I see there has been some pretty low scoring for Cactus Republic, however we must have been there on a good night because our food was pretty good & service was great too. All our dishes were simple, fresh & tasty. My nachos was good as were the soft vegetarian tacos. Sauces all came with a good chilli hit. Plus there was a good selection of bottled sauces if you needed that extra punch. Partner ordered a sizzling platter & the beef was super tender. Good overall Tex Mex with generous portions
Been here a couple of times and I have enjoyed their burritos and quesadillas which are quite good. Excellent location right in the heart of Southbank, so a great place to end up after a nice, relaxing walk or before/after a movie. Prices and portion sizes are reasonable.
Really good fresh mexican food with a twist of there own and not plastered with cheese,we had tacos and nachos and very impressed with both meals. Wait staff were pretty average with no attention to customers once ordered and seated but food was worth it.
I thoroughly enjoy this Mexican every time we eat there. It is nice having a fresh sense of food and reasonable price. I love the vege nachos!
Tried cactus republic one night when we had a hankering for Mexican food. Ordered the vegetarian nachos and the gold margarita. They are not lying when they say the margarita is big. Unfortunately I couldn't say the same about the nachos. While it was nice, it really wasn't anything special.
Really nice simple Mexican place, ordered the small chilli con carne nachos for just $10, serving size was generous and rather tasty. Definitely worth a visit if you're after a quick and reasonably priced mexican meal at Southbank!
Service was good
Sangria was nice
Nachos was fresh but needed real cheese to melted into the corn chips.....cheese shouldn't be squeezed on!
Jessie Cassandra Hall
+3.5
I've only had the dessert side of Cactus, and it does not disappoint. If you're a chocolate fanatic then I would recommend the chocolate nachos.
We all enjoyed our meals which were all reasonably priced, especially compared to other places nearby. Would definitely go back again.
Some rating and comemmnet were too judgmental. Me and partner decided to come here cuz it looked nice last time we came walk around here. And we did come back for this. The weird thing was I started checking the urbanspoon rating after ordering the food. And it has been only rated 57% and some reviews were given negatively. Then we started worry abt it gonna be a wrong choice. Surprisely, the food were nice over all in terms of the price. I have been to few nice Mexican restaurant, I would say it definitely was worthwhile, both us liked it. And staff, even the guy who took the order for us were new one, he still acted well manners and friendly. Would like to come back sometime
I’m impressed, the service is pretty good, they made a mistake with my order, but resolved it straight away and very professionally. Feel like they went a little further than just fixing their mistake.
Atmospheres pretty good, though the stereo could be spread out a little more so the bars not really loud and the seating sound being a bit hit and miss.
Foods very good, tacos are soft and flavour full, nachos are crispy with plenty of topping (no dry nachos at the end) I’ll be coming back
Went here for lunch yesterday and really enjoyed the food! Food came out reasonably fast and meal sizes were good. Lots of flavour in the salsas and guacamole as well. I had the nachos and the chips were delicious! Would defo go back!
Delicious Mexican restaurant! The staff were pleasant and extremely helpful in recommending food options. We loved the meal and the authentic feel of the restaurant. Located conveniently in the Brisbane South Bank it was a short walk from the CBD.
Very very good. Manager was very welcoming. Good selection, great prices and great service. Fresh and tasty food. We were a group of 7 and we all enjoyed our meals from Tacos to burgers. Check this place out in Southbank, worth the stop.
The bartender Ted provided some of the best service I have ever seen. The chefs paid attention to our special requests for lactose intolerance and worked with us which was appreciated. An Aussie might love the food here, but coming from around Mexico it was a bit too sweet for me. I'm looking for the building heat. That said, each individual ingredient was delicious, especially the pork. It was just too sweet as a burrito for me. Was going to Mark 4 stars, but Ted has such great service it was worth five on that alone. Highly recommend the infused drinks, especially the mint.
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