29.10.10 - Chiquito. Part II

Chiquito, Redfield Way, Lenton, Nottingham.


Alright, I'm just gonna post what Eddie had, for the sake of posting. 

Chipotle Meatballs - £4.95


Eddie has this thing for meatballs, it's a little creepy. If there's meatballs on the menu for a starter there's an 85% chance he'll get it. This was no exception. The meatballs were gone within minutes. I had to ask him how they were. He said they were medium spicey, not too hot. With a great texture, meaning they weren't overcooked or too chewy. The cornbread was interesting, it looked like a slice of cake...and it kinda tasted like it too. It was light and fluffy (I stole a bit) and a little sweet too so it reminded me of vanilla sponge cake when it wasn't dipped in the tomato and chipotle sauce. 

Enchiladas - £10.15


For his main, Eddie had the Enchiladas with the Spicy Chicken. He was having a little trouble with this, because he doesn't like sour cream, guacamole or chipotle mayo. So, he had to scrape it all off into a pile on the side. After he started tucking in, he was still having trouble eating it due to the fact it fell apart too easily, which we've never had a problem with before. There was too much rice inside them and not enough chicken which made them really filling and a little hard to eat. He said they were nice though, just a pain to eat and too much rice. The Spicy chicken was great, there just wasn't enough of it. 

Mini "Shot" Desserts - £1.79 each, 2 - £3.49, 3 - £4.99, all 5 - £6.99

I managed to convince Eddie to get the mini shots as his dessert as he was too full to have a full dessert, and I really wanted to see them. We decided on one each and share the churros (Yeah, we didn't...) Eddie had the Banoffee Toffee Shot which is on the left. When I asked him how it was he just said "Delicious", It was basically toffee syrup with chunks of nice sweet banana in it, topped with cream and chocolate sprinkles with a biscuit base. He finished it pretty quickly. 

My Double Chocolate Minted Mousse was great, the top half was a dense, rich chocolate mousse with just the right amount of mint to make it not as heavy. The second half was a lighter, bubbly mousse which was just as minty. As full as I was, I managed to eat the whole thing. 

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29.10.10 - Chiquito.

Chiquito, Redfield Way, Lenton, Nottingham.


To celebrate my new job, Eddie and I decided to go out for food and then see Easy A at the Showcase cinema. We'd never been to Chiquito and after looking up the menu on the website, I was getting pretty excited over the Mexican food. When we managed to find a parking space I was practically hopping up and down as we made our way over to the restaurant. As soon as we entered the greeter well...greeted us, and gave us one of those devices that vibrates when your table is ready. 


We had a 20 - 25 minute wait for the table so we went to the bar to try out their extensive cocktail menu. I couldn't make my mind up and settled on a Sex on the Beach to start off on which was really fruity and sweet, perfect start to the weekend. After a while of sitting at the bar "people watching" and talking utter rubbish, the greeter came and took us to our table. I didn't really need to read the menu as I'd picked what I wanted the night before. I'll post what I had, then I'll post what Eddie had later, I need to ask him what it was like. 

The dim lighting made for a great atmosphere, but not great pictures. Oh well! Our waitress brought us over complimentary nachos which I immediately fell head over heels in love with. They were just so perfect! Totally flat, cut perfectly and with just the right amount of saltiness. I debated asking if I could buy a bag to take home, but I totally forgot :( 

Calamari - £5.95


Please excuse the blurry picture, I think the cocktails may have gotten to me. For my starter I chose the calamari, because I love it. And I was totally delighted when I notice the usual calamari you get, the 3 or 4 huge chewy rings of it with a little side salad. This had whole tiny squid in a crunchy batter <3 It was so soft, not overly chewy. I could have eaten it again. The chipotle mayo that came with it went untouched because I can't stand mayo. Other than that this was perfect.

Tacos £10.95


For the main course I decided on tacos with beef chilli filling because I'd never had them before, maybe I should have looked up how to eat them on the internet first as I got in a huge mess with them. The 3 shells were perfect, like the nachos from earlier, nice and crispy and not too salty. The beef chilli was great, just the right amount of heat that didn't have my mouth begging for cold water. The rice was a bit "meh" it was a bit bland and ever so slightly over cooked. The cheese wasn't very nice as it was too rubbery and mild, I'm a fan of extra mature when it comes to cheddar. When you piled them all onto eachother with a little salsa and sourcream it worked pretty well, but I got more on me than in my mouth which was a shame. But all in all it was pretty good. 

Churros - £3.99


These churros depressed me. I'd found them on the menu the night before and being the chocolate and cinnamon fan that I am, I was really excited. I think I was expecting something a lot sweeter, because these just tastes like plain fried dough and cinnamon. I was really let down by these, Eddie didn't even manage a whole one, even after he covered it in the chocolate sauce. </3 


Oh and there was random corn on the plate.


Despite the dessert, which I think was fail on my part because I didn't really know what I was having. It was a great meal, and I'm desperate to go back again. I really want to try the tortillas which we saw someone near us order. It came out on a sizzling skillet and smelling amazing. Plus, I want that calamari again! The cocktails were great too. The only thing that let us down was the slow service because we ended up missing the film and waiting a while for drinks. The waitress was nice and apologetic so I couldn't be mad at her. 


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