El Arriero — Restaurant in Long Branch

I would never leave a bad review that could hurt a business, I have been there multiple times and food is great my last experience unfortunately was not up to the standards it used to be ,we ordered something from the Wednesday special menu waitress said we are out and walked away without us even being able to get a word out ….we were ready to order since we waited close to 10mins for her to come take our order, we had a backup which was the bandeja paisa , we finally ordered, the taste wasn’t as good as it usually is chicharon had no seasoning and was very dry overcooked , arepa was cold we were hungry so we just ate I ordered a side of hot sauce as soon as food came out she gave me some aji it was good could use a little work it was very watery like water from pico de gallo but tasty, we also didn’t get avocado on our dish menu stated it comes with it , we didn’t need it so we didn’t say anything until the end, waitress never came to check on how everything came out, at the end I brought it up to her attention that we didn’t get our avocado with the meal and she said we are out and walked away again, it was her attitude that turned me off, I wasn’t complaining just letting her know. If you are out of something just inform the guest , maybe a little detail like an avocado could make you change your mind on a dish. With that said I’m sure she is coachable...

Me and my family had just come from Longbranch beach, and we wanted some Colombian food to eat. The waitress was very lovely and so kind. I love how the restaurant looked as well, all the decorations were beautiful. The food however was not so good. Me, my mother and two older sisters got the bandeja paisa but we did not enjoy it so much and it left some of us feeling sick afterwards. The rice and beans were a bit undercooked and the chorizo (pork sausage) was a bit overcooked. The lemonade had a weird taste to it. The only thing I enjoyed was the steak, the plantain and the chicharon (pork). Maybe it was just that day that the food wasn't cooked well but it was an unpleasant experience spending money on undercooked and...

Empanadas was not what I expected. Whenever I call they never have chicken empanadas so today I was extremely excited when they were available to order. The two ladies were extremely nice and wasnt rude with me while I tried to place my order in English. I dont speak Spanish and I dont think they spoke English. I got 5 nice big pollo empanadas but they didn’t come with any sauces. (Im used to the green and red sauces at Columbian restaurants to dip my empanadas). My empanadas was dry and just full of seasoned chicken and extremely salty. No potatoes was inside or sauce. I was so disappointed because I wanted authentic Columbian empanadas with meat and...