Wahaca Canary Wharf Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly staff who went the extra mile to explain to my friend how Wahaca worked as this was their first visit."
• "We were presented with a table quickly, the food order was taken promptly and without fuss."
• "Service was good and food came in a reasonable time, which is important for limited-time lunch breaks."
• "Had to bring a group of 19 people for a work dinner, and the service was absolutely fantastic!"
• "Staff were probably best thing to say about the restaurant! Really welcoming, attentive and also very informative."
• "The staff seemed all fairly nice and efficient."
• "The staff were friendly and attentive, making sure we had everything we needed to enjoy our meal."

Cons:

• "Food came on time but when we ordered for water, i had to order like to 3 different servers, asked for napkins but never got them."
• "We did not get our drinks till after our appetisers came despite ordering our drinks first."
• "Our table of 10 was forgotten it seemed and then only 2 people had their drinks order taken so they had to be called back to come and take everyone else's order."
• "however we had to do a lot of waiting for our server and bill."
• "Really poor service. Despite the restaurant not being very busy on a Saturday night."
• "Difficult to get hold of waitress although she was lovely enough."
• "Service was very forced friendly and felt a little passive aggressive."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Wahaca is always good. It's not very cheap, but the quality is high."
• "All 28 of us enjoyed our food and we all left happier than when we arrived."
• "The food and drinks are excellent."
• "Absolutely fantastic food and service."
• "The buttermilk Chicken which were bursting with flavor and had a perfect balance of tender chicken, tangy sauce, and melted cheese."
• "Food was delicious and tasted authentic."
• "The food was really tasty and really quick, can’t fault it."

Cons:

• "The Burritos are served with very little meat in them and as a Mexican experience they don't offer any dishes that have Jalapenos."
• "It looked beautiful but was probably the blandest food I've ever tasted."
• "Food didn’t taste very authentic."
• "Food was super bland and tasteless. I had to empty half of the spicy sauce just to get some kick out of the food."
• "The beef burrito. It was really dry, tasteless."
• "Food was good but some dishes were lacking flavour."
• "The chicken in my tacos were burnt."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Location and view is great."
• "Ambience is really good! Ideal location near the tube station."
• "Overall a very good evening made better by the food and the atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was so chilled, we ended up staying for 3hrs without realising."
• "The atmosphere was lively and welcoming."
• "Really nice and cozy place for Mexican dining!"
• "A great big open space which was absolutely buzzing with life, guacamole and a killer soundtrack."

Cons:

• "Here you will find some stripped back decoration and uncomfortable seating, despite having large windows, the tinting leaves it feeling quite dark, even during a hot sunny day."
• "Too busy and not enough attention to detail."
• "If anyone is sensitive to sound for any reason, please note that it is super loud here (we measured 85 decibles), my ears are still ringing a day later."
• "I didn't like the ambiance I don't know what image it's projecting."
• "Though the food was good the experience was ruined by the restaurant only have a single toilet open for the entire restaurant."
• "With industrial roofing and chain curtains it can be quite noisy at times depending on numbers of people in."
• "The restaurant was rather empty on an early January evening, and yet the service was very slow."

Value

Pros:

• "Good value for money and quick service."
• "Can never fault the food, the service or the price."
• "Great choice of drinks also. A 10 out of 10. Very affordable 👌🏼"
• "Had a couple of drinks each and the total bill was still under fifty pounds."
• "The food was great, good quality-quantity-price ratio."
• "The prices are reasonable and you get a good portion size of very nice food."
• "The food is reasonably priced with a 2-course lunch at £15."

Cons:

• "I was just a touch disappointed with the size especially considering what I was paying for."
• "Felt that the portions we slightly small, so one needs to order more than one portion."
• "They managed to charge us £18.50 for two burritos **Take away**!"
• "Moderate to pricey (£5 for a portion of extra guacamole is a bit much!)."
• "Stylish and pretty, with good table service, but a little overpriced (£70 for 2 with drinks) for the casual vibe and portion size."
• "Expensive; £100 for four persons to have a lunch of street food; expectation £15/Head not £25/Head."
• "No free birthday item and a very hefty bill for hardly much food or drinks."