Sarah Hui
Came here with a large group of adults and kids and the service was fantastic. It’s not easy catering to a crowd. The food was standard Mexican 1 tacos, burritos, enchiladas, etc but all were prepared well and yummy. The tacos were excellent - esp the mushroom tacos. The nachos were crispy and gooey from the loaded toppings. The plantains were soft and sweet. The churros were a hit. All the food was reasonably priced and came out quick. Def a good spot to go to for a casual get together
Ed Smith
We stopped here for some food and drinks before the Ne-yo concert. Food is AMAZING! The drinks are fresh and strong! The bartender Dani, is outstanding, friendly and made sure my food had no avocado (allergies). Food came out quickly and tasted great! We will definitely be back. Even if there is not a concert.. this is a spot to drop in and just have good food and drinks. Everything you would expect in a Catina! 👏
Elliott laplant
Best spot in downtown Tampa for a quick taco lunch. Authentic, not super Expensive, GREAT frozen margs, cool atmosphere & easily the coolest bar stools in town. This place is always on point and a once a week lunch spot for me 👍
TanYa Gwathmey
So glad this place was recommended by one of the Hilton staff, because I would not have considered it otherwise.
The shrimp ceviche was delicious and with the perfect amount of citrus, that most ceviches often lack, especially those within the US. I personally would have added a bit more jalapeno, but I acknowledge that I prefer more spice than most. The tortilla chips were thick and crispy and perfect for a ceviche, not the thin kind that easily breaks into pieces.
I tried a trio of street tacos.... fish, al pastor and carne asada. The carne was so tender and flavorful but the fish was outstanding. I could easily choose all fish next time. The tacos were served with a wonderful fiery salsa that had some real heat and a great depth of flavor.
The icing on the cake was the ice cold sprite in a glass bottle. Sodas and glass bottles are so underrated these days. They truly are special and a blast from the past that take me back to my childhood. For some reason, the drinks taste so much better from a glass bottle.
I wish I had room to try the freshly made churros, but I was absolutely full. Definitely look forward to returning here.
Dean Turetsky
Absolutely delicious. Customer service is above and beyond. Barbacoa melted in my mouth! Uber Eats dropped the bag with my order and they made sure things were right. Beyond that, the food is genuinely guaranteed to be better than you can anticipate. Go check them out! They deserve your business.
Emily “M” Calarco
Did to go order. Super fast and yummy! I love the queso and tacos and corn
B Sag
Excellent drinks. La Tine is a perfect mix of smoke, spice, and Mezcal. The food and atmosphere are also wonderful. Definitely recommend. Will visit again.
Dori Holtvoigt
Great food! Awesome service. Fun atmosphere. Highly recommend the Tacos El Jefe with steak! Yum!
Melissa L
My husband and I drove in to Tampa for a concert with zero plans for a restaurant. We randomly parked and saw Urbana Cantina and decided to try it. We didn’t even check reviews or any information. I am so glad we were spontaneous about it! The moment the chips arrived at the table, I knew it would be an amazing meal. I had the cantina bowl and my husband had a quesadilla. The flavors were spot on, delicious and not overpowering. I will 100% drive in to Tampa to eat here again. We also lucked out with Kay, our server! She was on it! I liked the vibe in the restaurant, the prompt and reliable service and the food was, honestly, the best Mexican I’ve had. And I am a HUGE Mexican food fan and have done several reviews of very decent restaurants. This one just takes the gold on deliciousness! Thanks, Kay and Urban Cantina. We will be back!
Christopher Solie
Service was timely and the food was great! The restaurant chips and salsa were a perfect complement to my dinner!
nishant narula
We were a group of 6 people and we were looking for a Mexican restaurant for Saturday night dinner.
We searched near us and by seeing the reviews we decided to have dinner at Urban Cantina.
It is a small restaurant in Tampa downtown with a nice decor. When we went to the restaurant it was full being a Saturday night and we had to wait for 10-15 minutes before we were seated.
Once seated we were greeted by our server Meztly with the menus.
By exploring the drinks menu first we decided to order Mezcalita, Classic Margarita and La Tina.
We got our drinks in 10 minutes.
All the 3 drinks that we ordered were amazing and it made our day as they have open bar and provides different drinks.
Then we ordered the food from the food menu which included the combination of tacos, Cantina Nachos, Street Corn, Cantina Bowl, Tostada Salad and Churros.
