Leicester Square Kitchen

Had a really lovely dinner at Leicester Square Kitchen. Service was great (the gentleman who took care of us was really nice I wish I got his name). Food was on point with every dish as well as cocktails. The Yuzu Pisco shouldn’t be missed. Would defo come back, love the sharing style. Removed 1 star for atmosphere as we were sat next to a very large and loud bridal party. Not the restaurant’s fault but did make it hard to chat with our table because of the noise level. Still an overall 5/5

We return here time after time for the incredible food (Mexican & Peruvian small plates), luxurious surroundings, and fabulous service. A great example was the helpfulness of Dhaval who was simply amazing on the day. We hadn't pre-booked and the restaurant was full at 5 pm. She arranged for us to have drinks at a reserved table in the Lounge and to be collected when our table was ready later in the evening. Dhaval wasn't present in the evening, and Simona (Food and Beverage Manager) made sure we were looked after throughout. Incredible service. All arranged by Dhaval. We had several small plates with fine wine to match. All the staff throughout the evening (Sat 19 Aug) were completely amazing. A huge thank you for making our meal so special. They even arranged a Birthday Macaroon on a beautiful plate. We'll be back soon. The Hampshire is always a special destination. Brian Hill

Wow, what a surprise! In all honesty, we have walked past this place many times and have never been tempted to visit - just looks like a touristy central London bar. We were walking around last night and searched online for Mexican food and this place came up with good reviews, so we booked it. Turns out, some of the best Mexican we have had is served here! It can be a bit spicy, but some of the dishes can be served with the hot sauce on the side, which means you can choose your own level. Special mention must go to the lamb cutlets - one of the tastiest things we have eaten in a while - delicious. Oh, and great cocktails too! Really friendly staff with great suggestions for cocktail choices and it’s obvious they are proud of the place they work for. Definitely will be a returning customer!

This place is awesome! All the staff are super friendly. The food is Mexican and Peruvian small bite sized food l. They have amazing soft and hard tacos and loads if different options to share, great vegetarian options also! The bartenders make very impressive cocktails as well

Superb service and absolutely delicious food. Ask for Kitti or Marco and you'll have unobtrusive and impeccable service throughout your meal. Food was incredible with a legitimate spicy kick that provided heat but didn't mask the delectable taste. Ribs, wings and burritos were insanely good; the chili Martini was dangerously good too. Couldn't recommend this place more.

Exceptionally good food and service to match, arrived just at the end of lunchtime service but we were warmly welcomed and accommodated and we were not disappointed! Food was excellent, freshly prepared, beautifully presented and absolutely full of flavour, clearly a passionate team running things here! The front of house team were very friendly, attentive and ensured that everything we needed was taken care of, thank you to both teams. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this lovely venue, bonus was an outdoor table in the sunshine overlooking the bustling square. We will be back and will gladly spread the word too 😊

Vibes on vibes, service was amazing and food was delectable, honestly worth the price. Was just enough food to make you full. Perfect place for pictures too because of the atmosphere, toilets were amazing.

The food was excellent in small morsels of pleasure. The waiting staff is attentive and smiling (unlike many London restaurants) and the service was efficient which helped us finish on time for the show.

We went for post-movie food and cocktails and had a great time. The dishes were delicious, the service was excellent, and touches like the meat served on a hot stone really added to the overall experience, will happily return.

Great service and atmosphere, perfect date spot before a movie at Odeon. Food was really tasty and wish it was more in quantity (more pulled pork tacos and donuts per dish). Thank you

I went to the restaurant with my colleagues for a team dinner. I had quite a few questions before booking as a few people in our group had dietary requests. The reservations team (special thanks to Chonticha) were very responsive and handled everything very kindly and politely. The restaurant itself is beautiful and the service was amazing! It was seamless. Real professionals and a very polite team. Thank you to Marco, who seemed to be orchestrating the entire evening, and the rest of the team! The food was really nice and there were loads of great options even for a group of people with loads of different dietary requests. Thank you!

Absolutely amazing restaurant! The food was fresh, flavorful, and perfectly cooked. The ambiance felt warm and welcoming. A special thank you to Mr. Athul, who provided excellent service and made our dining experience even better. His polite attitude and quick service really stood out. Highly recommended!

Me and my mum came from Dublin to stay in leicester square. It was my first time in London and Andrei and Sonya could not have made us feel more welcome. The food and particularly the service were lovely.

