Love their happy hour drinks! The half salt half chilli rim is super creative and hits the spot. Loved the food too, I need the recipe for their salsa! Service was also awesome too. Will be coming back
Amazing staff members. Waiter Martin is the best we enjoyed so much with his service.
really great restaurant!! had a booking at portofino but was late and couldn’t go & frida was right next door so we came here and it was amazing. the staff is very friendly and overall a really nice and relaxed atmosphere. the food is really nice too! got the chicken enchiladas which was amazing. definitely recommend
To start we shared nachos and guacamole between four of us. I had the bean burrito as a main which was fantastic - full of flavour and the sauce was amazing. Two dinner companions had the Autenticas Fajitas which they raved about. The teenage son had the pulled pork quesadilla and immediately asked when are we coming back again to this restaurant. Shared flannapolitano and churros. Best Mexican we have had in ages. Our Colombian waiter was very helpful and engaging.
Very tasty enchiladas, and the dessert of pana cota was also very good. Attentive and friendly staff. Good quality food at a reasonable price.
Been here few times and always happy with the food and drinks i received and the customer service was good! Recommend to check this place out! Very tasty drinks!!
Came here for a work dinner with my team, about 12 of us in all. It was a last minute booking as both Mexico and Mexican Cafe were booked out. The staff were lovely but they really need to redo their music selection (and please pay for Spotify premium! It’s terrible getting Spotify ads in a restaurant).
The food was good, not overwhelming but on par if not better than Mexican Cafe. The staff were lovely and prices reasonable for the area. If you want great Mexican food though I’d still recommend going up the road to Mexico.
Also their menu on here is out dated. I’ve attached a photo of their menu (food) as it was on the night of 3/8/18.
Have dined here twice now. Beautiful food. Great service. Fantastic ambiance. I couldn't fault the place except the meals could have been slightly larger. Looking forward to returning.
Wonderful service, good guacamole, nice atmosphere, such a good location. Went there on a Friday about 830pm, seemed emptier than expected at that hour, around only one third of the restaurant was filled.
Apart from the delightful guacamole, I was slightly disappointed in the rest of the food items.
Reasonably priced for the location.
Great food. EXCELLENT Authentic Mexico. But the aniseed with chicken would be better with adobo. Super yummy. We'll be back!! Thanks Angie you're the best
Frida is a great place to go to sit and enjoy the view across the viaduct.
Their guacamole is to die for, I could eat it all!
The service is great. Every time I've been here the place is never really that busy which surprises me considering it is actually a nice restaurant!
If you like an authentic scene to go with your meal, be sure to visit this place. The art work is so beautiful. Not to mention their sombrero's which come straight from Mexico along with all their furniture.
Please wear the sombrero's when you go. I just think it looks amazing when I see people wear them as I walk past. The food is definitely different, but very nice. Staff are lovely to speak to.
I actually enjoyed their cocktails the most and everything was just different (in a good way).
What a beautiful dedication to Frida by displaying her image on their walls and menu. Just beautiful.
The food is good and the interior of the place is excellent. Those sombreros in different colours hanging on the chairs were beautiful, and you can use them too while you're there which is a nice touch. The staff also is very nice and accommodating. They let us in to grab dinner 20 minutes before they close. Not a lot of restaurants do that. And they are very helpful, they give you more information as to what sort of dishes and types of tequila you want to try. So all in all, it's a good place to try. 😊
Fave spot 💕💕 amazing food, service and atmosphere! Even my daughter who is extremely fussy devoured the pulled pork and beans! We will most definitely be back soon 😜😜
Went for dinner last night (date night) with wife. This place is Just amazing, I cant stop complimenting the Mexican flavors. We ordered prawns as well as spicy buffalo wings for entree and for mains were sizzling chicken fajita and the fish/chips. Fish and chips was not the ordinary type, it was saucy marinated white fish with mexican herb rice, corn chips. I highly recommend this dish if you enjoy fish. Service was excellent and the staff were very friendly, attentive and always had a smile on their face. Warm romantic and very comfortable outside siting ambiance and deco with nice music and perfecto lighting. Will surely come back again and again. This place is not be missed if you have not been here before.
