Wahaca gets green light for Nottingham restaurant

Mexican restaurant chain Wahaca has been given the go ahead to open in a Nottingham city centre landmark building.

Wahaca has been granted planning permission to open a restaurant at the Grade II listed 11 King Street, the site of the former Hard Rock Cafe and Tropeiro eateries.

Wahaca has 22 restaurants across the country. The company was co-founded by Thomasina Miers.

She said: “Not so long ago, tequila girls, cheap shots and greasy tortilla chips were images that sprang to mind when ‘Mexican’ was done in Britain. At Wahaca we shook things up a bit and started doing things a little differently.

“We try to balance healthy eating with hearty eating. As in Mexico, our gluten-free corn tortillas are full of essential minerals, our black beans are full of complex carbohydrates and protein and our salsas are packed with all the vitamins that chillies and fresh fruit naturally bring you.

“Where we have to buy from Mexico we constantly try to source direct from cooperatives which support local farming communities. We source our tequilas and mescals from small family-run businesses that make the best product we can buy.”

The Nottingham restaurant will be Wahaca’s first in the Midlands.