The Verdict
EL PASTOR is the Hart Brothers' Borough Market Mexican taco restaurant on Stoney Street whose al pastor taco — the specific pork preparation from the vertical trompo whose achiote marinade and pineapple finish communicate genuine knowledge of what the Mexico City taqueria tradition requires — and agave spirits programme communicate what Mexican street food looks like when its most Borough Market-contextualised available London practitioners apply genuine taco knowledge in the most architecturally characterful available market setting. The trompo whose daily production communicates genuine commitment to the traditional al pastor preparation; the agave spirits programme whose mezcal and tequila selections communicate genuine knowledge of the Mexican spirits culture.
Why It Works for Solo Dining
A solo El Pastor al pastor from the trompo — the Borough Market arched vaults, the Mexico City taqueria tradition, the achiote and pineapple, the agave spirits — is London solo Mexican taco culture at the level of the most genuinely trompo-devoted available Borough Market taco experience.
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