My mother and I stopped by here for dinner. I hardly saw any Mexican restaurants in Vancouver, I thought this place must be good....I was wrong! The restaurant was packed but it doesn't give any excuse for the floor staff to not greet incoming customers. The chips were cold and the salsa sauce was bland. It tasted like it was sitting out for a while. My mother ordered Steak Fajita and I ordered 4 Tacos. Food was below decent in quality and taste. I've had better Tacos and Fajitas at a cheap local restaurant in Washington...I honestly wanted my money back for the overpriced food at Patron Tacos & Cantina. Ambiance was horrible. Loud TV and I could barely hear my mother during our time here. It was very hard to find the waitress that served us when we wanted refills for water and cola. I wish I could give this place a 0 star! read more

We live their food it always makes us feel like home. We went close to día de Los muertos and we started our breakfast with the traditional 'pan de muerto' , cafe de olla, and hot Mexican chocolate. We enjoyed Chilaquiles, huevos rancheros and the star was the 'Beef memela'. The service is amazing. The person are super friendly and they speak both English in Spanish. And also the ambience is a very traditional, contemporary Mexican restaurant. They always go the extra mile to make your experience truly Mexican read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - Traditional Pan de Muerto - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Stopped by here for dinner and had the beef fajitas and tortilla soup. Both were acceptable, but not great. The fajitas would've been better with some sour cream. read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - Fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Being from southern California and know Mexican food, Patron is the closest to it. I order carne asada plate. Beef slice was very thin unlike the actual. Rice beans salad were well seasoned and delicious. Overall my meal was good. Salsa served with chips was excellent. Wish they were more generous with the chips. My guests both order chicken chimichanga and were OK with it but wish he was served with the rice beans and salad. The guacamole was generous and good. Street parking. Serve both Pepsi and Coke. Service was excellent and friendly. Video screens of Hispanic music videos played. Overall not quite like original Hispanic food but closest we found. I read more

Best Tasting Tacos. Gotta go back to this restaurant next time I'm in Vancouver Thank You read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

After watching a show at a nearby venue, my husband and I wandered around the neighbourhood trying to decide where to go for a late lunch. We came across this place and were immediately hooked by the decor and the vibe. I imagine this place was as close to authentic Mexican food as you could get in Vancouver. The place was still hopping at such a late lunch hour, but we were seated quickly. I ordered the Carne Asada. Marinated Rib-Eye, salad, baked potatoes, avacado, rice and tortillas were all delicious and satisfied my hunger cravings, and it was a generous portion to boot! The only part about the dish I didn't appreciate as much, were the beans. They were mushed into a bean paste and I admit I was expected whole beans. Good solid place if you want something veering more closely to authentic. read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - Interior - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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3.5/5 - Went for lunch and they have great deals for lunch! The portions are large for a good price. I got the enchiladas and it came with tortilla soup (or choice of caesar salad) and complimentary tortilla chips and salsa. Food and service were good. I think the flavours are a bit dialled down compared to other Mexican places I've tried - maybe to suit the North American palate. Everything could use some more spices in my opinion. I liked the mole and rice combination the most. read more

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Nice and friendly place, a bit crowded some times, but is a place we would keep going, the menu is well prepared and the drinks are excellent too. read more

Big portions, consistent food. Been coming for years, it's the same everytime, in a good way. Drinks got bit pricey, $19 for 2oz seasonal cocktail. Or maybe I'm not used to inflation. read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - Carne asada - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Food is good, but a little expensive. Friendly service and food doesn't take too much to come. Music a little but loud for me, and it's a little hard to hear your friends. It's a good place to go for Mexican food and for great music. read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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A vibe! Loud music with their matching music videos all around the place. The place is super packed, usually a wait. They have margs with mini coronas upside down if you wanna turn up. Their meals are a bit pricey for some Mexican food (even visiting from California). Their guac was like $20 but it was humongous and delicious. They def didn't give us enough chips though, haha. We didn't visit any place more than once during our visit. But if we did, I would def come here again to try their tacos. read more

