They're fine. These tacos take on a fusion, artisinal approach instead of being something legit which actually works to their favor given legit Mexican is challenging for the UK. This being said, YMMV depending on the taco you order. The tacos remind me a bit of Velvet Taco from the states and by a bit I mean if you squint at them real hard and judge them entirely on apperance. That's where the comparisons end because DF is by no means in the same league or galaxy as VT. It really depends on what you order. For example: * Brisket taco - not bad! Some good complimentary flavors with decent beef * Korean Seoul Taco - terrible mixture of O.K. pork, vinegary carrot slaw and stickly sweet sauce; can fast food places please stop destroying Korean flavors with tons of sugar? Sweet "gochujang"-like sauces are the modern equivalent of teriyaki. I've had the standard chicken taco and it's also not terrible. I wouldn't go out of my way for this place but if you need a quick bite it'll do provided you avoid the more "exotic" end of the spectrum. read more

Located in the market food hall next to Victoria station on the second floor. Friendly staff. Great options. Is it the perfect North American taco? No. But it isn't supposed to be. All options are super flavorful. Recommend! read more

Hidden gem of Mexican food on the rooftop of Victoria station. We are glad we found it in London to fulfill our spicy craving. Food taste was comparable to high end Mexican restaurants from United States. Yummy read more

DF Tacos - Gluten free grilled chicken tacos - Mexican Near Me - London, XGL

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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. read more

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

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. read more

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Love this place! Best fish tacos in town. I'm from Los Angeles and I know good tacos. I've tried every place in London and this is the best. Try the beans too, really good. And the customer service is great. Tired of going to places here and the customer service sucks. Overall this place is great. Whoever is managing this place is doing it right read more

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 read more

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

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. read more

DF Tacos - Chile Beef tacos - Mexican Near Me - London, XGL

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." read more

DF Tacos - My friend's beef burrito - Mexican Near Me - London, XGL

I really love DF Mexico in Shoreditch so I gave this branch a go for an early meal. The interior is much bigger with a high ceiling but the same order at the counter concept. The menu is divided into burritos, filled tortas, tacos and build your own taco plates. I went with the beef plate which came with beans in a small cast iron pot topped with cheese, sour cream, guacamole and garnishes. Soft tacos, slaw and sauce on the side. This was a nice platter, I would prefer the sour cream and guacamole on the side but there were lots of rich flavours from the beef and beans and the slaw was a refreshing vinegary contrast. Also tried the cheese beano fries. Awesome stuff.... Crinkly, crunchy fries topped with cheese, sour cream, guacamole, rich mashed black beans and garnishes. This was amazing, super hot, crunchy, the beans were so flavourful and everything was perfectly combined into the perfect side dish. Bottomless soft drinks include hibiscus water and another self-service counter. There's also plenty of different hot sauces available but the food is so flavourful, you don't need them. The overall idea of this place is great, they give you full info when you're seated, are informative and check on you mid-meal so the feel of customer service is still there. The food is flavourful, fresh salads, interesting sauces, speedy service and an efficient concept which works really well. read more

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. read more

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The sweet and smoky chicken tacos were very tasty. Was delighted when we found out that all tacos are half off on Mondays. The atmosphere is very nice and the music was very good. read more

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!! read more

DF Tacos - Torta ! - Mexican Near Me - London, XGL

Looks cool, small portions though and wasn't as flavoursome as competitors like Wahaca and Chipotle. I was impressed at the very quick service, despite them serving a large table of around 30 ppl, our food came within around 5mins... Although that's scarily quick when you think about it! The bottomless soft drinks were great, I tried the lime and chia and then got hooked on the Horchata. I'm not really sure whether I'll come here again... Maybe just for the bottomless soft drinks, but for the food, probably not, Leon's is right next door and I'd rather go there to be honest... read more

I think this restaurant is a great mix of casual and classy. You have table service, but you order at a machine, so it's a great mix of both. The juices are really the star of the show for me, I still remember the lime one, and the hibiscus one, and it's a really good deal for unlimited juice for 2.50 which you can serve yourself and mix and match them. The burritos I've had have been really tasty but I would say one thing is that the guacamole is really scarce and liquidy and they tend to not put much salad (which I personally prefer to a minimalist burrito)... While it is a simple burrito, the flavors are interesting and not very mexican from what I know and love in America. They taste almost thai to me, or maybe just a little soy-saucy, I can't put my finger on it, but they are different. I do like it but it's not my favorite mexican place. read more

It's nothing like authentic Mexican food. More London Cream and lack of flavor. The Guacamole was good. I left the wet bland creamy chicken tacos on my plate. read more

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. read more

DF Tacos - Bbq chicken tacos with mayo on the side. - Mexican Near Me - London, XGL

