La Fonda De Maria - Stockwell in Lambeth

Metieron en este espacio increíble para comprobar si el fútbol y bingo!

I decided to head down south of the river as I heard there is good South American food. When I arrived at the restaurant it was nicely decorated and the staff was really nice. The food was ok.

I received a Groupon voucher for this restaurant as a Christmas present. I phoned the restaurant to book for a Saturday evening meal. The person who answered the phone told me that they do not accept Groupon bookings on a Saturday. When I questioned this by saying in the fine print it states the restaurant will accept a Saturday, she insisted you can't come on Saturday. When I asked to speak to the Manager she said I was speaking to her. I told her they should honour the voucher, she then told me to get my money back from Groupon. She was very abrupt and rude. I told her I would put a negative review on their website, she said go ahead. She told me they don't deal with Groupon anymore. I wouldn't want to visit this restaurant now due to how this manager spoke to me. I have asked Groupon for the money back, they were very helpful.

Yo y mi madre fue a este restaurante ayer. Teníamos un vale groupon miraron a la reserva y luego nos permite elegir nuestra mesa. El anfitrión que teníamos era preciosa. Nos preguntó si necesitábamos algo. Él era tan helpfuk a nuestras necesidades e incluso nos dieron una recomendación.

This time was better and nice food, very good Sancocho and Tilapia and the Daniel service was great! Will come back 😉

Came on a Sunday afternoon with a Groupon offer, 2 minutes walk from Stockwell Station. Interesting looking building from the outside. For Starters we had Columbian fried patties (Empanadas De Carne) filled with beef and potatoes, fried battered Calamari, Cod fillet pieces in lime juice (served cold) and Colombian Chorizo - all went down well except probably the cod which does getting a bit use to.

Tardaron 3 nietos, para una comida de cumpleaños, para el hijo mayor, el sábado. Había leído varias críticas que eran o muy bueno o malo, nada de claramente entre. La comida llegó como compartir fuentes entrantes fueron bien recibidas, y una interesante mezcla. Principal, parrilla, mezclado. Era muy agradable, pero no memorable. Sorprendió saber salir de helado de vainilla, cuando pedimos los postres. El servicio fue satisfactorio, con cargo servicio añadido a la factura, aunque no se especificó al hacer la reserva, pensé en general groupon precio muy razonable. Así, fue agradable el almuerzo, la única queja era música grabada se tocan, era demasiado ruidoso, haciendo difícil la conversación.

As a peruvian born and constantly travel to Peru every year.I decided to visit 'La Fonda de Maria' for a meal.As soon as I called to book a table , the first thing that they asked me was if I bought a voucher in groupon when I said no, the lady politely told me come anytime ( they are not fond on groupon).I decided to order pollo a la brasa meal for £25.It was the worst chicken I tasted, the salad was meant to be the Peruvian salad instead was chopped cucumber,tomatoes ,sweet corn ? (Never in my life I seen sweet corn in pollo a la brasa salad).Then the chips, hahahha please take a look at my photo of the chips and will get a dejavú feeling when walking past Sainsbury's frozen isle.Please British and Latino ppl avoid this establishment is low low low quality and disrespect to Peruvian cuisine which this does not reflect our rich and popular food.

I bought a Groupon deal to take my Mrs out for a nice Latin meal. I called to make the booking and got told that If you have a voucher you need to book 24 hours in advance, partly my fault as I never read the small print. I asked the lady if she could make an exception this time as we are coming at around 10pm (they close at 10:30pm) She said no you need to book 24 hour in advance and was quite rude about it. I asked to speak with the manager Maria but apparently she want there, then I said that I will now cancel this deal with Groupon that cost £26 and she said go ahead. I can't comment on the food but if the customer service is anything to go by avoid the gaff.

Me fui la semana pasada con la otra mitad en un bono de groupon y me sorprendió gratamente.

Trabajo en el comercio restaurante ME GUSTA mi comida y comer, así que estaba bastante emocionado de probar algo diferente, un restaurante latinoamericano. Mi pareja y yo estábamos muertos y los sonidos de un tartar de bacalao sonaba delicioso y una mixta parrilla para compartir los platos principales. . . Perfecto. Sin embargo, terminamos con un tartar de plato de mariscos (orden equivocado), así que nos sentamos allí sacando el pulpo. Estábamos demasiado hambre para esperar el plato para ser reemplazado. Tan pronto como tomé YO ME ahogo de bocado. Fue así que a ser abrumador, mi plato estaba literalmente nadando en jugo de lima. Así que la manera estábamos deseando Mixed Grill, cómo puede salir mal, robar pollo, etc., y con la señorita preguntando cómo queremos nuestra carne cocinada (med/raro) siempre debe ser un buen poco de carne, Cómo estaba equivocado. Nos obsequiaron con una plancha plana stead bien hecho, seco de pollo que no era comestible y patatas cortadas que eran poco hecha. Arandela ondulada Con Islandia al otro lado de la calle donde puedo conseguir supongo sus suministros. Los restaurantes

Mi novia y yo asistimos a este restaurante en un jueves por la noche tranquila como parte de una oferta de groupon, que incluía un entrante y plato principal para compartir y una copa de vino cada uno. Tanto entrante y plato principal eran sustanciales servngs.

