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Our favorite meal on our trip to South America. You have not experienced Colonia without lunch at La Florida. Carlos is a wonderful host.
My husband and I took a day trip to Colonia while on our honeymoon in Buenos Aires. First thing we did after disembarking was look for lunch. We were already looking for La Florida when Carlos greeted us on the street and invited us in.
He immediately started chatting us up with mostly Spanish and a little English (for me). Their space is completely charming, personal and intimate. After the tour we sat down to look at the menu.
My husband is vegetarian and Carlos said, "I'll take care of you!" He made a special dish for him that was fantastic and a complete surprise. I had lovely langoustines and frites. Some wine, some beer. We got to know Ana a bit too.
This was a dining experience. We really wanted this and count it as the best meal we had in a 2 week vacation.
Some previous reviews have complained about the chattiness of the owners, being charged for bread (this is called cubierto and is common everywhere!), and the prices.
If what you want is to just get some food in your belly, this is not the place for you. Get a sandwich at Buquebus, they aren't so bad.
If you want a lovely meal in Colonia, go to La Florida. The rest of your daytrip will be sadly uneventful.
He immediately started chatting us up with mostly Spanish and a little English (for me). Their space is completely charming, personal and intimate. After the tour we sat down to look at the menu.
My husband is vegetarian and Carlos said, "I'll take care of you!" He made a special dish for him that was fantastic and a complete surprise. I had lovely langoustines and frites. Some wine, some beer. We got to know Ana a bit too.
This was a dining experience. We really wanted this and count it as the best meal we had in a 2 week vacation.
Some previous reviews have complained about the chattiness of the owners, being charged for bread (this is called cubierto and is common everywhere!), and the prices.
If what you want is to just get some food in your belly, this is not the place for you. Get a sandwich at Buquebus, they aren't so bad.
If you want a lovely meal in Colonia, go to La Florida. The rest of your daytrip will be sadly uneventful.
I'm not sure why people love this place. We came here because of the positive reviews here on google maps and we couldn't be more disappointed.
The food was too salty with no proper flavour. I'm embarrassed to say that I still finished my food because it was SO DARN EXPENSIVE. It is not worth it, there are so many other places to eat in Colonia.
We also ordered the fried calamari and it was not calamari, it felt doughy. Oh and the worst of all, we were charged for bread. Honestly, it is not a big problem, but you should ask your customers if you are going to offer them something that you expect them to pay for.
But thank you, La Florida. Because after this experience with you, we were more cautious with our dining experience in Uruguay. We always asked if any bread or food served to us as appetisers that we didn't order was free of charge.
In all seriousness, we wonder if we were just really unlucky with our experience here or if the previous reviews were written by their friends. If you are lucky enough to see this review, please, do yourself and your mouth a favour. Go eat somewhere else.
Have a beautiful time in Colonia.
The food was too salty with no proper flavour. I'm embarrassed to say that I still finished my food because it was SO DARN EXPENSIVE. It is not worth it, there are so many other places to eat in Colonia.
We also ordered the fried calamari and it was not calamari, it felt doughy. Oh and the worst of all, we were charged for bread. Honestly, it is not a big problem, but you should ask your customers if you are going to offer them something that you expect them to pay for.
But thank you, La Florida. Because after this experience with you, we were more cautious with our dining experience in Uruguay. We always asked if any bread or food served to us as appetisers that we didn't order was free of charge.
In all seriousness, we wonder if we were just really unlucky with our experience here or if the previous reviews were written by their friends. If you are lucky enough to see this review, please, do yourself and your mouth a favour. Go eat somewhere else.
Have a beautiful time in Colonia.
Avoid this place.
- The woman who served us was behaving as if she was drunk. Shouted at us several times while bringing things to our table, accused me of not being a customer when I used bathroom (only some minutes after we ordered with her), was noticeably harassing other customers
- Charged us for bread served before the meal we didn’t order
- Hair in the food
- Food wasn’t good anyway
- Significantly overpriced compared to other restaurants in Colonia and Montevideo
- The woman who served us was behaving as if she was drunk. Shouted at us several times while bringing things to our table, accused me of not being a customer when I used bathroom (only some minutes after we ordered with her), was noticeably harassing other customers
- Charged us for bread served before the meal we didn’t order
- Hair in the food
- Food wasn’t good anyway
- Significantly overpriced compared to other restaurants in Colonia and Montevideo
Chatty owner/cook, tried to distract us with nonsense, while charging extra. Food is good, but trying to rip off tourists seems to be more a thing of a Cuban street hustler, out of place in an Uruguayan restaurant owner.
Fantastic food and the owners are delightful. Lunch here is a must if you visit Colonia. I highly recommend the caprese salad, mussels, and the prawns, although I imagine you can't go wrong with any of the food.
Having made the trip from BA to Colonia every 90 days for many years (visa renewal) I can safely say that La Florida is the best restaurant in town! It is a must visit if you love lamb as much as I do. The owner raises the lambs himself and the rack of lamb is why I still go to Colonia even though I don’t need a visa anymore!
