Cafe Pacifico

Title: Mexican food and margaritas Advantages: The margaritas! Disadvantages: The cost of the margaritas! My colleague and I wanted to have a nice lunch to celebrate the end of a project. As we are conveniently based near Covent Garden, we had a wealth of choices, but Mexican food appealed to both of us, so we ended up in Cafe Pacifico. Although it is down a small road and isn't particularly visible to the majority of people shopping in Covent Garden, it certainly attracts a lot of people and I wasn't all that surprised to hear that it has been in business since 1982. It certainly deserves a good reputation; the food was fabulous and the ...

On a girls night out with some old school chums, we were trying to decide where to go to eat. Being still fairly new to London, we decided to play it safe and go somewhere one of us had been before, so we chose Cafe Pacifico, a Mexican restuarant in Covent Garden. I really enjoy eating out, but I always seem to end up slurping spaghetti or battling with an Indian (meal). Mexican food had never appealed to me - I always imagined it to be too dry and too spicy - and my limited experience with dusty nachos and rubbery cheese did nothing to entice me. However, I have to say it was one of the most enjoyable meals I've ever had in a restaurant. There are a few ...

With 39% of its population Hispanic, you can’t go far wrong in Los Angeles if it’s great Mexican food that you are looking for. So it came as a surprise to me, while on a visit to LA, when a local told me that the best Mexican food that he had ever eaten was in London; the place in question being Café Pacifico in Covent Garden. Being something of a fan of good Mexican food I just had to try it out. The restaurant itself in Langley Street is a little bit spit and sawdust but then what would you expect from a Mexican cantina? The ambience is very good, the restaurant is always busy and always has a great atmosphere. The first time I went ...