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Rita's Tequila & Taqueria

Teneriffe

Updated: Nov 16, 2021

Rita's Bar is a cool contemporary Tequila and Taqueria nestled in the base of the historic Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Woolstores in Teneriffe.

Rita's Tequila & Taqueria Bar Teneriffe

From the savvy owners of neighbouring Siffredi's, Rita's Bar serves up killer cocktails and Mexican street food with a creative twist.

Rita's Tequila & Taqueria Bar Teneriffe

On the concise food menu are Starters such as smoked chilli & mezcal mignionette oysters, Rita's chip & dip (house made guacamole and corn chips) or Tostada (raw tuna, XO sauce & pickled jalapenos).

Rita's Tequila & Taqueria Bar Teneriffe

A choice of Skewers includes marinated chicken with aji verde sauce or grilled scallop with leche de tigre and caramelised cashew.

Rita's Tequila & Taqueria Bar Teneriffe

House specialty are the tacos, with a selection of fillings you won't find elsewhere in Brisbane, such as grilled kingfish (with crispy potato, dill mayo, vinegar & nori dressing); smoked cheese mushroom (urban valley mushrooms & vegemite cream); crispy buffalo bug (with iceberg lettuce & pickled red onion) or Korean fried cauliflower (with macadamia cream & peanuts).

Rita's Tequila & Taqueria Bar Teneriffe

Headlining the drinks menu are signature cocktails such as the Tropical Botanist (Don Julio Blanco, Don Chuy Reposado Mexcal, pineapple, tarragon, lemon citrus, spritz) or Honey & Harvest (mexcal verde, butter washed honey, lemon citrus, aquafaba) or a Flavoured Margarita (Tromba Blanco, Triple sec, lime citrus) by the glass or jug.

Agave classics include Classic Margarita, Paloma (Tromba reposado, agave, grapefruit & lime citrus, soda) and Rosita (Tromba blanco, dry vermouth, sweet vermouth & campari). For beer drinkers there's Don Equis Lager and Tecate lager (Mexico) and Rita's Pale Ale, while the wine list features a small selection of 8 boutique wines (by the glass or bottle) from around Australia.

Rita's Bar

36 Vernon Tce

Teneriffe

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