Mexican restaurant

Clarie29

Guys someone knows a good Mexican restaurant here in Dublin?

The Hill Billy

As per the stickied notice in Food & Drink - regional-specific thread should be posted in the relevant Region forum.

Moved to Dublin City.

tHB

GrahamThomas

777 on George's Street in probably the best Mexican restaurant in Dublin. There's Acaploco, just across the street from it as well.

MissFlitworth

I had lovely mole in Azteca a few weeks ago. Really, really good & authentic Mexican food but not a fancy place, more cafe style. 777 is gorgeous if expensive, never found the food in Acapulco to be any great shakes but haven't been in there in years

ScottSF

Not an easy request in Dublin. If you are really itching for mouth-watering Mexican food, you might want to book that Aer Lingus direct flight to San Francisco.

You might try La Sirena in Malahide which was pretty good and an excuse to head up the coast. I haven't tried 777 yet because I'm used to Mexican food never being overly expensive plus I'm hesitant to believe it will taste authentic.

hfallada

Boojum is good and inexpensive. Although it's like chipotle,which is fast casual rather than a restuarant

neris

ScottSF wrote: »

You might try La Sirena in Malahide which was pretty good and an excuse to head up the coast. I haven't tried 777 yet because I'm used to Mexican food never being overly expensive plus I'm hesitant to believe it will taste authentic.

La sirenas gone

Teyla Emmagan

777 is the only decent place in town. It you aren't looking for a burrito or Tex Mex.

It is on the dear side though.

Plates

777 is good, but way overpriced. More of a place to for a great night out with Margaritas etc as opposed to going specifically for the Mexican food experience. Haven't been to Cafe Azteca but have heard only good things about it. Stay away from anywhere that is known for burritos and quesadillas 😊

Teyla Emmagan

Plates wrote: »

777 is good, but way overpriced. More of a place to for a great night out with Margaritas etc as opposed to going specifically for the Mexican food experience. Haven't been to Cafe Azteca but have heard only good things about it. Stay away from anywhere that is known for burritos and quesadillas 😊

Cafe Azteca is owned by a friend of a friend. I have only eaten there once but have had take out a couple of times - breakfast rolls, believe it or not (fabulous). The one time I ate there though wasn't a great experience - funny chicken. Would give it another shot mind, but wouldn't be going there for fancy dinner or anything, it's very basic inside.

ibarelycare

The Hungry Mexican behind Bodkins Bar on Bolton Street is really good. Their pulled pork and chorizo chimichanga is one of the best Mexican dishes I've ever had.

Clarie29

Thanks a lot Guys

I was looking at the 777 website and I agree the prices are expensive, but I think I will go there. Actually I want a good place and also fancy.

Thanks a million

hfallada

Clarie29 wrote: »

Thanks a lot Guys

I was looking at the 777 website and I agree the prices are expensive, but I think I will go there. Actually I want a good place and also fancy.

Thanks a million

I think it does specials during the week. Like Sunday brunch

skimpydoo

ibarelycare wrote: »

The Hungry Mexican behind Bodkins Bar on Bolton Street is really good. Their pulled pork and chorizo chimichanga is one of the best Mexican dishes I've ever had.

They have a great deal running till next Sunday 3 course meal for 2 including a Margarita for 44 euro.

waterfordgirl

I think Cortinas restaurant is Dundrum is worth a mention... their guacamole is to die for!

dudara

777 for Mexican, without a doubt. I had the pigs head carnitas there on Friday and they were just amazing.

777 doesn't do burritos or Tex-Mex, it's not that kind of Mexican. But IMO it's probably also one of the best kitchens in Dublin. Food is usually sublime there. Really good chef.

FreudianSlippers

Clarie29 wrote: »

Thanks a lot Guys

I was looking at the 777 website and I agree the prices are expensive, but I think I will go there. Actually I want a good place and also fancy.

Thanks a million

Just a heads-up (it doesn't bother me) but 777 is pretty hipster and can be very loud with music. IMHO totally worth it, one of my favourite places in town; but I see some people come in and are like :wtf:

Plates

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

Just a heads-up (it doesn't bother me) but 777 is pretty hipster and can be very loud with music. IMHO totally worth it, one of my favourite places in town; but I see some people come in and are like :wtf:

They don't take reservations for less than 6 people - so you could just stick your head in and have a look before deciding if you want to put your name down on the waiting list.


Aside from the food, it's great fun and the margaritas are excellent!

irlirishkev

Teyla Emmagan wrote:

Cafe Azteca is owned by a friend of a friend. I have only eaten there once but have had take out a couple of times - breakfast rolls, believe it or not (fabulous). The one time I ate there though wasn't a great experience - funny chicken. Would give it another shot mind, but wouldn't be going there for fancy dinner or anything, it's very basic inside.

I've been to Azteca for lunch a few times and can't rate it highly enough. Proper authentic mexican food made fresh when you order it. Lovely staff and a chilled out atmosphere.
777 is a wonderful place, but I only go on Sundays, for their €7.77 deals.

