La Bodega Negra Restaurant

Mexican restaurant · Soho

La Bodega Negra Restaurant

Mexican restaurant · Soho

9 Old Compton St, London W1D 5JF, United Kingdom

Highlights

Sophisticated, low-lit restaurant serving Mexican classics, plus mezcal & tequila cocktails.

9 Old Compton St, London W1D 5JF, United Kingdom Get directions

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"Walking past La Bodega Negra on Old Compton Street, you can be forgiven for thinking that the restaurant is just another Soho sex shop. Head downstairs however and you’ll be surprised to find a charming basement restaurant rather than another insensitively marketed gimmick. Here the food has a modern Mexican slant, featuring some classic Mexican dishes alongside some genuinely exciting highlights. Think pickled tomatillo with frisee leaves, chayote, walnut and cranberry; quesadillas with truffle and black mole, cheese and salsa verde; lamb barbacoa with tortillas and various salsas; or, best of all, al pastor marinated Secreto Iberico pork with salsa verde and tortillas for making tacos at the table." - Jonathan Hatchman

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S M

Google

Boyfriend surprised me with a romantic birthday dinner at this divine restaurant. It’s hard to find good Mexican places but the food was fresh, well prepared and super tasty. We also enjoyed the general quirky vibe of the place. We recommend 5-6 plates (one or two larger main options) between two people if you’re hungry but want to leave room for dessert. The tequila selection is extensive… Good luck 😊

Lydia

Google

Such a lovely date night spot. Would highly recommend the guacamole, fish tacos and lamb barbacoa. The lamb especially was so tender and melt in the mouth. There’s a lot of tequila based cocktails, so we let our server choose a few for us and they were fantastic.

Jerri

Google

Wow What an amazing venue. From the exciting neon peep show shopfront to the sultry lit stairways leading down to candlelit wine cellars decorated amazingly. Such a vibe The staff were friendly and approachable and attentive and all looked amazing! The food was unreal. Special shout-out to the chicken and pork belly tacos The tequila flight was a special add on and was really interesting tasting 3 unique tequilas along with our meal The music was brilliant and really added to the vibe and setting Highly recommend

Shamal Kumal

Google

Excellent atmosphere, wonderful service and great main dishes and small plates. The tacos are not the best but the ox cheek, seabass ceviche and cheesecake are all delicious. Excellent drinks menu too, the mezcal is 🔥🔥🔥

Fablouise Ryan

Google

Really cool vibes, you need to go through a speakeasy style entrance to get in (its the adult video shopfront). Great fresh food and drinks. Music is really quite loud, making conversation with anyone really difficult. Staff are kind and attentive.

Aldana Juarez Manosalva

Google

Went here for a last minute dinner with friends and couldn’t have had a better experience in terms of food and service. It was not too busy (which I liked for a Sunday). We were greeted by a very welcoming lady called Gunda who took us to the table and recommended dishes and answered to all our questions. Recommended!

Linsey Sweet

Google

This is great fun, from entering what looks like a sex shop to having a fab waiter and eating amazing food, fantastic Margaritas and a great range of Tequila, the tacos are stunning and the Prawn and lobster tamales was amazing … definitely worth a visit

Tegan

Google

Delicious food from the set menu, and great service. Despite initially being worried by the small portion of the starter, I was left feeling full by the end of it. I had the vegan option which was delicious. The only downside I would say would be the price, it's quite expensive for something you could quite easily find elsewhere. As well as this there's a 15% service charge on large groups, so while we were already spending £700+ on the food and drinks, the service charge bumped it up to over £850.