RestaurantsLondonNotting HillW11

survey result

Summary

£45
   ££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Really tasty Mexican food in a fairly spartan setting” established this Notting Hill venue as one of London’s original taco specialists, and 20 years on it remains on some accounts “possibly the best”. Now with an offshoot in Exmouth Market, it continues to serve “excellent mojitos” which makes it “a good choice for lunch… if one has nothing else planned for the afternoon”.

Summary

£45
   ££
3
Good
2
Average
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Really delicious and varied tacos and tostadas” plus “killer margaritas” ensure a “busy atmosphere (and sometimes haphazard service)” at this Westbourne Grove cantina, which was a pioneer of the Mexican street food boom when it graduated from market stall to bricks and mortar in 2005. It’s now spreading its wings, with a new spin-off in Exmouth Market under Adam Pawlak, who has been in the W11 kitchen for a dozen years.

Summary

£40
    £
3
Good
2
Average
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

A pioneer of the London taco boom – this Mexican cantina on the Notting Hill and Bayswater border is “good value for money” and “an excellent choice for lunch”. After 15 years, however, its menu seems “less interesting than it used to be” – perhaps standards elsewhere have risen. “But the mojitos are as good as ever”. (Oldies may recall that this was the joint David Cameron used to be conscientiously spotted in, to show how chilled he was.)

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Restaurant details

Highchair,Menu
No dress code
50

Prices

Tapas / Dim Sum

Main Pudding
£7.50 £5.50
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £26.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Service 10.00%
Opening hours
Monday1 pm‑11 pm
Tuesday12 pm‑11 pm
Wednesday12 pm‑11 pm
Thursday12 pm‑11 pm
Friday12 pm‑11 pm
Saturday12 pm‑11 pm
Sunday12 pm‑10:30 pm

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