Wahaca Islington Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Incredible restaurant with a fantastic selection of spicy and refreshing dishes."
• "The sweet potato bravas was really really good the crab tostados was definitely one to try."
• "Their tacos are just magnificent."
• "The little pork pibil tacos, which were great."
• "Every plate was packed with flavor, and amazing taste combinations."
• "The food was awesome with special mention to the fish tacos, buttermilk chicken tacos, Halloumi tacos, taquitos, zesty bean tostada, veggie nachos and the quesadilla."
• "Each taco I have ever had has a wonderful flood of flavor."

Cons:

• "Quite a nice burrito but for the lack of spicy, no spicy or sauce options for delivery, about as spicy as a vanilla milkshake."
• "The guacamole could’ve used some jalapeño’s, salt and a little more lime."
• "Churros were terrible."
• "The fish salad - cerviche was very tastless."
• "The pork pibil was a little watery."
• "The food wasn't all that, a bit flavour less."
• "We went for the three cheese quesadilla, which was dry and bland."

Service

Pros:

• "Service staff were good."
• "Service is excellent as well, I went there quite late almost closing time but they gave us a table and food instantly."
• "Sandra's customer service was the best. She was really thoughtful and super friendly."
• "Our waitress Sophia was very attentive and courteous and gave specific information about each dish as well the drinks."
• "Service here is top qual and oh my god the food is great."
• "The service provided by the staff was excellent, especially from Alex who gave us great recommendations and had an amazing attitude through the entire evening."
• "Service always fast and friendly."

Cons:

• "A really nice little wahaca but we had terrible service though the food is reliably good."
• "Bad service, bad experience."
• "Extremely disappointed with the service and food standards."
• "We didn't have a very good experience as the service was poor."
• "When we brought this to the attention of a waiter who wore a brown printed shirt, black shorts, and had a brown beard, he displayed a dismissive attitude."
• "Cocktails didn’t taste great and our waiter wasn’t very helpful."
• "Took us a long time to order food even when we said we were ready to order."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "I would say the atmosphere is actually cosier and more intimate than the other ones."
• "Nice comfy restaurant with a good atmosphere and nice cocktails."
• "Real nice vibe here."
• "The place it’s loudy -in a good way- and invites you to have a good time with good music and tasty coctels."
• "The atmosphere is wonderful and its rather quaint."
• "The atmosphere is vibrant and can be a bit noisy on busy hours."
• "The design of the dining area is well dressed with plants and the décor really does give the impression you're in Mexico."

Cons:

• "This place doesn’t respect your time and has unreliable systems."
• "The restaurant was half empty."
• "Music a little too loud for a casual dinner but nice atmosphere otherwise."
• "It was difficult getting attention from them even though it wasn't too busy."
• "Only slight negative was the tables are a little close together so you don't have much room for bags, coats etc."
• "Make sure you’re voice is ok when you go there, because you will need to speak up!"
• "We waited 5 minutes for anyone to see we had come in and be seated."

Value

Pros:

• "All very tasty though and reasonable prices."
• "Food and drinks are reasonably priced for Islington."
• "Exquisite food and drinks at affordable prices!"
• "Great food at a good price."
• "We spent less than 80£ for 4 people having a really good amount of tacos, nachos etc (no drinks)."
• "Prices are very reasonable for London but so are in all other wahacas 😉"
• "A perfect treat for our date, and reasonably priced at £43 for 7 plates."

Cons:

• "They were a bit pricey! In other words, very small portions."
• "I would not visit again as we had to order more food as the first order was not enough to keep the young quiet. So the bill ended up quite expensive."
• "I paid the same price for a small glass of wine as I would pay for a bottle at the shops."
• "All in all, a blah experience not fitting for the £160 price tag (We also had cocktails)."
• "Lovely food, nice cocktails I'll admit, 3 cocktails a set menu and nachos coming to £86 makes is an expensive lunch."
• "It’s not particularly cheap and the portions seem to be shrinking."
• "Unfortunately let down by the food, which is meagre and over priced."

Special Dietary Options

Pros:

• "For more gluten free reviews hit me up @theglutenfreeminx on insta or tripadvisor."
• "Tasty food and lots of vegan options."
• "Wahaca has an extensive gluten free menu which is great for those with gf intolerance or Celiacs disease."
• "One of our party is egg intolerant and they had a printed sheet with all the allergens for each dish."
• "They have high chairs, kids menu and an entertainment kit. ♥️"
• "Good veggie options and some good tequilas on the menu too!"
• "Decent amount of gluten-free options at Wahaca with a proper GF menu."

Cons:

• "Among our dishes from the vegetarian set menu was a quesadilla which contained chorizo."
• "Although I mentioned that several times whilst ordering from the vegan menu I still didn't receive the vegan dish."
• "Most expensive vegan wrap I have never wanted to buy and the poorest of customer service."
• "The menu is also not very clear - I ordered 3 different types of tacos as it says to order 2-3 per person, however the menu doesn’t mention that you get 2-3 tacos per plate, so we had ALOT of tacos!"
• "A big fan of Wahaca however disappointed on this occasion. Reuben our host was good, however, a changed menu meant there were fewer veg options."
• "The crab tostada didn't have much flavour, but the tostada was super crunchy."
• "The grilled halloumi tacoes were a bit too salty but still quite tasty."