My husband and I were on a trip and decided to stop in here for some dinner. We walked in and the first thing I noticed was how clean it was. It was decorated with the usual decor of a Mexican restaurant but it was all clean. We were seated as soon as we arrived. Our waiter came over to us before we had a chance to open our menu to get our drink order. When he returned we were ready to order. I got my usual pork Carnitas, my husband ordered the steak. It didn't take long to get our food which was surprising since the had a party of 15 in before us. My carnitas were perfect. When my husband cut into his steak it was the most beautiful medium rare we have ever seen! (Chefs kiss) The service remained excellent throughout our meal. The ladies room was super clean and very nice. It was good to see nothing broken or held together with crazy hardware. We could not have been more pleased with our experience here and highly recommend giving them a try! read more

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Chips and salsa is good. And we ordered cheese dip, #18 and chimichangas. Service was great and our food was ok. read more

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Stopped I. With our Sons family. Great service and love the chips and salsa. It's good Mexican food. Great atmosphere and the staff is very friendly. Had a good experience. Good food, great service! We loved it. read more

If I could I'd give it a 0! The worst food and service. We ordered a taco salad and got taco soup in the shell. There wasn't any salad, just a lot of beans, sour cream and cheese...very watery and disgusting. The margarita was watered down. The burger was premade and wrapped in foil. The bun had brown spots on it. The server could not speak or understand English and looked at the menu to see what the order number was that we wanted. Avoid this place! read more

Stopped in for lunch today, our office normally visits once to twice a week. Always good quick service and food everytime, until today. Only a few tables were occupied when we came in (4 of us)Waited for almost 30 minutes before our drink and food order was taken. Order seemed to take forever to come out. Did NOT get a refill on chips or drinks from the time we got there. We did not get waited on but two times for a to-go box and for our order to be taken. Then at check out the man proceeded to ask if we wanted to leave a tip on our card for the waiter, Unfortunatly we all four said no. (WE did not recieve any good service whatsoever when we normally do and we always tip any other time) This man Kept asking each of us mulitple times about tipping when finally one co-worker said " We did not recieved good service today im sorry" He proceeded to argue with my co-worker about leaving a tip, where she again stated "we always leave one but NO not today, we did not recieve good service. The man checking us out was rude and disrepectful and instead of saying im sorry for the terrible service he wanted to argue. A place we came to weekly just lost service from us. read more

I had a great experience here. I was passing thru while traveling and wanted something with seafood. The grilled fish was great. Salsa was fresh and the server offered special house made hot sauce. Service was great! Margarita was just ok. read more

Excellent restaurant with a varied menu and excellent service. Our waiter was able to explain the dishes and his recommendations were on point. read more

Very friendly staff and food was good. Great prices. Beef Taco Beef Enchiladas Margarita read more

La Cabana Mexican Restaurant - a bowl of salsa and chips - Mexican Near Me - Lavonia, Georgia

Was heading to Cracker Barrel when I saw this restaurant so decided to try it and glad I did! Came here for lunch and ordered off the lunch menu as I wasn't very hungry. The plate came out with a lot of food on it for a lunch portion! Throw in the free chips and salsa and this place is a deal. Would strongly recommend. read more

We were seated right away and drinks where there quickly. Server gave us time to decide and it all looked good.... After decided it was out very quickly hot and fresh. When we are back in the area we will stop again. read more

first off the server was rude 2nd I ordered off the vegetarian menu and they bring my food with ground beef on it. They take it back to the kitchen and have an attitude say they're remaking it then bring the same thing back. I tell the waiter it has meat in it again I'm vegetarian and have a health condition where I can't eat meat. The waiter talks crap about me in Spanish calling me an american etc. The manager comes over and inspects my food asking where the meat is and I show him. The rest of my party said the food was awful I wasn't offered anything else or a discount. The waiter also stuck his hands in the chip container to grab chips for the table. Be prepared for a stomach bug. read more

