Taqueria Playa Tropical in New Westminster

Sooo good. Must try their taco. Highly recommend.

The food was good. The only problem was the long waiting time for the food.

I originally gave this place 3 stars, but after my recent visit, I m bumping it up to 4. The food continues to be excellent, and I especially enjoyed the enchiladas. Just a heads-up, though if you order the enchiladas, it comes with four, but unfortunately, you can t mix the fillings (like getting 2 chicken and 2 beef). The service was much better this time around, and the food remains the standout feature. I ll definitely keep coming back for the great meals.

We totally loved the atmosphere there- music and interior- very authentic. Food is also good, we tried only fish taco and guacamole (but it was a bit too spicy to our taste). Food

Good food

It was not a satisfactory meal. The food was not what I ordered, the service waitress took long to bring the meal, not only one server, which was confusing for everybody at our table Food

Food was fantastic . We had the nachos, tacos and my son had the monster burrito. They arent joking calling it a monster burrito, it was huge!

A perfect place to enjoy Mexican music and food. I visited for a birthday, summer beer and bite, beer crawl or whenever I was famished. I havent been served anything I didnt love here. A must visit when in New Westminster. Recommended.

Best tacos we have had so far in Vancouver. Had tacos and guacamole with chips. Favourite tacos were beef tongue, followed by steak and then fish. The pork I chose was a little dry but still good. Wouldn t get shrimp again. Guac with nachos was fine but not the style we enjoy so might not get that again. Seemed like most people didn t get tacos though. Will try the burrito next time Kid-friendliness: Large enough to accommodate a stroller during off hours at least. They have high chairs and boosters.

Really enjoyed this little place. Great food, great prices, and very pleasant staff. Certainly a go to place for us.

Just visit this place for a first time and it was amazing and delicious ! IWe had super good tacos , burrito and fabulous flan for dessert! Loved it! Thank you Definitely will go back soon! Food : 5/5 |

Hungry? Just go.

It was my first time here with my friend and the food was super delicious asked for my Steak on my Asada to be medium rare and they got it write the service is super friendly and intentive I defs reccomend eating here I know I will come back again

Very rich and its very good price Mexican food.

I enjoyed the food here and everything was well priced which is increasingly rare in greater Vancouver. Theres more seating than youd expect but the place was already very busy at 5 on a Thursday so it probably gets packed at prime time.

Great food

The food tastes so good, the interior looks amazing, everyone was so nice, and the horchata was delicious

Good food.

A traditional Mexican taqueria. Simple, street style decor and tasty street style Mexican food at a very reasonable price! One of the very few in the lower mainland of its kind.

Tasty

Never received a drink menu when seated let alone when asked. Waited over 10 minutes after being seated if we were ready to order and then weren t served our food together. Two people at a table not given their food order at the same time! My husband waited 5 minutes before he started to eat as he didn t want his food to go cold. I asked when my food would be coming and then waited a further 20 minutes after. Then at the end of the meal we had to ask for the bill where upon told to go to the counter. We re not sure what we were billed for as we NEVER SAW AN ACTUAL ITEMIZED FOOD BILL. Was handed the machine and at that point the server/girl behind the counter walked away. Obviously they need more staff.

Excellent food. Service is good but a bit slow when busy. Authentic Mexican cuisine. Parking is hard to find. Wheelchair accessibility: No stairs, all flat.

I ve been a regular patron of this restaurant for quite a few years now and have to say recently I was so disappointed in the food that I felt it warranted a review. Granted it appeared that the restaurant was busy (though it often is at meal times), but food quality has not been so severely impacted before. The tacos we ordered were overcooked and rubbery and I literally could not even poke my fork into the super hard melted cheese. The inside of the food felt like maybe it had been double cooked and I could not even finish my meal and tossed out insides of the tacos, eating only the taco shell. I would have called that day to complain but the first order already took 10 phone calls before someone picked up & left me on hold for over 5 min. I then hung up and called another 3-4 times and had to wait 45min to pick up my order. Their online order site was not working. All in all, over 60min to put an order through to receive rubbery, inedible food so I decided against complaining that evening. It was also embarrassing since we had been boasting to a visiting friend how good the food was only to serve overcooked tacos. Beyond disappointed. In addition, depending on who you get as a server, sometimes they say you can choose prawns (pick your own meat?) for your monster burrito and other times they say you cannot. Inconsistent.

