Attending most restaurants on a Saturday evening will always be busy, but despite the chaos of The Printworks, and how busy Chiquitos was on this particular occasion, they handled it well. Who cares about a 30 minute wait when you can sit on a terrace with a Desperado (without lime!), watch the World go by, and wait for a table inside? This particular Chiquitos has a nice mezzanine, which is where we were seated. Every table was occupied, but we ordered drinks, and browsed the menu. Unfortunately, on this occasion, the restaurant had run out of Brahma, the Brazilian beer, which was disappointing as I wanted to try this. Maybe next time! The next difficulty after ordering starters, and a long wait, the waitress informed us that one of the starters wasn't available, but an alternative was chosen. My moto is: "if you don't ask, you don't get." The result was two free starters. Despite it being busy, and our waitress serving on many tables, the restaurant and management handled the evening very well. Full credit goes to "Luce" our waitress, who deserved big tips this night, and I hope she was rewarded for her great and friendly service. Now lets talk about the food; My starter was the Cantina Mushrooms, which i chose due to the mushrooms being covered in hot habanero sauce with melted mozzarella, and it was served with tortilla chips. Absolutely delicious and worth the extended wait! In between courses, and with a little more waiting, we were given a couple of Tacos to keep us sweet, which was appreciated. I ordered pulled pork tacos for my main as I often cannot resist pulled pork, especially when in it is marinated in BBQ sauce. With the course, one receives four tacos with a sour cream dip and a salsa dip, and the tacos are covered in cheese and pink onions. The mix of the pulled pork and crunchy taco is a great combination of taste offering smooth meaty flavour and a crispy cover. I also sampled the Fiery Chilli chicken, and my goodness, it was fiery, but also tasty. I think I will order this as my main next time.

Chiquito's have a set menu which is always nice. The great thing about this restaurant as its close to the MEN arena and you dont have to wait long for a table if its busy (10 mins max) they give you a table buzzer and send you to the bar. Food was nice and fresh I had the 'Chilli Chicken' very HOT! ha ha get some onion rings with a cool dip to calm down the chilli sauce! My friend had fajitas always great, but very filling. They did mess the bill up a few times though, but were apologetic about it.

This was my first time here but it was really nice. It was really busy as the arena is near by and Saturday nights in manchester are always busy. We just wanted something nice to eat that was quick as we was going to see John legend, the service was great we had to wait 20 mins but we didn't mind we had a cocktail outside while we waited. We ordered 2 meals and some chillie nachos and shared them between us it was a nice change having a pic. The food was hot and the service was great. Would definitely go again.

They do breakfast. Who knew? My Saturday morning fry up craving became too strong to ignore. It was bucketing down with rain, the Printworks was a brollyless dash away and Chiquitos looked very inviting. We were seated very promptly and handed the breakfast menu. Also on the table was the obligatory hot sauce and a cocktail menu - both very tempting. Ordering 2 full breakfasts, my partner and I soaked in the Mexican vibes. No matter what time in the day you visit, the Printworks has a knack of tricking you into thinking it's midnight. It's dark, there's no windows and the Universal Studios style lighting seems to cut you off from the real world outside and all concept of time. Eating a full English breakfast in a Mexican restaurant in the Printworks couldn't have felt more wrong.. but it arrived and I instantly got over it. Served on a skillet, set into a wooden board, was a pile of bacon, 2 eggs, roasted tomatoes on the vine, a pot of baked beans, a couple of mushrooms and 2 hash browns. They were out of sausage - very disappointing and the mushrooms tasted a little weird, but everything else was top notch. It could have done with some toast (which I think you can order separately) but it turned out to be a perfect amount. Cutting into the food on the skillet was a little off putting as it felt like you were scraping away a layer of the pan - but if it meant that everything arrived warm, then it's a small (and probably quite fussy) compromise. The restaurant was clean, the staff were nice and the fry up was satisfying. Even more satisfying was leaving the dark confines of the Printworks and realising that we still had the whole day ahead.

To start with I am not gonna claim to be a food critic or be a posh diner. That being said, I know what I like. We went here on a friday night after a few beers, we had booked a table for 2 for 7 but by the time we got to the place there was 4 of us. We asked if we could increase our table to 4 and the greeter was very accommodating and we were very lucky that's group of 4 just left. The greeter could very well have said no and we wouldn't have sat together but she was going to look to see what she could do which is excellent. We had to wait at the bar for a few moments while the table was being prepared but this took a matter of minutes. The waitress came very quickly to take our drinks and food orders and wheat an amazing popcorn with paprika nibbles put on the table. That was gone within a few minutes and the food came not too long after wards. I had ordered the chicken cowboy which was 2 southern fried chicken fillets with pulled pork and spicy mayo. I fell in love instantly. It was really hot throughout and the mayo was amazing, loved the spicy ness of it and finished it quickly. I had gone to the toilet and found out the server had overheard us say it was my birthday so she asked to verify and when I returned she brought a cupcake and whipped cream with a candle which was the best I have ever had!! Not only that we weren't charged for it. The restaurant wasn't the biggest so I don't think we would have got in quickly if we hadn't booked a table on a Friday night. It was fairly reasonably priced for a city centre restaurant but I have had cheaper. With 4 mains, 3 beers and a lemonade it averaged to £16 each. I would definitely go here again in a heartbeat.