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I wanted to go somewhere fun in the Shoreditch area so I researched a few places on the internet and Boho Mexica came up.
The reviews were mixed, some of them were moaning about the slow service but the majority had said the food was great.
After being cooked a Venezuelan dinner a few weeks ago by a friend I was craving the flavours again.
The black bean sauce is to die for and I love trying different types of cuisine.
Right Boho Mexica it is!
As we were walking down commercial street trying to find it, we started to hear the lively Mexican music........the restaurant was opened up onto the street and it looked like a little piece of Mexico had come to London.
Inside it was very busy, luckily I had booked!
The dudes behind the bar were energetically making cocktails and all the customers looked like they were enjoying themselves.
I was so pleased it was just what I wanted and as it was such a hot evening it felt like we were on holiday!
I loved it.
The interior had bags character with cool Latino posters and fun cartoon like drawings on the walls.
We had met earlier and sunk back a few cocktails so we got straight onto a bottle of Tempranillo.......
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Hmmmmmmmmmm what to order for a main............
The food you are about to
enjoy is all made fresh on the premises daily, using the freshest
ingredients possible; many of which are flown in directly from
México.
Tia Patty
Executive Chef: Patricia Vivas
I decided to get this with black bean sauce instead of rice and coleslaw.
Pollo a la Morita
Delicious corn fed chicken marinated over night with our
mix of Mexican chiles, in a tangy tamarind & chile morita sauce.
Served with our Tabasco coleslaw and rice.
£13.95
We asked the waiter what the most popular dish was and he said it was -
Puerco Enchilanchado
Grilled succulent Paillard of pork marinated
for 24hrs in a mix of chiles.
Served with sweet plantains, rice,
black bean puree and fresh corn tortillas.
£14.95
So my friend ordered this and we decided to share :)
As the sun went down the waiters lit all the candles in the restaurant and the Mexican tunes got louder. I was thinking this would be a great place to come with a big group over the weekend and get totally carried away drinking LOADS of cocktails and pretending you're on holiday ;)
After indulging in more wine and enjoying the atmosphere, our food arrived!!
All the waiters seemed very laid back, friendly and chilled which suited the overall vibe of the restaurant.
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Time to get stuck in.
The black bean sauce was DELICIOUS! It had pieces of chorizo in it and was just heavenly.
I grabbed a corn tortilla, pulled off some chicken and smothered it with the sauce YUM!
I love eating with my fingers, it brings out the kid within.
The pork was amazing, juicy and full of flavour, it worked really well with the sweet plantains and rice - these were flavours I hadn't tried before.
I was in a good place and was really enjoying myself, sharing food is a great way of trying more than one dish!
Again we asked what was the most popular.....
The waiter told us to order
Flan de Rosas con Jamaica y Copa Nevada con Cajeta
Homemade rose water flan & a light Mexican vanilla cream with cajeta.
£6.50
and
Pastel de Tres Leches
Homemade traditional 3 milk Mexican cake covered with meringue.
Deliciously juicy.
£5
Again we shared.
They arrived shortly after.....................
We devoured them within the space of minutes, they were seriously GOOD and I was making all sorts of yummy noises, as you do when you're thoroughly enjoying something!! Oh man I will be ordering them both again, the home made rose water flan was my favourite.
What a fab evening!!
So much fun, new and exciting food and some cooooooooooool Mexican music thrown in.
I am a fan of this place and although the service was fairly laid back and the food is quite pricey the whole feel of the restaurant makes it worth it!
It was buzzing and full of life and that is hard to find!
http://www.bohomexica.co.uk/
Not that I like meat but YOU look tasty! x
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