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    DF Tacos

    3.6 (27 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Diners
    Open 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    This was the first restaurant I ate at in the UK after arriving for my study abroad. The menu and ordering was a little tricky for someone that had never been there before, especially for someone new to London. But we got a hang of it. After all, tacos aren't too hard to figure out. I wish the food had a little bit more spice, but the tacos were good. The decor definitely sells the place. The clientel seemed to be young professionals and students that were stopping by for a quick bite.

    Yummy steak tacos
    Laura Kate S.

    I was pleasantly surprised by DF/Mexico. It makes it clear that it's a Mexican fusion place, so some of the slightly strange-seeming menu items work in that context. It's not striving to be 100% authentic. And for owning up to that (in a sea of "look how authentic I am!" competitors which are actually nothing like actual Mexican food), it earns major points and is more enjoyable for being just itself. Both of us had steak tacos, but with different toppings. Both of us enjoyed them. We also ordered tortilla chips and guacamole. The guac was nice - mild, but still flavourful. The serving size, for the price, of the basket of chips was miniscule though. That was disappointing. The tacos would've been a bit better if doubled (which is pretty common with soft corn tortillas), but even breaking apart due to juiciness, they were delicious. The all-you-can-drink aguas frescas bar was nice, though I found the hibiscus agua fresca a bit syrupy and the horchata tasted sweet enough to send a person into a diabetic coma. That being said, they tasted nice in small sips! The lime drink was delightful. After we left, I did some Googling and was absolutely shocked to see that DF/Mexico was at all associated with the abysmal abomination that is Wahaca. Apparently it's got the same creative team behind it. For as horrible as that place is and the myriad things it gets wrong, DF/Mexico is the opposite - it feels a lot more authentic and gets a lot more things right. I'd definitely come back.

    The frozen margaritas, utlra boozy
    Jennifer L.

    Cool spot for a quick bite! DF Mexico is an American/Mexican street food classy joint where the food is tasty and fairly priced (for London). My friend and I decided to share the fish tacos and the pork pibil tacos with the fries and a cup of corn (it litteraly comes in cup which is quite fun). The pork was tasty and how it should taste in a tacos. The fish one was lacky some zing to it. That s why I personally prefer when the fish is grilled rather than batter but it was still quality food. My highlight was actually the corn in the cup. It was full of flavour and the baked feta on top of it was a great addition. They re various hot sauce was also a nice touch (really digged the salsa verde). We cleaned our palate with frozen margaritas. Hibiscus and raspberry for my friend and the passion fruit one for me. It was really nice and went perfectly with the food. I will definitely come back here as it was good enough for me to want to try the rest of the menu

    Chile Beef tacos

    So I have to say the taco was decent. I ordered the slow Chile need tacos. The meat was well flavored and soft (it was slow cooked after all). I personally like corn tortillas versus flour tortillas. I think overall the taco was good. I wish there was a salsa bar. Actually I was surprised there wasn't. The place was pretty modern with touch screen self ordering technology. Also I wish that I can order each taco a la carte.

    My friend's beef burrito
    Seo Young M.

    Interesting interior design! Also has a self-order machine, which can be convinient? Had the bun with beef, which was okay but not "wow so good."

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    Grant T.

    DF/Mexico is the new brainchild of Thomasina Miers and the Wahaca crew. Given my opinion of Wahaca, my expectations were fairly low for this place, but I do love trying New Mexican places around London, and my love for the new outweighed my low expectations, so I went with fellow Yelpers Isabel and Vanessa to give it a try. This new branch of the chain recently opened and is close to work so we came here. (I say chain although there are only two branches. I expect at least one more during the next year. Eventually expect as many as Wahaca. It will happen.) Like the other branch, this one is counter service. We opted to try several things. I got some of the habanero corn nuts as a nibble. I ordered the pork pibil torta with cowgirl beans (black beans with chorizo). We also decided to split the chips and guacamole and the cheesy beany chips. My fellow Yelpers tried the fish tacos and the carne con chile torta. I got a margarita to drink. As in stopped to grab some tap water from the water area, I noticed the salsa station that had four types of "salsa". The mild "salsa" was tomato ketchup. What a joke. I grabbed the green medium salsa, the red hot sauce and the yellow hottest sauce. On the table there was also so chipotle ketchup. The food came quickly enough. The best was the habanero corn nuts that had a ton of spice and flavor. The margarita was average (pre-made and frozen). The pork pibil torta was nice, but not amazing. The brioche bun is all wrong for a torta and they need to switch to a more traditional style torta bun. I put the "hottest" salsa on it (which was more of a mild to medium salsa), but it didn't do a whole lot. The "hot" salsa turned out to be much better flavor and helped a bit, but not much. The beans were nice when I added some salsa to them as well. The "hot" was definitely the best, and unfortunately was the only one not made in house. The chips and guacamole were good. The chips were frozen crinkly chips with some average beans on top. I tried some of the chipotle ketchup on them, and that turned out to be a great spicy ketchup. I tried bites of all the other food. It was all okay, but nothing amazing. I finished first as my food arrived first. Then while everyone was still eating, two servers tried to take all my cutlery and crockery. Weird and very American. I also wasn't done as there were some chips still left I was trying to eat. Annoying. All in all, I think DF/Mexico exceeded my expectations, but only barely and only because they were quite low to begin with. They claim to be "modern" Mexican, but I think it's more border town Mexican and not modern at all, unless your definition of Modern is dumb-downed and Britishized. I've had Modern Mexican from real chefs from Mexico that is amazing and different. When the best thing you have are the pre-made sauces and the pre-made corn nuts, you know there's a problem. This is just your bog-standard food. I probably won't be back, and I don't recommend it at all. It's not a MexiCAN'T, more a MexicOKAY, but not a MexiCAN. If you are okay with okay Mexican, this is your place.

