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Edinburgh
Old Town
Viva Mexico
Viva Mexico Reviews

Viva Mexico

Mexican, Tex-Mex, Latin American, Eat & Drink

Dishes priced around£15

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Reviews of Viva Mexico (824)

Read what people think about Viva Mexico. All restaurant reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners. Learn more about Viva Mexico before you go by getting tips and ratings from other restaurant-goers. With real-life reviews, you can see what other diners loved about Viva Mexico and book a table with confidence!

5.4/6

824 reviews

5.4/6

824 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Great value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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"Excellent"
6/6
Ellen D.4 years ago · 1 review

It’s amazing! My favourite in Edinburgh city centre. Highly recommend.

"Very good"
5/6
Paul M.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Great little place, friendly staff, nice atmosphere. Good reasonably priced food.

"Excellent"
6/6
Jane S.4 years ago · 1 review

Amazing food & ambiance! Best restaurant in town!! Ole! X

"Excellent"
6/6
Euan C.4 years ago · 3 reviews

As good as usual. Really enjoyed our food and margaritas.

"Very good"
5/6
Katie M.4 years ago · 1 review

we had a great time here, as always. Our server was new to her role and could not have been more helpful despite our rather unusual requests. I wish I could have got her name so I could give her the credit she deserves! Couldn't have been more kind and attentive.

"Excellent"
6/6
Amanda W.4 years ago · 3 reviews

this is our favourite Mexican restaurant,the food is always good and very reasonable. Would definitely recommend going

"Very good"
5/6
James S.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Really nice food helpful and friendly staff will be coming back

"Excellent"
6/6
Maggie S.4 years ago · 1 review

Lovely food and staff. Definitely recommend a visit! Shall go back

"Excellent"
6/6
Roslyn M.4 years ago · 1 review

Nice atmosphere and great food and drink thanks for a nice meal

"Excellent"
6/6
Ruth M.4 years ago · 1 review

The food was delicious and the service was great. Will definitely be back!

"Excellent"
6/6
maya b.4 years ago · 1 review

great lunch spot to meet up with people arriving into waverley. tasty food. nice service. decent price. would recommend

"Excellent"
6/6
Susan P.4 years ago · 1 review

Fabulous meal! Food was delicious, staff friendly and fast service. Loved the decor and the authentic atmosphere. Recommended to a family on our way out who were looking in the window and they decided to go in, I'm sure they weren't disappointed!

"Very good"
5/6
Paul M.4 years ago · 1 review

Decent food & good value. I recommend and will be back.

"Very good"
5/6
Jane D.4 years ago · 1 review

All staff we met were knowledgeable and helpful. I am glad we were eating downstairs, we had a short wait for our table and the atmosphere upstairs was not nearly as good.

"Excellent"
6/6
Anna J.4 years ago · 4 reviews

Great as always . Really good food and service excellent x

"Excellent"
6/6
Jonathan M.4 years ago · 1 review

One of the best Mexicans I've had in a long, long time. Service was great too.

"Very good"
5/6
Lynda W.4 years ago · 1 review

Excellent menu - everything you'd expect from a Mexican restaurant and a little bit more. Food was delicious and the service superb. Only thing lacking was a little bit of atmosphere. Perhaps some more lively music would help. But overall, would highly recommend.

"Excellent"
6/6
Lucy A.4 years ago · 1 review

Fab as always! Friendly and relaxing atmosphere. Great delicious food.

"Excellent"
6/6
Bruce C.4 years ago · 3 reviews

Great atmosphere staff very polite and helpful. Food served hot and very tasty.

"Very good"
5/6
suzanne b.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Great for Gluten Free They have a very good allergens folder so, for me, it’s clear what contains gluten/what (I’m coeliac). I went for the ‘Pechuga de Pollo’ with the chipotle sauce. Spiced it up with the very hot sauce that they sell as a side. Food came piping hot. I’m never sure about how they use their fryers (cross contamination if they only have one and fry everything in it) – and this time I didn’t ask, but didn’t need to. Margaritas tasted a bit weak – too much lime juice. Red wine was really good, and they have Corona (which, having fewer than 20ppm, is gluten free – hooray!) Service was really good, but we were there early (6:45pm). Place got really packed by 7:30pm.

"Good"
4/6
Liberty P.4 years ago · 68 reviews

Love Mexican food so much ! The food here was delicious

"Very good"
5/6
Domonique S.4 years ago · 1 review

Lovely atmosphere, nice staff, great food. Bathroom in an odd place.