I had the chicken tostada for a quick take away. You got quite a big serving and a lot of chicken which was good for the price of $14, however the flavour was not all there. The feta was a nice touch though. I'd rate it average but because of the serving siZe maybe a bit more
Have been here twice now and loved it both times. My partner had the vege sizzling platter which comes with some of the most amazing soft breads, and I had the burrito with pork which was brilliant as well. The burrito was amazing with sauce and cheese baked on top and so full of flavour. It all goes down very well with an authentic Mexican beer for a good price and you can spend the whole night wearing a giant sombrero. Not sure what else you could want.
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A friend and myself dined here last week for restaurant month, three courses for $40. For our entrees we shared the Aztec Soup and the Guacamole Molcajete. The soup was very tasty and perfectly complimented by the chicken and sour cream. The guacamole was one of the best I have had a in a restaurant and the corn chips that came with it were authentic.
For mains we both had Fajitas Frida. This consisted of a sizzling platter full of meat and veges, three tortillas, spiced rice, sour cream and refried beans. The meat and veges were bursting with flavour that was complimented by the sour cream and refried beans. Very messy to eat but well worth the trip to the bathroom to clean up.
By this stage, the portions have been enough to finish our dinner and pay, but we still had dessert left! We both ordered the Buñuelos Con Nieve which were sugarcane honey fritters with ice cream. The honey fritters were little deep fried sweet tortillas. We both really enjoyed dessert, but alas we were too full.
The waitress we had serving us was lovely, however at one point she was too busy texting when we needed her attention. Other than that, a lovely evening and will be back to try other items on their menu.
This place is really really good! I'm very unsure why there is these bad reviews? The food is the best Mexican! Definitely on pa with Mexico. Id say for the price portion sizes are much better and more generous than other Mexican places in Auckland. The decor is really great, friendly staff and very extensive menu. And they do 3 tacos for $12 on Tuesday! What's not to love?! Will definitely be back
I've been in Frida a couple of times and I can say that is a very nice place to have some delicious margaritas. My favourite is the elote which is a corn on the cob with salsa and cheese. The flavours of the food are very similar to traditional Mexican food and also I recognise that is a very good effort being so far from Mexico.
Friendly service and great atmosphere, but unfortunately the menu we saw online did not match the menu offered on the night we went (eg the menu online offered more traditional Mexican dishes like pozole, but the menu on the night we went pretty much was just your standard Tex Mex). Weird that fish & chips was on the menu. Would maybe go back for cheap tacos, but that's about it.
It's all good here. Would have scored slightly higher if it were better priced but, hey, it is the viaduct right. Good food. Do try it. Thanks
beautiful atmosphere, tasty Mexican food, I mean REAL MEXICAN FOOD, REAL MEXICAN FLAVOURS, a must if you are looking for, traditional and fresh meals, the service outstanding and drinks absolutely delicious. if you are looking for cheap fast food, don't even bother on coming here, if you are looking for good price, good ambience, excellent food and fabulous drinks, if you know about Real Mexican Food and Tequila then this is the place to go ;)
Was a pretty enjoyable night. The atmosphere is exciting and the staff are friendly. Awesome, traditional sombreros for everyone to wear and groovy Spanish tunes. The food was also pretty good. Margarita range is totally delicious! Heaps of sauce in the enchilada but everything else was pretty primo. Would probably go again :)
Ate here for date night- loved it!!! I ordered stake fajitas, husband ordered enchilada suizas and both were amazing. Tomatillo sauce was nice and tart, and the sauce on the fajitas was earthy and delicious. Best beans we've had in Auckland as well. We will definitely be going back!
Went here for dinner and had such a great experience! The waiter was so lovely and and accommodating. The drinks were so delicious! Especially the margaritas in the fish bowls! And the food was outstanding. It was so well seasoned and the guacamole was the best I’ve ever had. Overall it was such a great restaurant and I’ll happily be back!
Edit returned again yesterday. Highly recommend mango coco margarita and the ceviche. Had a variety of dishes and left happy and full. So deliciously tasty and well seasoned. Pulled pork tacos were sooo good. Everything was delicious and the waiter was attentive and looked after us well
Went here on a whim and am glad I did. Enjoyed a lovely lunch with my daughter and the food was tasty, filling and really enjoyable. Our waitress was very friendly and the sangria was delicious. Food came out really fast. We shared a couple of dishes and will definitely be back.
