Menu

Little Water Cantina is a locally owned, scratch Mexican restaurant in Eastlake, Seattle, that is frequently cited as “Best Mexican” and “Best Outdoor Dining,” and has been featured on the Food Network and the Travel Channel since opening in 2011. Our food and drinks are based on fundamental Mexican ingredients and techniques, but we like to take chances and have fun so you’ll see some original riffs on classics!

Please keep in mind this is only a sample menu and may not reflect our most recent menu pricing or specials. For our most current menu (and to order online), please visit Toast.


Antojitos

Guacamole & Chips – $12

Ripe Mexican avocados smashed with our roasted tomatillo salsa, topped with pico de gallo, comes with flour tortilla strips.

Chips & Salsa – $8

Charred tomatoes, tomatillos, onions, chilies and cilantro with corn chips.

Lion’s Mane Mushroom “Calamari” – $14

Local mushrooms dredged in coconut milk,  breaded, fried and served with a light chile tomato dipping sauce. 

Queso Dip – $13

The ultimate Tex-Mex party dish, this fondue-like cheese sauce is great for sharing!

Add chorizo – $3.00

Papa’s Flautas – $14

Potatoes mashed up with jalapeños, Mexican  cheeses, smoky red chile sauce and chicken  then rolled in three flour tortillas and fried until  crispy. Served in a red chile sauce with  cabbage, pico de gallo, cilantro and sour cream.

Pozole – $14

Braised pork and hominy in a rich red chile broth served with shredded cabbage, cotija cheese, cilantro, corn chips and lime.

Quesadillas – $12

Roasted poblano chilies, onions, shrooms, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.

Add Chicken Tinga – $5

Add Spicy Chipotle Shrimp – $7

Add Carnitas – $5

Add Carne Asada- $7


Burritos

All burritos stuffed with cantina beans (contains pork), red rice and your choice of filling. Add guacamole to any burrito for $2.

Grilled Vegetable – $11

Grilled chayote squash, corn, poblano chilies, crimini mushrooms, onions, vegetarian black beans, pico de gallo, cilantro, sour cream and Monterrey jack cheese. Served with spicy 3-chile sauce.

Shrimp – $14

Shrimp sautéed in spicy coconut-chipotle sauce with smoked onions, cilantro and Monterrey jack cheese.

Steak – $15

Marinated and grilled steak with charred onions and poblano chilies, cilantro, sour cream and Monterrey jack cheese. Served with spicy 3-chile sauce.

Wild Boar – $17

Spice rubbed, smoked, fried and served with grilled  pineapple, fried onions, cilantro, sour cream and  Monterrey jack cheese. Served with spicy 3-chile  sauce.

Pork Carnitas – $13

Traditional citrus, guajillo and garlic braised pork  shoulder and belly with pickled red onions, pico de  gallo, cilantro, sour cream, and Monterrey jack  cheese. Served with spicy 3-chile sauce.  

Chicken Tinga – $13

Spicy red chile, onion and tomato braised chicken  tinga served with pico de gallo, sour cream, cilantro and Monterrey jack cheese. 

Super Chimichanga

Burritos available as a Chimichanga: deep-fried and plated w/ spicy red 3-chile and queso – add $7


Tacos

All tacos served two per order a la carte. Taco platter with cantina beans and red rice available for an additional $5!

Steak – $14

Marinated and grilled beef served with poblano chilies, onions, cotija cheese, avocado cream and cilantro with a side of 3-chile sauce.

Carnitas – $12

Traditional citrus, guajillo and garlic braised pork shoulder and belly served with cabbage, pickled red onions, cream, pico de gallo and cilantro with a side of 3-chile sauce.

Wild Boar – $16

Spice rubbed, smoked, fried and served with grilled pineapple, fried onions, crema, cilantro and 3-chile sauce.

Chicken Tinga – $12

Spicy tomato, onion and red chili-braised chicken with cabbage, avocado crema, cotija cheese and cilantro.

Fish – $13

Spice-rubbed and sautéed Alaska cod served with cabbage, pickled red
onion, mango pico de gallo, avocado crema and cilantro.

Also available beer-battered and fried Baja-style. Add $1

Shrimp – $13

Shrimp sautéed with smoked onions in a spicy chipotle sauce and served with cabbage, cotija cheese, pico de gallo, cilantro and coconut crema.

Roasted Vegetables – $12

Grilled chayote squash, corn, poblano chilies, crimini mushrooms, onions, vegetarian black beans, pico de gallo, cilantro, sour cream and Monterrey jack cheese. Served with spicy 3-chile sauce.

Taquitos Borrachos – $14

Three corn tortillas rolled up with spiced ground beef, deep fried and drowned in a red tomato-chile sauce. Topped with cabbage, sour cream, cotija cheese, and pico de gallo.


Platos

Carne Asada – $25

Marinated & grilled skirt steak served with cantina beans, red rice & roasted chilies. Served with tres chilies sauce and tortillas.

Taco Salad – $12

Fresh mixed greens, black beans, corn, cotija cheese, pico de gallo, cucumber, cilantro, avocado ranch dressing and fried corn tortilla.

Add chicken – $6

Spicy Shrimp – $8

Local Clams in Smokey Red Chile Broth – $18

1 pound of local Manila clams served with a few slices of grilled baguette from French bakery Le Fournil up the street!

Ahi Tuna Ceviche* – $18

Tuna, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, corn, radish and micro cilantro dressed in a coconut-grapefruit sauce with heat from local, organic floral gem chilies.

*The health department wants us to remind you that eating undercooked food, though perfectly delicious, could be detrimental to your health.


Niños

(ages 12 and under)

Plain Fried Fish Taco, Rice, Beans – $8

Rice, Beans & Avocado – $7

Quesadilla, Rice & Beans – $7

Add Chicken or Carnitas – $3


Beverages

Margarita de la Casa – $11

Blanco tequila, orange liqueur, fresh lime

The Demargarita – $16

Siete Leguas reposado tequilla, kumquat marmelade syrup, lime, orange bitters.

Margarita Fresca – $12

Check QR code menu or ask about our current fresh fruit flavored margarita choices.

Mas Chingona – $35

Double premium Siete Leguas tequila, Gran Gala, agave nectar & lime served in a chalice!

Margarita Picante – $12

Blanco tequila, orange liqueur, fresh lime, spicy serrano.

Paloma – $14

Javelina blanco, fresh grapefruit, lime, soda.

Margarita Verde – $14

Blanco tequila, triple sec, pineapple, serrano, cilantro, basil.

Mezcal Old Fashioned – $14

Mezcal, Angustura bitters, oranges bitters, agave nectar, orange twist.

Cadillac Mas Mejor – $16

LWC’s exclusive single barrel El Mayor reposado, Brovo orange curacao, fresh lime, agave nectar & Grand Marnier.

Skinny Margarita – $12

Exotico blanco tequila, lime, splash of simple.

Cervezas

Ask about our rotating beers on draft.

Bottles & Cans – $6

Bohemia, Carta Blanca, Corona, Corona Light, Dos Equis Amber, Dos Equis Lager, Imperial, Pacifico, Sol, Tecate Tallboy, Tecate Light, Victoria