Mexican Cantina From Los Argentinos — Restaurant in Melbourne

Do yourself a favour and drive a little further to another Mexican restaurant. My partner and I have been to Mexico and let me tell you this is a far cry from traditional. Tres in Seaford or Hola at Karingal. Been to both and they were better. The reviews must be left by friends of the owner? Wanted to try this place as they have empanadas.

Empanadas were so full of oil it was running down my arms.

Nacho chips tasted like sugar. We couldn't eat them.

Homemade tequila in margarita's, my partner and I felt sick all night, we need a detox after that.

Saw the manager reprimanding staff right Infront of us.

Big regrets.

*Update

Owner clearly needs help. What an absolute LIAR! We were certainly not looking at our phones the entire time?? We make it a point not to look at our phones at all but to talk to and look at each other particularly as were celebrating our anniversary. I looked at my phone as my partner went to the bathroom, is that what you meant? Very creepy that you were watching me 🤢 We were most certainly not given special treatment INFACT we were ignored most of the time trying to get the waiter and waitresses attention countless times as you were so busy with a large table. We planned to order more but the food was that bad that we couldn't eat it, as you were aware. We saw the other food that went out, we saw disappointed faces. I've now read many other one star reviews.

If your food was that good, people wouldn't be leaving...

Food was horrible ! Taco shells from the store were stale , avocado dip used at guacamole , the beef was dry and and chicken was dry and too salty and the rice was horrible! Mentioned to the waitress about our concerns , who was lovely but had little English and she got the chef to come over. as we addressed our issues we had with our meals , he was very angry and defensive over his food and told us we don’t know who to eat tacos properly as we didn’t eat the stale cardboard like shells! The store bought taco shells were inedible and were like cardboard.

I have travelled all over Mexico several times and this definitely was not Mexican food that I have ever tried or been served in my experiences.

Also the food and safety act 1991 states you need to have your long hair covered to prevent contamination of food which was not practised in your kitchen from what seemed to be the “ head chef “ who had long hair over all the food he was cooking which is disgusting.

Another worry was the look on the waitress face when the chef was yelling at us , she looks scared and uneasy which made us concerned if she is spoken to in the same manner which is not respectful and should not be tolerated in any workplace.

Overall for a $100 dinner for two it was horrible but will say the best part of the food was the salad mix with a little shredded carrot and onion and dressing!

Better food from gyg and you won’t...

**This restaurant use to be located in Frankston in Nepean highway but moved to Karingal I'm assuming in a bid to expand their business. It is very new in Karingal.

We arrived around 5:30pm on a Friday night and the place was literally empty. I hoped it wasn't a mistake to eat there. They posted an assortment of Spanish instrumental and dance style music. The restaurant is actually quite large, it could probably seat near one hundred people. I ordered a chargrilled porterhouse steak (300gm) rare. The wife ordered taco's, one chicken, the other, beef.

The head waiter served us, but didn't bother us too much. He came around once to ask how everything was, this was good because I really hate getting continually approached by staff trying to get more and more money...

My steak was cooked excellently, it was a borderline between standard rare and a tiny bit of 'blue' in the middle. They even provided 3 different types of sauces to enjoy along with the meal, which had a side of salad with a chargrilled slice of carrot, zucchini and a bowl of chips. It was very enjoyable and satisfying.

My wife's meal was good, typical Mexican style food. Nothing overly special but cooked well enough.

Price wasn't bad at all, ended up at $42 for meals and a drink.

I'd definitely recommend checking this place out. Bring some friends to liven the atmosphere and try out some of the different meals on offer.

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