Playa Cabana is our flag in the ground. The first of many. When it all started we had one simple goal, make good, authentic, well-cooked Mexican Cuisine. And what Playa represents is a testament to the greatness we've achieved. A start to all great things.

FOOD

BOCADITOS

GUACA FRESCA — 9

Each guac is made to order in a lava rock molcajete. Choose spicy, medium or mild.

HOMEMADE CHIPS AND FRESH SALSA — 5

Hand-pressed corn tortillas fried in 100% canola oil with zero trans fats.

ENSALADA PICADA — 9

Avocado-black bean salad with iceberg lettuce, tomato and corn in lime chipotle. ($4) to add roasted chicken, steak, shrimp, portobello or catch of the day fish.

CEVICHE OF THE DAY — 9

Lime and chili marinated seafood served with homemade chips.

CHORIZOS CONQUISTADORES — 9

Local artisan-produced Spanish chorizo sausage simmered in red wine and cerveza.

NACHOS A LA PLANCHA — 10

Pizza style fresh corn tortillas griddled and topped with Oaxacan Cheese, local made Mexican crema, guajillo sauce, choice of beans. Add Spanish chorizo for $4.

FLAUTAS — 9

Crispy corn flutes stuffed with braised steak.

ALITAS CON CHIPOTLE** — 10

Chipotle-marinated chicken wings.

CROQUETAS DE CANGREJO** — 10

Poblano-corn crab cakes. Fresh (never-frozen) Dungeness crab.

TACOS DE PULPO — 10

The Octo-Taco! Fresh grilled octopus tacos (2) served with a charred jalapeno salsa.

ELOTES A LA PARILLA — 10

Grilled corn on the cob (2) rubbed in chili pequin, lime, and queso fresca/anejo.

QUESADILLAS FRITAS — 12

Handmade corn tortillas stuffed with roasted chicken and queso fresco.

CUBETA DE CAMARON — 16

Shrimp bucket! A full pound of shrimp tossed in an arbol-garlic butter, Cancun style.

TRES TACOS

TACOS DE POLLO AL CARBON — 13

Guajillo-chipotle marinated free range chicken grilled over coals with fresh mango salsa.

TACOS DE PESCADO (BAJA-STYLE) — 13

Baja ‘Catch of the Day’ fish tacos. Your server will inform you of our fresh fish of the day. We always use a white fish for our tacos, fresh battered with Tecate-cerveza. For non-battered fish tacos we grill a fillet on an open flame ($14).

TACOS DE CARNITAS — 13

Slow gently roasted pork tacos wrapped in soft corn tortillas.

ANCHO BRAISED SHORTRIB-BRISKET CRISPY TACOS — 14

AAA Ontario Beef shortrib braised in ancho chiles wrapped in fresh corn tortillas and griddled to a golden crispiness. Served with pico de gallo, guac and homemade crema.

TACOS DE CHORI-QUESO — 14

Homemade Mexican Chorizo wrapped with Oaxacan cheese, griddled in corn tortillas.

TACOS AL PASTOR — 14

The famous tacos of Mexico! Adobo-marinated pork roasted on a Trompo w/pineapple.

CRISPY CHICKEN TINGA TACOS — 14

Chipotle chicken breast slow braised in true Tinga-style, topped with crema and guac.

TACOS DE LANGOSTA — 18

Steamed Canadian Lobster in homemade hardshell tacos with guac and queso fresco.

BURRITOS

PLAYA BURRITO** — 14

Choice of chicken, veggies, ancho-braised steak, and pork carnitas.

CARNE MOLIDA PICADILLO** — 15

Home-ground beef slow-cooked with guajillo-ancho-chipotle.

POLLO MILANESA CHIPOTLE BURRITO** — 16

Breaded chicken tossed in a medium-spiced homemade chipotle salsa.

TOLUCA CHORIZA BURRITO** — 16

Homemade Mexican chorizo from the city where it was invented. Topped with egg.

BURRITO DE MARISCOS** — 16

Choice of seared catch of the day fish or seared tiger prawns.

MAR Y TIERRA** — 18

Surf and Turf Burrito! Sauteed tiger prawns and chipotle-marinated rib-eye steak.

ESPECIALIDADS DE LA CASA

HUEVOS RANCHEROS** — 14

Three eggs, Spanish and Mexican Chorizo, rice, choice of beans, flour tortilla, and queso.

TOSTADAS — 14

Choice of chicken, ancho-braised steak barbacoa, pork carnitas, veggie, or ground beef. Open hard shell corn tortillas topped with lettuce, fresh guac and crema.

ENCHILADAS SUIZAS — 14

Same choices as above, folded in corn tortillas with salsas verde/roja, side rice and beans.

