I love this place though I don't have pictures of the food itself, I go here almost every morning to get me some breakfast. The service is amazing always so nice and attentive. The place is very nice and clean. The restrooms are always clean and smelling good too which is rare for most restaurants. read more

tres veces lo he visitado , la ultima vez la comia demasiado salada , la calidad de la comida no me gusto , no creo que vuelva, servicio fue bueno y el ambiente read more

I was very pleased with my classic order of carne empanadas and un café con leche. The empanadas came with this picante sauce, which I'm a sucker for any picante sauce. They were hot, right amount of stuffing, nice and crispy on the outside. The guy that took my order was very polite and attentive. read more

Mi Querida Colombia - Empanadas & café con leche - Colombian Near Me - Ocoee, Florida

I was in the area of Maguire and Colonial at 11 AM and really wanted an egg breakfast at the nearest place. I searched for "Eggs" in the Yelp App and Mi Querida Colombia came up first. They serve breakfast until 12 noon. The menu is in English and Spanish. I ordered the " Colombian corn cake with cheese and scrambled eggs" breakfast meal. This meal also comes with coffee!. I ordered the coffee with milk, they do not have decaffeinated coffee. The coffee came beautifully presented with steamed milk. It was absolutely delicious coffee! The scrambled eggs were also delicious and I really liked the Colombian corn cake paired with the eggs. The corn cake was warm and looked like it had just come off the griddle, the edges were crisp and very slightly browned and there was some mild cheese on top, it was really good! There is ample parking in the parking lot and it is a very convenient location, the shopping center is right on the North West corner of Maguire and Colonial and you can enter either from Colonial (Route 50) or from Maguire Road. read more

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We hoped for a lot more. Should have read the reviews first!? Authentic doesn't always mean delicious I guess? The flank steak was season-less and difficult to cut and chew. Maybe that is the chef's intention? The white cake also was tasteless- just a substance to be chewed and swallowed - once. The meat portion of the pork rind was super dry and I didn't attempt to try the rind portion. Even though I don't have dentures, I simply wasn't about to give that a go. The fried egg was over cooked so no yolk to permeate the rice. The red beans were okay and was used on the rice which turned out pretty good and made the meal. Thank goodness. Plantains were okay but could have cooked a littler longer - since borderline on al dente'. (I prefer it nearer to mushy.) My partner's fries were barely warm and as lifeless and tasteless as seen in the picture. There must be an aversion to NaCl at this restaurant's kitchen. It is on the table though. Great if you have Hypertension! I didn't even try a bite of the hamburger as that stuff looked like aged, backwater fish camp fare. Wish I had photographed it. Over processed no signs of grilled or signs of anything. Not the least bit juicy. 7/8 of that entire burger and fries went back to the kitchen trash. Does the kitchen even wonder why when this happens? Maybe their "regulars" love it, as this place has been open for some time! The beers were cold and good. Our server was a delight and accurate. The "football" was a reason to leave because so loud and sounded like a Spanish auction house having at it almost the entire time at the table. All this joy for $41.00 ! nice. read more

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I will keep it short and to the point. Wait time was a nightmare, it took almost half an hour after placing our order. The appetizers came in after our food. The server was respectful but disengaged from the customers in general. I don't feel it was anything personal with our table. Pricing was high for what we ordered (garlic chicken breast, rice and beans), but portions were generous. Now, the flavor was exquisite. I don't think I would return since I consumed my whole lunch hour waiting for my food and basically had to rush it down. But if you want to eat flavorful food and don't mind the pricing and wait times, then I would definitely recommend. read more

I came here with a fairly large group of 6 people. We were immediately greeted and seated without any delay. There was quite a large selection of food and drinks and desserts. I thought it was a formidable yet diverse. The staff seemed rather busy but that didn't affect their service for us. In fact, I'd say it was above average service. I would say that it helped that people at my table spoke spanish with the staff. The food overall I thought was very good for what you pay for. I travelled to Colombia a short while back for the first time and I'd say this is one of the more genuine Colombian places I've been to. Some people complain about the prices, but I thought they were very fair. To each their own I suppose I think what put me in a good mood was that there was a harp player that came and played and sang. It was a nice experience. read more

