Chucho's The Real Mexican Food in Newcastle upon Tyne

Disappointing, considering the reviews. Service was so slow it took us 2.5 hours to finish dinner. Only managed to get one round of drinks in that time - finally managed to flag someone down and order a second round 1.5 hours in, but the server just forgot and never returned. Would've settled for at least a glass of tap water, but alas. Bartender and another server had a massive row at the bar at some point, complete with screaming and slamming plates/glasses. Food was *fine*, but very small portions and tacos were stale.

I just went in this place for a quick pint. I didn't have time to try the food. I noticed on the wall there doing taco Tuesday so I'm going back. The place is well decorated an very colourful and plenty of room.

This is by far the most authentic Mexican food near Newcastle. Staff are always friendly and Taco Tuesday is amazing value. They are very vegan/veggie friendly as well. Highly recommended. ❤️🇲🇽

The Real Mexican tacos!! Love this place, it was my first time and definitely I'll come back. Service 💯 Food 💯 atmosphere 💯. I loved the music. Highly recommend it!! BTW, I'm not Mexican.

Authentic Mexican food You can watch Mexican wrestling on the TV or sit outside admiring the artwork

The food is very flavoursome and will leave you wanting more.

The best tacos I've ever had, easily. The margaritas were insane, and the churros and platain were perfect. Service was fab too, highly recommend.

DELICIOUS food ( I’m Mexican ) the enfrijoldas and tacos were outstanding and they have my favourite Mexican beer, Pacifico, so definitely 10/10

Lovely food, staff and atmosphere. Been multiple times and took our family today for a birthday! Thanks so much. 🙏🍻

Phenomenal tacos - pretty quiet on a random Thursday lunchtime, but can’t fault a thing about the visit

Amazing food!!! The atmosphere is lush. This is so authentic too. Please try it!

Best tasting tacos I've ever had. 3 for £12 great value. Lovely happy chatty staff generally sound like they are having a good time rather than just slogging it at work. place has a good vibe.

Authentic and delicious Mexican food. We had a selection of excellent tacos and micheladas (drinks). Everything was freshly prepared. Reasonable prices too!

I have been many times when I lived in Newcastle but moved away years ago. This weekend for my hen/birthday party I booked for a party of 15 friends. Huge shout out to the servers and chefs. Honestly, the quality of the food has not changed or wavered over the years. I was thoroughly satisfied 🤤. The cocktails were amazing, and we had the large room to ourselves which meant us being such a large and loud group of people didn't (hopefully) irritate other customers. We ended up staying way past my originally planned 2 hours as we were just having such a good time playing pool, eating, drinking, and being very merry. Thank you so much to all the staff for making it a fantastic hen/birthday party for me. ❤️🇲🇽🌮🥰

I came to this restaurant based on the good reviews so I had high expectations. Honestly the food was average at best. The table was clean, but my chair had food and crumbs from previous diners, not really what you want to see when you sit down since it shows a lack of attention to detail. The burrito was bland and didn’t have much flavour. It’s decently priced which was the only positive.

I personally found this place amazing! I suffer from a rare garlic intorelance so I can't have alot of Mexican food. I rang up before attending to check whether they could accommodate. The chef on the phone couldn't have been more helpful and the food was fantastic. Will definitely be back!

Don't go here if you are hungry, the food takes ages to come, doesn't include all you ordered and is quite expensive. We won't be returning.

Lovely food and great value. Staff were very friendly and welcoming.

I'm absolutely done with this place now. Every single time I eat here there's always something amiss. Over the last 2 years I've had items missing from food, been charged too much, been served joke sized tiny portions, and the food never has any seasoning or taste. I literally don't know why I kept on going back, probably convenience. There's absolutely no love goes into the food here and it doesn't deserve your hard earned money, if I could give it zero stars I would. I have zero idea why the reviews are so good, it is the worst Mexican food I have ever eaten. Also, the burritos are mainly lettuce and cabbage.

Went here just to try food very nice 😋 ☺️ I had nachos very tasty x would ho back ,decor very colourful which I love ❤️ staff very nice x

Food here was really tasty, but let down by the service and the fact that it was cold. We waited over half an hour for our nacho starter to come out, and eventually our mains were brought before the starter. There was no acknowledgment of this or any apology, and all of the food we were served was cold. Hopefully just an off day - disappointing!

Had lunch here with my family. For me and my wife, it was our 1st time having Mexican food, and wow, it was absolutely amazing. All 4 of us loved the food. Being afternoon wasn't busy, service was 1st class. And yes, we will be back.

Excellent food and good beer with lovely service for a reasonable price. Would totally recommend!

