On Wednesday 19th August this year, I was in perth and decided to have Zambero,s for my dinner, went down to the shop approx 5pm and ordered Nachos with chicken, double avacado and double cream, the boy asked if I wanted salad and I said no , he then pulled a very small dish of cheese from under the counter and three times insisted I have cheese,… Read more
as I was hesitate, I eventually said "Yes" went back to my motel and laid on my bed and ate my dinner watching T V by 6pm I had passed out and woke at 11 and 2am with severe heart palpations and dizzy unable to walk to the toilet without support, at 7am my alarm went off as I was having breakfast with my disabled son and sister, reliased I would not be driving anywhere that day and rang him to let him know, slept all day , next morning I knew I needed to move and head to my eldest son at Bullsbrook when I arrived at his home his comment " TRASH MUM whats happened" I told him I thought my food had been spiked and Wednesday night my grandson came and saw me and straight away pick the drug that would cause these systems, I slept most of that day , next morning I was to head home to the country but was not able to, come Sunday I knew i needed to get home, once home My eldest grandson came and talked to me about my systems and agreed with his cousin, I have spent the last three weeks in bed asleep not able to anything , on Tuesday this week I believe I finally got rid off most of these tokens from my body, but not all, I have seen my doctor and she agrees that i was drugged, It WORRIES me that this scumbag boy can do this to and 82 yrs old women what would he do to young girls and why did he do it at all I will never again eat Zamberos, because of this it has been the worst 4 weeks of my life If I had kept the box from my dinner I would have taken it to the police
Our order through uber eats arrived cold as they made multiple stops before they delivered ours. We were also missing a serve of chips and when contacted they refused to provide a refund.
I walk in the store there is a boy he just talking with girls and innoring me. I wait therw around 10 minute and then another girl wolk in she also ignoring me and both of them did not ask me my order just talikg each other. This is realy racist me and inconvinece. I want a proper eamil what action you take against it and i want that both boy and… Read more
girl feel sorry to me by email manikaler923@gmail.com. if you not taaking order why u open store.54 Beach Rd, Noarlunga Centre SA 5168.0413414462 my no.
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Ordered chicken signature bowl - medium was so small - no beans - 4 pieces of chicken and when I could see she had run out of salsa and there wasn’t anymore in fridge she said oh well that’s it - Brighton rd Hove - and for all that I waited 20 mins - won’t return.. Show details
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Disappointed. I used to love the food here and their business values. Ordered today for our work lunch. Guaca included in food for someone with guaca intolerance; swapped the protein to add between two orders; soft plastic in food (see photos). They charge a service fee on top of the delivery fee, which should be banned for all places but to then have such poor service is unacceptable. Show details
Highly recommended Zambrero Albany they serves the food fresh and delicious, staff are friendly too. keep up the good work godbless I finish in 1 minute hahaha Show details
Ordered a bowl at the Mernda Store. Lady serving me only filled it 1/4 of the way. I asked why it wasn’t filled, she said I will have to charge you extra if you want more. I said ok. She then only filled the bowl half way. I asked why is it only filled half way when the same bowl over there is full with that customer. She said the other half is… Read more
usually filled with lettuce. So I paid $19.50 for a half filled bowl. Lady at the counter had no clue or appear to have any customer service.
Went to Seaford SA and ordered a big signature bowl. I was served by a trainee and an older woman who told her to put extra rice and lettuce so the bowl looked more 'full'. When I questioned the very small amount of beans the older woman said they weren't included. Then why are they on the menu? Then I wanted to change the signature salsa to… Read more
another one. Not allowed to. Even tho Colonnades store lets me. So I said I didn't want salsa. So I paid. Then I noticed that I had been charged $1.90 for tomato salsa which I had not received. When I pointed it out the older woman asked me if I wanted tomato salsa. Yes I did. Because I paid for it. It was an unpleasant experience. And the woman told me she is going to report the Colonnades store for 'breaking the rules'. Slow and rude. See the attached photo for the tomato salsa I paid an extra $1.90 for.
