Texas Embassy Cantina

DAYS OF BUSINESS

Mon - Sun:	12:00 to 23:00

The brainchild of its three directors, Texans Gene Street, Russell Ramsland and A Hardcastle, Texas Embassy is now one of the most successful Tex-Mex restaurants in London. The Texan directors spotted a gap in the market for a Tex-Mex restaurant that was "not something quick in the microwave, but the real thing, using fresh ingredients and dishes prepared to order."

The Embassy is run by the Ambassador General Thom Jackson. Thom and his well managed team will make sure you have an enjoyable time.

Price Guide	Main £7.50 - £16.95
Payment Options	Amex, Visa, Mastercard, Diners
Set Menus	Set menu 1 £20 3 course, Set menu 2 £20 3 course, Set menu 3 £23 3 course
Features	Dress smart casual, Licensed, Outside dining area, Private dining area, Smoking area, Street parking
Ambience	Child-friendly, Relaxed, Trendy
Food	Gluten Free, Vegetarian option
Styles	Cocktail, Sit down
Suitable For	Birthday/Anniversary, Bucks / Hens night, Business lunch/dinner, Christmas party

Restaurant areas and private dining

Area name	Capacity seated	Capacity standing
Upstais	150	250
Downstairs	300	500

Food menu

Wine List

Appetiers

Texas rose: colossal whole yellow onion, sliced to blossom. dipped in spiced batter, lightly fried and served with fresh garlic-cilantro mayonnaise

Chips and salsa: crispy corn tortillas and spicy tomato salsa. First round is on the house! Hotter sauce available upon request

Chile con queso : melted cheese dip with mild chiles and onions served with tortilla chips

Fried jalapenos: battered and fried jalapenos covered with cheddar cheese

Flautas: seasoned chicken hand wrapped in corn tortillas and deep-fried served with guacamole ranch dip

Nachos: mountain of tortilla chips topped with refried beans, cheese, tomatoes, onions, sour cream, guacamole and jalapenos, optionally with chicken or beef

Cadillac nachos : individually covered nacho chip triangles topped with beans, cheese, jalapenos, onions, tomatoes and your choice of beef or chicken with sour cream and guacamole

Quesadillas: cheese, onions and peppers with chicken or beef served with guacamole and sour cream

Vegetarian quesadillas: Spinach, mushrooms and cheese served with guacamole and sour cream

Ribs and flautas: a little tex and a little Mex. Baby back ribs and chicken flautas served with chipotle barbeque sauce

Salads and Vegetarian Plates

Dinner salad: garden fresh lettuce, tomatoes and cheddar cheese

Guacamole with pico de gallo: ripe avacados blended with tomatores, cilantro and onions on a bed of fresh pico de gallo - a mix of tomatores, onions, jalapenos, cilantro and spices

Tortilla soup : chicken and tomato based broth with crispy tortilla strips and cheese

Chili con carne: beef, beans, onions and lots of Texas Fire Power - served with cheese and flour tortillas

Ensalada de espadas : a large mixed salad with lettuce, tomatoes, grilled vegetables skeweers and goats cheese server in a tortilla shell.

Fajita salad: mixed lettuce, grilled fajita chicken or fajita beef, mushrooms, guacamole and cheddar cheese

Crispy chicken salad: battered and fried chicken breast strips, fresh lettuce, cheddar cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes and onions

Tres enchiladas : one spinach and mushroom enchilada topped with sour cream sauce, one black beans and goats cheese enchilada and a cheese enchilada topped with queso, served with rice and black beans.

