Best mexican restaurant in Dublin

dublinmayflower · 06-06-2008 12:26am #1

I promised to bring my boyfriend to a mexican restaurant for his birthday but I have heard mixed reviews about the few around. Anybody had a good one lately?

estebancambias · 06-06-2008 1:48am

From Mexico to Roma in Temple Bar

The 'rents say its nice.

Jimmy81 · 06-06-2008 12:01pm

Acapulco on Georges St is quite nice and not too pricey.

Ruby-J · 06-06-2008 12:02pm

Jimmy81 wrote: »

Acapulco on Georges St is quite nice and not too pricey.

i second that!

Saruman · 06-06-2008 12:06pm

estebancambias wrote: »

From Mexico to Roma in Temple Bar

The 'rents say its nice.

Mexico to Rome is not really a Mexican restaurant. Its a mesh of Italian/Mexican cooking. For one thing the Extra Virgin olive oil in the Mexican dishes is a little odd. tastes good but its not even close to Authentic.

Try the alamo in temple bar. It was nice when i had an early bird course there last year.

markk06 · 06-06-2008 12:34pm

Acapulco is definitely the best. When there get the starter for two!

Saruman · 06-06-2008 12:41pm

Im not sure i ever managed to get in to Acapulco as its always booked out any time i have tried so i guess its pretty good!

Oh and for future, if you want something less formal! Burritos and blues in Ranelagh is excellent.

Poxyshamrock · 06-06-2008 2:22pm

Is Burritos and Blues still there?

Saruman · 06-06-2008 3:34pm

Was last time i drove by but could not say if it was still open for business.

sunnyjim · 06-06-2008 4:30pm

Cactus Jacks along the millenium walkway!

IronMan · 06-06-2008 4:36pm

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Is Burritos and Blues still there?

It is indeed. It is in Ranelagh if anyone is wondering, and does good value, moderately tasty Mexican food.

Acapulco is not a bad spot, good buzzy atmosphere, huge portions, like all Mexican food its a bit stodgy, but you can't argue with it for what your paying. Their deep fried ice cream is damn tasty.

mydarkstar · 06-06-2008 7:05pm

Saruman wrote: »

Try the alamo in temple bar. It was nice when i had an early bird course there last year.

+1 for the Alamo.
Not been there so far this year but have been there a lot in the last few years. Lovely food, prices are similar to Acapulco but I've never had much trouble getting a table.

MissHoneyBun · 06-06-2008 7:11pm

Luigi Malones in Temple Bar does fabulous fajitas, nachos and enchiladas.
Also renowned for their incredible chicken wings starter -amazing!
Very popular place though so reservations may be advisable.

jdivision · 07-06-2008 12:44am

mydarkstar wrote: »

+1 for the Alamo.
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Is that the place on Parliament St. i was put off by the Old El Paso packets everywhere in the kitchen when the waiters opened and closed the doors. Can eat that at home

Esel · 07-06-2008 1:00am

Good one in Howth, can't remember the name.

Dandelion6 · 07-06-2008 7:01am

jdivision wrote: »

Is that the place on Parliament St. i was put off by the Old El Paso packets everywhere in the kitchen when the waiters opened and closed the doors. Can eat that at home

No, that was Poco Loco, it's gone now.

Having lived around Mexicans for seven years I found that to be the most "authentic" Mexican restaurant in Dublin. Acapulco is now. The Alamo is good but it's not really Mexican. Luigi Malone's and From Mexico to Rome are nowhere near really Mexican.

However you're probably not looking for authentic....

dublinmayflower · 07-06-2008 12:11pm

Thanks guys I'm going to go for Acapulco!

keen · 07-06-2008 4:33pm

esel wrote: »

Good one in Howth, can't remember the name.

El Paso.

Wouldn't go to cactus jacks staff are awful and the service was crap when I was there, El Paso gets my vote too.

Todoquetengo · 07-06-2008 4:43pm

keen wrote: »

El Paso.

Wouldn't go to cactus jacks staff are awful and the service was crap when I was there, El Paso gets my vote too.

+1 the food is not great and the service is crap, Acapulco is great, make sure you get a pitcher of margarhitas!!

hdunne · 09-06-2008 12:19pm

sunnyjim wrote: »

Cactus Jacks along the millenium walkway!

if you like mexican you'll hate it there, it is seriously not tasty, been a few times for my sins

hdunne · 09-06-2008 12:20pm

of all the mexican you gotta try acapulco, it is by far the best, and there is a place in the food hall thats yummy too

BraziliaNZ · 10-06-2008 6:03am

El Paso sucked, small portions i thought. Best Mexican food in Dublin is the stall in the Epicurean foodhall, unless somewhere better has cropped up since I've left, but that food was the best Mexican I've had anywhere in the world.

Dandelion6 · 10-06-2008 8:35am

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

but that food was the best Mexican I've had anywhere in the world.

Erm... maybe anywhere this side of the Americas! It's good but the portions are far too small.

BraziliaNZ · 11-06-2008 1:12am

No I never really found any good Mexican food in Canada or the states, but maybe I was just unlucky. As for small portions, those Burritos are huge.

Dandelion6 · 11-06-2008 7:58am

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

No I never really found any good Mexican food in Canada or the states, but maybe I was just unlucky. As for small portions, those Burritos are huge.

Out of curiosity, where in the States did you have burritos? I can accept that "good" is a matter of taste, but I really can't fathom the idea that the ones in the Epicurean are huge... they're tiny compared to the ones I had when I lived in the States.

elj · 22-10-2012 5:57pm

cactus jacks is ****e!!!! bad service awfull food, not even mexican, they dont have anything spicy (not even tabasco, thats is actually ****) is expensive and the portions are a ****in bit! not recommend it at all

777 ! if u wanna have a nice margarita i dunno about food yet