I must say that I was a little disappointed by Las Iguanas. The food isn't horrible, it's just that it's nothing special at all. If I didn't know better ( not that I do know better ) I would have said that the meals are pre-packed ready meals shipped in and re-heated. For starters I had chorizo braised in rioja. I cook with chorizo all the time at home, being a fan of Spanish cooking and I know that it has tones of flavour. The sauce I had didn't taste much of chorizo or the wine, and should be rich with the taste of both. The starter was "nice" but nothing else. I could cook this at home much better. For mains I had the Xim Xim chicken. The chicken was pale white and slightly rubbery - in fact exactly like you would find in a ready meal. The dish described as lime chicken in a peanut/crayfish sauce didn't taste of lime or cray fish or peanuts. The sauce was creamy slightly peanutty. Again, not unpleasent, but not at all great. I have had better ready meals. The green beans I had were raw. Don't get me wrong, I am not one of these boil the veg to death brits. I love my veggies to have crunch and texture, but there is is that and there is raw - my veg was raw. My desert was passion fruit cheese cake which was actually very nice. However, I wouldn't go out to have a meal somewhere for the cheese cake. The staff were business like and professional. They did the job and nothing more. Just like the food. It seems like getting the job done is enough and going the extra mile is not required. The music was far too loud like the place is trying to hard to pretend to be something it's not. I can't see myself going to Las Iguanas again - the food is bland and I have to shout to be heard. read more

Good place for a cocktail on a sunny day, if you can get a table :) 2 for1 cocktails 12-7!

very busy but beautiful location, think sunset great deals and nice food. not good if your a large person as its packed with tables so no room to move read more

This restaurant is a real gem on the South Bank. Specialising in Latin food and drinks, it has an amazing menu which contains everything you may want from bar snacks (nachos are excellent) and a variety of tapas to delicious main meals (ranging from an amazing brazilian curry to tender steaks and lamb), all at a reasonable price. Best of all is the fantastic cocktail list (the caipirinhas are fabulous) and the fact that on the 5 or 6 occasions I have been, I have always managed to get a table without more than a 10-15 minute wait. That said, it is still busy and vibey without being overcrowded. Definitely worth a visit! read more

Myself and my husband had a brilliant night here recently. I had the duck fajitas for my main course (after seeing them on Masterchef) and they were to die for. Loads of duck and really tender. We were there on a Sunday night and had a voucher for BOGOF on main course which was excellent and saved as 12 quid. They also had a deal on for BOGOF on there cocktails. I had a Long Island Iced Tea which was great but the Vanilla Mojita was the best cocktail that I have ever tasted in my entire life and I have had quite a few in my time. Even without the deals prices are reasonable as great food and staff and a really wonderful atmosphere. read more

Your standard Las Iguanas food, tasty, well priced and attentative staff. Great deals on cocktails during happy hour (usually on until 7pm) 2for1! read more

It's hard to find a good ol' burrito in London, but Las Iquanas delivers. Big portions and good flavor. A little noisy, but the food is worth it. read more

After reading some less than positive reviews about Las Iguanas, I was a little bit worried but we had super food, excellent service and a brilliant time. We booked ahead which is a must and we also arrived quite early at 6pm, so I think this added to our overall good time as we didn't have to wait for our table. read more

I love Las Iguanas for its ever happy happy hour! Plus the new drinks on there are so luscious! The Coco Manzana was surprisingly delish with a good kick ;) Food is great for a chain restaurant - I am a fan of the tapas and the new lamb meatballs are just yum and as always the champignones are always ordered:) will be back soon! read more

My wife and I are both new fans of Las Iguanas and decided to check out this one near Waterloo Station. For a Monday evening the restaurant and bar were ridiculously busy and we had to wait around forty minutes for a table. We filled that time with a cheeky cocktail which was rather nice. The dining area here is very busy and crowded. We were squeezed into a table with barely enough elbow room but the food and service more then made up for things. On this occasion we opted to have the taco sharing platter which is sensational and surprisingly large for the price (£12). I'd like to come back here but don't know if this particular restaurant has a 'quiet night' given that even Mondays are busy here. 10/10 for the service read more

I've been to Las Iguanas Royal Festival Hall a number of times, and always has a great night. The Happy hour cocktails are a good deal, and they help with the wait for a table - the place is always packed, especially at weekends and on a sunny day, thanks to their outdoors space. Food is good, and great value too - they have a choice of classic Mexican dishes, and popular Latin American ones. I have also booked my team Christmas party there last year, brought 50 people and we all had a great time and the food was as good, abundant and good value as usual. Great for a night with friends, a few cocktails on a sunny afternoon, and a romantic dinner too if you get the right table at the front by the windows. read more

It was okay. They have happy hour which ends at seven, theres a nice range of cocktails to chose from but you have to have two of the same despite them all costing the same, it would have been nice to try to different ones! The cocktails were good, my girlfriend had the iguanas cosmo - I must admit I quite enjoyed it too! The food was good, we had fajitas, very nice - would definitely go back for the food. We also had the churros for dessert, very nice. The atmosphere was very loud, which wasn't ideal for us, catching up with friends but we still had a lovely evening. The staff were lovely and very good and attentive considering how busy the restaurant was. It was very nice but would maybe go for a different kind of occasion next time! (for all you vegetarians out there, there is a whole separate vegetarian menu, so you'll be spoilt for choice, our vegetarian guests were very pleased with it) read more

