Gina's Mexican Cafe

I came here for dinner and order a beer and Margareta to drink. The margaritas are very delicious. The beer was good as well. As soon as you sit down you are welcomed with nachos and amazing salsa. I order beef nachos and added guacamole. The nachos were loaded with beef. Simply put they were amazing. We also got tacos and it had rice, beans and corn. The tacos were great as well. We were very impressed with the service, atmosphere and food.

This is not fine dining but just really tasty food served by kind people in a charming little restaurant. We were served salsa and chips to start. The sLsa was fresh and had a delicious flavour and just the right amount of heat. I had a black bean soup as a starter. It was different from other black bean soups that I have had (it tasted more like a vegetable soup) but it was really really good! The chimichunga was served with refried beans and corn and the same salsa. We especially appreciated being allowed to have our dog with us on the patio! Thank you.

Great flavour from 40 years ago. Gina's food has not changed and stands as one of Nanaimo's very few original independent restaurants. In a town where "character" is a word never used to describe it...thank God there is Gina's.