We were spoilt for choice when it came to choosing somewhere to eat lunch. The Southbank centre hosts a number of lovely chain restaurants, however we wanted to choose somewhere where we hadn't been before (although I had been to Wahaca in Covent Garden before, but a million years ago).
The Southbank Experiment Wahaca isn't your standard restaurant set up, it's made out of a few recycled shipping containers and is covered in quirky street art. The inside is a tasteful mix of tribal fabrics, wood, brightly coloured painted metal and even neon lights.
When we arrived there was a 20 minute wait for a table but they lead us up to the bar where we got Coronas with lime and sat and looked over the river which was lovely.
The menu was curated by Tommi Miers, a winner of MasterChef from a series a while back. It has a really traditional feel, offering both small and big plates at a really reasonable price. We chose tortilla chips and chunky guacamole (my favourite) to start which was lovely. For the main, we shared chicken taquitos - small crispy deep fried tortillas filled with delicious spicy chicken. We also had a chipotle chicken quesadilla which was cheesy, melty and delicious. The big dish we shared was slow cooked pork burritos which were so amazing! Spicy but really flavoursome and tender. We both spotted churros on the dessert menu and thought it would be rude not to - and we weren't disappointed! How can deep fried food and chocolate ever go wrong?
Overall, we both really enjoyed it. The service was brilliant, and setting is perfect and the food was really really good. Our bill came to just over £30 which was amazing considering how full we were feeling when we left!
I would highly recommend Wahaca to anyone and will definitely be visiting again soon.
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