Tres a Cinco

@tres_a_cinco 📍 CBD ✔️ Habanero Oysters ✖️ Prawn Tamale ✔️ Fish Taco ✔️ Quesa Birria ➖ Chicken Skewer ✔️ Tres Leches Tres a Cinco, a Mexican cantina and bar nestled along the iconic Hosier Lane in the heart of Melbourne's CBD, is the brainchild of the talented MoVida team and their seasoned Mexican chef, Sarai Castillo. It all started as a humble takeaway service named Comida Corrida, a creative endeavour that kept both herself and her international colleagues employed during the challenging times of COVID lockdowns. Now, it has evolved into a colourful, permanent establishment. 🇲🇽 The menu includes some of the chefs childhood favourites and the drinks list pleases the tequila lover featuring 8 different Margaritas and plenty of Mexican beers. pleases the tequila fans featuring 8 different Margaritas as well as a range of Mexican beers. 🍺 The Habenero Oysters were tangy, fresh and very spicy! The Fish Taco would have been perfect had the fish portion was a bit smaller. We weren’t a fan of the Prawn Tamale, it was unappealing and only had 3 small tiny prawns inside. Staff kindly took it off the bill when we enquired. The Chicken Skewer had lovely flavour but was dry. The Quesa Birria was very different to any I’ve had before.. it was served with something that more resembled a gravy than a consommé - and too small for dipping. It wasn’t crispy, the onion was on the outside, there was no coriander and very beef heavy. I still enjoyed it for what it was. 🙃 We finished with the Tres Leches cake, which was nice and light. The milk was served at the bottom of the plate rather than soaked through, would’ve loved more dulce and a bigger portion for the price. I loved the fit out, vibe and the service however with the food maybe my expectations here were set too high. Unfortunately nothing left us with a lasting impression. ⭐️ 3.2/5 💸 $$