if you are looking for authentic-tasting mexican tacos, taco medic is probably as close you’ll find in new zealand. located down a side street inqueenstownlives this tiny little craft taqueria selling tacos made with corn masa tortillas and 8 different fillings to choose from (including two vege & two pesky options)!
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧/ i couldn’t resist ordering this as baja tacos were what we lived off when we were in mexico. my taco came with the fried fish of the day (which unexpectedly turned out to be shrimp), green slaw, tomato salsa, lime, coriander and a creamy mayo sauce. the fillings balanced each other well but i definitely had to add a lot of extra salsa picante to a sufficient hit of flavour. not quite the same as in mexico but it certainly tasted more authentic than most the tacos you get in nz! 8/10
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚- this was the only straight vegan option on the menu, and contained a spiced walnut cutlet, red slaw, avocado vegan mayo, tomato salsa and coriander. there was a lot more sauce on this one than the bajaman which was appreciated as the cutlet would have been a little bit dry without. however, the texture and flavour of the cutlet was good and it was nice to have a vegan option that wasn’t just beans or vegetables for a change! 8/10