La Catrina Tapatia

Wow the food was even better than I remember. Atmosphere is beautiful and Leslie our waitress was super nice.

Disappointing.The one star is because the place is clean, and the people are friendly; after that, it is all downhill. Chips were terrible and the salsa was not much different than the sauce from a can of Spaghettio's.I had the Enchiladas Suizas which comes with rice and refried beans and no flavor at this place.Seriously, I have never had Mexican food that is so bland. I'm not sure how anyone would give this place four or five stars.

I'm from California. I've lived in Texas. I am a chef. I have trained with Mexican people and others from Latin America. I've eaten my way up and down Mexico. This meal is one of the nastiest things we have ever had. We ordered through DoorDash. The refried beans of all three meals that we ordered were runny and had zero flavor. The rice of all three meals was grainy and mushy. The mahi of the tacos had no flavor, was chewy, and they were dripping some sort of fluid, no idea what that could have possibly been It's fish and was most obviously not marinated. The burrito was surrounded with grease and the beef inside was mushy hamburger at best. This too had zero flavor. There was so much grease the only thing that could be tasted was a hint of cheese. Thank goodness for the lime from the mahi tacos It was the only thing that made the fajitas palatable. The steak on these was partially chewy and partially like mush that I actually had to spit back out cuz it was so gross. There was absolutely no flavor and I have been to some bad Mexican restaurants where their meat still had flavor. I cannot possibly fathom how you can prepare meat for fajitas and have it be flavorless.This restaurant claims to make traditional Mexican flare but anyone who knows anything knows that fajitas are Tex-Mex not true Mexican. As for mahi tacos they originated in Baja California Mexico and are not eaten anywhere outside of that Northern State when it comes to Mexico itself. So I'm not sure how to take their claim of authentic Mexican cuisine.This restaurant's only saving grace is that we had ordered three meals and only one arrived via DoorDash. When my son called about the error they immediately got on the other two meals which my son drove the 20 minutes to DeBary to pick up. We were looking forward to this because of the reviews but we will never eat here again and I haven't a clue what previous reviewers were thinking, they either do not have taste buds or do not understand Mexican food.

Needed to grab some food and decides to give this place a try. Saw a few things on the menu that looked good but what drew me in was a chorizo quesidilla, because I rarely find a place that has them.So I called in an order for pickup, was told 10 minutes. Happy to hear a quick turn around however I was about 20 minutes away. So as you can imagine, I was suprised when the order wasn't ready when I arrived. The place was about halfway full. I could see other patrons waiting around for various things too.But the food. The quesidilla was delicious. It came with sour cream, lettuce, pico de gallo and some hot sauce. I really like the flavor of the pico but the hot sauce was straight fire for me. The Mexican rice & pinto beans refritos were decent.All and all I would come back for that quesidilla again and to try a few other items on the menu. I just don't see me going out of my way for it.

I'm only giving two stars because our waiter was funny and attentive, i ordered the skinny patron margarita and there was a bug in it ... a small flying bug but still . I ordered the barbacoa tacos ... BIG MISTAKE the meat was fatty and and tasteless , they didn't fry the tortilla and there was no dipping sauce . I left feeling sick to my stomach. The sangria was bad ... tasted like juice and sprite . The chips and salsa were the worst I've had ... the chips were burnt and hard the salsa was like tomato juice with floating cilantro . I will not be going back. I hope they do better .

We tried this spot today and loved it! It's a small place with authentic Mexican food. Chips, salsa and guacamole were all great. We also had carne asada tacos and Al pastor tacos. We'll be back to have fajitas and churros next time!

For the most part, Yelp ratings are fairly accurate. But once in a while you find a highly-rated and reviewed spot that excites you. Then the visit is a complete disaster and it leaves you perplexed. (Yes I said perplexed!). I am literally shaking my head at these reviews saying how great this place is. I mean, did I catch it on an off night? Substitute cook? I honestly can't call it, but I do know it was one of the worse dinners I've had In a really long time. It was an epic fail of gargantuan proportions. Ok maybe not that bad but I definitely felt pranked and played afterwards. The nachos appetizer definitely has a flair of its own. I just could decide if that was good or bad but I'm leaning heavily towards bad. The carnitas platter tasted old and recooked. The beans were a watery mess and the rice was just ok. I can only conclude that La Catrina Tapatia is just not my cup of guacamole.

LOVE! One word to describe this restaurant. A family owned restaurant that cooks and serves with love. Everything I've had here never disappoints. Always fast service and always delicious! Just come here and enjoy their food!

Food was bland and didn't seem to authentic to me. One of the more disappointing parts was the chips served were flour tortillas chips with downright awful salsa.TBH while the decors is nice, the food feels much too "Americanized".

Mexican food has been a mainstay of my restaurant diet all my life. La Catrina Tapatia is THE BEST MEXICAN FOOD. I eat there all the time. fortunately, it's by my house. otherwise, I would drive there for the food.