Very good, authentic food. Staff was very friendly and helpful, they were kind of slow but it's a small restaurant and everything is cooked to order so I didn't mind the wait. read more

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I love reviewing small hole in the wall places because that's what Yelp is about, and thanks to Yelp I found Mi Querida Colombia restaurant while on a business trip in Orlando. I love authentic Latin cuisine and Mi Querida Colombia did not disappoint. I had the lentil soup which was perfectly seasoned and sprinkled with fresh cilantro, I also enjoyed the Mango shake and the Sifrida arepa, which was a Venezuelan style arepa filled with chicken salad, avocado and gouda cheese, it was phenomenal. Service was very friendly and attentive, everything came out quickly and perfectly prepared. The restaurant is in a strip mall, it's not fancy, but the food is excellent. read more

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This was absolutely amazing! The meats were NOT over cooked, the rice was excellent (NOT mushy), the beans were flavorful and seasoned, the plantain was sweet and lightly fried not under ripe like some places, and the fried egg topped it off! I give this place 5 stars! I highly recommend this place. You will not regret it! read more

Mi Querida Colombia - Bandeja Paisa - Colombian Near Me - Ocoee, Florida

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Who closes their kitchen at 8:40pm but they close the whole restaurant at 10pm? On a Saturday?

Honestly, I was pretty disappointed with this place. I do NOT recommend trying their empanadas. They didn't taste fresh at all and I couldn't even finish mine. I also didn't enjoy the fish, it was dry and not worth the price. The food also took a really long time and I was the only customer there so that was also disappointing. The only thing I say is 100% worth trying is their pan de bonos. They were delicious and if I ever go back it will be the only thing I get. read more

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Great lunch; forgot to take pics but everything was good and totally authentic. Arroz con pollo, platano maduro, , arepa chocolo (not chocolate!) but sweet corn. read more

Food was delicious, people are very friendly. Nice place for brunch. Primera vez en el restaurante. Muy buena la comida , sabor casero !!!, recomiendo el lugar ! read more

I was in the area and decided to visit Mi Querida Colombia restaurant. My grandson was hungry so I thought that he might like a beef empanada. I also saw the bakery sign and thought that I would pick up some specialties to take home. The restaurant is in a tired looking strip mall at the corner of 50 and Maguire. Their service was friendly and the restaurant was very clean. The empanadas were tasty and my grandson and I enjoyed them. They were nicely seasoned and were exactly what I was hoping for. The bakery was hugely disappointing. They offered a small selection with mostly bread items. The bread that I picked up felt stale and the few dessert items that were on display looked unappealing and below grocery store quality. read more

Mi Querida Colombia - Beef Empanadas - Colombian Near Me - Ocoee, Florida

The food was amazing, but the customer service was horrible waiter taking our order while she was on the phone not giving the paying customers full undivided attention. Serving the drinks and food on the phone. The First Lady that was our waiter at first gave us such an attitude. My family and I felt unwelcome. read more

Walked in around 11:30 am today with my mom and grandma. We were not greeted by anyone at the door so we started walking towards a table towards the back since we figured we would sit ourselves, by that time one of the waitresses saw us and said we could have a seat anywhere. We sat down and the waitress brought our menus, simply placed them down in a stack with the utensils and said she would be back. Coming from a customer service background myself, I distributed the menus because I just thought it was rude the way she placed the menus down. We looked through them for a while since NOTHING seemed typical of Colombia, but we decided to give it a try regardless. My grandma ordered a water-based Guanabana juice, I ordered a water-based mango juice, and my mom ordered a coffee with 1 pan de Bono and 1 form of guayaba snack. My grandma also craved one after seeing the waitress bring my mom's, so we asked the waitress if she could bring an extra one. We waited for 10+ minutes for the pan de Bono and she still didn't bring it. My mom had to get up and ask her again. When she did, she gave her such an attitude as if it were our fault she forgot the order. I also wanted a pan de bono, so we ordered two with the other waitress who was a little more helpful and nicer than ours. For our meals, I originally wanted a Colombian arepa with scrambled eggs. When I placed my order, she informed me they had no eggs... so I ordered the chicken with rice instead. We, also, ordered a Churrasco plate with white rice, beans and plantains. However, my biggest issue was they brought out one plate first then the second plate was brought out 8 or 9 minutes later. Apart from that, the beans tasted like they had been smoked ??? Not sure what the taste was but it was very bad. The churrasco meat was chewy and hard and NONE of us could finish the chicken with rice. Overall, we payed exactly $44.80 and DID NOT leave a tip based off such terrible service. Not sure how they still operate with such bad food and waitresses! read more

