La Negra Candela Restaurant — Restaurant in South Carolina

After seeing several Instagram posts raving about this restaurant and being new to South Carolina, we decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, it was a major letdown from the start. The exterior looked rundown, and inside, many tables were still covered in dirty dishes, with flies circling around. Despite the initial red flags, we decided to stay and give the food a chance.

When we received the menu, none of the dishes had prices listed. I asked the server for a menu with pricing, but she just laughed and said none of their menus had prices, and if I wanted to know, I’d have to ask her directly. This was off-putting, but we ordered a mix of Colombian and Mexican dishes: lengua criolla, milanesa de pollo, a burrito, and a chicken quesadilla.

When the food arrived, things went from bad to worse. The burrito was smothered in a thick sauce they claimed was cheese, but it clearly wasn’t. The quesadilla had an odd, almost liquid cheese with no flavor. The lengua was passable, but the accompanying salad was soggy and tasted off. Wanting to avoid further complaints, I simply asked for the burrito to be remade without the sauce. The server refused, saying that’s just how they made it and couldn’t accommodate the request.

As someone who is 100% Colombian and has lived in Mexico and California, I can confidently say the “Mexican” food here was not authentic and tasted terrible. When I asked to remove the uneaten burrito from the bill, the server seemed visibly irritated but agreed. While my wife and I finished most of our food, our kids couldn’t eat theirs.

To top it off, the server never brought the bill to the table, so I had to go to the counter, where she simply gave me a total without a proper receipt. I ended up paying $97 for a meal that wasn’t worth half that.

It’s disappointing to leave this kind of review, but there are far better Colombian restaurant options in Greenville, Mauldin, and nearby areas. I strongly recommend staying away from this place—especially the so-called...

I'll share my opinion, and for real READ IT and take it seriously. I wanted try this place since is hard to find Columbian food around the area, this place have NO PRICES in the menu, that should be against anything- they can literally charge you whatever they want, the food is OK but missing that "authentic colombian flavor" we order 3 dish and 4 drinks and our total was $80.00 HOW IN EARTH 3 plate of food & drink will cost that? Unless they have authentic unicorn meat and I'm missing that part? I'll never come back there. P.S: the floor was like an oil pool! You guys need to clean that...

Amazing food!! This is probably the best Colombian restaurant around Greenville and it never disappoints! Quick, friendly service and food came out fairly quickly. This is a hidden gem, pretty laid back place and i usually get the day special which on this day was sancocho de carne and i ordered beans instead of a salad. She ordered the grilled chicken and both dishes were delicious and as you can see from the pictures, they don’t play with their food portions! Highly...