Rancho Mateo - Elizabeth

First time here and I loved the decor. It was crowded and we had to wait in line to get seated. Once seated Omggg I loved my drink and Food. Our server was ever so sweet. She was on point, courteous, brought everything as we ate along and explained to us the menu when asked a question. We were celebrating my friends bday. We had appetizers and these little empanadas were delicious. A must try restaurant

Atmosphere is bomb! Food is bomb! Drinks are bomb. Portions are oversized and honestly under priced. Gratuity is already calculated on check ~19% but you can add to it when you sign. They also do charge you to use a debit/credit card so bring cash! Definitely will be back!

Looking for Colombian food in Newark and this restaurant had good reviews. I’ve never eaten Colombian food but figured they had steak so we would give it a try. The restaurant was so cute inside and outside. It was busy but we were seated immediately when we got there so didn’t have to wait. I didn’t know what to order so just pointed out a picture I saw on one of the reviews and they said it was the “Bandeja Paisa”. It was delicious and I feel In Love with Columbia’s food! It was my favorite meal! My family ordered steak and shrimp and loved it too! We also tried some appetizers and got a Pina Colada and my husband hates that drink but it made him try this one and he really liked it! I saw some bad reviews here but when I read them they didn’t seem like it was because of the food so I took a chance and LOVED it! Definitely try it. It made me go back to my hometown and search for Colombian food so I can try to relive my experience at this restaurant.

Love this Colombian restaurant so much, so many steak options and makes me feel like I’m in Colombia! Love the Henny Colada and they have great lunch specials! Also on rainy days the have the best caldo de costillas around and available everyday all day.

Having lunch in this place was a nice experience, I was looking for Carne a la llanera and this place offered me this option. The flavor of this, was awesome, I really liked it and the amount of meat was good. I also could drink refajo which was also amazing. The term of cook of the meat should be improved but in general the term was good. I liked the place, there is enough room, the bar is awesome, the decoration is good, it brought me memories. The bathroom were clean, the staff was very kind, I'd just suggest to increase the number of staff since, I noticed that they were overwhelmed at some point, even the bus boy were more helpful than the waiter. If you would like to have a good time, with good meal and good Colombian flavor, this is the place that you should visit