If you’re in Sydney and need a truckload of tacos, burritos and Buffalo wings, all washed down with a giant frozen Margarita, you head to El Camino Cantina. The Rocks favourite heaves on weekends with people topping up on approachable Tex-Mex before blowing the doors off their night in the surrounding pubs and bars.

In late 2018 it crossed the border, and El Camino Cantina opened a mammoth 350-seat restaurant on King Street. The space is decorated in a similar vein to the other two El Camino venues, with bright paint, neon lighting and a giant Evel Knievel-inspired mural by Australian artist Ben Brown.

El Camino is from Rockpool Dining Group, which has steadily established a presence in the Queensland capital with venues such as Sake , Burger Project and another King Street offering, Bavarian Beerhaus.

The restaurant serves everything from Buffalo wings and jalapeño poppers to fajitas, burritos and soft-shell tacos. And yes, the unlimited free tortilla chips and salsa are along for the ride.

Drinks are dominated by El Camino’s over-the-top selection of frozen Margaritas. They come in three flavours – classic, mango and strawberry – and you can opt for a 400-millilitre or 700-millilitre glass. If you’ve got a real thirst there’s a two-litre tower. The selection is backed by Mexican draught and bottled beer and more than 100 tequilas and mezcals.

The weekly specials also headed north. That includes 10-cent wings every Tuesday, $2 tacos every Wednesday, half-price fajitas on Thursdays and a $15 burrito and beer lunch special from Monday to Friday. Happy hour serves up $7.50 Margaritas from 4pm to 6pm.