Gordos in Guildford

Awesome food with great music and fantastic smiley service from Naomi. Much appreciated

Brilliant family restaurant serving authentic Mexican food. Couldn’t recommend more, one of my favourite restaurants in Guildford!

A wonderful mega place to enjoy Mexican food 100% recommended

Popped in on New Years Eve as my son loves Mexican. This is genuinely the most delicious Mexican I have ever tasted, beautifully presented, really friendly helpful staff. The price for 4 of us, including 2 ravenous teenage boys was really reasonable. I am genuinely so happy we tried here, we will be back!

Cosy place with really tasty meals. Popped in with the family to have a meal after ice-skating and had great time. Thank you :)

I love this place. The prawn and chili tacos are amazing. I order them every time we visit along with the homemade lemonade. Have a sip of the lemonade with a mouthful of prawn. Yum.

The food was delicious and filled with flavour, but portion sizes (tacos, for example) were quite small. I had the Black Bean Enchilada, which was a good portion. Staff were attentive and friendly. Thoroughly enjoyed our Spicy Margaritas. Would definitely return!

A great place, good atmosphere, helpful and interested staff. Excellent food and decent beer selection. Will go again

Easy to book online Food a bit bland - had the sharing taco platter - reasonable amount of food but not very tasty. Had to ask for water four times before it came. Ordered two small glasses of wine, however one came as half a glass the other a full glass yet got charged the same! Not sure if I won on that one or not. Service added to your bill. Overall okay, may have been our food choice as my son's both enjoyed theirs. Wouldn't return. It may be for the younger crowd rather than us oldies? 🤣

First time I've been and was absolutely lovely. Service was friendly and the food was absolutely delicious 😋

Had the cochinita pibil chimichanga - very very good! Staff and service was exceptional and I would recommend the pineapple Jarrito. Should have taken a photo...!

Fantastic Mexican restaurant. Great food and a nice selection of drinks, Jay Rayner was right you can't miss it!!!!!!!

First time visiting. The food was really delicious and very genuinely Mexican. I will absolutely be back and looking forward to trying more from the menu.

We went to dinner at Gordos tonight with my 12 year old son. He loved it (as did we) and this is his review! We went to Gordos for dinner it was very authentic and had a fantastic atmosphere. The menu had lots of creative , mouth-watering ideas as well as traditional dishes. The service was very good with friendly efficient staff. But the best bit was the food. I had the terrific chimichanga and to finish I had the churros which were amazing! Thank you Gordos 5/5

Great Mexican food in a convenient format and centrally located. The food choices are pretty widespread and it is very vegetarian/ vegan friendly. The only downside might be that some of the seating is right next to the cooking area so it could be loud or unpleasant for some. The restaurant is also quite small. Overall would highly recommend trying this out if you are in the area.

First time experiencing this awesome place. Loved watching everything being prepared; especially the cocktails! Amazing cocktails by the way! Food was SO tasty; WOW on the garlic and chilli prawns! 😀. Chef and Staff lovely friendly professional and attentive. Finishing off with tequila was perfect. A must go.

Excellent!! I am from Louisiana, USA....this place reminded me of the Mexican restaurants I have at home.

Really tasty authentic Mexican food

We went to Gordos for the first time for my wife’s birthday - she loves Mexican cuisine. To say we were impressed is an understatement. We were blown away by the flavours and quality of every dish and the team were very friendly and professional. We will certainly be returning back!

Lovely food and really nice people. Beer a bit expensive (£5.50 for small bottle), made worse by inappropriate 12.5% service charge. It's a bar/cafe, not a posh restaurant.

Food was excellent. Good sized portions. Friendly service with good recommendations. Kindly made my dish without coriander. Great value for money.

First up, fabulous margaritas, excellent cocktails! We had the sharing taco board for two and it was a great way to try a little bit of everything. Great value, lovely food and the staff were delightful Will be back

Wow… what a find!! Love, love, love this place… food was amazing, portions LARGE and as authentic as you’ll get in the UK. Empanadas were the best we’ve had anywhere (and we’ve had a LOT!). Have driven past many times and now very annoyed at myself that I didn’t try it out sooner… it’s bright, fresh, feels like you’re in Mexico… helped by the fact that Gordo sings to himself (loudly! ) while he’s cooking. Really can’t fault it at all… a big FAT 5 stars from me!

