Who would've thought one of my favourite Mexican restaurants in Victoria would be hidden away in Lorne?! We started with tequilas (wow for the Don Julio 1941...so smooth) then a tasty corn. For mains, we shared the beef, pork, fish and chicken tacos and they were all delicious! Simple, but full of tasty juices and flavour. The chorizo quesadillas were also some of the best I've had. We finished with a yummy tres leches cake. Overall, an amazing meal that wowed our tastebuds. Thanks to the fun, friendly team who served us that night.
Love the mushroom tacos and the quesadillas
Great service
Although they are sometimes busy and you have to wait a while for your food to come but is is WORTH THE WAIT.
#delicious
Delicious dinner on a wintry night. The pineapple quesadilla oozing with cheese was my highlight, we also had the pulled pork quesadilla and some mexican bean/veg soup. Cosy and relaxed space and great service.
A great stop for lunch in a beautiful beach town.
Fresh Mexican with lots of colourful veggies. Loved their burrito bowl - the cheese, pickles, veggies and quinoa were wonderful together.
Smiley staff, cosy atmosphere and yummy eats!
Food came out super quick and service was great. Lots of vegan options. I got the vegan burrito bowl & the thyme mushrooms taco - both delicious. Hubby got a beef burrito as well as a Mobutu & sangria - likes everything. Cool 80s tunes, great food and service - recommend.
This place delivered. The service was quick, the food was delicious and enjoyed the beverages on offer. Definitely try the quesadillas! Amazing!
Great location just back from the main street. Cool 80’s music, friendly and quick service, yummy burritos and tacos washed down with a refreshing glass of sangria all made for a delightful, relaxing early dinner after a lazy afternoon at the beach. Highly recommended!
The burritos were amazing. Guacamole is one of 'the best Ive ever had' - Drake. Downsize is plates are a bit small to fit everything, made for a messy dinner. But loved the food.
Very delicious Mexican! Loved the margaritas! Tacos and quesadillas were yummy! Friendly and quick service. Good menu variety. Casual good vibes. Yum!
5 🌟 are not enough! The food here is amazing. We had the marinated chicken burrito, potato and chorizo quesadilla and corn chips with guacamole and jalapenos. Fast and friendly service. Sit inside at a booth or outside. Either way, we love this place.
Best decision we made while we were away traveling up and down the great ocean road.
Haven't had a good burrito in ages, so I'm glad Mexican republic didn't let us down.
The corn was also so good. Gonna get two of these next time. Want to also try more of their menu.
Staff were also lovely. Will be back for sure.
Best Mexican we've ever had! Such great flavours. We had a couple of tacos (one beef, one pork) and had some chagrilled corn. I have never enjoyed corn so much! You have to try it!
Food was great & quick to arrive - quesadillas were crisp & fresh. Tacos delicious - sadly our cocktails didn’t arrive until after we finished eating - great food but service a let down
Amazing!!!! Perfect staff and flavour. Would return any chance I'm in the area! Thank you. Great vibes, anyone should make the trip here.
Yum! I had the lamb quesadilla with chilli and shared the corn chips with guacamole and sour cream. My quesadilla was delicious! Be aware the margaritas are a bit potent! The white wine is served in a normal drinking glass which I found a bit odd. Staff who originally seated us forgot he had and we waited for a good 15min before receiving menus. Food was delicious and I would return here.
Wonderful service and atmosphere. The food was nice we would order the burritos again. The menu is however very different and even more limited than the one posted on this site and a seafood / prawn option would be great. All up one of the best places to eat in Lorne and certainly at the top for value for money.
Wow, this place will blow your socks off. Easily some of the best Mexican food I have ever eaten. Too bad it's in Lorne! Good for your wallet though....
Awesome tacos that just burst with flavour and freshness. No rice or beans here! Mushroom tostadas are delicious and full of flavour.
On our second visit we had the corn and the nachos with beef brisket in addition to more tacos. That beef is to die for and their guacamole is incredible.
Can't wait to return.
We had the corn, chicken burrito bowl and a few tacos (beef, fish and pork). Did not disappoint - dishes were all really tasty. Venue was smaller than I expected but we got a table easily. Would def come back
You might have to wait a little while for your food as they only have a small kitchen but when it comes it's so great. I reckon they do much better Mexican than Fonda or La Tortilleria so it's well worth the wait. I put this down to the fact that the food tastes like it is lovingly made. I'm down the coast a lot so I'll be heading here on the reg from now on.
The best Mexican food is so fresh and tasty my first time here was back in 2014 and I feel in love with it never disappoints burrito s and tacos are so good I always leave way too full but it's not every day your in Lorne
Great Mexican in Lorne.
