the prickly cactus

tastiest mexicanfoodi've eaten to date. just loved the starters - beef nachos with melt in the mouth pulled beef, melted cheese, salsa and sour cream on a bed of crispy corn chips was sensational... and a generous serving to boot! was almost enough for a main... wedges were on the money, as was the lovely cactus bread with melted cheese and other light toppings. the fajitas (main) were fantastic (as pictured). i went with the chili con cactus (which has a disclaimer that it's for "the brave"). well, i bottomed out - it was soooo spicy i thought my mouth was on fire and i could feel the chili all the way down to my stomach haha. couldn't fiinish the meal... a first for me! lovely nonetheless, but will run with the standard con carne next time around. lovely staff, clean and nice restaurant. will come back again when in launceston.

food:
great if you like mexican with absolutely no heat or spices to it. elected for the mild thinking i wouldn't need to ramp it up... it needed ramping up... for any flavour of mexican.

rice side dish offered next to no flavour and had the consistency of microwave rice.
cactus wrap was not worth the $ 22 was more like something you would get from afoodcourt mexican. (salsa's would be an improvement)

dessert:
went for the churros and were served 3 with canned whipped cream and store bought chocolate and caramel sauce. not worth $10 by a long shot.

lots of little kids and screaming babies. definitely a family friendly place. but not great to be seated near despite the later than little kid dining time.

maybe my girlfriend and i (from melbourne) are used to good mexican, but this was just average to sub average and overpriced for what we got.

fantastic service, very accommodating especially with a 2 year old. thefoodsome of the best mexican i've had in a while...................

the staff were incredibly friendly and accommodating. the frozen margaritas were very delicious too. thefoodwas mediocre but the drinks are cheap and service is great.

very averagefoodand bland taste. it certainly lacks true mexican flavours. i wouldn't recommend this place. also the place is overpriced. :(

despite fairly decent reviews, we were quite disappointed with the prickly cactus. while the portions are definitely generous, unfortunately the flavours weren't there. my husbands ribs were nice, but my burrito was bland and seemed to be a combination of lots of bought ingredients rather than fresh prepared in-house. service was great, butfooddidn't impress. wouldn't recommend or return.

travelling for work to tassie regularly went for dinner with a friend this looked promising from the outside with quite a few tables full. first service impression was ok they fitted us in. but after that service went down hill it took a long time after seating with the menu to have our order taken, the wait staff were messy & untidy & seemed to be interested more in socialising & being silly behind the counter together. thefoodwas average & all from jars not fresh. we left without having dessert or coffee like planned as it was like we were forgotten about. freshfood& more attentive neater wait staff who actually want to be there & take pride in their job wouldn't go astray. hopefully these improvements can happen

service good.foodordinary. for example the guacamole was mainly cream. no flavor. chimichanga ok but have had much tastier. servings small. overpriced.

i have to say this is one of the noisiest restaurants i have ever eaten in. we were upstairs and there were a number of large groups do that would be my only real complaint. thefooditself was great and good servings reasonably priced. good happy hour deals half price margaritas!

nice food. while not the very best mexicanfoodive ever had, but it was fresh, well priced and the service was very quick and friendly. the margarita was delicious. would go again.

not mexican at all.... i and my partner ate here two days ago, and was stoked to find a mexican resto in launceston. very good, attentive service, but thefoodjust doesn't cut it. i ordered the beef burrito and a side order of tacos, while my partner ordered a chicken burrito. we both agreed that the burritos were simple wraps, with little flavour. my tacos was oaky, but still didn't taste mexican.

there was nothing wrong with the quality of the food, they just didn't taste mexican at all...

went there for dinner last night. thefoodwas delicious! i had the sizzling fajitas and my partner had the ribs. my meal was great! my partner said the ribs were great too - the meat was tender and almost fell off the bone. very tasty and friendly service. the meals were a big portion size and there was a great atmosphere. we give it the thumbs up.