El Trifásico — Restaurant in Envigado

I recently dined at El Trifásico in Medellín and had a mixed experience. The restaurant has a charming ambiance and offers a good range of traditional Colombian dishes.

The Good:

• The rice and beans were excellent, perfectly cooked with a great flavor. • The chicharrón was also a highlight, crispy and flavorful, exactly as it should be.

The Not-So-Good:

• Unfortunately, the churrasco steak was disappointing. The meat was very chewy and difficult to enjoy, which took away from the overall experience.

Overall, El Trifásico offers some great components in their dishes, but the quality can be inconsistent. It’s worth a visit for the rice, beans, and chicharrón, but I would suggest skipping the...

Undoubtedly this restaurant has changed over the years, in this case, for the worse. In recent times, before the pandemic, we would visit and leave quite happy and satisfied. But on our latest visit, it was very dissapointing. Even though waiters were agile and tried to keep up with adequate waiting, there were too many tables for three of them and personnel in the kitchen were unable to handle the many orders that were required. It is a real shame as it bears no resemblance to what it was previously. To add insult to injury, the presentation and prices are disproportionate. Food dispatch was so slow, we cancelled one...

Very tradicional place. Great Bandeja Paisa and very well located en Envigado. If you're in Medellín it's worth a trip to eat there and enjoy the surroundings. The place is fairly simple, no intention of being sophisticated, just keeps it old-school - it's like the place your dad used to take you when you were a kid. There's no wifi no vallet parking no hostess. The prices are fair and the service is very friendly, you can tell the waiters know the customers and treat them on a first name basis. This place is totally worth leaving the...