Tinga Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was great, very tasty and just the right size!"
• "Had some mezcal and Corona and a series of dishes which were either spot on, or adapted without losing the essential spices and aromas."
• "Food was extremely tasty and well made authentic Mexican."
• "This restaurant serves the best Mexican food this far away from the Mexico itself."
• "Well thought out menu of tasty and aesthetically pleasing dishes."
• "Importantly the food was absolutely delicious! A really good range of textures and flavours."
• "The food was amazing and the mojitos were the best we had ever had."

Cons:

• "Mains came before we had even finished starters and ended up with cold chicken and beef tacos. To be honest food tasted really bland."
• "Food was flavourless and just didn’t seem fresh."
• "The nachos aren't salted and don't taste of anything."
• "The food has never been very good."
• "Nothing authentic about Mexican food served here with little taste."
• "The chicken was unbelievably dry."
• "The food was OK. It was fairly tasty, but some of the dishes were a little bland and some were just weird."

Service

Pros:

• "A bit if a wait to place drinks order but after that all was good."
• "The staff were so welcoming and friendly and so attentive and informative!"
• "Staff were friendly and assertive and catered for varied dietary requirements without any issues! Gluten free options available with staff who are well educated."
• "Delicious food and great service pretty much sums it up."
• "The service is as fantastic with the staff offering to talk through the menu options."
• "Our waiter Tom was excellent - the service was fast and professional."
• "Service was outstanding, atmosphere was fun."

Cons:

• "We felt discriminated on arrival when we were forced to pay before we had received our food."
• "Good beer but disappointed with the food service."
• "The only let down in my opinion is the 'optional' service charge that's added to the bill."
• "We did have to remind our server about an order."
• "The service was very slow. We tried several times to get the waiter's attention but he was too busy chatting to 2 colleagues near the kitchen area."
• "The mains arrived before we finished nacho starters which was annoying."
• "The waiter was really friendly but it felt like we were being upsold on everything we ordered."

Ambience

Pros:

• "A walk back into Mexico. The atmosphere was perfect."
• "Really loved this place, has a beautiful ambience and feel to it."
• "The restaurant had a great vibe, we can't wait to go again."
• "Going in and hearing the music is most certainly a Mexican experience."
• "Really impressive Mexican food - the best we've had in the UK."
• "The decor is fantastic and modern with an easy laidback vibe."
• "The atmosphere was great with interesting and attractive decor."

Cons:

• "It's a shame the restaurant area is upstairs making it a struggle for parents with a pushchair."
• "Dissapointed that we had to part with our table so early for a second sitting."
• "Filthy toilet brush."
• "Dusty dado rails."
• "Loud music made chatting with others on our table tricky."
• "Sticky drinks glasses and menu card."
• "Unfortunately for me and the others I went with found that everything had been sprayed with lime juice so much that's all we could taste."

Value

Pros:

• "Drinks are delicious and reasonably priced."
• "Reasonably priced booze, clean loos, cool decor, swift service, and knowledgeable staff."
• "The food is exquisite and well priced."
• "Lunch time menu was great value for money."
• "Never fails to deliver, great food at very reasonable prices."
• "Delicious food at reasonable prices."
• "Great value and highly recommended."

Cons:

• "A little pricey for what it is but not excessively so."
• "A lot of money for not very much food."
• "They have an excellent drink menu and some of the rarest abet a bit pricey, tequila you’ll ever find!"
• "Food was delivered quickly, nice and hot and very tasty but expensive."
• "Only problem is the prices. The hole point in tapas style food is it’s meant to be cheap, to accompany you while drinking."
• "It is over priced for the food they served."
• "I felt the tapas were slightly over priced for what you got."