Working in the hospitality industry for years, I can happily say this has been one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. I left not even 10 minutes ago and felt the need to come home and make this post. The food was absolutely amazing, flavours were divine, drinks were amazing. As I ate I watched the owner cooking his heart out and operating with such passion that made me love this place even more. Very hardworking staff and respectable people, 6 out of 5 stars, worth a try any day of the week.

On the positive side I thought the food was lovely - perhaps not authentically Mexican but closer than the tex-mex served elsewhere. The restaurant has an interesting layout - we had booked ahead and had been allocated a table closely opposite a very wide female toilet door - if I were to return I would ask for a table in the main restaurant near the kitchen/service area and away from the toilets. The service was disappointing - a lot of staff but it was as though we were invisible - the first order of starters was forgotten and we were just left there for 10 minutes without anyone coming to check what we would like to order. Asking a passing waiter if we could have some more water for the table he looked at us and completely ignored us. As service charge of 12.5% was added to the bill I am guessing the staff don't feel they need to put in any effort as at the end of the day they still got £13 from our table for poor service. Yes I would visit Gordos again as I like the food - but I am disappointed I cannot give this restaurant a 5 star review.

Loved this small but super friendly place. Really delicious food cooked and prepared freshly in front of you. Dog friendly too. Book as it’s popular.

This was our first visit to Gordos on recommendation, and it was excellent. Not having experienced Mexican food before, we really enjoyed the dishes. Everything was freshly cooked with an excellent selection available. Highly recommended 👌

Very disappointed 😞 had prawn chimchangas , not one prawn in either of them, dough was wet and raw, and no apology when complained. Sadly will not be coming back ,very bad experience

Visit to Gordos yesterday and very disappointed. I understand the restaurant is small but it has a very limited menu than other Mexican restaurants, no rice, no refried beans etc. Nachos were good but sadly mains were not. Ordered our food and 1 guest ordered a chilli and prawn chimichanga but what we received was a soggy sloppy mess and not a prawn in sight. Had to pay extra for more sour cream as the tiny spot given on each plate was not enough, not even fresh, this is ridiculous. So we informed staff about the meal, just said sorry do you want something else, not really waited ages for this. No offer of the same replacement as obviously all the same (pre-made) and then walked away! Not what I expected so told them to take off the bill as they didn't mention it! Clearly not bothered and no one came back to see us, so asked for the bill and left. Will not be returning and would not recommend. No customer service and should be a take away.

Great, authentic food and atmosphere. Best Mexican food I’ve had in the UK and attentive service. Wheelchair friendly too despite the small footprint. Definitely book to avoid being disappointed!

Amazing night out celebrating our wedding anniversary. Staff - amazing Food - fabulous Cocktails - wonderful Atmosphere - relaxed and easy

Very bad and poor service. Staffs are not friendly at all. One young guy waiter put our drinks on the side of the table just like that. Food was nice, ambience was nice but the service was bad. And the restaurant was not even busy so, there is no excuse of treating us badly. Only 1 guy was nice and attentive and took care of our table but he was not there when we get there at 1st, he came after we already started with our starter, Idk if he was the owner or manager or some head of that restaurant because as soon he entered all the staff started getting little more attentive and trying to be friendly. But whatsoever I think this restaurant needs to train their staff more well. I was so excited to finally get some authentic Mexican food in town and wanted my friend to try it aswell. Me and my friend got really disappointed seeing the treatment and hospitality. We were tired and exhausted after the whole day shopping and wanted to have some good food with good friendly energy but instead we have to return home in full disappointment. And thank you so much for that. P.S: I am not the person who likes to give bad reviews and post it but it was really that bad that I have to leave the review. And sorry about that.

very slow service, although staff were really nice ! food very disappointing, cocktails were very good . Shame as I wanted to like it, I will try again and hopefully better luck next time ,and will choose food carefully..

