Tortilla

I like Tortilla because you can get a whole meal for under £10, including a burrito, tortilla chips and a soft drink, which is very good, especially if you are looking for a fast meal around Canary Wharf (where everything is expensive!)
Tortilla is very similar to Chipotle. A queue where you decide what ingredients do you want on your burrito, fajita, taco…
They have two different sizes for burrito: medium (£5) or large (£6). I usually go for the medium chicken burrito with all the extras: beans, sour cream, cheese, mild sauce… It tastes good and all the ingredients seem fresh. And it is more than enough for me! I have seen the big burrito and looks massive!
It is a very busy small shop, but the staff is fast and you never have to wait long to get your food.

Tortilla est un fast food où vous pourrez vous nourrir de burritos pour pas trop cher. Le concept est simple, vous choisissez votre «contenant», la fameuse crêpe tortilla, des tacos de maïs, ou simplement un bol si vous voulez réduire la dose de féculents. Vous choisissez ensuite la viande (attention, certaines entraînent un petit supplément), et le reste des condiments/​sauces. Le choix n’est pas gigantesque, et je pense que c’est plutôt voulu. Rapide, «„„complet““» et pas trop cher. 5 à 7£ grosso modo, c’est plutôt correct (mais il n’y a pas de boisson).
Le problème, c’est que pour ce prix, avec un peu plus de goût, ça pourrait être top. Parce qu’au final, cela reste un fast-​food, et c’est plutôt plat. Nourrissant, mais de là à y prendre beaucoup de plaisir.
La décoration né m’a laissé de souvenir indélébile, le restaurant n’était pas bondé quand j’y suis allé, du coup, je n’y ai pas tellement prêté attention. J’ai mangé en terrasse, qui donne sur le centre commercial. L’avantage comparé à pas mal de restaurants type sandwicherie, c’est que vous payez le même prix, sur place ou à emporter.
Ce restaurant situé dans un grand centre commercial du quartier d’affaires Canary Wharf doit sûrement convenir aux business-​man pressés, mais cela fait vraiment «cheap» par rapport au quartier.
En bref, rapide, efficace, mais pour le prix, j’avoue trouver plus de plaisir dans un menu chez Burger King.

A model of brisk efficiency– don’t be fooled by the long queues at lunch time, you’ll move briskly through. There really isn’t much to say about the food that hasn’t already been said by other reviewers, but it’s «nice enough», although, for a lunchtime burrito, I still think Poncho8 has the edge.

Good Mexican food if you want a chipotle style salad bowl or burrito. Very good value for money as well.

My colleagues and I went for a quick lunch together, and this place was almost as good as Chipotle (or perhaps, even better in some ways)!
My burrito was solid with flavourful toppings. They stuffed in a healthy portion of everything I asked for, so I was happy with that as well.
The line felt long at first, but it went by relatively quickly. After a while, when the peak lunch hour came about, it got even longer, so I suggest that you come earlier or later than the usual lunch hours.
A great, quick Mexican fix on a work day in Canary Wharf!

I am from California and Mexican food is my adopted native cuisine. Tortilla brands itself as a California-​style burrito joint, but it is SO BLAND. I really wanted to give this place two stars, but I felt bad because it’s not that the food is bad, it’s just so utterly tasteless.
I’ve tried their burritos and their burrito bowls (everything you put in a burrito dumped into a bowl). Their rice has no flavour, their ‘salsa’ is dull, and the meat is a bit on the dry side. It just doesn’t add up I’m sad to say. Given what they charge, I can’t really justify eating here.

This is one of my favourite places to get something to eat when I am in a hurry or can’t be bothered to cook. The staff is super friendly and very efficient. I’ve never been in queue for more than 5 minutes.

