Chiquito - Leicester in Blaby

Absolutely shocking service and useless management! **waitress not at fault** Waited over an hour to be told that our food was not even ordered and it was only being made now and will take another 20 minutes! Management didn’t even come to speak to us.

Portions for starter was small £8 for one soft taco is a little insane. Main was nice but we were served on a rusty pan that was flaking off into our food?!! (Check pics)

Had a great evening and food last night, Ella was really friendly and looked after us well. The food was excellent and good value, we'll be back!

Chiquito has been a firm favourite of ours for many years but our local in ones closed down so it was great to find this one in Leicester was still open The menu is good, the food well prepared and presented and very tasty. Will be back next time we are in the area .

Great atmosphere, so glad we booked (but why wouldn't you on a Saturday night?!). Relatively quick service, though drinks took a while. Food was good, but I did think my main lacked a bit of flavour tbh. However, it's still my fave cuisine and I will be back!

The place was empty at 2pm on a Saturday and therefore lacked ambience and made you wonder what was wrong with it 😬 Food was good though, table bit sticky and we got short measures on glasses of Prosecco but they gave us 1 free glass to share as compensation which was a bit weird but better than nothing.

Just cocktails but v nice. This are Pina Colada cocktails & Miami Vice.

Food was brilliant but service was a little bit slow for saying how quiet the restaurant was.

Really lovely food here. First time and we all enjoyed our food. I've knocked one star off for service as food did take a long time to come but she did apologise as they were short staff in chef department.

Really slow table service. Left waiting for initial contact (and drinks) left waiting for the order to be taken. Left waiting for the table to be cleared and desert order so we didn't bother.. left waiting for the bill. Arrived at 6 left at 8.30 with an under 2 year old to keep happy. Very poorly managed branch. The food was ok. Overall, it was a poor experience.

What a unpleasant time. Food is ok , chicken was chewy. Servers all standing around talking and on phones, drinks come out very slow.

Grace, the waitress was fantastic, very prompt and created a lovely service. Thank you to the chiquitos meridian team.

Good food, nice staff but long wait

Always great service and delicious food. Love it here!

BBQ chicken wings should have been grilled and not fried. The nachos starter was cold.

Most of us enjoyed the food, however service was very poor, we were waiting way too long for things and it wasn’t a particularly busy day.

The food was mediocre, the service very bad despite the reasonably small amount of customers. We waited 20 minutes for someone to take our drinks order, then another 20 for food, half an hour for our drinks, an hour for food and 30 for someone to give the bill, but we still had to wait an entirely too long time for the machine to pay. I am thoroughly disappointed with how the place turned out.

Poppy and ciraran was my waitresses today they done an excellent job at serving us and bringing us what we needed. Very polite and cheerful 😊

Good service 👍 and very friendly service

After sitting down we were greeted by Grace who was extremely attentive and polite, she gave us the perfect amount of time to order our drinks and food. I’ve visited a number of restaurants throughout my time and been served by hundreds, without a shadow of doubt Grace provided the greatest level of service I have ever seen. She was wonderful and I strongly believe the business will only continue to benefit with her working here! If I could give more than 5* I would. I hope Grace will benefit as well from this review with a lovely bottle of Sauvignon as she thoroughly deserves it! Thank you once again, Grace.

On entry we stood waiting at doorway for too long before someone came to seat us. Our table was near entrance so everytime anyone entered or exited we felt the cold. Took a long time fo waitress to take drinks order and a long time for drinks and food to arrive. I only saw 2 waitresses and it was quite busy for a Monday night. Uncleared tables surrounded us. The food took a long time to come out. It was cooked well but just tasted bland. There was only ketchup on the tables so I asked for sauce to make it tastier. A tiny pot of hot sauce was brought to table. It was just very hot then. I felt the waitresses were friemdly and hard working but the restaurant lacked atmosphere. Nobody had sombrerros offered. They were in a pile unused. I could barely hear music. Mexican music wpuld have been atmospheric. The place had lost its charm. Food cooked properly but the chef must just do what the company says. I can make better mexican with an old el paso kit. Wont rush back. Shame as was looking forward to it. Like everywhere these days, short staffed! & Cuts in quality!

Awful food. Didn’t get asked if the meal was alright throughout. Drinks were sat at the bar for 20 minutes before bringing them over. Fajitas were burnt, burrito was soggy. Blandest food I’ve ever eaten. Didn’t know you could get fajitas wrong!

Still, the best nachos in the world! Lunch menu is a great deal too!

Our waitress Ella and bartender Andrea were friendly and nothing was too much for them. They were both accommodating and offered great service. Thank you both for your hospitality.

Dropped in for an early tea at 5pm on a Monday. Service was great - order taken very effectively and made to feel very welcome. Drinks and starter arrived quickly and were excellent. Main course took a little longer but worth the wait. Good food, nice service, reasonable price, excellent portion size - what's not to like.

The food is really good especially kids menu. Service is great and very friendly staff.

Shocking food?? Not how I remember

Great place to celebrate my son's birthday. Nice food, big portions and good atmosphere. Grace who served us was lovely.

Grace was great, nothing was ever to much trouble and she was very friendly/polite.