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Tacos & Cantina has a good vibe going on and the food is good here. It is more on the expensive side but the portions are big. Since its close to BC stadium it gets quite a crowd during games. Plenty of seating and the star shaped lights add to the ambiance. They have an outside patio which is nice for warm summer days. The staff is friendly and got us this extremely spicy sauce when we asked for something with extra heat. We get this on every visit now. Both the enchiladas (rajas poblanas and chicken tinga) were good. Comes with rice and beans. Got both red and green sauce. Their drinks are delicious and strong. The queso fundido is good to share amongst a large group. It was a lot of for 2 people. Come with quacamole and salsa and 5 tortillas. read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - Queso fundido - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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This is the second time I've been here, but it has been a few years, and I've got to say this was incredible. The food was absolutely amazing; amongst the most flavourful Mexican food I've had outside of Mexico. My friend and I both had their huge wet burrito and had to take about a third of each of them home. Even the refried beans were better than elsewhere, somehow. My friend had a couple of wonderfully mixed spicy Mezcal margaritas and I was happy to have access to non-alcoholic Heineken. It was a little full when we were there which made for a busy and chatty atmosphere, along with the Latin music, which was a nice ambiance to go with the food. Fantastic service giving us good recommendations and prompt attention. read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - Wet burrito with the pork meat roasted in banana leaves - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I had a wonderful experience with my two Fellow diners at the establishment today. The variety of food on the menu is fantastic, and the food is quite authentic. The prices are very reasonable/comparable but what made it even more special was the service. Monse Was our server and she was very friendly courteous and was the first server ever to bring me a birthday surprise When she noticed I was opening up some gifts my guests brought me! That level of attention and service is rare and very appreciated! I had the tacos and my guests pozole, very deliciou!! THX Patron for a good experience! read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - large pozole - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Wow! Was so impressed with Patron. I've been looking for these types of corn tacos since La Taqueria moved and changed their menu. I had the Beans and Feta and Garlic Mushrooms, delicious! I also had the rice cinnamon drink, Horchata, yum! I can't wait to order again. Great find! read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - Garlic Mushroom Corn Taco and Beans and Feta Corn Taco - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Had the burrito and it was good. Portion sizes are pretty generous. It's comes with refried beans too. Couldn't eat it all in one sitting so saved the rest for later. Def would like to try some of their other dishes. read more

I came here for lunch and I just beat the lunch crowd by a few minutes. It started to fill up by 12:15 pm or so. The place is quite big, with bar counter seating, booths and big tables. It is also a bit dark in there, nice for dinner dates, not so much for lunch. I had the one of the numerous tequila available, and it was strong. I think there was more tequila than sprite in my drink. The lunch combo/special came with a choice of salad or soup. I had the tortilla soup with my enchilada. The tortilla soup was delicious, with crispy strips of fried tortilla. It was flavorful and I loved the avocado in it. The beef enchilada with green chili sauce was also nice. Tender beef chunks inside, none of those shredded stuff. The only disappointment was the refried beans. It was heavier and not as smooth or creamy and tasty like the one I had recently in Bellingham. They also serve complimentary chips with salsa which tasted house-made. Very nice. I do not know why I took so long to eat here when I pass by this place often. This shall be one of my go-to places for lunch in future. read more

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COME HUNGRY! Our only regret is that we didn't come more hungry. And then our eyes were definitely bigger than our stomachs. We started with the guac and chips and it was SO much guac. Pretty plain but still really yummy. My husband got the chicken fajitas (big fajita boy) and they were definitely up to his standards. I got the birria burrito and added rice and beans inside. It was one of the best burritos I've ever had (and I'm from California). The flavors were so deep and despite it being messy - it was delicious. The staff was incredible attentive and were willing to grab us anything. We were constantly checked in on. We will definitely be visiting again... hungry. read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - Birria burrito - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Authentic and everything was good. We had tacos, huaraches and rice and beans. The huaraches were especially good. Hot oil was available. read more

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We decided to stay downtown for the weekend while taking in the Canucks & Capitals tilt on Friday night. We checked in to our hotel at 3:30 and wanted to get some food prior to the game. Although we enjoy the food at Rogers Arena, we are not thrilled by the cost of the offerings. We wandered West from our hotel and had a gander at the menu in the street and decided to partake, in spite of us having another establishment in mind when we left the hotel. The decor reminded us of Mexico, and the lighting especially was very cool. We were sat at the far corner at a window seat, right by the wait station, which is fine for us. Both of us having restaurant experience, we enjoy watching the inner working of kitchen to table. Our waitress was very engaging, and we discovered it was happy hour, which is even better. I ordered the HH cocktail, and the lovely K ordered the margarita and two taco's HH special but asked for a shaken margarita and not a slushy one. We said we would pay the difference, but that assertion was lost in translation and a slushy margarita showed up. There is not much that the lovely K dislikes, but that is one for sure. She demurred and took the margarita, while we awaited the 4" tacos. The tacos arrived in short order with a tomatillos salsa and a very dark looking hot chilli sauce that we did not try. The tomatillos sauce with our two tacos was excellent. It needs to be noted that the chips and salsa they bring after dropping the menus is very authentic, and not the Canadian/American that you typically see. We need to replicate that at home, as it's our favourite, as much as we love the usual that you see. Our initial two tacos were so good we had a redo, with beverages, including strangely a shaken margarita after the initial miscue. We also added the HH waffle fries which came with a tasty and a bit spicy chipotle dip. We would definitely go again, and in fact did Saturday morning hoping for huevos rancheros, which sadly is not on their weekend breakfast menu. read more

