Hanover Street seems to becoming a mecca for lunch deals and new kid on the block is the Mexican restaurant Chachalaca! Their deal is two courses for £7.50 and you can throw in a beer (Corona) or glass or of wine for an extra £2.50 - obviously trying to tempt the diner with an all inclusive lunch for £10. So how does this compete with the already stiff competition?
The food menu had the usual array of Mexican classics. The starters featured Nachos, Quesadillas and the mains included Fajitas, Burrito, Chilli Con Carne and Spicy chilli burger. The service did not get off to a good start as unfortunately, the waiter was loud and quite rude. After being shouted at that we could not order the pork or beef burrito today we all managed to get our order in.
For a starter I ordered the quesadillas. They tasted a little bit soggy and not overly spicy and took a wee while to arrive. For a main I went for the chicken burrito, again could have been a wee bit more spicy. The meals were a pretty decent size considering the price, we left feeling full but not stuffed. You get the feeling food was not really that authentic and maybe a bit too westernised, but for £7.50 are you really going to complain?
If you wanted to go off piste away from the lunch menu there was a menu that had more extensive options on it. Also the drinks menu did have some more interesting Mexican beers present if you were willing to spend a few extra pounds. The decor was reasonably forgettable and lacked much of the way of any Mexican feel.
By far the strongest point of Chachalaca is the value of the lunch deal. The view of the diners on this visit was divided. Some thought the food was great and marked it highly, others thought the food was a bit average and marked it down. At the end of the day regardless of any minor qualms, two courses and a beer for £10 is really hard to argue against.
Quality Food 7.33
Quality Drinks 6.67
Value 8.89
Service 6.33
Ambience 6.78
Overall 7.33
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Bill - Quesadillas, chicken burrito, Corona + tip: £11
Comments:
- Had the mini nachos and mini steak fahjitas, very tasty and pretty filling. Good value for lunchtime.
- Two courses and a beer for a tenner is always a winner. I wasn't so impressed with the nachos or the chilli con carne - enjoyable but didn't blow me away.
- As ever a "mexican" restaurant serving food that is nothing like what you get in mexico, natch amigo! Chili con napalm is a british mutation of bolognaise and nothing to do with mexico what so ever. However putting that aside it was good value lunch though I scored drinks down as Im not a fan of watery mexican beer. The waiter was a wierdo.
- Great values for money starter + main + beer £10 Doroda starter and lunch BUrrito (Beef) were very tasty. Funky restaruant.
- No complaints about two courses of decent food for £7.50. Service not so good as the previous visit though
- Can't argue about the price
The food menu had the usual array of Mexican classics. The starters featured Nachos, Quesadillas and the mains included Fajitas, Burrito, Chilli Con Carne and Spicy chilli burger. The service did not get off to a good start as unfortunately, the waiter was loud and quite rude. After being shouted at that we could not order the pork or beef burrito today we all managed to get our order in.
For a starter I ordered the quesadillas. They tasted a little bit soggy and not overly spicy and took a wee while to arrive. For a main I went for the chicken burrito, again could have been a wee bit more spicy. The meals were a pretty decent size considering the price, we left feeling full but not stuffed. You get the feeling food was not really that authentic and maybe a bit too westernised, but for £7.50 are you really going to complain?
If you wanted to go off piste away from the lunch menu there was a menu that had more extensive options on it. Also the drinks menu did have some more interesting Mexican beers present if you were willing to spend a few extra pounds. The decor was reasonably forgettable and lacked much of the way of any Mexican feel.
By far the strongest point of Chachalaca is the value of the lunch deal. The view of the diners on this visit was divided. Some thought the food was great and marked it highly, others thought the food was a bit average and marked it down. At the end of the day regardless of any minor qualms, two courses and a beer for £10 is really hard to argue against.
Quality Food 7.33
Quality Drinks 6.67
Value 8.89
Service 6.33
Ambience 6.78
Overall 7.33
Full Leaderboard
Bill - Quesadillas, chicken burrito, Corona + tip: £11
Comments:
- Had the mini nachos and mini steak fahjitas, very tasty and pretty filling. Good value for lunchtime.
- Two courses and a beer for a tenner is always a winner. I wasn't so impressed with the nachos or the chilli con carne - enjoyable but didn't blow me away.
- As ever a "mexican" restaurant serving food that is nothing like what you get in mexico, natch amigo! Chili con napalm is a british mutation of bolognaise and nothing to do with mexico what so ever. However putting that aside it was good value lunch though I scored drinks down as Im not a fan of watery mexican beer. The waiter was a wierdo.
- Great values for money starter + main + beer £10 Doroda starter and lunch BUrrito (Beef) were very tasty. Funky restaruant.
- No complaints about two courses of decent food for £7.50. Service not so good as the previous visit though
- Can't argue about the price
