Peribay reflects the feisty Mexican spirit and offers the ambience one hopes for when meeting up friends or family on Essex Road; inside it's festive and colourful and the vibrant atmosphere makes you feel that you are going to have a good time. Latin music and cocktails certainly make an impact, and on Sunday diners can also expect a good value traditional Mexican roast.

On your first foray into the menu you may encounter a Cajun chicken quesadilla with spring onion, cheddar cheese and sour cream, and chorizo and grilled prawn skewers served with flour tortillas and aioli. One can hardly leave a Mexican restaurant without tasting their chilli con carne - be sure to try their sol beer version - or even chimichangas, enchiladas, burritos and tacos. For those who prefer grills, there's a fabulous choice that takes in the lemon pepper salmon, char-grilled tuna steak, lamb cutlets and flame-grilled sirloin steak. After all that spice it's a wise idea to cool off with banoffee pie or chocolate fudge cake with vanilla ice cream.