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brilliant cheap london eat: wahaca restaurant

07 Oct 2009 1 Comment

by admin in food and drink, Uncategorized Tags: covent garden, london, mexican, restaurant, wahaca

Mexican food is one of my favourite cuisines, so I was thrilled to grab the opportunity during our trip to London to eat at the fantastic Wahaca restaurant in Covent Garden this weekend.

Spicy chicken

Set up by Masterchef 2005 winner Thomasina Miers, Wahaca is named after Oaxaca in Mexico and aims to deliver delicious food that you are likely to find at market stalls in Mexico.

Tortilla chips and salsa

Sure, you can get a burrito too, but why go for something that we often make at home? Instead, Chris and I pulled out all the stops. We eased into the feast with some homemade tortilla chips and tomato salsa, before going for the for the Wahaca selection, which gives you a bumper taster sensation of some of the yummiest Mexican food, made with fantastic ingredients.

Wahaca selection feast

We had pork pibil tacos (our favourite out of all of them), veggie tacos, huitlacoche (mushroom) quesadillas, herring tostadas, chicken tacquitos and green rice with black beans. All washed down with hibiscus water, citrus fizz, Pacifico Clara and Modela Especial.

Pork and veggies

The whole experience – from the music to the Serano chilli seeds that accompany the bill – is not to be missed. Speaking of the bill, our Mexican feast for 2 cost under £40.

A word of advice is to time your visit well, but to be prepared to wait for a seat. We decided to go for a late lunch/early dinner, so waited less than 10 minutes when we arrived at about 16:30 on a Saturday. However, when we left the queue went up the stairs. Don’t let this put you off though, Wahaca is SO worth the wait.

Broadbean and cheese