Mariachi Restaurant Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Our waiter was very courteous and hard working."
• "Service was good food delicious but a 10% gratuity charge was a bit much."
• "Amazing food and service, this was proper old school good service in a trendy but welcoming vibe."
• "Waiters were very nice and supportive."
• "Staff were excellent, in particular the young waitress in charge of our table."
• "The service was friendly, efficient and attentive, and overall managed relatively well the complications of large/complex orders of food & drinks, as well as the staggered arrivals."
• "Cristian was our server and he has the best recommendations and sense of humour, it really completed our visit."

Cons:

• "Service was terrible and we had to wave many times to the waiters who were chatting at the bar."
• "Massive let down as they automatically add a 10% gratuity which explains the poor service."
• "Service was fast and food was good, it's good to know that they add service to bill, do sharing for awareness."
• "All the dishes tasted the same, the nachos weren't the best and the service was non-existent."
• "Unfortunately, there was also a gratuity automatically added to the bill at the end."
• "Service was terrible and we had to wave many times to the waiters who were chatting at the bar."
• "Our server was rude and defensive."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The quality of the food is extremely poor for the prices that are charged."
• "Steak fajitas delicious but the chicken was dry I recommend the steak."
• "Food, guacamole and cocktails are fantastic."
• "Keep coming back again and again as the food is so fresh tasty and it is all fantastic and just devine."
• "The food was really really good!!! I ordered the vegetarian burrito and the lime margarita (frozen)."
• "Best mexican we've had in a long time, excellent nachos with cheese, delicious sizzling Fajitas."
• "This was by far the best Mexican food I have ever eaten."

Cons:

• "Food was basic and remotely close to real Mexican food."
• "The main courses came out and they just didn't taste authentic."
• "The chimichanga tasted like it was frozen at one point."
• "The food could have been a ready meal that was shoved in the microwave and the portion sizes were wanting."
• "The quality didn't match the prices at all - the burrito was just filled with dry rice, bits of spicy chicken and 2-3 beans."
• "The chipotle chicken rice dish was something one would find in a hospital or school canteen."
• "They also add ingredients to the dish they didn’t advertise and ruin almost every dish with that godawful stinky feta cheese… disgusting."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Amazing food and service, this was proper old school good service in a trendy but welcoming vibe."
• "Food and service was superb. Staff were really friendly and chatty so the atmosphere couldn’t have been nicer."
• "A lovely atmosphere and delicious food, you can't ask for better!"
• "Authentic Mexican food is hard to find and this place nails it on the head."
• "Atmosphere is amazing and very happy"
• "Ambience is cute and relaxing - highly recommend!"
• "The atmosphere is lively and colourful, with Mexican music playing in the background."

Cons:

• "Only downside is the toilet being 2 floors below the actual restaurant."
• "5* but only concern was the number of flies on the walls."
• "The only downside is that solo diners have to sit outside."
• "Difficult to rate the atmosphere as it was towards the end of the night so not a lot of people sitting in."
• "The décor looked kind of cheap with no effort to create an atmosphere."
• "Only negative - front door doesn't close properly. We were sitting near it and had to keep getting up to close it properly. We were freezing otherwise."
• "Nachos were not great and the toilets were not convenient with a child."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Very reasonably priced considering the location."
• "The portion sizes are great for the price and we struggled to finish the mains after getting the sharing nachos to begin with."
• "Prices are fair, staff is friendly and dress is casual."
• "Food was probably the most enjoyable authentic Mexican I've had, sangria was delicious and such a fair price considering it's location."
• "All all-around wonderful experience. Good food, good drinks, friendly staff, and reasonable prices."
• "The portions were perfect for decent prices. Well worth it."
• "Three course meal and drinks for under £70. I was impressed 👌"

Cons:

• "The quality of the food is extremely poor for the prices that are charged."
• "Mediocre food for high prices. Won’t be coming back and won’t be recommending to a friend."
• "The portions were a little small compared to the price."
• "Cocktails and food was insanely overpriced."
• "A decent enough place I guess, but as is sadly now typical of this part of town the food is overpriced relative to what you get."
• "The portions of the menus, was very small and expensive."
• "Mediocre food for high prices."