Ixchel set to open in Chelsea this October
The menu has been designed by Mexican-born female head chef, Ximena Gayosso Gonzalez, and consists of an all-day tapas style offering
Ixchel, a new Mexican restaurant and tequila bar, is set to open on the King’s Road in Chelsea this October.
The menu has been designed by Mexican-born female head chef, Ximena Gayosso Gonzalez, and consists of an all-day tapas style offering.
Chef Gonzalez has previously worked at Michelin star restaurant Brat in Shoreditch, Mexican restaurant Ella Canta in Mayfair, Dulce Patria in Mexico City under renowned chef Martha Ortiz and most recently Madera at Treehouse London.
Carefully crafted using locally sourced ingredients, the food “brings the freshest flavours from Mexico” with a twist on traditional plates such as ceviches, tacos and tostadas.
Sharing dishes include fried fish heritage corn quesadillas with carrot and cabbage pickles, cod, spicy mayo and Albacore tuna sashimi with Ponzu toreada sauce, granny Smith apple on corn tostadas and cheese and herbs stuffed pasilla chilis with slow cooked salsa roja, toasted peanuts and garlic oil.
Larger platters come in the form of an assortment of salads and mains like a Heritage tomato and cactus salad with toasted pine nuts, basil pesto, white balsamic glaze alongside black tiger prawns and fresh squid zarandeado skewers with fresh radish, charred red onion, green chorizo corn quesadilla, molcajete sauce as well as charcoal pork ribs, wrapped in banana leaf with dark beer, roasted new potatoes and corn tortillas.
In addition, a hidden tequila bar is set to have one of the largest collections of agave based liquor in Europe, with a vast list of both premium Tequilas and Mezcal, sourced directly from artisanal distilleries in Mexico.