Giving even one star is not what their quality of food gone to. I loved to eat it all the time but now if someone says their brand name I get trauma Show details
Bowls barely half full and after three attempts operator still didn’t understand one bowl was to have jalapenos (got none) and all smothered in the sauce. Don’t recommend Shoreline in Tasmania. Show details
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Purchased a Zambrero's Brownie with a lunch order and noticed the taste got "funkier" the more I ate. I pulled the remaining portion out of the package to find mould. I lodged a complaint with Zambrero's and spoke to the local Area Manager who didn't seem to believe me. Show details
Follow-up · I don’t think this complaint was taken seriously. I still have tge last remaining portion complete with packaging. Will be submitting it to the local health authority. Packaging was not tampered with & expiry date was 3 months from purchase date.
Positive reviews
This Kind boy named Harry served me wonderfully and made me a wonderful burrito. Big ups to a kid named Sam who was helping me through the order process. Thanks! Show details
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Today I ordered my normal toasted burrito chicken rice ,sour cream,onion,corn,tomatoes from Lakelands in Perth WA as all ways awesome customer service and all ways met with smiles and the safe are all ways friendly I used to only have GYG but since coming here I really enjoy the food and service here awesome food and customer service Show details
Very clean, friendly staff, can't wait to be back ordering my "classic bowl" Show details
Negative reviews
Long time Zambrero fan till now. Loyalty cards are now an “APP “….not everyone is in the APP demographic. Also drinking straws are not available for cans of drink sold in store. Is customer service for longtime loyal customers a thing of the past…..not good enough. Show details
Used to be nice before they introduced the hot chips. I never wanted the hot chips. I have requested the corn chips for every single order I have made since they introduced the hot chips, yet I have not received corn chips once. Today, as well as selecting corn chips, I also wrote in the message thing that I want corn chips with my meal. Not hot… Read more
chips. I still got the hot chips. It would be semi fine if the hot chips were good but they're always soggy. Two stars because the rest of the food is okay
A loyalty program that achieved the opposite of loyalty I was a regular Zambrero customer, but the way the company handled the transition from its physical loyalty cards to its new rewards app has ensured I will not return. When I visited the Riverside Centre store in Brisbane, I had a partially completed loyalty card. I was simply told by the… Read more
cashier that the card would no longer be honoured and that I could not continue collecting stamps. There was no attempt to explain the transition, help me move to the new program, or recognise the purchases I had already made. After speaking with the store manager, I was advised that the decision had come from head office.
I subsequently contacted Zambrero Customer Experience. What made the situation particularly frustrating was that I had to specifically push for some recognition of my existing loyalty before I was eventually told that the restaurant would provide a free burrito on my next visit.
Even then, no voucher, credit or app reward was provided. Instead, I was told to return to the restaurant and show the cashier my email chain so they could give me the meal.
I found that approach remarkably demeaning. After already having an uncomfortable interaction in store, Zambrero's solution was effectively to ask me to go back, present correspondence about my complaint to another staff member and explain why I was entitled to a free meal. I declined.
The contrast with another business I regularly visit was striking. When they recently moved from a physical loyalty card to an app, they explained the change, helped customers transition to the new system and continued to honour existing cards. It was simple, respectful and maintained goodwill.
Loyalty programs are supposed to reward repeat customers. If a business changes its program, it should manage that transition in a way that respects the loyalty customers have already demonstrated.
For me, Zambrero managed to turn something as minor as a loyalty card into a reason to stop being a customer. The issue was never really about one free burrito; it was about how a loyal customer was treated when the company changed the rules.
Recent reviews
Ordered online for pick up at Melrose Park, South Australia store. Said it was complete and ready for pick up. Went to store and still needed to wait a further 18 mins for order to be ready. When ordered it states 20 mins to get order not 40minutes from when order placed. Show details
Purchased a lunch at Zambrero Scarborough Beach Road yesterday. I'm appalled by the poor hygiene. The servers wore disposable plastic gloves, but did not change them. They used their glove hands to dish food into the customers containers, scoop food into the wraps, parcel up the food, touch all the machinery and counter surfaces, hand stuff to customers. And then the same glove went straight back into the food. Show details
Worst Mexican restaurant ever. Food, service, quality all just different levels of bad. Customer service is like rage bait. I cannot beleive a franchise business could be so so bad. Wanted to like it as I love Mexican food and its rich culture. This place brings shame to Mexican food and Mexican colours, flavours and vibe. Don't let this restaurant chain destroy your faith in Mexican food people. Show details
I ordered two burritos today. They arrived after 35 minutes, and also were completely wrong. I believe that Zambreros desperately needs new delivery workers and needs to pay attention to what the orders actually say. Show details
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I tried to order a naked burrito (bowl) at Vic Park Zambreros with friends for dinner. The man working at the store did not allow me to order beef as a meat option but informed me there was only only chicken, lamb, and pork options. I went for lamb because it seemed like a relatively lower fat red meat option. The food tasted warm, but I could… Read more
not tell how long they kept it out for after cooking. I felt unusually a bit bloated later that night despite not much beans and lamb with the bowl. Another of my friends who had the same type of bowl that I ordered for her experienced diarrhea the following morning, and another friend who ordered a lamb tacos told me he could not stop smelling the foul smell of what he ate (he also mentioned the salad did not taste fresh) despite gargling with salt water that same morning. Without getting emotional (my friends are very upset and angry), I kindly request this store should up their food standards.
