The Blue Parrot Cantina

I used to live across the road from this place and being Mexican, I decided to give it a go once.

I must say I was rather disappointed, the food is expensive, the portions are TINY! and the taste is not traditional Mexican at all. If I wanted Tesco guacamole I could have bought it myself! (never trust a so called Mexican restaurant that does not make its own guacamole! as this is an essential part of traditional Mexican food).

Apart from that, the staff is totally careless and paid very little attention to us.

Haven't been back!

I love this place! have eaten there a few times. its cosy, nice atmosphere, friendly competent service.
Mexican food is easy to do adequately, but very rarely have i tasted it done this well.

Really, really nice. Though vegetarian courses should not be the same price as the meat dishes.

Love it here, simple food and great prices. yes if they're busy teh service can be slow. Its a small business and at these prices you cannot expect a bevvy of waitresses. The Lead waitress who is always there is great, fun, friendly and takes good care of us every time we eat there.

I struggle to understand the negative comments from some. They may want to remember there are ni Michelin stars here nor Michelin prices either!

I have been attending the Blue Parrot for 17 years now and we frequently head here for the best margaritas and Mexican food in the city. Believe me when no other restaurant serves margaritas with crushed ice and the menu is to die for. I especially enjoy chimichanga (deep fried tortilla) with chicken, beef or veg as a main with pecan pie hot with ice cream for dessert. Brilliant value, attentive staff and wonderful chefs.

Cosy, friendly atmosphere. Great Mohito, but the food was a bit on the tasteless and ordinary side.

We walk in to a welcoming, humming atmosphere where, pleasingly, the ambience was more akin to someone's living room than a restaurant. However, the compliments end there. After an adequate margarita, we ordered from the simple yet sure-to-deliver menu. Oh dear. Starters arrived in the form of guacamole and quesadillas. If we'd wanted Tesco value brand range, we'd have gone there. The guacamole was green - TICK - but the flavour lacked anything to improve it above the aforementioned. The quesadillas can be summarised as cheese, cheese and more cheese (and a helping of a serious amount of grease). In fact, cheese featured heavily in the remainder of the meal. So much so, that we often wondered if it was to mask the severe lack of any other flavour. The mains of enchilada and burrito were ample, yet so bland that the meal became an endurance test rather than a pleasure. Overall, there was a distinct lack of any sort of kick, heat, spice, fire, taste. I'm sure there are a lot of people that would consider this a decent Mexican restaurant, but for those who like their taste buds to be challenged, you're perhaps better off with a DIY kit and a jar of jalapenos. Oh aye, and the Sangria (?): cheap red wine mixed with sour apple and an unidentifiable spirit.

Me and five friends were renting a flat for a few days on St Stephens Street, it was pouring with rain but we needed to eat. To cut a long story short, The Blue Parrot was there. We were very impressed, they managed to fit us in straight away on a Saturday night, the Strawberry Margaritas were amazing, the food was amazing and the waiting staff were friendly and attentive but not overly attentive so that we couldn't relax. In fact, we were so impressed with this little restaurant, that we are looking to go on Easter weekend when we are back up, hopefully we will be able to get a table booked as the food is the best Mexican I have ever had from a restaturant in the UK.