Billed as the new, trendy Mexican to hit London, La
Bodega Negra has two locations giving you the option of visiting the café
for lunch or the underground, cryptic restaurant for dinner. L
London is having a passionate love affair with all hispanic influenced food at the moment but in my experience it can be a hit or miss situation.
Similarly to El Camion, the evenings here have a party vibe
with a DJ and you have the added novelty of walking through a sex shop but Iafter an intense day of shopping I
decided to re-energise with some lunch at the cafe location that immediately grabs your attention with its bright décor of turquoise and black. London is having a passionate love affair with all hispanic influenced food at the moment but in my experience it can be a hit or miss situation.
The lunch menu is relatively short and we found that
it is better value if you choose the set menu of a drink, taco selection and a
side rather than a selection of dishes. On this occassion I had the fresh
lemonade which had a real citrus kick, the prawn tacos and a side of rice and
beans.
The tacos were delicious but tiny (and I mean tiny) portions and the beans were tasteless; I did choose to have them without meat which was a rookie error in this case. My friend had the mushroom and cheese tacos and these lacked flavour and any innovation. I know vegetarian food isn’t always exciting but they could at least come up with something better than bland mushrooms and cheese.
Unfortunately for me, La Bodega Negra isn’t a new star restaurant
for Mexican food. It was £10 for the set
menu which was pretty steep for a few small tacos and sides. The atmosphere and
good service saved it and after hearing rave reviews of the restaurant for the
evening, I think I will have to try it another time to get a better impression.
For lunch, I would much rather nip to Benitos Hat or a market stall for a tasty
burrito to give me my Mexican fix.
The tacos were delicious but tiny (and I mean tiny) portions and the beans were tasteless; I did choose to have them without meat which was a rookie error in this case. My friend had the mushroom and cheese tacos and these lacked flavour and any innovation. I know vegetarian food isn’t always exciting but they could at least come up with something better than bland mushrooms and cheese.