Best Mexican food in New West

FOOD POISONING after eating here. Had fish and chicken tacos from here. Really bad experience

Got sick after eating here, threw up twice and had terrible stomach pains all night.

There will be a line around dinner time and you won t regret waiting in it. Simply great consistent Mexican food. Very well managed place but perhaps maybe one suggestion will be to renovate the place a bit (Change the lights to the same colour).

Delicious food. Also, enjoyed the atmosphere and music. Brings a good vibe. Good to know they also have hockey on the screens. Will definitely recommend and comeback!

Highly recommend the chicken tacos and pollo asado!

Very good taste

Shitty service, no organization and worst waitress attendance

Got the beef enchiladas and flan, both were pretty good

Great food, great price, very relaxed atmosphere

Amazing food and very reasonable prices

Very good place. The food is almost like Mexico.

It was my first time visiting this place, I went on a Saturday and it was completely full, it took them a long time to serve us but it is understandable because the place was full, the staff was very friendly. I ordered tacos with different stews, they were delicious!

Every time Ive been here there have been very few vegan options and I end up just getting things modified and end up with really unsatisfying results. For instance I had a monster burrito the other day and it it honestly was a bit of a sensory nightmare because they stuffed it so full of lettuce so the lettuce was kind of warm from the beans and they hardly put any beans compared to lettuce so the texture was really terrible.... I asked to get some pico de gallo so I had something else besides a massive tube of sloppyvbeans and lettuce and they charged me $2.50 for the tiny container of the pico de gallo.... I told them they hadnt put any cheese or sour cream or anything on it and so the least they could do is not charge me for it and they refused. They didnt even put any guacamole in my burrito. The whole thing was very disappointing and gave me heartburn afterwards. Why couldnt they give me other vegetables besides lettuce do they hate vegans here? The one good thing that I had was a plate of guacamole and chips the guacamole here is quite good. Vegetarian options: There are not really any decent vegan options. They have no vegan cheese and they dont have substitutions for the mostly non-vegan things on the menu. If you are vegan you will be disappointed here. Wheelchair accessibility: Its a crowded restaurant it would be hard to navigate a wheelchair around in here

The food is very delicious, but the service is very bad on the part of the waitresses. Every time I have gone I have had a bad experience, they make a distinction with the people who take a long time to give you a table when there are unoccupied tables, but they see that people arrive Canadians and they immediately give them a table, they dont make them wait, and I have had to see how customers pass by without waiting to be given a table because of so much waiting, and apart from the fact that the waitresses are despots, no one is going to ask them for anything as a gift to receive mistreatment. I hope they improve the service with their waitresses because we all deserve good treatment.

Terrible service. All the orders I have placed on Uber Eats arrive incomplete (it is not because of the driver) and they can never resolve or compensate in any way. The food lacks seasoning and it is not worth the headache with customer service both in the branch and by phone.

There are daily specials. You only save a buck but its a good way to invite first time visitors.

The food is amazing and the pricing is also great. The atmosphere of the restaurant is fantastic, I have been there multiple times and the service has always been great.

I loved the roast beef!

Food is amazing!! I love ordering from them. I can eat delicious food from my bed resting as I am pregnant. I made a note asking for a craving that I was having and they send this outstanding customer service.

It was Sunday night but still long line! The monster Brito was absolutely tremendous amount but must try for sure. It s super delicious place so highly recommended!

