Bienmesabe — Restaurant in Municipio Sucre

One great experience. One bad experience.

We visited Bienmesabe two days in a row. Our first evening was great. The arepas are tasty and cost 25 bolivianos. If you don't want a crispy shell go for the much larger cachaca (30 bolivianos). I personally liked the arepas better. The food took 15 mins to prepare - which makes sense as Bienmesabe makes the food fresh.

We enjoyed the food and returned the next day. We were the only customer in the restaurant at the time. It took over 45 minutes for us to receive our arepas. Two sets of people came in after us (one couple came in ~20 mins after us) and received their food first. When our food finally did arrive the order was incorrect.

I know good, fresh food takes time. But 45+ minutes is not acceptable for an arepa. Especially when the food we finally receive is not even...

Amazing food for both vegetarians (lots of choice) and meat eaters. The cachapas are much bigger than the arepas, but the arepas are still a good size! The fillings are excellent, flavoursome with a great amount of filling. The picante hot sauce you can add tastes great. The service was quick both with delivery and in the restaurant (yes we had food from here two nights in a row and will probably come...

Came here for an evening meal and we had an arepa each. They are huge! One is more than enough. I had the special which was delicious. My partner had the chicken salad which is a cold option. We did not k on this, it was tasty but not as good as a hot arepa. The staff were friendly and polite. The place is nice and well decorated. The drinks menu could be better with more options but we...