Casa Borrega – Best Mexican in New Orleans

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We are airbnb'ing in New Orleans and staying with a great couple named Ron and Steve. Steve just happens to work at a local restaurant noted by food critics in 'Eat Dat' magazine as the 'best Mexican restaurant in New Orleans.

Restauranteur, Hugo Montero is a man with a vision. His restaurant has been personally designed and decorated in an old nineteeth century house in the Garden District with an eclectic eye and a feel of fun and whimsy, evocative of his original home in Mexico. The decor alone is worth stopping in for a margarita…


The menu is cram full of delicious authentic fare all apparently drawn from recipes of Hugo's youth – family favourites passed down from his mother and grandmother… and all made fresh on the premises. There is also more tequila on the menu than you can count – many of which you can't get anywhere else in town, as Hugo has gone out of his way to source as many unusual brands as he can. You can see that attention to detail in all aspects of the restaurant, the decor, the food, the bar, the drinks. All fabulous.

I tried the Fish/Shrimp Quesadilla for lunch and it was absolutely divine, while Mr K had the Heuvos Rancheros (Lightly fried corn tortillas topped with fried eggs, salsa Mexcana and home made fries, queso fresco and salsa) which was also quite the hit. Both meals were fabulous and our server, Steve was especially friendly and efficient. 😀

This place was awesome, I just wish it wasn't so far from home!

 

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