Since moving to London we have missed Latin American food immensely so when we found this nearby we…read morehad to stop. I won't lie, I was initially turned off by the outside look and we were first in the restaurant (empty restaurants are never a good sign); however, my original trepidation was immediately laid to rest when our waitress came. She was friendly and walked us through all our menu questions and provided some helpful suggestions and very quickly the restaurant filled up. The arepas were fantastic, cheese on top was melted perfection, and the tamales were bursting with flavor and the was moist and delicious. I would highly recommend a stop here, just make sure to bring cash.

Donde Carlos, what can I say...? Great place with a little shop downstairs for those Latin American…read moregoods you're missing! The service is friendly, and feels genuine, and the ambiance is almost as if you were in Colombia! There's usually some Spanish football on the TV which adds to the authenticity of the restaurant. It's always full of Colombians, and other spanish speakers, which could be a little daunting for some, but it's evidence that they do a good job with the food! The empanadas taste great, and of course come with the great spicy salsa verde, super tasty. I ALWAYS go for the Bandeja Paisa, and I'm satisfied every time! The meat is good, although it can be a little over cooked at times, but not often. The rice, arepa, egg, beans and plantain are always cooked perfectly (I think they've had a lot of practice)!! The drinks choices are great, you can even order a Refajo (recommended) which is kinda like beer with Irn-Bru. Tastes great with all the meat on a Bandeja Paisa! They also have some great juices which you can have with milk or water. I usually get the Maracuja with water... refreshing! To say the prices for food are reasonable is a real understatement. £12 for Bandeja Paisa of this quality is awesome! If you're ever in Shepherds Bush, check this place out. Be warned, they close unusually early on Sundays, around 7pm.

Fancy taking a holiday but don't have the money? Come here for your injection of Columbian culture…read moreand cuisine. A bit like a private social club this place can be intimidating but seriously, everyone is welcome. You can enjoy the amazing tasty treats on offer, I had a chicken and potato pattie that was awesome, as well as a whole load of Columbian food that you can take home yourself and cook. They hold Salsa lessons here and have amazing "Old Boys" singing to all the families sat around. This is a cultural hub for the local Latin American community and is just fantastic!

Best Salsa bar in London. If you are looking for real Salsa and Latin music, this place is probably…read morethe best in London. Its not fancy, but feels like a real Latin American Salsa bar. Lots of drinks, Colombian street food also available. Great people and great Salsa!