Food ordered didn't resemble the food on the menu at all. Tostones came out with cheese and no sauce or sour cream. When I asked I was brought the sauce and told that it didn't have sour cream. The sobrebarriga asada was insanely dry, it looked like hay. The lomo salteado was very good. I know things are difficult opening up after the virus, so I can make excuses for wait times and slowness, but don't tell me something isn't on the menu if it is then turn around and walk away. Sorry dude that's not a place I go. read more

Mi Querida Colombia - Tostones MQC missing toppings - Colombian Near Me - Ocoee, Florida

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Never had visited them before, met the brand towards DoorDash, made my order online for pick up, prices were reasonable, service was poor. Quality not there. Employee didn't greet me told me to wait outside (I understand due to covid19) made me Wait 25 min outside while he is watching Netflix I can see him. When he comes with my order, I tell him I am missing an item it should have been 4, he said in Spanish, we refund I didn't have it, I told him why you didn't tell me so I can order something else he said we refund you. Now while we tried them For the first time. We order bandeja paisa which was flavorless, from the meat, pork, and arepa worst I ever tried, the burger didn't have any sauce which on the description said pineapple sauce, no flavor, the salad was ok. If you want good Colombian food, this is not It the place read more

We came here years ago and it was awful; the food was tasteless and bland and the decor was depressing. Came back today to give it a second shot. We were hopeful after walking in, as the place looks like it has been renovated. I sat down with my husband & three small children. No one came to the table. I took two of our three kids to the bathroom (never a quick incident) and came back to sit down. We continued to wait and again no one came. I finally went up to the counter to ask if we needed to order food there. The male server gave me a set of menus and said to sit down and he'd be there shortly to take our orders. I followed the directions, and waited some more. A gentleman walked in shortly after we got there and sat down. He was greeted promptly by a waitress and had his order taken. Meanwhile, me and my three small kids, who were starving, continued to wait. After about 20 minutes of sitting down with no greeting, no waters, we finally got up and left. Nobody noticed. We would have stayed and waited longer if somebody had bothered to at least come up to us. Seemed like one of those places that has no competition so it cares very little about the service they offer. If you're reading this review and are Colombian, please give them a run for their money. We could use a decent Latin food restaurant in the winter garden area. read more

Mi Querida Colombia - Colombian Near Me - Ocoee, Florida

Outstanding tasty food. I have ate here numerous times and I can honestly say they never miss the mark. I highly recommend this place.

Good the service was good the people were very considerate and the food was good and my food was made quickly so it's basically like fast food but kind of better I do recommend this place read more

