MexicaNZ Three Amigos: Mexican Food in Mangonui, Coopers Beach, Cable Bay, Northland New Zealand

November 30th, 2012

As you may or may not know, besides an affordable and good Internet connection, Mexican food is the only thing I miss about California. Sure, we can make our own Mexican food, but it’s nice to be able to go out sometimes with our children.

Now, look what I found today: MexicaNZ Three Amigos (Facebook link)

Yes, that’s a tiny Mexican food takeout place in Mangonui. They’re at 112 Waterfront Dr. in the pub patio. There’s no phone number, cash only, open late.

Three girls from Texas, living in the Far North of New Zealand, missed having Mexican food, and they thought that they weren’t the only ones.

They have been open for four months, but I didn’t even know they were there and I’ve been driving past a couple of times per week. I happened to see their sign on the highway and then I hunted them down, drooling for a burrito. Business is a bit slow for them, so I’m hoping that people traveling in Northland will start to crave Mexican food up here and find this post.

Please visit, and request that chicken burritos be added to the menu. 🙂 They made one for me, I suppose because I whimpered about wanting one so badly, and because they happened to have some chicken there, and it was damn good.

Delicious food, VERY reasonable prices. Well done, ladies! We’ll be back.

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2 Responses to “MexicaNZ Three Amigos: Mexican Food in Mangonui, Coopers Beach, Cable Bay, Northland New Zealand”

  1. zeke says:
    November 30, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    You probably know all this…(spice ordering + wellington mexican restaurant overviews, if you ever get down there)

    http://www.enz.org/forum/showthread.php?t=39376

    I’d be doubly frustrated in NZ, since I find california Mexican OK, but was totally addicted to sonoran-style (ala Tucson) Mexican. I’d give a lot for decent Carne Asada (or Barbacoa) right now. Sadly Berlin is even worse than NZ for Mexican food.

  2. eyelight says:
    November 30, 2012 at 8:52 pm

    Great news for you.
    Most of the world is badly served for Mexican food. Outside of those US states touching the Mexican border, and I suppose Mexico itself, it’s usually best to avoid what passes as Mexican food. In the whole of London I can think of only one good Mexican restaurant.
    Thought we’d found a place in Madrid once, foolishly thinking the common language might be a good factor, but it was pretty inedible.

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