Pepitos in Derby

Very poor experience. Unable to rate food, as none consumed. Waitress did not appear to have a fundamental grasp of hygiene, habitually wiping her nose with her fingers: infection risk. I left after 20 minutes of arriving having not being served or spoken to. The staff did not seem particularly interested. My recommendation: avoid.

order kept getting pushed back while on order accepted, arrived cold (not drivers fault) and had an item missing

We ate here on Mother's day and all of us had a lovely meal. We all tried something different and the food was tasty and served by friendly staff. They had an offer on for all mums which made it even better. We'll definitely go back more often as we'd not been for a while.

Lovely food but order two of the jalapeño poppers but only receive one portion but never mind would order again

Beef chimichanga excellent Refried bean gorgeous Jalapeños peppers lovely

Chicken Burritto and Chimichanga with extra mexican rice absolutely delicious

great food and environment for our farewell party and leave us unforgettable memory in Derby！

Been coming here for 12 years now and always come here for any celebrations. Always have excellent service and amazing food! Honestly love this place so much and definitely would recommend! Best restaurant in Derby!👍🏻

My partner and I initially went elsewhere for food, but there was an event on nearby and as a result that restaurant was rammed, so we had a look on here to see what else tickled our fancy. Haven't been to Pepitos in about 6 years or so, for no other reason than there are so many other places in Derby that we kind of "forgot" about here as we don't pass it often. We booked a table online at last minute and arrived to a warm welcome from 3 young wait staff. The restaurant looked almost full (it was 8pm on a Friday night) but not cramped. Pleasantly surprised at the price of items on the menu (£5 for a decent pint of Carlsberg is extremely cheap for somewhere almost in the city centre), plus fajitas at £14.95 for example. Service was polite, efficient and friendly, and the food was spot on. 3 soft tortillas which had plenty of meat and veg to fill each one. We didn't have to wait long for the food either, despite it being busy. My only minor "niggle" was that it was quite cold in the restaurant, but after having a bit of spicy food, we soon warmed up! So I would advise you wear layers that are easy to remove if it's a cold day outside. Recommended and we will definitely return sooner than in another 6 years!

Always a great atmosphere, staff are friendly and service is quick. The food is absolutely delicious and nothing is to much trouble.

Great food, great atmosphere, fantastic staff thank you

This place has been here as long as I can remember, literally decades - there’s good reason for that ; it’s damn good! Good value, good atmosphere and great .

Fine. Standard British style Mexican food. No complaints

Very nice independent Mexican themed restaurant. Lovely pleasant girl served me. Starter and main meal was very nice. Nice wine as well. Will go back.

Service was quick and friendly and the food lovely. Thank you!

Really nice pleasant staff, food really tasty and well presented well worth a visit

A fantastic evening with family celebrating a birthday. Food was as excellent as ever, well cooked and presented. All meals came out together which is always hard to achieve with big parties. The serving staff were always on hand to help and super friendly. The restaurant has just the best vibe, with super decor and just the right level of music and lighting to give you the real cosy Mexican vibe. Thank you for an amazing evening once again. We will be back again soon! 🥰

Absolutely fantastic. We went for our daughter’s birthday, we booked a table for 9 people. The staff were great, very friendly and helpful. A very nice welcoming atmosphere inside, background music also added to the experience and the volume was spot on so that people can talk. The food was excellent and everyone’s meals were out close together which is always appreciated when there are a few of you. Took the time to ask if we wanted birthday music or not, and brought out the cake with candles and a sombrero which was a classy touch and our daughter loved. No issues with parking close by. A lovely family evening and huge thanks to all at Pepitos for the great food and excellent service. Will definitely be visiting again.

I had an amazing evening at Pepitos. I had a lovely server. She helped explain everything on the menu and seems to understand it all without having to look herself. The manager was also so kind and gave us discounts on all our food. The food was delicious and looked so beautiful. Thank you for the amazing service and lovely people.

I always cine here for a chilled date night with my friends or family. Vibe is chilled. Music is notntoo loud. You can hear eachother speak. And love the food. Haven't explored other foods but I always get the fajitas and rice. (Always perfection).

They have a different, lower quality menu for takeaway. The lady at the till was also very confused about the prices and I think I was ultimately marked up at £14.90 for a double chicken burger, fries and the jalapeno poppers. Or maybe not, because those jalapeno poppers, 3 of them, cost £4.95 from looking at their online menu, which is insane???? £1.67 per tiny jalapeno popper? The food was ok. The included sauce was nice, fries were ok, a somewhat below average portion, poppers were ok just awful for the price. The burger was not bad but nothing special, just lots of little strips inside but a nice sauce. Overall though, highly overpriced but average food. edit: hi, it says your fried chilli poppers are £4.95 on the menu uploaded on Google reviews. Can I have my reward now Mr stingy?

