Chipotle UK

US burrito giant Chipotle is coming to London! The location of the first restaurant will be 114-116 Charing Cross Road and it is due to open in April 2010.

Mighty Meaty

Got a chance to try out Poncho No8 on Friday. I had my burrito to go and it was raining so the actual eating experience wasn't as great as it could have been. The burrito? Pretty damn good. Could have been a little more hot salsa but the flavour was good and it had a nice 'kick'.

The best thing though was the filling. This was a proper CHICKEN burrito! No messing about with Nineteen-Ten size portions of meat. Let down by smaller amounts of rice and beans but meat wise, this is how it should be done. The prize for amount of meat is now shared between Poncho and Daddy D.

This place is up there on quality. They're pretty new so things can (hopefuly) only get better.

I will be back.

Two New Tortillas

Two new Tortillas are opening in London at Oxford Circus and Canary Wharf.

Totilla Oxford Circus - opening late November 2009

6 Market Place (off Oxford Street), London, W1W 8AH

Tortilla Canary Wharf - opening early December 2009

18 North Colonnade, DLR Concourse, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4EU

Here's a short news item from the East London Advertiser.

Westfield Warmer

Work took me to chilly Kensington this last Thursday and I ended up skipping lunch. After the meeting I tool the opportunity to jump a train to Shepherd's Bush for a late afternoon burrito at Nineteen-Ten.


When I last visited the Westfield outlet earlier in the year I wasn't very impressed. It was ok but the burrito was too small and the hot salsa was anything but! It got a 5/10 from me ... but only just!




The good news is things have improved as I enjoyed perfectly acceptable meal. It's still a little too small though and it would be nice if they could be a little more generous with the fillings. The quality and taste was there however and for that reason I'll give it a 6/10 this time round. Let's hope they keep getting better!

I must add a comment about the Apple and Raspberry juice. That was great!


If you're in Westfield London definately do check them out, but there are better options in town.

Yorkshire Burrito

Chilango have expanded out of London with the recent opening of a third restaurant. It is located inside the Meadowhall shopping mall in Sheffield.


More details straight from the horse's donkey's mouth on the Chilango Blog.