An insiders' small essential list of food and drink venues in Cambridge 2011

When this Mexican takeaway arrived in Cambridge I was excited at the prospect. I simply love Mexican food. I am spoilt on that front with family living in California, where Mexican to them is as common place as our Indian food. My best experience was in Santa Barbara. A place called La Super-Rica. People travel miles to eat there, a cheap simple unassuming place with quite a following. The food is amazing, even the corn tortillas are freshly made in front of you. The guacamole has depth I have never tasted before.

So my expectations were high for Nanna Mexico, run by Mexicans and established in 2005.

My 'Big Ass Burrito' was covered up in foil to take out. I had most of the recommended ingredients wrapped up in a large flour tortilla.

Tasteless comes to mind. The guacamole had no flavour. The tortilla leaked out so much watery fluid it was like wet cardboard. The beef was as far as I could tell one dimensional cheap mince. The chillis had no punch. Need I go on.

Nanna Mexico seems to fill a gap. In other words if you are really hungry and want a speedy lump of inexpensive slightly unusual food then this is the place. It is not in my opinion a gastronomic Mexican experience.

Verdict

A perfect example of how simple food is very difficult to do well. I am disappointed with this place. I will go back to try another dish, but I do not have much confidence in an improvement in quality. On the other hand I would rather have some sort of Mexican takeaway in town than none at all.

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