51 Bethnal Green Rd
E1 6LA
Tel: 020 7749 9670
Date of Last Visit: Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
The Victims: Feathers, Jen, Julie, Stacey, Becky, Kellie, Monica, Anna
The Damage: 30 quid a head
The Scoop: We had originally planned on a return to Crazy Homies, only the best place in the world ever. But I managed to convince everyone that we should try a different Mexican restaurant–Green & Red. So we did! And we were very happy.
But first, well, we were a little lost. I mean, we knew where we were going, but you don’t walk down Bethnal Green Road most days. It’s a bit, well, as my estate agent put it, it’s in a vibrant neighborhood.
We arrived early and were seated by a very courteous and nice guy who had once been to Canada to the top of the CN Tower in Toronto. There’s a glass floor in the CN Tower, which can be totally petrifying because you’re so far up. Green & Red had the same. Only we weren’t so far up. But it was still freaky.
Starters: We had the chorizo–which was lovely. And the guacamole, which I thought needed salt, but that could just be me. The chips were good. They weren’t made in-house like they are in Crazy Homies–that I could tell, but maybe there was a chip-making-dude somewhere. Like under the glass floor.
Drinks: We went with pitchers of margaritas. Served about 6. 31 quid each. Not cheap! But I still think we got 4 for the price of 3. And they were tasty. Although–very high margin.
Service: Friendly, informative, attentive. Really good. I still need to find out what the manager said to Kellie about her shrimp dish. (Um, sorry, I meant prawns.)
Toilets: Eh. Below average. Good use a good scrub-down.
Mains–I’m Forgetting the Mains!: Pork belly makes me nervous, but our waitress told me it was her fave, so I did it. And I did not regret it. It was delicious. Feathers had the lamb and was heard on multiple occasions saying, "Look at my lamb! The meat is falling off the bone! Look at it!" I wish there had been more refried beans. I know people think they’re gross, but I love them. Many enjoyed the carne asada; it looked very good indeed.
Areas for Change: Clean the bathrooms. Introduce happy hour for the margarita pitchers. (1/2 price before 8 p.m.?) Provide free chips and salsa in addition to the complimentary pickled carrots and cauliflower. Unlimited refried beans!!!
The Verdict: This was a little more upscale than I like my Mexican restaurants to be. They specialize in a particular area of Mexico, so you won’t find fajitas or enchiladas or any of that Tex-Mex fare. That being said, the food was lovely.
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I had the carne asada and it was delicious. All in all, a fun atmosphere and I felt the wait staff were very attentive, without lurking (I hate lurkers). Some of them actually looked/sounded like they were Mexican!
The menu wasn’t very extensive, but they refilled our chips bowl and brought more guac (without charging), so you can’t beat that.
As for the bathroom, I thought it smelled like pee (Jen agreed). Probably because it was just a oney and we had to share with dirty boys.
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