He visitado este restaurante recientemente estaba deseando tener algo de comida sudamericana. El servicio era realmente malo izquierda esperando mucho tiempo, no estaba muy concurrido. La comida era demasiado seco y preparado. No volveremos aquí.

Even though the restaurant was not busy, the waitress did not clean our table when we finished or asked if we want more drinks, dessert, etc and she did not offer us the baby highchair.Food was nothing special and definitely not value for money. My beef was not tender but very dry.I would not recommend this place.

The place looks expensive so I looked for a voucher on groupon. After voucher added I called the restaurant to book a table, and the first thing they ask is "with voucher or without?" This time I said without because for the past 3 days I've being trying to book and they always say "it's fully booked" but the answer is not the same if you book as normal. So they booked me a table and then I said what if I get a voucher, then they said, so, we cannot accommodate you. Then my question is why they offer vouchers if then you won't be able to book a table? Disgusting!

I go here for the seafood paella, I never had something else. It comes piping hot in a dish for 2 with 2 glasses o house wine. It is very good, no economy on the seafood inside and it is quite cheap. It is usually not very busy, always with latin music on. The waiters are not necessarily well trained but nice.

We came with a groupon deal one Sunday. The staff were lovely and the food was good. We had a selection of Latin American starters and a mixed grill for main between two. The house wine is fine and always served with a smile. The one thing to improve would be the tomato salsa - it needs some punch!

I've been hearing about this restaurant among the Latin-American community, the atmosphere and decor was as expected of a typical Latino restaurant. The friendliness of the staff and Latin music playing in the background.The food was good and the main dish was LARGE!! Spices were on point and the meat was well seasoned...no complaints. This is not fine dining but informal, elegant and fast.After having our succulent dinner, we stayed for some salsa dancing just to complement our Latin experience stravaganza.

I dined there with an Argentinian friend who had been wanting to visit this restaurant for a long time as several people had recommended it to him. In other words, my expectations were high. However, neither the starter, nor our grilled meat platter for two really wowed either of us. Not bad, but nothing special. It was a pity that there was so much meat, I would rather have had less quantity, but better quality or more side dishes. The salad was only "dressed" with mayonnaise and was otherwise very bland. I did not particularly like the interior either. Dinner served its purpose of filling me, but it was not an incredible culinary experience.

The menu is far too large. This restaurant would be better sticking to a few meals and doing them well. Main courses were enormous and we all regretted ordering starters. I particularly regretted ordering the ceviche because it was horrible... ceviche should involve super-fresh fish cut with razor precision; this was neither. It tasted as though it had actually been sitting around in the marinade so long it had started to "cook". However, the grilled meat and chips mains ordered by the rest of the family were well received and I enjoyed my creamy seafood stew.

if you want good Latin food go there, we ordered steaks and parrilla as well a dish called pavellon. we truly enjoyed the evening

Went for dinner on a Friday night. The service was very friendly and nice, but the food was rather boring and average. We had the grill platter and at least the portion was big, but it really is something you could easily make at home. Don't think we will go back. So many other places to explore.

This was probably the worst meal that we have ever experienced.We each ordered a starter and main course and can honestly say that none of it had any taste, looked like it was just thrown on a plate and most of it was sent back. The food was tasteless and the surroundings were very run down and music being played very loudly.When asked if we enjoyed our meal and our response was negative, the waiter became very defensive. A meal costing £75 was an absolute disgrace.I would not recommend this restaurant.

Had an amazing grill for good price. Tastes really good. Chicken, beef are really good! Latino atmosphere.

My son and I both had fish dishes. Mine was tilapia frita and I can't remember what my son had but both were good. Mine really reminded me of a dish I had in Ecuador a few years ago. I would recommend. Also, they seem to have some good sharing specials.

Me and my friends didn't enjoy the food.. We found it very expensive. We order sancocho that was cold, bandeja dominicana that wasn't impressive ... All in all average expensive food.

Muy buen lugar. Fue la primera vez que fuí, pero quedé impresionado por la calidad de la comida, y además la atención de las camareras fue muy cordial. Espero volver pronto.

