Rumba y Sazon — Restaurant in New York

My family and I have tried so many Ecuadorian restaurants and different dishes in the area and it truly is hard to find one that is really tasty, authentic and fresh. When you go out to eat, you expect to spend your money on something that is worth it, and this is definitely it! The atmosphere is really nice and gives a good nod to Ecuador with their decor, the music was very enjoyable and true national tunes. We got tried several things on their menu, which there was some really nice selections. We got the Quaker to drink, quimbolitos, empanada de verde, caldo de bola and encebollado mixto. Every single thing we ordered was so DELICIOUS and did not disappoint! Freshness is definitely their priority and whoever prepared the food had great skill and knowledge of what true Ecuadorian food should taste like and how it is made. I have tried so many quimbolitos at so so many different places as it is one of my favorite things to eat, sometimes they are dry, flavorless, tasting old… but these had tons of flavor and were moist and yummy. I only wish they were bigger! (They were about medium size for 5$) As with the quimbolitos, I absolutely love caldo de bola as well and have tried it at so many places over the years, this had to be truly my favorite bowl I’ve ever had. You can tell the empanada de verde was cooked fresh to order and for me that is very important, some places really will just give you some that are reheated so for me this was a big plus. The service was good and friendly as well. Highly recommend to anyone who wants to add a great Ecuadorian restaurant to their list of favorite places to eat! It’s surely on ours now! So happy we discovered and gave...

Food was OK... I mean, the waitress got our order wrong, so it'd be nice to know what the thing I ordered would've tasted like, but what I got was fine. Then I got the check, and the screen asked for a tip so I clicked 20%. After I paid, I looked at the check and it didn't add up... why was my bill so expensive? I looked at the receipt and saw that the waitress had already added a 15% gratuity and didn't tell me. I said this to her, that I wouldn't have added an additional 20%, and this all added up to a 45% tip. She shrugged, smiled and said, "Oh well, now you know for next time." Are you serious?? Scammy AF!

In terms of atmosphere it was just giant screens everywhere playing Best of TikTok Fails?????

I'd just go to...

I had an encebollado de pescado, and I wanted to love it, tbh but it tasted like it was watered down. I had to add lots of salt and pepper and more lime . The lime order was a thin slice, like charge me if u have to, but that plate needed help then the taste of the fish was a bit wierd like if it were becoming spoiled and they gave me few drenched in oil chiflez and it's to dark in there like make it look classy give...