Tortilla

Best burrito I’ve had since I was in San Francisco!

Excellent! I am from SoCal and absolutely Love Mexican food. I was so happy my friend introduced me to this place. The food is filling, very delicious, and at a great price! Has the traditional Mexican flavor I have been seeking since moving to London. I will definitely be making my rounds here.

They said they are like a real California burrito, and on my quest to find a California style burrito around the world when I’m longing for home (California), I finally found one!
They aren’t kidding! It DID taste like a real CA burrito! Very tasty indeed!
Bravo Tortilla! Bravo!

Was based in Angel for a few days and came across this place and ended up coming here a few times. Being from SF/​Oakland, I thought it was one of the better burritos I’ve had in London. Would definitely return next time I’m in London.

I really dig Tortilla but I have to admit, this location is not my favorite. It’s a bit small and has low ceilings but since I generally take my meal to go, I’m not affected much by the space.
For £5, a medium naked burrito or burrito is a real bargain. The portion size is larger than what I would expect for £5. It tastes great, fills me up and makes me happy.
Now I’m just waiting for their new «after 3pm» menu to arrive which includes quesadillas and nachos. The quesadillas (consumed at their Richmond store a few weeks ago) are incredibly delicious. I. Can’t. Wait.

Been here about 4 or 5 times and for how much they give you in a burrito, it’s really worth it. Reminds me of Chiptole joints back in California. Steak and chicken taste awesome! the Carnitas (pulled pork) is alright, bit salty. The tortilla chips aren’t very good though in my opinion. Also wasn’t very happy with getting only one stamp per day on the loyalty card when I helped buy burritos for a few friends totalling over £20. Overall for how filling the burrito is, I would be happy to swing by again if I’m around.

Faux Chipotle, American-​style burrito-​based Mexican. Not bad. Nothing amazing, and waaay too much red onion in their pico, but a decent little taco spot.

Pretty mediocre, but the prices are fair and they really cram all the «stuff» in there.
While assembling, she really piled on the meat — I had the barbecoa beef — which when rolled up, became a thick core of juicy cow straight down the center. Some bites were full-​on pulled beef and nothing else. I want to say this was too much, and I even had some of almost everything else (rice, grilled veggies, beans, salsa, sour cream, jalapenos, squeeze of lime) but they got drowned in the salty abundance of beef. At the same time, when it comes to the meat, most places will err on the side of stingy, so its hard to really gripe about it.
I tend to think that when you’re eating a burrito a large part of experience is the simple glory of eating something so solid and filling. So on that point, they win.

Terrible burritos from Tortilla strikes again!
Let me clarify firstly that there is nothing CALIFORNIA about this chain other than the name in the title.
I’ve met these owners, i know they’re from Northern California, and myself coming from Santa Barbara, I get that they want to be ‘authentic’. Charming. Its totally been watered down to meet the british palates. Don’t get me wrong, there’s tons of great and flavourful food that Britain makes, but lets be real, Mexican food is not one of them. And Tortilla has stepped off of its California flavour profile to deliver less than flavourful food in a health conscience backdrop. Kudos for being healthy, but honestly if I wanted raw peppers in my burrito i would get a salad instead.
There was little meat in my burrito and though the paler beans were ok, they weren’t stellar. There was so much rice and so little meat it was really astounding as to the ratio, maybe that was first night opening faux pas, and the peppers & onions were close to being raw. which wasn’t nice. It would’ve been nicer had they been sauteed.
The large size was good. Now thats the part where california could put a stamp of approval on.
Overall: You continue to disappoint me.
#sorrynotsorry

Being a native Californian and Mexican, I’ve come to terms with expecting disappointment when it comes to Mexican food in London. Seriously… each time I’ve tried, my tummy cries baby unicorn tears.
Despite it’s super cheesy name, Tortilla gives Chipotle a run for their money! The owners are from Cali and have infused their eco-​social awareness into their food.
And at £5-£6, the burritos are reasonably priced. They serve margaritas and various Mexican beers like Tecate and Corona.
If the Tortilla gods are reading this, you guys need to make Cali burritos. You can only get them in San Diego but they have carne asada fries in them and they pretty much best thing in life ever invented. Thank you.
You can’t compare Tortilla’s burritos to authentic greasy-​spoon-​taqueria burritos… you have to go to Cali for that.
But it’s as close as you can get in the land of tea and crumpets!

Tomato rice and barbacoa beef. Shit yes. Also, go for the medium burrito, I can’t imagine how large the «large» is. Another plus, white labeled chalula. Hells yeah.

Love this place. It’s a simple menu as most restaurants like this are. my favorite is the large burrito which with the price increase is now £6. Still this is still good value. The staff allow u to have a half and half which is awesome as I like the pork and chiken just the same as each other. The restaurant it’s self is clean and modern with a nice south American feel. Ohhh and the portion sizing is awesome if u catch my drift!!!