My friend and I were in the area and looking for a cheap bite to eat before going separate ways. As I don’t know Canary wharf well, it was hard to find. FYI, it’s in the station beside platform 3&4.
FOOD: Simple and delicious. My american friend talked me into going for the naked burrito (aka a burrito bowl ~ less messy, slightly less carb). Feeling ambitious, I ordered the large size with grilled chicken. The taste was spot on with american burritos. My friend agreed as well. She had the Carnitas (braised /​slow cooked pork) with which she’ll judge whether a taco place is worthy of her American palette. Joking, but she really enjoyed.
ATMOSPHERE: At 8:30p.m. (30 mins before closing) people were still coming in and ordering. It’s a moderately busy restaurant. Décor is modern and nice too.
Service: It’s a fast food queue. Fast and efficient.

London woefully lacks decent Mexican food. Tortilla does in a pinch, but it’s just not like the burritos back home in the Bay Area. So for London it’s good Mexican, but my picky California standards it’s really a two star joint. The chicken is often dry and the beans are lacking in flavor, although I am a fan of the fact that I can add fresh jalepenos to spice things up. It’s a decent cheap eat near work.

This is one of my go-​to places for lunch. Quck, easy, and good for vegetarians. Americans will recognise it as a standard Chipotle-​style burrito place.
It’s worth getting there early if you’re going. By 12:30 the line is out the door and it stays that way until past 1:00.
One other good thing is that they sell a number of pretty spicy hot sauces. From Cholula and Valentina on up to what I would call novelty sauces like «100% Pain» and Dave’s insanity sauce. You can also consistently get good Mexican beers here, like Negra Modelo.

I liked it.
Burritos come in Medium or Large sizes. I felt the medium was sufficient. Large would have been really a bit too much for me.
Similarly they serve dos-​tacos. My initial impression was that it would really small. But it wasn’t. I felt it was almost like the medium burrito. But they served Dos Tacos as a pair. So it had almost similar amounts of rice, vegetables and extras.
I guess if you were going for a quick lunch you could choose this place as it is pretty affordable, a full meal under 10 GBP including a drink.
They even sell their beans in case you were interested. But that felt silly as most people buy such things from super markets, they would be better off selling beans in supermarkets.
I feel this place value for money. If you think you should pay more for your food, then don’t go here. :D But if you are like me, who is happy with little things in life, then you should eat from here.

Working in the Wharf requires a number of regular fast food places to ‘get in and get out’. Tortilla offers what I consider reasonably priced grub with decent portions, with enough choices to really customise it however you see fit.
The place is well manned, and I have never had to wait too long in line.
The only thing that can let it down is that people there don’t often seen overly happy or customer friendly, but i’ll let that slide as they have to get through hundreds of customers an hour during busy periods, and that’s always going to take its toll.
Bottom line, would recommend. Especially for our friends from across the pond who miss Chipotle.

Best burrito in London. On my lunch list each week, I always go for the naked burrito, not only because it’s low-​carb, but it comes in a box and it’s much more convenient to eat (outside).
The queue can be long at peak times but the staff is rather quick and it’s definitely worth the 5 mins wait.

I’m not a fan of Tortilla burritos in general and this branch is no different.
I am sure the fact that all the ingredients are made fresh on site is great, but the problem is compared to the likes of Chipotle and Chilango they lack flavour. They are almost like some kind of diet burritos, missing that bit of something that gives them the great taste they should have.
Add to that staff who don’t take such great care in rolling the burrito and you have the makings of a catastrophic burrito containment failure when it comes to eating it.
That said, if you *must* have a burrito in Canary Wharf you’re better off here than at Wahaca.

First off, one HUGE point because just the décor of this place brought me back to my love, my hometown SF, with all the SF hot sauces and the picture of one of my favorite taquerias from SF: Pancho Villa…
Ok enough reminiscing, back to the FOOD! This is literally a rip-​off of Chipotle where you pick your type of meal, and then ingredients and boom, theres your meal.
I ordered the chicken salad, and i will say that the chicken was super moist, though a bit too salty for my taste. The endless Cholula sauce was tangy and tasty. Hubby ordered the burrito, which he was pretty disapointed with. He said the cilantro rice wasn’t as fresh tasting as Chipotle or any of the SF based taquerias, and it was blander than what he was expecting. But no worries, you’ve got the Cholula! We had it with a Pacifico, and remembered the delicious mission street taquerias. It will never compare, and i wouldnt expect it to, but its a decent deal for 14 pounds.

