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Rea's Tacos
Established · 16 signalsprepared_food

Rea's Tacos

4.9(15 reviews on Google)

Laura Rea (pronounced Ray) has a deep-seated love for food, a trait shared by her family. Founded by Laura Rea in Nelson in 2020, the business has evolved from a food cart to focus on catering, events, and cooking lessons They also boast a selection of over 50 hot sauces and salsas, claimed to be the largest in Nelson · They are recognized for their house-made ingredients, slow-cooking methods, and unique spice blends

Highly rated by 15 reviewers on Google

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Their Story

Laura Rea (pronounced Ray) has a deep-seated love for food, a trait shared by her family. Although her professional background in hospitality was primarily front-of-house at establishments like The Boatshed, Harbour Light Bistro, and Burger Culture, she always harbored a desire to cook…

What They Make

  • Mexi Fried Chicken Taco (Rea's original buttermilk fried chicken with a secret dredge recipe)
  • Pork Carnitas Taco (Pork shoulder slow-braised for 12 hours in citrus and spices)
  • Buttermilk Fried Cauliflower Taco (V) (Buttermilk fried cauliflower, pineapple, cabbage, cilantro, crema, chipotle, pickled red onion and lime)
  • Vegan Taco (VG)(DF) (Grilled spiced cauliflower, pineapple, cabbage, cilantro, vegan mayonnaise, chipotle, pickled red onion and lime)
  • Grilled Chicken Taco (Grilled spiced chicken, cabbage, cilantro, crema, chipotle, pickled red onion and lime)
  • Cheeseburger Taco (Grilled beef patty, iceberg lettuce, American cheese, burger sauce, pickles, mayonnaise, tomato sauce and crispy shallots)
  • Burrito Bowls (Served with small slaw and choice of filling, alongside steamed white rice, iceberg lettuce, cabbage, radish, cilantro, pickled red onions, pickled jalapeños, crema, chipotle, crispy shallots, and lime)
  • Cauli Bites (V) (Eight pieces of Rea's Tacos recipe buttermilk fried cauliflower bites, served with a choice of two sauces)
  • Mini Mexi Fried Chicken Bites (14 smaller pieces of their original Mexi Fried Chicken bites)
  • Mexi Fried Bites (Seven pieces of Rea's Tacos recipe buttermilk fried chicken bites, served with a choice of two sauces)
  • Slaw (GF) (Iceberg, green cabbage, red cabbage, cilantro, radish, crema and lime)
  • Shoestring Fries (Skinny fries with salt, tomato sauce and mayonnaise)
  • Mexi Fries (Seasoned skinny fries with crema)
  • Chips & Salsa (Seasoned Yellow Corn Tortilla Chips served with a mild salsa)
  • Mac + Cheese (Classic Mac and Cheese)
  • Bacon Mac and Cheese
  • Bacon Mac and Cheese w Fried Chicken
  • Coke Zero (330ml can)
  • Coca-Cola (330ml can)
  • Sprite Zero (330ml can)
  • Over 50 hot sauces and salsas (available for free use)
  • Jalapeños (free add-on)
  • Pineapple relish (free add-on)
  • Pickled red onions (free add-on)
  • Take home packs (future offering: cooked meats and ingredients for tacos)
  • La Morena chipotle sauce (future offering: bottled sauce)

More from Rea's Tacos

Catering services for events and functionsCooking lessonsTicketed events (e.g., all-you-can-eat DIY taco buffet with live Mariachi music)

How to Get Their Products

Farmers' Markets

Kirby Lane Friday Market

Nelson·Friday evening

Direct Sales

223 Hardy Street, Nelson 7010, New Zealand

Food cart (Kirby Lane, Nelson; various festivals and events), Uber Eats (delivery unavailable as of Oct 2024), Take-home packs (future offering)

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