Looks like something didn't work quite right. Please reload this page.
Restaurants
Sydney
Sydney CBD
Contrabando
Contrabando Reviews

Contrabando

Latin American, Mexican, Tex-Mex, South American

Dishes priced around$10

Photo of restaurant Contrabando in Sydney CBD, Sydney
Contrabando is not bookable via Quandoo. To make a reservation, contact the restaurant using the details below.

Reviews of Contrabando (493)

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

5.3/6

493 reviews

5.3/6

493 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Great
Value for money:Great value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
6264
5153
446
321
25
14
Most recent
  • Most recent
  • Highest rated
  • Lowest rated
"Good"
4/6
Ashika B.6 years ago · 11 reviews

Express lunch option at great value, delicious good as always. However no substitution allowed despite dietary restrictions

"Excellent"
6/6
Michelle L.6 years ago · 1 review

Food was amazing as always & waiting time was short because we went early and had already made a booking.

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

Really good venue, great food, friendly staff - we needed to leave early to go to a show and they were super quick at bringing out food and drinks

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

Fish taco the best, margarita was ok! Will come again

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

Fantastic! Love this place. Will definitely be back. Bargain and great food!

"Excellent"
6/6
Christina M.6 years ago · 1 review

Good place good food. Set menu for gluten free was great

"Very good"
5/6
Tracey Lee C.6 years ago · 1 review

Love it every time - the food, drinks, staff! Thank you!

"Awful"
1/6
Lilliana M.6 years ago · 1 review

You get a feeling that they just want you to pay and leave. Not helpful or accommodating at all.

"Excellent"
6/6
Alice C.6 years ago · 1 review

really good loved tacos!! will definitely go back again and bring my colleagues again

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

Good food, service was good, food came out quickly and was great value for money

"Excellent"
6/6
Candice G.6 years ago · 11 reviews

Very tasty tacos and good service would recommend the chicken had a good kick to it

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

Food was tasty, I had corn cob, fish and prawn tacos and shared slow cooked beef brisket. The wait staff was attentive and provided good service. The price for the food for dinner is on the medium to moderately high side for the quantity of food. The atmosphere was lively on Friday night and good place to have a group catch up or dinner for two (if you don’t mind a bit of noise).

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

Good always on point there, love the food and the service there

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

Very good value with the $3 tacos and drinks specials. Plus there is lots of gluten free options for those with dietary requirements.

"Excellent"
6/6
Mary D.6 years ago · 1 review

Great staff, great food! x x x xx x x

"Very good"
5/6
CHAD T.6 years ago · 2 reviews

I went with friends last week, so I asked my wife to come on Taco Tuesday this week for dinner. She came from quite a distance and she tried the gluten free. She was able to down 6 varieties of tacos. I could only do 5. The corn tortillas are less filling, but the flour tortillas are tastier. She enjoyed it and we'll go again. We love the fish and the pork the best, but the prawns are our 3rd favorite. Beef is 4th. Each one has its own taste with the various sauces they use on them. Terrific.

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

We liked the sample platter that lets you try all of their staples

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

Great value for money and the food was really delicious!

"Excellent"
6/6
Pete F.6 years ago · 1 review

Contrabando do a $20 five-plate tapas lunch offer Mon-Thurs which was great value and super tasty! Will definitely be back again and again!

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

We picked a great day as a customer as it wasn't so busy. We had speedy service and it was certainly quiet enough to chat and hear one another. Love love the fish tacos at Contrabando. Could live off these alone! Will be back again.

"Very good"
5/6
Alistair R.6 years ago · 1 review

An enjoyable lunch, would go back again. Overall very happy.

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

Would definitely come back. Can't recommend it enough, great service and amazing food.

