Mamasita

So sorry it has been a while since my last review.  I have eaten at a number of great restaurants over the past few months but unfortunately my passion for food was waning due to the fact that I am pregnant.  So my dilemma is that I now have an excuse for eating all this wonderful food but I haven’t been inspired to eat anything other than bagels.  My decision making skills are shot and eating feels like something that I have to do rather than something that I want to do. 

Those of you who have been following my blog know that I have a passion for Mexican Food but I have been struggling to find anything overly authentic in Australia.  I so miss those days in London eating beautiful palm sized semi soft tacos at Taqueria or Tiras al Chipotle at my friend Narayan’s wonderful restaurant Santo on Portobello road.

When you step into the restaurant you will immediately be hit with a frenetic vibe and some very loud music. Just the way I like my Mexican Restaurants to be! There is a great list of Mexican Beers to order from and the Margaritas look oh so tempting (damn pregnancy).  The staff are quick to take your order and are great at topping up your drinks.  The only problem is that the food takes so long and I don’t know why? If they sped up the cooking time they could get more of the hungry people through their doors each evening. I have eaten at the restaurant twice now and both times have waited around an hour to eat.  Definitely order some corn chips and salsa to keep you going whilst you wait because the wait is worth it, especially if you order the ribs! 

The taquitos which are bite sized crisp tortillas topped with your selection of pulled pork, ceviche style fish, chicken or black bean and corn come to your table served on a wooden board.    I suggest ordering a choice of two of these and getting the shared board.   Nick ordered the ribs to go with his taquito’s and my god was I jealous, they looked and tasted absolutely amazing, I dare say probably the best I have had in Australia.  The first time I ordered the tacos but found them a little bit bland.  I think that the size of the tortilla is still a little too big.  This time I wasn’t super hungry so I ordered the chorizo and potato quesadilla which was nice but could have done with a little extra chorizo. Mike ordered the chicken quesadilla which was better than mine, Alex ordered some kind of salad with quinoa which was very nice and a great portion size.  I am going to Mamasita again soon on a girls night and this time I am going to order from the mains or larger plates section because if the pork ribs were anything to go by there should be plenty more tasty plates to come. 

Mamasita has landed in Melbourne with a bang, it is ridiculously popular so don’t be surprised to see a queue spanning the length of the staircase.  Melbournites are screaming out for authentic Mexican and it is only a matter of time before we see little Taqueria’s popping up all over the place.  I will be heading back regularly to get my Mexican fix.