Have come here several times and pretty regularly since my friend introduced it to me about a year ago. Food is delicious and a great value. Service is friendly and patrons are also friendly. Its time I wrote this review.

Easily one of the best Mexican restaurants in the lower mainland.

Hard to find good mexican food in the lower mainland so this place is a blessing

6 tacos, rice and beans, and tres leches cake for only $30: the prices cannot be beat. Food is delicious and authentic, service is friendly and attentive. Easily the best Mexican restaurant in the Vancouver area!

Monster Burrito for lyfe!

This took me back to meals I used to have in Mexico!!!

Love this place been going for years and love the tropicarita

Tasty food. The enchiladas are delicious.

Amazing place. Would go again

Pretty good, closes early though.

Had a good time with my husband here

Good food, reasonably priced. Not spicy enough though. Everything we ordered needed a little punch of flavor. Make sure you ask for spicy. Vegetarian options: Vegan burrito.

The food was really good

The food was delicious, it has the flavor of a little place on a Mexican beach It is our first visit to this place and we will surely return to try more dishes and maybe a margarita or several... Customer service can improve a lot. We wish you much success The food was delicious, it has the flavor of a little place on a Mexican beach Its our first visit to this place and we will definitely come back to try more dishes and maybe a margarita or several... Customer service can improve a lot. We wish you the best!

ordered take out from here a couple times. first time I got the al pastor burrito and carnitas torta. burrito was good but torta was cold and dry. second time i got the burrito, two tacos and the coctel. tacos were cold and soggy, and the tortillas fell apart when lifting up the taco. meat in the tacos and burrito were tough this time.

Went out for lunch here! Great authentic food for a good price we had nacho, monster burrito and birria quesadillas. Definitely will be back next time we re in town!

Food has changed since I was here last in July 2023. Tacos come with one tortilla instead of 2 - the juicy and flavorful fillings make the tortilla soggy so quickly and they fall apart when you try to pick them up. Too bad, because I really liked this place. I understand the need to cut unnecessary costs but is ruining the eating experience really worth it to save a few cents per 4 tortilla?

We were looking forward to eating Mexican food but were so disappointed at their service. We sat for half hour and no one served us. They served 3 other tables which were booked after us. When I asked the manager why we were not served, she said she didn t know and offered an insincere sorry. We would not be going there again.

The tacos slapped

Good place to go to eat asada tacos, carnitas, tongue

Today I ordered food to be delivered and everything was fine but my dish was Playa Platter and the chicken breast was raw and even had blood on it when I tried to cut it, I was disgusted and threw my food away I was the only one in my family who didnt eat

Food was authentic. Frozen Mango margaritas were divine!

Best tacos in town... not even close.

A great local spot for south american cuisine for the best price!

Inexpensive, but food is just ok.

Great little restaurant. It has a family owned, mom & pop shop vibe. The food is good and the prices are decent. I would go again. Worth a try.

Food is cheap but not great.

I love getting the steak and cheese quesadilla, its my favorite!

Monster burrito for the win

Quite busy but the food is great and tons of options! honestly fast service for how many of us in a table. (Total 8ppl).

Such great place to enjoy delicious Mexican cuisine with good atmosphere and professional staff. I can highly recommend this place to everyone who likes proper Mexican meal.

Takes 20-30 mins to order regularly.

First experience here was excellent! Started with horchata drink and avocado appetizer (both highly recommended!), then we ordered lots of different tacos. Everything was fresh, flavorful, and affordable! Blown away, what a treasure, definitely coming back! Vegetarian options: Vegetarian options, like with tacos, are very tasty.

I ve lived in Mexico for a couple months and this place is as good

Was very good

Tasty authentic! Come for taco Tuesday!

