Loco Mexicano

I thought the meal and drinks here were very good. I had the Mexican ribeye that’s was perfectly cooked and seasoned. The green mussels were excellent. We would come back.

Mexican food in London? Yeah, what was I thinking? If you are jonesing for Mexican, go here. Food is decent enough. Margaritas were better than expected. Staff was friendly, but not the sharpest, a non-​factor really. Pork tacos were decent — pretty plain. Fajitas were more tasty. Overall, food is pretty plain. Atmosphere/​decore was good Mexican.
Don’t expect a memorable Mexican feast here. Go to get a fill f decently representative Mexican food.

I’ve only been here once. I had fajitas which were ok. I think this place is very generic and the food is what you would expect in a standard Mexican restaurant. The place is very cluttered and not comfortable. Our table was actually sticky from previous people. Staff in general was polite and friendly.

The food was really good– our first Mexican experience in London. Staff was friendly enough. I had the beef burrito and it was delicious, as well as a Strawberry Daiquiri which was slightly too strong– but better than being too weak I guess!
Atmosphere was okay– music was a little too loud, and they obnoxiously played the Happy Birthday song (extra loud) at least three times while we were there. I wasn’t expecting a quiet atmosphere by any means, but it was a little too much noise.
Service was fast, friendly– the only other thing I have to say was that the ladies bathrooms were absolutely disgusting. Toilet paper everywhere, wet floors, dirty nappies lying on the floor… I’m very glad I went to the toilet after my meal, otherwise I would have been put off of eating there.

We’ve been here twice now and on both occasions, had a solid experience.
I’ve tried both the prawn and the veggie fajitas. They were both great and hearty in portions as well. I also like their menu overall. They offer a wide variety of both Mexican and American dishes such as wings and ribs.
Secondly, the ambience is quite authentic. Coming into the restaurant from the neighbourhood, you instantly feel transported to a Mexican hut. It’s not modern or fancy, but simple and intimate. The addition of sombreros on willing customers is brilliant as well.
Service is also solid. Very prompt and polite.
All in all, a great option in the hood when you have a craving for Mexican!

Great environment
some of waiters and waitress doesnt speak english fluently and you should make sure they take your order correctly. It is really to be careful when you are allergic.
Some of thee waiters and waitresses are really nice some not as much.
Good portion of food for the price
Definitely not a fancy place if you’re looking for one.

Indeed a bit loco — but the fun kind of loco.
Great atmosphere, latino hits playing loud, but not to loud for us. Both the sangria and margaritha comes In pitchers.
Staff is very kind and the hospitality was good!
The food was excellente and we had burritos, fajitas, nachos and enchilladas. Portions was good for the price and the taste was really good. Both the salsa and guacamole tasted great.
Fun place for both families and goups of friends alike. A good place to eat and drink at the start of an evening out!

Nice place for a quality dinner. Although, there are some aspects of the restaurant which are not that pleasant. It can get noisy and too packed on lunch hours and I like eating in peace. Anyway, the menu is big enough for every taste and if you’re in the search for something spicy, this is your place.

My stomach still kinda hurts from last night’s dining experience here.
Nothing was horrible it was just bad.
Walking in I had high expectations. I liked the trashy, but not Applebee’s-over-the-top swag, and the comfy car backseat booth. Also, all of the blaring boasts about the best margaritas in town pretty much brought me in.
The barely medium size margaritas wereok. I think I make better at home, though maybe without the selection of flavors.
My burrito had chorizo that tasted like generic sausage and was way overloaded with sour cream. My grilfriend’s big burrito was basically a glorified bolognese sauce wrapped in a tortilla. No bueno. Neither of us made it more than halfway through our respective dishes.
Would not return. Shame, because the space is nice. Oh, and a second star because the staff was all real friendly and attentive.

I ordered a chili. Service was nice and fast. Prices were reasonable. The chili was tasty, although not amazing. It was not very authentic, but meh. I would say I had an overall pleasant meal, late on a Sunday evening, with no problems, good taste, and a decent price. I can’t ask for much more at a time when nearly everything else in the neighborhood is closed.