This is not Mexican food, I think is inspired in Mexican flavours but is not authentic like they claim. I am mexican and order chilaquiles, received a version or nachos with thick green sauce and an egg on top, have never been in any place in Mexico that serves it like that, my friend order tacos and were so tiny and expensive, he ordered slow cooked chicken and received fried chicken. Service was so poor, still waiting for the cream I order to put on chilaquiles that we always do in Mexico and never received it , waiter does not speak English well, then hard to comunicate, I asked if the owner is Mexican at least as wanted to speak to him and they said no, is from Ecuador, then nothing mexican, maybe only the table cloth, big disappointment. Food is expensive for what they serve as portion ante really tiny.

My friend and I have been excited to try Gordos for months. Having spent time in Mexico she was keen to see how this restaurant compared. The service staff were slow- it was Friday night and trying to order food or drinks was painful. They ignored us so much that we (and other diners on nearby tables) struggled for any kind of interaction. I would understand if they looked busy and were rushing around, but it felt like we were being served by students half asleep with their heads in the clouds. It was painful how slow they were. I’d love to say the food made up for the abysmal service. However the food was very soggy, tasted weird, and I actually had concerns over eating it, so left half of my food. I’ve eaten great Mexican before, and my friend agreed that the textures and flavors were not a good representation of the Mexican food she ate out there. The service charge is automatically added to the bill, so despite having such a dreadful customer experience we still tipped 12.5%. The meal was one of the most expensive I’ve had in a while, the service was terrible, and the food was gross.

This is not Mexican food, I think is inspired in Mexican flavours but is not authentic like they claim. I am mexican and order chilaquiles, received a version or nachos with thick green sauce and an egg on top, have never been in any place in Mexico that serves it like that, my friend order tacos and were so tiny and expensive, he ordered slow cooked chicken and received fried chicken. Service was so poor, still waiting for the cream I order to put on chilaquiles that we always do in Mexico and never received it , waiter does not speak English well, then hard to comunicate, I asked if the owner is Mexican at least as wanted to speak to him and they said no, is from Ecuador, then nothing mexican, maybe only the table cloth, big disappointment. Food is expensive for what they serve as portion ante really tiny.

We visited Gordo's last night and the food was delicious and the restaurant had a lovely atmosphere. I don't want to leave a bad review because the food was great and I want to support the business, but the service was really terrible. The waitress gave our starter to her Mum who was sitting behind us as a 'mistake', so she would get it for free! Unbelievable! We were right by the counter so could see everything that was going on. Lovely food but really a shame about the service. I will be back (but perhaps on a night she isn't working!)

The food is truly excellent. The portions aren't generous in size like you'd typically get in Mexico or in the US, but the quality is outstanding. The cocktails are decent, and there are some nice dessert options. Unfortunately, I was warned the service isn't great, and both times I've been there have been major issues and confusion - such as incorrect or missing items. And ordered drinks that just never came. But for high-quality Mexican food, it really is the best option this side of Surrey by a mile.

We were really looking forward to trying this but unfortunately it wasn't a great experience. We had reserved a table for two, 1 week in advance as it was my partners birthday. Upon arriving there seemed to be a confusion with the reservation and appeared to have been overbooked. We then ordered drinks but the drinks didn't arrive, 15 minutes later, when the starters had came and we had to ask for our drinks. The food was mediocre and was quite bland which is a real shame as we had high expectations after seeing all of the lovely reviews.

amazing food, lovely staff definitely recommend!

Visited for lunch, the food was great. Will definitely be back!

Great spot off the high street to grab some delicious Mexican food. There’s loads of burrito places around but not many serving a range of Mexican grub. It was well cooked, a nice environment and a good selection of drinks too. Thanks for a lovely meal

Food was cold and very small portions, will not recommend

Food was average but overpriced. Service was slow. There are much better places to eat in Guildford

Ordered nachos, unbelievable. Tastes super fresh, full of flavour, friendly staff. Just great we will be back!

Loved the empanadas and the meatballs. Will return

Authentic food nicely presented and just absolutely delicious. I recommend the al pastor tacos and chimichangas!

