La Rumba - Jamestown

We were driving by the area and decided to try La Rumba after reading the reviews. We were super excited to stop by and have some Puerto rican cuisine while sponsoring a local place. The place is a dancehall turned restaurant. The music was extremely loud with no one there. The menu presented is from Christmas... we are in June. The entree was brought out in a paper plate. The prices were pretty fair since they include the non-alcoholic drink. The food was disappointing, we ordered the bacalaitos, they were hard and we are pretty sure they were the Goya mix with nothing else. The tripleta never arrived since the bread man never brought the bread ... we get informed 50 minutes later, there is no one at the restaurant except for us and one other customer ... We decided to just share my husbands entree the Garlic Chicken with tostones and arroz con gandules. It was a salt bomb! The chicken was bathed in adobo and the sauce was extremely salty, the arroz con gandules was just OK, the tostones were the best thing we had, they were amazing. Also, no one at the restaurant was wearing a mask.

We stopped on a whim walking by. So glad we did. Every dish was excellent, garlic chicken, fried pork, beef and cheese stuffed plantains, pigeon pea rice. And large portions. The owner could not have been nicer or provided better service.

Perfect casual lunch spot for Comedy Center day trip, best Puerto Rican food I have had in my life, and I've eaten good stuff in Buffalo, NYC, and Cleveland. Excellent Pastelillos, chicken was my favorite but beef was also great. Top notch yellow rice and pulled pork, think I'll give up french fries for life for the fried plantains here. Very friendly staff, awesome ping pong and music.

I purchased take out. Excellent food! The owner was super nice and gave us an authentic sample platter. My belly is full and happy.

What a great addition to Jamestown New York! We have a fair share of Mexican and Tex mex here, even Cuban. Now we have AMAZING authentic Puerto Rican cuisine! Great staff and food. Very friendly welcoming management. Super clean and pandemic-conscious. I felt safe.