Very solid Gringo-Mexican food. I have been there three times after tough mountainous day-hikes. I usually order the combo plate- cheese enchilada, beef enchilada, taco, and beans. This hits the spot after a day on the trail. Service is so good that you would think it's a fast food place. Chips were fresh and salsa was solid. Highly recommended. read more

I'm surprised this place only has 3 stars. It's a great place for what it's offering, a good Mexican meal at a casual place. Is it a fancy table cloth kind of a place? Absolutely not, and shouldn't even be measured on that scale. To me it's a Mexican pub offering countless food options and efficient service. Went in by chance as we stopped at this exit for gas. And we are glad we did. From the outside it looks like a sub standard low quality restaurant but inside is a different story. Over the top decor to mimic elements of the Mexican culture, with paintings and artifacts every where and even walls painted to make one feel every moment that you are at a Mexican restaurant. The service was very fast and friendly. read more

La Cabana Mexican Restaurant - Small margarita - Mexican Near Me - Lavonia, Georgia

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Walking in you can smell the mexican food, which is a good thing but Ohh Ohhhhh this is not off to a good start. The salsa is ok. Pureed very thin, we asked for more salsa and the manager/owner said "No, you must share, it cost me money. You eat all salsa you get more, pour some out of your bowl for this guy!" Uhhhh...excuse me, I'm not going to share my bowl of salsa with my friends...ugh! I ordered no guacamole an no rice. Got rice and guac. This manager has attitude. My goodness!!!!!! The chicken chimichanga is bland. VERY bland. We had to drown it in salsa.... --Will NOT be back-- Do NOT recommend. read more

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Had a chance to stop by for supper a few nights ago now that the restaurant is back in full operation. My wife & I were seated promptly, our server was just the right balance of attentiveness while letting us enjoy a night out together. Drinks were great, as was our food. We enjoyed our experience. Much different experience than previously, so I felt I should provide an update in fairness. read more

I ate at La Cabana last night and what a disappointment. I ordered the El Cabana Special platter that came with a taco,two enchiladas, and a chili relleno. It was this ground something or rather but didn't taste or have the consistency of ground beef. The exact same stuff was used on all three items, so it was the same bland taste but resembled a taco, enchilada, and Chili Relleno. Accept the chili relleno wasn't a traditional chili relleno, it was this corn meal blob with no chili pepper in it or cheese. It's suppose to be a roaster and skinned Pablano chili stuffed with queso cheese deep fried in a batter. The beans and rice were good that was the only saving grace to this whole meal. Should have trusted my instincts and had McDonalds or Subway nearby. read more

Good Mexican... I'm going to stick with four stars until I go back. I wasn't feeling well, so it wasn't a great visit for me. The others in our party were pleased... I'm going to trust them... read more

Stopped in on a Monday for lunch. They seem to have a $3 margarita deal on weekdays during lunch hours, so I ordered one. Flavor of the margarita was good, but it was very weak. You get free chips and salsa with your meal. I thought the chips were fresh and perfectly crunchy. The salsa was thin, but flavorful. I ordered the Supreme Nachos with beef as my meal. I was a little disappointed. There was no flavor in the beef (which is more like a beef sauce?) and the cheese is extremely watery. My gf ordered the Pollo Asado and said overall the dish was good. Basically, this is an Americanized Mexican restaurant in Lavonia, GA and you get what you're paying for! So if you're looking for "authentic" Mexican food that's amazing, keep on driving down 85 until you hit Atlanta. read more

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I happened to be driving through Lavonia and spotted this restaurant right off of the expressway. The restaurant was very clean, and the waiter was very attentive. I had the Mexicana Quesadilla with shredded beef. It was very flavorful and just the right amount of food. I was satisfied with the meal and would definitely return. read more

We usually eat at the la cabana in Hartwell & thought this place would be just as good as them but it wasn't good at all. The food was nasty. In the picture that's suppose to be nachos supremes they must have put the bland tasting meat on top of regular white cheese to melt it so it was a watery mess. read more