Wonderful pre theatre lunch here. Mexican and Pervian tapas style food was absolutely delicious. Service was excellent - nothing too much trouble for a tricky customer like myself (GF and vegetarian). Perfect location for the West End.

The property has an overall positive atmosphere and vibe. The entire staff,be it chefs or the people serving you are amazing. I really enjoyed the stay and food. Sonia specially is brilliant in the kitchen

This is a place that's in plain sight in Leicester Square but somehow, still easy to miss. Happened upon it on a quiet Monday night and would highly recommended for the ribeye 🥩 and soft tacos 🌮. The ribeye had the perfect doneness and the soft taco was full of smokey flavour. Clean, modern atmosphere with friendly service. There is also a bar inside that seemed to be busy with margaritas.

Really tasty food, interesting menu. All food very well presented and good flavours

This restaurant is attached to a hotel in Leicester Square, great location and ambience is good although quite quiet. We got the short rib and fish taco to start which were both amazing but small- probably about 2-3 bites. Calamari was good too but lacked a sauce. Wings were really juicy but overpriced. We got the rib eye steak which was okay but lacked flavour and they don’t really have any side options to pair. Beef was good too but same again, needs a side. Prices are quite a lot for the portion but may be due to the location. We had £50 off so it was worth it for us.

Fab baja fish Tacos- great tang. Perfect pulled pork + nicey spicy dippy. Flavoursome matchstick chicken. Super service from the moment you enter. Chilled atmosphere with great view of Leicester Square.

The atmosphere to this place is very high-end business professional vibes which is nice even though I tend to like restaurants with a more unique personal feel. The staff were kind and attentive and the food was good. Some of the tapas were a bit overpriced in my opinion for the small amount of food you get however the presentation to every dish is social media worthy. The paprika chips tasted great. The guacamole tasted more like a salsa than guacamole but still tasted good. Overall, this place is a good choice if you are in the area, in the mood for some moderately spicy Mexican inspired food and looking for a higher-end restaurant to eat in.

Service The waiters who served us were very pleasant. Asking about allergies, setting the table for us, always refilling our water and checking in on us. Made for a relaxed dining experience despite how busy the restaurant was Atmosphere Tastefully decorated, there was lots of light stone and dark woods to accentuate the lighting of the interior. There was no music playing on the day and conversations from table to table were barely audible so it was nice not to shout at those sitting right next or across from you Food The food is incredibly delicious, whilst watching mouthwatering dishes pass by and getting excited for your own. They have a range of different dishes to suit all diets and the presentation is excellent. Not to mention some very interesting twists like a habanero ice cream to go with your chocolate tacos It is recommended by the wait staff to order plates to share with one another. But at these prices, you'd have to be very careful with your wallet as the portion sizes are on the small side

Visited on a Saturday evening after a show - we had no reservation but managed to get a table for two at around 9:30pm (it can be breezy if you’re sat near the entrance, however!) Service was prompt and friendly and the menu is a fusion concept - we ordered from the Mexican side and found most dishes really tasty. The tacos and duck salad were great and the margaritas were fresh. The cauliflower dish, however, is one to avoid - the coating is overspiced and under seasoned, and the cauliflower was raw and crunchy despite us sending it back for more cooking. Overall not a bad meal, and I’d probably drop in again if I found myself in the area with no reservation on a Saturday night!

Had dinner here before a late visit to the National Gallery. Have to say we were both very impressed with the food. Lovely short rib tacos, chicken wings, salad and beef skewers, all served with a selection of very tasty sauces. Service was good and attentive. It was a bit bright and quite quiet despite being a Friday evening, hence marking down a bit for atmosphere, but still a very good evening in a great location for the West End. Would recommend.

Went on a Friday afternoon for a team lunch. The staff were very helpful. Had late lunch from 2pm. The place was empty, which gave us a lot of time to chill and catchup on a sunny friday afternoon. The starters and mains were amazing! Mini tacos and beef sliders took top spot for me! Dessert flavours were a little too adventurous for me.

Great location, the tacos were well presented. Love the spice level. A bit pricy for the quantity but delicious.