Best Mexican food I’ve had by far. Service can be a little slow, but they are very busy. We only spent a lot cause we had the platter for 2 plus an extra set of tacos each plus starters and beers and cocktails

Great meal great service good price

WE LOVED IT. As avid Mexican cuisine lovers it is hard to find a decent Mexican outside of London. I loved every dish, the margaritas were great and the tacos were a dream. Very family friendly as well. I can't wait to come here again.

Amazing food! highly recommended 👌

Been a few time now. The food is delicious and fresh, there is a lovely relaxed but personable atmosphere and I absolutely love their Micheladas. Feel very fortunate to have this lovely independent restaurant on our doorstep.

Wow ! What an amazing night ! A large family party, everyone was so kind and helpful. The food was simply amazing, plate after plate of fresh, authentic, exciting flavours. The Mariachi band topped off an absolutely brilliant experience. Thank you so much guys, you made our night xxxxx Lorraine & co

Latin American perfection... Great quality, great tasting... Super fresh ingredients, great atmosphere... A warm welcome... Service with an extra large smile... And the presentation is a work of art

Wonderful place everything taste authentic , this atmosphere bring you easily back to Mexico without the sun unfortunately but the staff is there to make you forget about it 😜

The best Mexican food I've had in the UK.

Fantastic. Authentic. Lovely staff, especially Naomi.

Absolutely loved it, authentic mexican, subtle flavours not relying on spice. Presented very nicely, can see why they get such good reviews

I had seen the restaurant reviewed by Jay Rayner often they are not local so this was a good opportunity to see if we agreed! We were a group of 4 with different food tastes . We had starters and mains . Everything is freshly prepared and this can been seen with the open kitchen . The restaurant is quite small with some outside seating so I would recommend booking . We all agreed the food was flavoursome, nicely presented, good portions and plenty of choice. Nice Mexican beer and interesting cocktails too. If you like Mexican food definitely give it a try . The staff all seemed genuinely interested and proud of their food.

Food freshly prepared and beautifully presented. Above all, tasty! And the prices are not too bad either.

Great margaritas, ordinary and expensive food. Tiny tacos for £12. First time we came there were a couple of Mexican chefs, this time none :(

The food here is really good.😋 Proper authentic Mexican food. No tex mex as most places do. A definite gem in Surrey if you are looking for the real thing. Cannot wait to go back. It's a bit expensive but I guess that's what most places are these days specially around Guildford. Wish it was bigger . Service is very good just a little slow but that's cause it gets busy. Wish there were more proper mexican places around. The popularity of this place shows that there is demand for real mexican food and not for any more places thar serve tasteless burritos with flour tortillas. 🤮

Great food and service, We went there with my fiancé, we both had chimichangas, very delicious. Thank you

Very impressed! Great food and friendly service. Will definitely return. Only suggestion: paint the white walls a darker colour.

Amazing food do need a few more veggie options

The food is fine. Was brought the wrong food and had entirely missing items. This was not reflected in our bill and they still wanted to charge us for a mandatory tip. Would not recommend to friends or anyone and that is a shame as I was so excited to attend.

Delicious food, fun and uplifting atmosphere.. absolutely fabulous hot sauces and really lovely staff. While the food was really yummy it was the staff that really made this experience great for a solo lunch diner. Friendly without being imposing, quick and efficient.. 100% recommend Gordo’s for an authentic Mexican experience! And the hot sauce selection really deserves a mention hot enough to be super fun but still full of so much flavour .. couldn’t really pick a favourite as they were all so delicious. Really enjoyed it thank you

This is a nice place but it is ridiculously overpriced for what you get! The food is delicious and the staff are nice, but £13 for one tostada with a bit of chicken on top with 3 tiny dips, no salad, no other sides, is not good value for money AT ALL, neither is £5 for a strawberry juice drink. It is a shame, as I would go back/recommend to others, if it weren't so overpriced.

Our favourite restaurant in Guildford! We've been here several times, and the chef consistently makes us vegan chimichangas that are simply delicious! The atmosphere is always fantastic, creating a great vibe every time we visit. Highly recommend!

