Zapata Mexican restaurant in the much loved eating and drinking 2nd avenue of Harfield Village has been open for about a year. For each month that the store has been open, I’ve heard a different review, some good, some bad. With this in mind, I was very happy to visit Zapata, last Tuesday, for myself.
Mexican is one of my favourite cuisines and I already have my favourite Mexican restaurants in Cape Town so I expect something extraordinary to sway me from my regular chilli filled joints.
Named after Emiliano Zapata, the restaurant is vibrantly decorated with a cloudy sky, the usual emptied tequila bottles of past parties (NOT Jose as they don’t fail to illustrate throughout the restaurant), some tables have bright table tops as well as Zapata’s famous quote featured all around the restaurant, “I’d rather die standing than live on my knees”.
I had a taste of the grilled chicken “burger” which was really juicy and flavourful. A platter for 2 was also selected at our table and was filled with similar condiments to my fajitas with added chilli poppers and nachos. This is a huge platter and definitely enough for 2, or even 3 modest eaters. The spicy beef salad actually looked really delicious too. A large salad with that includes lots of avo and feta, I think this could be a good lunch time meal.
Zapata provides parking behind the restaurant, a much needed bonus in Harfield as “village” really does illustrate the size of the streets and parking facilities of the area. There is a small courtyard outback which I’m sure will also be fun when the weather’s warmer. Over all, Zapata is a fun, local restaurant ‘just around’ the corner that offers fresh Mexican food.
