Wahaca Oxford Circus Reviews Summary

Value

Pros:

• "We had the vegetarian set meal for 2 for £40. It felt like good value as we got to try most of the vegetarian dishes on the menu."
• "Scrumptious food and you get spoiled for choice...even for vegetarians and vegans!"
• "The food is quite a gourmet take on traditional Mexican dishes, and it comes out hot and fast."
• "We sampled quite a few menu items and everything was delicious and reminded us of Mexico."
• "Food was excellent; fresh ingredients, well seasoned, well presented, good portions, very reasonably priced for the West End."
• "The food was all absolutely amazing, so much flavour and beautifully presented."
• "Everything tasted amazing."

Cons:

• "A small bowl of guac with tortilla chips for £5.95 is obviously quite poor value - especially as the guac is quite runny and bland."
• "Plus £5.50 service charge when you do all the work ordering on the phone and paying on the phone."
• "The portion sizes were small."
• "The quesadillas are way overpriced for what you get, cannot recommend at all."
• "Portions could be bigger."
• "The tortilla chips tasted stale and didn’t have much flavor."
• "The food is solid - my partner and I have ordered food from Wahaca at least four or five times now - but terrible value for the money."

Service

Pros:

• "Extremely warm and welcoming from the moment I walked in, the service was fast and friendly and the atmosphere here was exciting."
• "All staff very friendly and service is excellent!"
• "Very helpful staff with smiles and positive energy."
• "The server was awesome and made sure we could still enjoy everything we wanted but in a safe way!"
• "The service was great and friendly."
• "Service is quick and the staff are well-mannered."
• "The service was friendly and efficient."

Cons:

• "They made a huge mistake with our bill and charged us two different table bills without even bothering to ask."
• "The only reason I have dropped the star is for the noise in this place."
• "The floor manager had no regard for customer feedback."
• "AVOID! Visit at your own risk. . . especially if you wish to be ignored by waiters, are willing to wait a very long time for food."
• "The main thing lacking on this visit was service."
• "The service was so slow."
• "Service was slow - seemed like there was only one waiter for several tables."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great vibes - sat outdoors and didn't detract at all from feeling welcome and attended to."
• "Great atmosphere."
• "It has a lively buzz."
• "Nice place, nice food, nice vibes."
• "The atmosphere in the restaurant was very bright and lively, a great place to come as a team work lunch."
• "The atmosphere was nice."
• "Busy vibe, good mexican food and friendly service."

Cons:

• "The only reason I have dropped the star is for the noise in this place."
• "Even though the sitting is comfortable, the atmosphere is a bit chaotic; music was a bit loud and made it difficult to chat."
• "It was loud, not necessarily bad but it felt like the volume in the speakers was a bit too loud."
• "So noisy!!!! I don’t understand how they can bump up the music so much."
• "The lighting was so bright it didn’t create any atmosphere."
• "Service was so 'forced' and hard to communicate."
• "I know for one I will not be going back."