Used to come to this place years ago and was always spot on (I had read some recent negative reviews on here but chose to ignore them purely on its reputation and my past enjoyable visits) however unfortunately it appears to of gone down hill sadly which is such a real shame as it is still a beautiful restaurant decour wise only now. Our meals were substandard at best, underwhelming in flavours as I had the cajun chicken popular dish and the portion size was extremely disappointing for the price I paid, nowhere near what it was 4 or 5 years ago when I last went. My partner had a kebab skewer dish and the meat was somewhat tough and not very warm. Also the service was a little sluggish and as a result of this we annoyingly noticed the tendency to get the takeaway orders out as a priority, surely good paying restaurant customers like us should be their main priority initially. Extremely disappointed overall and won't be rushing back anytime soon sadly but hopefully this constructive and honest observations and criticisms will be taken on board on a serious note.

Used to come to this place years ago and was always spot on (I had read some recent negative reviews on here but chose to ignore them purely on its reputation and my past enjoyable visits) however unfortunately it appears to of gone down hill sadly which is such a real shame as it is still a beautiful restaurant decour wise. Our meals were substandard at best, underwhelming in flavours as I had the cajun chicken popular dish and the portion size was extremely disappointing for the price I paid, nowhere near what it was 4 or 5 years ago when I last went. My partner had a kebab skewer dish and the meat was somewhat tough and not very warm. Also the service was a little sluggish and as a result of this we annoyingly noticed the tendency to get the takeaway orders out as a priority, surely good paying restaurant customers like us should be their main priority initially. Extremely disappointed overall and won't be rushing back anytime soon sadly but hopefully this constructive and honest observations and criticisms will be taken on board on a serious note.

Excellent food, as always! Friendly and most welcoming staff. Great atmosphere

10/10 food everytime. The cocktails are delicious too. Friendly staff

Really great tasty food, superb service and a lovely little surprise for my birthday at the end. Thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and would recommend anyone to go there. Looks like they do a good selection of tequilas too

burritos we're nice but lacked a punch of flavour. Chips were tasteless. we were expecting much more flavour. overall, well cooked, decent portions but more flavour. Will try again though.

Love this place! Had a table booked last night for 20 of us. We had a lovely area prepared for us at the back of the restaurant. The food was delicious and the staff were very attentive and welcoming. We've been a few times before but this was the first time we had come as a large party. I would gladly have another party here. Dispite them having to cook for so many of us, the food was all delivered together. Highly recommended. Thanks for a lovely evening 😊

Been to Pepitos a few times over the years, always been a bit hit and miss, but yesterdays visit was the best! Wonderful food, big portions, friendly service and reasonably priced. Will be returning again very soon.

Thankyou, great food, fantastic atmosphere, The cocktails are to die for.....It was my birthday treat just be aware the mexican hats are quite heavy 😄

great, although no fault of the restaurant but the delivery guy had a serious attitude problem

you chilli which we have just eaten was out of this world will be ordering again 10+10 thank you

Seriously, some of the best Mexican I've ever had. Will order again.

The food was ok but nowhere near as nice as when eating in the restaurant. The nachos were shop bought and only had cheese on - salsa was sent separately but was freezing cold so not pleasant. The chips were rubbery.

As I love Mexican food and have visited Mexico I was excited to try here. The service was good, and it is a nicely decorated restaurant however the food was all warm but not particularly flavourful which was disappointing. We had a couple of starters and tried different mains and whilst ok they were not that tasty.

Came here for the first time on our first date and we enjoyed the food and the atmosphere, will definitely come again in the future x

Good food, good service, good atmosphere. Highly recommend

Chimichanga chicken with extra rice and sauces delicious. Eco friendly package. I will definitely be ordering again

The steak is highly recommended. Sauce is delicious 😋

We took our dad out for a birthday dinner and had a great time. Olivia looked after us so well and the food was lovely.

Pepitos is our favourite spot in Derby. The decor is lovely & well themed without being too much of a gimmick. The menu is fairly small (good sign usually), and the mole steak is so nice. The margaritas are so good, I advise anyone reading this to give them a go. Friendly staff & good ambiance. Love you Pepitos, from Oli.

Disappointing. We used to come here regularly years ago. Now the service is almost non existent. 20 mins for someone to take a drink order was just ridiculous, we even had to find someone so we could order. Food was meh, nothing special. The difference between chips & dips and the nachos was literally cheese. Unfortunately we won't be back. We used to love this place but not anymore

Maria was fabulous! Great service and lovely food. Thank you

Great stuff really tasty could do with a hellish spicy on top of extra spicy probably best burrito in derby

Fantastic atmosphere and delicious food, couldn't expect more. Truly taste of Mexico. Beautiful place and very friendly staff. Highly recommend, we will definitely back to Pepitos!

