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    La Taqueria

    3.4 (65 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open • 12:00 pm - 6:00 PM

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    Moderate noise
    Classy
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    a flatbread with meat and vegetables

    I am very unhappy with my order I received today for la Taquisa. I ordered two tacos and only got one and it was filled with onions which I can't eat due to an allergy. All the toppings you find in a taco were separate and you have to pay for each individually. It was my first time trying them and I don't know if I will try them again.

    Fried fish taco
    Richard P.

    Atmosphere here was very nice and the decoration and setup within does give a Latin feel to it. The menu is easy to understand and the food come out pretty fast. The portion sizes are good for a taco place. The fish taco options were my personal favorites.

    3 delish tacos!!

    My belly is full of absolute goodness and my tastebuds are still tingling from the barbacoa beef, chicken tinga and pork carnitas!!!! This was the best lunch break I've had in awhile!! Thank you @lataqueria for indulging me with the yummiest tacos I have ever had! Service was outstanding and everyone was friendly beyond belief add in that the establishment was impeccably clean, well I am your new fan! I will be back within 72 hours

    Two meat, two veggie combo. Clockwise from top right - Mole, el pastor hongos con kale and calabacitas.
    Grant M.

    I haven't eaten at any other taco places in Victoria primarily because if they're this quality I don't want to. I really really hope for the local people that the other places are better. We were walking by looking for lunch and decided to pop in. However, we decided to just order two veggie and two meat tacos to see how good they were instead of ordering our entire lunch and glad we did! The POLLO CON MOLE taco was actually OK - it was a solid 3 star taco. The taco EL PASTOR was odd - bland pork with cold pineapple on top. It sort of looks right but doesn't taste right. They got worse after this.. CALABACITAS - not bad, HONGOS CON KALE - just weird. Kale on a taco? Really? The manager micro-managed the employees while we were there. There were as many employees as there were customers and he was busy telling them what to do. As far as the previous reviewer that said - "Authentic, Fast, Affordable and So Good!!" - you're right on 2 out of the 4 - Fast and Affordable. There's nothing authentic about this place. My recommendations, keep on going. Maybe try the other places to see if they're better. I can't say from experience because I stopped eating Mexican food in Victoria after this.

    Fiona W.

    This place is my favourite taco shop on the island and one of my favourites back at home in Vancouver. Friendly and efficient service, and no complaints even when you walk in 10 minutes before closing. Their tacos are more of a bite sized nature so I can usually have about 5-6. The beef cheek is my absolute favourite, then beef tongue (lengua), mushroom, ahi tuna (extra cost) and then chicken (pico de gallo). The mushroom one is a little sour which is probably why it is lower on my list, but still good. You may even catch it on special like I did if you look for it on the small chalkboard beside the cashier; otherwise the menu is on the wall in huge lettering. I love the teal decor, painted graphics and tile flooring. Makes a cute casual date spot and reminds me of my time in Mexico and Guatemala.

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    Good food although the portions were small for the price. Minimalist interior, cold enough to keep our coats on inside.

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    Looking forward to a nice chicken burrito. 90% beans and rice, paired with a sliver of chicken. Very weak.

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    The best tacos in town, without a doubt. Vegan friendly and I'd argue the bean tacos rival any meat tacos.

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    INCREDIBLE. We chose this restaurant because we are Gluten…read moreFree, and there were a lot of GF options on the menu. We had the chips and salsa/guac, chicken enchiladas, a quesadilla, and the churros. I also had a strawberry margarita that was super fresh and flavorful. Everything was delicious! I made a mistake and got there an hour earlier than our reservation (5:30 instead of 6:30), but they kindly accommodated us. It got SUPER busy the later it got, so a reservation is smart. Our server, Andrea, was fantastic, warm, and kind. Highly recommend!

    I booked a same-day reservation on OpenTable which had a pretty hefty deposit of $70pp (so $140 for…read morea party of two). They had plenty of reservations available. If you showed up without a reservation, you might have to wait for them to clean off a table, but didn't seem like anyone was waiting outside for over ten minutes. What they DON'T tell you in OpenTable: your deposit is applied to your bill but any remaining balance is given back as a GIFT CARD. This is clearly a restaurant choice, not an OpenTable policy. If you are a party of two looking to splurge, you can probably hit $140 without trying too hard (if you get two entrees, three appetizers, a dessert, and either apply the rest for tip or take a $15 jar of mole home). But I do think it's deceptive for Maiiz to have this policy without clearly noting it on OpenTable, especially since the likelihood you're coming as a tourist seems pretty high. Foodwise, everything was fine, I shouldn't judge the flavors against what I could find in CA. I was here as a tourist, and while I wouldn't come back here again, I wasn't upset about my dinner experience and it did provide a nicer dinner ambiance and zero wait. We ordered the duck confit tacos (the server said this was their top dish but it was NOT good, pretty dry and very small), beef barbacoa quesadila (pretty lacking in cheese, not as juicy as I'd like, but it was better than the duck confit), esquites (lime-forward which I like), butternut squash sopecito (just ok), one tuna tostada (very good!), and the cornbread (also very good!). That looks like a lot but we (two females) went home feeling satisfyingly full, with a leftover box of two tacos and one quesadilla. The only other quibble is that their menus are on ipads which are annoyingly laggy.

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    0.6 km
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    Came for happy hour on a Tuesday mid-afternoon. Purchased beer on tap and a frozen mangonada. Both…read morewere good! Also got some chips & salsa, and some barbacoa and Mexicanos tacos; both tasted great and high quality. Sat outside and enjoyed the fresh air. Waitstaff was friendly, food came out instantly, and there wasn't anything really to complain about for a happy hour visit.

    My cousin brought us here for drinks and dinner on our last night in Victoria. They share a…read morekitchen with Fuego which is a longtime favorite brunch spot of ours, so we knew we'd be in for a treat. They have an impressive tequila and mezcal list, and some really unique sounding cocktails. I went in with tequila/mezcal in mind, but when I saw the Bandera Martini (Condesa dry gin, Noilly prat, pico de gallo juice, buttermilk clarified) it was too intriguing not to try. While not entirely wowed, I didn't necessarily regret my choice. I wouldn't order it again, but it was interesting. I also tried sips of the Prickly Pear Ranch Water (a gorgeous hue but more of a zippy mouth bomb than I expected) and the Besito de Playa (very tropical, both in terms of taste and presentation). All three were very different from one another. Food-wise, they have a vegetarian option under each heading. I had the veggie quesadilla (mushrooms, peppers, corn, nopales, beans, carmelized onion, cheese, cilantro, chipotle crema, serrano-garlic, and avocado). It was very good. Ample portion (I brought home half for breakfast the next morning) and excellent flavors. My dining companions were happy with their food as well. I'd say that's where they shine -- the kitchen over the bar. I'll happily return on my next visit.

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    La Taqueria - mexican - Updated September 2026

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