Maria Bonita

This is a fun and chilled out place with some good Mexican food. 

 We started with some queso fundido. This is a dish made basically of melted cheese, and has your choice of meat in it. We asked the chicken one. If you're a cheese lover, this is cheese heaven. It does taste quite good, although after a bite or two I thought it was a cheese overload, and a tad bit dry. 

 They have guacamole as a starter and it is due to the quantity as well as the fact that they prepare it in front of you. It was made in a big wooden bowl and was heavenly. We relished it with tortilla chips. 

I was in a mood for some soup, and ordered the crema de frijoles (bean soup). It was thick and really flavourful. I loved the creamy texture that it had to it. 

 We then ordered the taquitos potato. These are basically a rolled up tortilla with a filling of your choice. The potato filling tasted quite average and it wasn't something we enjoyed. 

 They've got a good selection of tacos and I had the tacos maya - chicken. It comes with sauces and some rice on the side. The filling inside was juicy and flavourful. 

 We saw chicken wings on the menu and couldn't resist. The smokey bbq flavour made these wings taste really delicious. 

 For the drinks, we ordered a pina colada, and it was quite average. 

 The place is good overall, and they have a good selection of items too. 

Finding a parking might be a bit difficult on the weekends .

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