La Pequeña Colombia Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is amazing and service is great."
• "This is my all time favorite Colombian restaurant. Everything is finger licking good!"
• "One of the best Mountain Platter dishes I have ever had compared to others in the area."
• "The food was delicious, and the service was top notch."
• "Best Colombian soups in New York!"
• "Everything was very flavorful, hot and delicious."
• "The food at la Pequeña is fresh and tasty without being heavy or super salty."

Cons:

• "Food is over price for the quality."
• "The seafood on the platter was overcooked."
• "The meat was not tasty and a bit dry for my taste."
• "Food could be better. For example today I ordered a sopa de Mondongo to go and when I came home and opened it it only had 3 pieces of Mondongo."
• "The steak was dry and tuff."
• "The food was horrible, grease and salty."
• "Food extremely low on seasonings and condiments too much of a generic flavor."

Service

Pros:

• "The service is quick, the quality is amazing."
• "Service and food are great, been here 5X and the service never changes even when they are busy."
• "Visited la Pequeña Colombia for the 'Hermanitas Calle' show in March 2020. The show was Amazing, the food was delicious, and the service was top notch."
• "Very good food in a relaxing atmosphere."
• "The service was attentive I was their with my grandma who is a little too old and waiter were beyond helpful!"
• "Staff are very welcoming and we were a big group and things were flawless."
• "Service was friendly and the food came relatively quick."

Cons:

• "Mondays they only have one server/bartender."
• "The wait staff never brought us water."
• "Needs better customer service."
• "The server who attended us was very rude and had no customer service skills."
• "The employees do not look happy to be working there."
• "They don't smile and the service es rude."
• "Our server had a very snappy and rude attitude."

Value

Pros:

• "Great Colombian food with very generous portion sizes."
• "Best Colombian food in the states."
• "The dishes are huge, reasonably priced and so amazingly tasty!"
• "Well worth the price tag which is not bad at all for what you receive."
• "Not very expensive plus the food is very good and theirs drinks are also well made!"
• "The best Colombian food in the US!"
• "The menu is affordable and the service is impeccable."

Cons:

• "They only gave 3 small pieces of maduros. Unlike other restaurants who give a whole plantain, definitely not worth $21!"
• "Super super overpriced."
• "Charged me 4% for using a debit card."
• "For a $240 dinner between 4 people you expect better."
• "It can be a little pricey if you compare it to other Colombian restaurants around the neighborhood."
• "This Colombian restaurant is very expensive."
• "Super super overpriced. Tiny portion of Yuca for $7."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Nice looking restaurant from the outside and looks good on the inside, decoration, bathrooms, cleanliness is good."
• "This restaurant is huge too, so feels like an escape from the city if you’re coming from somewhere else."
• "They always have the soccer games on...the place is very family friendly."
• "The restaurant has a great cozy feel with a look of a colombian restaurant with the decor and staff."
• "Even the music and ambience was excellent!!"
• "What a classic, elegant, and beautiful place with a positive ambiance."
• "The atmosphere was bright, homey and kid/family friendly too."

Cons:

• "The tables that are next to the bar are not good since the diners need a private space to talk and at these tables they are listening to what their waiters are talking about, which is not pleasant or appropriate."
• "Walls are more bare with less paintings & art in the back it looks so bland now."
• "The bathroom is a health hazard, should be frequently cleaned."
• "Today, the charming greeting was nonexistent, the establishment seemed dark and gloomy and didn’t have that welcoming feeling as in the past."
• "The decor lacks culture and creativity."
• "Parking isn't good."
• "The atmosphere has definitely changed."

Hygiene

Pros:

• "Nice looking restaurant from the outside and looks good on the inside, decoration, bathrooms, cleanliness is good."

Cons:

• "The last week when I ate here in the middle of my meal a big coachroach was crawling on my table."
• "Also we ordered a glass of water and it was brought out with a piece of food floating inside the glass."
• "The bathroom is a health hazard, should be frequently cleaned."