Bar + Mexican, Albany
Mama Loco
Our love for delicious modern Mexican food combined with our obsession with tequila, add up to an unforgettable venue which makes for fantastic events.
Bar + Mexican, Albany
Mama Loco
Want $1 back for every $10 you spend? Earn and redeem Joylab Rewards Dollars in our network of 20+ bars, pubs and restaurants across Auckland.
Bar + Mexican, Albany
Mama Loco
Our love for delicious modern Mexican food combined with our obsession with tequila, add up to an unforgettable venue which makes for fantastic events.
Bar + Mexican, Albany
Mama Loco
Want $1 back for every $10 you spend? Earn and redeem Joylab Rewards Dollars in our network of 20+ bars, pubs and restaurants across Auckland.

- 219 Don McKinnon Drive,
- Westfield Albany
- Auckland
- View map
- (09) 444 1076
- Hours
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- SUN - TUES | 12 - 9pm
- WED - THURS | 12 - 10pm
- FRI - SAT | 12 - Late
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- Please note, we are able to host
- Events outside of the above hours
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- Email | lara@mamaloco.co.nz
Hola! Bienvenidos a Mama Loco. Feeling festive? Move your body into Auckland’s little slice of Mexico on the North Shore, a fresh, colourful + a positively pumping spot located on the exterior of Albany Westfield Mall; packing a vibrant menu of street food from the Americas that will be sure to get your hearts racing in tune to the music. Break out the sombrero + feel the sun, even when it’s raining.
Say hola to Lance, chief joybringer at Mama Loco.
Mall parking available.
Menu
- GETTING STARTED
- Polenta chips
- ancho chilli sauce (VG/GF/DF) 6.9
- Beer battered Jalapeños
- chipotle ranch (V) 6.9
- Blue and yellow corn chips
- guacamole (VG/GF/DF) 11.9
- Chilli salted fries
- citrus chilli aioli (V/GF) 9.0
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- STREET
- 15.9 each
- Mama’s fried chicken
- habanero yoghurt 16.9
- Angus steak skewers
- capsicum, red onion,courgette, chimichurri (GF/NF) 17.9
- Piri piri crumbed squid
- verde cream 15.9
- Tijuana fries
- cheese, jalapeños, sour cream, ancho chilli sauce (V/GF) 13.9
- Fried zucchini chips
- cinnamon salt, ancho chilli sauce (VG/DF) 15.9
- Tequila achiote chicken
- lemon, red salt (GF/NF) 15.9
- Chilli corn cobbs
- lemon, chipotle ranch (GF) 14.9
- Naked summer bowl
- iceberg, black beans, spiced almonds, onion, capsicum, zesty lemon dressing(GF/VG) 16.9 ADD piri piri squid | chopped fried chicken | torn jackfruit (VG) 5.5
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- TACOS
- Served on two white flour tortilla $15.9
- or swap tortilla for lettuce cups
- Ancho pork
- iceberg, onion, pineapple mole
- Crispy annatto chicken
- pickled onion, jalapeño, spiced yoghurt
- Torn beef cheek
- onion + capsicum, chilli nutty salsa
- Pasilla school prawns
- charred cabbage, green tomato jalapeño chutney
- Torn jackfruit
- iceberg, onion + capsicum,pineapple salsa, chipotle ranch (V)
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- QUESADILLA
- 19.9
- All served with onion, capsicum, mozzarella, sour cream and crushed tomato salsa
- Ancho chicken
- black beans, citrus aioli
- Poblano beef cheek
- cinnamon mushrooms, chimichurri cream
- Mixed market mushroom and jalapeños
- green tomato chutney (V)
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- Mamas platter
- Angus steak skewers, piri piri squid, chilli corn cobbs, zucchini chips, Mama’s fried chicken, blue + yellow corn chips, chilli salted fries, citrus chilli aioli + ancho chilli dips FULL 49.9 / HALF 29.9
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- NACHOS
- All served with blue + yellow corn chips, cheese + sour cream 16.9 ea
- Slow cooked chili beef
- chipotle peppers, crushed tomato salsa
- BBQ pulled jackfruit
- jalapeños, black beans,cheese (V) SWAP to vegan cheese (VG)
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- SIDES
- Tangy iceberg slaw
- (VG/GF/NF) 6.9
- Street corn salad
- (VG/GF/NF) 6.9
- Onion rings
- tamarind BBQ (V/NF) 6.9
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- SWEET
- Churros
- with cinnamon sugar + choice of chocolate sauce or dulce de leche 10.9
- Scoop Kāpiti
- vanilla bean ice-cream 3.0
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- Please click the 'Download Menu' button above to see our beverage menu

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