Excellent little restaurant in croydon, been there few times, love theirs fajitas, BBQ ribs, &…read moresteak! Highly recommended!

Visited on a Saturday evening and thought the restaurant was just about perfect. Great service,…read morefantastic value for money and a really pleasant atmosphere. The best part though was the food. I had the Seabass my girlie had steak, you could really taste how fresh and well prepared the dishes were. We shall definitely be back soon :) Pop along and check it out.

This is a place that looks ok and the food is ok and the staff is ok... I just wish it was better!…read moreThe mushrooms were deep-fried (not as fresh-seeming as described) but the potato skins were lovely and filling. The guac wasn't home-made (even though I asked) but the Sticky Toffee Pudding was a revelation. So some hits and misses. Worth a try if you're craving some Americana as I was!

The restaurant itself is nice and so are the employees, but the food itself isn't amazing. Could be…read moremuch better, the fries are frozen and the hamburger was a bit too dry. The food is a bit expensive for what you get, but the place is nice, so the decision comes to whether you want to eat in a good looking place or you rather eat somewhere with nicer food.

I quite liked this place, whilst the food was nothing I have not had before, it was extremely…read morefilling. It's not the biggest Mexican Resturant but it's local(ish) and as you can use Tastecard there that makes it even better. So pointers, Tastecard cannot be used to access the happy hour cocktails, Tastecard cannot be applied to the house specials . Anyway it is a small friendly restaurant the staff were very welcoming and the actual environment of the restaurant is ok, painted walls with Mexican imagery along with pictures of Hollywood legends in action mood, think Charles Bronson and Clint Eastwood (to name a few) and so the list goes on. Except there is a picture of Gregory Peck in his civvies, which I really did not get. The cocktails were very good I will be going back without the car to sample more. The fact that you can order a pitcher of the cocktail you have is cool, the Mexican Banger is good The food is served in good portion sizes, except my starter of butterflied king prawns, could have used more than 3!!! The mains were all of good size and very filling. They could use slightly more spice but I guess that is a personal taste thing. All in all I will go back just to sample a pitcher of the Mexican Banger

Fantastic Mexican. I'm an expat Californian and I've found it hard to get authentic tasting Mexican…read morefood in London but El Sombrero delivers! We had burritos, chimichangas, and fajitas. Everyone was happy. Everyone is happy. Also, drinks menu. If you like variety, this is your jam. Take the bus from East Croydon.

I'm visiting after the re-fit and the whole establishment looks brighter. I came with a friend on…read moreXmas eve & we enjoyed ourselves. The menu has been re-jigged and the mushroom starter was taken off...to our surprise the owner had it made especially for us (which really made our dining experience so much better). The barman customised our cocktails (he just wanted to know what we wanted in it) - best cocktail I've tasted in a while. All round great experience, I would visit whenever I am in the area!!!

I think I've died and gone to Mexican hell. This is dirty Tex-Mex food but not in a good way…read more BBQ sauce on undercooked chicken served on a sizzling plate for my fajitas, and where was the salsa? Loads on the nachos but seriously, where was it on the main meal? So the food wasn't terrible, it was just plain bad. I won't 1 star this place though as the staff were lovely, super friendly and the place was packed on a Tuesday night. Go, but you have been warned.

I entered this restaurant expecting to be disappointed and hating it. It's a chain, it's in Croydon…read moreand it was full of kids. However, it far surpassed my expectations! We were seated pretty quickly even though it was a busy Saturday night, we had an EXCELLENT waitress who made very good recommendations, really understood what we wanted and provided exactly the right things. I tried chimichangas for the first time, and my goodness they are too good. I daren't ever eat them again, but wow did I enjoy those ones! The only downside, the one star that they they lose is for the loos. I only visited them at the end of the meal, which is lucky, for had I gone at the begining, I would not have stayed. They are pretty gross. So, go - but use the cinema loos next door! :-)

I normally like Chiquitos, i know all their restaurants look the same but they do some nice Mexican…read morefood, which can be hard to find. Unfortunately this branch left alot to be desired on my last visit. The food took over 50 minutes to get to us, despite the fact that it was almost empty. When it did arrive, it was almost cold, and they got our order wrong. No-one came over to ask how our food was and when we did finally get the opportunity to complain, the grumpy waitress gave a very insincere apology and then gave us our bill in full. A pretty miserable experience all in all.

Ok, so we are visiting from out of town and we weren't quite sure what to expect of English Mexican…read morefood. We stopped in one night after walking from the hotel and were seated right away. I had the Garlic Butter Sizzling Prawns, see picture. Shrimp, vegetables, and cheese. It wasn't bad at all. Everything was well cooked and taste as it should. The staff were friendly and attentive, the place felt nice and inviting. The one big drawback is the price. I found that for what it is the price of everything was very high. One star deducted for that. Would I recommend it? Sure? Give it a go

I dislike when Yelp presents bad reviews from 6 years ago. That's pretty unfair. Also Americans…read moreexpecting authentic Mexican food in London should re-examine their reasons for travel. I'm from Southern California so I know Mexican food. There is not a large Mexican population in London to provide the kind of authentic menus like you will find in London Indian restaurants. But after days of pub food, Indian and Italian we decided to give it a try. This is a nicely decorated little restaurant with a nice attentive staff. Was the food different from what we were used to? Yes, but it was very tasty. My wife had chicken tacos served on a large platter with separate portions to build your own taco. They had Mexican rice but no refried or black beans or lettuce for the tacos. The tacos were hard shell. I had fajitas and they were very good but served without a side of rice. The portions were very large. If you are in Pimlico, close to Victoria station, give it a try

Booked online for 5pm-6.30pm, unfortunately weather turned colder…read more Be sure to check your bill, I realised as we paid the bill we'd been charged £4.00 for a Lime & Soda (listed as a Large Juice). It was nice to get 2 for 1 Cocktails, but £11 for a simple Starter Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla or the £4 Lime & Soda aren't really realistic pricing outside of Mayfair or Belgravia. We ate at Nando's across the road a week before, (Saturday so no Voucher Discount). That bill came to £32.10, so this was almost double that

My second time here…read more First time wasn't to bad food was fine. Again. I am coming from CA. Where Mexican food is a big things. Today. I asked for chicken burrito It's sad. Very sad. No taste. Dry. Never again

Really great (and pretty much only) Mexican joint in the area. Great customer service with…read moreauthentic Mexican layout and cuisine. The burritos and churros were great as well as most of their drinks. Very hip layout, great variety of choices and offers much more cuisine than just burritos!