El Cartel

We're English scum up from London, spoilt for choice back home, and this blows them all.out the water. Full of taste, lovely staff, great little cosy place. Book ahead or go in the daytime like we did and miss all the work traffic.

Hey amigos, I really love El Cartel. The food is great and the staff have always been super friendly. I want to know if you plan to add more to the Vegan menu soon?

I went in with high expectations given the young crowd and upbeat nature of the restaurant but was sadly let down by the drinks and certain items on the menu. The drinks were perfectly fine priced (Tommy marg and the base marg) but their size was laughable and our group decided not to order additional drinks given their diminutive size. The Tommy version was drinkable but I ordered the normal version just to try it and I like 75% of it in the glass as was absurdly sour and undrinkable. The food prices for tacos were actually very reasonable and the tacos were very well filled with meat and veg. I applaud their ambitious filling of the tacos but the flavors were very muted relative to real mexican food or comparable restaurants in the states. The quesadilla was also drenched in sauce so the fact it was seared and crispy was washed away under a bath of watery pico and other toppings. Overall I would suggest more aggressive seasoning and making the guac fresh as you could tell it sat in a fridge for several hours and was bland. The service was good and the ambience is actually great as it is very lively. Overall not a negative experience but I would expect much better flavors and margs from a mexican/taco restaurant.

I'm sat on the sofa and thinking of that amazing Mexican restaurant we went too. Couldnt recommend this place enough, we went a few years back in 2018 and still to this day... Think about this place. Highly recommend.

Mexican food in Scotland? Yeah sure why not. Tasted almost all of the tacos which were solid (bigger than we expected). Sides we sampled were also good, as were the cocktails. Had to wait about 20 minutes for table, but you can give them your mobile # and go have a drink at the pub across the street.