Delicious food, great service, lovely atmosphere!!
Stella Booth
I was really excited to finally get to experience this restaurant which has generally great reviews. Booked for 7 people for my husband’s birthday. The food was generally pretty good and the drinks were very good BUT their service was terrible. I don’t mind a slower service but it was virtually non existent. Waited 40 minutes for drinks whilst eating, no water or anything. I’m addition, everyone’s meal came out separately to the point where the first 2 were finished by the time the remaining ones arrived. It wasn’t terribly busy and there were a few servers so couldn’t understand why. The washrooms were also not very clean. Disappointed and won’t be going back.
Greg McClelland
This is the second time I have eaten this food. The first time we ordered takeout and it was delicious.
We went to the restaurant last night for a birthday (8 people) and ate in. To the chef, your food is delicious- all 8 people in our party enjoyed their food very much. The service was horrible. Sorry, but it was. Drinks took 20 minutes to come. Four people got food, then 10 min later two more got food. 25 minutes after the first food arrived to the table the last two got food. No one came back to the table to refill drinks, etc. people from our table had to go to the bar and ask for straws, lemon, etc. The bar area looked very unclean and disorganized.
If the restaurant had been full with a line up, perhaps I could understand the poor service. It was not, there were at least 4 empty tables while we were there.
Again, we all very much enjoyed the food here, but I will not be returning simply based on the extremely poor service.
Maria Hiriart
Best Mexican food in Ontario and an awesome service!!! A must!!
Lori Peltonen
Amazing food and service. Highly recommend checking this place out. Shrimp tacos, tortilla soup and the burrito are all my top choices so far.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Moeris Huerta
Best Mexican food in town 100%
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael Conn
Best Mexican food in Barrie without a doubt! Love the new location, excited for patio
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Coco Vella
Best Mexican food I have had outside of Mexico. I love traveling to Mexico for some of the items I was able to find deliciously made here. The servers give it a genuine Mexican feel, the decor is really nice and has little nods to Mexico. Very proud to make this review.We had plenty of flavourful corn tortillas, 4 meat and veg mixes and 3 different sauces to put on top, of varying spice levels.Would gladly come back. The price was right for the quality and value you get.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicole Di Bernardo
Disappointing, bland experience.My Dad and I had dinner at Cocina Mexicana last (Sunday) night; there were only 4 tables seated in the entire restaurant. When we walked in the door we were greeted by a friendly face and there was an authentic vibe to the environment.Our experience went downhill immediately after that:- the hot sauce trio served in 3 small glass bowls that comes with complimentary chips had leftover food in each glass bowl- our entrees were plated on plates that had old crusty food on the bottom of our plates- there was no followup-care to ensure we enjoyed our food at ANY point while we were eating our Green Enchiladas entrees. (The dry chicken and corn torts could have used some hot sauce or guac to give the dish some flavor!)- there was ZERO personal connection made from any staff that touched our table. Simple phrases like "have you been here before" or "any cravings you're hoping to have satisfied" or a simple "Hi! Welcome in!" would have gone a long way. But for a server to approach our table and their first words to us are "what would you like" was such a disappointing interaction.I wanted to love this place and I'm a huge advocate of second chances, but not one moment in our experience motivates me to visit Cocina Mexicana again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Courtney Bell
Tacos were nothing special, fish taco was really bad.
Definitely the best place to enjoy a delicious 100% Mexican food near Toronto.We explored the flavors of Mexico, with tacos, quesadillas, pozole, suadero tacos and many more dishes. Excellent service and careful attention from Vero and Ricardo.We will return very soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Clau
I had a great experience with my family.Authentic delicious Mexican food. I liked the concept all you can eat and a la carteThe atmosphere and service were excellent and the staff is very nice and friendly , very attentive.Congratulations to the owners Veronica and Ricardo.Their new location is amazing and welcoming.I highly recommend Cocina Mexicana to family and friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pastel De Tres Leches, Beef Tacos, Pambazo, Fish, Carne Asada, Beef, Bunuelos, Gringas
Emad Guirguis
After much anticipation, I finally went for dinner here. I sat at a table by the bar, and it took some time for a waitress to finally serve me. I went for all you can eat and ordered tacos and Caesar salad for start; 5 minutes later I was told that the salad is not included in the all you can eat menu. To be honest, the remainder of the meal was average to below average, using my previous Mexican food dining experiences. The chicken burritos, enchiladas and tachos all tasted much the same. The burritos and enchiladas were very soggy. I requested these to be very spicy and all were bland and void of flavour. After ordering the main course, I felt pretty much ignored.The only delicious item was the chocolate ice cream for dessert, but it wasn’t enough to redeem the meal experience. The meal and one beer totalled $65. I left feeling that this experience was significantly over priced.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Agustina Alcantara
Great Mexican food- all you can eat! Quality is good and the people really nice.New location is amazing. Service is great, friendly owners and servers.Definitely recommend this restaurant, all you can eat Mexican food or menu options.
