Aleida’s Restaurant

Come here a couple of times and always had great experiences! Each time I've come at lunch and been served right away. The employees have been consistently friendly and efficient in their service I've never had a bad meal here, but their cachapa panellon is the dish I find myself going to most often. There's only a handful of places in the Austin area that serve it and I definitely think they do it the bestI appreciate the depth of arepa options they have, I'm surprised more places don't have a breakfast arepa option. There's also plenty of non arepa/cachapa options that are also high quality, so I've had this place in my regular rotation for a while and never gotten boredOverall I can't recommend strongly enough if you live in the Austin area or are visiting from a place where Venezuelan food isn't available

We stopped by Aleida's for a quick bite on a Sunday evening. The meal was good, but IMHO the place is not worthy of the almost 5-star rating posted online. The restaurant is a small "hole in the wall" storefront in a strip mall. Not necessarily a bad thing! But smaller than one would think. They are moving to another spot in the small mall, which we drove by on the way out. Larger space, area for a full bar, the licenses for which have been applied for based on the poster in the window of the restaurant. The only drinks/cocktails available this evening was one beer. Many of the items on the menu were "out of stock"... the restaurant's signature red sauce, all the desserts except tres leches cake, cachpas (didn't have those), etc., all not available. However, what we were able to order was good!We started with an order of chips and queso... chips warm, nice and crisp, the queso OK but unremarkable, some melted cheese and very small bits of peppers, red, green and orange (guessing red and green jalapenos and scotch bonnets). The tortilla soup was a standout... nice broth, ton of shredded chicken, seasoned a bit heavy, but tasty! We also had the jalapeno chicken arepas and a chicken burrito. Both were very good; the burrito was probably our favorite of the two entrees. Forgot a pic of the burrito... sorry about that! LOLTips for management ... it wasn't busy. In fact, no customers there when we walked in. The staff laughing and joking in the back... a table full of old dishes and trash was closest to the order/register, food from the days diners was obvious all over the floor, the bottles of salsa bought to our table were not clean. If the staff has time (obviously it did) the place should be spotless.

This is a little hidden gem tucked away in a shopping plaza, so glad we found it! The owners/workers had a lot of pride in their restaurant and you could really tell. Everything was very clean and they made sure to check in on us and give recommendations along the way. We ordered at the counter, grabbed our drinks, and chose our own table. I love a good quick spot for lunch like this. I had a shredded beef and guacamole arepa and it was delicious! It was packed full of so much good stuff, I couldn't quite finish all of it which was sad, I especially loved the plantains that came on top!They had a white sauce and a spicier green sauce, both of which were delicious, but not very spicy, just lots of flavor. My husband had a chicken arepa and it was also really good, the meat was very high quality and no gross chewy bits to be found. So glad we were able to have a great lunch at this sweet local spot.

I can't believe I haven't been here before. It was very busy at lunch but the wait for food wasn't long. I love this place. The menu is fabulous. Breakfast all day. Kids meals. Looks like they are getting a liquor license soon. The owner explained the menu to me in detail. They have great pies too. I'll be back next week!

This place is absolutely worth the high ratings and I would drive across the city to try it out again!The service is friendly and ambiance is super cute with a decent amount of indoor seating.Everything we got was delicious!Cachapa - a huge serving, enough for two. The mix of sweet corn and savory fillings was perfect and I'd recommend for anyone to try at least once.Sampler - great and everything was tasty. Good for a big group if you wanna try some different things. Next time I'd probably get the tequenos and maybe an arepa instead though.Pabellon plate - plantains were great! And the chicken was super juicy and full of flavor.Definitely recommend trying it out! Cachapa is a must!

Highly recommend this place! We came to try the Arepas, we got their sample plate instead. It had a variety of things to try such as arepas, empanadas, plantains, etc. We really enjoyed the arepas and empanadas. Customer service was great, the owner was very nice and attentive. Place is clean, plenty of seating with booths and a few tables. Everything is fresh, and made to order.

This was my first time having arepas. Maybe they're just not my thing, but I didn't really enjoy my meal here. The chicken was quite dry and lacked flavor, and I felt that $17 was expensive for what it was. My friends seemed to enjoy it, so I think it's still worth a try.

Arepas are really good. Also they had a sauce on the side that was super flavorful and great balance of spice. The people at the front are very nice.

I had a Arepa Llanera for lunch. So did my friend. It was like a steak taco in a pita but it wasn't a taco or a pita! It was Venezuelan. The bread was fabulous and I loved the sauce they used, The steak was tender and plentiful.We were looking for something new and we found it!The place was clean and friendly. They also have Mexican dishes but we didn't try it.We can't wait to go back and try some other dishes.

Came at 9:11am on Tuesday and they were closed. Called and nobody picked up. Hours show open today.