I really rather liked this place! The service was good, esp considering we were hanging out for a few hours. I really enjoyed the mixed dips and the guac didn’t taste like it was out of a packet!
The enchiladas were very tasty — with a somewhat Indiany taste to me :) I agree that the food isn’t totally authentic with the veggies used, but it’s flavourful and looks home-​made.
I would guess it was a family business, run by Cypriots perhaps?
We also had a pecan pie for dessert which burnt my tongue a lil but tasted great with the toffee fudge ice cream!
Would deffo go back if I was in the area! Good efforts people :) x

I like this place, it’s the best mexican restaurant I’ve been to in London so far, I love the chilli cheese steak, the nacho’s are definitely the best thing here though, would recommend to anyone who wants to go to a Mexican restaurant, and yes it’s true there is no actual Mexicans who work there

Came here on a Monday evening, was passing and decided to go in. Fun place, lots of character, silly sterotype Mexican music but all in all ok.
Menu is large and full of the usual tex-​mex fare. We were not really hungry so decided on tapas and some beers and virgin cocktails.
The food was ordered and came fairly quickly, it was ok, but was very much the frozen ready made varity bit of a let down for the price. The waiter also seemed annoyed we didn’t order mains, the place wasn’t heaving at the rafters so I don’t really understand his attitude. The food was ok, homr-​made claimed sauce didn’t really taste home made, but BBQ bottled style. It was just ok.
We ordered waffles for afters. again ready made, ice cream had ice crystals in it and squirty cream :(
The only reason I’m giving this place a two is their choice of cocktails, the food is ok, but over priced and I feel their are better ready made type tex-​mex palces oyt there that do put a bit more effort into the bits that aren’t ready made. The reason it loses out so much apart from the food being so-​so, is two people in our party had dodgy stomches after eating here, nothing too bad but still.
Wouldn’t come back.

As an American living abroad for a couple years I’ve have a distinct lack of Mexican food in my life. Therefore, I’m willing to overlook somethings when I go to a Mexican restaurant in, lets say, London.
I can overlook things like the server having no idea what we’re talking about when we ask for a salted margarita glass. I can also overlook that when said margaritas arrive, they had what appeared to be, table salt on the rim. Whatever. Any port in a storm.
Very strange guacamole? No biggie. «Sour cream» that had green specs in it. I can deal.
What I can’t deal with is extremely rude, push-​you-​out-​the-​door service.
Our food came out (which was decent actually), and we asked for some hot sause. The guy came back with the hot sause, and our check. Seriously? we haven’t even started eating yet.
We continue to eat and as we finish (still not done) the guy comes back with the credit card machine and asks «do you want to pay with a card or with cash». Again, seriously? still working on the food here.
I give him my card, he scans it and asks «how much do you want me to put on the card?»
Is this some cultural thing I’m not familiar with? how about you put whatever the bill says?
This is all just incredibly rude and pushed what would have been a decent experience into the realm of crap-​tastic.
AVOID!

I would hardly call this mexican.
The service, for starters, was horrible. The restaurant wasn’t even crowded when I strolled in here on a Sunday afternoon and yet I was left waiting for some time to order and again after I finished my meal.
The food? Hmmmm. Nothing seemed fresh or prepared to order. The chips and dip left much to be desired. Both seemed to have come from a bag purchased at a local Tesco. Hardly anything worth paying £6 for.
I had the beef tacos and was honestly surprised the meet was quite tasty, however, the taco shells appeared to have come out of an Olde El Paso taco dinner kit from a week ago. Not fresh and so bland. Super disappointing!
Still on the hunt for good Mex in London, but won’t be trying this place again!

This Mexican place with the fun outside décor just looks so out of place in conservative London. And add to that English people wearing cowboy hats to look Mexico. Too funny. But cool place for drinks.
Bottom line: Cheesy for London but gotta love it.

On a hot summer evening, we managed to snag one of the only remaining outdoor tables.
The service was good, the indoor décor reminded me of an Azteca and the food was just okay.

