Que Pasa Cantina

Portland, OR · Mexican restaurant

Rating
4.5/5
★★★★★ 4.5
Reviews
20
Rank in Portland
#566
of 2558 restaurants
City Percentile
58%
rating percentile
Address
Que Pasa Cantina, 1408 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Phone
(503) 230-9212
Website
quepasacantinapdx.com/?utm_source=google
Status
Open · Closes 10 PM

Que Pasa Cantina is a restaurant located in Portland, OR. It is one of 2,558 restaurants listed in Portland. Its 4.5-star rating is above the Portland city average of 4.4 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Que Pasa Cantina

Que Pasa Cantina is a full service restaurant and bar, offering homemade Mexican comfort food, tasty scratch margaritas, all served in an authentic atmosphere. We have an indoor dining room, two heated outdoor patio areas and a cozy cantina. We are... More

Hours

Friday4 PM–10 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Cynthia Yanez · Feb 2026

I’m visiting from Texas and had to leave a quick review. The birria tacos were sooo good. Super flavorful, yummy, and you can tell they put love into their dishes! The michelada was also delicious and perfectly balanced. I’m definitely picky when it comes to Mexican food and this spot really impressed me. If you’re in Portland, definitely stop by. I will for sure be back next time I’m in town!

★★★★★ 5.0 Keeley Koch · Feb 2026

I was very pleasantly surprised by this cute spot. The food was amazing. Flavorful and no dry chicken to be found. Service was lovely and a heated patio during the gray cold days is truly one of my favorite things. I will definitely be back. I also love the baskets on the table to encourage an electronics free experience.

★★★★★ 5.0 Kevin Howells · Jan 2026

My wife's pickleball group recently had a birthday celebration here, that included close to 20 people. I have to say, normally experiences like this are met with a frantic wait stuff (which is understandable) and rushed service (also understandable given a party of such size is taking up numerous tables). However, the staff at a Que Pasa didn't miss a single beat. I don't think I've ever seen a more collected wait staff that appeared to give each individual attention to their orders, and were also prompt in bringing out food, drinks, etc., AND following up with how everything tasted, and coming back for multiple checks on water, and if we needed anything else. Seriously my mind is blown. Whoever our server was at around 6:00 p.m. on January 17th (tall guy with dark rimmed glasses), you ar

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Genevieve Galvan · Nov 2025

Jesus was a very nice server, unfortunately he left us to go work in the kitchen because they were swamped with a 20 person party which he warned us about. The atmosphere is cute, I like the decor, but it was really cold even sitting inside. The food was really bland , rice and beans were lacking in flavor. I ordered medium rare steak and got rare steak but they nicely took it back for me. They forgot the flour tortillas and didn’t check on us for what felt like ten mins… My fiancé ordered a wet burrito which we were charged for and it came out not wet. The chips and salsa were pretty mid. The chips were stale, and some of them were chewy. The iced tea didn’t taste fresh, either it had been made days before or the container hadn’t been washed in a long time because it tasted dirty. Once ag

★★★★★ 5.0 Lauren Belshe · Aug 2025

Our server was so sweet and did a great job. We got the slushy house margs, chips/guac/salsa app, and shared fajitas. Everything was so delicious. The lack of air conditioning was the only downside because it was pretty hot outside, but definitely would recommend this restaurant. Great food and great service!

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Mexican restaurantBarBurrito restaurantCocktail barFamily restaurantLatin American restaurantSouthwestern restaurant (US)Taco restaurantTex-Mex restaurantVegetarian restaurant

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