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Came here on a Saturday afternoon (~2pm) with a friend without reservation and was seated right away. If it was anymore than 2 people I believe there would have been a wait. We each ordered our own set of Baja prawn and fish tacos (~$20 for 3 tacos). Overall I wouldn't say this is the best taco place I've been to in Vancouver - the taco overall was a bit dry for my taste. With that being said, I did like that they gave complimentary chips and dip at the beginning and in general their service was good. I give this place a 3.5 star overall, rounded down to a 3. read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - Baja prawn and fish tacos - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I wish I could have rated this place higher / enjoyed this place more. The food was pretty good, the drinks were okay, but the service was horrendous. We were basically forgotten once the order was put in. Our water jug was empty and left by the edge of the table for over 20 minutes with our glasses empty. We had to flag them down to get it refilled and once they took the jug we waited another 10 minutes and saw that we've been completely been forgotten and had to flag someone else down and ask for the water we've been waiting on. It was a shame because we really looked forward to trying this place out and the food was good. Hopefully their service can improve in the future. read more

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Friendly attentive service with tasty Mexican food. Ordered the chilaquiles with carne asada and was surprised by how large of a portion it was. The Jamaica drink pictured below was also perfectly balanced. read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - Jamaica - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I had been there a couple of weeks ago and both food and service were excellent. On a beautiful sunny Sunday is perhaps not the time to go however; restaurant was noisy, service was certainly not great and food was mediocre at best. I ordered the wet burrito with pork, and it was quite tasteless, pork carnitas was fatty, frijoles were bland and cold. My daughter ordered enchiladas and didn't enjoy for pretty much the same reasons. It will be a long time before I go back. read more

Helpful and friendly staff. Great atmosphere. The food was really good and well portioned. I got the mix and match 4 taco plate. 4 of their tacos is a lot. I had to have my husband help me finish the last taco. Will definitely come again. read more

Good food with good company makes for a great casual hang out dinner! Our Mexican friend recommended this place and helped us order a whole variety of foods to try. We got the tacos platter (?), enchiladas, and 4 tacos with different meats. All the flavours were on point, present but not overwhelming. I would say the only thing that was lacking was spice, as even the spicy salsa we asked for was only mildly spicy. Seeing as how this is on part of Downtown, the flavours might be catered more towards Canadian tastebuds. The tres leches cake was very, very, VERY sweet, so only order this if you like to eat straight up condensed sugar. (No judgement, my sister likes pouring sugar packets into her mouth, I still love her). Service was just okay, prices are pretty high but you're paying for the Robson St. rent more so than the food probably. Parking would be terrible (as expected), so transit/walking is the way to go. Pro-tip: Remember to ask for no onions and cilantros if that's something you can't stand like me! I had to give up almost an entire taco to my boyfriend (to his delight) because it was too difficult to pick out the onions and cilantros...(I know, I'm super weird, I like Mexican food but can't stand their top two ingredients. I swear the cilantro hating gene is real!!). read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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This place just radiates with festive vibes and energy It's not huge, so so get there early is it's a fair weather weekend. Solid chips and margs read more

Not all Mexican food is created equal - any bar can slap on a Spanish name and serve up tacos, but Patron is the good stuff. It's not the MOST authentic Mexican food that exists in Vancouver, but it's definitely not just gimmicky tacos and burritos and it isn't Southwest food masquerading as Mexican, which unfortunately seems to be rampant in Canada. We showed up without a reservation at about 7pm on a Friday and the place was full, but they told us they would look at getting a table for us and were quick and committed in giving us an estimate of the wait. We were helped by a few different people while we were dining but the service was consistently friendly and quick on following up orders. The menu is pretty large and consists of a number of staple Mexican dishes, most of which are customizable with different meats or a vegetarian option. The filler options are generally pretty basic, but for base dishes I'd say they have more variety than the average Mexican place. Most dishes are also served with rice and refried beans. I had potato flautas, which I greatly enjoyed, tortillas were crispy and everything was very flavourful. Portion size was just right to be filling without being overwhelming, and the pricing is fair. read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - Potato Flautas - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Good authentic Mexican but it was insane loud. Probably our fault for choosing a Mexican restaurant on the day FIFA Mexico was playing. The entire restaurant was singing, screaming and whistling for the duration of our meal. Service was decent. Tacos were alright but nothing outstanding. Very average Mexican and not truly authentic; I've had better. I would choose la taqueria over patron any day. read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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My review isn't on the food because I didn't get a chance to try anything. I went to this restaurant to have breakfast, upon my arrival I was asked if anyone was joining me, I said no. Then I was told I could only sit at the bar or outside at a bar kind of seating. I said I'd prefer to sit at a table, the hostess told me those were my ONLY options, the tables are for larger parties, due to covid and spacing. The restaurant had 3 people in it, one guy at the bar and a couple way in the back, so I asked if they had reservations, she said no.. so I decided to leave. In the end they turned down a potential customer because they wanted to keep all tables available for customers that might come in to their pretty much empty restaurant. That makes sense. #confused read more

