Las Tablas Colombian Steakhouse

Went there last night with my family. We thoroughly enjoyed the food.
This was my first time at a Colombian restaurant and I wasn’t sure what to expect but every thing we ordered was A1. We started off with a pitcher of sangria, it packed a punch and served about 7 drinks (we were a group of 3)
Then came the chorizo with the corn bread (nothing like I’ve had before) loved it!
We ordered the Picada mar y tierra (meat & sea food platter) so that we could get to try different dishes. We were told it’s meant for 2 but 3 of us ate to our heart’s content and still had to box up some of the remaining food. The meat was nicely grilled and juicy.
We finished dinner with tres leches which was nice, not the best in the city but no complaints in itself.
Had a very satisfying meal and the sangria, music and company made it an enjoyable evening.
Can’t wait to go back to try out the other dishes!

Daniel’s View– I married in to a Colombian family, so I’ve had my fair share of fine Colombian food. I was excited about trying this place, partially to try a good restaurant, partially to see if it was up to my wife’s standards for quality and authenticity. If she says its the real deal then I will enjoy it all the more. It met all her standards and more. We have been here three times, we even brought her entire family here when they came up to visit!
Parking on the street is easily accessible, and plentiful, eat least every time I’ve been there. Restaurant ambiance is a palate of warm colors with creams and greens and golds. Appropriately dim lighting (but no too dim). Tall windows run on either side of dining area, so during daylight hours plenty of natural light come in. Up front, near the door, they have a bar area set up if you would like to just have a few drinks. Flat screens are set on an appropriate sporting event, usually soccer.
THE FOOD– Amazing. Delicious huge portions and all at a great price. I have had Bandeja Paisa every time I’ve been there (I know, I know, but its so GOOD). Bandeja Paisa is Char-​broiled, Colombian-​style cut rib-​eye steak served with fried pork belly, chorizo, rice, beans, fried egg, sweet plantain and avocado. Steak juicy and a little salty, just like I like it. Pork belly crisp like thick bacon. Always room for a fried egg. The plantain is delicious, if you never had one you’re missing out on life. And I love avocado. Its almost like multiple meals in one. Beans and rice simple, hearty and good, as the should be.
My meal was tasty, filling, and easy on the wallet. Loved it. My only gripe would be about the juices. Colombians like juices, like Passion Fruit, and they whip them up into some frothy, refreshing, fruity drinks. Unfortunately the past couple of times we’ve been there they’ve not had a working blender. Really? Can’t walk down to CVS and pick on up? Oh well, the incredible meal and merry service overbalance the missing option for fruit drinks. I fully recommend you go, whether you are married to a Colombian or not. I don’t think you will regret it!
Julie’s View– (BASED ON A SCALE 1 – 10)
Ambiance: 7 –Not fancy by all means considering the Colombian style, it is more of a
family-​comfortable place to eat.
Food taste: 8 — The Vandeja Paisa is the go to dish. However, the ajiaco, sancocho de res o
pollo is also really good, the Empanadas … well being from Colombia i am quite critical so no i pass on the empanadas. sure they will taste good and be different if you haven’t try them before but once you know what an empanada SHOULD TASTE LIKE then you will kn ow what i mean hehehhe.
Price: 5 ($$) portions are HUGE
Food presentation: 6
Dress code: Casual
Note: Restrooms are downstairs — I recommend to be cautions specially if you have any mobility issues. The Sangria is Really good :)

Pretty good food. We ordered the $ 40 platter that was supposedly for 2 people but i think you can fit in a third person. Food was good so were the margaritas and sangria. Spent $ 100 but it was worth it. Ill recommend people to go for sure. Waiter was helpful as well. Overall great place to go.

The empanadas, ceviche and entraña (skirt steak) with octopus are delicious. This time around they were out of octopus and ordered the skirt steak with the shrimp and they were phenomenal as well. They usually have only the hot sauce and the chimuchurri which are great but this time they also had another creamy sauce which had a bit of chipotle taste. It was fantastic with the empanada and the yuca from the main dish. The service is good and the staff is very friendly.

This place came highly recommended from a close Colombian friend. We ordered just about everything on the menu to warm up and got steaks that they touted as mouth watering. Unfortunately, I was not too big on this place. I felt like I’ve gotten better cuts of meat for far less at other places. In addition, the service that particular night took forever, which really took away from the whole night. Lastly, I didn’t think that the empanadas were anything to rave about.

Went for a birthday dinner and they accommodated a 20 person group, which is no easy feat in itself. More than that, everyone seemed happy, so yay! The meal did take a LONG time, but I suppose with that many people, it should be expected.
For my meal, I started with a blackberry mojito (yum!), and then rather than ordering an entrée, I got two appetizers (a crab and shrimp ceviche and the grilled baby octopus) and a side of plaintain (because it’s basically my favorite thing ever).
The ceviche was fine, but nothing worth writing home about, but the pulpitos were perfectly grilled without a bit of that rubbery texture that you get at a lot of places and came with a nice salad, as well. And fried plantains are hard to screw up, but they were delicious as ever here! I mis-​ordered my dessert, so while I didn’t love it, that was on me, not on the restaurant. And I saw enormous platters of meat up and down the table that everyone seemed happy with.
Las Tablas isn’t cheap, but they do what they do well and are great for a group. Would definitely recommend.

My boyfriend and I were looking for somewhere to eat lunch and happened to walk by and give it a shot. Which turned out to be a great idea! Delicious food and drinks! You have to try the fresh mojitos!!! I ordered a squid dish which was phenomenal and my boyfriend ordered steak which was also amazing. Will be coming back for sure :)

Columbian flavors aren’t really my favorite but you can tell this is a very authentic and well run restaurant. The server was wonderful — very friendly and perfectly attentive. Everything was very tasty.

