La Malinche
La Malinche
Slices of toasted bread, tomato spread, butter, olive oil, and minced garlic.
A mix of olives marinated in olive oil, herbs, and spices. Vegetarian and gluten friendly.
Toasted bread, tomato spread, sliced manchego cheese, and Jamon Serrano.
Garlic infused guacamole with calavo avocados, olive oil, pico de gallo, and tortilla chips. Vegetarian.
Bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with Monterrey Jack cheese.
Crispy cassava with jalapeno aioli. Vegetarian and spicy.
Fried plantains with Mexican cream. Vegetarian.
Smoked salmon, cream cheese, and red onion on toasted bread.
Baby spinach, mixed nuts, and with a ginger dressing. Vegetarian and gluten-friendly.
Grilled chicken breast topped with sauteed zucchini, onions, and tomatoes. Served with white rice and black beans.
A generous portion of jumbo shrimp sauteed with onion, tomatoes, garlic, green pepper, and glazed with tequila. Served with white rice, black beans, and cauliflower.
Crispy corn chips covered with black beans, melted cheese, jalapeno pepper, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Grilled shrimp served with pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
Ground beef served with pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
Served with pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
Main dish. Grilled chicken breast with 2 corn tortillas served with pico de gallo, rice, and black beans.
Main dish. Grilled chicken breast with 2 corn tortillas served with pico de gallo, rice, and black beans.
Main dish. Grilled outside skirt steak with 2 corn tortilla served with pico de gallo, sour cream, rice, and black beans.
Grilled steak, chicken, and sauteed jumbo shrimp whit sauteed onion, peppers, cilantro, rice, black beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
Sauteed jumbo shrimps with sauteed onion, peppers, cilantro, rice, black beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
Grilled chicken breast with sauteed onion, peppers, cilantro, rice, black beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
Grilled outside skirt steak with sauteed onion, peppers, cilantro, rice, black beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
Ground beef, crispy corn chips covered with black beans, melted cheese, jalapeo pepper, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
100% acorn-fed, and Iberian blackleg.
Famously nutty "mountain ham".
Iberian pork loin.
Salty sheep's milk cheese. Vegetarian.
Semi-soft cow's milk cheese. Vegetarian.
Soft sheep's milk cheese. Vegetarian.
Soft goat cheese. Vegetarian.
Traditional paella, cebolla rice, calamari, scallops, shrimp, and chicken.
Paella prepared with fresh seasonal vegetables.
Chicken skewers drizzled in smokey guajillo sauce. Gluten friendly.
Grilled bacon-wrapped shrimp skewer stuffed with Monterrey jack cheese. Gluten friendly.
Grilled lamb chops, and fingerling potatoes in a demi-glaze sauce. Gluten friendly.
Slightly spicy grilled Spanish sausage. Spicy.
Ground beef meat balls peppers and onion, in a green tomatillo sauce.
Grilled skirt steak or chicken, onions, green pepper, and guacamole. Served with two corn tortillas. Gluten friendly.
Stuffed pastry shells, chicken or beef with cheese.
Pan seared chicken breast with mashed potato, coleslaw, and mushroom sauce.
Grilled NY strip steak, mushrooms, fingerling potatoes in a demo glaze sauce.
Lightly battered chicken croquettes, served with garlic aioli.
Crispy cubed potatoes with spicy chipotle pepper and aioli sauce. Vegetarian and spicy.
Traditional potato and onion omelet, topped off with guajillo and aioli. Vegetarian.
Grilled asparagus spears, and olive oil. Vegetarian.
Sauteed mushrooms, garlic, and olive oil. Vegetarian.
Steamed brussels sprouts, garlic, and butter. Vegetarian.
Sauteed jumbo shrimp white wine and garlic sauce. Served with toasted garlic bread.
Golden fried calamari with spicy tomatillo sauce. Spicy.
Pan-seared blackened scallops, with a yellow corn salsa. Gluten friendly.
Grilled blackened salmon on a bed of Brussels sprouts, potatoes, and guajillo sauce. Gluten friendly.
Traditional paella, cebolla rice, calamari, scallops, shrimp, and chicken.
Grilled chicken breast with sauteed onions, peppers, rice, black beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, and flour tortillas.
Grilled outside skirt steak with sauteed onions, peppers, rice, black beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, and flour tortillas.
Grilled steak, chicken, and sauteed jumbo shrimp with sauteed onions, peppers, rice, black beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, and flour tortillas.
Sponge cake soaked in three milk, whole milk , condensed milk and evaporated milk covered with a white creme topping.
Fried dough with sugar and cinnamon served with warm chocolate sauce.
Layered Lady fingers soaked with espresso coffee and covered with mascarpone cheese and topped with cocoa powder.
Homemade traditional Mexican caramel custard.
Puffed Mexican fried pastries drizzled with honey, cinnamon and sugar powder.
French Toast
Huevos ranchero on the left. Tortilla con chorizo and Torilla con Vegetales on the right
Perfectly prepared and delicious spread
Sangria Cava
Mussels from their Bottomless Brunch
Happy hour Margarita
Benedictos
Mussels in white wine and garlic broth with toasted bread
Happy Hour food menu
Empanadas de Carne
Love these!
