Wahaca Mexican Restaurant (Covent Garden, London)
Good Mexican food in central London - Wahaca Mexican Restaurant (Covent Garden, London) Restaurant / Cafe National

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Good Mexican food in central London
Wahaca Mexican Restaurant (Covent Garden, London)

Cuth1974

Member Name: Cuth1974

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Wahaca Mexican Restaurant (Covent Garden, London)

Date: 22/04/10

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Advantages: Good food, reasonably priced

Disadvantages: Be prepared for a long wait

First things first, this place gets very busy indeed. So be prepared to come along, give your names and then have to come back in around 1 - 2 hours - and that's just fitting in a table for 2 of us. You'll also often be sat right next to others, so if you want space, this won't be the place for you. I have been told they don't take bookings over the phone so you will need to turf up in person to get a table.

We've (my wife and I) been a couple of times, which I guess is a good sign in that we came back, and we would go again.

The first occasion we didn't quite realise how things worked, so tried to order starter then main, but they make it clear that food is brought out as it's cooked, which is fine once you're used to that.

On the first occasion we had a selection of quesadillas as "starters" and then a chicken and a steak burrito each for a "main". The food was fresh, the level of spicing just right - I prefer food spicier than my wife but we were both happy and the bottles of hot pepper sauce on the tables give some more kick if required. Both the chicken and the beef were well cooked and not overdone. Side salads were fresh and the guacamole nice and limey.

On the second visit, we opted for a selction of "street foods" to share, 3 dishes each, although I probably had about 4 to my wife's 2 in the end. Best were the pork pibil tacos and the chicken taquito, although we weren't hugely keen on the beef tostada (intentionally served cold). The green rice didn't add much either. Again, the level of hotness was just right for us.

We've not made it to desserts so can't comment on those.

There's a good selection of Mexican beers. We've not tried the wine as we don't generally go for wine when having spicy food. There's also a decent selection of cocktails in the bar area, although the bar is quite small and gets very full with people waiting for their tables.

Both meals came to between £30 - 40 for 2 with a couple of beers. I can't recall if service was included as standard or not - it was quick but friendly despite how busy the place was.

Recommended.

Summary: Recommended and reasonably priced Mexican restaurant