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Melbourne
Preston
Benzina Cantina
Benzina Cantina Reviews

Benzina Cantina

Mexican, Latin American

Dishes priced around$7

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Reviews of Benzina Cantina (118)

Read what people think about Benzina Cantina. All restaurant reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners. Learn more about Benzina Cantina before you go by getting tips and ratings from other restaurant-goers. With real-life reviews, you can see what other diners loved about Benzina Cantina and book a table with confidence!

5.0/6

118 reviews

5.0/6

118 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Great
Value for money:Great value
Waiting time:Very Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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"Excellent"
6/6
Dean S.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Best tacos! Great staff great vibe! So lucky it’s so local.

"Excellent"
6/6
Jemma L.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food, great cocktails, great service, great atmosphere! Highly recommend.

"Very good"
5/6
Erin S.5 years ago · 1 review

Great cocktails. Delicious food. Good music and a relaxed vibe

"Excellent"
6/6
Tash C.5 years ago · 1 review

Adam was very accomodating. Thanks for serving us in such diabolical heat!!

"Excellent"
6/6
Carmel C.5 years ago · 1 review

Food was delicious. Great choices in drinks. Outdoor area is amazing. Overall the whole atmosphere inside and out was awesome. Loved it. Great place to have had our Christmas do. Thanks guys.

"Excellent"
6/6
Mathew A.5 years ago · 1 review

Friendly staff quick service and amazing food can’t wait to go back

"Excellent"
6/6
Tania R.5 years ago · 3 reviews

Benzina is always a great experience. Great food, atmosphere and staff !

"Excellent"
6/6
Sheridan P.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Delicious! Love it here and will definitely be back soon

"Excellent"
6/6
Amy J.5 years ago · 4 reviews

Fantastic food! Good service! Great cocktails! We will be back.

"Very good"
5/6
Jessamy N.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food, great service, great night out! Make sure you have a tequila shot! Thanks!

"Good"
4/6
Amy D.6 years ago · 1 review

Delicious food, a little more than I’d usually pay (at Los Hermanos). Average service - took a while to get noticed just for a drink order. Server was also quite brash with my friend, not a good experience overall.

"Excellent"
6/6
Rachel S.6 years ago · 1 review

Great food, friendly staff, great atmosphere. We love this place!

"Very good"
5/6
Lianne G.6 years ago · 1 review

Great vibe, love the food, wonderful staff and an extensive unique drink menu. The place looks awesome and will be the new trendy area to eat.

"Very good"
5/6
Don N.6 years ago · 1 review

Mixture of bar and cafe with Latin music, mescal aplenty and snacky food. Don't come for an intimate date but a good venue to catch up with friends. Try the watermelom margherita with chilli salt - a must.

"Excellent"
6/6
Amy G.6 years ago · 1 review

Great food! Great service! Fish taco is delicious! Thank you

"Excellent"
6/6
Miss B.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Loved it! The food and cocktails were delicious! Loud and boisterous, but a lot of fun.

"Excellent"
6/6
Ana M.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Great place, great food. I love the margaritas and golden tacos!

"Good"
4/6
Sue P.6 years ago · 1 review

It was very noisy, but they turned the music down. The key issue is that their toilets are outside and we were the table right in front of the door. It was freezing all night. It may have been better if we'd actually been outside, bc then we would have had a heater. We had our coats on and over our knees and wrapped around our legs. The food was good, but don't expect Tex-Mex - no nachos. They have chips and guacamole. Very limited menu in comparison to other Mexican restaurants I've been to. But good staff, food was pretty tasty. It may be nice in summer on the rooftop. The cantina is just old shipping crates.

"Very good"
5/6
Sophie G.6 years ago · 1 review

Fun place, good food & friendly staff. Will go again.

"Awful"
1/6
Rachel L.6 years ago · 1 review

You let people reserve tables and then when we arrive (after calling ahead to let you know we’d be 5 minutes late) you sit us outside. In the middle of winter. You could have mentioned this to ya prior to us driving 40 minutes to get there. It was less than 10° outside , why would we want to sit out there after reserving a table ? Don’t be greedy, just say you are booked out.

"Good"
4/6
Chris E.6 years ago · 1 review

Great food and drinks selection. We had an early res and weren’t told till we got there that we’d have to give the table back in 90 mins but otherwise it was all great! I’ll defs go back

"Very good"
5/6
Nadia M.6 years ago · 1 review

Great food and atmosphere and staff are always friendly and welcoming ✔️✔️

"Excellent"
6/6
Laura P.6 years ago · 1 review

amazing food. Loved it and cant wait to go back.

