Founded by Californian husband-and-wife team Brandon and Jane in 2007, Tortilla has achieved rapid success in the capital, culminating with it being awarded #1 Mexican restaurant in London by Zagat. Tortilla now operates 11 stores throughout the whole of London, with four more in the works.
The Oxford Circus Tortilla store had a bustle to it on Monday lunchtime, with hungry office workers forming the majority of the sizeable queue. Service is quick however, with a conveyor-belt system in which each operation of crafting the tortilla is carried out by a different Tortilla employee.
A steak burrito featured delicious, smoky chunks of meat, and the tomato rice, lovely grilled peppers and guacamole finished it off rather nicely. This is often messy food, but Tortilla’s staff wrap the burritos well enough so that your fingers stay more or less clean (until the end, that is).
Chicken burrito was similarly nice and smoky, with good fillings. The food is richer than what you’d get at Poncho 8, and we found that a medium sufficed. Tortilla also do a good selection of appropriate beers and we’ve heard they can rustle up a mean Margarita too. If you’re feeling for some Mexican as a treat on your lunch break, don’t overlook Tortilla.
6 Market Place, London W1W 8AH