I've been to Wahaca before but this location is really just so much better than the others. The ambiance is beautiful and open. Service is pretty terrible. We sat for 15 minutes before we finally got up to ask someone to take our order. Food is pretty good - not really authentic - but good for what it is. Chips are average Guacamole is tasty Burrito bowl (not sure of the exact name of this) is delicious and filling. Enchilada was just okay Chicken burrito was just okay Overall this is a great option when one needs a break from scones. read more

The food is tasty and the prices are okay but the portions are really small.

The food was delicious!!! The vegetarian sweet potato tacos was one of the best I have tried. The veggie set menu was a very good choice, fun and plenty of food for 2 people. Definitely recommend this place!!! read more

Wahaca Oxford Circus - The lights with Mexican hats :) - Mexican Near Me - London, XGL

I'm debating between 3 and 4 stars but the margaritas bumped this review up to 4 stars. Those margaritas man, I was tipsy after one! Ok whatever that's not saying much but still! They're so strong and so good and so dangerously delicious! The food wasn't bad at all, but I was a little underwhelmed by the tacos. We shared the MSC fish tacos and my husband really loved them but I thought there was too much sauce- I couldn't taste much else! I really enjoyed the ceviche and crab tostadas- very nice flavour with both, and very affordable. We'll be back to give the tacos another go. :) read more

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I would not consider this authentic Mexican food, however if is good if you're craving a spin on it. The mayo sauce in the chicken quesadilla was delicious! I also tried the hibiscus agua fresca which was refreshing. The horchata on the other hand had a more watery than milky taste as it should. Wouldn't get that again. Overall good food and great atmosphere. read more

Wahaca Oxford Circus - Chicken quesadilla - Mexican Near Me - London, XGL

I've dined in Wahaca at several different locations and since this one was the last one I visited, here is my review. The good: Wahaca food deserves an overall 3.5-4 star rating. The food tastes fresh and is close in quality (but not quantity and value for money) to a comparable US based Mexican restaurant chain. The bad: They are stingy on items they shouldn't be stingy with. For example, you have to pay (a lot) for a tiny portion of chips and salsa. That is BS and simply unacceptable! Similarly, a small portion of chips and guac (a regular person needs at least 2-3 of these) is severely overpriced. Here are the details: Guac - good. For the price and quantity it should be a lot better. In my opinion, it needs more cilantro, more lime and definitely some chopped jalapeño peppers for an additional kick. Salsa (pico de gallo) - good acidity, but needs both more jalapeños and more cilantro. Steak tacos - good, would have preferred them medium rare for an additional juicyness. Pork tacos - very good. Good spicy kick. Sonora salad w/Chicken - good, also needs more dressing, an additional kick. Chicken was properly seasoned but since it is cut in small pieces, it was slightly overcooked and on the dryer side. The tortilla shell that the salad came in (in the US we'd call it tostada) was overcrysped and way too greasy. Fish tacos - another solid dish, but needs adjustments to be perfect. For example, the fish needs less batter and less time in the fryer so it can retain all of the juicyness. Also one big filet is always better than smaller chunks. Drinks - margaritas and mojitos. Too sweet and stingy on actual booze. read more

Wahaca Oxford Circus - The Sonora Salad w/Chicken - Mexican Near Me - London, XGL

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We Had: Pork Pibil (really deep tasting) Chicken Tinga (fresh and spicy) Cactus & corn (unusual but in a nice way) Black bean (rich and filling) fish tacos (breaded fish but nice nonetheless) It's a while since I visited Wahaca and this was the first time I thought we had got the food right. Generally it's easy to under order given the smallness of the tacos and to leave wanting more (or a Macdonalds). This time it was just right. The food was great and we had a margarita to start. They don't do frozen ones which is a shame. They were pretty good and we then had Modello's. This branch is very large and service was especially friendly. Everything we could have hoped for. read more

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Good service, generally great food, and convenient location. For the food, the Super-Charged salad was great (minus the carrots), and very flavorful, and my husband enjoyed the spicy pork Pibil tacos. The only thing we did not like was the chips and salsa, since the chips were horrible. (They tasted like slightly stale store bought chips.) The toilets downstairs are also very clean, albeit a little interesting decor. read more

