Casa Mamá Luz — Restaurant in Bogota, Capital District

We went in for lunch, we were sat in a hallway , we sat across from each other to not block the walkway, was awkward arrangement , no windows, just waiters passing by frequently to a back dinning room thru the hallway we were seated in . We ordered two drinks that were very good with passion fruit purée and pineapple , they were good. We ordered the chicharrón with yuca and it arrived quickly but it was cold, not warm, cold. The yuca was ok , no onions like it said on the menu either, disappointed. We ordered the empanadas of carne and they were ok, a little dry but at least they were piping hot and the hot sauce that was served with it was nice, not the usual ají casero that is usually served with empanadas. We ordered a shrimp rice dish also that was served with patacones and a small salad on the plate. The vinaigrette was tasty , a few of the shrimp were not fully cooked , we left most of it. Overall we were very disappointed, restaurant staff were friendly but I had to ask 3 times for a colombiana soda and it finally came with no cup or ice which is not a biggie but having to ask 3 times was annoying . No one ever came to the table to ask how things were or if we would like anything else. Had to ask a random food runner for our check , when our server arrived it was slick that they added service charge without asking , mind you I have never not given servers the service charge, it’s not that big of a deal but it just should be asked for and not assumed or just snuck in. There are lots of great places in the candelaria , this is not one of...

Ayer domingo decidimos ir a visitar Casa Mamá Luz hacer un viaje hasta la candelaria, llegamos a su restaurante había un poco de fila pero decidimos hacerla, habíamos escuchado que tenía el mejor ajiaco de Bogotá así que sin dudarlo la hicimos, duramos 40 minutos en la fila hasta que porfin se nos hizo el milagro de mesa disponible para dos, corrimos a sentarnos y nuestra primera impresión fue un restaurante acogedor pero que definitivamente se le quedó pequeño para todas las personas que van los fines de semana (nos contaron que entre semana es solo ) nos sentamos y preferimos pedir lo más rápido posible pedimos 2 ajiacos , chicharrones acevichados, jugo refrescante y limonada coco , el restaurante estaba muy lleno así que su servicio estaba muy lento pero mamá luz pasaba cada dos minutos por las mesas a revisar cómo íbamos intentando calmar la ansiedad de muchos comensales. Llegaron los chicharrones y la verdad nos sorprendieron era un plato nuevo para nosotros, carnudos un poquito picantes pero totalmente espectaculares y llegó el anhelado ajiaco en una ollita pequeña que te hace sentirte especial, estaba muy rico pero la experiencia en el restaurante personalmente hace que no lo puedas disfrutar (gente desesperada porque empezó a llover y todo el mundo se entró al restaurante que es pequeño, comer con personas viendo haber si acabas rapido para que se puedan sentar) Nos gusto mucho pero ojala muy pronto abra un lugar más grande, les dejo algunas fotos de nuestra...

It certainly didn't live up to expectations. Food is good and will impress untrained palates, but definitely doesn't fool local expertise. They claim to have the best ajiaco in Bogotá; it must've been true years ago at the original location (La Perseverancia Market), but it's no longer the case. Other dishes (arroz con camarones, encocado, costillas de cerdo) were lackluster. Still, the place is worth visiting to get a general feel of Colombian cuisine. Servers are...