Gringo's Huddersfield

Hello my friend(s),

It was my lovey wife's 30th birthday yesterday, so I suggested we go somewhere a little different for tea, away from the usual curry or pub meal... so I put 'Eating Out Huddersfield' into Google and up came Gringo's Mexican Restaurant, just up behind Tesco's under the arches off the ring road. All the family were up for it, so off we went.

It's quite a small place, dark with quite a nice atmosphere, but the main pulling point was the 2 for 1 offer on enchilladas, chimichangas, burritos and fajitas - the one stipulation is that you order before 7pm and vacate your table before 8pm - if you don't - it's full price, so anything up to £12.50 a dish, so quite expensive.

We got there at about 6.30pm ish, I ordered a bottle of San Miguel (£3.20) and Tra ordered a lemonade (£1.50). For mains, I ordered the spicy lamb enchillada with a side of onion rings, Tra went for chicken burrito.

The meals came quickly enough, despite the restaurant being quite busy. The portions were huges - a massive plate for my enchilada which came with a mexican rice. The onions rings were huge as well, not a bad portion for around £1.95. Although very greasy, they were very tasty and home made rather than shop bought (I think!!).

The spicy lamb enchillada was very nice and tender, though I must admit, there were a few more lumps of fatty stuff on the lamb than I would have hoped. It was in a lovely sauce which was not too spicy, and had its fair share of onions and peppers. The topping of melted cheese was awesome too.

To be honest, I've a small appetite but still managed over half the meal and walloped all my onion rings except 1 which my bro had. The rice went to waste, it seemed a pointless extra and was quite dry, but thankfully we were able to give some to Oliver as there wasn't anything else child friendly on the menu.

Tra's burrito did look very good - really big pieces of chicken - far bigger than I would have expected. Cooked with onions and peppers in a baked tortilla. This came with some wedges, a fair portion as well - Tra did very well and nearly managed the whole lot - she needed to keep some space in her belly for chocolate and red wine when she got home!!

Special mention must go to the spare ribs whcih Steve ordered as a main instead of a starter - there must have been 3 or 4 huge ribs plus at least 5 or 6 smaller ones, all perfectly cooked - so much so the meat melted from the bone - and served in a lovely BBQ sauce. Not sure of the price when converted to main, but certainly well worth any 2-4-1 offer.

So, to summarise Gringo's - certainly well worth a visit - especially when you take advantage of the 2-4-1 deal. I'm not sure of the value if you were to pay full price, so if you want to check it out, do so before 7pm.

There are also steaks, chicken etc on the grill menu, but I can't really comment either way on these as they don't form part of the 2-4-1 deal. You are looking at £12-£15 for a steak though, before the trimmings are ordered.

Anyway, hope this helps if you are feeling a little different one evening and fancy summat other than curry. I thoroughly recommend a visit.

Catch up with you soon, hope you enjoyed this post.
Apologies if there are one or two typos - the UEFA cup final is on in the background as well...

Matty x