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Mamasita

11 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ranked #58 of 2,425 restaurants in Melbourne
4.0 of 5 stars 105 Reviews
Cuisines: Mexican
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Good for: Bar Scene, Groups
Dining options: Dinner, After-hours
Neighbourhood: Melbourne CBD
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105 reviews from our community

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Melbourne, Australia
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

The fish tacos were to die for! Fantastic service- had dinner at the bar but thoughoughly enjoyed it! Any type of tequila you could dream of! Definitely try the BBQ corn for entree! More

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See 3 more reviews by LisaS213 for Melbourne
Adelaide, Australia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

Annoying that most of you need to queue- we didn't though (haha) Except the joke is on us- its NOT THAT GOOD. More

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See 5 more reviews by FussyCnt for Melbourne
Auckland, New Zealand
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4 reviews 4 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

So amazing...tostatas with chicken and chipoltle (sp?), warm soft tacos, quesadillas...and best of all sweet corn and caramel icecream topped with caramel corn. This was prob my fave meal, just a great atmosphere, food and awesome wait staff. Monday night so didn't need a booking but the waitress said every other night is busy busy. More

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See 3 more reviews by Lucasmum_melisha for Melbourne
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

This place is so lively, although you have to wait quite a while to get a table it is worth it. We enjoyed lots of fresh seafood flavours and the corn with chipotle mayo was divine. On of our friends eats gluten free only and virtually if not everything on the menu worked for them. The tamarind margarita was a... More

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See 4 more reviews by Foodieadventure for Melbourne
Adelaide, Australia
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

I liked the food a lot and I've eaten a lot of Mexican food in California and Mexico. It certainly isn't traditional Mexican food but unless you are in Mexico it won't be. It's sort of a Melbourne interpretation of Mexican. We just asked the very helpful waitress to order for us. Her selection was excellent. I probably would not... More

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See 2 more reviews by Manfrey for Melbourne
Melbourne
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012

I love the food here, but they won't take bookings for under 8 people, so be prepared to queue on the staircase for 40 minutes or more. More

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See 5 more reviews by kristenw1967 for Melbourne
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

No reservations policy and lining up is annoying (sorry but I'm not a fan of this approach!), but food atmosphere and service more than makes up for it. Flavours, quality and presentation are all fabulous. I'd come here all the time... If I didn't have to line up. More

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See 4 more reviews by Dbth2 for Melbourne
Auckland, New Zealand
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32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

We stood for about 40 min and finally made it upstairs to mamasita. The food was yummy. Its a very trend place. More

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See 5 more reviews by whoruntheworldgirls for Melbourne
Australia
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2012
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This restaurant is the talk of the town for the wrong reasons. Melbournians do not have access to good Mexican food,(think taco bell) so any new trendy Mexican place catches their eye. Mexican food is defined by that punchy flavor that is missing in most menu items here ... There is booking available for only 8-10 people but rest of... More

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Singapore, Singapore
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

We went to Mamasita this afternoon after reading TripAdvisor reviews.The service was very good The food however wasn't.We ordered a selection of dishes and were asked if we were ok with spice.After we had eaten them,we still didn't know which one was supposed to be spicy.All the dishes were very bland. More

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