This place is highly rated so it was a must try for our weekend in Lorne.
The place is quite cute and has all the hot sauces you need. The corn chips and guacamole was delicious.
The tacos were full of flavour and so so fresh. The staff were very easy going. Overall a great experience.
Great food, good atmosphere. For the record they do in fact serve corn chips with guac, which were excellent. Quesadillas were amazing. Service was quick and food arrived very promptly.
Timbo The Kitchen Bitch
+4
A small really well decorated restaurant ! If your in the mood for Mexican you can pass this one by, but be warned this place does not take reservations, so you may need to wait for a table but it's worth it !!! We started with a couple of different Tacos and they were all delicious, for mains we all had Burritos, again amazing flavors and very filling. Great selection of Mexican beers and Tequila !!! This place does deserve its 4.0 rating ...... will definitely return to this little Gem
Great food I ordered a beef taco and a chicken taco both were outstandingly good. They have quite a variety of Mexican style drinks which I loved. I would definitely recommend everyone to go.
I had very average expectations as the facade didn't turn me on in any way. But I had the two kids in tow and I just needed to feed them and get them to bed.
I was surprised at the quality of the food. Excellent. Mojito was the perfect strength (I am an expert in the world of mojitos).
I slapped my wrist for judging this book by its cover. Excellent food. (The fish taco was awesome).
Great food, great vibes. The waitress was also very helpful with explaining food items on the menu. Would definitely come and eat here again.
A cold rainy June weekday night in Lorne.
This Mexican establishment was out of the box and very tasty.
As a group we ordered a selection of soft shelled tacos - both beef and cheese and chicken and cheese as well as grilled corn on the cob - totally delicious
Service was informative and extremely quick, s bonus when you have a hungry group of kids.
It was very reasonably priced and of a high standard.
A stand out location!!
So so yummy, food is absolutely delicious... although i was hanging for nacho's there weren't any on the menu. Cocktails & service were amazing
We stopped here for a last lunch before we left Lorne. It was a nice little place, run only by one staff which was a little surprising. However, she was quick with her service as well as cooking so consider me impressed.
We ordered two burritos and a quesadilla and all were large and filling. Not necessarily super authentic Mexican but it was tasty all the same. Nice little pit stop I reckon if you're hankering for something other than fish and chips.
Good quick service. Nice flavours and seemed pretty healthy . Had a chicken burrito & some drinks. Nice spot sat outside and could see the sea.
Menu here has not changed since we first starting coming here - it is expensive for what it is but it comes out quick, service friendly and the margaritas are good.
Had an amazing dinner here. The food was quick, fresh and tasty! The best Mexican we have ever eaten! The flavours were incredible and so simple. Highly recommend.
Ah-mazing! I had the chicken burrito and it was honestly one of my favourite (if not my favourite) burritos of all time! My friend had the vegetarian burrito and was just as positive about her food as I was about mine! It's a small venue so I see how it would be busy over summer but the food is worth the wait!
Such a great addition to Lorne! Delcious Mexican food - especially the cheese quesadilla and any burrito (they're all good!) Wish they had one in Melbourne!
Great food, friendly service. We loved everything we ordered and the staff were very helpful. The Bean Quesadilla was the stand-out of the night. Reasonably priced and great paced service. Would definitely recommend this "cantina".
Loved it. We had a lovely meal every course was delicious and the staff were fantastic. Yum Yum
Great food and friendly, helpful service. The menu had no salad but they happily created one for us. Genuinely recommended.
I would almost travel from Melbourne just to have their bean quesadilla. Great service, casual atmosphere and decent house wine. You can't book but it's worth being patient.
Great food with quick and efficient service! The Tostaditas in particular are amazing, the perfect one bite entree, as i said YUM
So Good. Awesome Mexican and the place is relaxed and unpretentious all about the food best Mexican in Victoria
Simple and relaxed, yet delicious!
Compares closely to high quality Mexican food at well renowned Mexican restaurants! Highly recommend this place!! Try the pork or braised beef taco, and the corn!
Best burrito I have ever had. Good service relaxed vibe.
Delicious fresh Mexican food served with a smile, what more could you want?
Good but not great. Enjoyed the food. Menu was slightly limited but had enough to choose from. Not everything was as good as expected, but was okay 7/10
Tasty & good value. After a big lunch we didn't want a big dinner or anything too formal and stumbled upon Mexican Republic, it was pretty busy but managed to get a table next to a heater. We didn't have to wait long from ordering until the food arrived; the burrito and the corn were really tasty. The whole meal was good and it was good value too
Great Mexican Food.. Wasn't really sure about how to order Mexican as I don't eat it. The staff were really friendly and helped me choose something that wasn't too hot. I had the Pineapple, Red Cabbage and pork Taco and the Chorizo sausage and mushroom for entrée. Loved it so tasty. We had entrée, main meal, beer and wine for 2 people all under $50. Will be back.
