salsa.
Burrito Ranchero Grilled Chicken
Large flour tortilla filled with grilled chicken, grilled onions, peppers and topped with our zesty ranchero salsa and cheese dip.
Burrito Ranchero Grilled Steak
Large flour tortilla filled with grilled steak, grilled onions, peppers and topped with our zesty ranchero salsa and cheese dip.
Burrito Mexicana
Shredded chicken, carnitas or ground beef rolled in a flour tortilla, covered with cheese dip and topped with lettuce and sour cream.
Cactus Burrito Grilled Chicken
Large flour tortilla with grilled chicken covered with our cheese dip.
Cactus Burrito Grilled Steak
Large flour tortilla with grilled steak covered with our cheese dip.

Tacos
Texas Tacos
1 steak* taco, 1 grilled chicken taco, 1 shrimp taco served with pico de gallo, lettuce and cheese.
Tacos Mexicanos
Authentic Mexican-style street tacos with carne asada, fresh cilantro and onion on soft corn tortillas. Served with lime and verde sauce.
Carnitas Tacos
Authentic slow-roasted pork on soft corn tortillas with cilantro and raw onion, and a side of cilantro-lime cabbage and salsa verde.
Steak Tacos
Grilled marinated steak* tacos with pico de gallo, lettuce and cheese.
Gringo Tacos
Juicy grilled chicken tacos with fresh grilled pineapple and chorizo. Topped with raw onion and cilantro.
Cactus Tacos
Seasoned ground beef or shredded chicken tacos with fresh pico de gallo, lettuce and cheese.
Tacos De Pollo
Juicy grilled chicken tacos with fresh pico de gallo, lettuce and cheese.

Quesadillas
Texas Fajita Quesadilla
Grilled steak*, chicken and shrimp with sautéed onions and peppers served inside a flour tortilla with melted cheese.
Fajita Quesadilla
grilled steak* or chicken with sautéed onions and peppers. served inside a flour tortilla with melted cheese.
Steak Quesadilla
Steak* served inside a flour tortilla with melted cheese. Served with lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes.
Shrimp Quesadilla
Grilled shrimp served inside a flour tortilla with melted cheese. Served with lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes.
Grilled Chicken Quesadilla
Grilled chicken served inside a flour tortilla with melted cheese. Served with lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes.
Shredded Chicken Quesadilla
Ground Beef Quesadilla
Cheese Quesadilla

Vegetarian
Veggie Fajitas
Grilled tomatoes, spinach, broccoli, mushrooms, green and red bell peppers and onions. Served with mexican rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo accompanied with flour tortillas.
Cactus Veggie Burrito
Seasoned mixed veggies wrapped in a large flour tortilla, topped with sour cream and avocado. Served with your choice of 2: Mexican rice, black beans, cactus grits or refried beans.
Spinach and Mushroom Quesadilla
Flour tortilla stuffed with melted cheese, sautéed spinach and mushrooms with sour cream, lettuce and tomatoes served on the side.
Spinach Enchiladas
2 enchiladas filled with sautéed spinach and tomatoes and topped with enchilada sauce. Served with your choice of 2: Mexican rice, black beans, cactus grits or refried beans.

Traditional Plates
Flautas
3 flour tortillas fried with your choice of shredded chicken, carnitas, or ground beef. Served with pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream, and a side of cheese dip.
Cactus Bowl
All bowls are served with Mexican rice, black beans, broccoli, pico de gallo, and choice of guacamole or sour cream.
Chicken Diablo
grilled chicken cooked with our spicy cheese sauce.
Pollo Cactus Melt
Chicken breast smothered in bell peppers, onions and our cheese sauce.
Arroz Con Pollo
Grilled chicken served on a bed of rice topped with cheese dip. No sides.
Carnitas
Slow-simmered pork tips cooked with sautéed onions. Served with fresh tortillas, lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.
Carne Asada
A grilled 9-oz skirt steak served on a sizzling bed of onions and bell peppers.
Taquitos
3 corn tortillas fried with your choice of shredded chicken, carnitas, or ground beef. Served with pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream and cheese dip.
Chimichanga Plate
A large flour tortilla stuffed with beef or shredded chicken, then lightly fried and topped with cheese dip.
Enchilada Supreme
1 shredded chicken, 1 beef and 1 cheese enchilada topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream.

Combos
Any One
Any Two
Any Three

Kid's Menu
Kids Taco
Chicken or beef taco served with your choice of 2: Mexican rice, black beans, cactus grits or refried beans.
Kids Enchilada Meal
Cheese, chicken or beef enchilada served with your choice of 2: Mexican rice, beans, cactus grits or fries.
Kids Cactus Mini Burrito
Beef or shredded chicken burrito served with your choice of 2: Mexican rice, beans, cactus grits or fries.
Kids Mini Nachos
Choice of ground beef, shredded chicken or plain with cheese dip
Kids Mini Quesadillas
Kid-sized quesadillas stuffed with cheese and chicken or ground beef and served with your choice of 2: Mexican rice, beans, cactus grits or fries
Kids Cactus Fingers
Chicken fingers with fries.

Desserts
Sopapilla
Sopapilla with Ice Cream
Cheesecake Chimichanga
With strawberry sauce.
Churros
Fried Ice Cream

Beverages
Coke
Tea
Sprite
Lemonade
Mello Yello
Diet Coke
Dr Pepper
Barq's Root Beer
Orange Fanta

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Recent Reviews

I had never been to this place before. My daughter had come into town to visit me. She was the one that found it. Our server was just a regular girl. But she had a lot of personality. She was also very knowledgeable about everything in the restaurant. Even though she was fairly new. She made sure our drinks stayed full. The food came out pretty quick. It was absolutely delicious. I even had enough left over for lunch the next day. Sometimes just the right person serving you will...
July 2025
I've become a regular for weekday lunch. There's a waiter there who knows what I drink and just brings it out. The daily lunch special is always well priced. The food is good, its not the best in the area for Mexican but definitely good. Chips are always fresh. And for a weekday you can easily get in and out in under and hour. It's a little cold in the restaurant but it is Florida and they like their AC.
June 2025
Food was ok, 2 appetizers, guac was 1/2 an avocado, the corn something was actually 4 out of 5, tasty zesty and balanced. I ordered a hard shell chicken taco and a chili relleno, both good not great, BUT most places can't do a chile relleno so sombreros off to the kitchen. Lastly, drinks were strange, bartender was brand new, literally just saw a bar, always troubles me when someone doesn't know what's in drinks. Overall decent experience, hope they make specials...
April 2025

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Cactus Cantina Downtown Pensacola

601 E Gregory St, Pensacola, FL 32501
(850) 741-3296