Casa Latina Cafe & Cacao Lab

Meatlover

Came for an early on lunch...I believe we were their first customers. First up - Haute Cuisine this isn't, also to be fair, I don't believe they claim that it really is. It is a family style restaurant with simple dishes. We tried their mini arepa tastingplatter, that is 2 all of cheese, chicken/avocado, and pulled beef. Pulled beef was the winner - very tasty. The chicken/avocado was a little bland, and the cheese was quite unremarkable - maybe best for kids? Main course was shared salad and a coconut fish dish. Salad was nice. Coconut fish no so excellent, fish was a little smelly and the dish lacked any character. Their other mains aren't particularly compelling either. It's quite basic fare (some might say comfort food?). I believe they need to go through the variety of mains available see how they might give it more of a definite South American feel. Dessert was a chocolate mousse straight from the fridge and incredibly hard. Service was fine, friendly and efficient, but again, we were the only real people there. Conclusion - I would go back simply for the Arepas, but really nothing else had a lot of a pull factor.

Diska Dewi

My children came here in Sunday as my partner is definitely Venezuelan and was craving some house cooked comfort foods and we weren't disappointed. We began with a platter of empanadas and Taqueños that have been light and sharp with tasty fillings. We then got theAsado Negro and the Lamb; both had been melt in the mouth area and the seasoning exactly like my wife’s family members make, absolutely tasty! We shared a chocolate cake that was among the best I’ve actually had. We've already booked another and we can’t wait around.