Fantastic food, service was quick, very friendly staff. Will be visiting again for cocktails an the whole taco menu

Great time, great food, great staff. The only issue was another customer, who said they knew the owner and was extremely rude to our table. I was sitting on a table of 12 and some guy told us to be quieter (which is of course fine!) except he did it in a really awful way, called my friend a 'stupid woman' and dropped in that he knew the owner. Thought the owner should know that one of their friends isn't doing them any favours by being rude to so many customers. The staff were lovely and looked after us though.

Authentic Mexican food 🌮 excellent service

3 4 £10 tacos on Tuesday, £12 normally. Great value. great flavour and truly authentic. Good margaritas too!

The place is nice, the service was also good. I didn't like the food, the carnitas looked like they had just been taken out of the freezer, they were leaking water and it was quite disgusting. The mango sauce was tasteless, they can improve a lot if they dare to listen to their customers. Tip: There is nothing wrong with saying I don't have a product.

Disappointed by the tacos. The fillings were tasty but the tacos shells were soggy and fell apart. Additionally the portion sizes were really sad. £12 for three small soggy tacos which didn’t leave me feeling satiated. :’( The vibes were good inside. Very colourful, sensible music choice but it was super stuffy and in dire need of ventilation. Which brings me onto my biggest issue with this place. Its open kitchen plan meant that cooking smells stuck to my clothes, skin and hair. I got my food to go but 10 minutes was all it took for me to reek. If you suffer from/are blessed with anosmia this won’t be an issue.

I was so happy to find an authentic, delicious Mexican restaurant in England. My husband and I ordered nachos (small but very tasty with homemade chips) and several tacos each. Every taco was perfectly balanced. Good prices. Good drinks. Great service. There were plenty of dairy free and vegetarian options, too.

Properly Tacos!!! Ricos! Fresh and real taste! Great location and very good service! I really love the atmosphere with Latin music!

Great authentic Mexican food. It’s not big and super fancy restaurant but serve with good food. Enjoyed the taco, especially the fish one with mango sauce, that’s my favourite one. Price is slightly on pricer end now as everything is going up so it’s not cheap for tacos and tortillas, but it’s definitely worth of trying. Service is okay as it’s more like self serve, you get everything online and people bring the food to you, nothing special.

Everything is amazing! The nicest Tacos I have ever eaten.

We have been dining here since 2018 and it continued to be outstanding and the quality has not declined. This is a real gem of Newcastle, not only is it authentic Mexican food but good value for money and good service. The carnitas are juicy, the margaritas are great and the dorados are 👌🏻👌🏻 Any time we are in Newcastle we make sure we come to Chuchos. 11/10.

This place is unreal!!! The food is authentic, and truly makes your heart happy. The staff are super kind, and the atmosphere is wonderful. By far the best Mexican place, we’ve ever been to. Muchas gracias ☺️

Great tacos, great margs, great atmosphere and great service. Fab space with a fun cantina vibe. The staff were absolutely gorgeous, very friendly and helpful. The food was sublime! Incredibly flavourful, hearty portions and a lot packed in! A good variety of choices too. I have only had the tacos and nachos but would love to try the burritos next time. Would recommend to anyone wanting some really tasty Mexican food!

Really delicious food and staff were great. Service was quick but could tell the food was fresh. Will definitely be back soon 🌮

The most delicious tacos I've had in the UK. The staff is friendly and the atmosphere is very warm. I will return as soon as I can.

Great food (although the churros were a bit dry) and lovely drinks. Service was hit and miss and it was very cold in there. Would probably still go back though...hopefully with the heating on!

Perfect food and the best margarita to complete dryanuary! 10/10 will eat and drink again!

Service with a smile and great food

Great tasting good with nice friendly staff

Very disappointed! We used to go to the first shop around the corner however after experiencing not so good food a couple of times whilst they opened a new shop elsewhere in Newcastle we decided not to go back! A few of our friends have been on and on at us to try again since they have opened around the corner, they said the food is outstanding, fresh and full of flavour! Last night we placed an order for quite a lot of food to be able to try in the comfort of our own home. Order was running late however, we didn’t mind as we thought to ourselves it would be nice hot and fresh food. We live literally 5 minutes drive from the shop. By the time we got home and opened the food most of it was cold apart from the outside of the burritos! Rather than put the food in the microwave as suggested by the owner we decided just to tuck in and eat it as it was. Everything tasted the same, dry, no bang full of flavour we experienced when we first started to go! Everything was as bland as you could imagine and very dry! The burritos ended up in the bin because they where just very dry and tasteless! I wouldn’t usually leave comments about a business however, we spent a lot of money and were looking so forward to this meal. What a shame! So many good quality takeaway/restaurants start with good intentions then it becomes about the profit! £6 for 3 tacos when we first went now it’s £9/9.50/10. inflation I get but when your receiving less food and the quality has dropped massively then that inflation becomes a rip off! Also can I point out service charge in the UK is illegal, you can’t service charge for the use of debit or credit card however, 0.50p was added to an already pricey bill! I hope this is taken as constructive criticism and not as an attack on anyone, we honestly hope that the food will go back to when you first opened and love for your venture was still alive. Gary.

