Two entrepreneurial chefs Oliver Lee and Ben Gibbons have brought their exquisitely fresh and zany Tacos to an ongoing Friday/Saturday night pop up restaurant at the Organic Deli in Friars Entry, which runs from Gloucester Green to Magdalen Street. They are the Taco Bandits.
The welcome is great and the restaurant is cosy yet spacious providing a warm portal to the warmth of Mexico on a drizzly Oxford winter's night.
Myself and my guests choose the Blackened Cod and Roasted Sweetcorn filled Wheat Taco which was delicious and fresh with a vibrant chipotle sauce, pico de gallo, fried sweetcorn and coriander cress. It was a work of art and tasted fantastic.
We ordered more of these scrumptious Toasted Cod Tacos and with curiosity building we moved on to the tasty Spinach Taco with Red Mole Chicken and Mooli Stew. Then the special which was a tender venison and bean stew cooked to perfection.
The vegetarian options include a Beetroot Taco with Marinated Mung Beans and Blackened Tofu resplendent with their jewels of fried sweetcorn, chipotle sauce, sour cream, pico de gallo and coriander cress. Yum!
The colours and the flavour combinations are inspired. Freshly sourced and cooked ingredients give exceptional value: the Taco Bandits' delights start from £4.50.
Dessert is the most stunning and unctuous bona fide chocolate brownie with a twist in flavour beyond what you could ever possibly dream of! With beer, tequila, iced tea or limeade aplenty the Taco Bandits cooked up a feast.
Myself and my friends had a wonderful night in the creative company of the Taco Bandits and their joyous cooking and fun new home at their pop-up restaurant.
Book them for your summer ball, and in the meantime check out their Friday/Saturday pop up after hours at the Organic Deli from 7-11pm. We had a brilliant time!