Located at Level 2 of Star Vista, and it looked like a good place to start my maiden Colombian food experience.
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| menu |
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| food~ |
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| cosy interior |
The menu focuses on empanadas and arepas, and thus, that was what we ordered.
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| beef empanadas (@$10++) |
For a small eater, empanadas sounds good. Three choices (chicken, beef or cheese) for its filling but one order can only be that one choice. So if you chose beef, all 3 pieces will be beef. There goes the plan to taste all three! I understand from the service staff that these lovely fritters were handmade by the lady boss.
Served piping hot, and with two sauces; Aji (salsa made from tomatoes, chili and corriander) and a greenish sauce, probably avocado mix.
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| golden corn fritters |
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| filled with strips of beef |
The fritter's skin tasted of slight sweetness as one chewed along. The beef filling was good, savoury tasty but yet, mild.
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| Aji sauce |
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| avocado sauce? |
Had the misconception that the Aji sauce would be spicy, but it was not. Gave a somewhat 'green' (probably from the corriander) taste when eaten with the fritters.
Did someone ask for a drink? Haha, of course. Ordered the ladies drink, a Redd's lime flavoured beer. Liked that it was served out in a glass with salted rim.
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| beer (@$12++) |
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| Redd's beer, served and ready to be enjoyed |
My friend had the Arepa Burger.
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| Arepa Burger (@$18++), served with plantains |
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| onions, tomato, cheese, beef patty and vege sandwiched between arepa |
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| nicely textured, tasty beef patty |
Not quite used to the arepa. Maybe we left it out for a tad too long while we talked. It was a bit hardened when we got to it. Liked the beef patty, the cheese and everything else in the burger. Nice combo, that tasted just right. Have this with a glass of slightly sweet red wine. Yums.
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| red wine (@$12++) |
The Arepa Burger was served with a side of plantain, which is deep fried banana, lightly salted. Tasted kind of like deep fried tapioca, though.
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| deep fried plantain |
How about some Colombian coffee to end the meal? My friend had the espresso. Tiny tiny cup, cute.
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| espresso |
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| Juan Valdez, signature Colombian coffee |
Service was earnest and friendly. Would like to come back sometime, to try the dessert and coffee.
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