Specialities of the House

Fajitas: fajitas Sserved on a sizzling platter of sauteed onions and peppers, garnished with cheese, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, rice, beans and hot flour tortillas(beef or chicken - marinated, mesquite - grilled seasoned beef or chicken)(vegetarian - mesquite - grilled seasoned vegetables)

Chicken pimienta: sizzling chicken breast covered with melted cheddar cheese, sautéed peppers, onions, tomatoes - with rice and black beans

Southern fried steak : hand battered and fried steak with home-made cream gravy, french fries or mash and corn

Southern fried chicken : hand battered and fried chicken with home-made cream gravy, French fries or mash and corn

Burrito or chimichanga: flour tortilla filled with chicken topped with sour cream served with rice and beans or beef topped with carne sauce served with rice and beans or black beans and cheese served with rice and guacamole

Texas Stars - Texas Sized

Blue ribbon barbeque platter : your choice of a rack of baby back ribs with chipotle barbeque sauce or half a rack of baby back ribs and sliced barbeque brisket both served with French fries and corn

Carne asada steak: mexican style - seasoned, grilled sirloin steak on a sizzling platter - with corn and black beans and pico de gallo

Ribeye: tender juicy steak, mesquite-grilled and served sizzling on a bed of grilled onions with black beans and French fries

Ambassador's cut : a fillet steak, mesquite grilled, topped with avocado chile butter served on a bed of onions with French fries or ranch mashed potatoes

16oz T-Bone steak : 16oz T-Bone steak served on a bed of sizzling onions with French fries and deep fried onion rings

Sirloin strip with mushroom salsa: tender juicy steak, grilled and topped with mushrooms and chipotle salsa served with French fries or ranch mash potatoes

BIG meals and BIG Taste for a BIG appetite

Enchiladas, Tacos & Combinations

Laredo: two chicken enchiladas served with a sour cream sauce or two beef enchiladas with carne sauce

Guadalajara: beef enchilada with carne sauce, chicken enchilada with sour cream sauce and a cheese enchilada with chili con queso

Matamoros: cheese enchilada with chili con queso, guacamole chalupa and a chicken flauta.

Monterrey: two beef enchiladas with carne sauce, one soft beef taco and one crispy beef taco.

Honey roasted pork deshebrada Y flauta : two soft or crispy tacos filled with honey roasted shredded pork, lettuce, tomatoes and jalapenos and chicken flauta

Tres amigos : one chicken taco, one beef taco and one pork taco served with rice and refried beans (all soft or all crispy tacos)

Texas burger : mesquite grilled burger with lettuce, tomato and onion, served with french fries (regular or add cheddar cheese)

Chicken sandwich : mesquite-grilled chicken sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and onion - served with French fries (regular or add cheddar cheese)

Sides & Extras

Pico de gallo

Black beans

Mushroom or pineapple salsa

Guacamole

Refried beans

Tex-mex rice

French fries

Mashed potatoes

Tortillas

For those with a real texan sized appetite

Dessert

Paco's chocolate revenge: cake-like brownie with lots of nuts and a caramel-chocolate bar centre. topped with ice cream and covered with chocolate and cajeta sauces - fit for two

Flan : mexican-style custard with a caramel

Sizzling apple pie: apple pie with premium vanilla ice crea and topped with hot brandy-caramel butter sauce on a sizzling platter.

Pecan pie : a warm slice of traditional southern pecan pie

Strawberry margarita cheesecake: creamy New York style strawberry cheesecake with a strawberry coulis

Key lime pie: a tangy end to your meal. pure lime creamy custard with a graham cracker crust topped with lime kissed cream.

Purbeck ice creams: vanilla, cappuccino, chili, margarita and seasonal guest flavours

All efforts have been made by www.menulog.co.uk to ensure the accuracy of this restaurant's menus at the time of publishing. However, we cannot guarantee that the menu or prices will be valid at the time of your visit.

All prices are in Great Britain Pounds (GBP£) unless otherwise specified.

This menu was last updated on 1/10/08.

User rating

(18 reviews)

Overall		8.3
Food		8
Ambience		8
Service		9
Value		8

"For all you Tex-Mex lovers out there looking for a good ol' place to enjoy yore beans and stuff, this huge site right there in the middle of Trafalgar Square will hit the spot..."

Troy Segal, Zagatsurvey 2007 - September 2006

Texas Embassy Cantina

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