So just before a trip to the theatre, me and a friend popped in here for a quick dinner. Great place to go if you only have 15 mins to eat, since friendly and quick service is a given. And burrito is super filling, so no rumbling stomachs throughout the performance. Win!
We grabbed a couple of spots to sit in, not easy since there isn’t much seating here. Burritos all round, I went for large since I was starving and basically inhaled it, but a good portion size and well bulked out with rice and beans. You get a pretty good choice here and at 6 quid for a large burrito I think it good value for money.
Only 3 stars since it don’t taste of very much to be honest. They ask you about a variety of options to add — salsa, sour cream, different rices, different sauces. But I couldn’t taste the tomato in my rice, the medium spice in my sauce or the cheese. It was mainly salty pulled pork (which did fill a hole) and the black beans. All in all, I’ve had a better burrito, but for convenience and price you can’t really complain :)

Probably my favourite burrito place in Angel, the portions and prices are decent and the flavours are great. I love cholula sauce and the extra large bottles of it allows me to go crazy with my application of the beautiful sauce.
I like that they do a loyalty card also, always nice to get some free food at some point!

Tortilla does good burritos… I have to say. And lemme tell you, I’m a spoilt brat, having lived in San Francisco, a burrito-​mecca, for quite a while!
I’ve had my first Tortilla-​burrito at Unilocal event a while back and chatting with the owner, I found out that he’s actually from San Francisco — which probably explains why I like their burritos. And since the event, I’ve kind of made Tortilla my default-​Mexican food stop when my craving gets too strong.
My tip: when you get a steak or pork burrito — ask them to NOT squeeze out the juice. I find that a juicy (well-​lubricated) burrito is much tastier. Also, do invest in extra-​guacamole, as this will uplift the flavour tremendously. (They are a little stingy on the guacamole though.)

The burrito itself is decent. No, I don’t think it’s quite as good as the Chilango competition up the road, but it’s still very tasty and dare I say it, better value for money (in terms of size).
I prefer this location to Chilango though. It’s a little more chill, the seating is better and it’s convenient for the tube.

I’m a fan of this Tortilla branch. Given how hotly debated the merits of Mexican food (and by that I also mean Cali-​Mex and all other derivatives) in London are, I wasn’t really expecting to. It just happened to be on my route and I thought I’d give it a try after last year’s Elite event at Tortilla’s branch in Leadenhall Market.
I opted for a regular chicken Fajita Wrap with Guacomole for £5.65. It was moist, nourishing and surprisingly tasty. So much so, that I rapidly found myself regretting not buying a large one. I had mine to go, but the seating looked reasonable and the staff were friendly and quick to serve.
I will return.

surprisingly, i liked it here… A LOT — and a few days after eating here, i found myself craving what i’d eaten again! i know this isn’t *real* mexican, but the meat was tender and juicy, the tortillas were nice and seemed fresh, and i liked the guacamole as well. plus this place is close enough to my flat to become my regular place! i tried chilango after coming here, and i think this place is seriously better. the pork tacos were niiiicee, and i’m craving them again now which MEANS SOMETHING you know?
one awkward thing — when they were putting the guacamole on my tacos, they tried to charge me the extra pound twice, like per each taco because he put a lot on. and i had to be like um no. take some off then, i’m not paying two pounds. whatez all good in the end though!

Having spent the last few years bouncing back and forth between Los Angeles, Mexican Mecca, and Colorado, birthplace of Chipotle Mexican Grill, I’ve grown pretty critical of San Francisco-​style burrito joints. However, this judgement has been curtailed in London primarily due to the fact that the city is almost completely devoid of the giant, affordable burritos that are commonplace back in the states. This being the case, I was excited to give Tortilla a shot.
Location-​wise Tortilla is great. The area surrounding Angel Tube Stop is full of both shopping and dining gems, and the establishment is mere meters from the tube entrance/​exit.
From there, it’s pretty much impossible to write up a review of Tortilla without constant comparisons to Chipotle Mexican Grill, so I won’t even try.
The food is good and authentic in terms of what a San Francisco-​style burrito looks like in the states, but the size of the burritos and the quality and taste of the ingredients really do fall short of what Chipotle can offer. Granted, for 5 GBP, it’s hard to complain, but if you’re looking for good American-​style Burrito, just stick with Chipotle Mexican Grill.

Did you take the SATs? If so, here’s a little flashback to your junior year in high school:
Chilango is to Chipolte as Qdoba is to _​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​?
Yup — here we go again with another US burrito joint knock off — and wouldn’t you know, they offer a nearly identical menu to Qdoba: from the pulled pork soft tacos to the naked burrito.
But you know what? It’s a-​ok by me. Sometimes you just want to unwrap the tinfoil on a big juicy burrito and shove the mediocrity in your face.
I must say — the guacamole was particularly tasty!