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| Unpretentious restaurant in [[Locale Notting Hill|Notting Hill]]/[[Locale Westbourne Green|Westbourne Green]] serving high quality and authentic Mexican cafe-style food. |
Why does Notting Hill have so many good Mexican restaurants compared to the rest of London? Why are Mexican restaurants of any quality so rare in London? Fans of Mexican cuisine lucky enough to live or work in the Notting Hill area can only count their blessings that they can enjoy restaurants such as the Taqueria. This unpretentious restaurant serves high quality and authentic Mexican cafe-style food. The venue is well lit and plainly but pleasantly furnished, with seating for about 24 people and a small bar. Service is swift and friendly. |
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The venue is well lit and plainly but pleasantly furnished <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsbruce/5415511247/ photo]</small>, with seating for about 24 people and a small bar. |
The lunch menu, available between 12:00 and 4:00, ranges from soups served with cheese quesadillas at £6 to 2chicken enchilladas at £9. Chilaquiles and enchilladas come with a choice of sauces. The size of the dish tends to correspond roughly to the price, with some offering significantly more filling a meal than others, so newcomers may want to ask the waiter's advice. [[itsbruce]] particularly recommends the Sopa de Tortilla. |
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The lunch menu, available between noon and 4pm, ranges from soups served with cheese quesadillas at £6 to chicken enchiladas at £9 for two, but on weekdays the price of all lunch menu plates is capped at £6.50 (prices as of February 2011). Chilaquiles and enchiladas come with a choice of sauces. The size of the dish tends to correspond roughly to the price, with some offering significantly more filling a meal than others, so newcomers may want to ask the waiter's advice. [[itsbruce]] particularly recommends the sopa de tortilla. |
The main menu includes a luscious selection of tacos ranging in price from £4 to £6. Most main menu items are available at lunchtime but main courses may take longer to arrive. |
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The main menu includes a selection of tacos ranging in price from £4 to £6 (as of February 2011), with two or three of them depending on which is chosen. Most main menu items are available at lunchtime, but main courses may take longer to arrive. |
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On a February 2011 visit, [[itsbruce]] had the sopa de tortilla <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsbruce/5416087630/ photo]</small>, which was sharply spiced and attractively presented. Torsten had chicken enchiladas verdes <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsbruce/5415475367/ photo]</small>, easily the largest platter on the lunch menu; he enjoyed the tomatillo sauce but found it a little lacking in heat. Chris chose the carne asada tacos <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsbruce/5415475615/ photo]</small> from the main menu; this was not a large dish, so he was glad of the side dishes, but the skirt steak was very tender and he didn't regret his selection. Philip, a pescetarian, had frijoles, arroz y espinacas (black beans with rice, garlicky greens and plantain), which was mildly spiced and much enjoyed. We shared refried beans (nicely flavoured but it would have benefited from some complementary totopos) and aguacate. The latter, half an avocado lightly coated in lime, salt, coriander and diced onion, was a lovely dish, nicely ripe and with a zing from the sea salt which provided a pleasant counter to the spicier dishes. For drinks, we variously opted for Negra Modelo, tamarind water (cool and not too sweet) and coffee. The bill for four came to £46.50, including service. |
[[itsbruce]] has been visiting this restaurant since 2008 and rates it highly. The cooking is not as adventurous as that in [[Santo, W10 5TD| Santo]] but noticeably better than [[El Camion Mexicano, W10 5TY| El Camion Mexicano]], with much faster service than the former and priced somewhere in between. |
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On [[Ewan]] and [[Kerry]]'s March 2011 visit, we enjoyed a fine opening plate of botana for sharing (£8.50) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/6147899081/ photo]</small>, which comprised some decent totopos (like a tortilla chip, and clearly made on the premises rather than from a packet) served with refried beans with crumbled cheese, and guacamole. [[Kerry]]'s tacos <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/6147902797/ photo]</small> were excellent, and [[Ewan]] particularly enjoyed his chilaquile rojo (£9, totopos served with refried beans and tender shredded chicken) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/6147900987/ photo]</small>, and indeed wasn't even able to finish it all off. [[itsbruce]]'s verdict: I've been visiting this restaurant since 2008, and rate it highly. Service has always been swift and friendly. The cooking is not as adventurous as that in [[Santo, W10 5TD|Santo]] but noticeably better than [[El Camion Mexicano, W10 5TY|El Camion Mexicano]], with much faster service than the former and priced somewhere in between. [[Ewan]]'s verdict: I can certainly agree with [[itsbruce]]; this place offers far superior food to Mexican restaurants I've tried in central London and is worth a trip to [[Locale Notting Hill|Notting Hill]]. [[Kerry]] can also offer her recommendation as an American who is very demanding when it comes to decent Mexican food. |