La Cabana Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Lavonia, Georgia

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Bad food, bad service. Had a birthday celebration scheduled, confirmed twice by phone. Got there no one knew anything about it, but put us in the back room. Orders taken by 3 different people but they didn't communicate with each other. The waiter got mad when I asked for a spoon. After 5-10 minutes still had not received it a member of our party went to get me one. The meat was overdone and dried out with a lot of grease. Even though each person or family gave their orders separately, they mixed up the tickets and got them wrong. Use to love going there but we won't go back. read more

The crowd on a Saturday evening suggests this is one of the better places to eat around Lavonia. The complimentary chips were good, not great. I ate far less than I usually do. My shrimp dinner was quite good. My wife's Combo dinner was less impressive. read more

Francisco and the whole staff were very warm and friendly we had a party of eight and we are in and out in less than an hour. The food was exceptional the menu is real bust I would highly recommend this place as a great family restaurant and certainly one that we will come back to read more

Dear god the dreaded hour is nigh! While traveling to Alabama, our course headed straight into the underworld that is Atlanta traffic at rush hour. We decided to stop at the random Mexican restaurant advertised by the mile markers. Our service was great and actually really fast. We were in and out in 30-45 minutes. The chicken enchiladas were really good and had a LOT of chicken. The chile relleno was nothing to write home about but the beef enchiladas were tasty and so was the guacamole. Pretty typical for small town Mexican restaurant- good enough for the boys we go out with. read more

Building is in need of repairs and so is the menu. We ordered to go and didn't get what we ordered but on top of that they gave us kid portions and charged for adult dinners. My wife's dish was over cooked, all she could taste was pepper, and mine was undercooked. Only went there bc all the usual places are closed. read more

The waiter put 2 menus on my table and my menu had a dead fly laying on the menu. When I asked the waiter for a new menu without a fly he didnt say a word. Just dumped the fly in the floor and put the menu on another table. Disgusting!! He could have at least apologized read more

GORDON RAMSEY FIX IT....I put one star because I couldn't put Zero. Probably one of the worst Mexican restaurants I've visited. Guacamole from a bag, stale chips, Chile Relleno was a like of unseasoned meat covered in cheese sauce sitting on top of a portion of a soggy bell pepper. Taco meat was same unseasoned, hard shell taco stale. Beans obviously from a can, cheese topping shredded white cheddar in taste, rice (thank you for not putting veggies in it at least) zero flavor. Margarita mix tasted as if it was 95% sours mix. Don't waste your time. Staff seems nice. read more

I have been at this restaurant several times and the only reason I'm giving it two stars is because the food is just too bland for what I like in Mexican food. The salsa has little flavor and is heavily processed, hardly any chunks of anything left in it. I had guacamole as well, which was evidently made in a food processor with little seasoning. It was more like a blank avocado paste. Service is average, there is nothing really exciting on the menu. Pricing is in line with other restaurants of this type. The facility is ok, but getting tired. The seats in the booth are now getting worn out. There are very few other options in Lavonia for Mexican of this type, I keep hoping this place will correct there shortcomings. read more

I stopped here on my way home to Pensacola. I took a gamble and I hit the jackpot. The food here is fresh and delicious. The portions are very generous, so be hungry when you come here. The menu is large and diverse. The service is very attentive and the place is spotlessly clean. This place should have a listing in Jan and Micheal Stern's Road Food. It is worth the diversion off the interstate to have a genuinely tasty Mexican meal at a very reasonable price. read more

Service and food very good here! Always stop here when going to Atlanta and coming back home. Chips and salsa my favorite. Having the lunch chicken fajitas. This place is always busy and never disappointing. Will recommend to friends. read more

La Cabana Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Lavonia, Georgia

Happy to chime another A-Ok. I've eaten here 4-5 times and mostly it's out of convenience to the highway and a craving for Mexican food combined. If you have time to venture off the highway a bit Toccoa and Carnesville both have 4+ star offerings, but if you are here and need a quick Mexican fix, no harm no foul. read more

