La Rumba Restaurant

When someone asks you what food you are in the mood for and you are in the Silver Spring Wheaton area...your immediate response should be Mexican and your destination needs to be La Rumba.With a super friendly and skilled staff, beautiful murals on the wall, elevated romantic seating overlooking the bar....the ambiance in La Rumba is perfecto.The highlight of the menu is the vast seafood selection (I had a kick ass seafood stew jam packed with all of my favorite sea creatures) as well as the traditional and hugely portioned classics.Date night, party night, lunch or brunch...this is the spot.

We just finished our meal at La Rumba restaurant and to say we are disappointed is an understatement.The restaurant was empty except for the bar (we assumed they were regulars) and at first the service was fine. We had our child so we ordered his food first. We had to remind the server to bring his drink (not a big deal at all) and he really liked his nuggets.After he had finished eating he was quietly watching his tablet when he said, "mommy... BUG!!" And, sure enough a small roach was crawling on our table. I used the butcher paper to kill the bug and to show management. While waiting on the check my husband saw a 2nd roach. And, it was crawling on our table. We alerted the server to tell her about the roach and to show her the first roach I killed. She put her hand over her mouth, dropped off our bill, and left. There was no apology. There was no making it right. There was no real acknowledgement of the situation. Now we weren't looking for a free meal, but we should have at least been comped something. who knows how many more roaches would have crawled on our table if we stayed longer.Now the food was mostly good. My child had chicken nuggets and french fries. He seemed to enjoy his nuggets and his Capri Sun (which was oddly room temp). My husband had a seafood pasta that was served with bread. He seemed to enjoy his food. I tried 3 tacos (chicken, pork, and beef). I only ate the beef/steak one. It was "meh". The steak was a bit overcooked and tough, but otherwise just an unremarkable taco. There are better taco trucks in the area so I would never order these again.I gave them two stars because my kid and hubby enjoyed their meal, but took off major points because of the roaches in the establishment. Based on the size I would suggest they get an exterminator as these roaches were born in the restaurant and didn't just walk in from outside.We really hoped to like it. We just moved to the area and wanted a go to spot. However, we won't be back and will continue to look for a better spot (with better food and no roaches).

So the food here is amazing but customer service will vary based on your race. I went 4 times total. Once with a white woman, once with a Dominican woman and twice with African American men. The two times with women were fine but the 1st time I went in with my black friend, the wait staff were very rude. The 2nd time, which happened 2/21/20, I asked if we could sit down and they simply told us "no". I won't be back. PS: Spanish is my 2nd language and I heard comments about my friends.

Food is always fresh, drinks are very good, and service is always great too. I come more regularly than I post. But let me be clear, he food is very good. I think this place is overlooked. Very good menu. I have tried many items on menu from appetizers, to entrees, and over to desserts. No complaints. Food is very good. Happy happy happy.

My boyfriend and I came out here for church and went looking for a nice place to eat afterwards. We wanted something sit down and decently priced. We yelped places around us and found La Rumba. The waiters were very attentive. The food was delicious (very authentic) and the portion sizes were perfect! We would definitely come here again!

Cheap drinks!!! No one spoke English and my meal was very salty but my husband loved it ( but he loves everything)!! Great prices and very clean dining room. Server was very friendly!!

Great food, great service, great atmosphere! We were coming back home from a long vacation around 6pm on a Monday, and we just wanted a relaxing place where we could get some good food quick. La Rumba didn't disappoint.

We dined here on Labor Day and ordered the plato parrillada for two. It was supposed to come w ribs but was not served w any. We asked and they said no. Checked and it was indeed supposed to include ribs. Service was poor. A very long wait for all services. Wanted to like this place. We didn't. Feel like we didn't get what we were changed for.

Great food and service . The place looks amazing with the renovation it underwent with open ceilings and a more modernized design.

Lucked into this restaurant on July 19, 2021. We were looking for a place for lunch with outdoor seating and something a vegetarian could eat. The waitress was very helpful, the food was excellent and plentiful, the price very reasonable. The non-vegetarian in the party also had a good meal. This is the first yelp review I have ever written - this place was worth the shout-out.