Mexican Kitchen in Chelmsford

Staff are rude food is good but ruined by the rudeness of how they treat there customers

Amazing food served by the lovely owner! The pork quesadilla and chicken tacos were the star of the show, ceviche acted as a beautiful palette cleanser between the dishes, it was bright with a citrus kick! We ended it with churros and the toffee tequila sauce is the one to go for! We'll for sure be back again!

Was taken here for my birthday on Friday night. There were six of us in total. The food was delicious. The staff were very friendly and efficient and I had a lovely time. Thank you

Absolutely fantastic restaurant. Amazing authentic food, friendly staff and a great atmosphere.

Excellent food and service. I highly recommend coming here.

Just finished dinner here and felt so compelled to write a review as it was absolutely delicious! Excellent food & drinks, and friendly service. Highly authentic. The service was on the slower side, but you could tell all the food was very fresh.

Granddaughters 20th birthday dinner, the food, service and atmosphere were all first class. Everyone had a great night.

The food was excellent! The servers were lovely and the drinks did their job! Definitely coming back. We had a great evening.

Table booked for 7pm got there a little early stood in the doorway of the empty restaurant waiting for someone to come over and show us to the table... ordered food by 7pm and we're still waiting at 8:15 asked the chef or whoever was standing in the kitchen to find out they had only just started cooking!! I also ordered a cappuccino but they forgot the espresso shot so it was just warm frothy milk! Don't waste your time!

A great little authentic mexican experience in Essex. Great atmosphere and food

I had to write a review as I was so delighted with this hidden gem. The food was amazing and the waiter was really knowledgeable about all the dishes and all the ingredients. I was only going to have one margarita but their cocktails are out of this world. Honestly they are really special. Mine came as a mango sorbet margarita and I ended up having three and skipping dessert as it was so good! The atmosphere was really good too. I had a little nose around the restaurant and there are different areas for different themes. All Mexican themes, There is a really interesting dark ghosty area too. I was in the cocktail area, no judgement please. It definitely had a Mexican feel to it with the coloured walls. I wasn't sure what to eat so I had a selection sharer plate. Really good choice. Delicious. It was by chance that I went there. I will definitely visit again.

Most authentic Mexican I could find in London! Being from Arizona, I tried many different places to get somewhere that tasted like home and this was amazing!

I absolutely loved this. The food was amazing, owner service great and all in all a great experience. I would 100% come here again, thank you!

the place was very sigma, i loved the buritto with buritto stuff, would recommend

So happy this place is close to home. A little pricey but I don't mind when the quality is so good. The pork quesadillas are a massive hit in this house.

Really good food.not being a great Mexican food fan was very impressed.reasonable prices too

Went last night for my 50th , about 20 of us , we had the buffet style meal , the food is amazing BUT they knew for a long time we were going , only had 1 person on bar who had to look after us and the restaurant costumers, also the food could have been done so much better , I hardly ate as everyone was so hungry and the place was pretty understaffed and my guests were very frustrated, we spent a fortune at the bar and we all paid 20 quid each for the food. Maybe they should think about doing that differently ' the staff done the best they could but 2 more people would of been better for everyone, would I go back yes but maybe not buffet

We had been wanting to dine here for ages and after eating at Mexican Kitchen last night I wish we had gone much sooner! Easy parking. Fantastic food, service and atmosphere. We shared a large house nachos to start which tasted incredibly fresh. Homemade guacamole was amazing and my main course - enchilada with ceviche - was completely delicious. We will 100% come here again!

Fantastic food, would recommend the sharing platter for a bit of choice! Great drinks and lovely staff!

We went out for a meal with friends, great atmosphere, lovely food. My wifes not a fan of spice but plenty of options for all. A wonderful meal will definitely eat here again

Lovely food. Good value and friendly staff definitely going to become a favourite. Do book as very popular

Enjoyable dining out, great service & food was even better. Looking forward to returning soon. Fab 👌

Nice place offering a good selection of dishes at a reasonable price. We will be returning.

