My friend and I walked in there with no booking on a Friday night and the staff were friendly right from the beginning. It was very busy but they put us on the waitlist and we headed to the bar while waiting to be seated.

While we were sitting down and talking at the bar, the bartender handed us two glasses of cocktails. We did not order any drinks so we asked what it was. Turned out they were pina colada and complimentary drinks while we waited to be seated.

When we were finally seated and were deciding what to order, the waiter/s who looked after us were very friendly and helpful. We are two very undecisive girls when it comes to food and we asked the waiter/s about the food several times. As we weren’t very hungry we wanted to know how big the portions of different food on the menu were.

It took us about 20 minutes to decide what we wanted but the waiters were just so amazing. They were very busy but still very friendly and helpful. They did not at all mind that we called them to our table several times!

The food was good, considering there aren’t many Mexican restaurants in Wellington. I would recommend going to Flying Burrito Brothers for the exceptional service.

A group of us walked off the street on a Saturday night and we were seated within 5 mins. Fabulous! This was the first time I had been here. (shocking since I’ve lived in Wellington all my life). It was a bit cramped for me downstairs but then again I’m claustrophobic so it isn’t their problem. I totally loved my meal its just a pity I have no idea what I ate, it was devine though so we will definitely be going back. Yum.

Margaritas were nice too. I had 3 all to myself (lush)

The meals were filling and very tasty. The margarita’s were top notch, and the wait staff were very attentive and helpful. It’s a shame that the decor is a little on the tacky side. Still, very pleasant evening and I would go back!

The Flying Burrito Brothers is amazing.

Best Mexican in the COUNTRY! No doubt about that.
Friendliest staff ever and pink decor! who doesn’t loveeee pink decor haha!
Had the chicken burrito & beef fajitas and they were the bomb! Also had the mango and lychee margaritas and they were aca-mazing! The jalapeno poppers we had were pretty good too and what’s not to love than a 2 for 1 meal on a Monday evening! They even shout you a house margarita when you check in via Facebook.

So thoroughly impressed with this place and will defs visit again if i ever head back to windy welly!

MUST VISIT!
Defs a wellington attraction!

Great evening had at The Burrito Brothers. We started with tequila and ended with more tequila. The chocolate desert we had was amazing. The location on Cuba Street is perfect and feels like it belongs. Will be back again and again.

I love this restaurant! This is a fantastic place for a casual meal before hitting town. The atmosphere is very fun and the service and margaritas are top notch and the food is to die for. I would happily and have happily eaten everything on the menu. Even if the service was poor I would probably still return time and time again just for the amazing food and Margaritas. Yum!

The chicken fajitas are absolutely delicious. Unfortunately, the atmosphere is quite heavy and loud sometimes.

We have dined here several times, best Mango Margaritas in town!
We took friends visiting from Montpelier and they loved it, they couldn’t believe the choices we have here in Wellington. Even with the wait it was completely worth it. Delicious, tasty fajitas and hot, fresh churros for dessert mmmm!

I’ve visited the Flying Burrito Brothers a few times now, and have always enjoyed myself. A little more light downstairs would be nice, but the staff are always friendly and the food is good.

Great food but a long wait and the service is average, only been here 4 times for dinner.. i did have a birthday dinner with20 guests in the room downstairs which was great and had good service.

Pan de Muerto has better decour, service, food and prices though.

Was originally good about 10 years ago. But the service has suffered, it’s too noisy/popular(hard to get a table most nights and can’t book with less than 10 people). The food has remained good, but with cheaper Mexican cafes opening up – Viva Mexico, prices are almost half FBB. It really has lost it’s appeal.

I guess they still do the best Mango Margaritas in town though

Yeah agree with most of the reviews… Food is very good but service is dreadful. Place is packed and noisy. And I personally find the lighting too low.
Unfortunately don’t know any other good mexican place here so up to you if you really need your fix of mexican food or not!

Went as a group of four and we couldn’t hear above the loud music and noise enough to have a conversation. We couldn’t even hear the waiters and waitresses half of the time, but that was good because they wouldn’t leave us alone. They came so many times asking us if we wanted more, even when it was obvious that we were still eating and trying to have a conversation, which was near impossible short of yelling.

The appetisers were nice. Stuffed jalepenos and nachos (I forgot the official names). There was way too much cheese for the dozen or so chips on the plate. I would have expected a huge pile to go with all that cheese. The plate for the jalepenos was way too small though. There were 4 of us and they gave us 3 jalepenos, so of course we had to cut them up, but there was no room. Some fell on the table.

