Wahaca Waterloo in Lambeth

Really good and quick serice perfect when catching a train food was as good as normal

The two things that I ordered were spicy margarita and a set of favorites- sharing menu option. Both were amazing- tasty, full of flavors. Sharing dishes were diverse and perfectly portioned for two people. Totally recommend not only because of food and drinks but also because of wonderful staff.

This is a Mexican food Wagamama style restaurant Chain. The food is alright. Portions are small and prices quite high. Service is basic no frills. It's trendy however quite loud. Good for a quick bite but not for a nice night out.

Always good, we've been here several times now and it's delicious every time. Attention cashless. You can pay with card directly at the table. We ordered a mix of tacos which we shared.

Fantastic food in a great atmosphere, lovely staff. Highly recommend Wahaca Waterloo

I ordered through Deliveroo, very impressed by their packaging. See my photos and video, I ordered tacos and they delivered in a taco box. The food tasted great, I ordered 6 items (2 of them desserts). All delicious! I’m pretty sure their entire menus great, but if I had to recommend one dish I’d say the chicken quesadilla. Won’t disappoint. I’ll be sure to visit the restaurant next time. For now, this is my go-to taco delivery place : )

I've got to say our server was amazing. I feel bad for not getting his name to write here but he was efficient, kind and totally on the ball. The food was great - I had the mushroom quesadilla and chicken tacos plus the caramelised onion sweet potato im still thinking about this morning. My friends had the set menu and were very happy. Price was pretty reasonable considering how much food we had plus churros for dessert, wine, cocktails etc it was £38 each. Never really considered going to Wahaca but will definitely be back. Thank you!

Nine of us had a delicious meal before theatre on a Friday night. Quick service, good cocktails.

Delicious food and great atmosphere. Service was friendly too.

Subterranean cellar bar meets funky art installation in one of Wahaca’s busiest iterations. This could be because it’s adjacent to one of the main Waterloo station entrances and seemingly underneath the frozen pizza aisle in Tesco. Service was slowed by sitting at table during peak period, but after an initial wait for a drink, the small mezze portion dishes arrived at regular intervals, and were all very pleasant. Payment via QR code is super efficient, allowing us to waltz out without having to strong arm the increasingly frantic front of house staff.

Very tasty food and very friendly staff. Would and will go again.

Very good selection, plenty of vegetarian options. Tasty food, pleasant service, busy place.

Waiter was rude. Food was hardly Mexican. Also Oaxaca is not spelled Wahaca. Overall, just a terrible experience.

We were there spontaneously. It was super great. Very tasty and the service was very, very friendly. The location was very modern, but very loud. Everything was good and fully occupied. We had the classic menu where there were lots of different things for two. Delicious tacos with meat and vegetarian with mushrooms. There were tostadas and sweet potatoes with feta and a small side salad and and ... the Acapulco Spritz was incredibly good. Great value for money for London with the menu.

We went for pre theatre quick bite and this hit the mark perfectly. Food was good and quick great atmosphere and pretty good service. 👍

Outstanding Mexican food and really friendly staff.

Roomy restaurant with colourful casual decor, great staff, and a variety of light but delicious dishes. It is more mexican inspired than Mexican food, but I would definitely recommend it.

Really tasty and affordable dishes here!

Food was excellent: I feel Wahaca have 100% maintained their standards from when I went when they first opened in Covent Garden. Only the hibiscus agua fresca needed work: should have been twice as strong. Room is a bit noisy due to low ceilings. Service excellent.

The food is partially unrecognizable as Mexican. I am sure this is a British twist on the food, and dumbed down for the London market. More disappointing, there is no Mole on the menu, being that the restaurant is named after the state of Oaxaca which is known for its Mole.

Different and wonderful selection of food. Try for yourself. You won't be disappointed.

Excellent Mexican food place!! Excellent attention! I recommend booking... the dishes are small compared to the price...

Very tasty Mexican food in “tapas” form. Passion fruit margarita was also a 10/10.

I have visited Wahaca a few times, and I have always had a great experience there. They have an excellent selection of items on their menu, and the staff are both friendly and attentive. My favourite dishes are the sweet potato and feta taquitos, the crispy cauliflower bites, and the buttermilk fried chicken tacos.

Good service and ambience but not overly impressed with the food, which was quite average.

