California Cantina - Surfers Paradise

What a great little gem this place is ! Margaritas were insane service was good and the food delish....We had the nachos to share between 4 and that was just nice to have with our first drink while we decided on mains. Small menu but fresh and yummy

Last minute decision for dinner and it proved to be a good one. Atmosphere was great, service was good and food was delicious. We ordered steak with seafood and ribs and they just melt in your mouth, especially the ribs as it's very soft and comes off the bone easily as perfectly cooked ribs should be. Reasonable price too. Will come back again.

Tried the Cantina for the first time last Friday night. Great vibe and sensational food / serve sizes. Owner of the establishment did the rounds of the crowd during the night which was a nice touch. Will certainly be back.

The better half really felt like Mexican, so we thought we give this place a try. The waitress we found, was rather pleasant & good. The Manager on the other hand.... Well, be great if she was as attentive to the patrons in the place, as she was to her phone. Then when she did have something to do, luke warm at best... Speaking of luke warm, the Nachos. They looked great, the flavours were really good. But the plate, chips were not heated. Pork was warm, cheese wasn't melted, so with all the toppings/fillings being cold, meant for lacklustre affair. Though, we were not surprised, they came out quicker than the drinks. Having read through others reviews, the 2 complaints we had, seems to be a common thread.Once these 2 change, can someone let us know?Place actually has real potential.

We were so pleased to see a Mexican restaurant open on Capri so we ordered some takeout tacos and nachos one Saturday. The food was tasty so the next time we had visitors drop in I decided to do the same. What a disappointment, especially since we ordered on my recommendation. The tacos were acceptable but they were accompanied by some kind of revolting salad and the nachos were abysmal. We ended up tossing out most of the food and preparing a makeshift meal instead. Will never go back.