Mi Querida Colombia

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 supposeI 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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.