Visited this lovely place for the first time yesterday & holy jeebs the food is to die for!!!!!!! The staff was very friendly and the awesome waitress took the time explaining all the mouth watering food. I will most definitely be coming back, perhaps a weekly visit!!
The food was amazing and reasonably priced! The staff and owners are super friendly. I highly recommend the pupusas!!
The food here is amazing! They many great vegan options. We've eaten here several times and each time I have had a different vegan dish. The staff is friendly and helpful. One of our favorite places in Downtown Kitchener.
Update June 21: Just had another amazing experience here! Food was amazing as always. Staff is super friendly. Really one of the best places in KW!
My boyfriend and I had a great time here with our friend, we enjoyed how polite the staff is, but as for the food none of it was bad but there were ones better than others for instance my plate with the fluatas and loroco were Amazing and i will definitelyorder it again! But the Mari-tiera was good but I thought could use a little more seasoning like salt and the shrimp was delicous but and so was the fish but it was dry. Maybe it was just that one time so we will have try it again. We also had a beef taco (carne asada) and it was very good and so was there mild sauce with it. As for the flan I thought it was over cooked, needed sugar and just wasn't the best I've tried, not horrible but not my top choice. I would definitely order everything again (except the flan) plus we enjoyed the atmosphere here and the view at sitting at the windows, it is very nice!
We got 2 Guanaquita platters, a veggie platter, and the 3 enchiladas salvadoreñas. The food was very tasty and they had many veg options. We also tried their churros which were amazingg. My only issue was that the food was very fried and oily, in that my mouth - which isn’t used to eating fried foods - hurt quite a bit afterward. I really enjoyed the enchillada on my Guanaquita platter though!
My first time ordering from here and it was DELICIOUS. We ordered the delivery and everything was hot and fresh when it arrived.
Asside from the incredible food, the staff member who answered the phone was also amazing. A member of our group has a severe shellfish allergy and the staff who answered the phone was very clear about cross contamination policies, very reassuring, and was very helpful addressing all of our concerns.
In terms of food: I had the pick 4 combination platter and tried the pastelitos and pupusas. The bean and cheese pupusa was okay, but the steak and cheese pastelito, chicken bean and cheese pastelito, and the pork and cheese pupusa were INCREDIBLE.
The only thing I would say is the medium hot sauce was not as hot as I was expecting so I would definitely go up a spice level next time.
I will be ordering from here again for sure!
It was our first time at The Guanaquita Restaurant last night and we were so impressed with the food and service. My mom and I both enjoyed the vegan platter and loved everything on it. It's wonderful that most menu items can be made vegan. Next time we are in Kitchener we will definitely be back to try more of the menu.
Hands down the best papusas you can get. They're large and absolutely stuffed with ingredients. Everything is always fresh and perfect. The curtido and salsa also cannot be beat. The staff is friendly and the quality is always a 10.
Great establishment! Food was great, atmosphere was awesome, service was lovely! Cannot wait to come back!
We came back! SOOO much better than I remembered! I got the vegan platter and filled my hollow leg!!! See you again soon!!!
Love the people and the food here!
Favourites are the pastelitos & pupusas.
Lots of vegetarian & vegan options.
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