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Paco's Tacos Cantina - Poipu, Koloa, HI

Paco's Tacos Cantina - Poipu

3.8
3.8
39 Reviews
$30 and under
Mexican
2545 Kiahuna Plantation Dr, Koloa, HI 96756

About this restaurant

  • Great for live music
  • Good for groups
  • Great for happy hour
We offer a wide variety of Mexican Food prepared with the highest quality of ingredients made fresh to order. From our familia to your ohana - serving with Aloha!

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican
  • Hours of operation
    Daily Daily 7:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    http://pacostacoskauai.com/catering/

What 39 people are saying

Paco's Tacos Cantina - Poipu reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.8
3.8 based on all time ratings
  • 3.8Food
  • 3.9Service
  • 3.8Ambience
  • 3.9Value

NoiseModerate

39 Reviews
  1. DowntownDiner VIP

    San Francisco56 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 5, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great Margaritas! Great Guac! Great service! Fun atmosphere with live music and a super fantastic view.

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  2. OpenTable Diner VIP

    Atlanta6 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on November 12, 2019

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    A bit buggy, but it’s open air, to be expected on a cloudy Kauai day. Wear bi

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  3. marciew VIP

    Austin13 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on November 2, 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    We dined on a Friday night with a live 3pc band. The band was extremely loud and we could not converse at all. Live music is nice and on a previous eve it was a single player which was good.

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  4. JohnD

    Hawaii2 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on October 3, 2019

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    The food taste and portions were alright, but my carne asada wasn't very flavorful. Having to pay for chips and salsa is a rarity (most Mexican restaurants include this as complimentary - however, since they are located on an island, there is added cost, which may justify their reason for charging. When we had nearly finished eating, my wife was wanting a refill on her water. We could not find our waiter so she took her glass to the bar tender. He filled her water by scooping up the ice and water that was in the drink mixer cooler...very unsanitary and a blatant health code violation. This was a "deal breaker" for us.

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  5. johnnieg VIP

    Orange County144 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on October 2, 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Being from Southern California where great Mexican food is normal, I have come to expect less than good food at most Mexican restaurants in the islands. Pacos Tacos was a pleasant surprise. The food was good, I had Shrimp Fajitas and my wife had Carnitas. Quite good. The beans and rice were so so but the margaritas and beer were excellent and at a good price. This is a good 4 star Mexican restaurant. We will return. I am actually looking forward to eating breakfast here. The menu looks great.

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  6. SherriD

    Hawaii7 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on August 29, 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    We enjoyed this breakfast. The food was good. The presentation of the burrito was not as impressive as we would have expected. It came wrapped in paper on a plate. We asked for enchilada sauce. They took it back to the kitchen and added a nice sauce and added a 2.00 charge ( which was fine, but not mentioned prior.) All the food taste very good. We would recommend and return again.

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  7. KayB VIP

    Kansas City13 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on August 12, 2019

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    Food was great. Live music also quite good.

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  8. ChristianM

    Hawaii1 review

    5.0

    Dined on August 3, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great service, food and live band on Friday evenings.

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  9. WillbeBack VIP

    New York City30 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on July 22, 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great fresh food and service. Was not sure what to expect from a place that kind of has a cheesy name but it was very good. It is set just along side a beautiful golf course with amazing sunsets.

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  10. RobertS

    Orlando7 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on July 13, 2019

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    This is probably the worse dinning experience my wife and I have had on the island. The food quality is "ok" , but definitely more expensive for authentic Mexican food (which was expected). No complimentary chips and salsa (not a deal breaker, but it's an authentic Mexican restaurant ) The service is less than adequate , they predominantly have two ladies working all of the tables, agree with other reviews in which ladies not as welcoming as other waitresses at other restaurants. That being said they do their job, but do not expect anything beyond getting your first beverage and your food arrival. You will need flag them down otherwise. All in all, the thing that made it a bad experience was the heat (pretty much feels like being outside in the shade, no circulation ) and the FLIES! We have been eating at many Kauai restaurants in similar environments and did not experience this. We were fighting off multiple flies throughout the whole meal, until the point my wife and I cut our losses and took food to go. I definitely to not recommend and will not be back.

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Paco's Tacos Cantina - Poipu is rated 3.8 stars by 39 OpenTable diners.

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2545 Kiahuna Plantation Dr, Koloa, HI 96756

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Koloa
  • Hours of operation
    Daily Daily 7:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
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