Mi Querida Colombia - Colombian Near Me - Ocoee, Florida

I thought about this hard and I don't like giving bad reviews since there is an opportunity to learn and we all can have a bad day and things can just go totally wrong for a business, but it was the worst experience I have had in a long time. I go in on a Tuesday afternoon around 3pm. All of the tables by the wall where full so I thought this place must be excellent. I see the bakery and already started to plan what I am taking home. After 13 mins I am still waiting for the waitress to come over as she is serving everyone else. I make a gesture and someone by the register comes over to get my order I explained that I need to leave soon since I was working. Everything is ok I didn't mind the wait. I get my passion fruit juice, pretty tasty and I'm happy. I ordered the Bandeja Paisa. It came to me looking so tasty and that's when the problem started. White rice is a must on a Hispanic restaurant/household it is the simplest dish to cook yet it was hard/uncooked and mushy at the same time. I called the waitress to look at the rice and she said and I quote "oh yes another table just complained that it's hard, I can ask them to change it" I said yes. So I am hungry and get a bite of the eggs and then I go for the pork cracklings. It was so bendable it felt like rubber, just take a greasy belt and bend it and that was my pork cracklings and it was orange. I ask the waitress who is Colombian If this is the usual way they serve this dish. Now, I don't have a problem with her since I know she is not the cook, but to look at me and then make it seem like I am an idiot by telling me that's how it's serve and there is nothing wrong with it is just crazy, I mean that's why they are call Pork Cracklings, because it cracks...So I talk to the manager and explained that I was not going to pay for this horrible service but would gladly pay for the juice and he says no problem and gives me a 25% discount on my check and goes back to the kitchen. I refused to pay, they ask if I wanted to stay for a new order, and by then it was already 45 mins later and I had a bite of egg, uncooked rice, cold sausage and couldn't break the pork cracklings since it was as hard as a belt. I refused to pay, he comes back and starts arguing with me that there is nothing wrong with the food, I refuse to pay and then he told the waitress to only charge me for the juice. I left that place with an empty stomach, paying for a juice I didn't finish and with a service and food that was just horrible. Hopefully one day they get it together. read more

Mi Querida Colombia - Bandeja paisa: rice was mushy and hard, pork cracklings was orange, wet from the oil and like a rubber, sausage and arepas where cold. - Colombian Near Me - Ocoee, Florida

We've passed this restaurant in the local mall several times. We decided to give it a shot after seeing the bandeja paisa advertised by one of their employees on a billboard standing by the side of the road. I've always enjoyed that meal and thought we would try it at a new place. the restaurant was very clean and also has a small bakery attached to it with various desserts.the staff was very polite, however only one spoke English so it was kind of hard to get our order understood. I ordered the bandeja Paisa and the wife ordered the sirloin strips sauteed with onions and tomatoes. Although we were the second couple in the door, the other got their food a little faster than we did, as did a lady that came in after us. Both meals tasted great, but the chicharones in my meal were not cooked as well as they could have been. All in all I would definitely go back and try something else. The bathrooms were clean and we stocked. My rating system consists of a 3-star being exactly what you expected and neither good nor bad. A 4 means something was extra special and a 5 means you were blown away. A 2 star rating was disappointing and a 1-star rating is terrible. read more

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I had the mondongo and wife had the steak. The food is really good that we make it a habit to visit when we are in Orlando. Give it a try, we find the food very flavorful. read more

Food is terrible, no seasoning what so ever. Worse Bandeja Paisa and Churrasco I have ever eaten.

Food was great everything was excellent 5 star service as well. Def going to recommend it to others.

Very small servings. A plate I ordered Bandeja Paisa was good. The issue was is the very small serving of rice. The cook uses what seems to be a tea cup amount to serve the rice on to the plate. The other complain was the option for yellow plantain vs tostones for this plate. My wifes plate had only one toston. My plate had three slices of yellow plantains. I spoke to the waitress about it but there was nothing she could do about the rice nor the plantain portions. read more

A la comida le faltó sal, las porciones normales. El mesero en lugar de darme el cambio, me pregunto si el total que le había dado, estaba bien, no entendí y se llevo el total del dinero que le di y no regresó, es decir, el mismo dispuso del cambio para dárselo a él Mismo de propina. El servicio ya está incluido, por lo que la propina, fue del 28%. Exageradamente ridiculo read more