Good Mexican food with many vegetarian dishes

Good food but options are pricey for the size

came with a big work party, lovely service by daniel and food & drinks were great

Amazing food, great service and so so quick! Daniel was a joy 🤩

Not been here for a few years. Menu significantly changed and I'd say for the worse. Much of what made it interesting and a hint of Mexico is disappearing. On the plus side the Margherita was very good

Chris was a lovely server, everything was quick, efficient and the food was beautiful!

Excellent Food, really lovely atmosphere, very attentive staff (Kinga was great)

We had a super meal with excellent service from our waiter, Cris, and would thoroughly recommend!

Very plant-based friendly. We had the vegan set menu and it was very nice. Plenty of food and very flavoursome. The plant-based chicken and avocado tacos were my favourite. My friend liked the plantain tacos. Cris was our waiter and he was very attentive. Will definitely come back.

Great family lunch, daughter loved the selection of food (especially the churros!).

Food is always enjoyable. Wait-staff were quite helpful. Kid friendly but a little spendy

Quick, tasty and cozy 🙂 and Juan is the star!!

Great food and amazing service from Juan the legend at Waterloo, great guy!

We had a lovely & quick lunch here at the Wahaca Waterloo. Not our first time! Our helper was Juan who was fab and brought out the order really fast. Really appreciate him helping us choose our lunch too. He was very informative and friendly. We’ll come back again soon!

Just so loud and busy but otherwise very good. Waiter was very good 👍

Good Mexican restaurant, with charm, although it is not the best decorated. Good quality, but the best is the service. We made a mistake when ordering and the waitress accepted our mistake at no extra cost. A plus! Thank you!

The wait staff were lovely and kind but the food is really bad - feeling quite sick since having dinner there this evening. It is very expensive considering the quality of the food.

Bradley was fantastic! Excellent customer service, made us feel comfortable and made us laugh. We’ll be back 👏🏽

First time, food good quality and tasty. Not a typical chain

Food was cold when it was sent out. Didn't send it out bit at a time like in other wahacas so lot of it got cold

As the title says, Wahaca never let you down. Amazing food, amazing service and top location. Anyone who goes to London, must try Wahaca.

Like wagamama for mexican. Food was solid, reasonable price. Would visit again

Great guacamole but was disappointed by other savory items

Warm welcome, incredible service and excellent food.

Super super loud restaurant. Had to almost shout at the person opposite me to have a conversation. Restaurant needs some serious sound treatment on those low reflective concrete ceilings. Really really bad.

Enjoy a simple dinner here with the family. Really good Mexican food. Will certainly return!

Amazing, delicious Mexican. Highly recommended the Battered Crispy Cauliflower (bit spicy). Great staff.

Great service and loved the food!

Great food esp the plantain taco 🌮 simply delicious and moreish. Please try it

We ate there tonight. Not 1 but 3 hairs in 3 separate dishes. Absolutely disgusting! They gave us our meal free but we wouldn't eat there again! I contacted customer services but they haven't bothered to respond. Obviously not interested in customer satisfaction. I notice they do reply to good reviews though!

Indique que c'est ouvert alors que c'est fermé et personne ne répond au téléphone

Super tasty good at this exceptionally busy location. By 17.45 there was already a queue up the staircase which is a positive sign, but it moved fast. Food was super tasty and just what I expected. A great location too and friendly staff which always helps!

Small portions, but very tasty food. Great atmosphere and location

We wanted a restaurant near the Old Vic and this one couldn’t get any closer. It didn’t look full but within 30 minutes of us sitting down the place was rammed, so probably best to book. We had a selection of small plates, and the food was extremely good. The portions are a decent size as well, so we left the restaurant very full! The service was good, with the staff very knowledgeable and accommodating. The prices are good considering the location and well worth it for the food delivered. Like a lot of restaurants, the beer selection is limited and a bit overpriced but that seems to be the norm now. I would visit this restaurant again and would thoroughly recommend it.

Fish tacos had chunky fish. Fresh salsa and tasty pork pil pil. Recommended special potatoes with corn under whelming though and quite cold.

We were travelling around Europe from Australia. We stopped into Wahaca as I wanted to have a nice birthday dinner. We approached the front desk and the manager was nice advising that as we didn’t have a reservation we needed to wait for a table but could sit at the bar and have a drink. We did so and within 10 mins were given a table. We were served by Cris who was very efficient, quick, lovely and patient with us as we took our time ordering. The food that arrived was amazing and we both loved our choices. Will defs visit again when we come back to London. Thank you to the staff for accomodating us without a reservation it made my night easier.

