Reviews Tortilla Bankside

Fast food but full of flavour. Tortilla is a great little Mexican/Californian burrito chain with five or six outlets dotted about London and I'm very lucky to have one on my route home. This branch is on the ground floor of a modern building in Southwark Street just behind the Tate Modern. It has an additional seating area on the floor above, but this is only opened at lunchtime to cope with the swarms of hungry office types who are queuing out the door.

It's a cafe like space; clean, tidy and efficiently run. You are not likely to want to linger for too long once you have scoffed your Mexican snackage but I guess that's part of the point. You will be as happy here as a solitary diner, a couple or with a larger party - I have visited with B and on also on my own.

Anyway we popped in last Thursday night, I think it is open until 9pm, as we made our way along the Thames after sampling the delights of the Cologne Christmas Market on the Southbank. It always seems to be reasonably quiet if you drop in any time after the lunchtime rush and we received a warm welcome as we mulled over the menu on the wall by the serving area.

Like most of the Mexican grill type places you decide if you are going down the burrito or tacos route, then move onto putting together your dream filling. I'm having a bit of taco love-in at the moment so I went for a couple of the little corn beauties, with the mouth-watering carnitas pork which had been slow cooked to within an inch of its life. I built this up with some hot salsa, Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream and shredded iceberg lettuce. B went down the burrito route and had a bad boy stuffed with pork, rice, pinto beans, cheese and a good hit of the medium salsa. A bowl of the freshly made, very zingy, guacamole with a bag of the excellent tortilla chips on the side and we were good to go.

This is mighty, mighty fine fast food using excellent ingredients and lovingly prepared. There are large bottles of chilli sauce on the table should you need it and there a few foodie bits and pieces you can buy to take home should you fancy making your own Mexican feast.

If you are in the mood for a beer then you are in luck as they have an excellent range of both Mexican and American brews. I had a bottle of the Anchor Steam Beer and B washed the bad boy down with a lovely Mexican bottle whose name has completely slipped my mind (not the usual Corona or Dos Equis so I will have to make a return visit soon to check up on this slight omission!!)

Three quarters of an hour later we left wearing a couple of very big grins with our hunger nicely sated and my wallet less than £20 lighter - result.

Fresh Zingy and Filling!. You really cant go wrong with the Build Your Own Burrito system at Tortilla. Really put's the Burger King motto 'Have it your Way' to shame.

Pork always juicy, Spanish rice delights, and unless you are a complete wimp miss the mild salsa! Super filling lunch for under £7 you have a winner!

Perfect. If you are looking for a quick, cheap, tasty burrito, this is the place! If you are familiar with Chipotle in the USA, it's the closest you'll get in the UK.

With reasonably priced food that fills you up, going to Tortilla is a no-brainer.

Having never had a burrito before (or any Tex-Mex food for that matter) my time had come. I was pleasantly surprised as not only did the burrito taste delicious, but the staff were all very accommodating. As I didn't eat any of the meat on offer, they allowed me to pick another portion of beans to substitute the meat.

I'm amazed with how much you get for your money, as you can easily get a decent meal for yourself for under £15. A bargain if you're in the middle of London. 

Overall, a very nice restaurant that has kick-started my love for Tex-Mex food. Would recommend for a beginner, but it does get busy.

Loved the tuna salad and chipotle with Mexican beer. it was late night and found this place open. Good food with nice bottle beer.

The Bankside branch of Tortilla matches my past experience at Tortilla in another location. The decor is bright and colourful and the restaurant is spacious. Food is fresh and tasty, I think it's reasonably priced for the quality of food. The pulled beef burrito is delicious and the large size is huge! Service was good. I recommend for lunch, a quick bite in the evening or if you fancy some reasonably priced Mexican food.

Very good burrito and the staff can be pretty efficient on busy days, which means that I have never had to wait too long on peak hours (between 12:00 and 13:00). On a side note, the meat portion put on your order isn’t great when compared with other similar restaurants. If you’re a guacamole fan, get ready to fork out £0.80 for a table spoon of some smashed avocado...

The short: good tasty food, nice size portion and very quick service . Burritos for 2 people + beer and margarita £20/£25. the long : quick and friendly staff , multiple option to satisfy even that annoying lad/lass from reception , lots of seating space . fills you up nicely and the pork meat I had was nice. I recommend adding the spicy coriander green sauce too as it's super flavorful . will eat there again next time o visit the museum, way better than the Japanese McD' aka Wagamama

The best place to eat in London. The quality exceeds the price by difference. You can make the burrito to your liking with a lot of toppings to choose from. Good location. Great!!!!! I always repeat 😍

Very tasty burrito, not expensive. Sometimes it's too crowded and if you forget to reserve a table you may need to find another place to eat. The staff is nice too. When I visited for the first time they helped me a lot to choose what to eat.

Having an American wife, I've tried a lot and we've found Tortilla is probably the best place to get a burrito in London. All the ingredients taste great, the guacamole is always fresh and tangy and the service is always cheerful! The Southwark branch gets more patronage than the others from me as its an easy target on the commute home but I've found standards across the others are always similarly and consistently high.