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I have tried Wahaca at another location near embankment and i would say it was WAY better than this outlet. The other location had some seriously fresh guacamole!! The best i've possibly ever had in my life! Other than that, we ordered an assortment of dishes here such as quesedilla and tacos etc and everything was ok. It was nothing memorable. Still, it has a very fun and hip design space which is fun to dine in and take pictures. read more

Wahaca Oxford Circus - Lunch Menu! - Mexican Near Me - London, XGL

Best Mexican I've had in ages!!! A splendid combination of all sorts of flavors, a next level artistry at a very good price. I got the pork burrito with pickled onions & I loved it. It was a little bit messy, but to some that's a plus. I told 2 friends to go there & they got quesadillas & loved those as well read more

The food is not the best but also not the worst. If you really need a Mexican food fix, this isn't the place. However, if you're in search of decent Mexican style food, it's right on the money. The burrito was good. Chips and salsa together are okay. I was overall satisfied with the food but didn't satisfy my Mexican food craving. The decor is lovely, and the service is very good! read more

Food was super tasty. I had the veggie burrito which was packed with black beans and fresh crunchy veg, lots of flavour! The smoked chipotle cauliflower on the side was amazing. Very reasonable prices too read more

Wahaca Oxford Circus - Mexican Near Me - London, XGL

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The latest branch in the Wahaca family, it follows in its older sibling's path of brick and chain-link fence meets cantina. Possibly a bit less busy because it is the newest, or it's a bit out of view from the busy Oxford circus, but that doesn't mean it has any less charm. Staff were very genial all night. Drinks were always offered and refreshed, and plates swept away from under your nose. Food came quickly, great high standard as always. Lots of veg plates and dairy-free drink options as well. read more

This place has very good tacos. I ordered the Chicken Pipian tacos, and they were good. They come in threes, and they have a hint of pumpkin flavor from the pumpkin seeds. I also ordered a Passion Fruit Margarita with was good as well, but I would try something else next time this is a great place to get some food while you are visiting Oxford street. My waitress's name was Paula. She was friendly & helpful, giving good recommendations. Overall, I would definitely come back here. read more

Wahaca Oxford Circus - Chicken Pipian & a Passion fruit margarita - Mexican Near Me - London, XGL

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Well it's a step up from Nandos really isn't it? For a chain joint it was ok. Service was lazy, food was standard. read more

Wahaca Oxford Circus - Sonora chicken salad with side of sweet potato - Mexican Near Me - London, XGL

I ate here with my family again. The waitress was friendly and fast. There were a few problems though, there was a fly in my water and all five of us felt as though our meals were unsatisfactory. We went here for brunch and I don't think the brunch menu was as nice as the lunch menu, which I have had before. If I was to eat here again I would come for lunch. read more

Wahaca is a great Mexican chain restaurant offering up modern Mexican street food. The portions are just the right size, and the food is tasty to boot. Pricing wise wahaca is similar to any of the other chain restaurants such as wagamama for example. This branch was very good, the food here is on par with other branches of wahaca that I have eaten in and the service was very good too. Overall I would recommend. read more

Food was ok . Nothing special for Mexican cuisine.I would recommend only if you have no where else to go . Service was terrible. Worst service i have experienced in long time. The waiter didn't come for taking the order for long time and then after taking order disappeared during for the remainder of our stay. Some one else bought the food and I had go find the manager to get the cheque and pay once I was dome eating. Would strongly not recommend! Avoid this place. read more

Tasty but incredibly small portions give that it advertises as "BIGGER FOOD". It was hardly a starter.

I'd love Londoners to have access to good Mexican food and drinks, but Wahaca is not it. We ordered the sampler so I think I have a good sense of the menu. A few items, including the sweet potato tacito were very good, but the food came out all at once, so by the time I had the cactus taco I could tell that had it been warm, it might be yummy. The guacamole was sad - not made fresh. To top it all off, the drinks while creative, were weak. read more

Great service, excellent pork soft tacos, dips, margaritas. We're from California and eat lots of Mexican, were very happy with this. Not fancy, but clean, fun, and bright. Very reasonably priced. read more

Popped by for some take away, got me some chicken burritos and the host was very welcoming. I love Wahaca and I try to visit different venues. The only minus here goes to the bartender who was working and based on what I saw he lacks quite some knowledge unfortunately and I would not want him to make my cocktails.... But, wonderful venue, good food and welcoming staff! read more

