Having been craving proper Mexican street food since a visit to the real thing last year, this place definitely ticked the boxes for me!

We were served up with a mouthwatering selection of taquitos, quesadillas and tacos accompanied by two really distinctive types of salsa and some habanero chili sauce to ramp up the heat if desired. All very fresh and colourful, with my particular favourites being the spicy pork tacos, chorizo and cheese quesadillas and unusual but really great broad bean and feta taquitos.

Our waitress was friendly and upbeat, and service was nice and quick without being rushed. The atmosphere was just right for an informal dinner - quite relaxed, modern and airy but with the occassional rustic touch and a big open kitchen so you can see all the action.

Definitely recommended.

Update

Had the Steak Burrito for lunch today. Again, very good but not exceptional. There is alot of hype around Wahaca (which i think is partly deserved) but i don’t think it’s as amazing as everyone says. I will certainly be going back now that the office is just around the corner!

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Really tasty food and excellent service for most of the night. I had the steak tacos, a cheese and bean quesedilla and a deep fried chicken thingy (can’t remember what it was called!). Nice atmosphere and obviously very popular (the queue at the door was pretty unbelievable). Still doesn’t quite compare to the burrito i had at El Burrito, but i had a nice meal.

Close to 5 stars and definitely one of the better mexican restaurants in London. Didn’t have room for dessert, but for those that love Churros,I guess this is the place to come!

We loved this place! The food was excellent although the tacos were better than the enchiladas (a bit bland) and quesadillas. I’d definitely recommend the chicken tinga taco and pork pibil taco (one of my favourite types of pork!).

The margarita’s were really nice as well and relatively inexpensive compared to other mexican places we’ve tried in London. at £5.50, the classic is the way to go.

The chips were a must as the salsa they bring out is incredible. We loved the tomatillo verde sauce they had and wish we could’ve had more for our main courses.

The pudding was DELICIOUS! We ordered the churros with chocolated which lead to finger licking by the end of it all as the chocolate was incredibly rich and tasty. mmmmm, definitely going back to Wahaca!

by the way, Sunday afternoon at 3:30 was a brilliant time to go, the place was practically empty.

This place is like WagaMama for mexican. You sit on long benches so it’s best enjoyed with a group of friends.
They keep bringing you fresh warm chips and salsa.

Headed here for a meal before a 2 week trip to Mexico. Central location, if a little off the main drag, and stylish interior. Service was good and the menu was pretty comprehensive with a good selection of usual Mexican staples as well as some things I had never heard of. Once the food arrived it was tasty, hot and well presented although my eyes were bigger than my stomach and I found it hard to finish! It was nice to have a sit down Mexican restaurant experience compared to my usual buritto on the go from Mexicali on Berwick Street. A nice change from the Italian, Thai, Indians etc. that are now are the regular choices.

I can’t figure out if I liked this place. If I could give it 3.5 stars, I would. The service was excellent for the most part; prompt, friendly, knowledgeable, and courteous. But it’s not really Mexican food, is it. It’s what you would expect a winner of Masterchef to interpret Mexican food as. But let’s set that aside for a minute and talk about the experience in isolation.

The menu is very well designed and thoughtfully laid out to give novices all the information they need without patronizing regulars. The waiter compared the “street” food section to tapas, which is a good way of describing it. Appetizer-sized portions of tacos, quesedillas, taquitos, etc, etc are good for sharing amongst friends. The bigger bites section has the usual burritos, enchiladas, etc. My char-grilled steak burrito had cabbage and pickled onions in it…a hearty “WTF” to that. But, it was reasonably tasty and well constructed.

I was a bit disappointed with the beer selection - only Corona and Modelo (both Especial and Negro) for Mexican beer. No Dos Equis, no Mexicali, no Sol, and no Tecate.

I think this place can be characterized as a gateway Mexican restaurant - definitely not what you’d find on the streets of Guadalajara but a great way to get acquainted with the flavors and lingo. The food was fresh, well prepared, and attractively served.

Give it a try, but don’t bother waiting in line - there’s better ways to spend your time.

We dined at Wahaca tonight as an attempt to try somewhere new and exciting. Arriving at 8.30 as expected we had to wait until 9.30 to be seated. The man in control of tables seemed organised though and we felt like he would actually ring us if our table became avaliable earlier as promised.

We shared the street food for 2 dish. I really like the Chicken rolls and the steak tacos. Also black beans on the side was yum.

For dessert I tried the mango sorbet and it was a lovely large portion. The margeritas were small but good tasting and the hisbiscus water was refreshing.