Wahaca has confirmed that it will be opening its doors at The Watermark, West Quay, Harbour Parade, on 6 February, bringing its award-winning style of Mexican market eating to Southampton.
The menu at the 190-cover Wahaca Southampton will offer a varied selection of sharing street food dishes such as the signature Pork pibil tacos, and Corn, black bean and guacamole tostadas.
Bigger plates include the Mexico City style chicken enchiladas, two classic enchiladas filled with grilled chicken, tomato salsa roja and topped with melted cheese; MSC grilled cod fillet dressed with guajillo and parsley pesto salsas served with green rice and salad; or a British Bavette Steak, the Mexican way, served with smoky chipotle salsa and green rice.
Wahaca also has a regularly changing specials menu, which allows guests to experiment with different Mexican flavours and ingredients. Winter specials include Carnitas tacos - a classic from the state of Michoacán, slow-cooked confit British pork, caramelised and served in toasted corn tortillas with a creamy avocado salsa, as well a Crispy squid with jalapeño aioli, marinated in soy, garlic and coriander and fried, served with jalapeño and mint aioli.
Since launching its first restaurant in 2007, Wahaca has flown the flag for Mexico’s culture, food and drink. A large part of this are the traditional 100% artisan agave mezcals and tequilas that Wahaca handpicks and are a mainstay on the drinks menu. Wahaca’s cocktails blend the best tequila with much-loved Mexican flavours such as the Passion fruit or Tamarind Margarita, as well as some classics shaken up the Mexican way like the Hibiscus gin & tonic, or the Wahaca Mule.
For Wahaca, sustainability is of the utmost importance and each restaurant is designed to have as low an environmental impact as possible. The restaurant group was this year certified Carbon Neutral by Natural Capital Partners, becoming the first restaurant group in the UK to be awarded the certificate.
Wahaca has won numerous awards for quality, sustainability and design. Earlier this year, co-founders Mark Selby and Thomasina Miers won the Catey award for ‘Restaurateur of the Year – Group’. Other accolades include winning the Sustainable Business Award at the 2015 Cateys, as well as being named the SRA’s Sustainable Restaurant Group of the Year in 2012, 2013 and 2016.