A quaint little homely Colombian restaurant in the heart of Holloway Nags Head's market with decor…read moresimilar to an old English cafe with bright orange painted walls which added a nice charm to it. Both the staff there were very humble and accommodating, working non stop to dish up delicious plates of Columbian food at portions big enough to feed two and all at affordable prices. At the front of the counter were a lovely selection of starters containing many unusual and delicious looking Colombian street foods. I say unusual but that is because I have not seen many of these delicacies in London before. Chorizo on cornbread This was okay. I think the cornbread let it down a bit being quite dry and bland but the chorizo itself made it worthwhile. Made from grounded meat and spices the texture was very moist and creamy, tasting much like processed meat. But I liked it and the heat built up after each bite making it quite spicy. Beef empanadas Very different to a lot of the Spanish versions I've had as the filling was more fluffy due to the addition of mash potato in it too instead of being very meaty. It was very flavourful, comforting, with the beef giving it the oomph of flavour it needed. The soft texture was a lovely contrast to the crispy cornmeal fried batter too which sadly started to become slightly hard and chewy from being left out too long and then reheated. But for the cheap prices they're charging, I am not complaining. Papas Rellanas (stuffed potatoes) These were definitely the highlight of our meal. Fried potato balls made of mash potatoes stuffed with rice, beef and onions. It starts off being crispy before you break the thin fried outer shell and reach into the lovely generous soft fluffy filling. It was seasoned perfectly with mild spices, adding complexity and depth to the ground beef and sweet onions. Comfort food at its best Pollo a la plancha A delicious plate of wholesome food. For someone who doesn't like chicken breast I was so surprised at how much I loved this dish. It was obvious that the chicken was marinated for long hours to give out the lovely mild savoury spices against its natural sweet flavours with a lovely hint of smokiness as a result of being beautifully grilled. It was succulent and tender too. It came with a lovely side of braised red beans, cooked till fluffy and soft and seasoned perfectly. Salad helped reduce the stodginess as well and adding some crunch to the dish and a lovely juicy plantain for some sweetness. All accompanied with fluffy rice and a runny fried egg. Bandeja Paisa A gigantic platter of food consisting of fried pork belly, two grilled beef, grilled chorizo, a fried egg, fried bread, stewed pinto beans, plantain, a slice of avocado and salad. It was delicious and every part of it. The pork belly was delicious. Being fried you have a lovely contrast of the crispy outside and the soft tender inside with good fatty boys melting in your mouth. Beef were beautifully marinated, smoky and although required a bit of teeth work they were very enjoyable to bite through its rich flavours. Chorizo were lovely with its sweet spices and meaty texture. Everything else was great too, either all fresh or cooked perfectly. For £12 it was a bargain especially when it fed the both of us and we even had some leftover to takeaway. I think I found a hidden gem as I have been trying to find more information on them on the internet but there is minimal information about them. Yet the place was packed the whole time we we were there and staff were ever so accommodating. It's not a place for a first date though as the market it is in (Holloway Nags Head) can be a a bit rough sometimes and the restaurant itself is quite run down with poor paint job. However for a bit of change to the usual and for authentic Colombian food and cheap budget eats, I highly recommend this place and I will be back soon.

Wow! What a gem…read more Great service. Delicious food. Best Peruvian food in London! Highly recommended

Great was the food and service very welcoming will recommend this restaurant completelyread more

This place is happening! The food is tasty, fresh and of excellent value. The staff are brilliant…read morehosts and its lovely to sit outside with a cold Pacifico (Mexican) beer in the sunshine. I want to take everyone I know to La Cabana this summer.

El Rincon Quiteño is a charming, family-run Ecuadorian cafe with wonderful service and tasty…read moreauthentic cuisine. I got the salteña and the pork knuckle soup, which were both delish. The server ran the place and was extremely friendly and welcoming--even offering me a traditional drink (though I didn't love it TBH...). The decor is stylish, but the prices are remarkably affordable. Overall a fun place to eat.

Authentic, personable service and cheap food, oh this is my kind of place. The sweet cosy cafe that…read moreis El Rincon Quiteno has been a stalwart on Holloway Road for over a decade. The reason they have been around so long, is because they are fantastic. They have a mixed selection of cultural foods from England, Spain, Portugal, Italy and South America. You can mix and match the items in your meal so you can have exactly what you want. Best of all the prices are so reasonable. I paid £4 for a full English breakfast. That is good business in my book. Love this place.

I LOVE the food here! Tapas menu is fantastic for sharing and the lunch special is 8 quid for a…read moredrink, massive bowl of nachos with your choice of protein and burrito. I have requested the burrito open faced and they are happy to oblige. Every time I have been here service has been impeccable, always look forward to being in Gravesend to eat here.

Went there tonight for my birthday celebration. 1. Lost our…read morebooking. 2. Five of us squeezed onto a ridiculously small table. 3. 25 minutes wait for drinks after ordering them. 4. Further, 25 minutes wait for tapas starters. 5. One of which was wrong and took 20 further minutes to prepare a prawn cocktail. 6. Supervisor denied any accountability towards our complaints. Quite simply, not interested. 7. Food quite simply not worth the wait. My only suggestion is go elsewhere.

