Cactus Mexican Takeaway

Fancy a bit of spice in your life? Have a look at Cactus Mexican takeaway.



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If you're looking for a good and cheap takeaway that isn't a Pizza, Chinese or Indian, then Cactus is a good place to start. We've ordered from the takeaway a couple of times after their leaflet got pushed under the flat door.

If you are expecting the best Mexican food you have ever tasted in your life, you aren't going to find that here. Not that the food is bad but in some areas it could be better, when we've ordered we've gotten a wide selection of what they have to offer including their ribs, burritos and chimichangas.

The main problem is consistency. The first time we ordered, everyone was happy, praising the wonderful works of the chefs at Cactus. We loved their generous portion sizes considering the price we paid, it was a wonderful evening with X-factor on in the background and everyone tucking into the great tasting good. We didn't even have to wash up as we'd been provided with plate sized tinfoil trays, it was a great evening and if we'd only ordered once then Cactus would have recieved a stellar review.

Alas for poor Cactus we did not order once. The second time around it was very similar orders round the table, because if it wasn't broken then why fix it? Well the ribs before that were extremely juicy and just fell off the bone this time were dry and tough. It wasn't just the ribs, burritos couldn't be finished because they didn't taste of a burrito. It wasn't inedible and apart from that one rather nasty burrito, didn't taste awful, but the once great faith in this Mexican establishment now lay somewhat broken in tinfoil trays on the kitchen table.

If you're thinking about ordering from Cactus then here's a brief example of their menu and prices and you can make the decision for yourself.

Main
	Vegetable	Bacon		Beef	Prawns	Chicken
Burrito	£5.20	£6.90		£7.10	£7.50	£7.90
BBQ Burrito
Chilli Burrito
Chimichangas
Tacos
Lamb Shank						£5.90
BBQ Ribs (full rack)						£7.40
Chicken Fajita Wrap						£6.90
Mexican Burger						£4.70
Spaghetti Bolognese						£4.20
Hot Mexican Lasagne						£4.90
Chilli Con Carne						£5.90
Mexican Meatballs						£5.80
Pizza
Texas BBQ Pizza (12” Folded)						£7.20
Cheesy Bacon Topper (12” Folded)						£7.20
Special Mexican (12” Folded)						£7.20
Cheesy Garlic Bread (10” Folded)						£3.20
Nachos
Nacho con Salsa						£3.20
Nacho con Queso						£3.90
Nacho Mexicano						£4.20
Cactus Nachos						£4.60
Side Orders
Fries		£1.10	Chicken Wings			£2.20
Fries (cheese+jalapenos)		£2.50	Chicken Strips			£2.00
Onion Rings (10)		£1.60	Jalapenos Queso			£2.50
Garlic Mushrooms		£2.00	Tortilla Bread			£1.20
Potato Wedges		£1.70	Coleslaw			£1.00
Mexican Rice		£1.70	Jalapenos			£1.00
Refried Beans		£1.60	Dips			£0.50
Potato Skins (cheese)		£2.50
Potato Skins (cheese+bacon)		£3.00
Deserts
Chocolate Fudge Cake						£1.70
Strawberry Cheesecake						£1.50
Ice Cream (Haagen-Dazs)						£4.80
Cans						£0.60
Bottles						£1.80

If the menu does indeed take your fancy then the number to ring is 01522525525
Or stop by and visit them on High Street, Lincoln, LN5

Our advice to you would be this however, if you are going to order from Cactus perhaps do it only once, so you don't have to deal with the dissapointment or a lackluster second meal.
Cactus Mexican Takeaway - ***


By Matthew Hancocks