Good cheap food. Come back no problem.
Ordered takeaway twice from here whilst in Lorne so had a chance to sample a majority of the menu. Tried all three burritos (ground beef and pork/chicken/vegetarian) on the whole lacked seasoning and punch but did enjoy the addition of quinoa and red cabbage, the burrito skin was great. The quesadillas (chorizo and potato/three cheese) were absolutely delicious. Corn chips, guac and salsa were average.
Loved it!!!!. This is simply the best, love the food up there with mamasita, simple food done well, love the pork and chicken tacos, make sure you get the corn !
Keep up the good work !
Great mex food. Flavours spot on.
Also does takeaway which was super! Highly recommend a meal here!!!
Food was great and price was more reasonable than other places we've been to along GOR. If a place is charging me normal foods at premium prices, then at least make the food better. Paying $26 for a plate of chicken parma that at best can only be described as average in taste just
makes me angry.
The pork shoulder on corn chip (entree) was great and corn on cob was nicely caramelised with great flavors. Very happy with this place.
Hola!. The Tostaditas are DIVINE!! We ordered the pork and chorizo ones and would have happily just eaten those all night. The Quesadilla was pretty average, and the tacos were good but not amazing. Lots of good gluten free options (with menu clearly marked hooray!) and service was good.
Friendly staff, reasonably tasty food but expected much more flavor. Corn was DELICIOUS!!!
Delicious! Something for the whole family. Beef buritto kept me going for the whole day. Delicious and worth the money. That is saying something in lorne!
Best Mexican I've had in a while! Corn is spot on delicious!
My husband and I had dinner at Mexican Republic last night. The menu, albeit somewhat limited in variety, didn't affect the paradise in our palate which we experienced. The venue was mex-eclectic and was a cozy size with suitable music in the background. Its off the main road so may accidently be overlooked by visitors like ourselves but we would definitely recommend this place for its atmosphere and the quality of their meals. So glad we stumbled onto this restaurant.
Cute place. Great tunes. Light fittings are incredible but I smelt the salt in the air but did not taste it in the food. Shame. It was yum, but needed some love in the salt department. Oh, and the plates for the burritos were tiny! No room for splatterage!
Surprise by the beach. Great addition to Lorne. Top tasting mexican in a funky cafe by the sea. Love the food and the team are always very friendly. Fast, friendly and fresh.
Great service. Excellent food. With the addition of the chile habanero sauce food was as spicy as you wanted it to be. Great share plates and mains. Prices affordable. Great night out.
Best food in Lorne. Speedy service, good manner and the food was great. Kids menu was perfectly appropriate for my 4 year old. Very happy.
Tiny, funky place- needs a bit more zest. Food was good but in an 80's kinda way when Mexican restaurants were the place to go with the family...not compared to some of the new Mexican places around Australia that are blowing minds with mexican flavours delivered in new, exciting, innovative ways. I like this place because it is cute.
Great new place! Staff wer.... Great new place!
Staff were kind and helpful, even though I arrived before service time
Had the nachos with beef and jalepenos, amazing! And nice big serve for 1 person!
Casual service, authentic food.
Great spot for some tasty authentic mexican. A real asset to lorne. Staff were friendly -the head waiter even played the harmonica to some of the kids who had finished eatinf
Read previous reviews that had some negative comments. Don't always believe what you read! Great vibe when you walk in. A delightful greeting from the front of house staff who were attentive, friendly and really helpful. Food well priced compared to other places in Lorne and just what you should expect. Not busy but a reasonable crowd for a Wintry Thursday night. Food came out in a timely way and was fresh. A comfortable evening. Thank you
Fabulous Italian restaurant, authentic quisine great atmosphere very good service. We had the bacon and chilli gnocci which was superb.
Great food , great serving size,tasty
Best thing lovely hot plates no cold food. Thanks for the nice dinner.
Lovely Italian restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating.
Food was very good, especially the bruschetta which was one of the BEST I’ve ever eaten, including when in Italy.
Husband LOVED his salmon pasta too and still raves about it 😜
I came here with family and we had such a lovely moment ! The waitresses were smiling away all evening, and the atmosphere of the restaurant so cosy! We all had different dishes and were all extremely happy with the food… so delicious !! Thank you and see you again, that’s for sure 🤗
Beautiful authentic Italian food! We had the spaghetti prawns + the pollo pizza and it was just delicious. Lovely wine too. Nice family run restaurant in Lorne :)
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