Reviews for Andale Mexican Latino Cafe

by Karen B.
27th April 2012

This was my first experience of mexican food apart from what I do at home. It was nice to have a choice of mild, medium or spicy and the medium option was perfect for me. I am happy to have finally tried this cafe.
I think the main point to remember is this is based at a pub and calls itself a cafe and not a restaurant so dont go expecting 5 star.

by hlnt83
6th April 2012

The food at Andale was delicious, BUT….the ambience was terrible!! The lights were far too bright, the decorations were sparse, no tablecloths, paper napkins….very unfortunate. It was also disappointing that you had to walk through to a separate bar full of pokey machines to order your drinks. We were expecting a range of classic Mexican drinks like Sol beers & tequilas…sadly no. Just standard suburban pub options
One of the waitresses seemed very inexperienced and had trouble taking our orders correctly from a menu that wouldn’t be that hard to learn and memorize.
The garlic butter tortillas (entrees) were delicious, and we also enjoyed the quesadillas and burrito. I ordered a medium hot quesadilla and found the spice level perfect.
We had a voucher which included desserts however we chose to forgo these for two reasons: 1 – we were actually really satisfied from the amount of food in the entrees and mains; 2 – we couldn’t face sitting in that excruciatingly bright and unattractive room any longer than we had to!

IN A NUTSHELL – awesome food, average service, terrible environment. If you could get the food to takeaway I would definitely recommend

by Elizabeta
2nd April 2012

I think this place is still getting some of their kinks worked out considering it is brand new, but I have to say that all of the meals our table ordered were flavourful and delicious. They take a little while coming out but it seems that there was care in preparing them. The only detraction is that we had to get our drinks from the bar in another room and pay those on a separate bill. Also, the waitress seemed to not really understand the menu or how to pronounce the items on it – again though, they are a new place and this should be sorted with time

by Bob S.
20th March 2012

A friend and I went to Andale because we both love Mexican. Unfortunately, there was no lunch menu or takeaway menu so a lunch time burrito will cost you $20. This is poor value for money. The burrito and chimichanga were very bland tasting and unexceptional, so I would not return. If Andale want to survive then they have to a quick fire, more reasonably priced, more tasty lunch menu. Next time if I want Mexican me and 4 friends can cook our own feast rather than spend $100 on 5 burritos.

by Melissa C.
19th February 2012

Amazingly fresh food!! So great to finally have a decent Mexican option in Dunedin. Perfect for vegetarian/vegan/gluten free people. They are very accommodating at customizing orders to suit these needs. The quality of ingredients is top notch and the food is so tasty.

by Chris T.
27th January 2012

Dined at Andale Mexican cafe recently and were very disappointed. Service was very slow and unhelpful. We ordered the Quesadilla and the Burrito – both were very bland, plus the burrito was cold and had clearly been sitting a while before it was served. The jalapenos, fresh salsa, etc that were listed on the menu were no where to be seen. Very poor value – the difference between the light meal ($12.50) and the main size ($19.50) was a small amount of rice and some refried beans. For the price we could have very easily made something much more tasty at home. Will not be recommending to anyone.

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