El Burrito by Mestizo

This hidden gem was recommended by my Mexican friend who is from the same area as the owner. Ive been in London a year and have not had any proper Mexican food so I was really looking forward to this! The entrance is a bit small and set up for takeout, but if you walk in, there are 3 sets of tables to the right and a few more to the left with bathrooms down the stairs. The lightbulb above our table (the far table in the back on the right) kept turning on and off...so that was a bit weird.

I had three tacos for lunch and YES - they were on point! Delicious soft tacos with well-cooked meat and proper spices, totally hit all the spots right. They offer a few other toppings and fillings plus classics such as taco salad, quesadilla, enchilada, etc. Dinner times also offer different meat fillings such as chorizo. The guac was a bit too lemony but for 3.50, they sure give you a whole lot! I will be back trying all the others and updating the review.

I was on my way in to El Burrito last week when I was stopped by an interviewer from the BBC One Show, who asked me on camera if I thought fat girls could be sexy. "Sure, but not as sexy as a fat burrito," I didn't answer.

Sadly, my actual boring answer didn't make me a TV star. El Burrito, however, may make me fat and sexy real soon. While this burrito by no means matches up with the sloppy deliciousness I that I left behind with the Pacific Ocean, it is the closest thing I've had here. The meat is not as juicy and flavorful as it could be, and is really the main thing holding this place back. The rest is done pretty well, with the sloppy salsa and the sloppy guacamole providing sufficient sloppiness. Also, they toss on enough jalapenos to give it some of the genuine character that Benito's Hat is lacking. As a bonus, the folks who work here are super friendly and once gave me two stamps on my free burrito card! This has become my burrito of choice in the neighborhood.

A burrito in which everything is good except the meat is still an incomplete burrito, I'm afraid. But these burritos do have some personality, and personality is what's really important in the end anyways, right?

I'm from California so have had a lot of mexican food, and am generally critical of mexican food in the UK. El Burrito is good for what it is. It reminds me of a hole in the wall taqueria that's good for no nonsense quick food, as opposed to a fancy sit-down mexican place.

Their assembly line is like a subway sandwich shop. They have lots of seating with folding metal chairs in the back. We came in around 13:30 and had no problems finding a seat. I had the chicken mole burrito, and it was nice but not something I'm going to keep coming back for. Their burrito construction skills were not that great, and they only had white rice (normally I prefer spanish rice).

The best mexican I've found in London so far has been Wahaca, but if you're in the TCR area looking for a quick bite El Burrito will do just fine.

Was pretty good the first couple of times I ate here. I'm writing this after I just had a burrito there for a 3rd time and was disappointed. They just didn't seem to care.

London's first Chipotle opens up on Charing Cross Road in April. This place needs to shape up fast if they wish to survive.

I've been to El Burrito a few times, but it's not worth going there in my opinion, because Benito's Hat is around the corner.


El Burrito serves up a pretty authentic burrito, however they are assembled inconsistently, and the last one I had suffered a burrito containment failure of epic proportions. I can eat a well-prepared burrito with one hand, but I found myself having to scoop out fillings with the supplied tostada chips to try and prevent containment failure. Suffice to say this failed, and I was left with sauce everywhere.


In terms of taste, El Burrito is a little bland. They have some work to do if they want to be top of the burrito league.

If the line to get in to this place doesn't state how good it is, I don't not what! Burritos, just for the sake of clarification, are a staple of the North of Mexico, where they eat flour tortillas. The burritos we see here in London are a Tex- Mex version, with the cream, and cheese. , Ok now that we got that out of the way. I love burritos, and around this area there are so many establishments dedicated to this dish that I had to test them and find the best burrito. This restaurant is up there, fresh ingredients, perfectly seasoned meat and lovely spicy salsa. The search is on!

My Spanish colleague took me here, along with another colleague who lived in Spain for several years. So that says something.

This is the perfect lunch place. It's run by all Spanish people and all goes very fast. You first choose the main (most of the people go for the burrito obviously) then the topping/filling. I had the Chicken Mole with almost all toppings (though did not really notice any chocolate like the menu says, which I think I'm glad for) including the beans, and was not disappointed at all. Chicken was really tender, and the size was perfect for lunch. We all had a Corona beer along with it, as you do at such a place.

They have some basic chairs and tables in the back where you can sit cozy, but when the weather turns better, I'm pretty sure we're going for the take-away option to eat outside somewhere.

One of the better burritos I've had in London so far!

This place is fantastic! We went for a team meal here having failed to get a seat for us 5 at Benitos Hat and we were not disappointed!


Generous portions for both nachos and burritos left us all absolutely stuffed. The food is yummy, the speed of service is fast and they make it just the way you want it.


I would highly recomend going here early though - when we left at 1:30pm there was a huge queue!

Yep, another burrito place. God this town is full of them. but here's the thing, this one is pretty damn good. i mean, it's completely souless, but the food is damn good.


I'm impressed - decent sized burritos, without being watery and fatty so gunk goes everywhere. They don't overfill them which is important, I think. As stupid as it sounds. Plus, you get cutlery, which you don't get at the mexican stall at the food market over the road.


I really like it here. I really like being able to sit outside and watch posh people in Charlotte Place. I like only paying £5 for my lunch (although, don't charge me extra for gaucamole, that's taking the piss - it's a burrito for goodness sake).


I don't like the nachos that were nothing else but dull Dorritos (in fact, I'd rather they'd serve dorritos'), and I'd really like a smile behind that counter - we didn't want to stay inside really. It was frosty.


Better than Benitos hat? No. Yummy? Yes.

Until today I though my relationship with Mexican Food was doomed thanks to the bland, flavourless chilli con carnes and and torillas which plagued my University days. Thanks to El Burrito though i'm all 'loco' over their spicy cuisine once again.


My only criticism is the quandry that their menu puts you in with Burritos, Tacos & Quesedillas all on offer with a mouthwatering variety of fillings. Today I opted for Quesedilla filled with Cochinita (melt in your mouth pork cooked in a sauce of achiote and orange juice) which really hit the spot with intense flavour and juicy tomatoes. Next time I will be taking the plunge and devouring a Chicken Mole which uses Mexicos most famous sauce consisting of 20 ingredients (even chocolate).


All I was missing was an ice cold cervesa but hey, thats the pitfall of the working lunch.