Restaurante Dragón De La Marina — Restaurant in Cartagena

Please listen to the simple and sincere words from me a poor Chinese girl “don’t go” :-) it’s obviously not like any Colombian, nor is it close to any Chinese i know, not even American Chinese. But the price is very American, 50,000cps per dish. If you let me do the math for you, that’s about 17usd. We three had a 71usd bill anyway. Their Szechuan style Mapo tofu really impressed me with sliced pork and onion. I’m from Szechuan and I’m responsible to tell you that they don’t even have the appropriate choice of tofu. People, don’t you dare do this dish with firm tofu. The pork rib we ordered was surprisingly interesting as well. First time in my life I saw ribs this fat. When I had a second thought, this might be some Colombian fat rib I missed to learn about earlier in my life.图一是什么豆豉排骨，不知为何他们竟然排骨全都是肥肉😀，图二是麻婆豆腐（主厨还专门问了我们要猪肉还是牛肉🤗一上来是肉片的，还有洋葱，惊呆了😀） 这家的牛肉和猪肉都是没焯水的肉腥味凝重。last but not the least, I have to admit that they do have some traditional elements. As you can see in the last pic, they did offer us the most classic and beloved chili oil Laoganma in the very beginning. But you may not be entitled to such treatment because according to my observation, all the other tables were served with normal bread. They also served us the water boiled in that pot instead of tap water It had a very authentic metallic taste exactly like what you will be likely to enjoy at a cheap restaurant in China. To sum up, this restaurant looks decent but if you decide to go, please don’t let it define your “Chinese food”, that will be a shame:-) thanks for reading

Yep one star for Laoganma, one star for the nostalgia...

We ate inside as it was hot outside in the courtyard. We came for lunch and enjoyed everything we had...kung pao chicken, brocoli and beef, springrolls (called something else), tea and another wonderful dish. We took a taxi from Las Americas resort just outside of town and were glad that we did. Everything we had was tasty and fresh. I normally take pictures but was so hungry, I was halfway through eating when I realized I hadn't...

Protip: Just coming here is the smartest decision you can do in Cartagena.

This place is awesome. The food was delicious. We had chicken curry and fried rice and it was flavourful. The service was attentive and helpful and the air-conditioning was just right to escape the heat but not freezing. This is probably our favorite place to eat in Cartagena and we highly recommend it.

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