Mestizo

2 years ago i went to mexico and had a great time, the food, the beaches and everything was amazing. when i came back to london i started missing the mexican food so i searched for an authentic mexican restaurant. i asked some friends and they told me mestizo was great, so i went into some research and found out it was one of the first authentic mexican restaurants in london. i went and tried it out and and I LOVED IT the food was great, the service was not to bad, the cocktails were DELICIOUS and the atmosphere was good. i will definetly come back and i will strongly recommend it.
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Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Thursday, January 28, 2010

I went for first time to Mestizo restaurant and I was very surprised to find real authentic Mexican food in london, the margaritas were brilliant especially the one made with tamarindo, the atmosphere fantastic.

I recomend Mestizo for lunch, dinner,or just drinks and snacks.
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daniel
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Saturday, January 09, 2010

Went to Mestizo at the end of November for an impromptu dinner on a rainy Friday night. had a great time - friendly and efficient staff, great food, very good value and amazing strong cocktails. Will definitely be returning.
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debbie
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Last sunday I went for lunch with my family to this amazing mexican restaurant!!! I cant believe that finally I found proper mexican food... The service is friendly and relax atmosphere. Was a large buffet with tacos, quesadillas, with 9 different main dishes, desserts, soft drinks, etc..... all you can eat for just £19...!!!!!! and also included a beer ....!!!!! You have to try it!!!!!
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Jenny
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, December 07, 2009

Very slow poor service.Did not listen to simple requests.Dispite being open all day would not serve us at 4.45PM.Had to wait till 5PM for to even order a drink as they were preparing for evening trade.If you close late afternoon why not advertise the fact.We travelled from the other side of London.A real shame because the food was quite nice.We shall not go back.
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David Lawrence.
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Food 6 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 6
Sunday, October 11, 2009

Love the food (the chicken mole rocks) and great margheritas but on recollection the next morning I'm sure the bill was wrong (not in our favour). Also waiter was fishing for a tip despite 12.5% service charge included. Shame as could be great.
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ovalman
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Food 8 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 5
Friday, October 09, 2009

Absolutely horrible!

I met up with 2 of my girlfriends for dinner at Mestizo and we were all very disappointed. I ordered the beef with potates, garlic etc. The beef was very tough & i dont actually recall swallowing any pieces that i bite into for fear i might choke. my friend ordered the chicken in a warm flour wrap. That was too salty and lacked any "normal" flavour.

The service was quite slow & had to be reminded twice of our drinks order. The only positive thing was their cocktails, where I got the Beach Boom, which was delicious. If anything i would return just for drinks and go to eat somewhere else.
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Jo
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Food 2 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 3
Saturday, July 25, 2009

Some Mexicans have told me that the food is excellent -and I really can't complain at all!

Greasy, spicy, colourful and rich -I loved it! The starters are over-priced, however.

Small minus point for the two waiters that served my friend and me....one made the impression that he just started working there and could not speak any English at all. He will get the drift eventually :)

The waitress was ok, friendly, but too busy-looking to actually listen to our orders so we had to repeat a few times.

It was also a bit loud because a large group of (slightly drunk) people were sat right next to us. That happens and I can't really blame the restaurant for it, but it is kind of disturbing.

Would I go back? Yes. Too many nice things on the menue. Would be a shame not to have tried them.
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Alex
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 3
Saturday, July 11, 2009

Really surprised to read these negative reviews, so suspect that there may be new management.

Went in March 2009 and the food was delicious, fresh and very reasonably priced (i think it was £4 for a vegetable burrito). Going back again today in fact.
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Helen
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Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Monday, April 20, 2009

I went to Mestizo as part of a group of sevent friends on a Saturday evening. We were assigned a round table right in the corner of the glass-fronted restaurant, which was interesting. The service was friendly and attentive and we were generally very happy with the food and drinks (good cocktails), and some enjoyed the mexican red wine (L A Cetto - Petite Syrah) much more than others. It is a good place to have a relaxing, no nonsense meal with friends. The location being what it is (busy road in not very exciting area), people who do go to Mestizo, go for a good reason. Good value. To the non-expert, the list of 80 tequilla's was very impressive.
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L Lemieux
Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Sunday, March 22, 2009