La Latina Bustaurante — Restaurant in Cambridge

Takes a little time but the freshly made food totally deserves the wait. And they smell so good! My beef empanada and simple (not really) arepa… Crispy outside, gooey inside, and piping hot.

The place has been on my list for a while and I just cannot pass by without being tempted to try something (after-movie snack time XD). Next time I will come earlier for lunch.

Locates in a beautiful sunlit food court area on the first floor. It really gives an outdoor vibe. Never imagined this even though I have walked through Grafton Center a lot of times. The kitchen looks so clean that hesitated before entering during the unusual mid-afternoon hour.

(Having been stuck on this island for a while, how I miss the days of cosmopolitan adventures and cuisines on other continents. For now, the little gem will save me thousands for flight tickets ;)

—- 2nd visit

Literally what attracts me to walk for half an hour to Grafton (the AREPAS!!!). Even the waiting time is so enjoyable as the smell wafts out of the kitchen, a promise of good food.

I had the Arepas main dish with pulled beef and pork today. The meat portion is absolutely satisfying. And many thanks for allowing me to try to veggie stew when the salad is sold out 🥹Tastes so good that I will be ready swap a protein option for it next time (and toss a coin to decide whether to have beef or pork…)

Love the spicy hot salsa :D

— Tried Tostones today. A little too oily for me. Perhaps I should have gone for plantain chips anyways, for movie snacks. Still love the Arepa and missing the Empanada.

—- back again for lunch.

I scorched my mouth again 😅 no patience for the arepa to cool down.

Tip: Pork is only available later in the afternoon because it’s...

Wow I cannot believe how bad the vegan empanada is. I have ordered the vegan empanada feast via Deliveroo. When I saw the empanada I couldn't believe what I was seeing. A big piece of thick and super oily batter. Empanada is supposed to be a wrapped pastry but this one from La Latina Bustaurante is just like the batter on the fish of fish and chips and looks even more oily and much thicker than the batter you see on the fish of fish and chips. I cut open the batter and wow, really unbelievable, the interior of the batter is super small and the vegan food inside the batter looks just like some mashed potatoes with about 2 sunflower-seed-sized pepper bits and the mixture was so unclear I couldn't identify what other ingredients there were inside the mixture. The empanada was about 80% batter and 20% the ingredients in the pocket of the batter. The batter was so thick and oily and looks like it has been deep-fried for super long. This one single vegan empanada feast costed 14.98 pounds including the delivery fee - a completely crime of stealing money off customers! I would say it costed less than 1 pence to make the empanada! People who are worried that they have high level of cholesterol must not eat this empanada: With the thickness and oiliness of the batter and the oiliness of the mixture in the pocket of the batter you can easily get a heart attack by eating...

Delightful. They have three things on the menu, each of which comes in chicken, beef, or veg. Nothing was overly spicy. Everything except the drinks--water, soft drinks, or homemade strawberry lemonade--was reasonably priced. The lemonade is great, but was £2.5 for about 150ml. Great cakes too. Didn't try the coffee. Staff is very nice and the environment is awesome, if you're into the whole eating on a bus thing. But really, the interior is quite pleasant, with soft music to finish the atmosphere. There was about a ten minute wait for the food, but they were pretty busy (4 orders ahead of us) and they brought the food to our table on the second floor of the bus. Easily the best South American food in Cambridge....