Best Mexican food I ve had in Vancouver. Hidden gem, amazing prices. Expect to wait it s always very busy Food : 5/5

Great pozole and delicious carne asada

1/5 is too good for this restaurant. I called this place last week to book a table for 2 at 12:30 on Monday, September 2 (Labour Day). I was told they dont take reservations and that itcwould not be a problem to get a table at that time. My friend, drove from Port Coquitlam and my husband drove me from the Olympic Village. However my friend arrived at the restaurant before me and called to say it was closed!!! If this is how the Tropical Taqueria is run, we dont want to patronize this place.

Closed on a holiday? Only resturant in New West to do so. Such a fire resturant otherwise, but dont close on a money day

Good daily deals. Reasonably priced food compared to a lot of other places and authentic cuisine. Have recommended this place to many friends and all agree this is a great spot for food with friends and family that wont bust your wallet

I adore this place. Fabulous tacos, great drinks and the music is phenomenal.

Not only that the tacos are great but I cant believe I loved the chocolate flan the most ! Best I have ever eaten! Food

Absolutely love this Mexican restaurant . No grease just health Mexican food .

I actually really love this place but tonight I ordered 2 burritos & 3 alambre taco. The tacos had no cheese & only 2 pieces of chicken it was over loaded with onions! It is usually so much better

Great food, friendly people, and fun music. I recommend it 100%

Delicious burritos and tacos, but we were standing in a line for a long time without any directions. I asked the people in front of us if this was the line for a table or for the tab, but they werent sure because no one talked them. we had to wait around 5 more minutes to write our names down. After sitting down, our server was very attentive. The service could be better, but the food is really good

YUM

Place is reliable. Seems like there is new ownership here as there is something different about the vibe here. Subtle things are different and Im not sure for the better.

Excellent Mexican restaurant, good service...delicious comfort

Excellent place for amazing food and great service! Live music is also always super nice too.

Its a pretty good place whenever I feel tacos, always reminds me of this restaurants fish taco! Parking: You can find street parking!

The guy working over there was rude and lacked customer service.

The best authentic Mexican food I ve had, probably ever. Ordered 6 tacos (barbacoa, steak, and carnitas) and a monster burrito. Loved that the carnitas and steak came loaded with guacamole; rare for Mexican places to include it without charging extra! For $3/taco I was blown away by the quality and quantity of toppings. Appreciated the table side sauces, ice cold beers, and prompt friendly service. Highly highly recommend if you re in the area!

I used to live in California and this is the best Mexican I ve had since I ve lived in BC. The tacos are great and the burritos are huge. It s always very busy and they probably could use more staff but all in all great.

This place has real Mexican food, which is uncomon in Canada. Portion sizes were enough, and they also offer vegetarian options. The server also called out about the items that contain lard and are not vegetarian friendly. Would definitely suggest for at least one visit. Also, check out the hot sauses, beans, etc, that they sell in restaurant.

Dont order the ceviche. Super understaffed.

A rare gem in New Westminster if you are craving from some Mexican cuisine. Laid back ambience and friendly service.

Great food and great service. Really enjoyed eating in

Absolutely love this place! The food is affordable, and if youre craving authentic Mexican flavors, this spot delivers. The margaritas? Amazing! While the service can be a bit slow, its completely worth the wait for the quality and experience you get. Highly recommend!

Best Carne Asada in the lower mainland. Their quesadillas are a must try.

Best Mexican restaurant in Western Canada, hands-down. And best north of Seattle. Great food. Amazing value. Wish the chairs were a bit more comfortable, and the service was a little more reliable, but still five out of five! That said. . You guys really need to open a second location even nearby would be amazing as it would thin out the line. Vegetarian options: Many Wheelchair accessibility: Yes

good flavor

Will never come here again. This is the second time in a row weve been seated for dinner and ended up walking out. We waited for 20 minutes at our table without any acknowledgement from staff. Not even menus or water. How does this place stay in business? The service has always been horrible, but its somehow becoming worse. I cant comment on the food or drinks because they never get around to bringing me a menu or taking my order

I love the tacos here, especially the lengua tacos. Theyre so tender and flavorful! Id rate the service 3 stars because it took me 30 minutes before they took my food.

