DONDE JULIO RESTAURANT 83 Park Street, Hartford, CT 06106

"Good Colombian food is hard to come by. This place actually blew me away with both the proportion and quality of the food. Ordered the bandeja for lunch and had more than enough for dinner. Will definitely order again. Edit: coming back months later just to rave about this place. I can’t give it enough stars. Hands down the BEST Colombian restaurant in the area (and I’ve tried ALL of them). The pandebonos are to die for. The Colombian hotdog is the most authentic I’ve had in years, and again the bandeja is a slam dunk. This is a hole in the wall gem. The food is unmatched. I just wish their hours were longer!"

"Great homemade Colombian style food and super great service. Server Diana was super nice with our group. Tasty. I’ll come back in my next visit to Hartford. PS: try the Colombian burger, it’s awesome"

"I like this place. It's nice and authentic. The issue is that no one speaks English here. The menu isn't even in English. They try to accommodate that, but it would be nice to have one person there that could speak English. That doesn't bother me as much as how long they take. If you stop in expect to spend more time then usual. There are only two women working here, one stays in the kitchen and the other greets guest and works in the kitchen. I could see that she would get confused sometimes and forget what she started to do. All that aside though the food is good and so are the people. You just have to be very patient when you visit here when they get busy."

"Best rice and beans ever the plantains are always sweet and delicious."