Delicious food, great service, lovely atmosphere!!
I was really excited to finally get to experience this restaurant which has generally great reviews. Booked for 7 people for my husband’s birthday. The food was generally pretty good and the drinks were very good BUT their service was terrible. I don’t mind a slower service but it was virtually non existent. Waited 40 minutes for drinks whilst eating, no water or anything. I’m addition, everyone’s meal came out separately to the point where the first 2 were finished by the time the remaining ones arrived. It wasn’t terribly busy and there were a few servers so couldn’t understand why. The washrooms were also not very clean. Disappointed and won’t be going back.
This is the second time I have eaten this food. The first time we ordered takeout and it was delicious. We went to the restaurant last night for a birthday (8 people) and ate in. To the chef, your food is delicious- all 8 people in our party enjoyed their food very much. The service was horrible. Sorry, but it was. Drinks took 20 minutes to come. Four people got food, then 10 min later two more got food. 25 minutes after the first food arrived to the table the last two got food. No one came back to the table to refill drinks, etc. people from our table had to go to the bar and ask for straws, lemon, etc. The bar area looked very unclean and disorganized. If the restaurant had been full with a line up, perhaps I could understand the poor service. It was not, there were at least 4 empty tables while we were there. Again, we all very much enjoyed the food here, but I will not be returning simply based on the extremely poor service.
Best Mexican food in Ontario and an awesome service!!! A must!!
Amazing food and service. Highly recommend checking this place out. Shrimp tacos, tortilla soup and the burrito are all my top choices so far.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best Mexican food in town 100%
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best Mexican food in Barrie without a doubt! Love the new location, excited for patio
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best Mexican food I have had outside of Mexico. I love traveling to Mexico for some of the items I was able to find deliciously made here. The servers give it a genuine Mexican feel, the decor is really nice and has little nods to Mexico. Very proud to make this review.We had plenty of flavourful corn tortillas, 4 meat and veg mixes and 3 different sauces to put on top, of varying spice levels.Would gladly come back. The price was right for the quality and value you get.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Disappointing, bland experience.My Dad and I had dinner at Cocina Mexicana last (Sunday) night; there were only 4 tables seated in the entire restaurant. When we walked in the door we were greeted by a friendly face and there was an authentic vibe to the environment.Our experience went downhill immediately after that:- the hot sauce trio served in 3 small glass bowls that comes with complimentary chips had leftover food in each glass bowl- our entrees were plated on plates that had old crusty food on the bottom of our plates- there was no followup-care to ensure we enjoyed our food at ANY point while we were eating our Green Enchiladas entrees. (The dry chicken and corn torts could have used some hot sauce or guac to give the dish some flavor!)- there was ZERO personal connection made from any staff that touched our table. Simple phrases like "have you been here before" or "any cravings you're hoping to have satisfied" or a simple "Hi! Welcome in!" would have gone a long way. But for a server to approach our table and their first words to us are "what would you like" was such a disappointing interaction.I wanted to love this place and I'm a huge advocate of second chances, but not one moment in our experience motivates me to visit Cocina Mexicana again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Tacos were nothing special, fish taco was really bad.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Definitely the best place to enjoy a delicious 100% Mexican food near Toronto.We explored the flavors of Mexico, with tacos, quesadillas, pozole, suadero tacos and many more dishes. Excellent service and careful attention from Vero and Ricardo.We will return very soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had a great experience with my family.Authentic delicious Mexican food. I liked the concept all you can eat and a la carteThe atmosphere and service were excellent and the staff is very nice and friendly , very attentive.Congratulations to the owners Veronica and Ricardo.Their new location is amazing and welcoming.I highly recommend Cocina Mexicana to family and friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pastel De Tres Leches, Beef Tacos, Pambazo, Fish, Carne Asada, Beef, Bunuelos, Gringas
After much anticipation, I finally went for dinner here. I sat at a table by the bar, and it took some time for a waitress to finally serve me. I went for all you can eat and ordered tacos and Caesar salad for start; 5 minutes later I was told that the salad is not included in the all you can eat menu. To be honest, the remainder of the meal was average to below average, using my previous Mexican food dining experiences. The chicken burritos, enchiladas and tachos all tasted much the same. The burritos and enchiladas were very soggy. I requested these to be very spicy and all were bland and void of flavour. After ordering the main course, I felt pretty much ignored.The only delicious item was the chocolate ice cream for dessert, but it wasn’t enough to redeem the meal experience. The meal and one beer totalled $65. I left feeling that this experience was significantly over priced.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Great Mexican food- all you can eat! Quality is good and the people really nice.New location is amazing. Service is great, friendly owners and servers.Definitely recommend this restaurant, all you can eat Mexican food or menu options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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