Review Tejano Taupo Cantina - Taupo

Great Mexican decor and the sangria definitely went down a treat. A little disappointed with the lack of hot sauce selection and authenticity when it came to the food. I love my hot sauce and had to sneak my own in on my second visit. I guess the moral of the story is...I went back for more. It's also right next to the Base Backpackers so it's in a great location for the target audience.

It's a backpacker bar with a authentic Mexican menu that's on point. We had the Tacos and they were 10/10. Go for the house made corn tortillas, they are soft and gluten free. The pulled meats where tasty and not overpowering. The taco fills was generously 85% meat, I love that!

Amazing food and amazing service! Those are the words I would use to use to sum this place up! I had a quesadilla which was great and only for $12! It filled you up! But I think that was just a 1 night thing. The Tacos were great and had fresh veges which was great. There was quick service expect for 1 item, but they apologized which was really nice. Definitely would go again. And is one of the best restaurants in taupo

Absolutely amazing Mexican food and drinks. Having been to Mexico this food is the best Mexican food in the country. The chef is from South American so knows how to cook authentic Mexican. Prices are cheap for the size of the portions. The drinks are great too, the Margaritas are perfect. The bar manager Moon and the staff were the best. Also after about 9pm the restaurant turns into the best night club in town. 10/10.

Great food and well priced - fresh, tasty and good portion sizes. Friendly and efficient service.

GReat food and lovely service!!! They were crazy busy but the bartender explained this when we arrived and said there was a wait on food which we were fine with, the food came out faster than expected and was AMAZING, it was an all round lovely evening we left full and happy

So i had the fish taco which was very tasty, i think 2 is probably enough for a meal, one was not enough and I ordered more food. Nice restaurant but it gets busy and then there isn't enough seats.

Great food, cocktails, lovely staff, fast service.

Friendly service, generous sized tasty naked burrito, laid back atmosphere.

Tasty, fresh tacos. Also try the chargrilled corn. Relaxed surroundings during the day, at night they go into bar mode.

Just great place to enjoy little bit od mexican kitchen in Taupo. Lovely staff and nice drinks

Lovely atmosphere! Friendly staff and the food was amazing!!!

Yummy Tacos. Really enjoyed my meal

We were walking by Lake Taupo when Tejana Cantina's lovely painted walls, little picket fence and lively music caught our attention. We were super happy to find a Mexican place with tons of vegetarian and vegan options. Between 8 of us, we polished off two portions or guacamole-chips, two portions of jalapeno poppers, four naked burritos, two dressed burritos and a three-taco plate. Everything was super tasty and I loved their playlist. Definitely the place to be after a long walk around Lake Taupo.<br/>The staff was super warm and their service was super quick.<br/>Generous quantities in each dish we ordered.

Great service from staff, and quick delivery of food and drinks.<br/>Simple menu with great tasting food.<br/>Thanks to the waitress who took our booking to fit us around a group of 15 people.<br/>Fully reccomend.

Waited for over an hour for our food only to watch 3 other tables arrive, eat and leave before even getting our starters. When questioning the staff, we were rudely told to wait as our food was nearly ready. We had only ordered tacos and quacamole. <br/><br/>Seriously poor service and just to top it off the staff proceeded to pack up and start to close the restaurant before we had finished eating.<br/><br/>1/10 definitely would stay clear!!

Had drinks and food for 3 people on a week day while on holiday. Good variety available and I like the "sharing" menu which we had the Three Cheese with pulled Pork, Fried Chicken Wings with Buffalo Sauce and Jalapeno Poppers. The food was nice but not great. Definitely spicy though.<br/>The drinks were a big let down for me, the Sangria was weak and not very flavourful but a good size for $20, which was a pourable jug you get 4-6 glasses from. The Margherita of the month was passion fruit, it did not taste like a Margherita at all and tasted as though it had hardly any alcohol, terrible for $16.<br/>Service was lacking and a little too casual, could have been more attentive and professional.<br/>Also even though it wasn't peak holiday time, was disappointed they closed the kitchen and bar at 9pm and didn't give us a heads up.<br/>Got one last Taco which was the spicy cauliflower one, that was my favourite food item.<br/>And decor wasn't to my liking, quite dark where we were sitting too.<br/><br/>Overall 6.5/10 for me.<br/><br/>There are many other places in Taupō I would recommend first.

Great portion sizes, food was delicious, we had the nachos and burrito bowl. Staff were friendly. No one else there on a Friday night which was a bit odd!