Nice restaurant with different food. Modernist look with pleasant deco and good atmosphere.The calamari as starter was good but not exceptional. The main smoked paprika ribs with mezcal glaze on the other hand was really good, the meat coming off the bone almost just by looking at it and the glaze was great. However it came without any side so i ordered the cilantro lime rice, quite potent but it went quite well with the ribs. The taco xocolatl as a dessert had a nice touch with the orange agave salsa. All in all, the food is good but not exceptional, although for the area is reasonably priced. Staff are polite and professional but don't engage much, and in my opinion even other Kitchen restaurants are better in food, atmosphere and service.

Delicious food, very nice and attentive staff. I had read some reviews saying that the doses are really small, but at the beginning of the meal they do suggest that each person chooses 3-4 doses. If you follow their advice, it's enough food, and you get to taste different things. It's not cheap, but it's excellent.

Went here for a meal woth work colleagues. We had pre-ordered the meals. Service was good and the staff were friendly, helpful, and very accommodating. The food was good and the chocolate fondant was delicious!

We booked here because the set menu looked good, but in hindsight it would’ve been better to order normal menu. The mains in the set menu were really underwhelming, so I wouldn’t recommend it.

Food was quite good, we tried a few things like tacos, sweet potatoes fries, cassava chips, Mexican rice, tacos, ceviche and seabream. They all were tasty, probably the seabream was the one we likes the least. Staff was friendly however despite the place wasn't full, the service at the beginning was quite slow. We then requested to sit somewhere else due to the too loud music. We were not expecting to find a DJ playing in a restaurant, it's a nice idea but really leaves very little space for human interactions. Overall was fine but I wouldn't go back.

Sharing plates. Dinner was good but portions were a bit small. All the dishes were unexpectedly extremely spicy. The service however was really bad. Mango in the con lèche was raw but the dessert was still decent. We had the lychee martini and the spicy yuzu pisco sour which were both good

Came in here for some drinks on a bank holiday afternoon. There was a large variety of drinks on offer, however the staff were slightly unhelpful. We went to sit by the bar and they tried to make us sit outside when we didn’t want too, then they encouraged us to sit in another area which you couldn’t order drinks from. We then resorted back to the area we initially wanted to be seated. The staff once we ordered were friendly. Very nicely decorated venue for a more upmarket drinks afternoon.

I must say after all the hype and reading the reviews I was hoping this would be amazing but this was bitterly disappointing. From the very inattentive service to the cluttered tables, the ambience of the location was really poor. Suppose they squash people in to allow for the DJ. In terms of the food, charging £11 for five tiny winglets is a bit insulting and the robata grilled corn was so bland, not sure where all this lime and seasoning was. £7 for chips is the biggest joke. A few fries with a touch of salt is hilarious. The skewers were better but again £20 for roughly eight cubes of meat is awful value. The only thing that was really good was the mexican rice but barring a few jalapenos chucked in didn't know what qualified as mexican to me. Broccoli and Kale were good but for most would be too spicy but unless you asked you wouldn't know what the seasoning would do to the veg. A bill of £75 for 6 of these tapas style dishes and a bottle of still mineral water even for London is awful value for money

Went there for dinner. The table for two’s are extremely tiny. Servers were nice, place was nice Had heard quite a bit about the nice food However we ordered four plates for two and paid over £50 to come out hungry! The portion sizes are extremely tiny Never been to a place like this before Prices are quite high for the amount of food you get. The soft tacos are literally 1 bite and the dish has two. Nothing comes as sides or anything else. Quite disappointing small plates You start to enjoy the flavour , the plates are empty!! Won’t be going back.

Having found this place online, we had high hopes. The food sounded great, reviews were good, and it was a two-minute walk from the theatre we were attending. Their set menu seemed like a great option, so we booked a table. Once seated, we had to wait five minutes before being offered a menu. Even then, it didn't include the set menu, which we had to specifically request. We ordered our drinks, only to be told they only had two beers from a choice of six or seven on the menu. You would think a Mexican/Peruvian restaurant would have local beers to match the food, but I ended up with a Peroni. The starters arrived quickly and were both delicious. The duck salad in particular was superb. No complaints there. Then the service seemed to stop. It wasn't busy; all the tables around us had their orders, but we sat there waiting. With our show starting soon, we tried to get someone's attention, but the staff were nowhere to be seen or walking around with blinkers on. After eventually getting the attention of our waitress, she assured us our mains were just coming. At no point were we asked if we wanted a second drink, but to be honest, we only wanted one quick drink with dinner and to be out in well under an hour. Paying for more drinks because their service is outrageously slow would be even more annoying. It was pretty obvious our main courses had been forgotten, as another ten minutes passed with no food appearing. We were also quite clearly being ignored while they hurriedly prepared our main courses. After managing to grab her attention for a second time, I pointed out we'd been there for an hour and 20 minutes, and this was getting beyond a joke. Her answer was "I already told you, it's just coming". The food did arrive a few minutes later, so I immediately asked for the bill, which still included the optional service charge. Given the wait, this was insulting. While the mains were both very tasty, having to eat them as quickly as humanly possible certainly reduced the enjoyment. Since it was a set menu, we assumed it would be served with a token amount of accompanying sides. Instead, we had just a piece of chicken on a plate and three sliders. When ordering from an à la carte menu, it's quite normal to select your sides separately, but when it's a set menu, you really expect it to be a little more complete. It just looked a bit lonely and underwhelming. The starters were described as small plates, but the signature dishes are clearly small plates too. We left disappointed.

