Baja Cantina, Glebe

On a wet and rainy Wednesday night, we arrived the little Baja Cantina at 8 pm, the restaurant was full and filled with laughter from diners. Glad that we have made a booking for the table. The walls were painted in either blue or orange, and some cute skeletons were drawn around the bar. We were sitting at the front corner of the restaurant, and above us on the wall, hang a large candles holder.

Menu, A fork and a knife, "Skeletons playing guitars" on the wall above the bar

Candles holder

The white sangria on the menu caught CCC and Mocha's eyes, but looking through the tables around us, everybody was drinking the red one. So they end up ordered a jug of red sangria to share. As usual, Herby ordered a bottle of Corona and I ordered a mocktail - Virgin Pina Colada. The girls said the sangria was a bit too sweet for their taste, and all they can tasted was the orange juice. My Virgin Pina Colada was icy and delocious. Full of coconut milk, pineapple juice and lime.

Sangria

Corona

Virgin Pina Colada

Tapatio Hot Sauce - the fiery hot and tangy Mexican chili sauce

To stop our tummies rambling, we ordered 1 entree and 4 mains. Our entree quickly arrived at our table. As the description on the menu, it was a"large plate" of corn chips. The corn chips are warm and churchly. They tasted much better than the commercial corn chips sold in supermarket. The guacamole was smooth and creamy, the salsa was spicy and full of lovely tomato pieces and the queso fundido was very cheesy. This entree is very full filling, after we wiped the plate clean, we were already half full.

Mixed Dips - Large tray of corn chips with guacamole, queso fundido and salsa - $ 14

Chicken Mole served with beans rice and tortillas - $ 20

Chicken Mole was one of those dishes I long wanted to try. The chicken was cooked in a "complex" sauce which included over 20 ingredients such as chillies and chocolate. The sauce was thick and full of spices, although I cannot taste any chocolate in it, it made the rice very tasty. One little disappointment was the chicken was slightly too dry .

Tortillas

The Fajitas caught our eyes when it was being delivered to the table next to us. We must have been stirring at this dish for too long, the friendly waiter turned around with a smile and told us the dish is call Fajitas. And of course, we would love to try this sizzling dish. We have ordered the Prawns version. The prawns were sauteed with capsicums and onions in a mild spicy tomato sauce. It was served with flour tortillas and a plate of salad (guacamole, crema, lettuce, onions, cheese, rice and beans). The prawns were sweet and the accompanying capsicums and onions absorbed all the lovely flavour from the sauce. This sizzling dish reminds me of those sizzling dishes you order from a Chinese Restaurant.

Prawns Fajitas - $ 25

Flour Tortillas

The next dish to sample was Tamole - corn masa with a meat and salsa filling of your choice steamed in a banana leaf and served with rice and beans. We ordered the Tamole with shredded beef with chipotle salsa. The corn masa tasted a bit like polenta and was quite plain. The beef was a little hard and try, but the sauces on top was quite nice while the black beans were soft and slightly sweet. This dish was full of carbohydrates, good to consume it with a few drops Tapatio Hot Sauce to cut out some of the richness.

Beef Tamole

The chicken sulza was a perfect dish for a cold night. It was rich and delicious. It was chicken and cheese enchilada, slow baked in a rich cream and fire roasted chili sauce and covered with salsa verde and cheese served with beans and rice. The chicken was tenderly soft and the sauce was so cheesy and creamy. We chose the kidney beans to accompany this dish, it tasted quite similar to the black beans in the Tamole. Again, rice was served in this dish. The long grain rice were cooked with tomato and chillies, made it a good company with all the sauce in the dish.

Chicken Sulza - $ 19

The food was good, different to what I normally has and with the very well priced menu, I will be back to this little Mexican place to experience other dishes.


Baja Cantina

43 - 45 Glebe Point Road
Glebe
NSW 2037

Phone: +6 12 9571 1199

Opening Hours: Mon - Wed, Sun 6 pm - 9.30 pm ; Thur 6 pm - 10 pm ; Sat 11.30 am - 11.30 pm