El Burrito - Arrrrrriba!!!

Between work trips (for me) and vacations (both of us) I wont get to see my friend Remi for nearly a month. Last night we took to the streets of London (not as hobo as it sounds :-/) to bid ourselves Bon voyage.

Opting for a restaurant not far from Goodge street, we began the night with Burritos at El Burrito. Tucked away off Charlotte Street this little Mexican joint really packs a punch. Greeted like old friends and served like treasured regulars by Andrea, you order your meal in 3 steps.

1. Choose your meal
2. Choose your filling
3. add sides

An El Burrito virgin, I was urged to give the Chicken Tanga a go, I asked for all fillings proclaiming that I wanted my Burrito to "Take me to Mexico".

The customer service was amazing and you find yourself feeling very at home sitting amongst Mexican expats and spanish speakers with walls decorated by local mexican artists its easy to be mistaken into thinking this was somewhere in the heart of Mexico city.

No Bon Voyage is complete without some liquor to toast to the future adventures, so we accompanied our chicken tangas with a jug, or two, or four of delicious frozen margaritas.

As the night melted away...and our stomachs cried for us to rescue them from the relentless tequila based onslaught we bid farewell to Andrea and his colleagues and headed to the Hagan Daaz cafe in Leicester square to end the bitter night on a sweet note.

I'll be visiting El Burrito again in the near future as i'm dying to try some of the traditional mexican soft drinks on offer and to eat the authentic tacos. Want to visit Mexico without the cost of a flight and hotel, head down to El Burrito. The food and beverages will have you speaking Spanish by the end of the night.

"A david amongst local Goliaths..." Time Out

Remi's cameo on the wall

I <3 BURRITO!

"Cheers"

Numero uno....

Chicken Tanga: Shredded chicken cooked with tomatos, onions and chipotle chili

Dos!!!

'....this high!'

Uno tequila, Dos tequila, Tres tequila floor table!

With the notorious Andrea...