Daddy Donkey

Amazingly fresh and delicious ingredients combined with fast and friendly staff made my meal wonderful. The chicken in my Daddy D burrito was so flavorful and tender. I could eat here every day.

One of my favourite Burritos in London… and luckily only a 10 minute walk form my office! That’s made me a bit of a regular and I have not had a disappointing Burrito from these guys!
My favourite is the Fajita Burrito, with Chicken. Then you get the usual extras-​Lettuce, Cheese, Peppers, Salsa (Mix it up-​I like some mild and hot together). Add some Guacamole if you are a fan and you are good to go!
All the ingredients are fresh, and the portions are big! The service is amazing and compared to some other places on Leather Lane that you can wait in line quite a while for, these guys speed people through the door, and yet don’t compromise on quality.
Top 3 tips for this place–
1.Go big-​Get all the sides and mix up on the salsa-​taste sensations!
prepared to queue, but it won’t take more than 5 – 10 mins as this guys are quick!
3.Chicken is my favourite, but the steak is pretty good as well!

Easily the best burrito I’ve had in London. The burrito was soft, fresh and yummy, the various sauces you can select from are also awesome!
Only gripe is that the veg and non-​veg are too close together and there is scope for meat contamination when ordering veg food, being a veggie, it’s not ideal but the burrito is soo good I can turn a blind eye to it!

I got the vegetarian burrito which was a big eat! It came with black beans, rice, peppers, salsa, guac, sour cream and cheese. It could have used more cheese but it was otherwise, a tasty treat.

The steak burrito is massive and packed with flavour, very similar to the ones I’ve had in America which is a great thing. I purchased the meal deal for £8 which is quite expensive but it comes with a drink and nachos (lightly salted) and a dip of your choice. I picked the mild fresh salsa which is very watery and not great for dipping your nachos in but it tasted great. Overall a great burrito!

Definitely the best of the «fast» Mex food in London!

I’ve been visiting the Daddy on and off for a while, but this was the first time for a while, and the first time since they moved from the van to a proper shop. Thankfully they haven’t moved far.
I always go for a naked burrito in a box because it helps to try to keep it from going down my shirt. Sometimes it works, sometimes not so much. On this occasion I went for the shredded beef with peppers and rice (no beans), with the tomatillo salsa, lettiuce and cheese and of course paid extra for the guacamole.
Credit where credit is due, nothing overpowered anything else. You could taste the seasoning on the beef separately from the salsa, even when they were in the same bite. Great salsa by the way, I’d eat a flip flop dunked in that stuff.
It’s a bit of a squeeze in the ship. But they have outside seating do I just sat there and are it up — while hungry members of the queue stared on jealously.

Let’s face it, we all love them, Burritos are an excellent feed but in my opinion they can be done very well and very badly. I’m more than happy to announce (because it’s close to my office) that Daddy Donkey have their Burrito game on point!
DD is a small Mexican spot on Leather Lane that puts the quality of the food at the centre of everything, the way it should be. The normal highlights like tacos and standard burritos grace the menu, but where they really stick out is their «Kick-​Ass» and «Daddy-​D» burritos. Basically they both cram as much of the insanely flavourful fillings in one wrap as psychically possible, it’s a skill just to behold!
All the meats and various fillings are as fresh as they come, you can see the staff in the background constantly churning these out and the smell that hits you from that freshly grilled steak is enough to make you take a few steps back. I went for the steak Daddy-​D and it was almost a challenge to take down. An absolute feed, be sure you’re going with an empty stomach. Went for the hot spice level and was nice to see that hot actually means hot. I like a good kick and this sufficiently made eyes and noses run. The guacamole is also excellent, I feel this is a good mark of a mexican spot and like most of the food, they’ve nailed it. I’d actually recommend getting the guac and chips on the side as the taste is so good, you don’t want to risk loosing it amongst the hugeness of the burrito.
Nice drink selection and free water is a nice touch to ease those spice pains. Prices are too severe too, had a very decent lunch and a drink for about £11, excellent work.
One slight issue would be the size of the line at lunchtime (especially Friday’s). Leather Lane is a food-​hub and from about 11 – 2 every day it is very busy. The line to DD normally extends out the door and mildly down the street. I waited for about 8 – 10 minutes but honestly, take it in, it’s more than worth it.
Excellent work DD, get down there… why?.. because you Mexi-«CAN». Oh, god, i’m sorry.

I stood in a line… er, um, queue to get in and was promptly taken care of. Food was good but not fantastic. I think I was more annoyed that the reviews had talked up this place big time and I didn’t see it. I had the shredded beef salad/​no tortilla thing. Good if you feel like having Mexican… quite adequate.

I used to really like Daddy Donkey’s truck on Leather Lane, and had it fairly regularly when I worked within walking distance. Now I’m a bit further afield but had to be in the area for something else so excitedly sought out the new-​to-​me location.
And I was considerably underwhelmed. I always get the Daddy D in a box, which is rice and black beans with the normal burrito toppings on top. Gone was the ground beef I favoured. The rice was dry. The beans were under seasoned and claggy. The shredded beef I got had no flavour and reminded me of leftovers from a bad roast. The guacamole was over puréed avocado with too much tomato. A let down overall, and at £7.50, not even good value.
The burrito search continues.