Usually with Wahaca i have had great experiences but Saturday night was terrible. Not the food, that was great just the service. Was waiting over 45 minutes for are first dish to arrive. When food did arrive all the other small plates would come one by one over the next 2hrs usually 20mins after each dish. it was just far to slow and not enjoyable to not have all the food at a similar time. if i had know the service was going to be like that i would have thought about eating at another restaurant. The most annoying thing was that it was not even that busy so that can not be the reason for the slow food arriving. read more

London has serious discrepancy of quality Mexican food places and this place is (starting) to fill it. Believe they're opening up more places around London. Affordable, relatively quick, and not terribly difficult to score a table read more

Nice casual place for a meal. .. typical Wahaca quality. .. friendly waiting staff... churros with chocolate to die for ....

So this maybe a little bit of a misleading 1 , the food was great, the staff were ok, in fact our whole experience was good (I would only say it was as I would expect), until the bill arrived. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but aren't the costs of the dishes served in your restaurant calculated to cover not only the cost of the food, but also all the overheads incurred in its preparation and delivery to the customer? So please explain to me why there is an automatic 12.5% service charge added to the bill when 5 or more people eat at the same table? Why 3 adults & 2 children incur an additional cost over and above a table of 4 adults? Especially when they're consuming 'street food' that is served to the table at random intervals. I do trip where I feel appropiate, but really dislike the idea of not being able to make this judgement. How do I remove this cost if the service was awful? read more

Have been here a few times for lunch as it's just up the road from my work. They are always very accommodating of our large groups and the food is always delicious! Staff are friendly and service speed is as you would expect on a busy lunch time (if not a little quicker). read more

We went to Wahaca in Oxford St branch today Sat 20th Feb (Great Portland) for dinner and the food was delicious - however, what I would like to mention here is the outstanding and most professional service delivered by Yordan - I normally eat out every day because of business/leisure and we have been really impressed by him- congratulations for your wonderful staff and food quality; it has been a wonderful experience, specially thanks to Yordan! Thank you. read more

We love wahaca. Yummy food, good with kids, reasonably priced. Today we tried the Oxford Circus location for the first time before spending a fortune on new school shoes (but I digress). We arrived, I guess, between the handover of breakfast to lunch-which given they are the only wahaca that serves breakfast you would think would be pretty normal. Instead, we spoke with three people who told us three different times that we would be able to order lunch. Not a major drama but something to consider. Maybe show up at 12:01 if you really want lunch :-) Once ordered the food was pretty much as we expected, we love the chicken Caesar tostadas and the girls enjoyed a chicken quesadilla. My wife and I both decided to try their fruit smoothies for the first time and they were lovely. We then went for a new quesadilla of peppers and feta cheese which I really enjoyed while my wife felt she could only taste "hot". Rounded out with our normal steak tacos-good as always and a new try of their smoky cheesy cauliflower as a side and we left satisfied as always. read more

I'm a visitor from the south in the USA. So I think that gives me at least some credibility to evaluate "Mexican food." And with that I'll just say that dinner here was excellent. I ate alone but the wait staff were friendly and didn't make me feel uncomfortable for eating by myself. I had a margarita and a pork burrito with chips and guacamole. Honestly, everything was delicious. The margarita was fresh and flavorful, not too sweet or too strong. The tortilla chips had some melted cheese and black beans for a topping, which I wasn't expecting but really enjoyed. The guacamole was the only possible letdown of the night--it was a super small portion, and not anything special in terms of flavor. But the burrito was fantastic. It was juicy, full of flavor, and tender throughout. I think it had grilled onions and melted cheese and beans inside it, but I couldn't tell because I didn't want to stop eating it long enough to look inside the tortilla. Highly recommended, will definitely be back, and hopefully with friends. read more

Love love love Wahaca. The colourful comfy decor, friendly staff always cheers me up! The food is excellent, particularly the street food, perfectly formed morsels of deliciousness. And my favourite is the tamarind twist sweet and sour tall drink which disappears faster than hoped. The chilli salt rim drink adds a zing along with the intense and delicate flavour of agave tequila is a total taste explosion. A fab overall experience. read more

Delicious food with fast friendly service and a price that is very reasonable (particularly for Central London). 100% recommended.