Absolutely disgusting service this evening!!! Food ok, service extremely slow, took a birthday cake in earlier today & failed to advise us of the £2 per head charge to eat our own cake! Waited until we had cut the cake to tell us of this. Told us dont usually accept cake due to nut allergys & then took cake into kitchen to box up! Very dissapointing & very confusing rules!!! Wont be returning!

Great food and value for money. Lovely staff and atmosphere..

Absolutely loved the meal, staff were great, as were the drinks.

They need to change their opening times as they aren't open for lunch. I don't live locally and made my way to find out they are closed .

Honestly what a place, can't recommend enough, I will be coming back very soon. Waiting staff couldn't have been more helpful and happy, thank you all for a lovely evening :)

Shared nachos and a sharing selection. Absolutely amazing. The pible was so flavourful, the chicken taco was out of this world and the peach and orange mocktail was so refreshing. The staff are friendly and welcoming, the atmosphere was great from table near the bar, ( no criticism, I was very thankful to be seated away from the main area with lots of people.) From the outside it was so quiet but as you opened the door it was full of people happily eating. Not a drinker but a great selection of tequila and the cocktails looked amazing. Took our churros home as we were comfortably full, ate them later and they were still perfectly crisp on the outside with a nice chewy center. The dark chocolate and chilli dip was lovely, not overly hot but enough to add depth of flavour to the sauce.will definitely return with family

Went on a Tuesday evening hence a 3star for atmosphere. The enchiladas are good and if you opt for spicy, you will get spicy. Highly recommended.

Really good food, fresh and tasty. Best Mexican I've had in UK

Brilliant little restaurant! Great service, tasty food & drinks. Really reasonably priced. Highly recommend and looking forward to coming again soon!

Best Mexican restaurant around! Authentic Mexican food with great tequila cocktails!

Gorgeous food and friendly service. Caters for all.

Had a lovely dinner here for our anniversary. There is a pleasant atmosphere with Latin/Salsa music being played. Efficient and friendly service and delicious food. We look forward to going back again.

Nice restaurant with lots of parking, warm and nice decor with friendly staff. The food was nice but only a 3 for a number of reasons. Firstly I really fancied the chorizo on the menu to find they never had it .. ok then we asked for fries and no they don't do that.. odd as I don't know any Mexicans that don't do dirty fries! Next they ask if you want mild, medium or spicy sauce on the nachos and enchiladas, when they came out with spicy sauce on I have to say I've never had a sauce so mild... Terrible, why advertise a spicy sauce when it is not especially when you do a medium and a mild.... And lastly absolutely no condiments on the table... Again I've never been to a mexican without having hot sauce on the table , there wasn't even salt or pepper! So yeah it was nice not hating on it but it was so mild and for me quite bland.

I have been here so many times over the years and I have never had a bad experience. This is my families go-to place to eat out as we know we will always have good food, good cocktails and good vibes - always. Cannot rate it enough! Especially if you're a tequila lover like myself!

Always excellent food, a beautiful and atmospheric restaurant inside and great service. Cant fault it :)

The only bad thing I can say is that we went on a Monday, so we were the only customers. This made it difficult for there to be much of an atmosphere. This is the only bad thing I can say about Mexican Kitchen, and it's not even their fault. The staff were polite; friendly; knowledgeable; professional and helpful. The food was delicious. The cocktails were great. The table was clean. The prices were reasonable. We will definitely be going back... soon!

Well worth your money! The food is excellent, the service is very welcoming and portions generous. Is a favourite!!!

Lovely restaurant, fantastic staff and beautiful tasty food at a great price!

