Crepes & Waffles — Restaurant in Medellín

We Colombians love “Creps” for a reason: there is not a better combination of quality, consistency, price, service, flavor and variety anywhere else in this country.

It’s easy to find lines in any of their restaurants and I wouldn’t make one unless my family forces me to (which they have done many times), but for many people going to a restaurant is synonymous with coming here.

Everyone has a dish to like in “Creps”, as the options actually go way beyond crepes and waffles, and everyone has a go-to (mine is currently Pollo Trufa Mexicano). The menu can be long but it’s easy to navigate, and has many options that could be served in a way more expensive and luxurious place, here with no frills and at a fraction of the price.

The staff is made of single mothers (plenty of them in Colombia unfortunately, so there is a social element which also shows in the fact that many of them have worked here for many years, as you kinda start recognizing them if you come to the same location every now and then.

Their desserts are as good as their dishes, with amazing waffles. Also their icecream is one of my favorites in the country, I recommend the “galleta” flavor and the mini...

I only come here because I live nearby and there's not many good options in this part of town. They open at noon everyday which sucks because if they opened earlier id come here for breakfast everyday. The service is okay, not exceptional. They open at 9 on Sundays for brunch and it's usually full both upstairs and downstairs so make sure you come early. The oatmeal yogurt is no good but the scrambled eggs with mushrooms were delicious (and cheap! Like 8000 pesos). I've also tried the carrot juice here which was good (6000 pesos) and the salmon salad wrapped around crab (the minced crab was fresh but had some of the shell pieces in the mix!). Overall I think they have some good items and some...

As I have visited this chain of restaurants over the years, I am most disappointed by the diminishing quality of the service they provide to customers.

The worst part is that it is happening not only here in Medellín. but also in Bogotá.

The time they take to serve, is much to long, also it seems to me. and also to my wife, that the waiters are not well trained.

Perhaps, the owners have gone to sleep in their laurels, as the old...