California Native - Carindale

Got the half chicken and the nachos! Huge portions and more than enough for three people. Chicken was crispy and juicy, rice was well cooked and flavored but unmemorable (when you have chips), and pepper wasn’t spicy but added a nice flavor to the chicken. Nacho chips were crunchy but a bit salty (and after awhile my jaw started to hurt from the chewing lol), and the steak came on a bed of mashed black beans, which was tasty. Guacamole was good but had that slight overripe flavor to it. Salsa was too sweet for my liking but overall really filling dishes with huge portions. Ambiance was cute and cozy although the heat lamps were turned off already so it was a bit cold tonight. Service was great and friendly didn’t try the drinks but they did look good!

My boyfriend and I had dinner at the California Native Saturday night and it was delicious! We luckily rang to make a booking but were told there next table wouldn't be free until 8:15pm, when we got there the place was packed and all tables full. The staff were great with monitoring all the tables and were prompt with taking our order. For an entree we shared beef taquitos and a side of chips with chipotle. I don't know that they but it in the chipotle but it was amazing! We also were given some corn chips and salsa on the house. For a main I had a beef enchilada and my partner had the chicken tacos. By this stage we were pretty full but couldn't resist more. The enchilada was really nice but the rice served with it wasn't the best I had before, the black beans served with it though were nice. The tacos where a bit powdery and meat a bit bland but overall still an ok meal. We will be back here again to try more from the menu.

We just got home from visiting California native and it was amazing! <br/ Service: fantastic! My friend is actually from California and he really wanted cheese sauce (taken from another dish) with some corn chips with our entree. They were so accommodating they were happy to do this for us and were so lovely and helpful throughout the whole night. <br/ <br/ Food: huge! A bit expensive but the food totally outweighed price. Super generous portions and the test was exceptional. It takes a lot to impress my Californian friend with American food however he was especially impressed and said he would come back again.... That's a lot coming from him! We both had the enchiladas, mine being both chicken and my friend ordered the beef and pork. Both amazing! Another highlight the dessert.. The banana split was huge... And incredibly yummy! <br/ <br/ Experience: the Resturant is lovely .. The feel of the place is warm and invited and like no other place we have eaten before. <br/ <br/ We will be returning and bringing out friends!!! thoroughly impressed well done California native .. Do not look any further if you are after a good, hearty Mexican meal !<br/

Went here for dinner on a Thursday night, was reasonably busy for a weeknight! Cool decor inside. Seated quickly and service was attentive all night. Very friendly waitress. We had the wagyu burger and chicken enchilada, both were delicious! Finished it off with the banana split which was super decedent and amazing. Good food, good service, nice atmosphere (bit noisy) only real negative was the prices which were on the higher side. Overall great experience though and I will be going back to try other dishes!

We enjoyed a delicious lunch here with some friends. We had jalepenos and chilli fries for entree which were both lovely. We had a good variety of foods for our main meal which everyone enjoyed. Portions are enormous-possibly a little too big!!