Okay. I've had zamberos quite a few times and let me say it was an Interesting experience. I can't tell if it's the products that are making the food is bad or that people just can't be asked to make it good. I had the quesadillas my first time at zamberos and they were burnt when they came out. I'm saying the whole bottoms side was black and it… Read more
wasn't that enjoyable. I tried it again a few months ago with nachos and the onion and vegetables had an weird old taste, and the chicken was an odd, smooshy texture.... Wasn't great. Just had their burrito and it bursted with no flavour. Tomatoes onion, and smooshy chicken isn't the vibe, like at all. Tortilla was nice, but rice was incredibly dry. Overall, every experience at zamberos was not good, I hope they improve on their flavour and presence of their ingredients, because I can see this becoming better then gyg.
The food was great, just because i dont look Caucasian i was told by the staff at this location at mater that they cannot make it a meal, as they dont have any fries(chips) while literally serving them.to other people right in front of my own eyes Show details
Ordered 2 vegetarian das capos through Ubereats. It cost me $18 for a soft and hard taco with barely any fillings. There was about a teaspoon of beans with sour cream and barbecue sauce in each. There was no lettuce or salsa. I did not request any removal of fillings. It was like someone started making my order and left it unfinished. This was ordered through Greenacres South Australia. This is a complete ripoff! No I do not recommend. Show details
As a first time customer I ordered the grilled chicken burrito however I had trouble finding the chicken. As much as the other ingredients in the burrito were fresh and tasty I was very disappointed at the minuscule portion of chicken. I ordered a second burrito and found the ammount of chicken was the same. Very disappointed customer. Show details
I would give zero stars if I could. The franchisee of the Lawnton store in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, QLD; [Name Removed], is the epitome of a scumbag! Some of the laundry list of why includes: - abuse of staff via WhatsApp, phone and in person - promotes a culture of 'every man for himself' amongst employees - spreads lies amongst staff… Read more
that creates a 'dobbing' culture - takes advantage of minors with unpaid wages and entitlements e.g. paying staff only for scheduled shift hours, not actual hours worked, not paying correct penalty rates, not paying for 'trials', etc - staff often made to come in early or stay back and don't get paid for the additional hours - work hours were recorded in a hand written notebook, not the official Zambrero's time clock system - unsupervised minors running the store late at night, including a lone 14 year old girl being left to close the store late at night - minors serving alcohol with no other staff over the age of 18 present (has subsequently surrendered his liquor license after being investigated by Gaming and Liquor QLD) - unsafe working conditions (apparently now sorted after being investigated by WorkSafe QLD)
All of this was reported to Zambrero's head office, where their 'People and Culture' manager made a big show about dealing with it promised it would be dealt, all unpaid wages, etc would be resolved and that the affect ed staff would not suffer any consequences as they were the victims.
It just turned into a huge cover-up with everything being swept under the rug and all the affected kids getting no further work and none of them being made whole for their unpaid wages and entitlements.
A disgusting franchisee and a disgusting corporation! Don't give them your business.
Soggy cold food from North Perth store. Could have been straight out of the fridge. Won’t be ordering this trash again. Even the foil wrapped burrito was stone cold. Toasted food so soggy, it just fell to bits trying to pick it up, I had considered trying to reheat but just fell to bits so that wasn’t an option. We traded good money for food that was absolute trash Show details
First disappointment At Zambreros Geraldton . Small portion for price despite pointing it out to staff. I welcome a reply. Bet I don’t get one. Show details
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