Have a Chimi and Chimichangas! (Chimichangas Restaurant and Bar)

Member Name: Nicola_04

Product:	Chimichangas Restaurant and Bar
Date:	29/04/09 (61 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great tasty food at great prices

Disadvantages: not enought locations

Chimichanga is up there as one of my top 3 restaurants. This restaurant and bar provides a Mexican menu and a great list of drinks and cocktails. All the food is freshly prepared by the chef in the restaurant and depending which one of their locations you go to you will see the chef cooking. The menu enables you to go and have a nibble on a few dishes with friends or to have a full three course meal. The Chimichanga I often visit is in Braintree on the Freeport Village, Charter Way. There are 6 locations in all, which in my opinion is not enough! The Braintree location would be the nearest for those in Essex.

I have lost count the number of times I have been so I wont list what I have eaten every time I have been because it is a large menu I tend to have something different every time, but I will tell you about my favourite starter, main and dessert!

Starter - Mexican Spring Rolls - just imagine your Chinese spring rolls but these have Mexican flavours, chicken, peppers cheese wrapped in tortilla and then fried and served with guacamole (the green stuff, don't be put of by this if you don't like it, it is a known Mexican food but not served with everything on the menu)
Main - Burrito - this is probably my favourite main and one of my favourite dishes of all time! This is chicken, cheese, onions and peppers wrapped in tortilla and baked and served with Mexican rice and black beans. If you wanted to push the boat out and have it fried rather than baked then your after a Chimichanga!
Dessert - I do like the profiterole, this is not like your usual profiteroles in other restaurants, you get one large one!

If you have never eaten Mexican food and your not sure then they do burgers but not in a bun in a tortilla, they do salads, pastas etc.

I often wash this down with an apple juice or a wine, depends whether I am driving or not. But if I stick with apple juice then that three course meal I have detailed above would cost £16.75. Now the starters are nice sizes and get your mouthy watering for your main and the mains have always been fairly large and I have yet been able to finish a burrito meal!

The layout in Braintree is nice, it has a sofa area for you just to have a drink or for to wait for your table and then tables along the wall and in the middle. The kitchen and the chef are at the back as you walk in and you can see and hear them cooking which I always think is nice. There is a good atmosphere in this restaurant and the staff are friendly and the service has always been good. Around the restaurant are what I can only described as statues that are similar to totem poles. They do have an outside dining area also.

I do recommended that you book, you never used to be able to however they now have enabled you to, but you can still walk in but if it is a Thursday Friday or Saturday then expect to be slightly rushed for them to meet their bookings.

I only have one negative thing to say about this restaurant and that is the size of the drinks. As I have previously said I often have a fresh apple juice which comes in a small tumbler for £2.30 and I often need at least 2. Your usual cokes and sprites will come in their glass bottles.

If your not so much a customer but a waiter or kitchen staff then I believe they are recruiting at the moment!

If your interested in having a look at the menu, other locations or job application then visit www.chimichanga.co.uk

Summary: A great place to go with friends, family or loved one any time of the day