An award-winning Mexican restaurant chain, boasting a burrito aimed to be made in less than 90 seconds, has opened its third Manchester store- and we decided to see what the fuss is about. I’ll be the first to admit, that somewhat blandly, my go-to comfort-food cuisine rarely branches out to Mexican, but did my experience at Tortilla’s latest premises prompt me to embrace a new cuisine? And more importantly, are their burritos really made in less than 90 seconds? By Arndale standards, it’s quite easy to find. A ‘TORTILLA’ sign jutting out into one of the centre’s main walkways signposts the food spot well, even for those like myself, who lets say, lack a solid sense of direction.
On first impressions, and throughout for that matter, the staff were extremely friendly, I got the sense that the food they were eagerly promoting was grub they were genuine fans of. Tortilla say all of their food is made ‘from scratch’ and to each person’s taste. Customers have the option to pick what they want in their burrito with an impressive range of combinations possible, Mexican rice, coriander rice, black beans, pinto beans, the list goes on.
The sunset menu available from 5pm and contents of the 'House Burrito' (Image: NQ Staff) But as previously mentioned, my knowledge of Latin-American food leaves plenty to be desired, so I took the option of Tortilla’s house burrito, designed for those whose choice of beans is normally from a blue tin labelled, ‘Heinz’. A clearly .
