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| Chimichanga |
Ambience ✪✪✪✪✪
Service ✪✪✪✪✪
Mon-Thu 12 – 11pm
Fri-Sat 12 - 11:30pm
Sun 12 - 10:30pm
62-74 Grey Street,
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 6AF 0191 232 9729
www.iguanas.co.uk/locations/newcastle
[NOTE: Original review 2013. Re-visited 2017 and downgraded to ✪✪]
When Eren Ali bought his landlady’s failing Italian restaurant in Bristol he wanted a new concept in eateries. He chose Latin American, but because Mexican food, though simple and comforting, wasn’t terribly cool, he added a touch of Brazil.
That was back in 1991. Now Las Iguanas is one of the UK’s most successful restaurant chains, and Latin American food has become very cool indeed. Eren Ali was way ahead of his time, and his concept has made him millions.