"Excellent"
6/6
Lindsay R.4 years ago · 1 review

Excellent. Especially for a birthday. Good food. Big hat!!! Great drinks and food

"Excellent"
6/6
Ann J.4 years ago · 1 review

Always welcoming and friendly always delicious fajitas and burritos. Excellent Margheritas

"Excellent"
6/6
william c.4 years ago · 1 review

Nice place good food and great service will be back

"Excellent"
6/6
Karen K.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Lovely Mexican restaurant close to centre of town with excellent service and food.

"Excellent"
6/6
Elisa L.4 years ago · 1 review

Eine super schöne Atmosphäre und gutes Essen. Es ist Urlaub um Urlaub.

"Good"
4/6
Darlene N.4 years ago · 1 review

I’ve been before and have never had this issue of hot plate with only half of the food being hot and the other half cold. Rice and Beans hot, Enchiladas cold. I assume it was where the plate was under the warmer at the pass. Everything else was just lovely.

"Excellent"
6/6
Juan C.4 years ago · 1 review

My favorite restaurant in the city. I love all their starters!

"Excellent"
6/6
Callum W.4 years ago · 9 reviews

As per can’t complain class service and food and especially amazing drinks

"Excellent"
6/6
Ryan J.4 years ago · 1 review

Great food, great service! Great atmosphere and great menu !

"Excellent"
6/6
Hannah B.4 years ago · 1 review

Great food, friendly atmosphere. Fun decor, would definitely recommend to anyone

"Very good"
5/6
Tom P.4 years ago · 10 reviews

All great, quality of chicken could be better. A veggie haggis main would be an additional improvement.

"Excellent"
6/6
Wolfgang G.4 years ago · 4 reviews

Sehr gut, schönes Ambiente, hat etwas nach Fett gerochen aber nicht so schlimm

"Excellent"
6/6
Kirk M.4 years ago · 1 review

overall good service and great value for money ! !

"Excellent"
6/6
Jennifer S.4 years ago · 3 reviews

Always amazing food and service. The margaritas are great but pricey. The salsa is out of this world!

"Very good"
5/6
Colin M.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Excellent food, service and ambiance as always with Viva Mexico.

"Excellent"
6/6
Paula A.4 years ago · 1 review

Amazing food & friendly staff - we will be back

"Very good"
5/6
Eric G.4 years ago · 2 reviews

I thought the staff were exceptional and so was the service. However, I felt the food was a little bland and there wasn't a great choice of dishes

"Excellent"
6/6
David A.4 years ago · 7 reviews

We've eaten here quite a few times now and it never fails to deliver!

"Excellent"
6/6
Victoria M.4 years ago · 1 review

Great wee lunch for our office. Food was delicious and served hot and fast. Would recommend.

"Very good"
5/6
Jordan S.4 years ago · 1 review

This is a lovely Mexican restaurant with ample seating and a great deal of choice. Me and my partner had nachos for starters and fajitas for main. The nachos were great as was the fajitas. Only minor complaint is that the wraps were a little smaller than usual.

"Excellent"
6/6
Callum W.4 years ago · 9 reviews

Class food as always and the margaritas are out of this world worth the price

"Very good"
5/6
Geoff S.4 years ago · 1 review

very Tasty food and well priced, great atmosphere with a enjoyable experience

"Excellent"
6/6
Peter B.4 years ago · 1 review

Great food, nice atmosphere. Still the same great restaurant as remembered.

"Excellent"
6/6
Sabrina O.4 years ago · 1 review

Lovely atmosphere, amazing food and excellent and nice service, we all had a great time!

"Very good"
5/6
G M.4 years ago · 1 review

As good as I remember. Over 15 years since my last visit

"Good"
4/6
Matthew L.4 years ago · 1 review

Wait staff could have been more attentive. One server seemed to have insufficient English to cope with questions regarding allergy risk ingredients, and still gave vague responses after we had all referred to the allergy menu together. This did not inspire confidence. Food was excellent and portions very large (perhaps too large?)

"Excellent"
6/6
Lorraine S.4 years ago · 1 review

Great food, friendly staff and charming place, highly recommend x

"Excellent"
6/6
Euan C.4 years ago · 3 reviews

Our favourite Mexican in Edinburgh. Food still as good as as ever.