Cynthia Marentette

Review of Bolivar bar & brasserie

This place was great from start to finish. We even...

This place was great from start to finish. We even went back for drinks on a different day.

We were immediately greeted upon entering and seated right away. The menu was quite extensive - cuisines from Columbia, Cuba, Brazil, and other South- and Latin-American countries. The waiter was very attentive and knowledgeable and provided some very good recommendations. I ended up ordering the picanha, since it is a favorite when I visit a Brazilian steakhouse.

The picanha was delicious and the salad was very well-dressed. I appreciated that it didn't have a sugary dressing on it. The "yuca fries" were more like yuca tots (little chunks deep fried), and they were some of the best yuca I've ever eaten. I could have eaten three orders of them.

Drink-wise, I ordered a glass of sangria, which was cheaper than many comparable drinks in SoBe. The glass was huge, and it was a very tasty classic red sangria with chunks of fruit. A couple days later we went back for drinks and I ordered the same thing. They also let us taste an appetizer for free since we had come back - I am not sure of the name but it was a chunk of fried cheese below a chunk of sweet plantain. You wouldn't think the combination would work but it really does!

This restaurant has delicious food and drink, and great service. Highly recommended!