Restaurant: Playa Cabana
Cuisine: Mexican
Location: The Annex
Address: 111 Dupont St
Price Range: $10~
1: Poor 2: OK 3: Good 4: Very Good 5: Excellent
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ambiance: 3
Overall: 4
Extra information:
* Takes reservation
* Farm to table style
* Small patio
* Gluten free friendly
* Vegetarian option avail
* Serves alcohol
* Open for lunch and dinner
Is the taco phase over yet in Toronto? I think not. I know it's been awhile since Playa Cabana first opened but I didn't get a chance to check it out until recently. And now that I did, I regret not finding out about this place earlier!
Ordered: Ceviche of the day 4/5
* Lime and chili marinated seafood served with homemade chips for $9
* This is a perfect appetizer to start your meal
* It is light and refreshing with marinated seafood
* Homemade chips were still hot when they arrived at our table
* It was little on the sour side but still very delicious
Ordered: Cubeta De Camaron 5/5
* A full pound of shrimp tossed in an arbol garlic butter, Cancun style for $16
* This was my favorite dish out of all
* It gets a little messy to eat this but it is so worth it
* Arbol garlic butter gave so much flavor to these shrimps
* I could order this as my main dish and would be fully satisfied
* This is a must order item!
Ordered: Tacos De Pescado (Baja Style) 4/5
* Baja 'Catch of the day' fish tacos, fresh battered with Tecate-cerveza, 3 for $13
* My favorite taco is hands down, fish tacos and Playa Cabana makes a damn good one
* Fish is battered light and arrives hot on soft tortilla
* 3 tacos for $13 is a very good deal, must order!
Ordered: Ancho Braised Shortrib-brisket crispy tacos 3/5
* AAA Ontario beef shortrib braised in ancho chiles wrapped in fresh corn tortillas and griddled to golden crispiness, 3 for $14
* Honestly I wasn't a fan of crispy taco
* Crispy taco made it really hard to eat this properly
* Although personally I prefer fish taco over meat, it was bursting with flavor
Ordered: Tacos De Langosta 4/5
* Steamed Canadian Lobster in homemade hardshell tacos with guac and queso fresco, 3 for $18
* This was my first time trying lobster taco
* Again, I wasn't the biggest fan of the hardshell taco but still enjoyed what was inside
* They don't skimp out on lobster meat and there were chunks of it inside
Summary: Overall I really enjoyed my lunch at Playa Cabana. The restaurant itself is quite small so make sure to go early or make reservation. Seats are quite close together so it's not the most comfortable but you gotta give a little when it's for awesome food!