Very pleasant atmosphere with fun decor. Few unexpected spicy surprises in the fajitas that would have been preferable on the side. Nevertheless a yummy meal. As expected.

Will start on a positive by saying they serve the best mojito I’ve ever had and the design of the restaurant is on brand and nice, but other than that I wasn’t impressed. Slow service and underwhelming food. Had to ask three times for some water. Vegans beware, check your ‘vegan’ food before biting in, as they might have added cheese to it. Paprika fries were nice, veggie burrito was very underwhelming, guacamole was ok and refried beans were lacking in flavour. Wouldn’t bother visiting again for the price and an overall not great experience.

thought we’d come try a place we’d never been to before, firstly we got given an alcohol menu. we both then ordered an alcoholic drink, 10 minutes later we got asked for iD and said we couldn’t have it. then she gave me some non alcoholic mojito that was 5.95! then we waited 20 minutes just to order our mains, we then ordered it with a different waitress. i ordered the mexican BBQ , with chicken and RICE. my partner ordered the chicken enchiladas with paprika fries and onion rings. we waited another 30 minutes, which is standard at a busy restaurant, my partners came out first looking a bit of a small portion for 14.95! mine came out 5 minutes later, on a skewer with FRIES, when i ordered rice. the chicken wasn’t even bbq it was just grilled, and it was all cold. didn’t wait for anyone to come over because i would’ve been waiting so long! no one came over to ask if our food was nice. wouldn’t really recommend coming back, but apparently the cheesecake is supposed to be nice, however we didn’t dare try that as we’d have to wait 30 minutes for that also!

Really nice, extremely comfortable and warm place. Would recommend to anyone who’s looking for Mexican restaurant in Derby

Very good seasoning in the dishes 👌. Music makes me remember my homeland 🇨🇱

not a big isssue but I did have walk down the street to meet them.

Just amazing food friendly people just go try them.

Great meal last night, beer seemed quite expensive, but food and service was good apart from clearing our table whilst one was still eating.

I've chilled my tooth on a bit of bone on my enchiladas and nearly choked to death on a HUGE!! cartridge in quesadilla!!! I suggest you pay more attention to the food you cook and serve to people! I wouldn't recommend this place!

Good food, nice & friendly service.

Loved the bespoke ratcat cockail! Food amazing and the service was equally amazing!

Ive been coming to pepitos for years, it's always the same consistency! amazing quality authentic Mexican food. Atmosphere is lovely nobody does it better than pepitos. Thankyou for the beautiful food once again. 😄

Been here at least 6 times, celebrated anniversaries and birthdays here, or just a date night meal. All of the staff are lovely, especially the manager, who is always kind to us. The food is always top tier, never had a bad meal from here. Highly recommend the chicken quesadillas, enchiladas, and their fajitas. The chips and other sides are also lovely. The desserts are beautiful and all the drinks and cocktails are good too. Very strong drinks, just what you'd expect from a Mexican restaurant. The setting is lovely, Mexican music and theme, they even let you wear a sombrero if you ask. Decently priced too. Got 2 meals, a few drinks and a dessert for about £30. Will always come here for as long as I live nearby, and even then.♥️

Great food and little cooler than I would have liked but lovely

Lovely food, great service, friendly staff and very reasonable prices, highly recommended.

We’ve been coming to Pepitos for the last 12 years and love the atmosphere, the food and the service. The best Mexican food in town!

We have been to Pepito's a number of times over the years since it first opened, and it's NEVER disappointed! The welcome, hospitality, atmosphere has always been superb, and the food always tasty. And last night's meal was no different, had a great time. Many thanks to all the team! It's well worth a visit.

It was so good and very filling

Great food, lovely atmosphere very friendly staff

Amazing food, best Mexican we've had. Definitely reccomend the Mexican rice and Mexican BBQ skewers.

Amazing staff, delicious food and incredible atmosphere- one of the best places in Derby

First time ordering from this place and the food was absolutely amazing. Probably our new favourite takeout!

Food was gorgeous jugs of margaritas 🍹 amazing!

i love this place from the bottom of my heart.

Delicious authentic Mexican food at a very reasonable price and good service from our lovely waitress

Amazing !Amazing! Amazing! The music, the food and lets not forget the friendly atmosphere definitely would recommend to visit 😀🎶🥙🌮🍟

Everything was perfect. We loved the decor , the food was delicious and service was great too.

Excellent experience, first off the prices haven’t changed since BC (before covid) which is ridiculous! I had the Chicken and Chorizo quesadilla to start which was very tasty and the. Enchiladas for my main. Both courses were larger than expected and very tasty! (All the traditional Mexican dishes are great) Alcohol draught choice is limited but bottled beers/ciders are good. Service was excellent and even with seemingly new staff we had no complaints We never have a bad meal here and as I first mentioned the prices are excellent. We’ll be back agin soon. P.S the house sauce is a must!