Buena comida mexicana, todos los platos que probamos estaban buenos, pero a algunos les faltaba algo de sabor

Good range of authentic Mexian Cuisine. Great tacos for a reasonable price. Food was cooked to perfect and had great flavour. Would recommend any of the tacos. The cocktails were great!

We ate there tonight pre theatre. Not 1 but 3 hairs in 3 separate dishes. Absolutely disgusting! They gave us our meal for free but we would never eat there again!

A lovely evening out with great food and service

Very unhappy with the service. I asked for jalapeños and they responded in a very rude way saying they did not have any. I asked for food recommendations and the waiter did not seem he wanted to work there. We also had to wait for nearly 10 minutes for the waiter to bring the receipt to pay. On top of that we had to pay service charge. I will not come here again!

Very unhappy with the service. I asked for jalapeños and they responded in a very rude way saying they did not have any. I asked for food recommendations and the waiter did not seem he wanted to work there. We also had to wait for nearly 10 minutes for the waiter to bring the receipt to pay. On top of that we had to pay service charge. I will not come here again!

No one on meet & greet and when we were seated there was no one to serve us because all staff had to be in a meeting even though we said we were in a rush. It’s a shame because other Wahacq restaurants have provided great service. Additionally, when ordering the waiter didn’t have anything positive to say about the menu and put us off from ordering food.

Abbiamo preso delle tapas con carne e con gli halloumi. Scelta anche di taps vegetariane. Il cibo è stato buono anche se il servizio è stato poco efficiente. Il posto è super carino!

Good ambience ; great service and good food. Chicken Quisedella is really good

The food over the years at Wahaca has continued to go downhill over the years and it continues this trend at this branch with there being very little chicken in the tacos! With it being really expensive for what it is The margaritas are good but expensive for what they are The staff then failed to deal with the bills and continued to spend 10 minutes trying to figure it out between 3 of them asking for more money originally by about £20 which honestly I wish we had removed the service charge after this At least the theming of the venue was nice 😊

Tasty food, reasonable prices, friendly staff. Only let down is it's very noisy in there when it's busy so you have to shout at each other when talking. Not sure what could be done about that though. We had a selection of dishes to share between two people: Beef Gringa Tacos, Pork Pibil Tacos, Cheese & Jalapeno Empanadas (from the daily specials), Alliloli Mushroom Quesadillas, Sweet Potato & Feta Taquito. Our favourites were the Beef Gringa Tacos and the Empanadas. Then we had a portion of Churros to share for dessert. They tasted good but they were very thin and not enough cinnamon/sugar on them.

To start we had to wait ages for the food when we asked what was going on the food arrived at least half of it and was cold we had to ask for the other half and clearly see that was confusions going on. Eventually we received the other half of the order and was the wrong food we didn’t say anything because we were starving. I decided to ask for the bill as we wanted to go somewhere else to eat that came within seconds. Very expensive place with no atmosphere the staff are inexperienced with no knowledge of customer service. Definitely not a place to go back plenty of other places in London that would love to take my money.

The night started really badly as my party got delayed on the train and arrived 13 minutes late for dinner. The table has been given away to another party, and the manager personally called my name to tell me off for not calling the restaurant to say I was late (there is no number on the reservation email, by the time I found the branch's number we were around the corner). When he called my name, I thought he would wish 'Happy Birthday' as I was there to celebrate with friends. So disappointing! However, the waiter really turned things around. She was really quick, attentive, and friendly. Food came quickly and was delicious ( I really recommended the fetta and sweet potato Platito), and the drinks also came quickly. There was always water at the table. Good Friday night out, after a bad start.

I went here on a Friday night and was shocked that last orders were being taken at 10pm instead of the normal 1030pm, and we were asked to leave by 1045pm while staff started to drink beers at a nearby table. Food and service were decent, but the sheer lack of professionalism at the end of the night has tainted my otherwise favourable impression of this chain.

Coolt stället Här finns många olika mexikanska rätter, som smakar gott. Servicen är toppen. Perfekt för både familj, vänner och par.

Great meal. Nice and spicy. Atmosphere was fantastic, it was super buzzing and loud, we loved it. We had spicy margaritas, black coconut ice cream, lots of amazing tasting small plates. And lots of course more cocktails. It was a really fab time. Staff were lovely too, they managed to give us a table even though it was super busy and we hadn’t booked. Great night. Great food. Great service.

