La Mexicana — Restaurant in Toronto

I'd give this place a 3.5/5 but I'm giving them the benefit of rounding up.

I've had Mexican food in Arizona, Texas, California and Florida. I'm not a connoisseur, but I have some idea of what decent Mexican food tastes like. This place is by no means the best Mexican food I've ever tasted, but for GTA standards, it's pretty good. I'd say it's quite comparable to a decent-caliber Mexican restaurant in California. I opted for the chimichanga and it was decent. Nothing spectacular to jump out at me flavour-wise, but passable, though another companion who got the same thing seemed to like it quite a bit. The enchiladas looked pretty good as well. I came with a fairly large group and everyone enjoyed their meals. The complimentary chips were nice too. You could potentially say that the prices are a touch high for Mexican food of this caliber, but the serving sizes are quite reasonable.

There was only one server on a Saturday night but somehow he managed well enough, though it was occasionally a bit difficult to get a hold of him. He was a good fellow and very pleasant, so kudos to him. The restaurant is small; I'd guess that it only seats about 35 people or so. Was not too busy on a Saturday night; full but no real lineups. Has a good mom-and-pop shop vibe to it. Decor is nothing fancy, just a homely Mexican feel. Parking is somewhat limited but they have a handful of dedicated parking spots in the plaza behind them; I wouldn't say that parking is an inconvenience, but I can imagine that those spots could potentially be filled on a busy day.

Overall, a decent Mexican spot. Toronto doesn't really have too many Mexican options outside of the plethora of burrito places, so best of...

First off the waiter was the rudest waiter I have ever had the displeasure of meeting, acted as if he was doing me a favour by taking my order. Not sure why this behaviour is acceptable and would not have left a tip but i couldn't bring myself do so in good conscience. Still left a 10% tip which he did not deserve one bit. As for the food, the chicken lime soup scarred me, seriously think the chicken had gone bad. Literally everything I ordered was tasteless and bland- quite honestly overpriced. The only decent thing on the menu was the flan, which was smothered with whip cream on top? He had the audacity to tell me everything was "homemade" which I doubt very much. I had to call caa after dinner because my car wouldn't start and when I went back in the restaurant to ask if i could charge my phone he actually laughed and me and just said "no". First and last time I will ever come to this restaurant- terribly experience, terrible service, terrible food. Not sure how this place is even open for business. Someone should...

My partner and I came here on a short trip to the Toronto area. Right off the bat I knew we were in for some delicious food. The man who served us was super nice (I'm sorry I didn't catch his name!) and friendly. The music was lovely but not overbearing. You could hear the staff laughing and having a good time together in the back, which honestly is so lovely! Then the food came out. WOW! My partner had the enchiladas and I had the fish poached in tomato sauce. The flavours were out of this world. Even the garnishes were well thought out and flavourful on their own. The presentation was beautiful and if we had stayed I would have gotten it to go. Overall I'm super happy we went! It was a random decision and I feel lucky to have...