Service was quick, everyone was very happy with their meals, we had the fajitas, prawn and Carizo burrito, nachos and burrito bowl. Biggest selection of tequila I’ve seen in Canberra too. Not sure how Zomato figured out the $$$$ indication when all of the meals are around $20.
Was a big fan of Francisco's and was devastated when it closed but was ecstatic when Cisco's opened a year later. We've been 3 or 4 times and have always had an excellent experience.
My wife and I are big foodies and we've been looking for the perfect Mexican joint in Canberra, so when we heard of Cisco's in Kingston we were quite excited to give it a try.
We went to Cisco's on a Friday night with no booking and the staff were very friendly and accommodating, they found us a table even though they were relatively busy. They have indoor and outdoor dining (the outdoor dining is inside a see-through canopy ) we were seated inside, the tables were clean and the staff were over straight away with water and menus.
The atmosphere- I feel like it lacked what makes a Mexican restaurant great, the music was so quiet that you could hear people crunching tacos. The restaurants styling wasn't great either, when I think of (Western inspired) Mexican restaurants I think of dull lighting, dark uneven paint on the walls and bulk candles.
Entree- For the Entree we ordered the Con Queso, A cheesy dip served with a more than generous serving of corn chips, This dip was nice, had a great taste and was very filling for an Entree.
Main 1- Nachos, it normally comes with Minced beef, I believe this to be a travesty, especially when Shredded beef is a thing! They had no problem with us ordering the shredded beef instead of the minced beef. The Nachos were delicious, the corn chips stayed crunchy, the beef was tender and slightly spicy, there was plenty of cheese too which are all big ticks.
Main 2- Enchiladas, there are different options for the Enchiladas I ended up going with two beef. I'm glad i went with two as they're quite small. I was expecting them to come with shredded beef but it ended up being more like slow cooked steak strips, these were quite nice and a bit different to what i was expecting. The dish comes served with Mexican rice and refried beans, the rice was quite bland and the refried beans seemed as through they could've been from the tin.
Overall the majority of the food was tasty, the meals came out quite quickly. They have a good drink selection. The staff were helpful and accommodating, However the restaurant lacked the atmosphere I was hoping for and some of the food was bland.
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