Nolita Cantina

Possibly the best burger I’ve eaten to date, I got the one with the Dr. Pepper sauce and it was very very good. The price is expensive though, and the place itself is tiny. Good for a little stop, but overall, amazing burgers.

Another trip to Liverpool = another trip to Nolita Cantina = another five star review.
Wanting somewhere we knew we could eat, drink and be happy after working and travelling across to Liverpool on a Friday night, we quickly decided to head to Nolita Cantina. It’s undergone a small refurb since our last visit, meaning there’s more seating, and it really seems that word has got out! With a 30 minute wait, we left our phone number and headed to Shipping Forecast for a drink.
When the call came (25 minutes later, if you’re wondering) we told them we’d be a couple of minutes due to having drinks and they were more than happy for us to head across in our own time.
The menu has some new additions, including a philly cheese-​steak, and a couple of old favourites, like the delicious mini corn dogs. As a couple we have a great system of deciding on our starters/​sharer plates together, then go our own ways when it comes to mains.
Cue Frank’s hot sauce chicken wings and cheese stuffed jalapenos — or chilli pops — for starters, served up in the plastic red baskets we have come to expect. Chilli pops were a great heat, and the small salad/​salsa that came on the side worked really well, with the wings providing the right balance between sweet and hot. Everything was totally devoured!
Not wanting to rule out burgers et al for the rest of our weekend, I decided on the Havana rum ribs for my main. The photo doesn’t do them justice as they were simply delicious; sticky rum sauce with enough bite to please those who don’t like the meat to fall off the bone immediately. I need a lot of napkins to get through, but it was more than worth it.
The other half’s bacon & blue cheese burger looked humongous and certainly made him work for his dinner, but he described it as one of the best burgers he’s had in recent memory. Speaking as people who eat a lot of burgers, colour us impressed! Fries are also impressive, plus they are a combination of sweet and regular — a personal favourite.
The only disappointment of the meal came in the form of onion rings, which really didn’t hold their own compared to the rest of the plates. But not everything can be perfect all the time…
Service was friendly and attentive, though did seem surprised when we made them aware of the fact that they’d left the onion rings off the receipt. We’re honest people!
Nolita is really becoming a Liverpool staple for us, and I’m already looking forward to exploring more of their menu.