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Really, really enjoyed our quick meal here. Want to find an excuse to go back! We were at nearby RADA Studios for a radio show recording, but had time to kill to grab a bite to eat. Were were going to go for the usual boring/cheap choices and grab some sushi from Wasabi or a sandwich from Pret, but my wife spotted this place from the bus and had heard it was good. Standard Mexican-esque food from a quick glance at the menu, reasonable prices, so far so good. Bright on the inside with "art from around Mexico" and pretty much empty (it was a quiet Monday around 5.30) - so also good. And a warm, inviting server seated us and we browsed the menu properly. What struck us was there was no huge pushing of just how "authentically Mexican" they are. Sure, it was "inspired by street food of Mexico City", but none of the attempts to tell you that this was THE place for Mexican food in London - I am so tired of that - and it so often leads to disappointment. What they did have was great sounding tacos and burritos, and also tortas, as an ode to New York/Mexican fusion. Anyway, it all sounded delicious, but I couldn't see past the steak tacos - and neither could my wife. Plus, a side of chips & guac, because who doesn't love guac? Well, we both LOVED DF/Mexico's guac; it was just so more-ish, as was the selection of hot sauces also available for my chips. I really wanted to take their sweet habanero sauce home with me, it was amazing. And then the tacos... which were nothing short of excellent. Really well marinaded, juicy steak and well stuffed soft shells - I normally find corn too chewy but these were perfect. A nice smokey sauce on top and we had 2 very happy customers indeed. 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. Reasonable prices, quality service, good looking menu, and really tasty food - probably the best Mexican experience I've had in London, and I've tried rather a lot! We'll be back for more tacos (they had a build-your-own platter that sounded great value) or perhaps to try some tortas as soon as we can find a reason to be nearby again! read more

Gross Burritos, Gross Cheese Fries. These are hands down the worst steak burritos I have ever had. There are pickles in them. It ruins the taste, which makes the whole burrito taste like vinegar. The chef nor the owners are Mexican, and the food tastes like cheap filler food. Who puts pickled veg in a burrito?! No one. At least no one who knows better. The cheese fries are just cheap chips with artificial velveeta melted on, nothing like the gourmet description on the menu. Plus the portions are ridiculously small. I paid £14.40 for steak burrito, cheese fries, and a bottled water. Plus I have a stomach ache a few hours later. Don't eat here! read more

Pleasant and fairly reasonably priced Mexican food, nice decor and fairly casual atmosphere. Ordering is self-service at a till, like the machines in supermarkets, and the food comes pretty quickly. The portions are a good size too, and I love the pork burritos! The bottomless horchatta's definitely a good shout too, and the frozen margaritas are also very good. If I had to complain, I'd say that the "extra hot" hot sauce is pretty tame, but my tastebuds're maybe burned out from Godslayer and insanity hot sauce. read more

The concept of this restaurant is basically Nandos but for Mexican, with similar ordering systems and help yourself service stations. Unfortunately unlike Nandos they don't seem to be able to cope with this fast service style. Orders are encouraged to be placed via a computer screen, but this gives you no option for custom orders. As our party of 3 included a vegan this was essential. Instead we waited to see an actual staff member. Unfortunately, he struggled to make custom orders too, and just removing a couple of items to make one of the orders vegan took him over 10 minutes to organise this. We also had to order a wrap plain so the whole ordering process took over 15 minutes, by which time a large queue had formed of other people who didn't want to use the computer, as there was only one staff member who could do this. The plain wrap arrived at least 15 minutes before the rest of the meal, and we were left perplexed as what arrived was a bowl of rice, not what we ordered. Apparently a mix up when the staff member was trying to amend the order. The staff member serving us seemed rushed off her feet, but did look anxious when she realised about the big gap between different items coming out from the same order, and they tried their best in the circumstances. The kitchen staff were seen adding and removing items to meals several times and looking clearly confused, so maybe they have new staff. The most straight forward order actually arrived last, about 30 minutes after we'd finally managed to place the order. Unfortunately, this was disappointing too and was too dry and tasteless for me personally, the side of corn and feta however was much better. The area offering different kinds of salsa only appeared to have ketchup and hot sauce which was slightly confusing. The best part about it was the refillable drink selections, which added Mexican juices and flavoured milk to the usual soda selection, and they were seriously delirious (although different to what was printed in the menus). As negative as this review seems, I think a lot of it could be improved with more staff training and s change to their systems, id like to try it again in 6 months time and see if they managed to iron out the issues. The staff tried there best, but seemed totally overwhelmed even though the restaurant was about half full. read more

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The place looks great very inviting, but the ordering process has a flaw for those dining alone. Being seated to a table then explaining that you have to order at the counter means having to take all your belongings with you to the counter. Either it's self service where you order before going to a table or table service. Having it this way makes sole dining difficult. read more

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

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

Standard Mexican fare in London unfortunately, the food was good it definitely wasn't bad but it wasn't excellent for me. I had the carne con chile torta and the meat was nice, although there wasn't much of it, but the bun was too sweet as Grant mentioned. The fries were good although not outstanding- crispy crinkly cut. The portion sizes were a bit wanting, absolutely fine if you are sharing a few extras as we did but without this a main on its own is unlikely to fill you up. The corn chips and guacamole were good. I really like agua frescas so it was nice to find them here, and having unlimited refills on them so you can try every flavour, the horchata was a bit too sweet and powdery tasting however the hibiscus and chia flavours were really good. We were discussing how much London is in need of alcoholic agua frescas- this would definitely inspire a return visit. The intense desire to clear the table was also a bit unsettling, personally I think it's best to leave plates until people have finished eating- maybe it's just me, but the fact that twice while we were clearly eating- including not long after the food arrived there were attempts to remove plates was a bit off putting. I am not sure why this would be as it wasn't full at all so they can't have needed the plates, and we had space on our table, unless they really wanted us to leave? It seems a strange policy as it wasn't just one person but 3 separate staff members so they must have been instructed rather than it just being one really big fan of clearing plates as soon as they arrive. So overall I won't be making an effort to return but wouldn't make an effort to avoid it either. read more