Playa Tropical in New Westminster is a fantastic spot for a meal. I recently ordered carnitas, pescado, and choriqueso tacos, along with chicken enchiladas, and was impressed by the quality of the food. The service was quick, and the entire meal was reasonably priced at $42 with tip, making it a great value meal for two people. Ill definitely be returning to explore their impressive drink selection.

1st time here and it was great. $14 for a monster burrito at 2pm for lunch. I didnt need dinner afterwards. Restaurant was half empty but it was around 130ish when I got there with group of 4. They didnt rush us to finish or get out. Definitely sweet place for lunch. Gotta come back and try their other dishes.

Amazing authentic food without the frills. Bang for your buck is unrivalled in Vancouver

I cannot say more than enough how delicious the burritos they make. Tortilla has toasty flavour , crispy and chewy as well! superb, favourite Mexican place

Food is good here. We have been ordering from here for years but good luck trying to get through on the phone to make a take out order. Tonight for example we tried multiple multiple times no luck. When we did get through we got put on hold for 10 minutes. In all it took 30 minutes to get our order in. The food IS good here. The slow service is really because the food is good and the restaurant is so busy.

My friend recommended this place and so I took along with 3 more friends. The food was good. The service was not very good. I ordered a frozen margarita and it came right away but one of my friends ordered the same drink and she waited 15 minutes for it!! Our food didnt come on time. Another friend waited for hers for as long as 15 minutes as well to the point that she began eating some of mine. They shouldnt charge her meal and my other friends drink. We loved the food but dont expect good service I was told and it was right. I would love to come back again with the same group of friends and fingers crossed hopefully we wont have to wait that long to get a drink and some flautas. Service wise I will rate this restaurant 1 star.

The food here is flavorful, reasonably priced and portioned generously. The only real concern I gad was the serious uncleanliness of the toilets area. It appeared as though the area around the bottom of the toilets had not been cleaned in possibly months or a year. Lastly, the menu was served to us with food stuck to it thus leaving us to wonder if they ever get wiped clean.

Not the prettiest of places, but the food is really good! Great spot for tacos. The prices and quality are hard to beat.

They havent raised the price of their tacos in the 4 years Ive been going there, and they have always been delicious. Huge respect and muchas gracias to Taqueria Playa Tropical!

I have visited this restaurant many times and they always had great food. However, on my most recent visit, I made a simple request to substitute the meat in a dish with rice as I do not eat meat. This would have not only not cost them any effort or money, but in fact saved them some because rice costs a fraction of what meat costs. But I was told that they will charge me for a side of rice. I left right away. It s unfortunate that they don t offer even the mildest of accommodations to vegetarian customers, even when they can profit from it. Having lived in California for many years and having had access to great Mexican food, I can say that the food here is quite comparable. But even the most authentic Mexican restaurants had basic accommodations for their vegetarian customers. It sucks that this place just chooses to rip us off instead.

Amazing food! Feels authentic, delicious food and good prices. Service wasn t the best but would still come back for the food!

Too delicious if you want to eat Mexican food.

It s cheap I ll give it that, but as a friend noted this is probably what Mexican prison food is like.

Amazing authentic Mexican food. Great value too. Go for the Carne Asada platter.

The vibe of this place is something different. Food is too good and service is quick. Try tacos and burritos, too good!

Kid-friendliness: Always delicious and their Two Chicken Tacos is always a hit with my picky 5 year old, never need to beg him to finish hid meal. Everything is just . My kid and I send our compliments to the Chef. Recommended dishes

Delicious authentic tacos. I ordered the carne asada tacos and the meat was very tasty and delicious. Will be back! Wheelchair accessibility: Ground level.