First we got Street Corn. The street corn was delicious and it was perfectly cooked with good amount of spices.
Then we got our Tacos. The Tacos were good and perfectly cooked with the ingredients.
Then we had our Cantina Nachos, Cantina Bowl and Tostada Salad. The Nachos were good.
The salad was also delicious with fresh ingredients and spice.
The Cantina Bowl was delicious with amazing ingredients.
Then we got our Nachos which made our day with the desert. Amazing desert to end the day.
Definitely try the Urban Cantina in the downtown of Tampa.
Pamela Gervasio
My husband and I discovered Urban Cantina last winter when we attended the Black Heritage Festival. We had 2 day tickets to the festival and spent both days eating and enjoying chips, queso, salsa and quesadillas at Urban Cantina. The food and waitstaff are awesome. We went again a couple of days ago for 2023 Tampa Boat Parade and everything was as great as last winter. 👍👍👍👍
Luis Antonio Maigon
Amazing place. The food was prepared correctly and great taste. The place is small but it has a nice bar that you can sit outside facing inward of the restaurant. Great place for food and/or drinks.
Kelly Ingardia
We accidentally found this place while trying to locate another restaurant. Excellent authentic Mexican food, stellar service and exciting decor. Our waitress gave perfect food recommendations and she was very attentive. Fun place and we are hoping to get back there before we head back to NY.
Kate Nehr Schleh
Great service! Amazing food - fresh and fast!! I must admit that the large glasses were a welcome sight after a day in the Tampa heat!
Terri Smith Johnson
Always my favorite place to eat downtown. I love the gordito buritto with pork and caso. The best!!!
Patrick Quinn
Good service, food and great margaritas! I am not a big Mexican food fan but we stopped here on a whim. I had the Mole Pablomo. It was full of flavor and plentiful.
Roman Rodriguez
My "go to" Mexican restaurant! The prices are reasonable and staff is friendly. The food is excellent and I have brought friends and family alike to enjoy this stand-out place!
Kevin Tichenor
Wow - what can I say!? I came in not expecting much. I truly only selected this place because my friend wanted burritos and this place had some decent reviews on Yelp and was walking distance from my hotel in Tampa, so I ended up there. But holy COW was I pleasantly surprised!
First of all, the burritos we got were amazing! I got stuff I'd never heard of before on a burrito - some had french fries in them, I think! Anyway, the food was great and affordable, too, but that's not what got this place 5 stars instead of 4.
The STAFF! (namely, Paula). She was all smiles when I walked in (just like me) and I began asking a million questions. She not only kept up with me and helped out with recommendations, but was right on the money with her suggestions, too! She was running around doing a hundred things, but made me feel right at home and like I was exactly where I needed to be.
Introduced me to Jocelyn behind the bar who helped me out with a beer while I waited for the food to be ready to go, and Gabby and Kimmy were at the bar to back up Paula's suggestions, too.
Just an overall great experience for a place I expected to just walk in and walk out of. I got great food, great service, and and overall wonderful experience - all just a short walk from the Marriott on the water in Tampa!
Shannon Rai
I spent 20 minutes online with their outdated ordering system just to have it not work. I called the store and as it turns out, the website hours are wrong and they closed while I was trying to place the order. I finally was excited to find chimichangas in downtown but I'm not going to deal with the hassle and frustration of that again.
Janine Vos
Omg that Guac!!! Had a little spicy kick to it, loved that they they had the skinny Fajita option with low carbs option. Will def make the trip to eat here again!
Holly Little
I grew up in Southern California and was raised on Mexican food. This place is legit. The best house made chips, tortilla soup to die for....street tacos done right! I live 3 hours away and go here to eat.
Nadine Curry
The food was good, the drinks okay. We went because they advertise brunch for all you can drink margaritas or mimosas and a meal for 20$. But, they said they do not do that anymore and wouldn't honor their advertisement.
Sara Anne
This place is great! Love the tacos and their chips are the best!! Servers are friendly and attentive!
Phil Dignan
Downtown Tampa joint- inexpensive food that is served fresh and tasty. Great vibe.
Dulce Gabriela Magallanes
My favorite place in Downtown Tampa to go to! Love their House Margaritas, Baja Fish Tacos and their Chicken Mole!!!!!!!
Sue Anderson
Excellent food, great company. Is recommend it to everyone coming this way
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