My kind of lunch! Perfect, just perfect. Save space for churros...

the real deal. you gotta try it

The food is fantastic. Have been a few times now and it never disappoints. Food tastes fresh, not greasy and leaves you wanting to come back again.

Done let the outside deceive you. Lovely food. Great atmosphere and fab staff

Honestly amazing Mexican food. Best I’ve tried by far!! Lovely staff as well. Would recommend to anyone. Great cocktails as well

Food is great, burritos are a good size, but the 3 for £10.50.. you'll likely still be hungry. Overall though, I'd go back.

Great authentic Mexican food at reasonable prices, along with nice Mexican cocktails and beers. Simple cantina-style decor and friendly staff. The burritos were great, and the tacos too, but the latter were a little on the small side, you would need 5 or 6 to fill you up - although you could also fill up on the delicious chocolate platano desserts!

Best mexican food in Newcastle, all at very reasonable prices. Great cocktails and the place was full on a Tuesday night, which I think speaks to the quality of this place. Definitely worth checking out if you haven't already!

Amazing food, good service first time visitor. Will go again, many times.

Food was very tasty, tried lots of different tacos but ran out of space to try the churros! Next time!

Νόστιμο φαγητό και άψογη εξυπηρέτηση!!! Ήθελα μόνο να σκουπίσουν το τραπέζι πριν καθίσουμε

Waiter was very and nice let me store my bike inside

The food is amazing!!, best tacos in the world!!. 100% recomended

Wow! I’m surprised to find an authentic Mexican restaurant in the UK. The food was absolutely delicious. The staff is very friendly and I love the Mexican Cinco De Mayo type decor. I will come again and highly recommend.

5 start defently food is amazing the sever was super nice and we got 4 free sauces it feels like a real Mexican resturant the music and art on. The walls are amzing defntly recomend

Really nice tacos and the cocktail was also nice

Came here on my partner's recommendation from James Acaster's podcast and the food didn't disappoint. Prices are quite steep, at £10.50 for three quite small tacos, but if you want your authentic Mexican style then it's worth it.

Si erea mexicano este lugar te parecera bueno. La salsa esta buena la mesera hippie habla español.

Went for lunch earlier this week. Lovely tacos, followed by churros for desert. Would recommend

The best mexican i have ever had. Definitely booking recomended. Their 2 for 1 margaritas on Thursdays are to be missed🍸

I remember coming here years ago as I worked nearby. It was amazing then and since then my wife and I have been to Mexico 3 times. Feeling the pain of missing Mexican food I took her there so we could eat what we’ve been craving. She was blown away. We were made to feel loads better when we asked about peanut allergies and were reassured that as the owner has the same allergy; there are no peanuts used. The best food ever. Can’t wait to come back. I think on the next visit we’re going to make a day of it and maybe hit the Cantina next door afterwards. To this day it’s the only place I’ve ever ate corn tacos outside of Mexico. So lucky to have this in Newcastle. Amazing food! Thank you!

Just called in for some tacos 🌮 to takeaway, didn’t take a photo (they didn’t last long) absolutely gorgeous up there with the best tacos I’ve had, my son and partner really enjoyed theirs also. Thanks guys see you next week 😊

There's 5 of us and we all love the food and experience

Service very good! For the food we have no words. Tacos were just amazing, me and my husband had 6 as we could not decide on just 3 and were amazing, great flavours(member of staff recommended them and was the best choice). The chorizo enchiladas melt in your mouth, amazing! And the burrito was full of meat, so tasty! A restaurant you can not miss! Price was good and totally worth it. Thank you ! Really amazing.

Dissapointing experience. Terrible service, one napkin for two people, waitress never checked back and provided a very low quality service. The tacos were just OK. I'm not sure if the hard tortilla was on purpose, but it made it difficult to eat the tacos (Mexican tacos do not have a hard shell). Decorations were nice, and drinks selection was good.

Incorrect opening hours. Not open on Tuesdays at 2pm.

Always a good vibe with good food. The carne asada is delish and the haggis taco is a great cultural twist.

First class, lovely homemade tacos, choice of 3 for an inclusive price. Special sliced rump steak or King prawn and chorizo we choose where excellent. Good choice of beer and cocktails. Great value all round.. New bar opened next door with live music.

Food was so good best we’ve had in a long time was so worth every penny we can’t wait to go back server was very sweet with my 3 year old nephew as well

Great food, friendly service great flavours.

Lovely atmosphere in the restaurant and in the pub veryfriendlystaff. All the locals are really friendly too.