Ordered a pick up order through door dash. Waited for 15 min past the time I was told to arrive. Asked about the order and was told that someone else picked it up! Asked for a refund and was told that I would receive $10 less than what I paid!!!! They would not give a full refund for their mistake!!! So I had to wait for them to make the order again. Never again. Too much chaos. Too busy to care. Awful customer relations. Food was alright but there are better restaurants.

Food and service was excellent!

Good price for the portion, not a bad food. Slow service except food came fast. Very dirty washroom. Food : 3/5

Monster burrito

I ve been to this restaurant a handful of times and have quite enjoyed it in the past. My partner and I went today and were beyond disappointed with the service (not that we got any). Once we were seated it took us half an hour to get a plate of guacamole - this was after I asked the staff why someone who was seated after us got their food and we didn t. The server also said he would give us additional chips because they served the guacamole with 8 total, I never got them, I had to ask about them for a second time but then decided it was not worth waiting another 20 minutes for. The restaurant was clearly understaffed and had no organization whatsoever. Absolutely disappointing.

I go once a week the deals before 4 pm, are reasonably good .Food always consistant ,love it .

We ordered three takeaway lunches of the day by cell phone, the order was not delivered in less than 15 minutes, the person who served us when we arrived was very friendly and the best thing was when we tried the lunches, they were very well prepared, the truth is, without being exaggerated, I It seems to have been the best Latin food Ive had in New Westminster, super recommended.

So good! I got the beef tongue taco and torta and it was the best thing ever. The prices are totally reasonable too!

Great food, great ambiance, and great service. Could use more staff as this pla e is very busy

The portions were really reasonable, especially the burrito, but the enchiladas were a bit bland and the chicken was dry. We waited over an hour to get our food after being seated and the servers weren t very friendly. Looked like they were short staffed, so it could ve also just been a bad day. Also, the $18 plate came to $22.85 before tip so I m pretty sure they overcharged

Shrimp cocktail needs to change the recipe, because it is not good at all, all the other dishes are excellent and delicious.

Good service, I didnt like the asada tacos, they came with a lot of leather and the meat was tough! But the waiters were attentive

My partner and I both heard amazing things about the food here and decided to give it a shot. The food was quite good, but the service took away from the experience. There was a miscommunication between us and our server, and we were served a dish that was 2x the price we ordered. We kindly brought this to 3 staff members attention but were met with a shrug and a brief sorry . In the end we paid for the meal and it was delicious. However we left with an upsetting experience which makes us reluctant to recommend.

I absolutely love this place. I come here as often as I can. The food is by far the best, service is great, and the atmosphere is on point. Clean, friendly and live music on the weekends. Cant wait for the patio to open up. Definitely a must try

The carne asada burrito is

My husband and I love this authentic, unpretentious Mexican restaurant in our city. The tortilla chicken soup is sinfully good, tacos are on point, and the churros are delightful! It is a popular spot for a reason and we are more than happy to wait for great food.

Amazing restaurant and seems very authentic! Tacos and quesadillas were delicious, and the cocktails were SO good! Highly recommend the mezcalata (refreshing and a little spicy!)

Under staffed because it s always bumping there. Great margaritas and great food.

A clean and cozy restaurant. The food is amazing and at an excellent price. My one concern is that service is severely lacking

Good tacos, speed and customer service can be improved.

When you see this restaurant you may not think much of it and not going, but what a mistake that would be. They have fun and energetic staff to help you and look after you. And good is really really delicious and also important... unlike the majority of restaurants they keep their prices at a very reasonable level so one can feel happy at the end of the visit too. And Im sure that just like us, you will go back again and again.

A friend brought us here for lunch and all in our party absolutely loved it! This is definitely going to be a regular spot now. We ordered some of all the $3 tacos.. 18 in total, and all tasted great! I had the tortilla soup and again pleasantly surprised. They have an amazing guacamole and some tasty hot sauces. They offer alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages. We all opted for the bulldog margaritas. One comment made at our table was WOW, they really nailed it on everything ... I agree.