3.5 stars!! Decor and the ambiance is loud & lively. Food is portioned large, reflecting the fair price. First batch of chips and salsa was complimentary, but additional orders cost about $2.50. We ordered a milanesa sandwich, enchiladas and queso fundido. Highly recommend the enchiladas, it comes in 3 and the sauces were wonderfully made. The cheese fondue was huge and very filling- highly recommend for sharing. The skillet crusted the edges of the cheese throughout our dining experience and it was great!!!! The cheese was also stringy. Service is fast and friendly. Food came in piping hot. Would definitely come back to try their sopas brunch deals :) read more

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Awesome! BEUNO! We had so much fun. Just looking for a place to eat before the game. 1st time at Patrons. Such good food. We had the traditional margarita...so good. The service was excellent. Marina is Brazilian but she made me feel Like a guest in her Mexican home. The decor is amazing. 10 out of 10 all around. I will be back read more

Patron Tacos & Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

My boyfriend and I just left this restaraunt and this has to be the worst taco joint we've ever gone to. If I could rate this negative stars I absolutely would. The hostess was incredibly rude, did not say a word to us, and was an absolute bit*h. I don't think we got any smiles from anyone in the duration while we were here. The menus were filthy, sticky, had food between the pages. The table weren't wiped down, and neither were the seats. The food was completely bland and lacked any flavour, the birria looked like barbacoa, the meat was cold/old, the tortilla was so soggy it seemed like it was almost microwaved. Portions were enough to feed a small dog. The meal itself was $65 and not worth it considering the entire experience. The hostess especially pissed us off and was a foreshadowing to the entire meal Go somewhere else. read more

It was a busy Saturday night and we were seated within 5-10 minutes. Service was very friendly and fast. A pitcher of water was immediately placed on our table. They were able to accommodate our toddler with a kids quesadilla and they informed us they always bring the kids food out first the kids meal was out within five minutes and the rest of our dinners were out within ten minutes. Portions were large. Very pleased with our visit! read more

If you're at either BC Place or Rogers Arena, this place is a nice venue post-game, as it's open late enough (though not super late). Another thing I like about this place is that it's quiet enough to have a nice conversation. Carnitas tortas - served with those cute little hatched fries. Bread was nice and crisp. I was pleasantly surprised with this dish. Empanadas - just like a Mexican-style Pizza Pop. They were generous with the stuffings. Portion size is pretty decent for the price. A decent choice if you are looking for somewhat authentic Mexican food downtown. read more

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Arguably the second worst Mexican food I've eaten. Restaurant ambience is cool and the staff is friendly. It just doesn't make up for the food. Chips were not bad and the salsa was pretty good. There was just no heat. The red sauce was sweet and had a mild heat, while the tomatillo was nearly flavorless. Then came the guacamole. We couldn't even finish this over-processed dip that had more in common with a green goddess dressing. Pros: Great wait staff; reasonable prices Cons: Guacamole, flautas, salsas, burritos, margaritas Bottom line: There's good reason this place has so few stars read more

Delicious food, great atmosphere. We came here on a Friday night and waited about 5 minutes for a table in a full house to clear. We chose to sit at the bar and stay there. Very friendly staff. The traditional lime margarita's were sooo good. I loved the light partial rimming of 1/3 of the glass. Slick move. I had the beef Milanesa and my gf had the enchiladas. Both tasty and delicious. It is so hard to find a good Mexican restaurant in the lower mainland...until now. We will be back! read more

What a great place! The food was amazing and the service was fantastic!!! The only issue is that you can't make a reservation, so you have to wait for a table read more

There were a lot of mixed reviews so I wasn't sure what to expect. I was a bit apprehensive to try the restaurant but decided to judge it for myself I found myself pleasantly surprised! I didn't grow up eating Mexican food or flavours so I can't say I appreciated it before but Patron has killer tortillas. The quesadilla was perfection....!!! Super crunchy and we were able to get one of each filling (chicken, chorizo, beef). The chicken was my favourite. I also got the sautéed prawn tacos. There were a total of 3 tacos with 3 huge prawns in the taco. I thought the price was worth the seafood. It's a bit on the spicy side but really good. We were also offered refill on the chips so that was also super nice! I'd definitely come back again. read more

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Always reliable for corporate catering! At a recent mining conference, they did amazing sharing plates, with burritos etc cut up nicely. Better call them to order instead of ordering online fr their website read more