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* [https://www.chowhound.com/post/london-visit-taqueria-500905 Chowhound thread] * [https://www.chowhound.com/post/nineteen-ten-burritos-london-westfield-london-579988?commentId=4489716 Another Chowhound thread] * [https://www.chowhound.com/post/taqueria-westbourne-grove-london-813916 Yet another Chowhound thread] * [https://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/taqueria Time Out review] * [http://www.gourmet-chick.com/2009/02/taqueria.html Gourmet Chick review] * [https://gourmettraveller.wordpress.com/2011/08/21/taqueria/ Gourmet Traveller review] * [http://www.passportdelicious.com/2005/08/que_fantastica_.html Passport Delicious review] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20120831063201/http://ptexpat.com:80/?p=933 PT Expat review] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20091208185858/http://www.roamingtales.com:80/2008/02/25/the-un-of-food-mexico-restaurant-review-taqueria/ Roaming Tales review] * [https://tamarindandthyme.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/taqueria/ Tamarind And Thyme review] * [http://topofthechomps.blogspot.co.uk/2009/06/taqueria-westbourne-grove-london-5510.html Top Of The Chomps review] <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]] and [[Kerry]], March 2011. Opening hours taken from the Taqueria website, January 2011.</div> address='139-143 Westbourne Grove' category='Cafes,Featured Article,Mexican Food,Mexican Groceries,Needs New Photo,Restaurants,Vegetarian Friendly' edit_type='Minor tidying' |
* [http://tamarindandthyme.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/taqueria/ Review by Tamarind and Thyme] * [http://www.passportdelicious.com/dining/2005/08/que_fantastica_.html Review on Passport Delicious] * [http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/venue/2:1322/taqueria Time Out review] address='139-143 Westbourne Grove, London' category='Cafes,Mexican Food,Restaurants' edit_type='Normal edit' |
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formatted_website_text=' class="external">taqueria.co.uk' host='81.187.166.218' hours_text='noon-11pm Mon-Thu; noon-11:30pm Fri; 10am-11:30pm Sat; noon-10:30pm Sun' |
formatted_website_text='http://www.taqueria....' host='89.16.224.18' hours_text='12:00-23:00 Mon-Thu, 12:00-23:30 Fri, 10:00-11:30 Sat, 12:00-10:30 Sun' |
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opening_hours_text='12:00-23:00 Mon-Thu, 12:00-23:30 Fri, 10:00-11:30 Sat, 12:00-10:30 Sun' |
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summary='Restaurant in Notting Hill serving Mexican cafe-style food.' |
summary='Authentic Mexican Cafe Food' |
Why does Notting Hill have so many good Mexican restaurants compared to the rest of London? Why are Mexican restaurants of any quality so rare in London? Fans of Mexican cuisine lucky enough to live or work in the Notting Hill area can only count their blessings that they can enjoy restaurants such as the Taqueria. This unpretentious restaurant serves high quality and authentic Mexican cafe-style food. The venue is well lit and plainly but pleasantly furnished, with seating for about 24 people and a small bar. Service is swift and friendly.
The lunch menu, available between 12:00 and 4:00, ranges from soups served with cheese quesadillas at £6 to 2chicken enchilladas at £9. Chilaquiles and enchilladas come with a choice of sauces. The size of the dish tends to correspond roughly to the price, with some offering significantly more filling a meal than others, so newcomers may want to ask the waiter's advice. itsbruce particularly recommends the Sopa de Tortilla.
The main menu includes a luscious selection of tacos ranging in price from £4 to £6. Most main menu items are available at lunchtime but main courses may take longer to arrive.
The proprietor also owns the Cool Chile Company, which imports Mexican cooking ingredients, some of which (dried chillies, tinned tomatillos, epazote) are available for purchase here.
itsbruce has been visiting this restaurant since 2008 and rates it highly. The cooking is not as adventurous as that in Santo but noticeably better than El Camion Mexicano, with much faster service than the former and priced somewhere in between.
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