I’ve heard nothing but great things about Las Tablas from (RL) friends, and it definitely lived up to the expectations.
Note — they won’t let you make a reservation for two, so not totally ideal for a date, but definitely worth it for a big group!
Their meat platter is incredible. Arepas are not traditional (or so my colombian friend has said) but they’re interesting and nonetheless delicious. I can’t say if this is an «authentic» restaurant for Colombian food, but it sure as hell is a good one!
Only small note is that service was fairly slow. Other than that, wonderful experience.

We had our In-​laws in town and decided to bring them to Las Tablas. We like the plantains and chips with Guacamole and we were delighted with the steak. We did order some chicken and it was also delicious. My favorite thing from here I would say was the Mojitos. They were made to Perfection and they were not too skimpy on the alcohol.
the server did the best he could because they were understaffed. He was also working as the bartender. We went on a Monday evening with No Reservations.
Had no problem being seated right away.
I really like their sauces. They go well with pretty much everything they serve here. I do recommend this place for large groups of people. I saw that there was three or four really big groups sitting in the dining area. Overall I do recommend last that last for a nice dinner with family or even a large group.

I try to go as often as I can, best steak in the city, authentic feel & food.
Whenever friends visit from out of town it’s among the places I tell them to go to before they leave!

My steak was DRY and Over seasoned and ALL the sides that come with are fried; Yuca, Potatoes and Plantain. Everything is deep fried (In the same oil BTW)!!
NO good idea spending $ 60 on bad food.
I love waay better the steaks at Tango Sur which is only 4 min north on Southport ave.

Positives — most of the food was really good (outside of one specific meat). Very flavorful food and our server was very nice which made it a pleasant experience.
Negatives — furniture was falling apart, I had to switch chairs due to entire base of one seat being completely loose. In our entrée which included several types of meats, the chicken must have been cooked immediately after a fish dish and tasted like fish not chicken. This was the only bad part of our meal. Due to these two reasons Las Tablas gets 3 stars rather than four.

Steaks were amazing– Carne Asada and the skirt steak. Their most expensive margarita (forget the name) was super tasty and mojito the best I’ve ever had.
Negatives– silverware rolled in paper napkins just like in a chinese restaurant, pretty tacky.
Hostess needs to be thrown out of there, by the hair would help. Inconsiderate, goes back and forth without acknowledging people at the door. Then tried to sit us at the very entrance (the worst table) when half of restaurant was empty. She’d ignore requests to give us another table until a server accommodated us. Just serious attitude problem.

Wow… we came here to have a good time and enjoy some good food and it was a disaster. Our waitress was MIA for most of the night. They brought out our appetizers 2 min after we received our main dishes. We asked to speak with a manager and our waitress told us that there was no manager available here today. So we asked for someone in charge and she said there was no one. We had asked for water and a glass of wine before we finished our plates and they never brought them out. The busboy brought a glass of wine when we told him to cancel the glass we originally ordered before we finished our meal. We only came here because my girlfriend bff Ana wanted to eat here. Stupid Ana. Never again.

I used to love this place. I’ve watched it slowly go downhill for the past year.
Went there this past Saturday night (feb 6) without reservations fully expecting to wait for a table. I don’t mind waiting, especially if there’s a margarita to keep me busy.
We were told 45 mins. it took 40… I get the text that our table is ready… go to the hostess stand. oh– you’re Stacey? Two other people just said they were you and we sat them…“sorry“
So I’m not happy. I ask what am I supposed to do? «we“ll put you back on the wait list… WTF?
I ask why they can’t remove the liars that said they were me– they said that would be rude… again…WTF? And not even offer a drink or appetizer or SOMETHING while I wait again for a table?
Now we’ve been here twice as long as this other couple… and I have to wait 20 more minutes… still trying to salvage the evening.
Finally get seated… takes over an HOUR for our meal to come out and when the server brings it I even say «this took way too long» she replies «okay enjoy your meal»
The food was so disappointing. I always order the Picada Colombiana, and it is now HALF the size it used to be… I’d rather they raised the price and kept the quality and portions.
I will not be back, which makes me sad because this was my one of my favorites…

Came here for a birthday and the food and service was pretty bad. I’ve hear good things about this place so will give it another try but I was not impressed.

This place was really good! We went on a Saturday night. Not very busy… about 5 tables. Service was good! I got the sangria and my husband got a juice. Both were yummy. We tarred with the empanada combo for an app. They were the traditional Colombian style empanadas which I prefer. 2 cheese 2 chicken and 2 beef. All were yummy. Beef was my fav. For our entrée we shared the meat conbo for two it was 40 bucks and completely worth it for all the meat you actually get, chicken, steak, sausage, chicharron potatoes, yuca, plantains, it was a lot of food! The meat was seasoned very well… we really enjoyed the meal. My husband got the tres leches for dessert, I’m not a fan but he said it was great. Over all we left full and happy. Give this place a go.

This is a Colombian steak house. I had their crab cakes which were really good. The portions are pretty big. The plate had plantain chips with a pineapple salsa which was really good as well. There was a grilled piece of pineapple on the plate which really didn’t go with anything. Overall good food.

I did not think I got my money’s worth of food or drinks. The food was OK at best maybe I’m use to more of Mexican seasoning.
I don’t know anything about Colombian food so I can’t say if it was authentic or not but I have had Colombian food in other places. This one to me was bland and it lacked punch in my mouth.
We ordered some kind of lemom juices that the portion was a joke and very expensive.$ 130 for 2 people (2 Entrees 2 Juices and 1 Appetizer) Call the police I got robbed!!!