The food was tasty and portion sizes meant a starter and large main left us feeling pleasantly full however... I would unfortunately say that though the waiters were polite and good with providing drinks (using the service button on the table to get their attention), getting food was incredibly slow. We were a group of 10 and had booked a couple of weeks in advance - we ordered starters and mains, but despite having a 7pm booking we didn't get mains until around 9pm. It was fine - but noticeably slow with no mention of a wait when booking our table, or updates from staff on how long it'd be. It made matters worse as we saw other people turn up after we ordered, and still receive their starters and mains before we had ours. We'll likely go back, but definitely in smaller groups.

Love this restaurant. The food is fresh and the service is a great. Such a hidden gem.

great food great service consistent . love the new bar and coocktails

Simply the best Mexican food around. I used to order food from Ceaesar's van outside Wickford library many years ago, and now continues serving amazing food, but in the lovely atmosphere of the restaurant. Highly recommend!

Food and service were excellent, would highly recommend

Came here tonight for a friend's birthday, first time. All I can say is excellent. Great tasting food, good quantities, fantastic value for money and superb atmosphere. Highly recommend, will definitely be returning.

2nd visit and completely in love with this place. Food is fantastic and the desserts are to die for.

Love this place it has to be my favourite local restaurant. You must try this place

We have visited the Mexican Kitchen several times over the years and always had an excellent experience! The food has always been fresh and tastes amazing, cocktails are perfect, love the frozen margaritas! The staff are always friendly and atmosphere is great. Would definitely recommend.

LOVE this restaurant!! Drinks are good, food is SO good!! Super tasty food served by lovely staff and very reasonably priced. Will be back soon! :)

This place is really good. The food is authentic, great tasting, and very reasonably priced. This is proper Mexican food, and on a different level to what is normally on offer in the UK. Service is friendly and they have a fun cocktail/tequila bar at the back. We had dinner and then spent sometime in the bar afterwards. A brilliant, chilled evening.

Fab food and cocktails will definitely go again.

Lovely restaurant, friendly staff and amazing food. Worth a try if you like authentic Mexican cuisine.

Very rushed by waiter, maybe they wanted the table. Cocktail was just lemonade.

Good food good service and very reasonably priced

We ate here after an Escape Room experience. The staff were very helpful and welcoming. The food was served promptly once ordered. It was very tasty, we thoroughly enjoyed it. I had seafood ceviche to start, followed by a chicken burrito, again, very tasty. I couldn't pass on the desserts so went for a chocolate tart.

We thought we would try Mexican Kitchen as we have heard good reviews and the food was excellent very filling and vibrant Mexican tastes .

Damm fine place! Lovely cheff and staff . Beautiful food. Recommended to everyone

Really liked the Mexican kitchen it easily earned 5* for me. I will definitely be going back

A hidden gem! Food was excellent, service faultless. To be honest, I've driven past this place a lot and not really noticed it. Went on a recommendation and was excellent, deserves a lot more recognition! 👏

Lovely little restaurant with really friendly staff who helped with our food selection. The food was superb. I would highly recommend 👌

Don't be fooled by the outside it's great inside.Great food, friendly staff, Worth a visit

What a find! Great place to eat. Lovely staff and fantastic food. Will go here again!

Great evening, we really enjoyed our food, cocktails and wine. Will certainly be going back again

