Zambrero - PALMERSTON CITY

The menu is confusing if you are not familiar with the food. They were already putting the chairs up an hour before closing time. The vegetarian burrito turned out to be tasty, but it was nothing more than a salad with black rice in a wrap for $12. The black rice made the difference, something that I don't eat very often otherwise....

I was thinking about what was I going to have for lunch. I'm over getting lunch from a place and it feels like it's sitting on the bottom of your stomach for the rest of the day. A work colleague had earlier purchased lunch from here and said it was good. So when I went for lunch I decided at the very last minute to give it a try. I ordered the Classic Bowl with Pork. As promised the food/ingredients were fresh and thought the meal was quite tasty. The other good thing is, it didn't sit on the bottom of my stomach like a block of concrete.

I was not impressed with this restaurant. I ordered two burritos and paid an extra $2 for guacamole on each, but only received a tiny amount on each one. The burritos were expensive, bland, and lacked flavor. Additionally, a staff member was loudly chatting with a friend at the counter. I do not plan on returning to this restaurant.

I went for lunch and ordered the beef taco. It was better than the Mexican restaurant at Casuarina! However, it was a bit pricey. My cousins also had the tacos and they loved it.

This restaurant only opened about a week ago, and as I 've never heard of it before I wasn 't sure what to expect. Luckily, the menu explains what 's on offer and how to order, step by step. My husband and I both got a bowl with black rice his with pork and tomato salsa, mine vegetarian with corn salsa for around $12 each. Generous portions and the meat (I tried some of huz 's) was unbelievably tender. The restaurant itself was clean and lots of places to sit inside and out. I think it 'll be quite busy when word gets out.