FONDA MEXICAN - RICHMOND
Melbourne, VIC

While there are some very fresh ingredients put into their dishes, the authentic flavours you find at such Melbourne icons as Mamasitas ate not there, the chicken burrito tastes overwhelmingly of charcoal, while you lose the beautiful fresh corn and salad. The pulled pork taco sounds delightful but has no balance of flavor, it either burns your mouth or you get a whack of sweetness from the pineapple! The fish taco was much better but still doesn't rate next to Manasita's and the vegetarian taco, while the sauce was nice the crunchy corn was just wrong, the corn on the cob was the saving grace, sweet and fresh, but its pretty hard to mess up grilled corn. Overall disappointing