An evening meal with low expectations, that still managed to disappoint at every opportunity. As someone who has lived in Texas and visited Baja California (Mexican peninsula) dozens of times, I have sampled my fair share of Mexican food. Ordered an appetizer of chips and salsa - a Mexican staple almost impossible to screw up. No salsa verde (sold out) so instead settled for their (moderately) hot salsa, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo. On that note, pico actually has more than the two ingredients that ours comprised...so I recommend adding jalapeños, cilantro (coriander), salt and lime juice if you really want to call your tomato and onion mix pico de gallo in the future. The plate of tortilla chips that accompanied would have just about filled a cereal bowl but was generously refilled (for an additional £2.50). Ordered the grande burrito to follow...thankfully I ordered the large as I doubt the regular sized entre would be visible with naked eye. Requested it be filled with carne asada (sold out), so opted for chicken instead. Not willing to spend another £9.50 on an over-priced, salty margarita I instead opted for a Mexican beer. A Pacifico (sold out)...Modelo (sold out)...Sol (sold out). OK, enough with this game...how about you just bring me any Mexican beer you DO have. The waiter brought me an Estrella...from Barcelona. Close enough, right? At least they're both "cerveza". One of my lucky fellow patrons ordered the quesadilla with char-grilled chicken. I will say that the aroma of that dish proceeded itself and could be smelled as soon as it left the kitchen. Not due to the aromatic spices used in the chargrilling process, but because it had clearly been left on the stove for about 5 minutes too long and the tortilla was completely burnt. That immediately was sent back prompting a visit from who I can only assume was the "chef" responsible for this abomination. He actually had the "huevos" to justify the still smouldering, carbon-coated dish, stating it was "chargrilled", somehow implying that not only the chicken was supposed to be served that way, the tortilla surrounding the meat was also supposed to resemble something desperately pulled from a house fire in the vane hope it could somehow be saved. (It couldn't) To summarize, a Mexican restaurant that has no salsa verde, carne asada, or Mexican beer is akin to your local McDonalds running out of burgers, special sauce, and coke. Perhaps instead of opening your doors for dinner this evening, you might want to consider a resupply trip to Costco. Just a thought...

Very tasty original Mexican food. Excellent service and great for talking as not too loud. Will return👍👏

Loved it - 2nd visit this time with our friends and again it was superb....highly reccomend this place..... see you again soon

Shouldn’t really tell you about this place because I don’t want everyone knowing about it!!! But this is a great little restaurant and bar… they do amazing but simple Mexican food and a good selection of drinks and all for a very reasonable price! And then… if you fancy a bit of music and a few more drinks there’s a great little bar tucked up the rear of the building. Cracking little place!!! Well done to everyone at Mexican Kitchen! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I'm reluctant to say how much I love this place; the owners, the food, and staff are all fabulous, but it's getting harder and harder to book in if I keep on recommending it!

I’m a regular at this restaurant, been going since they opened. Amazing freshly prepared food, good service and a lovely relaxed atmosphere Love this place, highly recommended

Very good food. Enjoyable evening.

Mexican kitchen is a must ! Great food, great value and great service. We visited recently and the only thing that spoiled our experience was the extremely rude diner next to us who thought she new better ! She didn't want to listen to the staff trying to explain the menu at all. They staff managed the situation in a very professional mannar. Our food was great and the cottails brilliant. Can't wait to return.

Popped in to get a take away, not knowing what to order. Staff were so polite, patient and explained everything with enthusiasm. Nice mocktail too! I'd recommend wholeheartedly.

We ordered tacos, burrito, quesadilla, churros, strawberry mock daiquiri. Quick service, amazing food. It was our first time here but will definitely be coming back! 👍🏾👌🏾

Wonderful little restaurant. The food is exceptional, the service is great and the cocktails are heavenly. Would recommend.

Just had dinner here with my wife.Very friendly and professional staff, restaurant spotless,food tasty and great value for money so what more could you ask?.Perfect

Very good food. Hidden gem. Been there a few times and both times have been very good. Brilliant cocktails too. Would definitely recommend.

Lovely little place in the outskirts of Wickford,friendly staff, delicious food. If you don't like spicy food the are happy to turn down the heat.

Fabulous food & first class service...

Great Food and service, All the staff are lovely and very friendly 😀

Fantastic restaurant & fabulous good...

Absolutely love this restaurant. The food is the best Mexican food I've ever tried and the staff are wonderful. We will be regulars!

Excellent food and service was top quality.

Great food good choices on menu and service!! don't be put off by the exterior ..pity the outside appearance doesn't reflect what's on the inside as the decor is beautifully done. . A hidden gem alright !! 👍

We had a delicious and authentic Mexican meal at this gem! The churros were the best I've tasted, thanks so much to the chef!

