Vegan
Fast food
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Mexican
Gluten-free
Pop-up-turned restaurant serving plant based Mexican street food. Makes its own corn and flour tortillas. Instagram: @elplantamexican Open Tue-Thu 5:30pm-8:30pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-9:00pm.
69 Reviews
First Review by backtoback
chanelle_lowe
Points +28
Super Tasty, Super friendly - Edit
Tacos where an absolute treat 😍
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Thanks so much Chanelle, glad you loved it!
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climate_nutritionist
Points +303
Best food in Brisbane - Edit
This restaurant is hands down my favorite In Brisbane. The food is so fresh and flavorful. The ‘feed me’ option is such good value for $45/pp as you get to try a range of things and it is more than enough to fill you up. I come here every time I’m in town and they recently changed the menu up which was fun. Highly recommend and suggest to also try the burned pineapple margarita - so good!
Read morePros: Flavorful , Fresh, Good value
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AlwaysSoHungry
Points +553
Best vegan tacos - Edit
El planta changes their menu quite regularly and every single dish is always delicious! So fun to have creative tacos with a variety of fillings and salsas
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BrettONeill
Points +109
Hit the spot - Edit
A saving grace in a city with minimal vegan-only establishments
Read morePros: Super tasty, Reasonably priced, Vegan only
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franktots
Points +112
just ok - Edit
went again in dec 2024 and it was fantastic so i’m changing my rating from three to five.
Read morei was a bit disappointed with the tacos and tostada after reading the rave reviews. just didn’t do much for me and was a bit lackluster. loved the etole and the waitstaff was great.
Updated from previous review on 2023-07-18
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slikespizza
Points +1558
Exceptional Food - Edit
Ordered the tasting menu chefs choice consisting of starter, salad , tacos and desert. All courses were exceptionally flavorful. A vegan must visit.
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DTS
Points +1577
Delicious tasting menu - Edit
Got the banquet for 2 which had lots of different flavors. Everything was delicious and service was efficient.
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BronteM
Points +590
Amazing - Edit
They have a small menu so you don't have a lot of choice, but being fully vegan, I didn't mind. Everything we tried was incredible. The interior has a nice vibe and the staff were lovely.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-06-30
Pros: Accessible
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Naya123
Points +303
4 stars but confused - Edit
First time I went it was 10000/10 absolutely mind blowing, second time I went it was 2/10 and then last weekend we went back and my partner thought it was amazing and enjoyed everything where I thought it was okay, the potato dish was very yummy though and the service is always beautiful. We also always get stitched up with our seating. I forgot to take photos of the potatoes because they were so yummy I didn’t even think.
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SuitableCoconut
Points +345
Incredible - Edit
We did the trust the chef! So good!
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Aussietraveller
Points +591
Pretty good - Edit
Giving 5 stars because it’s fully vegan but found the food a little bit bland except for the pescado tacos which were delicious and spicy
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Rothkogirrl
Points +232
Great vegan food - Edit
Get those mushroom 'skewers' one of the tastiest vegan dishes I've had in a long while!
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milkcartonkenny
Points +82
Great food, just needs more - Edit
Literally some of the tastiest food I’ve eaten, but for the price I was hungry again later that night.
Read morePros: Tasty food, Friendly staff
Cons: Portion sizes
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SoniaStewart
Points +26
Lovely Food - Shame About the SLOW Service - Edit
We went last night, we were greeted and seated with a friendly waitress. It took some time before we were given water, even longer for drinks, then we were asked if we were ready to order, probably 20min (two other tables were seated and order taken before us). It was 41 minutes before we got our first dish after ordering (which was actually our second), other tables were getting plates of food continuously but not us. Then we got our starter (after our second dish), then after that we received our Tacos. Look the food was lovely, but the SLOW service really turned us off. It was like our order was forgotten.
Read morePros: Nice Food, Friendly Staff, Neat looking Restaurant
Cons: Service time and too long to receive food., Food arrived in incorrect order., Waitress not attentive to us at all.
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Joylemes
Points +705
Good vegan Mexican - Edit
Good vegan Mexican style restaurant. I had the banquet and it’s a lot of food. Good taste but not Fantastic.
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siralexfergi
Points +95
A moderate mexican restaurant - Edit
The variety of menu is not enough.
Read moreThe potion size doesn't fit the price it is so expensive.
The taste was ok and not special.
Pros: Staff
Cons: Price, Size, Variety
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Steffoknee
Points +367
A Brisbane gem - Edit
If you love Mexican you have to eat here! Amazing all vegan restaurant
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Madz
Points +134
Mini Margs! - Edit
The food looked so good, my friend and I couldn’t decide what to have so we did the banquet and it didn’t disappoint. Plenty of food and very delicious. We loved that you could have a half size margarita- a ‘Mini Marg’ - which meant we could try two different flavours. We had the watermelon and the smoky pineapple, so yum.
Read morePros: Delicious, Cool restaurant, Nice wait staff
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Zoe1188
Points +28
Best Mexican! - Edit
So much flavor, fresh corn tacos, and transform veggies! Go you won’t regret it!! 👏
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TrevorBNE
Points +87
Best Mexican in Brisbane - Edit
Absolute must-do vegan restaurant for anyone living in or visiting Brisbane.
Read morePros: Reasonable prices, Fully vegan ❤️, Great drinks
Cons: Can be busy (which is great to see)
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Dobosono
Points +145
Quality Mexican Cuisine - Edit
Great food, great vibe. The papas were the stand out dish - I could have eaten nothing but them the whole night. Make sure you get them! Tacos were delicious too. Staff were very friendly. All round, a wonderful venue!
Read morePros: Papas Dish, Friendly Staff
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helencary
Points +88
Great food - Edit
Great food, friendly staff, good price😄
Read morePros: Great food, Good price , Friendly staff
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VicGreen
Points +60
Yum things! - Edit
Went here for dinner after an afternoon wandering around southbank, we went for the Banquette and it was all delicious food! I will definitely be back for more tacos. The margaritas were also so good - I had the seasonal (spicy strawberry) and the charred pineapple (with a kick!)
Read moreOnly thing I would change is getting more tacos next time rather than duplicate plates of the sharers!
Although the chips with salsa rojo were to die for, so they’d be on the table always.
Updated from previous review on 2024-03-15
Pros: Friendly staff, Great food, Tasty margaritas
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frankentaler
Points +162
Outstanding great Mexican food - Edit
We loved it. Highly recommend pescado ceviche which tastes truly „real“. We also loved the oyster mushroom skewers which were flamed in order to have nice roasting flavors. Wines and drinks also great, wide beer selection spanning from local to Mexican choices. Go there!
Read morePros: Food, Staff friendliness , Drink selection
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LauraCatherine15
Points +1157
Incred pescado tacos - Edit
Starters were good, tacos were delicious! We got 2 starters to share and had 2 tacos each which was more than enough. Very fast service.
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Robsenga
Points +59
Really great food - Edit
We just rocked up at 8pm on a Thursday and they managed to squeeze us in so, lesson learned, booking essential here. And it is soon obvious why. Great food, flavours, textures and combos.
Read moreOyster mushrooms on skewers was our absolute fave dish but all were excellent.
Pros: Food flavours and textures, Interesting combos, Love coriander
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Dinuclearwarfare
Points +20
Best vegan restaurant I have eaten At - Edit
Went there a couple of months ago and had an amazing grilled mushroom dish.
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