Chi-​po-​tle! Chi-​po-​tle!
Since I can’t afford to fall asleep at work, I had the naked burrito (burrito without the tortilla wrap.) I know, the restaurant is called Tortilla but I chose not to eat a tortilla…
First you pick your rice– Mexican or lime. Then the beans– pinto or black beans. Then you choose the meat — beef, chicken, pork. Then the toppings– salsa, cheese, guac, lettuce, lime. If you want guac, its 70 pence extra.
There’s a long line during lunch hours but the line moves relatively fast.
It was pretty good, they put so much shredded cheese that it kinda defeated the purpose of having a naked burrito. I will come back!
Cost: £4.95

This Chipotle is a bit hard to find, because it’s in a corner underneath the Canary Wharf DLR station. Also, for some reason, whenever I feel like eating here, it’s closed. I’m pretty sure all other locations open until at least 10pm every day, so I don’t know why this Chipotle location closes early on the weekend.
Last time I was there, it seemed like this branch had more of a beer influence than normal franchises, so maybe the manager of this Chipotle decided to take things in a different direction. I’m not sure how much beer Chipotle sells, but this one at least gives you a couple of choices.
Anyway, when I do eat here, it’s alright. Unfortunately, though, it’s no Taco Bell.

Having been disappointed by Mexican dishes in London, I did not pay much attention to Tortilla in Canary Wharf. However, because my husband and I were pressed with time to catch a movie in Cineworld and hungry at the same time, we decided to give Tortilla a try. Surprisingly it was satisfying (I am hoping that it was not because I was really starving and that everything is always delicious). The meat was seasoned well but not to die for. The portioned was fairly good for British standard. The ingredients were ok compared to the fresh ones I had before. Though it is comparable to Chipotle, it is definitely below in ranking. It can do better in terms of flavor but will do for now till i get back to the hood.

As far as food choices in the wharf go, I’d say this is near the top. I wouldn’t go anywhere near as far as saying this is good mexican, or even good california burrito, but it fills the hole.
I feel a bit bad only giving three stars as I probably eat here at least three times a week, but I think that’s just a sign of what’s available in the wharf, not how good the food here is.

This is an exact duplicate of Chipotle in the States. It’s a build your own burrito, taco, etc take out place that has taken a proven concept and brought it to the UK. I met the owner and his wife over a pub lunch and beer and they are on to something here.
The burritos are huge, you can get what ever you want in it and you will not go away empty. Here is a bonus, especially for us Yanks– the all you can drink soda machine. For some reason in the UK, restaurants sell their sodas ala carte so you have to pay for refills. Oh, and you can’t get more than 2 cubes of ice per drink. Not at Tortilla, order a soda and you can fill your cup with crushed ice to the rim and your choice of Coke, Diet, Sprite, Fanta — all you can drink.
God bless this invention and its delivery to the United Kingdom.

So I was in Canary Wharf on Sunday to watch many thousand people run 26 miles… and was wondering what exactly I’d have for lunch. Being a Wharfie*, I had seen Tortilla open late last year, intended to go in and check it out, but hadn’t had the chance. I also had the warnings of several London Unilocalers ringing in my ears about the inability to get any sort of good Mexi-​Cali food in London.
Despite this, I went in as the queue wasn’t too long, and I had a hankering for something meaty and spicy.
The outcome was, surprisingly, really quite acceptable — good, even! It’s obviously designed as a lunch outlet — primarily for take-​away but the eat-​in option works well too. The food was hot, freshly prepared and tasty — good selection of fillings and salsas, and really quite reasonable: £6 for food and a soft drink in Canary Wharf is not bad going at all!
I may well wander back here the next time I have a burrito craving.
* Wharfie, alt. ‘wharfie’ (n): one who works in the area of Canary Wharf and understands the mysteries of its underground passages