We dropped in 'just to see what it's like". We were greeted nicely by a young man who turned out to be the waiter. There is a waiting desk as you arrive, but some people seem to walk straight past... That's because there's a cocktail 🍸 bar at the back. Cocktails are not our thing, so pass on that one! Sat at a wooden table, with a very sticky surface, to be handed a wooden stand with the food and a drink menu. All four of these menus had been clearly wiped... With a mucky cloth. Could it be this bad on these first impressions? Looking around, there were clearly others enjoying themselves, a party of 12 having a birthday bash, another couple of tables, and others disappearing to the back or out a side door (yes, they have an outdoor seating area that seemed busy). So we decided to order. Guidance by the nice young man with a head of very wobbly hair was brief, and despite saying we know nothing of Mexican food, was not very informative. However, we went for just the main course, quesadillas with different fillings. 1 pork, 1 Chicken with chilly and chocolate. They eventually turned up as the party was served just before us... Pork was tender but fatty, chicken was just bits of a bit of chicken in a brown sauce. I'm assuming it was chocolate 🍫 as it was sweet, but the rest of the taste bland. Not a hint of chilly! When I asked the waiter about this, he explained that it was because the chocolate and chilly blend was designed that way. In conclusion...The only thing that resembles a real Mexican restaurant was the sticky tables and makeshift look. Nice cocktail bar (loved the guy on the bar) but again not our thing.

Overall, the meal was very average and service needs to be improved. A few points: - cocktails are amazing. Around £9.50 each and they really hit the spot. - the starter nachos were really good and a really good portion. - the quesadilla I got was so dry. While I appreciate it isn’t with sauce, the meat was over cooked and I didn’t eat it all. - service was so slow. There was a gap of 50 mins between starters and mains and also a number of times where we asked for drinks and they didn’t turn up as they forgot to put them through. It wasn’t a busy evening (was a Tuesday).

Hadn't booked but very really relaxed place with lovely cocktail bar at the back. Expected meals to be spicy but we're not, although tasty.

Fresh and tasty food. Felt like it was healthy eating. Good service and considering what we are and drank was relatively cheap. Definitely going back again.

Best Mexican food I have eaten outside of Mexico.

Amazing food. Great new layout with a cocktail bar. Staff as great as always. Thankyou Mexican kitchen. Be back soon. Update as of 23/7/22 Put up to 5 stars. Staff...... attentive, friendly and made the whole evening enjoyable Food..... fresh. Clean. AMAZING Drinks, beer 🍺 reasonably priced and cocktails out of this world. Was such a shame it was a Saturday night and not full up in there.. come on people, get booking... Mexican kitchen stands alone as a great restaurant ticking all the boxes. See you soon Mexican kitchen

Food is amazing. Good cocktail menu. Shame there isn't 2 for 1 on them. This place has been fairly quiet last two times we have been which is a shame because it is great. It's not in the best of locations. They have a great outdoors which you wouldn't know about unless you had walked out to it from the bar. They don't offer you outside seating I'm assuming because it's a bit more of a drinking terrace. Some Facebook advertising would do the trick Id imagine.

Incredible food. Wonderful service from the waiter (whose name I didn't catch!) Will definitely be going back again.

Awesome food and drink served in totally chilled atmosphere. Absolutely love this place, simple but oh so effective.

Absolutely lovely, great atmosphere. The cocktails are great I particularly enjoyed the frozen margaritas. Delicious food, one of the best pico de gallo I've had. Would highly recommend

Best mexican food I have ever tasted, I love this place it quiet literally is a hidden gem, booking was easy on the website, loads of parking in a quiet location, had nachos for starters and the salsa was just the best thing I have tasted! so I ordered more with the main. staff were really friendly services was perfect, I cannot recommend this place enough. I will be back for sure.

Beautiful authentic food. Certainly beats a tex Mexican chain

Amazing mexican food in a cosy resteraunt. Friendly staff made us feel welcome. Cocktails tasted great. Would definitely recommend.

Amazing food. Drinks. And service.