Green and Red Bar and Cantina

Just been to eat at Green & Red with a party of 6. From start to finish, the wait staff weren't interested and looked ready to leave. The star of the show was the great tequila, but everything else was very disappointing. £24 for the taco sharing platter for two - sounds like a decent amount of food you might think? Think again. The smallest, most tasteless tacos I've ever eaten. The soft tortillas were dry to the point where they broke as soon as you picked them up. The fillings were meagre and very bland. We were all contemplating going to Brick Lane afterwards for a proper meal (yes, we were that hungry).‎

Seriously, take notice of the reviews on this site and others and go to any one of the great Mexican restaurants in London. This is at the bottom of the pile!
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David
2 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 1
Friday, October 08, 2010

we had a nice experience in this restaurant a year ago and went back tonight. What a shame !!! 24 pounds for a few cold tacos to share and more than 20 quid for a poor spanish wine ( hard to find a worse one). Service was ok but you will never see me there again ... bring back the old menu and tell the boss to try his own food, he might be ashamed...
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remi
3 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 0
Friday, September 24, 2010

Well, on Saturday i really fancied a nice mexican meal. I spent about 30 minutes looking online for resturants in London. I did not want to go to a chain resturant. I wanted something authentic, tasty and filling. I was disapointed.

We were seated quickly, all of the staff were very friendly. The atmosphere was great but the food was a let down. I ordered 3 starters for 2 people. They were overpriced and small portions. The main we ordered was a 2 person combinations. I was hoping for a hot filling and interesting platter. We got a warm, mid sized plate.

I could have eaten the 2 persons main to myself ( easily )

Overall, I was disapointed. I did not expect 5* dining but for £55 ( not including drinks ) ( 3 starters and a main dish for 2 ) it was not worth it.

Its a shame but I will not be returning.
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Danny
5 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 1
Monday, April 12, 2010

My boyfriend and I popped in here for drinks and nibbly food bits recently. Even though the place was half empty we had to wait forever for our order to be taken. We forgave this though because the staff were really lovely and friendly, but painfully slow. It felt like they'd forgotten we existed. We had a couple of tapas type things and some topos and a couple of drinks. They were OK. The atmosphere was ruined by a very rowdy bunch of men nearby though.

I have to say though, I was surprised to have the tip automatically included in our bill. For a couple of drinks and nibbles. For two people! I would have tipped anyway, I always do, I just found it SO cheeky for a place to slap that on as a mandatory thing when a) we hadn't even had a proper meal, b) there were two of us we weren't a huge group (most good places only add the tips for large parties) and c) the service was so slow and terrible! This assumption really put me off. You know, I'd let the slow service go, I'd let the not so nice other customers not get to me... I'd really tried to give the place a chance and consider returning but the cheekiness of the 12.5% inclusive just put me off. I'm not tight, I always tipe between 10 and 20& depending on my enjoyment, but the assumption... argh!

I paid the ridiculously huge bill (for what we had) and left and I won't be going back.
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3 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 2
Tuesday, December 22, 2009

The food was REALLY and I mean REALLY poor. Their sister restaurant HAWKSMOOR was ok, just ok, so we tried this and the weak reviews bar one who might even be "in house" are so justified, I won't be going back unless they lift their game. I've been to Mexico a few times, and I loooooooooooove the food, this was a very poor imitation, it's the equivalent of a guy opening a curry house and selling those bland microwave versions, not very authentic
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Jes
2 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 1
Friday, December 04, 2009

What a disapointment. The waitresses treated us like we were causing a massive inconvenience for asking why were being served mains when the starters hadn't arrived, why we were shocked to find a £15 rib eye steak looking more like a few pieces of tiny chunks of meat on the smallest plate, and for asking where our desserts were after waiting 20 minutes. And let's not even get into the overpriced bill...best for those with no appetite otherwise just head for the door and don't go back.
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1 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 0
Sunday, September 27, 2009

I am not a fan of Tequila, but with the young and very knowledgable bar man coaxing me I managed to find my drink (pom margarita!) and enjoyed serveral.

Passing much time at the bar the staff asked if I would like a table for myself and my friends arriving later....(what service!). After much debate about the menu our waiter suggested a number of the most mouth watering starter dishes! The fish cakes had so much flavour we order another before we had finished the first and the calamari was cooked to perfection. For mains we had the Birria (lamb shank) and watched it fall off the bone and disappear between my father and brother. We also took up the waiters sugestion of taking on the sharing plater, with more than enough meat to keep the boys happy. All in all mains was a great succes. For the girls churos and torta and a few after dinner cocktails with tequila and coffee.

Never been to Mexico, but feel i have touched the boarder with these guys, would recomend to everyone!
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8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Four of us had dinner there on Saturday night. Table ready on time but it took ages to be served. 45 minutes later our dips & mini tortillas arrived. The table next to us who arrived at the same time were on their mains. Food was fine but small portions and the menu was limited. We brought our expensive jug of margarita (£33!) up from downstairs which lowered our bill - £27 a head which was not worth it considering all the great deals you can get in London restaurants.
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Sonia
4 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 3
Tuesday, March 17, 2009