Arepera

We are from Ottawa and it’s so hard to find good Venezuelan food there. Every time we tried a place we always left disappointed. This place blew our minds because everything we order was made with good quality ingredients, was fresh and most importantly tasted amazing. We got the Pabellon De Carne Mechada arepas, plantains and chicken, beef and cheese empanadas. We recommend trying the arepa and the cheese empanadas, they were our favourite.

Very nice spot :) The food tasted delicious! The 6 pieces of yuca were fresh and crunchy. The empanadas were the star I think. They're a bit small, but perfect for appetizers (comes in 3). We had chicken, beef and cheese. All delicious. Even the plantain (about 6 slices) were good :) The other recommendation I have is the arepas (venezuelan sandwiches). It's about 6inches in diameter. A tortilla filled with goodness. If you take the pabellon, it's pretty filling (meat + black beans + plantain + fera cheese). They serve spicy salsa and avocado sauce with your meal. The plantain cheesecake was quite good too, but very small, although it's not really a cheesecake; more like a plantain pudding with a nice cream cheese frosting. Everything is quite affordable for the quantity.

Beef empanadas were very flavourful and were my favourite compared to the fish and chicken. The fried plantains also were a great addition to the meal, as they are sweet and balanced out the rest of the salty foods. Also, their green avocado sauce is awesome - definitely try it out! It isn’t very salty, and is slightly acidic. I ended up putting it on nearly everything to give a bit more brightness to the dishes. The arepas was good, but i needed to add a lot of the avocado sauce while eating it to give it more taste.

Amazing Venezuelan Food. On a 2 day trip to MTL, we went here first day because of the rating and second day because it was totally worth it. Their plantain, beans and chicken arepa along with the two sauces (my favorite was the green one), were delicious. Tried mango juice as well, which was ok. Staff was kind and helpful.