I pretty much agree with most of the reviews. Finding a great local Mexican restaurant around here is rare, and this is just about the par for course. Although the prices are really good, the service was spot on, and it was edible. What is it about chile rellenos around here? It's supposed to be a poblano pepper, stuffed with cheese or meat, and battered and deep friend, with some sort of sauce on top. For most local Mexican restaurants around here, you get a clump of tasteless ground beef, a tiny bit of some unknown squishy green thing, I assume was once a pepper, then smothered in white cheese sauce. Yuck. The chicken in the enchiladas was pretty good, more flavorful than the beef, and the Texas fajitas nachos were good. They give you a lot of shrimp, and that's good. But it's nothing to sing about. Like I said, par for course around here. read more

Awesome family owned restaurant. Very clean, tasty and generous portion for a reasonable price. Definitely stopping by next time I drive through here. read more

Another family favorite. Everything on the menu is great. The wait staff are always friendly and helpful. If you are a spirits drinker they have a wide variety and also have an assorted mix of imports as well. My personal favorites are the LaCabana special. If you have a special palate they will do that too. I usually order grilled chicken, shrimp, peppers, and onions with spinach and the white cheese on the side- DELISH! Check them out - you will be glad you did! read more

Visiting from California, I have had many, many authentic Mexican dinners. I was greeted as soon as I walked in and served chips and salsa. The salsa was disappointing as, like I said, I am used to salsa that is packed with flavor. Theirs seemed like tomato sauce with a kick. Still, the meal was tasty. I would have given a better rating but I was surprised when the beef taco I ordered was simply hamburger. The only other place I have seen a beef taco with hamburger rather than shredded beef is Taco Bell. read more

If you eat here and read this review don't say I didn't warn you. IT'S AWFUL!!!!!!!! I'm writing this review because me and my friends ate there around 7pm last night and here it is 3am and we have all been vomiting for the past 4 hours. When we first walked in it smelled of lavender fabuloso and rotten eggs. They have an old upright cooler sitting up against the wall when you first walk in. The smell alone should have been our cue to leave. The salsa is very bland and chips cold. But whatever it was free so we ate them. My friend ordered the California burrito. The description said "ranchero sauce" was on it. Ok that's cool. She got it and it was mole sauce NOT ranchero. Not sure what part of Mexico they are from but Ranchero sauce is red and mole sauce is brownish gravy like. The waitress handed us our ticket with no prices or total on it and we couldn't even read her writing. So when we went up to pay the RUDE manager still had to ask us what we had to eat. He totaled mine, I paid. Totaled my friends and tried to charge her for my drink. He then looked at me and said "why you no pay for your drink". I said " dude seriously? You have a ticket that I can't even read with no prices on it. If you can't read your waitresses writing, not my problem". We left and will never return. I'm from Lawrenceville and we have the best Mexican restaurant there. It is called Fridas. Always packed. The people are nice as can be and the food is authentic and delicious. I now understand why there were only 2 cars in the parking lot at La Cabana. So if you are reading this review, stay in your car and don't get out. Back up and get out of the parking lot and eat at the Taco Bell next door. read more

Went in last night. Food was just okay. Definitely not authentic Mexican food! Wasn't seasoned very well just seemed as if they just put a lot of salt on all the meat. We are staying at the holiday inn up the street so there aren't very many places to eat. But I won't be back. read more

This is just a normal American Mexican restaurant. Nothing special and not authentic. I am a local and have eaten here several times. The service is hit or mis. Pay attention to your bill and know how much it is before you get to the register to pay. They will ad $2-$3 to your bill for no reason. I have had this happen 4-5 times here. I rarely eat here anymore. read more

I wish i could give this place a zero star rating. Seriously worst service of my entire life. Sure, we were dirty from our spartan race, but we had money and we're polite as we waited for almost 15 min to even take our drink order. No one so much as said "we will be with you in a min" just nothing. The wait staff walked past us a half a dozen times, he did not so much as look at us. We did get to try some complimentary chips and salsa, but let's be honest it had no flavor. I don't know how you mess up salsa so bad, but man it was an epic fail. Please do your self a favor and skip eating at this sorry excuse for a resturant. read more

Service was good and fast. Food was mediocre. House margarita was made with cheap Tequilla and tasted horrid. Chips & salsa were about average. I tell it the way it is! read more