Had high hopes for this but was quite disappointed. Booked table for 5.15pm and it was pretty quiet. Service very slow at first, took them almost 20 minutes to come over and take a drinks order. Drinks very expensive. Nachos to start were very dry, very little sour cream, no guacamole. Main courses tacos and chimichangas again very dry, almost no salsa, guacamole or sour cream. Food was all pretty dull and flavourless.

Great menu. Food was tasty and authentic Mexican. Service friendly. Suitable for the whole family as child options and portions. I enjoyed with friends. Sharing nachos, 2 drinks, (Mexican beers) and then Al pastor chimichangas which was delicious for about 30 pounds each. Would recommend and will return soon.

One of the best and most authentic Mexican meals I've had in the UK. This ticked every single box and had a lot of items that I struggle to find elsewhere; Dos Equis lager, cochinita pibil, ceviche (only on Saturday's) and Tres Leches cake too! My excitement and enjoyment of this place was through the roof and will 100% be coming back for more!

My friend and I had a great lunch. Foods were amazing and well seasoned to my taste.

Viva Mexico! and Gordos restaurant. if you like tasty food like I do. this is your place to eat! amazing and very friendly. you can see the food serving and kitchen so I feel more comfortable eating it!. the restaurant Decor is fantastic light and colourful very welcoming! staff very friendly and i was there today and was crazy busy for a restaurant that opened just 2 weeks ago! well done and thank you I will def be back and recommend you guys come and try this food! didnt took a pic today but on my return will take and post it.. i was just admiring it all and eating none stop... fair price too for the quality of the food I must say!

This was my second time here. The time before was on a Tuesday early evening and we hadn't booked but they had a table for us. It was quiet and the food was quick, delicious and the service decent. This time around, on a Thursday evening, it was much busier and while the food continued to be great, the service unfortunately let it down. While the staff were friendly they weren't particularly helpful. We had to ask if they were ready to take our drink order, when I ordered peppermint tea they brought regular tea and to settle the bill took a while. It's a real shame because this place could be something special if it picked up the service side of it. I'd be rushing back if it were not for the fact that we felt they weren't exactly happy we were there, wanting 'things'. Please don't rest on your laurels (or your Jay Rayner review).

Excellent food and ambience! We were a big group and they managed to serve us all. The food is amazing, one of the best that you can find in Guildford. Highly recommended!

Is hard to find amazing mexican food in surrey! But this place has it all! Food, drinks and desserts! Everything is delicious 🤤

This is a gem of a restaurant. Great variety suiting everyone’s needs! Fabulous traditional Mexican food. Great staff who make you feel at home!

Very quiet at lunchtime but bright and colourful decor was very cheerful. The food was pleasant enough but portions were very small and it felt like the ingredients were very portion controlled . We had 3 pineapple mock-tails , nachos to share and 3 quesadillas.. the bill was £90 which felt overpriced for what we had. Service was ok to start with but when thinking of having a desert the young lady was busy on her phone and basically ignored us. £10.95 for cheesecake put us off desert so we left, sadly still feeling quite hungry . The prices were considerably higher than on the website … suggest it would be a helpful to update that .

Fantastic authentic Mexican food. Loved it. The place is a winner.

The other reviews were not wrong! Love this place, the food and the staff were great! We had tonnes on food plus drinks for our party of six and the bill was really reasonable! Everything was great but the Al pastor, beef brisket and prawn cerviche were amazing! Shout out to the Churros as well.. they were delicious!

Great food with a great menu, love to go back and try more

Wow.....the nicest food I have had in a long while, just lovely simple combinations of fresh ingredients. We just had the Tacos with each of the different choice fillings. All were soooo....tasty, proper good good freshly prepared with killer cocktails.....

Excellent food and friendly staff! My only wish is that there would be some more fresh fish options like tuna tostadas but the pork tacos are incredible !! Service and atmosphere is excellent but try book as it's popular in Guildford!

Tasty food, small portions though for mains so need starters for good meal. Makes it expensive. Vegans be careful as they gave us dairy on the enchiladas which was clear to us in how it looked and tasted and they didn't believe us and said it was vegan. Couldn't eat it and just left.