The mains were uninspiring. The chimichonga looked exactly like the burrito except it was deep fried. They didn’t even attempt to distinguish the two. The burrito was heavily browned on the top, and worse on the bottom. The steak seemed to be ok, but the fajita was an exercise in frustration with only three tortillas for an entire skillet of fairly flavourless vegetables.

The rice was a bit dry and my partner makes better refried beans, and she doesn’t even speak Spanish.

The chocolate cake for dessert was tasty, but the minuscule scoop of ice cream hidden by a hefty slab of cake was a disappointment. If you are going to describe a dessert as ‘cake and ice cream’ then there should be enough ice cream to justify that description. There was only enough to consider it as a garnish along with the mint and cream.

Compared with the final bill, $165 for four, it was a big disappointment. We ended up going to one of the party’s houses for tea and conversation afterward because we couldn’t manage to talk much during the meal.

If you just want some loud music, rude staff, and overpriced, uninspiriMoreng Tex-Mex, then you might enjoy FBB. Otherwise, grab a taco kit from the dairy and make your own.

Apparently they don’t do bookings for small groups, but were happy to do so as we had a mobility impaired guest with us.
Very prompt service. Good sized portions. The margarita of the day was a cranberry and orange and it was amazing! I come here often just for the margaritas and the service is always great.

I’m yet you have a bad meal here. Yes, some of their policies are annoying – no bookings can be made and if you’re in a group, you all have to be there in order to be seated – but the service has always been amazing and the food fantastic. My absolute favourite is the Chili con Queso. Pure liquid gold if you ask me. On my last visit we were seated straight away and the waiters attentive and offering good suggestions. One of my mates wanted a cocktail they hadn’t got on the menu and they went to the trouble of finding the ingredients and making it specially for him. Here to many more dinners at Flying Burritos

Went there with a big group (15 people) and have to agree with others that FBB’s policy not to seat groups before everyone has arrived is extremely irritating. Luckily I was one of the last to arrive and didn’t have to hang around the very crowded bar for very long, being trodden on by people.

This was the first time I’ve dined here so can’t comment on what seems from the other reviews to be falling standards. The waitstaff were attentive once we were seated (it may have helped that I knew one of them personally) and regularly asked if we needed more drinks or food. The food arrived quickly and was tasty.

Like other reviewers, I suggestested going here as remembered enjoying it a few years ago…Either my memory failed me or something has changed!

No issues with the service but the food (what I’m there for) was disappointing. I ordered the fish taco which was oily battered pieces of fish layed on straight-from-the-packet flour tortillas, quite unappetising…My partner ordered the mixed platter which was slightly better and at least had some variety – the mole was overly sweet though, and nothing stood out as anything more than ordinary.

Prices were comparable to places where the food is far superior – would not bother returning.

Was disappointed with the service as soon as we arrived the Maitre De asked us how many were dining we mentioned we had a group of 10 coming in and we would prefer to wait for them, rather then assisting us to a table or anywhere for that matter he just stood there pretending to work. We had to ask him to show us to a table of ten and before doing this he was not shy to mention that we are not allowed to order without the rest of our group arriving. Which is what we intended to do in the first place. The food service was average and they were very good with our orders for beverages. First impressions last and we would not be dining there again or recommending this restraunt to anyone.

I went Saturday night with some friends and we loved it! Great atmosphere! we had to wait a little bit and had Margaritas while we waited..hey the place is popular and no wonder…food is fantastic! I had chicken fajitas which came sizzling to the table! My friends had the Plato Gordo with delicious little tapas!
The chocolate dessert is divine! Service was friendly and fast. I totally recommend it!

They definitely should learn to make Fajitas the way it should be! The ‘tender slices of chicken’ was definitely not tender nor was the portion generous. The whole hot plate was just drenched with ketchup-tasting sauce with loads of onion and capsicum……definitely not value for money, and Fajitas definitely is NOT supposed to be cooked with ketchup!

I was very disappointed with our visit to Flying Burrito Brothers last night. My partner and I had gone several years ago and really enjoyed the food, but last night, it was a pale shadow of muddled flavours and what seemed like yesterday’s leftovers. The vibrant and fresh flavours I expect from Mexican food were absent.