FreudianSlippers

irlirishkev wrote: »

I've been to Azteca for lunch a few times and can't rate it highly enough. Proper authentic mexican food made fresh when you order it. Lovely staff and a chilled out atmosphere.
777 is a wonderful place, but I only go on Sundays, for their €7.77 deals.

Their normal menu is way better though.

irlirishkev

FreudianSlippers wrote:

Their normal menu is way better though.

That's saying something then, cos the menu on Sundays ain't small, I'm usually overwhelmed at the choice, and am consistently impressed. And at 7.77 a dish.. not to be sniffed at!

Locovkano

Boojum....very very cheap and you get stuffed

FreudianSlippers

Locovkano wrote: »

Boojum....very very cheap and you get stuffed

A burrito bar isn't really a mexican restaurant.

dudara

irlirishkev wrote: »

That's saying something then, cos the menu on Sundays ain't small, I'm usually overwhelmed at the choice, and am consistently impressed. And at 7.77 a dish.. not to be sniffed at!

I'm a regular at 777 on Friday nights, but I was there on Sunday for the 7.77 brunch. The Sunday menu is packed with great little dishes (which are substantial enough) and which aren't really available on the regular menu. Thought it was a different (but still great) take on 777.

Kim Lardassian

I was in 777 for the first time today having heard great things and I was a bit disappointed. The food was nice but nothing special really and the music was crazy loud. The staff weren't very attentive and the whole 'vibe'just kinda annoyed me.

I looked up reviews on tripadvisor and it gets very mixed reviews. Apparently if you go during the week you have to order a main, it's the restaurants policy. I find that quite strange. You can't go in and order two starters, you have to order a main course. That's a bit arrogant really!

MissFlitworth

Kim Lardassian wrote: »

Apparently if you go during the week you have to order a main, it's the restaurants policy. I find that quite strange. You can't go in and order two starters, you have to order a main course. That's a bit arrogant really!

I have to say, that's never happened to me in there. I've eaten in 777 a few times and never actually ordered anything off the main courses list. Always been tacos or a mix of starters, often to share with the whole table

Kim Lardassian

MissFlitworth wrote: »

I have to say, that's never happened to me in there. I've eaten in 777 a few times and never actually ordered anything off the main courses list. Always been tacos or a mix of starters, often to share with the whole table

I'm glad to hear that. I read the bad reviews on tripadvisor (I love reading them!) and the prevailing complaint was that you had to order a main as part of their policy.

I'll defo give it another shot cos the food was nice. The music was crazy loud though. Maybe I'm just not hip enough

neilthefunkeone

dudara wrote: »

777 for Mexican, without a doubt. I had the pigs head carnitas

That Pigs head was just lovely.. First time there a few weeks back! Must try the Sunday!

FreudianSlippers

neilthefunkeone wrote: »

That Pigs head was just lovely.. First time there a few weeks back! Must try the Sunday!

It is amazing, but don't try to show off and just get the kitchen to carve it - you'll get miles more meat off of there than if you try yourself.

SlipperyPeople

A place called Xico a mexican style cocktail bar on baggot street is opening sometime this month for food according to their website.

Anyone seen this place? I'll check it out next time I'm passing

http://xico.ie/

MissFlitworth

Xico used to be the Baggot Inn, definitely will drop in to try it out but I kinda wonder with the location whether it's going to be any good or whether it'll be the same kind of thing the Baggot Inn was - a spot for people to get legless after work.

Birneybau

Seems like a strange place, Mexican, Tapas, Sports Bar...

quaalude

Birneybau wrote: »

Seems like a strange place, Mexican, Tapas, Sports Bar...

Throw enough mud and some'll stick, they hope? It annoys me about a lot of places in this town - why can't they concentrate on getting a couple of things right, instead of being all things to all men?
I hope this is different - or it'll just be another rubbish place to avoid on a street full of rubbish places to avoid.
I work and live nearby, so I'd love to see a good mexican restaurant here.

Ranchu

There's a brilliant Mexican/tapas/bar in London called Le Perla. Could be going for that sort of buzz.

Kim Lardassian

I wish they had a Wahaca here, there are a few in London. It's really great Mexican food, small dishes style but you get loads of them.

MartyMcFly84

Not an easy request in Dublin. If you are really itching for mouth-watering Mexican food, you might want to book that Aer Lingus direct flight to San Francisco. ;

Or a flight to Mexico.

MartyMcFly84

To my knowledge there are very few authentic Mexican restaurants here in Ireland.

Many Irish peoples experience with Mexican is what they ate while on J1, burritos etc. A bit like saying you had Italian pizza in New York.

Cafe Azteca is one of the few places that I have seen that offers more than tacos, fajitas and burritos. These are nice but there is much more to Mexican food than this. Few Mexican restaurants in Dublin have Mexicans in the kitchen, unlike many other enthic food restaurants in Dublin where you would normally find Koreans working in a Korean restaurant etc.