We had a nice visit. The waiter who greeted was friendly and welcoming. It’s quite a small space so if you have children/prams in tow it can feel limiting. We were sat right at the end next to the TV which was not the nicest as it was also right by the loo and the tables are pretty close together so it’s a squeeze to get to the bench. The food was ok. Nachos had cheap cheese on and were a bit burnt. The guac tastes ok. The tacos were ok. Wasn’t super impressed overall.

Delicious food and cocktails. Great atmosphere and friendly staff.

Service charge and food is definitely overpriced.staff who prepares the food don’t use gloves or hair net.Its nice ambiance and staff is friendly .

Lunchtime visit. Went off the back of a Jay Rayner review. He was bang on! This place is lovely. Engaging staff, really fresh ingredients made at the open kitchen. Lots of gorgeous flavours running round the mouth long after lunch ended. Celiac friend also very well catered for. Many thanks to all at Gordo.

Great people. Deep fried food. A fun evening was had by all. Avoid the churros.

4 of us came to celebrate my birthday, and I enjoyed it so much. I found everything about Gordos to be excellent. The food was great, very fresh, lots of flavours and not too spicy. I am no exert on Mexican food but Gordos is definitely my favourite Mexican restaurant I had vegetable empanadas to start which were delicious and vegetable enchiladas for mains. My wife couldn't eat both her vegetarian chimichangas so I helpfully scoffed that as well. Fantastic. The service was excellent, the ambience in the restaurant was charming and the cocktails were great. I had such a great time and will be going back, without a doubt.

A black bean and three-cheese quesadilla is, of course, the grandest of toasted cheese sandwiches elevated to main event. If this is all too much softness, have a chimichanga: a crisp, golden, deep-fried tortilla wrap, filled with any of the above proteins, then dolloped with cheese and guacamole, sour cream and chilli.

First of all I should say that I spent 5 years living in México and I went with my Mexican partner so we are harsh critics. But we hoped for more given the reviews thus far. Pastor very dry, I don't know how long it had been on the trompo. Beef brisket was pretty tasty, but wasn't authentic flavours (is it meant to be birria or barbacoa style?). If you have a large appetite you could eat 3 portions (9 tacos) quite comfortably which will set you back ~£35 (plus service charge). Margaritas tasted odd, perhaps its the tequila and licor they use. And £10 for a michelada (beer with salsas) is extortionate! It all had us feeling very underwhelmed; this is a shame because the area needs a fantastic Mexican restaurant. If you want a proper Mexican culinary experience make the extra effort and go to Mestizo in London and you wont be disappointed. P.s. The owner seems to be telling journalists he is Mexican. But if its the same guy we met last year he is from Ecuador. He told me (English person) he is Mexican before my Mexican partner asked which part (and didn't recognise his accent) after which he backtracked and said he went to México on holiday and loved the food. Fair enough, but stop with the fibs!

Lovely food and nice atmosphere. Very busy,probably best to book.

It was interesting to go somewhere with something different. I like Mexican food and this was quite nice. For me it needed a little something more to make it ‘pop’, but I enjoyed my meal. We went there for an early lunch and sat in an area with 3 tables for couple right next to each other. The waiter kept trying to get the next couples to sit on top of us dispute having an empty restaurant. Happily, both of them said they want to sit further away

Really enjoyed Gordos. Went with a friend on a Friday night. We had to wait a short while for a table, but it was worth it. We ordered both the chilli and vegetable empanadas for starters and a few different tacos for the main. The food was excellent and washed down with a lovely margarita.

Great little place in Guildford. Quiet lunchtime but meant they were happy for us to stay on and chat. Really friendly, prompt service and excellent food at a good price. They were happy to adapt dishes to allow for one of our allergies too. All freshly made in house and the cocktails went down a treat. Would definitely recommend. Will be back next time I'm in town.

Felt a little forgotten occasionally but superb food and a vibrant atmosphere

Top notch food. Colourful decor. Would highly recommend the Mexico city nachos with chorizo.

Another lovely visit, great coffee, Portuguese pastries and super service.