Sabor Criollo

5 Reviews on “Sabor Criollo”

• Helen Lowe

  Sabor Criollo is small restaurant serving traditional Latin American food. I recommend the fajitas and enchiladas. They also serve great cocktails – I had a fantastic strawberry margarita! The staff are always friendly and welcoming and the decor and music adds to an upbeat summertime atmosphere. A definite favourite of mine!

  May 26, 2016, 9:31 pm

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• Mairi Lowe

  Sabor Criollo is a firm favourite with my family and I. The restaurant serves Latin American dishes in a matching setting with bright bold colours, plants and funky music. The staff are all enthusiastic and friendly and I have never been disappointed when visiting.The Yucca Fritta is my favourite starter however is now listed as a side dish. The Chicken Enchiladas or Shredded Beef dish are the main reasons I eat here, and I also like the guava juice.Read my full review on my blog (with images): http://www.copperpink.com/2015/04/sabor-criollo-restaurant-review.htmlI highly recommend Sabor Criollo 🙂 copperpink.com

  July 27, 2015, 1:19 am

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• Lunch Quest

  Our scoring system has always been a necessary evil. It does tend towards a packed middle ground but its rarely been miles wrong in its sentiment. The most notable exception was the 12/20 for Wild (because of its icy environment and ponderous service) despite its relentlessly interesting food.An odd anamoly is how many of my most favourite and recommended places have on their initial assessment attracted a 15 or 15.5. The list in no particular order includes: Purslane, Three Birds, The Dogs, Castello, Hula (subsequently scored an 18.5 by MJ)The reason it springs to mind is here comes another one for a place that really impressed me.Sabor Criollo had been on the list for a visit for a good wee while. After the Slow Food Edinburgh AGM had been concluded, I was delighted to give it a shot.Showcasing a cooking style that bore a strong relation to that Id sampled in Cuba, many years previously, the place traces its roots to Venezuela with a strong creole influence, hence the name.Their below street level premises encompass an artificial indoor tree as part of the stylings of the cantina. I think it was Berts Bar on William Street that used to sport a similar thing. I was delighted to see another example of this hilarious internal design feature.Their menu offered a good array of choices. I opened with calamares then chose a traditonal Venezuelan main course of pabellon criollo, the central element of which was slow cooked beef.The starter was a simple and well executed dish. The squid rings were crisp and profuse. The accompanying aioli packed lots of zing. It was a lovely dish.The main course was every bit as good. The nuggets of fried plantain were delicious and the avocado laden salad was very tasty. The beef was packed with flavour and the rice was excellent, too. It was a home-style dish that made me very happy.So overall, I was really impressed by Sabor Criollo. It served me two very good dishes. The pricetag of two courses for 14.90 was incredibly reasonable. I look forward to visiting again, perhaps to try their cocktails.ScoresBlythe scores Sabor Criollo4/5 for food3.5/5 for presentation4/5 for setting4/5 for servicegiving an overall 15.5/20I ate: calamares, pabellon criolloI drank: house white, house red, espressoI wore: pinstripesTotal bill: c.25 lunchquest.co.uk

  June 6, 2014, 5:19 pm

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• Hungrymonster

  Guaranteed good food. Excellent food, especially recommend the delicious sizzling fajitas. Small and cosy as long as door kept shut! Staff superb, really friendly and provide fantastic service. I have been many times and will be going back many more.

  February 8, 2011, 4:56 pm

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• Paula Cullen

  An excellent restaurant!!! We ate there as part of a hen (bachelorette) party. The staff were lovely, efficient and helpful. The food was excellent too! Very good cocktails. I loved the sangria. 5 stars!

  November 30, 2009, 9:45 am

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