We ordered the tortilla chips and guacamole to start. The chips were cold and rubbery, not warm and crisp as one expects (or as we remembered); the guacamole was bland and the portion small given its $14 price tag. My partner did have a very nice shot of tequila selected by our server. My margarita was fine, but nothing special.

For mains, I ordered the Chimichanga Vegetariana and my partner the Vegetarian Fajitas. My chimichanga was tepid and soggy, so calling it a chimichanga (meant to be crisp, hot, and freshly fried) was a travesty. The mushroom filling had a vague and unpleasant fishy flavour in it – perhaps the mushrooms were old? Liberal applications of hot sauce were required. It just seemed like they had microwaved whatever was left over from the day before. My stomach was not terribly happy after my meal and we skipped the film we had planned to see after dinner because of that.

My partner’s fajitas were fresh and hot and he enjoyed them. When he offered me a bite, I found the flavours a little dull and stewed-tomato-y tasting.

We politely mentioned our temperature and freshness issues with the meal when we paid, but received nothing more than an “Oh” and a shrug. No apology, no complimentary drinks.

We will not be returning.

Flying Burrito Brothers is always good, fun friendly atmosphere!
Food is always very good, drinks are even better!
Service is generally good, however they do get very busy so if you want something quite this is not for you!

Me and my partner decided to go to The Flying Burrito Brothers tonight and use our 2 for 1 voucher from the Entertainment Book. For a Monday night it was quite busy but we were seated straight away. Once we had ordered we were surprised at how quickly our meals came to us (about 5 mins!) We would’ve appreciated a little more time between ordering and being served, not sure if this is always the case?
The food was really tasty though! I had the chicken Flying Burrito which I highly recommend and my partner had the Quesadilla which was also really tasty. Would actually rate it a 3.5/5
Nice food, great atmosphere, super fast service!

Food was good. The staff were very friendly, and the service was fast. My only gripe is that we had a booking and had to wait at the bar till the rest of our group arrived to be seated. This was on a Monday night.

Great experience. Good food and atmosphere. A fun night out

Unfortunately even one star is being generous.

From the moment we arrived there were dramas. They wouldn’t seat us until all of our dinner party had arrived (we had one late person). My issue was more about the matter in which we were told. The staff were downright rude and should not be working in the hospitality industry.

My hot chicken wings entree was cold. I had two mains put in front of me but neither of them were the taco’s I had ordered. When the taco’s did arrive, they were average at best. The chicken was luke warm and I prayed all night that I would not be a victim of food poisoning. Because it was so dark and dim where we were sitting, I would never have been able to tell if the chicken was actually cooked through.

The waiters stood over us the entire time we were eating our mains which is really disconcerting. I had barely swallowed my last mouthful before they took my plate away. They then continued to stand over us in an attempt to have us leave our table as quickly as possible.

This was the first time I had been to this restaurant but I will not be going back, nor will I ever be recommending it to friends or visitors.

We went there on saturday night because we had heard so many good things about this place. Had to wait an hour even though we were told it would only be 30 mins for a table and there were other couples who arrived after us but were seated before us. The guy at the front was quite unfriendly. Food was really average – i could have made better food at home – there was nothing mexican or authentic about it. Totally overpriced. Probably wouldnt go back – esp not after reading the other reviews.

I’ll start out positively- the vibe of the place is nice in terms of aesthetic surroundings.
However that’s the only positive thing I have to say- it was a horrendous experience!! Firstly, the door person (at the bill counter), short campy-looking guy, was the most rude little sh*t of a service person I have ever encountered. Advice if you’re still working there- get out of hospo mate- I have been in the trade for years and dealt with the most horrible customers and you just need to be professional about it.
We were very polite about everything and his disgusting attitude towards us as we went to pay left a very sour taste in our mouths.
Secondly the food was akin to dog vomit and ridiculously overpriced. I know they have their place in Mexican food but I really don’t see the need for refried beans in EVERYTHING. I was so looking forward to an amazing salsa and it came out looking like it was pureed and tasted like it had recently been defrosted. Would never go back here.

I am a frequent at BB. When i first went their i loved the food, atmosphere and service. However the last two times i have visited havent been up to standard. The staff are really rude and i find the no reservations policy ridiculous especially if your wanting to book for a special event – be prepared to wait for up to 50 minutes (happened on my birthday) this is fine if you want to spend a lot on drinks. If your are getting margaritas i reccomend buying single glasses as the jugs are half strength mind you i guess they are discounted in price. I feel sorry for the lady who had bad service below, i have never heard of anything this bad!

