Comments on: Mestizo

By: Poncio

Poncio — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:35:53 +0000

You are all correct, Mestizo will not serve HUGE amounts of food, it´s not a Californian refill style where people usually just eat as much as they can, hello, we´re in London!! watery beans? well, I lived in Mexico for years and exactly this is one of many style they cook beans, Chips and salsa? you can always ask for more, I´m surprised about the comments above, I´ve been to Mestizo more than 5 times and twice at the Taqueria, you can´t compare, Taqueria is just for TACOS, Mestizo is a RESTAURANT with a great variety of mexican food from many different regions.

By: ptexpat

ptexpat — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:14:04 +0000

Have you ever tried Taqueria on Westbourne Grove? I walked by it the other day and the menu appeared fairly authentic

By: Krista

Krista — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:52:07 +0000

I remember that post! That was a classic!

By: marmitelover

marmitelover — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:34:49 +0000

Oh god this is another restaurant I keep meaning to try but had another disastrous internet dating experience with…had a car crash on the way so never got there…

By: Krista

Krista — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:16:39 +0000

Great to know! Thanks for the tip!

By: christienna

christienna — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:09:56 +0000

Mestizo does a Sunday buffet that I really like, much more than I liked the dinner I had there. Quesadillas made from fresh homemade tortillas, usually a few regional specialties that you can’t get in your average Mexican restaurant in the US, and the times I’ve been there there’s always been somebody who explains the dishes in detail.

By: Krista

Krista — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:33:44 +0000

I don't think the dishes we ordered were meant to be spicy--full of flavor and spices, yes. But not necessarily of the "hot, hot" kind. But either way, it just wasn't very good. If I go back, I'm going to stick to tacos.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:40:34 +0000

I find that when going to ethnic restaurants famed for fiery food, being Caucasian is a signal to the wait staff that they should tell the kitchen to tone down the spices. As I like spicy food, I find it useful to emphasize to the waitrons that I like spicy food, I can take spicy food, I won’t send it back to the kitchen as inedible because of the heat, and they should tell the chef to make sure that s/he doesn’t skimp on the spice.

On the other hand, watery refried beans or shredded beef is inexcusable.