Brilliant service from Grace, very attentive and communicative. She went above and beyond to ensure we were looked after and happy. Food was beautiful and cocktails were spot on! Shame there’s no churros 😂 big thanks for the surprise birthday dessert for the birthday boy too!! Very cute!

Grace was amazing, super quick service, remembered our order (we were a big table of 14!) and super friendly. The food was good and we've all had a lovely time, thank you!

Charlotte was an absolute darling. She made us feel very welcome and kept checking if we needed anything. Its always lovely when the server is lovely and thoughtful.

Lovely food and good service from friendly staff, served by Poppy, Thanks!

Visited after about a year as we got a 40% off food voucher. Our server was very efficient and helpful, however it took forever for our food to come out. All we had was nachos to start which took 20 mins to come out and then another 20 mins for a fajita and steak. The food was really rubbish. Nachos hardly had any cheese, fajita was tiny bit of chicken on a huge pile of onion and the steak was absolutely tiny. Bill came without 40% off but was rectified quickly. We won’t be returning and it’s clear to see what they are doing 40% off food as it’s just not worth the money.

The restaurant doors open. Therefore, we believed the restaurant was open. When we entered, we were rudely informed that the restaurant was not open. The food is good value for money, we had gone for lunchtime. We were offered the lunch time deal, and on the menu, they had churros. When we were informed that they did not have this in stock and that we were not able to substitute the item.

Staff were very friendly, and there was a prompt service provided. Food was great and brought out in good time, would recommend!

Nice place, staff friendly. Service was a little slow when ordering drinks. Food was nice.

I loved the food it tasted amazingg staff was really nice aswell!

Friendly efficient service and great food. The chocolate brownie was awesome.

Brilliant staff and amazing food and drink all at a good value.

Poppy gave fantastic service !!!

As you would expect from a chain. Food acceptable, bit pricey, staff very attentive. Drinks served after "starters" served???? 5 adults & child squeezed into booth, so clashing arms made it a bit uncomfortable. All said, would probably be going again.

Service was amazing! Our waitress was very polite and chatty went above and beyond to check every thing was okay and we didn’t need anything else. Thank you grace!

Andrea is the best waitress, food is incredible and atmosphere is nice a quiet

Only 2 waitresses on, no order in which people being served. Waited over 15m8ns from being seated to taking order for drinks. Waitresses both walking round chewing gum. Whole thing was a shambles. You voukd see others not happy neither at the kevel if service

Fantastic service from Grace - swift, friendly and really made our visit.

Our server Grace is always brilliant! We tend to visit around once a month and we look forward to her looking after us whilst we have our starter tapas and margaritas.

The food was lovely and the service from Aneta and Grace was amazing.

Anetta was amazing, really made our experience feel special, she's an amazing example of what service staff should aim for when it comes to customer service. The food qas also very good. Highly recommend

Grace is a fantastic person, very polite and helpful 5-star service

Would definitely come again!! Lovely place and courteous service

Had a really lovely meal here, the food was served within a good amount of time despite them being busy. Most importantly our waitress Grace was very attentive and helpful throughout our meal. She made sure we had all we needed and her manner was friendly and helpful. Also the cocktails were really good, would recommend the passionfruit mojito!

Our server Ciaran was really kind and helpful. Food was amazing and came out quickly.

Our server Grace was amazing, we drove an hour and a half to visit as our local restaurant closed down and it was worth the drive! Service was above and beyond our expectations and the food was just as good! We will be coming back so thank to Grace and the team for making it a great experience! Just wish the Prawn Fajita was still on the menu as that would have been a bonus.

Aneta was so lovely! How she remembers all our orders and doesn’t forget a thing blew our minds!

Amazing food, wish there was still a chilli con carne option

Had Fajitas and a veg Chimichanga. The front of house manager, forgot the wraps and side sauces for the fajitas. Another waitress, named Grace who looked as though she was having a bit of a busy shift sorted out our meal and couldn't apologize enough. This kind of worker needs praising as she stopped what could have been a complaint. Give her a bonus.

Loved it...although really busy...service, food and atmosphere was really 👍

Its very good place, but not happy with the food

Lovely food and a great atmosphere! Always love coming here!

Great friendly service Thankyou Andrea

A very very generous 2 stars. Had to wait 40 mins for starters another hour for mains. I overheard they had some chef issues and it was shown in the food. Definitely not up to the usual par or standard this chain should be running on. Massively disappointing as we came as a birthday but discount was given and staff were as accommodating as they could be with a lack of chefs.

Nice place & good food. Grace who I think was our server on Satutday evening (blonde hair) was super lovley and chatty - great customer service!

Excellent food, lovely staff and very nice atmosphere! Would certainly return and recommend highly!

We tried Chiquitos today for the 1st time, and we're so glad that we did. We had nachos and tortilla starters and beef burger and chicken burger for our mains. Everything was served steaming hot and was delicious. The chips were crispy, as were the onion rings and the portions were very generous. Andrea was so lovely and helped with our selection as we weren't sure what to order. We will definitely be returning.