Wouldn’t go again. As someone else has mentioned, they jammed us all around a table that was way to small. Had a voucher for 2 for one meals but they wouldn’t take it due to the fact that other people on our table had already used vouchers. Service was rubbish. We got asked for drinks once (at the same time as our food order)and the only other time we were spoken to was when asked if anyone wanted a desert.

Have been to FBB before and had a good time but the last 2 times have been woeful so we wont be going back and recommend that others don’t bother either.

The food is actually quite good but it’s just not worth putting up with the rubbish service.

We have been really disappointed with the service here both times we have dined. We had a group of eight people crowded around a tiny table for six. There was an empty table for ten across from us, and when we enquired about moving there we were told that bookings can only be made for groups of six or ten, so we had to stay put. It’s not easy eating Mexican-style meals when you are jammed up against your dinner companions and bumping elbows. We won’t be back again.

Fairly average in terms of Mexican food, its just that there isn’t much Mexican fare to compare it to in Wellington.

Have dined here a few times and to be honest, I would go there just for the virgin coladas, I wouldnt go for much else – well maybe the yummy cheesy con queso! Although my wife makes one nicer.

Its usually busy, but the food probably tastes better after they numb your taste buds a little with an assortment of margies at the bar because they dont take bookings unless you’re a mobile party.

They seemed in a rush to get our little group of 4 out, perhaps because we weren’t drinking nearly enough.

Anyway the food is fairly average so far as Mexican food goes, not great but not horrible.

Atmosphere is killed somewhat because of how busy it can be – so not the sort of place you would go for a romantic intimate night out. Not even the very hot rubbed chicken will spice up much more than your tonsils and tongue.

One tip is to try and get an upstairs table. May not be the case for all, but on one occasion we dined downstairs, it was just absolutely sweltering. There’s no windows downstairs and it can be very full with lots of sweaty people (some eating chilli and beans – not a safe mix in confined areas). The only break is in the ceiling which displays and exposes you to the upstairs sweaty, chilli and bean eating patrons.

Unfortunately, I was not very impressed with this restaurant. I had heard good things about it but was disappointed with the food, and unfriendly service. The meals tasted like they had a muddle of spices which all overwhelmed each other and to be honest made the food – flavourless. Service seemed very keen to get us out, and would shout the orders at us. However, what I did enjoy was the venue itself, quite a warm feeling and a nice buzz with the other customers there. A pity about the food and service. Would not recommend.

this is a really good place to go for a casual night out with family or friends. really friendly people and fast service. amazing food that caters for all types of people both kids,adults and vegetarians!! the decorations are amazing and the way its set out is really good! i recomend this place for anyone!

I really enjoy dining at this restaurant and always pick it as one of my favourites. If you are in the mood for tasty food and atmosphere then this is the place.

Things that need improvement are:
- Long waits for a table
- No option of reserving a table even by credit card
- Cramped dining experience

The meals are also on the more expensive side but the dishes are large and delicious.

The whole “we don’t take reservations” thing is a little annoying. We were told last night that it’d be 20-40 minutes, and it ended up being 90 minutes. I know they do it to sell more drinks, but it’s ridiculous really.

That being said, this is the closest that you can get to decent Mexican in Wellington: at least the salsa is fresh, but the chips aren’t. The food is pretty good, but strays quite a bit from what you’d expect from real Mexican or Tex-Mex. i.e. it’s much spicier than it needs to be, and all mains come with frilly lettuce. But in general it is freshly prepared with good ingredients, like I said, apart from the chips which are cold and stale, which kind of kills the experience because almost every real Mexican restaurant I have ever been to has free freshly made chips on offer.

Anyway, still a good bet for a fun night out if you can get a table. Good atmosphere and great frozen margaritas.

This place is great, actually its cramped, busy, noisy, and the wait staff are variable, when we arrived we were told what time we’d have to leave by almost as soon as we walked in the door, but the food was fantastic, and we had lots of kids with us and they were very tolerant, fast service, will definitely go again. And the food, awesome!!!

Awesome… a great vibe. These guys are DEFINITELY cool without being stuffy – very Latino. Loving the “Cuumpleaños feliz…” that all the staff sang for my partner’s birthday – muchas gracias and the sombrero of course!

Excellent – try the pork with fig, great atmosphere!