If you're familiar with the Wahaca brand, you may have noticed that many of the restaurants are housed in impressive buildings. But, the Southbank location may just take the cake. Wahaca Southbank is located in eight recycled shipping containers, which are arranged on two overhanging levels alongside London's Southbank Centre. You can choose to sit indoors amongst the traditional Wahaca colour-laden interiors, or on the outdoor terrace – you may even get a beautiful view of the Thames. This branch even has a Mexican Street Kitchen truck parked up just outside, so if you're in a hurry, you can still get a taste of Wahaca without heading inside.
Kick off your meal with a selection of nibbles for the table, like the smoky sonoran hummus, made with roasted vegetables, chickpeas, guajillo and herbs, and drizzled with chilli oil. Other nibbles on the menu include the veggie nachos, guacamole and Mexico City nachos with Trealy Farm chorizo, black beans, crema, guacamole, pink pickled onions, cheese sauce, fresh tomato salsa and jalapeño. We'd find it impossible to resist the selection of indulgent quesadillas, filled, folded and toasted with a variety of delicious ingredients. There's free range chicken club with avocado, lettuce, melted cheese and chipotle mayo, aioli mushroom with melted cheese, lettuce and jalapeño mayo and black bean and three cheese with smoky beans and avocado leaf.
We’d finish things off with a scrumptious sweet dish. Whether you choose the crisp Churros – Mexican doughnuts that are served with a rich chocolate sauce or dulce de leche caramel, a creamy tres leches tiramisu with whipped cream, a chocolate and pecan brownie with salted caramel ice cream, or an ice cream sundae with brownie and honeycomb chunks, you’re in for a real treat.