Like Indian, Mexican food varies significantly from North to South. Most places in the US would have a more northern Mexican influence hence the Tex-Mex variations, you would almost never see fajitas or chilli con carne in a restaurant in Mexico, these are US fusion dishes.

Muahahaha

Tapas in Ireland seems to be just an excuse to charge people €8-10 for a small dish of food. In Spain they're often free, if not they're always less than €3-5 a plate

MartyMcFly84

Exactly

Tapas are a Spanish thing. Not Mexican at all, yet many place throw them together because sure "its all the same".

quaalude

hungoverbunny wrote: »

A place called Xico a mexican style cocktail bar on baggot street is opening sometime this month for food according to their website.

Anyone seen this place? I'll check it out next time I'm passing

http://xico.ie/

Anyone eaten here yet?
I walked by and had a goo one afternoon - it was quite nicely laid out, but it was empty at the time.

Bill G

So I was in Cortinas in Dundrum last night, having their usual fantastic pitchers of margaritas. They said Dundrum Town Centre had doubled their rent so they are closing in two weeks. I'm devastated!

Mesrine65

Mexican restaurant called 'The Black Ant' in the east village NYC that was superb.

Tribal Mexican cuisine with the likes of Tlayuda Con Chapulines, crispy, chilli-spiced grasshoppers on a toasted tortilla, with queso de rancho & avocado cream, on the menu.

They serve sweet-corn & tequila cocktail called Yum Kaax where the salt rim on the Margarita glasses actually comes from grated ants & Maguey worms.

FreudianSlippers

Mesrine65 wrote: »

Mexican restaurant called 'The Black Ant' in the east village NYC that was superb.

Tribal Mexican cuisine with the likes of Tlayuda Con Chapulines, crispy, chilli-spiced grasshoppers on a toasted tortilla, with queso de rancho & avocado cream, on the menu.

They serve sweet-corn & tequila cocktail called Yum Kaax where the salt rim on the Margarita glasses actually comes from grated ants & Maguey worms.

Helpful map for anyone interested: https://www.google.ie/maps/dir/Dublin/Black+Ant,+60+2nd+Avenue,+New+York,+NY+10003,+United+States/@40.3628941,-77.7946595,3z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x48670e80ea27ac2f:0xa00c7a9973171a0!2m2!1d-6.2603097!2d53.3498053!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c25984a5f77579:0x6e1ae937b3cf18fb!2m2!1d-73.9892979!2d40.725716?hl=en

Mesrine65

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

Helpful map for anyone interested: https://www.google.ie/maps/dir/Dublin/Black+Ant,+60+2nd+Avenue,+New+York,+NY+10003,+United+States/@40.3628941,-77.7946595,3z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x48670e80ea27ac2f:0xa00c7a9973171a0!2m2!1d-6.2603097!2d53.3498053!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c25984a5f77579:0x6e1ae937b3cf18fb!2m2!1d-73.9892979!2d40.725716?hl=en

:pac::pac::pac: Thought I was posting in AH

Lux23

Is 777 worth the money? I have only gone for cocktails and I really didn't think they were all that great so wondering if the food matches the buzz?

irlirishkev

Lux23 wrote:

Is 777 worth the money? I have only gone for cocktails and I really didn't think they were all that great so wondering if the food matches the buzz?

I would say yes, but that said, we always on Sundays for their €7.77 deal. Never been anything but delighted with the food and stuffed when leaving.

John_Rambo

Food in Xico's excellent.

Lux23

irlirishkev wrote: »

I would say yes, but that said, we always on Sundays for their €7.77 deal. Never been anything but delighted with the food and stuffed when leaving.

Might try that so.

quaalude

Lux23 wrote: »

Is 777 worth the money? I have only gone for cocktails and I really didn't think they were all that great so wondering if the food matches the buzz?

I love the food in 777 - I'm a vegetarian, and there isn't much choice for me, but what there is is just delicious.
I find the staff friendly and warm, and the service is good.

BUT the music is just too loud for a restaurant. It didn't used to be so bad - it was loud, but that was part of the fun.
Last time I was there with a few people, a group of 4, you could only talk to the person beside you, because it was too loud to have a conversation with the two people on the other side of the table, which is ridiculous.
I'm fairly auld (39) but one of my dining companions was 29 and she thought it absurdly loud too. This was maybe 6 months ago.

I did go back about 4 months ago, and it was really loud, but there was only two of us, so we sat at the counter, and talked into each others earholes.

It's a little bit dear, but it's the mains that are the dear part really. We never get a main, just a like 2 small plates, a salad, and a side dish each, and split a dessert, and it's grand.
The "ah shure we'll have another cocktail" conversation usually cause the bill to skyrocket though.

I did decide a while ago I won't be going back - there are loads of other places to eat where the food is just as good and the staff just as nice.

And you don't leave with tinnitus.

FreudianSlippers

Lux23 wrote: »

Might try that so.

The food on the Sunday menu is not as good as their normal menu tbh.

quaalude

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

The food on the Sunday menu is not as good as their normal menu tbh.

OK, I've never been on Sunday, so my post is about regular non-Sunday days!