Las Iguanas - Birmingham - Temple Street Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Birmingham

Address: Somerset House, 39-40 Temple St, Birmingham B2 5DP, United Kingdom

Phone: +441218034883

Rating: 4.3
based on 308 reviews.

Decor and Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Super cosy and cute (especially now in winter with the decor)."
  • "The ambience and lighting is nice."
  • "Our first time here and had a lovely welcome and friendly welcome the place is very vibrant and colourful."
  • "Lovely food and drinks. However only three stars because towards the evening they turn the music up loud and it becomes hard to talk to the people across the table."
  • "Great atmosphere but needs more improvements in food like chicken was not grilled properly and its expensive no salt."
  • "Decor was awesome, staff were friendly and down to earth."
  • "Came here during a visit to Birmingham for Eurovision. Despite being so busy everywhere, we managed to get a table quite easily."
  • "Fantastic atmosphere in a lovely city. Second time we have been. The staff were very helpful and friendly."

Cons:

  • "Great Atmosphere but needs more improvements in food like chicken was not grilled properly and its expensive no salt."
  • "Tables needs to clean not enough tisses to clean your face or hands."
  • "Washrooms were dirty and smelly."
  • "The pink colada mocktails were all crushed ice and not very good."
  • "No one could hear each other speak."
  • "Staff attentiveness was somewhat lacking at this site."
  • "The toilets were revolting! On entering, the overwhelming stench of urine hit me like a hammer!"
  • "Food was mediocre and expensive, service was slow but drinks were ok."

Food Quality and Variety

Pros:

  • "The menu offers a delectable fusion of Mexican and Latina cuisines, promising a delightful dining experience."
  • "Our culinary journey began with the flavorful mushroom quesadillas, which were a pleasant surprise."
  • "Amazing selection of food and drink (also offering halal, vegan and gluten free options!)."
  • "The enchiladas were piping hot but were more on the bland side which is a shame."
  • "The burritos were delicious and the portion sizes were really good."
  • "Great vegan option."
  • "My Cuban sandwich (pictured) was very tasty, though the fries were disappointing."
  • "The food was so good and the choice was amazing. Although it was my first time here you got the feeling you'd been before."

Cons:

  • "Food was average and a bit on the expensive side."
  • "The chicken fajitas were not that bad but quite spicy."
  • "Food was pretty good, although they forgot to take the jalapenos off my nachos."
  • "The portion size is very small especially considering it costs nearly 12 quid!"
  • "Unfortunately the food wasn’t very nice and we only had 5 cocktails within 2 hours."
  • "The food was really good, however this is the third time I have come to this venue and tried to use an offer sent to me by email and it will not be valid at this location for a month."
  • "Food was great drinks good when they arrived. First time I've ordered drinks & food & the food comes first."
  • "Food was good, but the high rating is for the service! All the staff were super helpful, even when it got busy there was minimal wait before tending to us."

Service Quality

Pros:

  • "Service was excellent, an order mistake was spotted by the staff and quickly put right, brilliant!"
  • "Staff are helpful bit to much at times taking plates before everyone finished but that's only a small thing."
  • "Service was also very good. 5 stars for the food and service."
  • "Despite the scrumptious food, we did notice a bit of a lag in service. However, the staff's friendly demeanor made up for it."
  • "The service was fast and attentive and the food and the drinks were tasty."
  • "Service was quick, we had preordered, so they had a list of who was having what."
  • "We had a lovely welcome and friendly welcome the place is very vibrant and colourful."
  • "The service was absolutely brilliant and the staff were incredibly courteous and friendly."

Cons:

  • "Despite the scrumptious food, we did notice a bit of a lag in service."
  • "Service was friendly but slow as it was very busy."
  • "We had a bottomless brunch here yesterday and we were not served for 30 minutes within our 2-hour slot which was very frustrating."
  • "I went here for a leaving do on the 6th January with nine colleagues. The table service was absolutely shocking."
  • "Service on a Monday evening could be more attentive it’s really not that busy and you got more than 5 staff running around."
  • "The first server we had for our bottomless brunch was rubbish, she wasn't quick at all and we'd be sat there with no drink waiting."
  • "Worst service I ever had. Have to find waitress again and again to give my order."
  • "Service was good. Ordered in advance as we were a group of 10. The curly fries were nice and the mocktail."

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