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Unpretentious restaurant in Notting Hill/Westbourne Green serving 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.

The lunch menu, available between noon and 4pm, ranges from soups served with cheese quesadillas at £6 to chicken enchilladas at £9 for two, but on weekdays the price of all lunch menu plates is capped at £6.50. 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 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. Service has always been swift and friendly. 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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Last visited by itsbruce and friends, 4 Feb 20011. Opening hours taken from the Taqueria website, January 2011.
OS X co-ord: 525236 OS Y co-ord: 181070 (Latitude: 51.514173 Longitude: -0.194978)
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