I booked a table for 5 people, 10 days in advance, hoping we will be able to sit at the outdoor terrace on a hot summer evening. When we arrived we were told they couldn't seat more than 4 people at their outside tables, although there was space available. This apparently is due to 'health and safety' issue. I have never heard of a more ridiculous thing, a restaurant that only provides service for up to 4 customers! Since we haven't made any alternative arrangements for a busy Friday evening dinner, we were stuck inside the restaurant in a dark, small corner. We waited over 20 minutes to be served and the evening was just ruined! I won't be going back and recommend you do the same. read more

I live in San Diego (which is practically Mexico). So I'm judging this in a bit unfair way, but meh, I've had better mexican food. Guacamole was average, the lamb meatballs were tasty, the chorizo-black bean brazilian main dish was pretty good. Patatas bravas were not so good. Mojito was quite poorly prepared. Overall, nice location, ok-ish service, meh-food. read more

beautifully located you may reach las iguanas crossing the bridge form embakment station, that sets you up for all an experience. i must say it is a bit noisy, and i do hate latin music, but appart from that the place is very pleasing, staff is friendly and helpful, which is cool, being the menu as complicated as it is, even for a spanish bloke. take your time, there are a few gems hidden in the menu. the brazilian dishes, xim xim and moqueca resemble a bit the indian curry, but with another concept of flavour. xim xim is a daring and nutty chicken dish...the favourite of pele, according to the menu. moqueca is a salmon dish, based on coriander and coconut that scored high for me. many people will be tempted of fajitas. well, they are great, served in sizzling skillets, with tortillas for you to wrap it, or bunddle it ,depending on your skills. fajitas are a bit expensive, but you get the joy of handling your food ,mexican style. then, some grills and meats. among those, lamb is just cool, a chunky shank to wolf down and not mess up wraping your stuff. last of all, desserts, really really nice, the mascarpone with merengue is delightful. even you can ask for a single scoop of coconut ice cream for the digestion if you had enough. wines and alcohol plentiful. a good place after all. even after the bill, which won't be little read more

Got dragged here last night by our cousins for 'dinner and drinks'. I think the two for one cocktails may have been the main attraction. The experience itself wasn't too bad, our waitress was really super nice and they gave free cake and sung happy birthday to birthday cuz. The hostess who greeted us wasn't great. First she told us there were no tables available for 45 minutes. When she 'found' us a table, which she led us through a half empty dining room to get to, she 'double checked' that we were eating, and said we'd have to vacate the table in two hours. Not great service. The food and drink are awful. The menu is a kind of mash up of Cuban, Brazilian and Mexican-inspired food, but there's always something a bit weird about each dish. Like fish tacos with sweet chilli sauce rather than lime and coriander. The cocktails were weak and tasted of washing up liquid, making the two for one deal slightly less enticing. The food was really expensive for the quality. £15 for chicken fajitas and you have to pay extra for cheese. I just had a salad as the least offensive thing on the menu. It was £10 and was mainly just leaves. I wouldn't go here again. read more

Absolutely fantastic! The food is delicious, portion sizes are extremely generous, brilliant value for money, excellent atmosphere and happy hour between 5-7pm - what more could you want?! Service is very efficient and friendly! If you want to eat there between 4 and 9:30pm make sure you book, it gets very busy and they quite often don't have 'spare' tables until 10pm on Thursdays/Fridays/Saturdays. Highly recommended! read more

Been to all of their London locations, all equally AMAZING. Been going here for years whenever I visit London, it's my favourite restaurant ever. Best mushroom fajitas ever, they are delicious beyond reason. Best nachos ever too, they sprinkle some spices on it that are so darn good. Go during happy hour though because their drinks are pretty expensive, but at least you can buy a pitcher and get one free! Their Long Island iced teas are simply the best. Amazing Latin playlist too, and cool decor. Go here. read more

We went on a Saturday early evening in July (2 couples). It looked there was a fair queue outside but we got to the front very quickly. The waitress raushed our drinks order so we could take advantage of the 2 for 2 cocktails offer, great! Even though they had an early evening set menu, we opted for a la carte and had steak, chicken kebabs, prawn curry & steak fajitas between 4 of us, washed down with 2 huge jugs of long island iced tea. Perfect fodder before a night on the town. read more

Never again. The staff seemed undertrained and overworked. I overheard one member cursing and complaining that nothing was cleaned as she wiped down the bar. Once seated, a staff member came to explain that they have other guests coming and that we need to leave by a certain time. "So you know," he said. This is not normal practice to me and I felt offended. The table was very sticky and the silverware was set up to the left of each person. We were served our first tapas dish before anyone had plates. We had to continuously ask for things like silverware and plates. The food quality was average and cocktails were good. read more

all about the service!!! me and a couple of friends went to this restaurant on a saturday night. it was very busy, food waiting time of around 30mins or so, but for us it went past 45mins..to be fair it was a really busy night from having hot weather during the day. the member of staff had realised that we had been waiting for a long time so they gave us free nandos, wraps and drinks as away to say sorry for the wait...which we did appreciate alot!! would go again read more