Tex Mex Restaurant, Hyderabad

Plot 217, Road No 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad – 500034

Phone : (040) 3542835, 6508454

Timings : 1200 – 1500, 1930 – 2230

Average Price : Rs. 500 (for 2 people)

Overall Rating : 4/5

Located quite conveniently on Road No. 2 Banjara Hills, this cosy restaurant offers Mexican food that’s as authentic as any medium-budget restaurant can get. The menu offers a modest range of starters that includes Antojitos where the price range is Rs. 110-150. The soups are very modestly priced at Rs. 55-70 and the Tex Mex Seafood Special is apparently the most popular.

If you have a good appetite, it would be a great idea to hit the starters first and then move onto the main course. In the menu are Tacos, Fajitas, Enchilladas and Crispy chicken/lamb served on a bed of rice, with potato wedges. This in itself is quite filling and I decided to give the Chicken Fajita a try. A friend who accompanied me, tried the Macho Mam – interesting name!

Chicken Fajita – served on a sizzling plate with crispy fried chicken, onions, bell peppers, potato wedges and rice/roti as accompaniment. I was practically bursting full after the end of this meal and it was quite worth it for Rs. 220.

Chicken Fajitas

Macho Mam – Chicken fried and served on a bed of melting cheddar cheese, seasoned with pureed tomato and served with potato wedges, onions, bell peppers and rice. The flavour of this dish was more garlicky and truly ‘cheesy’. Give this a try if you are cheese fan and like your chicken more tender than crispy. Priced at Rs. 245, this dish was also quite a good deal.

Macho Mam

There were some very interesting desserts that we were tempted to try, the more popular ones being Apple Honey Cobbler and Strawberry Cheesecake, both served with ice-cream. Go for the cheesecake if you like soft and mild desserts and are not very calorie-conscious. Prices range from Rs. 65 to 85.The only downside to our experience was the ambience and decor. The menu is quite impressive for a Mexican restaurant in India but the decor could be more Mexican, in lines with their theme. The restaurant also offers Indian and Chinese food under the name of Shikaar. Probably it would have been a good idea to segregate these two themes and have distinct decor for it.

Service was also so-so and the waiters were timid. If there is one thing that immediately catches my attention, that’s smart waiters who know what they are serving. The ones here brought down my impression about the place and the only thing that caught our attention was the discreet way they poured water. We never realised when they were filling our glasses!

Ideal for : a weeknight dinner with friends when you are just looking at having some good food in a non-crowded setting.

Food : 4.4 out of 5

Menu choice : 4.2 out of 5

Prices : 4 out of 5

Service : 3.7 out of 5

Decor : 3.4 out of 5