LAS IGUANAS opens at thehub:mk

 

Renowned for its authentic Latin American food and for producing and importing its own brand of Brasil's national spirit Cachaça, Las Iguanas will be bringing a slice of Latin Life to Milton Keynes when it opens in September.

Vibrant and atmospheric with friendly service, sassy salsa sounds, striking decor, sunny terraces, sizzling fajitas and cool cachaça cocktails - that just about sums up the Las Iguanas experience, and The Hub is where you'll find it.

Foodies can look forward to tucking into a diverse menu inspired by authentic regional dishes from Brasil, Colombia and Argentina, including Xinxim (Brasilian lime chicken), Moqueca (coconut and tomato curry), fajitas with various fillings (Fillet steak, Lemon chicken or Portobello mushroom and butternut squash) and char-grilled sea bass drizzled with lemon and basil oil. A tasty Tapas selection includes mouth watering calamares with fresh garlic & chilli aioli and split tiger prawns in chilli butter with freshly baked bread. Las Iguanas serve up a light lunch/early evening express menu, great fiesta menus for friends to share, imaginative food for children - and everything is cooked fresh to order.

For those looking for a drink with a difference head to the Cachaçaria (the spirit bar) for traditional Brasilian cocktails made with Las Iguanas Magnifica. The house brand Cachaça is distilled from sugarcane grown on Las Iguanas' own plantation just outside Rio - it doesn't get more authentic than that! A fearsome spirit by itself, it's delicious served with crushed lime and sugar in Las Iguanas' signature Caipirinha or with raspberry liqueur and elderflower and topped with bubbly as a Cana Royale.

A tried and tested success story, Las Iguanas has been bringing a slice of Latin life to a growing number of cities for 16 years. Now there are 14 sites well established in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Nottingham, Leicester, Sheffield, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester and Brighton, Oxford and two sites in London - the Royal Festival Hall and the O2 Dome. Milton Keynes is part of the latest expansion programme for the Bristol-based company.

Every restaurant has its own individual character, but the flamboyant wrought iron chandeliers and colourful mosaics set the scene for a night out in Rio - wherever you are.

The new site is a 4500 sq ft ground floor site, with 140 seats in the restaurant, 50 in the bar and 140 on the piazza.