I had an absolutely outstanding meal here tonight…read more Latino America is a recent addition to the restaurant scene here in Hove. It is in fact the first Argentinian restaurant in East Sussex, something I only found out today! We only happened to go here because we tried to go to Makara next door but it was fully booked, so we thought we might as well give Latino America a go. I'd never had Argentinian food before, so I wasn't really sure what to expect, but upon looking at the menu there is a lot of choice, especially when it comes to meat! I noticed there was a good selection of vegetarian food on offer too, not your bog standard 'mushrooms with mushrooms' that veggies usually get fobbed off with! We had a starter of Chipa Correntino - cheese rolls made with cassava flour with a Stilton sauce. Oh my! They were absolutely delicious - not too heavy for a starter and the Stilton sauce was delicate and not too over powering. Perfect for sharing. For the main I was going to go for a burger or a steak roll, but Scott liked the look of the Argentine meat experience to share, which was a selection of prime Argentine steak cuts: Cuadril-(Rump), Bife de chorizo (Sirloin), Ojo de bife (Rib Eye) and Lomo (fillet) with a side of rice. Our waiter recommended that we ordered the trio of sauces (Chimchurri, Provenzal and Criolla) to accompany the steak at a further £5. I'm going to be honest here and say my eyes LIT UP when the food came over. Even more so when I finally tucked in! Our waiter recommended that we eat the fillet steak first as it was the highest quality steak and best eaten hot. I am partial to a fillet steak every now and again but this one was melt in the mouth. I didn't it to end! All of the steaks were fantastic and the chimchurri sauce complemented the steaks perfectly. I absolutely would not hesitate to eat here again - and seeing as I live a 2 minute walk away I will 100% be back!

I wanted to go to Makara. Makara is my new favorite place…read more But Makara was full. I was gutted. This place is just a few doors down. Honestly, I thought it would just sell fajitas and tacos and stuff. I was well up for some of that. So we decided to go in. Then as we entered, the waiters and waitresses looked beautiful and the subtlety of the lighting suggested, "This is going to cost you". In my head I sighed. I was right, it did end up costing me. But... it was well worth the money. Sophie and I shared an Argentine Meat Platter, with rice and some a selection of sauces (Chimchurri, Provenzal and Criolla). The meat platter consists of four different types of steak, rump, rib eye, sirloin and fillet. I couldn't tell you what was in the sauces, but I can tell you that every single one complimented the meat. One was meaty, one was salsa-ry and the other was oily. We ate everything. I have never eaten better steak. I want to go back. I now have two new favorite places to eat that are only a few doors away from eachother.

Delicious Latin American food, very good prices and no service charge…read more It might be a little hard to find but it is totally worth persisting until you get there. They have a lunch menu with different options which changes daily. The food is freshly prepared there for you and the portions are generous.

If you look down the road you'd never guess this place was down here. (Its not the same place as…read morethe picture on yelp) It's a local haunt for latinos who often go there and get 1 menu of the day to share between two because the portion sizes are so enormous! So it's no glamour whatsoever and CASH ONLY. If you order straight from the menu dishes are about £13-£20 BUT you won't be disappointed as you get a massive amount of food & it all tastes good. Generally meat/fish with rice, salad, chips. The trick however is to ask the Waitress what the menu of the day is - you'll have an option for starter and an option for main plus you'll get a drink and it's all for £9. Now if you're a BIG eater then that may be good for you, but otherwise do it Latino style and just get 1 menu of the day to share & that turns into a lunch meal of £4,50 each for 2ppl. & that's what I call affordable!

We had dinner at La Fonda on Saturday. The food was good, the portions were massive but prices were…read morelow. The music was lively but not over loud and decor intersting. At the back there is an open garden but it was too cold to try it. There were a few fellow diners and a large group celebrating a birthday so the place was busy and interesting, worth while if there are a few of you as yoru can share diiferent things. The only down side was our friend was a vegetarian so the choice of Colombian main courses was limited but she order numerous side dishes and was very happy. The menu is very bias to large chunks of meat. Location next to a busy road but we didn't notice that once inside. We will go again as we had a good time.