Very lively restaurant which was extremely busy. The food was excellent and the service was also amazing

Great start to the Halloween season with lively food choices

Excellent casual dining for a family. My wife and I and our 10 year old son ate dinner here. Very good quality food and very good service made this a memorable dining experience for us. Very impressed with the Manager, Bradley who found us an excellent table. My favourite mid range restaurant. Never had a bad meal here.

Really great experience, kids (9 & 13) loved trying the different food which was all very well prepared. Adult's enjoyed the food too, Staff were very friendly and helpful. All round a great choice for a family meal.

Very disappointed. Server very happy and chatty but no sooner had he walked away a plate of food was delivered to my husband. It was cold and obviously meant for someone else. Then 1 of my 2 dishes arrived but no more. When I asked if all our food would be served separately I was told it's because it's served fresh. Don't other restaurants sell freshly cooked food where everyone eats together? Consequently we ate mostly separately so won't be rushing back

Very good foods. Very quiet. Staff forgot our order and we had to remind a couple of times.

From the friendly greeting to the friendly farewell, Wahaca delivered (as it so often does) a really enjoyable lunch! I want to mention our server Rita, who was warm, attentive and knowledgeable. We started with the Mexico City Nachos - a large plate of tasty nachos to enjoy. This was followed by Pork Pibil (always a favourite), Beef Gringa, Sweet Potato Bravas, and the 'special of the day, cheese and jalapeno empanadas, all washed down with a couple of rather nice classic Margaritas. The food at Wahaca is always reliable, and so it proved today - really tasty, nicely presented and...well.. delicious. The empanadas deserve a special mention - they were crisp and flavoursome with just the right level of spicy heat. It would be great to see them as a regular item on the menu. Thanks to the whole team, and especially Rita, for a delicious lunch!

So I should start this by saying I loved Wahaca. As someone who lived in Mexico it was damn close to authentic Mexican food. WAS. Last night I grabbed a quick bite at Waterloo branch. Had to send the tortilla chips back as they were stale. Ordered the Chicken Enchildas (they're sort of Enchildas Suizas). Ordered a margarita. The Enchiladas were not hot. Sort of luke warm at best. And as for the margarita. I don't know how much of that is actual alcohol but I suspect not much. And for the SECOND time in going there I ended up barely making it home before exploding. You may say "second time??!". But as I said. I really liked it. Don't go. Not any more. The food is bad and apparently poisonous to one's bowels. The drinks are weak and the whole thing is massively expensive. £40 for dinner for one? Not for that food. Not anymore. Stay away.

Amazing place, delicious food and great service

Can't complain about anything, wad just a touch until a perfect experience of a Mexican restaurant.

Was greeted very nicely, food was great waiters were kind, very fast.

We were going to the Old Vic so popped in here for a meal beforehand. Incredibly quick - we were in and out in 40 mins!! Noisy and very close to other customers as it was so full. You pay by the code on the table so no asking for the bill. We chose 4 smaller plates to share beef gringa, chicken quesadillas, cauliflower bites and sweet potato and feta taquito with a beer and smoothie. Very tasty but quite rich . Approx £45

The food was so good ! And the waitress lovely

Excellent food and helpful service

Drink, food and service were awful.

Really tasty and quite healthy.

One of the best meals I had in London, it was a very busy night and drinks took a long time to come but the food and service were top notch ! Excellent veggie/vegan options too !

Good food, great staff, prices high.

Great food, good atmosphere. Portions are good. Drinks menu is good and prices reasonable. Service can be a bit slow when it gets busy.

Fabulous place for some tacos and cocktails! The battered fish taco and halloumi taco were superb😋the staff are nice especially Javier who made the visit a great experience. Will definitely come back

Ottima cena gluten free. Personale gentile e cortese. Porzioni non abbondanti. Servizio non preciso e frettoloso. Non accetta AMEX.

We found this gem of a restaurant by chance and it was absolutely fantastic from start to finish. The service was outstanding, the food was faultless, the ambience and atmosphere was fun and inviting. Our waitress was friendly, helpful and attentive. We chose a selection from the street food menu and we loved every mouthful.

Best Mexican food I have ever had so far..!! Amazing cocktails!! Friendly staff, good kids menu as well.