After an hour waiting for main course, when it did arrive the food was cold. Staff took the food back and reheated it in the microwave.(came back within 5 minutes steaming) if you want hot food go when it’s not busy.

Great lunchtime experience, food.was good, fresh and tasty. Staff were really nice and friendly

Food was fantastic. Service was even better. We were served by Aneta and she was amazing! Very informative and interacted with our two girls so well. Made the dining experience so much better. Will certainly return.

Great place for food, and the cocktails were really good too.

Hey, it's Chiquito's. Food is fine, hits the spot, crowd pleaser. We were planning on eating in the city centre but with the EDL protests, decided to go elsewhere. A special mention to staff though. All exemplary, friendly and balanced of attentiveness and reality. It wasn't schmaltzy.

Sat down at 7 pm took 40 mins to get starters and didn’t get mains till 9 pm Food was disappointing even with a discount wasn’t worth it at all.

No wraps or dips where delivered with the fajitas so just a pot of chicken , thanks for ruining our meal chiquitos , a waste of £110

Always enjoy eating here food is excellent

Nice place spacious bar. Friendly staff. Did not eat.

Options for meat-eaters and vegans alike, and very helpful staff. The hats are a nice touch. A great visit!

All there, amazing food, incredible value

My first visit to this branch. There's plenty of parking available, with a few disabled parking spaces. Wheelchair and buggy friendly entrance. We didn't have a table booked but were able to seat us straight away. The menu has a good variety of options available. Some very nice cocktails are on the drinks list, which are worth trying. The staff are great and offer advice on food and drink if you ask them for their opinion, which is good when you aren't sure what to try. All the staff were very friendly. There's plenty of space between the tables in most areas, making it go for groups of people. The one thing thing that let the place down, in my opinion, was how dark it was inside. It might be considered cosy in cold, dark winter days. However, it doesn't affect the quality of food, drink, or service.

very good food! tasty and hot. The only thing was the person who brought it out gave me a lecture about not brining a bag before realising it was my own food and I was not a delivery driver. Please double check who it's for before going at someone Chiqitos!

Not worth the price. It was way overpriced for the taste and quality of food. Got a burrito and chips and salsa. Chips were stale and burrito was flavorless. Only good thing was the salsa which they give you the smallest amount of.

First time here, what a treat! Excellent service, helpful and friendly staff, great tasting food. Would highly recommend 👌

Come for my partners birthday, food was hot and service was great! Will be back again soon!

The food is always so consistently good here!

A very atmospheric place with good food and great professional service.

Friendly staff were just not enough to compensate for the disappointing food. After a fabulously spicy habanero prawn starter my enchilada main was bland, dry and overcooked. First time at a Chiquito's so don't know if this is typical of the chain but this particular branch is not somewhere I'd plan on going back to.

Nice place to visit every now and then. Service from staff very good and polite

Visited this evening great service from Hollie. Lovely food cocktails were lovely will definitely be back

Great meal. Have ordered from here before through uber. Much better in restaurant.Friendly staff even though quite busy very attentive. Our server was hollie she was lovely noticed when my glass was empty and came over to ask if I needed another.

Good food. Lovely staff. Service can be slow at times but never a huge issue to be honest

My sister had a fantastic birthday meal and it was very enjoyable

A great place to eat & very convenient. The food was tasty & came out quickly. The drinks/cocktails were well made & we're quite fussy with our drinks. We dined on 11/05/24 at 16:30, which was slightly quieter. The service from the blue top waiter was very good. He had a good energy about him, & went the extra mile. He connected well, even when we was playing poker, whilst waiting for the food. Also a waitress, dressed in full black, was very professional too. Unfortunately, I forgot to leave a tip, or get their names. They made the experience very good & would have received one. They also offer NHS, forces discount at 20%, which is great that they support these services. I would reccomend coming here.

Perfect but pricing is too high for what it is.

Such a great place to go for a meal. Food is always banging and the staff are always so kind and friendly. Overall experience and atmosphere is excellent! 10/10

Food was surprisingly good, After having visiting a few years back, where it was obvious they were cutting costs. This time the food was good, nice portions and quick service. Attentive staff. The only negative was the Chicken Fajita, which was small....also the time when we visited, where it was very busy, but not the fault of the restaurant. However a good experience overall.

Overall amazing been here now 27 times. It’s our go to place, what I would advise is that have a till for just food order and if the restaurant is closing at 11pm then have a back up till for drinks as we like to take our time and only have that till card only! So it’s easy in cashing up with that’s last till. Felt Really rushed in finishing drinking and we were looking to get another drink but being asked to pay up to cash up that spoiled our mood. Thank you.

The team were amazing so helpful attentive and friendly. Lovely food!

Great experience, lovely friendly staff - thank you very much :)

Food ok, as expected, staff friendly and attentive, restaurant ice cold

Busy with great service and delicious good value food.

Paella was cold, oily and full of sweetcorn. Other food arrived burnt on the ends but under cooked in the middle. Worst family meal in years. Not returning

Love the food here, fabulous flavours in abundance, probably a good thing I don't live near as it could get costly. Staff were exemplary on our latest visit and service prompt and efficient. Par excellence! Very little meat on the ribs on our latest trip.