Great food and really nice staff

Food was delicious. Staff were friendly and happy.

Where do I begin? Me and my boyfriend were looking for a Mexican restaurant as the one local to us had closed down. We were gutted but discovered this place from google. I’m so glad we came here. The starters (we ordered the nachos and tacos) were Devine. The nachos had freshly made salsa with chunky tomato and lovely sour cream with flavoured tortilla chips. The tacos were perfect and we couldn’t get over how fresh the lettuce was! Our mains which was the enchiladas and chimichanga tasted like they came from the heavens themselves. Me and my partner could not believe how beautiful and flavoursome they were. Our servers were also the most lovely of people and made us feel so welcome into Pepitos. This is now our number one destination for Mexican food. Well done pepitos!!!!

Found this place as was staying at hotel near by...great food,very relaxed and friendly staff! Will recommend and visit again.

Great food, great staff and reasonably priced. We had the Mexican BBQ lamb and the lamb was really well seasoned and juicy, the steak and prawn fajitas had a great flavour and cooked well and the burrito was full of meat and great flavour. I had some cocktails and they were all great.we had to finish with the churros and again these were really good. We will definitely be making this one of our favourite restaurants.

Food was delicious and delivered on time 😊

I love this place, foods amazing. Highly recommend

Zalige cocktail, fijne vriendelijke bediening en super lekker eten. Een aanrader als je in de buurt bent en wilt genieten van goed Mexicaans eten met familie of vrienden!

Excellent food but the restaurant was particularly cold (we did not remove our coats throughout the whole meal) and the service was awful! I would give 5 stars for the food quality, however the staff would benefit from some simple training. We waited 15 minutes to order drinks, 10 for drinks to arrive and a further 15 minutes to have a glass delivered!?! Waited a further 20 minutes to order food then 30 minutes for this to arrive. Served wrong food for another table until the next door table identified that this was their food. When the bill arrived this was incorrect with charges for items NOT ordered, with the same non-alcoholic drink charged at 2 different prices. A service charge was automatically added (which we felt was unjustified). Restaurant was not particularly busy, however due to the staff’s inexperience this spoilt the otherwise fantastic food. We have been eating here for over 20 years and we sincerely hope that Peppitos can address their staff training to improve the customer’s experience (and possibly turn the heating on).

food arrived on time, was hot and delicious as always 😋. also got free rice and garlic bread as iv ordered from them quite a few times. 10/10

Part of the order was wrong and the food was cold. Chicken not great quality. I ordered tortilla chips and dips and was sent tortilla wraps? Driver didn’t even speak overall wish I’d not bothered. Can accept an order being a little late but it wasn’t what I ordered. Not up to the usual restaurant quality.

Amazing food! Wonderful servers! Our lovely server was training a new staff member and it was great to see her being so attentive to both us and the new trainee. Food was so delicious I could eat it all over again. If we were local we would come every week! We have come for our 1 year wedding anniversairy and it was absolutely the right choice. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

really friendly staff, food is excellent and big portions, plus prices are reasonable. really enjoyed our meal there , will definitely be going again. made us feel very welcome

Couldn't recommend this restaurant more! Food was great, big portions which were very reasonably priced. Lovely cocktails. The best part was the staff, very friendly and the owner was amazing on an issue we had with an over charge! Thank you so much 🙏

Food was absolutely delicious, delivered quickly and it was hot. We really enjoyed it and had 3 empty plates when we’d finished. What more can I say?

Great visit on Boxing Day. First time visiting pepitos after hearing so many great reviews. Really nice place with great atmosphere and decor. Good value for money too.

Very nice. Deserves its good rating.

Loved the food and atmosphere, highly recommended!

Its authentic and food is delicious 😋

It was ok. Disappointed there was some hard inedible pieces of chicken in our nachos, we complained about this but nothing was done or said, not even a simple apology. Restaurant felt very cold- colder than outside! Fajitas and chimichanga was good.

Beautiful fajitas best in town 👌🏻

What a lovely restaurant! Food was on point and the staff were really nice. We will deffo be going back. Cocktails were gorgeous too!

There was a bit of bone left in my enchiladas. Really disappointing given the reviews on here.

The food was so tasty. Just what I needed after a long day, felt very fresh and homemade. Thanks

Superb Mexican food and delivered piping hot. Love Pepitos!!

Always enjoy food from pepito's. It was fresh, tasty and warm when delivered. They are also very generous with the sauces supplied. The vegetable Quesadilla was very nice, the guacamole dip was also very good. Will definitely order from them again.

Food was lovely, but only got one meal ordered so we had to share :-(