A new restaurant in Wimbledon will be giving away 1,000 burritos today for their official opening. Tortilla on Wimbledon Broadway will be serving up traditional Mexican food, signature burritos and tacos from noon.

The chain of restaurants was founded by managing director Brandon Stephens in 2007.

Stephens said he was inspired by the neighbourhood taco shops (or ‘taquerias’) of Los Angeles and San Francisco in his native California.

The restaurant chain, which calls itself the “UK’s biggest group” has plans to open a further 25 sites across the UK in the next few years.