Been to this restaurant thousands of times, I am Colombian and used to live in Miami. The only reason I come here is because the food is authentic and it taste like home to me. The servings are small, it is overpriced. Between me and my husband we spend at least $29 every time and we don't get drinks! Just bandeja paisa and ajiaco. I think the restaurant is way too small for the amount of people that go there. And the employees are rude, when you call they'll put you on hold but not actually press the hold button so you hear all that's going on. It's a good restaurant only for the food. Again once I find a good Colombian restaurant in the area I'll be going there. read more

I will give them another try in person in the future as this review is based off a delivery. Food was cold. Meat over cooked. Order says 4 empanadas and it's only 3 sent. The empanadas were good though. I will try again in case it's a delivery thing. read more

The people were very friendly, but this is honestly probably the worst food I have had in a long time. I got the platter for traditional Colombian food and all of the meat was hard and dry like it was precooked and reheated. The fried food on top had basically no flavor, and the churrasco steak was sizzling hot when it came out, but tasted like what I imagine some sort of car engine fluid or grill cleaner would taste like. On the upside, it all looked pretty good...we will definitely not be back. read more

Mi Querida Colombia - Colombian platter - Colombian Near Me - Ocoee, Florida

This was such an amazing find! I was heading to old time pottery and I smelled something so delicious. I looked and noticed this little COLOMBIAN place that just called me in. Wow! Everything was delicious. I had the special soup of the day- lentils. It came with a "side" of rice and plantain and steak and salad. I was so full and wanted to keep eating more. I also had an empanada. Very fresh and crispy. The manager and the waitress were so nice. I encourage you all to try this place. It is super close to Clermont and Winter Garden. I'm so excited ! I needed a place like this nearby. read more

Mi Querida Colombia - Especial del dia- lentil soup w/ rice, plantain, and carne asada - Colombian Near Me - Ocoee, Florida

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We come here a lot to just eat empanadas and bread. We came there to eat and they served us our food which was really yummy. Unfortunately my burger didn't have vegetables or bacon, the meat was not cooked well. They took it back in and it was perfect again. Other times we go there for breakfast and the eggs and arepas are delicious. If you're picky I don't recommend it but otherwise it's really good. read more

I ordered 4 Colombian beef empanadas and 2 Venezuelan chicken empanadas, they sent me all chicken and my friend that was going to eat the beef empanadas has chicken allergy, I called the place and the lady said that I had to take the empanadas to the place so they can change it but I'm at work until 10pm so she told me to take them tomorrow, when I asked her for another way she was so rude I ask to talk to the manager and she canceled the call. They didn't put utensils in the bag and salsa neither, and the Venezuelan empanadas are disgusting, it's not a Venezuelan empanada at all. read more

Came in at 12:30 to have lunch. Was greeted as soon as I walked through the door and was told to have a seat anywhere. After 10 minutes of sitting and no service, no drink, or menus I got up and grabbed my own menus. After deciding what to eat and still no sight or sign of anyone coming to the table we decided to get up and leave. Disappointed because I work nearby and was hoping for this to be my new lunch spot. Will not be back. read more

My wife and I wanted to try Columbia good on our visit to Orlando. Mi Querida Columbia was recommended to us by our expatriate Venezuelan hotel clerk with no idea of what to order. The waitstaff were very helpful. The food was so different from anything we have experienced before. read more

Horrible Spent $19+ on two desserts & 4 pan de bono to throw away in the garbage. Please close it down

This restaurant is terrible!!!! They first served us cold food the plantains and soup are cold, which had to be re-heated. They were out of some food that we wanted. The drink portions were too small as well. The service was terrible! Our waiter never asked us how we were doing. I do not recommend here. You can't even wash your hands because they are always out of soap. The food wasn't spectacular. And the bill was way too high for what we gota read more

Mi Querida Colombia - Colombian Near Me - Ocoee, Florida

First time to this place and it definitely will be revisited. My wife's fish and shrimp had this delicatable sauce that just soak into the white rice perfectly. I had the Paisa which included a perfectly cooked thin steak, a sausage, white rice, an egg, maduros, and some chicharron to die for. We also had their pan de queso. Oh boy!!!! read more

Mi Querida Colombia - Colombian Near Me - Ocoee, Florida