It’s an attractive, over-priced, tourist restaurant with great atmosphere and lousy food. While the spice level is pretty good, don’t expect chef-level meals. The food is a poor attempt at both Mexican and Peruvian cuisine. Both their tomato salad (the marinade tastes like a combination of windex and kerosene) and buñuelos were awful. It’s annoying to spend a ton of money on bad food.

Has this happened to you that you see signs but simply putting them aside because you made up your mind based on some pre-determined criteria like reviews and ratings? Well; this is what happened to me this evening. I found this restaurant in TripAdvisor. The restaurant rating is #43 in 22,627, so your expectation and excitement is raised quite high. I jumped to fork to book a table and saw that there are empty tables from 5:30PM right to the closing time on Saturday evening (sign#1). It also offered 20% discounts for all the time slots for a high-rated restaurant in London (sign#2). I booked anyway! When arrived, we were ushered to our table. I checked the wine menu and selected a Pinot Noir from Roussillon. My wife requested a suggestion from the waitress and she replied “I don’t drink, so I don’t know” (sign#3). She brought my wine carafe that I ordered but didn’t bring the bottle so I check the wine and the year (sign#4). The carafe was dirty and the wine was warmer than it should and the glass was not for Pinot (sign#5). Please check the pictures I attached. From this point on, it was clear that we made a mistake in relying on the reviews and the rating. They brought the starter before my wife’s drink arrived (sign#6). They brought my wife’s drink which she had a sip only and that was it. They brought my steak and listen to this one; they didn’t bring me a steak knife. When I asked for a steak knife, they said they don’t have one and the steak is already cut, so no need !!!! So they’ve already decided on the bite size that I have to eat (sign#?). The cutlery was amazing; short and light. We left the restaurant after paying £150 for the dinner I described. Don’t remind me my mistakes, but with respect, who were the other 2,600 people reviewing this restaurant? The sparkling water was good; it was genuine Pellegrino.

Recently I had the pleasure of dining at a restaurant that served some of the most delicious food, however, I have to mention that the portion sizes were disappointingly small. That being said, I also do feel that the prices were incredibly high given the stingy sizes. By the way, these are not fancy gourmet ornamented plates. While the quality of the food was undeniable, I left feeling hungry. Tables were also small and uncomfortable. While the staff was attentive, they seemed a bit overeager to clear plates and rush us through our meal. There were several instances where we were asked if we were finished with a dish before we had even taken our last -incredibly tiny- bite. At this point you want to finish the meal alone and in peace. I also found that the staff was a bit pushy in trying to get us to order additional items. They are aware of the flaws in the main courses proportions. Overall, I would not recommend this restaurant and would advise diners to order a lot of extra dishes to ensure that they leave feeling slightly satisfied. It reminded me of phoebe criticizing Monica’s restaurant: I ordered the appetizer but I can’t see it I can’t see it!

Once we arrived we was informed everything on the menu was a share size, but when we received our food we was bitterly disappointed, between 2 of us we barely managed to get 2 forks worth each of lobster, and the little sliders were very tiny as well, for £77 I was pretty unimpressed

Food was just okay.It was not that great when it comes to the preparation. We had a big gathering dinner here and this did not meet our expectation. The restaurant was empty on Friday evening and this should have been a good indicator on the quality. The cocktails were just okay, nothing extra ordinary for the price. There are many other options next to this place serving better food and experience. We ordered several items but the serving portion was not at all near to the normal appetite. Go only if you want to taste the dish and not to have a meal. Not so recommended place to be honest.