Food was decent. The cassava was very nice. The "Jalea de Mariscos" was definitely the best dish, crispy and tasty.The Paella de Mariscos was also nice, but WAY too small. And it was £20. For that, you would expect to feed at least 4 people. It fed one person. Yes ONE. I've never seen anything like it. I thought they had made a mistake. Bloody pathetic. Then the waitress admitted that it was too small, but didn't offer to take it away or change it for something else. Really? They won't last long doing that. It's SOUTH AMERICAN FOOD. It's not expensive food. To charge something like that is blatant theft.Shame really because the other food was good.Will we return? Never.

We were looking for a place to eat and thought we would try this one. On the plus side the Margarita was okay. I am a vegetarian so there is always less of a choice, and I opted for the Nachos, big mistake. The corn chips were very odd, the guacamole must have come out of a tub, the jalapeños and the cheese were what they were, but the tomato sauce was horrible, and I mean horrible. My husband had the seafood risotto, fairly tasteless and suspicious mussels, our daughter had the chicken which was just the wrong side of pink. The portions were large, very large, but a large bit of not good will never compete with a small bit of marvellous, really disappointing and not that cheap. Shame, the place should be buzzing, great location and all that.

An interesting menu compromised of various dishes from across South America. A great restaurant to go to with friends where everybody orders a dish and shares with the table.

I can't comment on the food - we were looking for a place to have a couple of drinks after work on a Friday night. Stockwell seems to have a dearth of pubs, so we wandered into La Fonda De Maria. At 9pm on a Friday night there was one other group, which seemed slightly odd. The kitchen was closed. Only (pretty rotten) house wine was available by the glass, and there was no decent beer - but the most bizarre thing was buying more drinks at 9.45pm only to be told at 9.55pm that we needed to drink up because the place shuts at 10. It's bizarre enough that it shuts so early, but if that's the case why not tell us when we bought more drinks? I hope the food is very good because it's not a place to go if you just fancy a drink.

It's not a place I thought it would be. Great hospitality, very good traditional Peruvian and Colombian well seasoned large dishes. Well welcoming people. Love it.

Came into the restaurant for lunch and we were the only customers there. We were pretty hungry and sat for a good meal. Starters was particularly tasty which was nachos, albeit very filling, which I suspect was meant to be for four people and we were two. There was no indication as to how many people this starter is meant to feed. It took quite some time to get to us. The biggest insult to injury was the service of the main which took about 40 minutes to get to us, given that the head waitress actually approached us to say that they forgot we were there. In their defense, they did offer a free drink, but given that we were going to be outside all evening, we both would have rather not drunk anything more. The meal itself was OK. No real complaints there, as was the prices. Another negative point though, which frankly I should have kicked up a fuss about was that the service charge was aromatically added to the bill, which I'm afraid to say is NOT a legal requirement to pay! I wasn't even going to tip. Not very good. Still, we survived.

Una experiencia para no repetirComida salada fea y cara!! Encima conbran por servicio con lo que gaste uviese comido el doble y rico en otro sitio

I'm Colombian and the first time I was there I was a bit concerned as I never had good Colombian food outside Colombia. However I was surprised on how good it was!...so that many months after I went back...and was not that impressed.The arepa is not the real Colombian arepa...the beans from the bandeja paisa are OK. The juices were good the first time..the second time they were warm and lacking of sugar.A must try is the parrillada for 2, the seviche (IS HUGHE!) and the empanadas.Has anything changed here? I wonder why it wasn't great the second time.

what an awful experience last sunday! Used to go there a lot as me and my boyfriend enjoyed the food and the place. This time We ordered a paella wich was dry and with much less rice than before. I went sick when my chicken was undercooked.The lazy waitress didt even know what to say. Really disappointed!!!We Will never come back again.

La Fonda De Maria staff are very friendly they seem to take pride in providing a excellent service,may it be helping you select from a wide range of tasty food and drinks or be it keeping the minimum time wait for your plate to arrive. More staff needed .

Went to celebrate womans international day with my family. We ordered bandeja paisas and tilapias(traditional colombian food)as we had seen their facebook page with the photos of the plates served. We were served our food but it looked nothing like the photos, bandeja paisa in Colombia is a huge plate with a big chorizo (Colombian sausage) instead we had a very small chorizo the rice was plain unsalted, and overall it was kind of a mini bandeja for a huge price of £13.50 wouldnt mind paying that but if it was a decent size plate. My husbands tilapia was worse it was only the tilapia, fries and salad, in the photo in facebook is absolutely misleading it has the tilapia, fries, salad, plus avocado, plantains (tajadas de platano), rice, cassava which were nowhere to be seen. Good point: Fair customer service.Not good value for money. Will certainly not be coming back here. Dissapointed.

Ci siamo fermati qui perchè vicino casa ed attratti dalla pubblicità esterna: double cheeseburger e chip special offer £8,00.Peccato che del "double" ne abbiano dimenticato "half"... In pratica era un hamburger semplicissimo, buono e con bevanda inclusa (anche la birra). Localino tipico.