MiLina Cuisine Colombian Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is amazing (try the tamal colombiano)."
• "The quality of its meat, which was exquisite."
• "Food was great."
• "The empanada was great. Crispy and airy with amazing flavor."
• "The food was cooked perfectly, and the portions were big enough to share."
• "Delicious authentic Colombian food."
• "The food was amazing, service was great, and the Bandeja Paisa was delicious."

Cons:

• "The food is never prepared correctly and consistently cold."
• "The shrimp were dry and overcooked."
• "It was tiny for $22.00 it did not taste good."
• "The steak I ate was marinated horribly."
• "The chicken, cheese and shrimp empanadas were average."
• "Chicken empanadas were a little bland."
• "The plantains were burnt, the arepa was over fried, the avocado was black and not fresh."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff is so friendly, and nice."
• "The service is great, Friendly, respectful and attentive."
• "Great Colombian food great service waitress was very attentive."
• "Excellent service, exceptionally nice people."
• "Mauricio is a great server, always ready for you with a smile!"
• "Naiza was our server, and she was very attentive to our table and our needs."
• "The staff were very nice and the service was excellent."

Cons:

• "The male waiter was so rude to us. I asked him for extra sauce twice and he never brought it."
• "Service was a bit slow for a restaurant that just opened there doors."
• "Food is amazing!! waitress are nice, but they should handle their problems privately bc the two times that I’ve been there who seems to be the chef yelled at the waitress in front of me and my husband while we were sitting at the counter. ( not nice at all)"
• "40 minutes for 3 beef empanadas and 2 cheese arepas. No sorry no customer service."
• "There were people still eating while the staff were mopping the floors. Big no-no for me."
• "Waitress Nathalya not willing to speak English to us."
• "Our waitress never came back to check up on us."

Price

Pros:

• "The prices are more than reasonable."
• "Much better food, ambiance and much much cheaper."
• "Portions are large and worth the price!"
• "The price for what you get can’t be beat."
• "The food was delicious and affordable!"
• "Their prices are very good."
• "Lots of food for a great price."

Cons:

• "Good food place clean friendly just little pricey."
• "Other menu items are pricy for what you get."
• "The food is a hit or a miss and very pricey for the quality at times."
• "Very pricey for the quality at times."
• "They charge you$3.50 for a 'empanadas'."
• "The bandeja paisa was extremely over priced for what looked like a McDonalds Happy Meal portion."
• "This restaurant is extremely overpriced based on the quality of the food."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "On top of that, I was there on a Friday evening and there was a wonderful musician playing which really added to the overall 5-star feeling."
• "Casual atmosphere and kid friendly."
• "Very clean atmosphere....cheery and bright!"
• "Great looking restaurant, small but well put together."
• "Recently when we were there they played great music too!"
• "Nice atmosphere."
• "Cool place, a modern decoration."

Cons:

• "The espressos were water down like 1 part coffee 4 parts water."
• "However the entree looked like a mini bandeja paisa for the $19 price they charge."
• "Oh and price is different depends on who rings you up."
• "The restaurant has its own Gratuity as well. sooo they tipped themselves."
• "I was not very impressed with the location."
• "Right away you can tell there was poor diversity in the restaurant."
• "The only CON is that the service is sooooooooo slow."