As someone who was raised on Mexican food (real Mexican food) I was disappointed. I know I should not be entirely surprised as Mexican food has yet to make in in the UK but at least the restaurant did a few things right.
You might laugh when you walk in, but 5 Stars on décor. I have to admit, it is just like home. So it was nice to walk in and feel that little bit of cheesy warmth. Although I felt a bit anxious when I realised my table of three was being watched by at least 5 staff not doing anything. The entire meal.
The margarita was no bueno. In a margarita you should at least be able to taste the fact that there is tequila in it, sadly I could not. I have a feeling it was a margarita mix. And the stuff that they put on the rim… for the wrong drink.
I did order the veggie burrito knowing that it could not go wrong. Yeah, I was wrong. There were ingredients that belong in Chinese food in that burrito, not Mexican. It also lacked many of the main ingredients (aka salsa, beans, cilantro, etc). I found it so sad the only thing keeping me from going into the kitchen and giving a free training session were my friends.
Rice and beans are a staple, which means they belong in everything. I am hoping their chef reads this because I desperately want this restaurant to make it and will give tips if allowed, I miss good Mexican…

This place is a funny one. From the outside it looks like a hideously plastic-​y, tacky Mexican restaurant. Once you get inside it actually gets worse! But after a while, and a few well made Mojitos, it starts to add to the charm. Generally there’ll be some groups wearing Sombreros: they have a seemingly inexhaustible supply. You can even get ponchos too if you are lucky. What you will notice is that this place is generally quite busy.
On to the food. Portion sizes here are big, I doubt very much that you’ll leave feeling empty. It’s your standard Mexican food, burritos, tacos etc. However, my personal favourite (not sure how authentically Mexican this is) are the Barbecue Ribs. They are pretty awesome, the meat just falls from the bone.
Service is generally ok, although I did have one occasion when in a large group there were some «extra» items added to our bill. I managed to go back the next day and get a free meal for two out of them though. Just double check what you are paying for on the night when there’s a lot of you.
All in all a cheesy night out with lots of reasonable food.

Love it. we stumbled upon here (after Unilocaling somewhere that would serve us macaroni cheese and finding Harlem on the same street, which was unfortunately closed for refurb).
It’s not much to look at, but boy did we have some fun.
I wasn’t expecting much if I’m honest. It’s decked out like every other tex mex place around the world, with garish blow up Corona bottles and the like everywhere.
However, what started as a mission to find nachos turned into us all ordering food. I had chicken quesadillas, Jules had steak fajitas and Michelle had chorizo nachos. All of it was gorgeous, and we got through two pitchers of frozen margaritas to wash it down.
Two shared desserts later (hello toffee waffle!), and the bill came to £25/​head. Bar-​gain.
The amusing up-​selling from the waitress wasn’t even annoying, in fact, I applauded her tenacity.
We sat with mexican hats on, gabbling about nothing, laughing and arguing about films. Plus, it was only 10 mins walk from Paddington. I can’t wait to go back.

This place is no quite a 3* but is better than a 2* and unfortunately Unilocal doesn’t allow for half stars so 3*s it is.
I came here for a girly chat and ended up having the basic nachos and one margarita that somehow turned into a bucket! More on that later.
The atmosphere is quite festive. Its actually reminds me a bit of Chi Chis back in the States as there is faux Mexican décor everywhere. Even on the waiters who are unfortunately forced to wear sombreros. But it could be worse. They could also be covered in flair.
I ordered the regular nachos and a margarita to start. The nachos were okay. I was slightly bothered by the warm sweet salsa that came with them but as I’ve been here for a while, it wasn’t a huge shock. But other than that it was ok.
The margarita was really sweet and pretty weak. It went down so fast, we decided to split a pitcher because we assumed that like most things it was be quite small. But to our surprise, the waitress arrived with a massive pitcher that would have better suited a group of four and not two!
So we «suffered» through and managed to finish the monster of a jug. The prices wasn’t too bad. The margarita cost about a fiver and the pitcher was 16. However when you consider that you can get 8 glasses of margarita out of the pitcher, its a pretty good deal!