    Torta !
    Sunny K.

    I love me some Mexican, so I'm always down to try a new spot. Not sure why this place is getting some hate, but I had an excellent lunch here. I was trying to kill some time before shops opened on a Sunday (what is that about, in 2016, that they still have to wait til noon to trade?!) and just happened to run across this spot. Normally I feel like I'm in the know when Mexican joints open, (especially when they're not just cheap Chipotle copies!) but this was somehow under my radar. Actually it just ended up being a lovely surprise - especially due to the great service. I've only ever had (or seen) tortas on offer in hole-in-the-wall places in San Diego, so I went adventurous and ordered the mushroom option here. It arrived fast, was juicy and tasty, and beautiful to boot! Reminded me a little of the Patty and Bun veggie option but with a gorgeous crunchy, grilled cheese layer. Will be back for sure!!

    Bbq chicken tacos with mayo on the side.

    Like everyone I'm searching for decent Mexican food in London. The price is reasonable, £8 for two tacos and rice. The flavor is... Not like any Mexican food I've had. This place doesn't make the brave claims of authenticity that others do, it just says Mexican and American inspired. I wouldn't even say it tastes Mexican they just make fusion food with ingredients that are sort of Mexican. The chicken honestly tastes like Nando's which isn't bad. The rice did taste somewhat authentic but red rice is pretty simple. The staff is really friendly. Minimal service. You go up to the counter to place your order and get your drinks, sauces and refills yourself. Not sure if I will be back, but it satisfies the Mexican food cravings for now. I would come back with a group though! There is plenty of space for parties of 6 or more.

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    Awful wait times. 30 mins just to place my order at Market Halls Canary Wharf. Try to keep up

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    Delicious food and friendly staff. Highly recommend for anyone wanting a delicious and authentic Mexican meal.

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    8 years ago

    It's hard to find good Mexican food in London, but this place does it right! The cherry on top is FREE REFILLS!

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    10 years ago

    Lovely food and great service. The place looks good and they were quick to deliver. Shame they didn't have any hot "hot sauce".

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    Review Highlights - DF Tacos

    We also really enjoyed their self-serve (and free to refill!) drinks, though the hibiscus was a little too sweet to have more than a single glass off.

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    Not the best burgers you'll ever had. Very average. The blue cheese must be the cheapest kind. Had…read morealso a banana & peanut butter shake - not my cup of tea. I have given 3* due to the fact that they have gluten free menu and includes burgers, hot dogs. Thumbs up for that!

    Greasy Goodness…read more.. We were pleased when we stumbled into Ed's..... We were taken by surprise, and we liked it, we liked it alot. The little bustling restaurant definitely has plenty of atmosphere, we loved the Happy Days swinging 50s thing. The service staff were upbeat and good fun. It is a great place to take the kids or have a teenagers birthday party etc etc. But measured on the BURGETRON.... Not great... The food was cooked and presented like a slightly (and I mean slightly) up market Fish and Chippy. Not expensive but not cheap. The coke floats we so eagerly ordered weren't great either. A random hotdog glided past my eyes glossed in goo cheese and also sadly didn't look overly appertising either. We were a bit disappointed that the food wasn't very nice after being so excited initially, it was busy though so maybe on a quieter day the quality might be a little better. The menu was interesting and there were plenty of options including a choice of two Vege burger, cheesy fries, milk shakes, choc sundaes....all the usual Americana Diner things... It was loud and crowded so if you're looking to chill.... Best not go on the weekends... So in closing.... go and have a look...take the kids... it's no food destination but definitely fun... anyway ....as Fonzi would say.... Ayyyyyy!!!!!

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