Delicious authentic Mexican food for good value. Loved it

Wanted to try the place out since it's close by to where I stay, it wasn't worth it. The food was very expensive and was just like a tiny thing, had to use the hot sauce to give it some taste. The aesthetic was nice but won't be going back there again even if I was paid.

Amazing! The food was delicious (loved the carnitas and also the black pudding taco) and great value for money, the service was friendly and quick. If I'm ever in Newcastle again I will be back!

Best tacos. 2 for 1 margaritas on Thursdays £15. Ordered the mexican chorizo and the pescado and have it with their spicy salsa! Left me tingly in all the right places 😂

Lovely staff and amazing food! ❤️ Would definitely be back 😊

Great food, presentation, and atmosphere. Service could be improved on, but if you’re coming for great authentic mexican food, then that’s what you’ll get!

Great food and service. Really happy to be able to eat tacos just like back in Mexico!

At first glance you'd think "meh, cute & quickly little Mexican restaurant, nothing I haven't seen before" until you try the food, wowzers!!! Absolutely awesome! Great food with lots of choices and loads of dips, super tasty!!! Highly recommend!! Staff were very friendly too👌🏻👊🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😍

Quaint little place. Staff are friendly. Food was average, wouldn't be running back. Reasonably priced but not enough flavour in the dishes and my churros were hard and dry, like they had been sat under a heat lamp for a while.

I loved visiting this restaurant, everything was delicious, but I couldn't find tortilla soup.

If you want to eat authentic Mexican food, I would definetly recommend this place. The tacos and the nachos were amazing as wel as teh margaritas. The food was fast and the service was great. Would come back here.

Brilliant restaurant located at the top of byker high street. Quite a small venue but that makes it more authentic and cosy. Has a better atmosphere that a larger restaurant. Service was great, really fast. Lots to choose from but would have preferred more side/sauces options. I'm a dipper and love having a little dish of something to dip bits in as I eat. Apart from that couldn't fault it, very reasonable!

Always have a lovely meal here. Recommend 3 tacos as a main meal and the churros for desert.

It was quiet and the service wasn't the quickest but the food is amazing a d really good value.

Haven't had Mexican food this good since being in Mexico! Will definitely be returning - we visited for the first time yesterday and I'm already thinking about when we'll go back again. Staff were lovely too and the decor inside is very nice. 10/10 :)

The food was quite nice, however there were a lot of issues with the service. This included serving two vegetarians (who told the waiter they were vegetarian) chicken. Please be wary if you do have allergies or dietary requirements. Staff did not apologise but just took the chicken away. Unfortunately not a single person’s order was 100% right and the last of the food was served nearly an hour after the first food was served. It is a shame as the food we had was nice however wouldn’t go again due to the service we had. The woman on the bar however was helpful and managed to sort out some of the issues. EDIT: We appreciate the restaurant reaching out afterwards and offering their apologies for the mistake

Great little place, salsa is on point, tacos are amazing and lots of onion 👌

Amazing food. All fresh ingredients and flavours to keep your mouth busy for days.

Had a great meal at Chucho's. The variety and flavours was really great. Staff were brilliant too.

The food was amazing, myself and my partner got 3x tacos each (the fish taco is a must!), some Nachos, a drink each and some Churros. Everything tasted fresh, was very tasty and they're miles from you average (in all sense of the word) Mexican fare. The server was friendly and funny, even giving us extra chips for our Nachos after we still had some left. Atmospherically it's fun, not formal, not serious and there was some great Lucha Libre wrestling on the TV I very much enjoyed too. Thoroughly recommended.

the closest to “authentic” mexican i’ve found in the UK–not perfect, but damn close and really good regardless. having chips and salsa, and some augas fresca, or at least some jarritos on the menu would’ve been a nice touch.

Really enjoyable experience. Very busy and nice atmosphere.

Excellent food served quickly, staff were very friendly and Margarita’s were excellent.

Been twice to this restaurant. Lovely mexican themed place with very nice decor. First time we waited for 30 minutes for food and about 20 minutes the second time, despite the restaurant being mostly empty. I would've liked to see some different foods from Mexico, eg mole but they have done very well with their menu choices too.

James Acaster said the haggis taco was the best taco he ever had, so I expected something epic. The menu is on their FB page or you have to scan a QR code on a wall when you get in... Starters were the gringa and loaded nachos with beef. Tacos; carnitas, haggis, Mexican chorizo, carne asana and camaron. Churros for dessert. The food came out super quickly but wasn’t very warm. There was so much onion and coriander on the tacos that I couldn’t taste much else. The service didn’t make me feel welcome and there weren’t enough nachos. It’s fine and wasn’t too bad price wise. I just wouldn’t come back for anything.

Went in q d waited for a carry out, had 3 tacos and churros and all were delicious. Authentic vibe, would like to dine in