SPICY MOLE (ENMOLADAS) — 16

Same choices as above, baked in corn torillas, topped with our 27 chiles-and-nuts mole.

POBLANO CHILE RELLENOS** — 17

Mild Poblano Chiles stuffed with Oaxacan Cheese and seared in an egg batter. Served with salsa roja, Mexican crema, rice and choice of beans.

CARNE ASADA — 19

A flat iron steak marinated in guajillo and chipotle chiles then seared a la plancha. Served with fresh corn tortillas, guac, jalapeno-pico, rice and choice of beans.

DRINKS

WHITE WINE

VENETO, ITALY 5OZ — 9 9OZ — $15
PINOT GRIGIO 45 / bt  

COCKTAILS

EL RUIBARBO — 10 or 65 / pitcher

Strawberry, Rhubarb house infused Mount Gay Rum shaken with lime juice & topped with soda

MEXICAN ICE TEA — 10

Tromba blanco tequila, los Arango reposado tequila, Cazadores aňejo tequila, triple sec, freshly squeeze lime, Coca Cola. Adios amigos!

POMARITA — 15

Tromba blanco tequila, La Pinta Pomegranate infused tequila, fresh sqeezed lime juice

SPANISH SANGRIA — 8

Red or White wine, Mount Gay blanco, fresh fruit

LA ENTOURAGE — 12

Avión blanco 100% de Agave tequila, Grand Marnier, freshly squeezed lime, raw organic Agave nectar, topped off with pink sparkling wine

CARDINI — 13

A twist on a classic “CAESAR” house infused DILL, CUCUMBER and SERRANO VODKA

AMBER AGAVE — 10 or 50 / pitcher

Our unique and secret house margarita. Made with El Jimador reposado 100% de agave, sweetened with raw organic agave nectar from the tequila plant and a splash of freshly squeezed orange juice

T.O COINTREAU — 9 or 45 / pitcher

Our house favourite. 100% Agave Tromba blanco, Cointreau a premium triple sec, and freshly squeezed lime. This classic margarita is done right with premium brands

PLAYA PALOMA — 10

A traditional Mexican margarita. Grapefruit infused Tromba blanco. “Tromba”, the first Canadian branded tequila. Created by a local Torontonian, Erick Brass and distilled by his master distiller in Guadalajara, Mexico.

DOS BERRIES — 12

El Jimador Blanco 100% de Agave, freshly muddled raspberries and blueberries, floated with Chambord, a black raspberry liqueur

PATRÓN HACIENDA — 15

Patrón Silver 100% de Agave, Patrón Citrónge Orange Liqueur, raw organic agave nectar and freshly squeezed lime. The smoothest margarita

BLUE LABEL — 24

Clase Azul reposado 100% de Agave, One of the smoothest tequilas known to man … Yes, in a margarita, Grand Marnier orange essence cognac, freshly squeezed lime

LA DESPIERTA — 12

Wake up with Los Arango infused coffee bean & blood orange, served on the rocks

MOJITO CUBANO — 9 or 43 / pitcher

Mount Gay blanco rum, fresh muddled mint, freshly squeezed lime, soda

MOJITO MOJADO — 10 or 45 / pitcher

Cazadores reposado 100% de Agave tequila, raw organic agave nectar, freshly squeezed lime, soda

CERVEZAS

  btl bucket of 4
DOS XX LAGER 6 20
TECATE (TALL BOY) 8 28
NEGRA MODELO 7 24
CORONA 6 20
ROLLING ROCK PALE LAGER 7 24
SHOCK TOP BELGIAN WHITE (TALL BOY) 8 28
LOWENBRAU (TALL BOY) 8 28

NON-ALCOHOLIC

JARRITOS MEXICAN SODAS — 3.50

Mango / Pineapple / Tamarind / Mandarin / Grapefruit / Guava / Strawberry / Lime / Fruit Punch

MEXICAN COCA COLA — 3.50

Real sugar cane

MEXICAN FANTA — 3.50

Real sugar cane

FRESHLY SQUEEZED ORANGE JUICE — 3.50

HOUSE MADE LEMONADE — 3.50

HOUSE MADE CREAM SODA — 3.50

CAFÉS

AMERICANO — 2

ESPRESSO — 2

CAFÉ CON LECHE — 4

CAPPUCCINO — 4

CAFÉ CORRECTO (MEZCAL & ESPRESSO) — 7

CREMA DE CABANA (KAHLUA, BAILEYS, ESPRESSO) — 7

HOURS

   
Monday 12pm - 11pm
Tuesday 12pm - 11pm
Wednesday 12pm - 11pm
Thursday 12pm - 11pm
Friday 12pm - 11pm
Saturday 12pm - 11pm
Sunday 12pm - 11pm