La Pollera Colombiana Restaurant
3579 E Washington Ave, Madison
(608) 630-8133
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Great place!! Love the energy! Never had Colombian food, it was delicious.
Wow! We stumbled upon this place and had the most amazing shrimp cerviche, coconut mojitos, and chicken! The service was incredible.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Would absolutely repeat.
Had the ceviche (the shrimp was perfectly cooked and not at all rubbery. Very balanced acid - so nice!), the mini picada is a seemingly never ending bowl of perfectly crisp melty casava and roast potatoes and delicious meats (my faves were the chicken and steak but my table mates loved the sausage!) and the flan! So good. My only note is that the pork belly was at times a bit beyond crispy to the point of being hard and dry instead of crispy outside and soft inside.
Don't skimp on the table sauce. Keep your ceviche to sauce your meat as well if you main doesn't come with sauce, and enjoy!
One of my favorite restaurants, food is always delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I have eaten here twice, so far, and both times, the food was great. They do have amazing cooks. The service was good but they did lack just a small bit of attention to customers but it was big enough to mention but small enough for me to return. They weren't that busy either so, not sure why there was a gap. They also ran out of the beverage I was drinking which was my first time experiencing at a restaurant but, their food makes up for those small missing details hence why they still get a great review.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
The food is delicious! However, the prices are excessive, a bill for 2 people was almost 200 dollars! which was 1 appetizer, 2 drinks and 2 meals, the drinks menu does not include prices, and now I think I know why, a drink costs almost 20 dollars!!! and above all the tip is optional, but here it is mandatory and is 18% tip established on your ticket, meaning the service is not bad, but not excellent, the time it took to receive the food and pay was long, the truth is I will not return to this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Taste is amazing, love this place definitely will be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very nice and cozy place. The food is authentic and delicious. Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was really good. Really good sauces and meats and lemonade was really good. I didn't like that they added on 18% gratuity for 3 people and didn't tell us until it was check time so be aware of that. Other than that good food and good atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
One of the Best breakfast plates in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Good morning. It’s really disappointing how unreliable your service hours are. You have a posted schedule, but you don’t stick to it. I waited outside the restaurant for more than 30 minutes for you to open.
Excellent service, location and food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Do NOT go to this restaurant!!! We visited yesterday and the chichuron was cut up in small pieces burnt to a crisp. When bill was brought to us ( party of 2 only) we were told after looking at how much is was he added on 18% tip automatically!!!!! I said why there are only 2 of us and asked it to be removed , I’ll leave cash tip. He said ok pretended to do it then I handed him my cash tip (which he took) and NEVER took off the tip on my bill!!! Never eat there and if you do look at your bill before you pay, they are crooks!!
Definitely making this place one of my go-tos! We were a party of three and decided to share everything during Madison’s Summer Restaurant Week!
All the dishes I tried were delicious. I was shocked to see that each table had salt and pepper shakers because every dish was perfectly seasoned! That French style fillet in lemon sauce was a perfect blend of spices, lemon, and cream. My favorite appetizer out of the three was the ceviche. Dinner prices for restaurant week were about $30 pp or $40 pp depending on which menu you chose from. The price was very good for its value! Regular average prices throughout the year are about $20 to $30 pp. Will be coming back!
‼️ Dish names below:
APPETIZERS: Grilled Shrimp Skewers, Ceviche with Fried Green Plantains, and a Cheese Empanada
MAINS: Cazuela de Mariscos (creamy seafood soup with rice and fried green plantain), Filete a la Francesa (French style fillet in lemon sauce with rice and fried green plantain)
DESSERTS: Tres Leches, Salpicon, Flan
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's a place where, while its atmosphere reminds me a lot of Colombia, the food doesn't make me feel at home... or at least not the ceviche or empanadas I've tried there. I can say they taste good, but they're far from being recipes from our homeland... But what strikes me most is that the tip is already included in the bill, and they fail to explain that when they pass the machine with the suggested tip... it's already a second tip you're giving... and they don't print the bill unless you ask for it. Thanks to my habit of requesting the bill, I realized what happened. Honestly, I found this very dishonest!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
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