Las Iguanas launches new app & 15 new dishes


Casual dining chain, Las Iguanas is launching a brand new app and 15 new dishes for the autumn.

The app can be downloaded from the Apple Store or Google Play and diners will then be able to Pay at Table. Users can collect points as they pay, giving them access to new loyalty tiers; hit Bronze, Silver or Gold. There is also access to monthly perks and freebies.

Launching alongside the App today, the autumn menu boasts a new starter and new tapas dishes, as well as a selection of flavourful mains from Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba.

For starters, there's the new Tequeños - a popular Venezuelan street snack; cheese filled fried bread sticks served with chipotle butter.

From the tapas menu, diners can expect some true Latin American staples including Pork Pibil Tacos - pulled roasted pork belly in an achiote, oregano, orange and lime glaze), Pisco Pork Belly with smoked sweet potato and Amarillo puree or plant-based Winter Ceviche - smoked sweet potato & amarillo purée, Aztec grains, pickled vegetables, avocado aioli, sweet chilli pepper pearls, candied seeds & sweet potato crisps.

The Peanut and Prawn Maracanã has returned and is created from prawns in a peanut, chilli, lime and coconut sauce served up in a sourdough bread bowl, inspired by the famous Rio stadium.

Las Iguanas’ famous Brazilian curries are cooked from scratch and the newest addition is the plant-based Bahian Jackfruit Curry inspired by the regional flavours of North East Brazil; roasted pulled jackfruit and ethically-sourced palm hearts in a spiced coconut and tomato sauce.

There's the new Fiesta Ensalada; Butternut squash with mixed leaves, carrot curls, pink pickled onions, pickled beetroot slices, oven-dried tomatoes and fresh avocado, tossed in a poppy seed dressing.

The dessert menu also has two new additions. The first is Pornstar Sundae - a twist on the classic cocktail; mango sorbet & coconut non-dairy ice cream with a passion fruit, prosecco & vanilla purée, crushed meringue, fresh mango & passion fruit. A vegan option also available. The second is Banana Sticky Toffee Pudding - warm banana sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce, fried plantain & vanilla ice cream.

The brunch menu also has two new arrivals - Breakfast Burritos, brunch wrapped up in a tasty tortilla, and Huevos Divorciados, a Mexican classic of two eggs served on blue corn tortillas, crushed avocado and red tomato and green tomatillo salsas.