Little Mexico

If you’re from SoCal and want decent Mexican this is a great option. My girlfriend is Californian and while she said she’s had better she still loved the meal we had here.
We started with house margaritas and queso. The queso while tasty is apparently not the same taste of home. She insists it should be made with Velveeta. I have no words.
We should have stopped there but also ordered crispy tacos and enchiladas. Both delicious. There was no way we could finish our meals, plates are pretty big, would have been enough for 3 people easy.
We had a phenomenal time at little Mexico, looking forward to our next visit.

I keep hearing how hard it is to find decent Mexican food in New Zealand which is quite disheartening for a Californian Mexican food lover like myself. I have yet to find the «one» best Mexican restaurant, but I have to say I was quite please with the food at Little Mexico given the circumstances. I have had such good authentic Mexican food but I suppose my rating is based on what’s around (and unfortunately there isn’t much around).
I ordered a glass of sangria because it was on special that night for $ 9. It was just okay though, I think i will go for the margarita the next time.
Food:
Queso and chips — I have been dying to get some queso and it seems like not to many places around here has it. Melted cheese with peppers what more could you ask for? I liked it but I can’t say it was the best I’ve had. I would order it again though.
Chicken fajitas — be careful! It comes on a sizzling plate and if your impatient and hungry like I was you might burn your tongue! Otherwise it comes with a side plate with tortillas, beans, rice, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, and lettuce so you can make wraps. I definitely enjoyed it and had to take the rest home because there was so much food.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this place for some Mexican food. The servers were really nice and attentive. The atmosphere was also nice as well.

Great food, great service! Tortilla chips, dips, everything is made on site and real yummy!

I live in Texas and I am very critical of Mexican food. This restaurant is one of the best I have had outside of the US and Mexico. Highly recommend and the bar has about 100 bottles of different Tequila and the bartender made a great pitcher of Margs!

A mixed bag here for sure. The staff were friendly and attentive when time permitted. The food was tasty but certainly not authentic to what I have eaten in Latin America. It was also pricey at $ 100 for two of us.
A focus on fresh authentic ingredients would make a world of difference. As would long braised meats, a rich mole or and even a few paches or tamales.
Not clear on where other reviewers are coming from but I failed to have an authentic Mexican or Caribbean experience.

Just ok, not authentic but edible. The service can be uppity. The salsa sometimes tastes old and I find it expensive for what you get. Having said that when you do crave Mexican this is one of the better places to go. Uncomfortable and awkward seating is annoying.

This is a decent, straight ahead Mexican restaurant with no menu surprises and good execution. (The guacamole was not good.) Service was good: friendly, welcoming and prompt. The room was warm and cozy. We spent about nz$ 60 for two at dinner not including alcohol, a decent value in that market.
The friendly service makes me sure I’ll return.

Best margaritas in Auckland. My favourite mexican restaurant. Staff are always friendly and Jose, the owner, always makes sure you are looked after. Happy hour is very good and food absolutely amazing. Makes me want to goto Mexico, although with Little Mexico here there is no need to.

5 stars all the way. lovely friendly staff, awesome food great music, whatelse could a one hungry happy vegetarian girl ask for? the mexican girl who took my order, was vegetarian too, so that really helped as she kinda knew what id like, she was friendly and very sweet. thumbs up for her.
I ordered vegetarian quasedilia, excuse my spelling LOL i’m not a mexican food lover. however this place has made me go gaga over mexican food (slurp).
it was called work quesadalia? I believe? they served two portions of it with some salsa, guacamole and sourcream dips on the side.
It was very crispy creamy cheesey and delicious, i’d love to top it with some olive oil but i was so lost in the yumminess of whatever i was eating, i didnt care: P hehe. sorry i’m a FOOD LOVER! best mexican food in auckland so far x :)

So far the best and most authentic mexican food. Amazing guy and great service.

I just love Mexican food. I just can’t get enough burritos, fajitas and chimichangas in my life and am always looking to find new restaurants to feed my addiction.
I came to Little Mexico for the first time the other night and absolutely loved it. The food tastes really fresh and the flavours are just awesome. I had a chicken chimichanga and my partner had the beef burrito – he won. The shredded beef was delicious and really well cooked. The waitress we had was lovely too, advising us on the new Mexican beers they were selling.
I love the fact it was quite dark and intimate in the restaurant. It makes the place feel a lot classier than the likes of Mexicali and some of the other Mexican joints around the city and it’s really good that the owners haven’t felt the need to decorate the place in tacky Mexican memorabilia either.
The menu is pretty limited, you’re not going to find anything too out of the ordinary in here but if you want good, hearty Mexican fare, then this is your place.

We were going to see a play one Saturday night and came here for a bite to eat beforehand. I must say my impressions all round were favourable — good food, good drinks and friendly service. I thought the staff were Latinos but when I asked him something in Spanish he didn’t really understand me — he said he was actually from Iran. That was alright though because what they served up was authentically Mexican. We started off with a couple of Margaritas which just had the right amount of Tequila and were pleasant to drink. The food was also very good, we both got burritos and we were nice and full after them. We went off to the theatre that night but the play was a bit of a dud. I would have been perfectly content to sit in this lively place and have a few more Margaritas!

This restaurant is the place I spent the duration of what I can remember of my 18^th birthday. I remember walking to my dad’s office when I walked past Little Mexico. I decided I had to go in there, check it out and make a booking for my birthday dinner.
The place is cosy, has two sections, one by the bar and the other more private and suitable for group bookings. The setup of the restaurant was simple, they was a rustic feel to it.
Come the night of my birthday dinner, I handed the waitress my cake and she put it in the fridge. My friends and family started arriving and endless glasses of wines and cocktails started coming. Food was served hot, fresh and delicious! Serve was quick and friendly.
After dinner and at the end of the festivities we went to go pay the bill. The manager kissed me happy birthday and handed me the finest tequila shot they had in the house. He said it was on the house. What a lovely gesture! This plus the amazing food and service nade my night a memorable evening.