Las Iguanas

Last Thursday after a couple of weeks spent apart me and my best friend Abi met up for a well needed catch up. Wanting a change from the melancholy and overused restaurants near us we decided to head into London. Pizza and pasta was off the menu having consumed way too much Italian food lately and we didn't want to stray too far into London, so what better than to visit both of our favourite place- Spitalfields market. Heading in for the evening the market is not as busy with its usual abundance of crammed stalls but you will sure have a fiesta when you walk into Las Iguanas were we decided to eat. We've been together before but both forgot how scrumptious the food actually is and if you've got a craving for Happy Hour too this should definitely be your first point of call, even if you're the designated driver like me the non-alcholholic raspberry cooler should not go a miss.

 

Deciding we were going to be plotted here for the whole night as we had plenty of gossip to share we both opted for the Pato Taquito (duck with caramelised onions in a tortilla wrap with a cranberry salsa) delicious! However, if you're not a great lover of the mouth tingling spices like I am a glass of water on the side would be a good option. For my main course I delved into the vegetarian chimichanga with butternut squash, spinach, soft white cheese and chickpeas. Now I've never been one to pick the veggie meal, I'm sorry but I have far too many cravings for succulent meat, but animals aside this chimichanga couldn't had been anymore amazing. The tortilla parcel laid like a castle on top of a hill of rice, surrounded by a lake of refried beans, I truly did feel like the King of the castle with this massive portion.

 

The night was definitely one of exciting flavours, cheeky cocktails and Latin American style with the best company.

 

So if you're looking for a night out whether it be a quick light bite after work or languid cocktails and an abundance of food, Las Iguanas is definitely the place to be if you're tired of miserable London and wish you were dancing the night away under the Latin American stars.