Mad Mex Flinders Lane - Melbourne

The locale is a food court at Melbourne central but still they have claimed their own seating space and made it there own. I felt good sitting here. Not really food courtie at all. The staff are efficient if not actually friendly. My food, arrived quickly, was fresh, tasty (hello melted cheese) and felt kinda health. (Well comparatively). My final word is Yum!

Mad Mex is so mind-blowingly delicious it's threatening to turn me obese. I'm not normally so excited by fast food, but Mexican food in general has a strange power over me, so when it's done well (and cheap) it gets me a little excited. Mad Mex offers a basic Tex Mex menu of soft and hard shell tacos, burritos, nachos and quesadillas, with an option of various meats or vegetarian. Where vegetarians are concerned, I would maybe stick to Trippy Taco in Fitzroy (as the vegetable mix on offer is a little underwhelming and a little too watery for my tastes), but the slow cooked marinated meats (chicken, beef, pork) are all amazing! Meals are all around the $10 mark, but rest assured that you will leave full and oh so satisfied. Note: all of the foods on offer are super messy to eat...not date food!

Although I 've been to both of them, I 'll review this one as it was the first I went to. It 's great value for the money; pretty easy to choose and there are always further options for next time dining. Well priced meals on a solid concept, great flavours too. Two things at the chapel street location that have let it down; One- my meal card with SIX stamps out of ten to a free meal was lost by the server- so that is pretty much a grand disappointment, and made for a most souring experience. Thanks guys, just loose my card in which i had near $70+ of loyalty on. Two- the nachos. I 'm sorry guys, but this is Australia! We have bastardised nachos here! Nachos have MELTED CHEESE THAT IS COOKED IN A OVEN!!! As opposed to just slopping on some toppings that are still cold, and cold grated cheese- seriously, not impressed at all! Again- MELTED CHEESE, and BAKED IN AN OVEN!!!!!! I know I repeated myself, but i felt it was worth pointing out. Also- cheese sauce? Mega gross! I 'll save that for when i 'm 130 kilos overweight. Well, I 've never had nachos this way so there 's a first time for everything. I 've gone with three stars because prior to this it has proven very tasty, easy, and satisfying, and I haven 't tried the entire menu, but i wish to.

There are many Mexican restaurants in Melbourne, and this particular brand is just one of several fast food chain Mexican eateries. My review of Mad Mex is not specific to this particular location, but rather to the brand as a whole, as I have dined at multiple locations throughout Melbourne. Whenever I visit a Mexican fast food restaurant, I always order a pork burrito. I find that this brand does it the worst - the pork is too dry and lacks flavor compared to its competitors within the same brand.

I'm not a big fan of this restaurant, but sometimes, when I'm really hungover and need a burrito, I'll go to Mad Mex. The burritos here aren't amazing with bland white rice, grated cheddar cheese, and overly salty meat. However, I do enjoy the guacamole and salsa fresca, and the small burrito is reasonably priced at 8 dollars. It's a good option for a budget-friendly lunch at Melbourne Central, but I wouldn't go out of my way to eat here unless I was really craving a burrito. It happens sometimes.