"Very good"
5/6
lucy j.6 years ago · 1 review

Tasty food, friendly staff 👌 🍸 🌮 🍸 😋 🤘

"Very good"
5/6
Tina M.6 years ago · 1 review

Great place , great drinks and live the atmosphere.. love the roof top

"Very good"
5/6
Penny M.6 years ago · 1 review

Good food, staff mostly friendly. Too loud and didn’t have the table ready for when we had booked. But overall pretty nice place.

"Excellent"
6/6
Lorien s.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Love the atmosphere! Drinks and starters were delicious. Tacos weren't the best but still yummy and I would come back!

"Awful"
1/6
Cam P.6 years ago · 2 reviews

I was very disappointed with the restaurant as I made a reservation 3 weeks ago, for my sons birthday- on confirming a day before I was told I would be inside . When I got there we were put outside, it was a very cold night and I was given an explanation that they had a last minute booking for twenty so there was no room inside for our table of 5! the service was poor as we were outside! Will no be going there again!!

"Excellent"
6/6
Callum G.6 years ago · 1 review

I really can't explain it. It's just hella good y'all.

"Excellent"
6/6
Dean S.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Took some friends again because they had been raving about it from our last visit

"Very good"
5/6
Nikki W.6 years ago · 1 review

Staff were very helpful. Food was delicious and Margerita’s to die for!

"Very good"
5/6
Sam P.6 years ago · 1 review

Great Mexican food and cocktails- a terrific location for my birthday dinner.

"Average"
3/6
Catherine C.6 years ago · 1 review

I booked for 2 in advance but we we’re seated on a tiny table behind a large group of noisy diners when the restaurant was empty. I asked to be moved to somewhere quieter and were relocated to an even smaller table. Not really happy with the dining experience.

"Excellent"
6/6
Tania R.6 years ago · 3 reviews

I’ve never had anything but an excelentè night at Benzina. Food, atmosphere and staff are fantastic! See you again, again and again

"Excellent"
6/6
Megan W.6 years ago · 12 reviews

Amazing, as always! Would eat here everyday of the week if I could!

"Excellent"
6/6
Louise J.6 years ago · 1 review

Great night out, staff are fantastic, and food is delicious. Will be heading back to try the rest of the taco list. So nice to go out for dinner and have staff check in on you throughout the night, with smiles on their faces. Well done.

"Very good"
5/6
Kirsti H.6 years ago · 4 reviews

We weren’t sat next to a door in the cold and the door was continually left open. The waitress was overly attentive and took away glasses that were not empty and plates prior to our meal being finished. Food was amazing might be better in the summwr

"Good"
4/6
Melanie W.6 years ago · 1 review

It was a nice venue for a birthday party and the food and alcohol was served quickly however the staff seemed to have poor attitudes.

"Excellent"
6/6
Richard V.6 years ago · 1 review

This was an excellent place to have dinner. We enjoyed it very much.

"Excellent"
6/6
Dilisha W.6 years ago · 1 review

Amazing atmosphere, great, friendly staff. The food was delicious and it was an overall awesome experience.

"Not good "
2/6
Deb H.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Quite possibly the worst customer service I’ve ever experienced, so disappointed, I was really looking forward to trying this place. Staff issues happen, but don’t take it out on the customer.

"Excellent"
6/6
Megan W.6 years ago · 12 reviews

One of the best Mexican restaurants I’ve ever been to! Great service, prices and atmosphere! Thanks to Benzina, I now officially love eating cacti! :)

"Good"
4/6
Melissa P.6 years ago · 6 reviews

Not much variety for food. New staff members didn’t know how to answer questions. Overall, it was ok

"Very good"
5/6
Kim H.6 years ago · 1 review

Great atmosphere! Delicious food and drinks. Would come here again

"Excellent"
6/6
Anita B.6 years ago · 7 reviews

Great food. Service is a little slow and it’s a bit loud but still good overall experience.

"Excellent"
6/6
Anita B.6 years ago · 7 reviews

Delicious Mexican food—a local fave. If you haven’t been, just go!!

"Excellent"
6/6
Vittoria T.6 years ago · 1 review

Fantastic venue and super friendly staff!! We enjoyed our night ☺☺ will definitely go back!

"Very good"
5/6
Alara N.6 years ago · 1 review

Great food and drinks, good service and a fantastic vibe.

"Excellent"
6/6
Kyle D.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Great place, awesome decor and food is ace. Seemed a bit understaffed or like all the staff on the night were new so there was a lot of confusion and missed/incorrect orders. However they were very accommodating when we pointed this out :)

"Excellent"
6/6
Ryan B.6 years ago · 1 review

Awesome food great service, Definitely worth heading down for dinner

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