An absolute gem!
The food and drinks were phenomenal and would totally recommend this place to friends and family. The customer service was amazing.
I would return. 10/10 (:
Isabella Van Stipriaan
+5
Regularly dine here and love introducing my friends and family to Fridas. Great range of cocktails and various margarita flavours, always love getting a different drink each visit. Best part is the service, waiters are so friendly and attentive. Tasty food and usually grab the nachos or quesadillas - perfect for sharing.
Takaya was the star of the evening!!! Great service unique concept and delicious food
This was our first dinner in Auckland after a very long flight - right in the Viaduct restaurant district overlooking the harbor. Great location! We unfortunately missed happy hour but sat on the patio. Service was a bit slow but staff was friendly. We had to figure out that you need to go up to the bar to order. Our server forgot about our ceviche but all the food was good! Hubs got the strawberry basil marg and I had a glass of sauv blanc. The ceviche was good but there was not enough ceviche - way more chips, so they should fix the ratio. My barbacoa tacos were simple with just the barbacoa, onion and guac but they were delicious! My husband loved his enchiladas as well. Great spot with a few service things to work on but we enjoyed it.
Absolutely blown away by the service at Frida. Isabella was so friendly and accommodating. She provided us with blankets and even came back to confirm that the chefs knew about our dietary requirements - made such a difference for my gluten free friend. We were just thrilled, and then the food was amazing! Will absolutely be back. Thanks Isabella and Frida team!
Absolutely taken aback by the quality of the service at Frida Cocina. I visited this restaurant for my friends birthday and from the moment we walked through the door, we felt so welcome. Else (I think that is how you spell it) was our main server and she was impeccable. She was so accommodating and had such a vibrant attitude. The Pork Burrito I had ordered was so juicy and tasty and the jumbo cocktails were actually jumbo. Will recommend this place to anyone that asks for a place to eat. 10/10
Delicious Mexican food and lovely staff, with beautiful view of the viaduct. The ceviche was fresh and tangy, and all the other dishes were fantastic. The margaritas were tasty too. Highly recommended.
Went there for 1st time with a friend on sat night..the place is so vibrant with nice interior..was very busy on weekend night so took long to get our food on the table however food was so yum that's worth waiting. M pure vegetarian so had ordered veg tri color with extra Mexican rice and veg fajitas. I personally prefer hot 🔥...n trust me food was so yum hot was surprised to have such fingerlicking food in veg ...cheers for amazing chef 👨🍳 must go place for yum food vibrant feel especially on weekends
I never knew there was a Mexican restaurant in the viaduct until recently so was quite pleased when it was suggested we go here (since there aren't many options for Mexican food in Auckland). I had a great experience. The staff were friendly and helpful and genuinely wanted to give us a great tasting experience. The space itself is cozy and the prices of the food are much cheaper than I would expect in this part of town. I had the enchiladas and they were great! I'd definitely come back here again to try more of their menu!
Best Mexican on the Waterfront. I frequent Frieda’s when I’m visiting Auckland because the food is delicious and flavoursome. Quick and friendly service and with water front views. Love coming here and will continue to be a regular.
Not quite like it was but Friday is always fun. I can recommend the 'beer-gritas' 😁
A perfect location for a quick meal before hitting the Viaduct bars. Service is good but still missing the old atmosphere. Enjoy
Frida Cocina was a spur of the moment decision to lunch at and the exotic Latino staff we had waiting on us was excellent!
Being sat outdoors we enjoyed rounds of sangria to wash down our Mexican dishes chicken, beef and prawn soft tacos, cold tomato soup, quesadilla and baked chicken with cactus. The food was was average however the service and beverage raised the dining experience!
Barbacoa, fish, pulled pork tacos were amazing, the house made hot sauce even better. Service was very knowledgeable, would recommend. Happy hour drinks, snacks, rotating menus.
In my personal opinion I really enjoyed this place, all the people who works there speak Spanish, the food is tasty, is really close to Mexican food, they do their best, and I really liked, the place is great, the music too and they have a great variety of beverages especially Martinis, the jalapeño one is great, I strongly recommend this place.
They are going to change their menu next week to bring more authentic food, that's great.
this place is amazing! Just had the nachos and they are to die for. I 100% recommend this place 😊
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