La Arepa Brava — Restaurant in Brisbane City

I wanted to like this place because the setting is cute and servers are nice. But the food and pricing is just poor.

The arepa is just okay (not particularly flavorful) but wayy overpriced. The price of a bit of shredded chicken and a corn flour covering should NOT be $15-$22. It’s quite small, not nearly as filling as a quesadilla or burrito at that price point. I do think they made it somewhat fresh because it took 20 minutes to get the food. The patatas bravas are the same as potato fries/chips (cubes) you can get anywhere but with a “brava” sauce on top. I suspect that the sauce was more of a chili mayo than actual tomato brava sauce that is made from scratch.

Pretty disappointing overall. This is not what Latin American food is...

A group of 9 people went for dinner on Wednesday evening. It was our first time tasting Colombian/Spanish street food and it was awesome. We ordered everything on the menu including the fruit drinks and beer and it was all brilliant. The service by the owner Toni Manero was perfect. Food arrived at the table in lovely cardboard boxes with cute ‘newspaper’ inside and wooden fork to eat with, totally environmentally friendly, and was explained by Toni as we had never tasted this kind of food before , It was a wonderful new experience for the group and we loved it. A superb evening was had by all. I highly recommend this friendly and relaxed restaurant which has a warm and inviting...

The girl that served me although probably didn't understand me was sweet genuine helpful & very patient! There was a small queue when ordering & there was 4 or 5 tables of groups eating at the time mainly Colombians it seemed. The good was DELICIOUS & what appeared to be a small meal for the price ended up being to much for me to finish! But it was certainly worth it & I would eat here again. I only saw it as it was opposite the hotel where I was staying. So if you want something different to eat try here. I only gave it 3 stars for atmosphere coz I felt the lighting was too bright but all the diners appeared to be enjoying themselves so I guess that's all...