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Sydney
Sydney CBD
Contrabando
Contrabando Reviews

Contrabando

Latin American, Mexican, Tex-Mex, South American

Dishes priced aroundA$10

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Reviews of Contrabando (493)

Read what people think about Contrabando. All restaurant reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners. Learn more about Contrabando before you go by getting tips and ratings from other restaurant-goers. With real-life reviews, you can see what other diners loved about Contrabando and book a table with confidence!

5.3/6

493 reviews

5.3/6

493 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Great
Value for money:Great value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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"Excellent"
6/6
Jean T.5 years ago · 1 review

For me, the music was just a little too loud in a reverberant environment at lunch time.

"Good"
4/6
Eva V.5 years ago · 1 review

Food was nice but service very hurried and a bit hit & miss.

"Awful"
1/6
Linda P.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Did not receive one of the courses on our set menu.

"Excellent"
6/6
Hong T.5 years ago · 1 review

The tacos are delicious especially the fish tacos! Its definitely our favourite one to order.

"Average"
3/6
Brianna G.5 years ago · 1 review

Tacos had so much coriander it was very overpowering! Also, bought a Groupon voucher as we were visiting SYDNEY and were told we couldn’t use it on the Friday night so then ended up paying another $100 on top of the voucher!

"Excellent"
6/6
Brooke D.5 years ago · 6 reviews

Tacos were great. Excellent lunch spot in the CBD. Cheers!

"Excellent"
6/6
Gareth B.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Amazing food. Staff super attentive and friendly. Really great atmosphere!

"Excellent"
6/6
Julian A.5 years ago · 1 review

You get a great variety with the express lunch. Cheese burger spring rolls are absolutely amazing.

"Excellent"
6/6
Grace L.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Food was great. Wait staff were attentive and helpful. Would go again

"Excellent"
6/6
Lyndon C.5 years ago · 4 reviews

Best Taco Tuesday in Sydney!! I've tried every Mexican joint in town and this place stunned them all. Awesome spot for a first date!

"Excellent"
6/6
Mousmi Y.5 years ago · 1 review

Great place to go for Mexican food, Good food and value for money

"Very good"
5/6
Ken W.5 years ago · 5 reviews

Fantastic food, decent prices, great atmosphere - will be back again!

"Excellent"
6/6
Henry T.5 years ago · 1 review

The service was great and the food came out very fast and was very delicious. Staff were amazing !

"Excellent"
6/6
Tina L.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Immediately shown the table and served with speed. Food is FANTASTIC and excellent value for money.

"Very good"
5/6
Peter M.5 years ago · 6 reviews

Lovely set menu again. only suggestion would be that the courses could come out a little slower - we ran out of room on the table. but maybe we were just talking too much amongst ourselves !!

"Excellent"
6/6
Matt H.5 years ago · 11 reviews

Contrabando delivered another delicious experience. Their fish tacos were as good as always. I’ll be back!

"Very good"
5/6
Brian W.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Regularly come here for Taco Tuesdays. Food is great (including menu items that aren't tacos). Can be a bit loud and bookings are a must.

"Good"
4/6
Kp T.5 years ago · 9 reviews

tasty food, tacos are still our favorite, friendly service, will come back

"Excellent"
6/6
Diane O.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food, especially love the fish taco’s. The service is always really good and the Margaritas are fabulous. Great for pre theatre drinks and dinner. Well done guys. I’ll be back.

"Excellent"
6/6
Tim D.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Great old and great value worth a look for food.

"Very good"
5/6
Christina A.5 years ago · 1 review

Great experience, great restaurant. Food and service very good. Will definitely recommend and return.

"Excellent"
6/6
Riya G.5 years ago · 1 review

It was a good experience coming with my work mate's farewell. Booking online made everything very easy. Thanks.

"Good"
4/6
Kp T.5 years ago · 9 reviews

Great food, but longer waiting time than expected. Staff could have been more attentative.

"Excellent"
6/6
Greg C.5 years ago · 1 review

Great pre-theatre venue, great food and service. A bit noisy, but fabulous value.

"Excellent"
6/6
Steven B.5 years ago · 1 review

Awesome food, staff were great! Plenty of seating and nice at

"Good"
4/6
Jenny K.5 years ago · 1 review

It was pleasant. Food and service could have been better.

"Good"
4/6
Millie H.5 years ago · 3 reviews

Overall I had a great experience but the service was a let down. A friend of mine is allergic to avocado so she asked for no guac on her tacos - it was $3 taco night but they told her she wasn't able to get the special deal if revisions were made to the tacos. Given she's allergic and that adding guac to meals normally increases the $ value (and therefore removing it should not!), this was pretty disappointing. Even more disappointing was to see that it wasn't really a plentiful serving of guac on my tacos - it was the lightest drizzle of watery avocado on top. It would have been extremely simple to have left his off but when we asked about it, the waiters were rude and unhelpful and my friend was charged the full price. Disappointing however the food and ambience were fabulous despite the service.

"Very good"
5/6
Brenda P.5 years ago · 1 review

Loved the fresh made tacos and the sweet potato fries

"Excellent"
6/6
Dan A.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food, drinks and overall vibe. Would definitely recommend and go again

"Excellent"
6/6
Matt B.5 years ago · 1 review

fantastic!!! food is delicious and great value for money !

"Average"
3/6
Damien T.5 years ago · 1 review

An ok experience but certainly not one of the better Mexican restaurants in Sydney.

"Very good"
5/6
Sandra D.5 years ago · 2 reviews

The noise levels are extremely high inside the restaurant. However, because in this instance we booked an outside table the levels were good.

"Very good"
5/6
Tracy C.5 years ago · 1 review

great food, great experience. Will be back. A few more vegetarian options would be good.

"Good"
4/6
Samantha M.5 years ago · 1 review

Decent service for a very busy night. Starter was sub par but the tacos were amazing!!

"Very good"
5/6
Yasmine M.5 years ago · 2 reviews

A little loud inside, which made it difficult for my friend and I to hear each other. The sauces on the tacos were a little runny, which made for messy eating, but everything was still delicious. :)

"Very good"
5/6
Kelly B.5 years ago · 9 reviews

Food is always amazing, service is good, a bit noisy but you can't really do much about that

"Very good"
5/6
Sarah K.5 years ago · 1 review

They have a great selection of Gluten Free food and the best thing is that it tastes delicious!

"Good"
4/6
Stephanie T.5 years ago · 3 reviews

Taco Tuesday! It’s loud, crowded and the service is fast. Go with a group and eat your weight in tacos.

"Excellent"
6/6
Dan W.5 years ago · 1 review

Tacos were...INCREDIBLE. Buzzing atmos too. So so good. Coming back!

"Excellent"
6/6
KATE K.5 years ago · 1 review

we had a great time. our waiter really looked after us.

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