La Maria bistro — Restaurant in Boyacá

Place is in the center, in front of a really nice park... Staff is great and educated... I had an Infusiones de Frutos Rojos (like 8, its really good) and girlfriend had Mimosas and White wine.

We first ordered Benedict Eggs (Huevos Benedictinos), it was good but missing one poached egg ??? and it was way too sweet for a salsa holandesa mix...

Then we had the Huevos Rotos con Pulpo (Broken Eggs with Octopus), it was really good but only 2 skimmed parts of different octopus cuts (not the same animal or width or height in their tails).. it also had serrano it was a good spanish mix. Potatoes were great too.

Then we had the Taquitos de Tuetano, and theh were good but, they should use a different kind of bone, as they are using the head of the femur.. and you end up with maybe 20 grams of tuetano for 3 tacos (all empty with only seasonings lol) i didn't get it.. half of the bone they used was non usable, hard and non cooked to get the tuetano out and also a waste. It did look nice and all plates were instagrammables.

At the end the waiter asked us to leave because they wanted to put together one of the 2 only tables for couples... all others had over 10 people in there... Blah.. im not sure if ill get back.. but they gotta fix their tuetanos tacos as they do look good and seems they are the...

Definitely deserves a 5 star rating. The menu is diligent and uncluttered, though the options in each segment is few, they have just about for everyone's tastes. I ordered a burger which was delightful. My wife ordered the sandwich which was spectacular. Mind you I don't use words like spectacular unnecessarily! The ambience is just about right with crisp service. The service staff seems to know the dishes well and are able to guide you well.

My only grouch has to be that the tables are shaky and needs a better solution than folded paper napkins.

All in all I can see myself go there again despite being a little on the pricier side. But again this is Villa de Leyva, high prices seems to be the norm here.

Edits - On my second visit I found the food to be as spectacular as it was the first time! The service still very crisp, efficient and friendly. The table was not shaky anymore. Would...

Maria bistro serves some of the best food I have ever tasted! On top of that, the service was brilliant 😁 Thank you for treating us so well, Maria! We were positively surprised by the taste of each item we ordered. It was a perfect combination of salty and a little sweet. We ordered drinks, broccoli and bread as entree, salmon and the vegan pizza. By far, the best vegan pizza I have ever had (and I lived in Italy for a while). The almond-based cheese had a perfect texture that even my boyfriend (non-vegan) enjoyed. Please, if you are in Villa de Leyva, give this place a try. You will not be disappointed...