Menu from Benzina Cantina
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Menu highlights
Starters
Totopos
Hand cut corn chips served with chipotle, mayonnaise, and salsa verde
Goroitas
Hand made corn flour pocket filled with refried beans, ricotta, Oaxaca cheese and mozzarella. Topped with house salsa verde and served with escabeche
Esquites
Grilled corn kernels served with queso fresco, freshly squeezed lemon, chipotle, mayonnaise, coriander and tajin chilli
Dishes
Tinga De Pollo
Slow cooked chicken, with onion and chipotle served on an open tortilla with cheese, lettuce, coriander topped with inhouse green tomatillo salsa
Taco De Carne
Twice cooked beef with carrots slow cooked with chipotle and potato served on an open tortilla with lettuce, onion, coriander, cheddar cheese and topped with green inhouse tomatillo salsa
Papas Con Chorizo
Locally made spanish chorizo, pan fried with potatoes, onion and queso de Oaxaca, served on an open tortilla with green tomatillo salsa topped with coriander
Vegetarian
Calabazitas
Zucchini, corn kernels, fresh tomato, sour creme and grilled cheese, served on an open tortilla with lettuce and topped with queso fresco
Hongos Ahumados
Field mushrooms cooked with smoked chipotle and served on an open tortilla with grilled cheese, lettuce, and topped with sour cream, queso fresco and fresh coriander
Nopales Con Mole
Catcus strips cooked in home made traditional mole sauce, made from chocolate, mixed chillies, spices, served on an open tortilla topped with fetta cheese
More about the restaurant: Benzina Cantina
Benzina Cantina Preston is what Mexican dreams are made of. Cool as a cucumber, this Melbourne venue is built entirely from shipping containers and even boasts a rooftop hangout where you can live your very best life while sipping outrageously delicious margs. Eh, yes please! Located on High Street, Benzina Cantina’s menu is centred around tacos and you’ll find an array of options such as beer-battered fish; slow-cooked lamb and smoked mushroom ones just waiting to delight your tastebuds. Decked out with fairy lights, wooden furnishings and plenty of bar and table seating arrangements, Benzina Cantina is easily one of our favourite places to feast on Mexican food, cocktails and beers in Melbourne. Book yourself in asap!
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Thinking about making a Benzina Cantina booking?
Picture it: your sat inside a shipping container, surrounded by fairy lights, listening to funky beats and treating yourself to a few too many margaritas or Mexican beers and plates upon plates of tacos. Got it? Well, that’s literally the situation at Benzina Cantina in Preston. Located on High Street, this Melbourne Mexican restaurant and bar slings exceptional drinks, food and vibes – so, naturally, we’ve got seriously major love heart eyes for it. Feeling curious to try out Benzina Cantina? You most definitely should...
So, we’ll stop harping on about how much we’re into Benzina Cantina Melbourne now, and actually start talking about the good stuff – the cocktails and the Mexican food. Kick things off with a round of gorditas filled with beans, ricotta, Oaxaca cheese and mozzarella and some guacamole, before treating yourself to mountains of tacos. We love the tacos de carne filled with slow-cooked beef, potato and chipotle; Spanish chorizo topped with green tomatillo salsa or the smokey shrooms loaded up with queso fresco and coriander. Washed down with a classic margarita or sangria and you’ve got yourself the perfect night at Benzina Cantina in Preston. So, grab the gang and book a table now!