On Saturday night, my uni friend Katherine and I needed a catch up so we went for dinner at Casa Negra in Shoreditch. Their older sister's place in Soho - La Bodega Negra is known for its neon sex shop sign on the door, which I'm ashamed to say that I've never ventured through.
When I booked the table earlier in the week, I was told that they could fit us sitting on the kitchen bar. I was assured by the chatty hostess that this is a good seat 'as long as you're not on a date... are you on a date?'. After assuring the girl that sadly it was nowhere near a date the table was all booked. Anyway we went in at 8 o'clock and had a drink in the bar which is dark and moody and would be perfect for a few drinks with either friends or dates. Then margarita in hand, we were taken into the main room which is actually pretty small and intimite with an open kitchen which we perched on the side of.
We started with a massive bowl of tacos and guacamole whilst we perused the menu. They had a selection of small plates and starters and then a few mains at the 13-18 pound mark. We decided to order just a couple of the smaller plates to try and share. First up was the 4 cheese quesadilla (£10) which was like a tasty chilli cheese pizza.
As well as that we went for 2 types of tacos - prawn and steak. Both were tasty enough and I loved the little stand in which they were served. The prawn was was my favourite with a refreshing mango salsa on it.
All in all although it might not be the most groundbreaking Mexican food I have ever tasted - but everything I tried was nice and the staff were all lovely. The room itself had a great atmosphere - the table behind were having a birthday so that helped. Also sitting at the kitchen/ bar was great as it allowed us to watch the chefs buzzing away and plating everything up!
Casa Negra
54-56 Great Eastern Street
London
EC2A 3QR
0207 033 7360
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