La Parrilla Mexican Tapas Bar & Grill Reviews Summary

Menu and Pricing

Pros:

• "The menu featured classic Mexican dishes that one might expect."
• "The service was attentive and quick."
• "The portions were of good size."
• "Good lunch time deals on tapas and 2 courses."
• "Amazing food for amazing price and quantity."
• "The portion sizes are probably the best thing about this place."
• "The early bird menu offer consists of a starter and a main course for £15.95."
• "The food is great but the service is terrible."

Cons:

• "The only reason it didn't get 5* was that I got the impression that the chicken wings weren't fresh."
• "I found the menu to be a little confusing."
• "For certain items in this offer you need to pay an additional cost."
• "I can only describe the food as cheap slop."
• "The chicken fajitas need some more seasoning."
• "Asked for the lunch saver menu and was charged extra for the burrito."
• "Had to ask how the menu worked as we weren't given an explanation!"
• "The Mexican frijoles were baked beans."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The flavors in the food were true to Mexican culinary traditions."
• "The chicken was nice and tender."
• "The food is halal."
• "The food was delicious, we ordered Chilli and Enchiladas."
• "The food was really delicious and yummy."
• "Delicious food, excellent cocktails."
• "The food was mild spicy but can be pretty spicy if your spice tolerance is low."
• "The food was fantastic, the ribs and nachos were amazing."

Cons:

• "The chicken was unfortunately very dry and tasted like it had been reheated."
• "The spicy Mexican tomato sauce was overpowering everything."
• "Tasted like something I could put together from a El Paso box."
• "The food was pretty average. Nothing special especially for Vegan people!"
• "It was let down by the chicken fajitas! Did not like them one bit and there was so much oil."
• "Overpriced, flavourless food. Chicken dryer than the Sahara."
• "Pretty bland average Mexican food, far too much coriander in all the meals."
• "I ordered chilli and it was warm not hot and a cheap salad on the side."

Ambiance and Service

Pros:

• "The service was efficient, and the atmosphere had a typical Mexican restaurant vibe."
• "The atmosphere was great."
• "The staff members cannot do enough for you here."
• "The staff are a delight, very friendly and helpful."
• "The restaurant is in a vibrant part of town."
• "I really liked the Mexican music and design, very nice and chilled atmosphere."
• "The decoration here was really amazing and lovely."
• "The staff here are welcoming, very attentive and efficient."

Cons:

• "Our server could have done with a couple of smiles more, as he seemed a bit grumpy."
• "There was a big sign outside advising of an offer, we asked which plates were included and the waitress told us it was all of the starters. She then came back over a few minutes later to say that the offer was not on because it was bank holiday."
• "The staff weren’t very attentive, didn’t ask how the food was."
• "The service is terrible, there are far too many servers and they rush you."
• "The service was very impersonal, abrupt, and bordering on unwelcoming."
• "The staff was very impatient and stood very close clicking his pen."
• "Food great but ignoring Covid. Most waitresses wore no face masks."
• "We waited 40 minutes, for terrible, juvenile food with no flavour."