"Average"
3/6
carla r.6 years ago · 1 review

Unfortunately the food wasn't great. Most of it was pretty bland. We got the $40 banquet and I don't eat fish and the was a fish taco on the menu and I asked if they could swap it. They said no way and suggested I get the vegetarian option. The waitors weren't polite and clearly didn't want to be there. Won't be going back

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

Great food. Great setting. I’d go back again and recommend it

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

Our visit was on Tuesday for the taco specials. We arrived early - one member of our party is allergic to avocado so to ensure there was no avocado on her tacos we had to pay full price for them. We enjoyed really nice mocktails (work lunch) and our waitress for really great and apologetic about the avocado thing.

"Very good"
5/6
Ali K.6 years ago · 9 reviews

Tacos are great as always. Shame they've discontinued the Lamb taco. Service used to be bad, the servers would flat out ignore you. But during my last visit the service was much better. The servers had smiles on their faces which was the first time thats happened. If I can get served delicious tacos the same way everytime it would be great.

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

We came for cheap $3 taco night and it was delicious! (As always)

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

Great food and good atmosphere. Well worth a visit - I'll be back

"Very good"
5/6
hannah s.6 years ago · 1 review

Great food and drinks. And atmosphere it was really enjoyable

"Average"
3/6
Lily P.6 years ago · 7 reviews

New location is a bit disappointing. The quality of food and service has suffered a little. Hopefully this improves

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

For me, the music was just a little too loud in a reverberant environment at lunch time.

"Good"
4/6
Eva V.6 years ago · 1 review

Food was nice but service very hurried and a bit hit & miss.

"Awful"
1/6
Linda P.6 years ago · 3 reviews

Did not receive one of the courses on our set menu.

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

The tacos are delicious especially the fish tacos! Its definitely our favourite one to order.

"Average"
3/6
Brianna G.6 years ago · 1 review

Tacos had so much coriander it was very overpowering! Also, bought a Groupon voucher as we were visiting SYDNEY and were told we couldn’t use it on the Friday night so then ended up paying another $100 on top of the voucher!

"Excellent"
6/6
Brooke D.6 years ago · 6 reviews

Tacos were great. Excellent lunch spot in the CBD. Cheers!

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

Amazing food. Staff super attentive and friendly. Really great atmosphere!

"Excellent"
6/6
Julian A.6 years ago · 1 review

You get a great variety with the express lunch. Cheese burger spring rolls are absolutely amazing.

"Excellent"
6/6
Grace L.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Food was great. Wait staff were attentive and helpful. Would go again

"Excellent"
6/6
Lyndon C.6 years ago · 4 reviews

Best Taco Tuesday in Sydney!! I've tried every Mexican joint in town and this place stunned them all. Awesome spot for a first date!

"Excellent"
6/6
Mousmi Y.6 years ago · 1 review

Great place to go for Mexican food, Good food and value for money

"Very good"
5/6
Ken W.6 years ago · 5 reviews

Fantastic food, decent prices, great atmosphere - will be back again!

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

The service was great and the food came out very fast and was very delicious. Staff were amazing !

"Excellent"
6/6
Tina L.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Immediately shown the table and served with speed. Food is FANTASTIC and excellent value for money.

"Very good"
5/6
Peter M.6 years ago · 6 reviews

Lovely set menu again. only suggestion would be that the courses could come out a little slower - we ran out of room on the table. but maybe we were just talking too much amongst ourselves !!

"Excellent"
6/6
Matt H.6 years ago · 11 reviews

Contrabando delivered another delicious experience. Their fish tacos were as good as always. I’ll be back!

"Very good"
5/6
Brian W.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Regularly come here for Taco Tuesdays. Food is great (including menu items that aren't tacos). Can be a bit loud and bookings are a must.

"Good"
4/6
Kp T.6 years ago · 9 reviews

tasty food, tacos are still our favorite, friendly service, will come back

"Excellent"
6/6
Diane O.6 years ago · 1 review

Great food, especially love the fish taco’s. The service is always really good and the Margaritas are fabulous. Great for pre theatre drinks and dinner. Well done guys. I’ll be back.

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

Great old and great value worth a look for food.

......
Earn cashback as you dine

Create a Quandoo account and earn $4.50 cashback.

Book a table and earn $2.25 cashback.

Leave a review and earn $0.75 cashback.