Was craving a burrito so badly one day I had to find a good one. My friend and I went to Daddy Donkey and got our burritos. They make them in front of you (like Chipotle) and they tasted okay. They weren’t like the wonderful burritos in California but they cured my craving!

Considering I am from So-​Cal (Southern California) this is the closest I’m gonna get to an authentic burrito that i can get off a taco truck on La Brea after a long night.
The best part is i can get a nice hot sauce (habanero). Got the steak like usual. Great!!!

The décor inside was pretty funny, but the service was a bit slow for the long queue that was waiting to order and get in. The food was excellent and the burrito bowl was super tasty! For the amount of food you get for the pound was great.

Ah, sweet Leather Lane. So many options. I am a huge fan of any food truck/​trailer, so Daddy Donkey has been on my radar since first arriving in London. It took until a few weeks ago to get there though, and when I did, I proceeded to make myself sick on a pretty darn amazing burrito.
I’m not really a burrito person, but they do a nice job of offering the ingredients that make it a simple, tasty experience. The burritos are huge, definitely satisfying, and a good price.
I do wish they had other options, but the burritos are kind of the main option. At least they’re good burritos though!

I promise you, I have eaten more burritos here than in [redacted] years of living in the US. I just was never really that into Mexican food. But when you work in the area, you get to know and get bored of all the lunch places, and you come here with coworkers who worship the Donkey, and it’s actually not half bad. And for a non-​burrito lover (don’t hate me), that’s saying something.
They have the most efficient assembly line ever. I always get the veggie, which gets guac free, unlike the meat versions. One time, I was convinced that they forgot my guac; however, on unwrapping back at my office, I discovered I was mistaken. They are just that fast.
Prices are high, though. I can get the same amount of food for less at the Thai cart, or at KIN, both within walking distance. I think the prices have gone up twice in the last year, though they have finally introduced a loyalty program to mitigate.

addy donkey very tasty, the food ist very delicious!

Found this as #1 on the top five burritos of London, so I just had to give it try!
The line, for some, seems quite overwhelming during lunch time, but that is what is so fantastic about this food stand — they provide fast, efficient, and great service, you just have to be prepared with your request as they go quickly!
I went with the fajita burrito which has peppers and onions instead of the black beans. My choice of meat was chicken, and I added sour cream, guacamole, and cheese to accompany the coriander-​lime rice and veggies already included. In my opinion, first the meat has got to be delicious, and the chicken was fantastic. But, what sets burritos apart are the veggies and optional additions — daddy donkey has fab veggies — cooked and prepared to the T.
All in all a fantastic spot for lunch, and place to satisfy your burrito craving! Will definitely be going back!

For the longest, I thought burritos were really hard to come by in London until I stumbled upon Daddy Donkey on Leather Lane. This is definitely one of the busier food stalls on the street — and they even have limits to how many you can order during lunch! I usually go for the steak burrito. Be warned, the spicy salsa is REALLY spicy. It is much safer to go with Medium.
It’s definitely one of the best burritos I’ve had in London so far.

My library mates got really annoyed with me talking about the peppers. They didn’t understand what I was saying and frankly could care less about peppers in any capacity.
For me, though, the peppers are the reason this is the best burrito place in the area. They are perfectly cooked every time, and you get a hearty portion of them.
I know, it’s just peppers…
… but it’s also just a burrito, and in a vegetarian burrito, those veggies matter.
Guac is good and lime-​y. Medium hot sauce is a perfect amount of kick for me. They’re very liberal with their portions and the line moves super quickly.
Win.

Ayyyyy Que rico! No pues, estos son los maximos, los mejores, violentos y vale la pena por su precio, solo he estado allí una vez y me di cuenta que el sabor era padrisimo asi que volvere otra vez!

Great burrito place! On a very competitive stretch of street food vendors (Leather Lane), Daddy Donkey ALWAYS has long queues during Friday lunchtimes. Having tried several other burrito places in London, this comes a close second to my favourite, Chilango.
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My virgin visit to Daddy Donkey, which sounds far more rude than it actually is, was a delightfully happy lunchtime affair. When I saw the queue my legs wobbled — I was afraid, I was petrified, that I would never get to the counter before fainting. But, fear not, the tide of the Daddy Donkey lunchtime ride is swift and calmly envelopes you toward your goal, giving you enough time to choose amongst the variations and actually get excited about putting food in your mouth.
I went for a fajita burrito, chicken, no jalapenos, extra guacamole and mild strength. My palate is of a delicate temperament and I didn’t want to fill up on water over food — the resulting burrito? Beautiful. Flavoursome, stout, fat and proudly wrapped in foil. Watch the drippage, it’s a messy and cumbersome toil but well worth it for the satisfaction. If you are a lucky camper you can even rest your feet post queue on their diddy donkey tables and pass the time by staring at the various amusing comic figures adorned on their van. A definite must for a hunk of fulsome fodder of a lunch-​time period. Win!