Salmon (blackened salmon on a bed of brussel sprouts and fingerling potatoes with guajillo sauce)
Empanadas & Plantain in the background
Empanadas de Carne o Pollo
Happy Hour drinks menu
Chicken Croquetas de Pollo. Not my fave taste like fish sticks
Jalapeño tequila
Menu
Patatas Bravas
Datiles
Platanos Fritos
Scallops
Empanadas de Carne o Pollo. Tried both love the both but the chicken is my fav
Empanadas
Courtney R.
Mar 16, 2024
Dropped in with no reservation on a Saturday for brunch. It was almost empty so I got a table immediately. The service was so friendly and fast.It's not much of a vibe and sadly the food is just okay. Mg biggest issue is how much you could taste that the empanadas were fried in old oil. I'm a little annoyed that they explicitly added an alcohol charge and tax to my bottomless meal when I didn't order a drink but I expect this place is struggling financially. Can't say I recommend and I probably won't be back.
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Zack B.
Dec 16, 2023
This one kind of pains me to have it be 3 stars. Here's the thing. We've just had better tapas other places. Also, we went for dinner, not Brunch, which people have said is amazing. Let's break this down: The good: All the food was nice. The Scallops main was good and the corn salsa was amazing. The Sangrias we ordered, the Tita and the Blanca were very good, the latter especially. We got a special soup and the seafood was nice and the soup had good flavor. Across the board the flavors were really good. The service was super friendly and absolutely lovely.The Meh: Honestly, the soup. But I think that's preference. We both just prefer heartier seafood soups. The Empanadas were fine, but my partner (for some reason she cant quite describe) did not like them. The chips with the guacamole felt store bought in bulk and not fresh. Food wise is was all just okay despite really good flavors. The funny: We were mistakenly given an order of the bacon wrapped dates that were clearly meant for another table. But we realized too late and couldn't find a server to flag them down. Honestly, I think they just misheard us. We didnt check if we were charged. Probably the most whelming dinner we've had since moving to Silver Spring. IT could've been what we ordered, but who knows.
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Kwame S.
Jul 14, 2023
The staff at La Malinche is super friendly, which is always a plus. For my visit, I had an easy, breezy margarita and happy hour nachos. The restaurant has a pretty generous happy hour special with food and beverages ranging from $5 to $15. I really enjoyed the nachos because they were made with queso blanco (I think). While my visit was very short, I'm looking forward to visiting again and trying out more dishes....and margaritas.
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Marisa E.
May 12, 2024
We tried their Bottomless Brunch for Mother's Day and they fix not disappoint. All of the good was amazing, great portions for tapas, and attentive service. We will definitely be back!
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Ellen K.
Apr 11, 2024
I went here with a Meetup group and found the food just Ok. I ordered a couple of small plates, and while the portions were decent, the food was not particularly exceptional.
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Kerlin M.
Sep 16, 2023
I came here after seeing the reviews and checking out their menu online. We went around 6pm on a Friday. To our surprise, the menu was cut in half and there was no happy hour. Now the review on the food, I would have to say everything was mid. My calamari weren't crispy, instead very rubbery. The spicy sausage I ordered was literally over cooked sausage with some siracha on top it seemed. The only thing I liked and thought was actually on the Spanish theme were the dates wrapped in bacon. The service is good, it's just the food that isn't worth it. Plus there is parking pretty much all within 5 minute walking distance.
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Candice H.
Dec 5, 2022
My friends and I went here yesterday for brunch and it was my first time at this restaurant. I tried 5 items off the menu. I loved the empanadas and pancakes the most. Sadly the chorizo omelette was too salty. It could have been the sausage but I couldn't finish it and felt a bit I'll afterwards. The staff were very attentive and we sat conveniently near the bar so they were always ready to refill our glasses.The decorations at this establishment are breathtaking. I absolutely love the artwork. The price point came out to about $52/pp for the three of us and that includes gratuity. That's a pretty great deal I'm my book.I want to try it this place again for dinner.
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Daniela H.
May 14, 2023
Still just a good! Good portion sizes. Excellent flavors. The tinta is heavenly but if you like sweeter drinks go with the Cava. You won't be disappointed! Food is almost as authentic as it gets. The only tapa I didn't like was the croquetas de pollo. Taste more like a fish stick. Loved both empanadas but the chicken was the winner. Waitress was excellent!
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Frederick W.
Oct 27, 2024
Very good experience here. Enjoyed the potatoes, Brussels sprouts, and mushrooms.Also had the spicy sausages and (separately) shrimp. Gin and tonic could have been chilled better, but the service was excellent. Hidden gem.
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Christopher K.
Oct 8, 2024
Food was excellent. I had steak,shrimp, chicken fajitas black beans rice and spinach salad. Great portions and fantastic spice combinations.Service- superb. Friendly timely and courteous. Plus the menu had Spanish names with English explanations.Ambiance-cozy.Finally price-reasonable.
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