Cumbre Restaurante
“The highlights tho are the delightful salteñas, which are essentially empanadas on steroids.”
“I was there Sunday ordered a Silpancho,
It meat was very well cooked, not greasy at all being that it Milanese.”
“My wife who happens to be Bolivian brought me to this place and I must admit, the food was solid!”
Cumbre Restaurante
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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Closed? Or not? Maybe I let this review draft sit too long! There are barely any dedicated Bolivian restaurants in NYC to begin with, so I was happy to discover this one right in my backyard.
Bolivian cuisine (to me) echoes Colombian/Ecuadorian – with an emphasis on indigenous starches, hearty soups, and meat meat meat. Not knowing anything more specific, I came to Cumbre and went straight for the saltenas (Bolivian empanadas) – but they were out! Luckily, the ridiculously friendly and down-to-earth co-owner helped us with the menu.
– Sopa de mani: Bolivian peanut soup. It sounded intriguing and for better or worse, didn't taste like peanut at all. The fact that there are crinkle fries thrown in was kind of awesome. Don't you make that face – this was a delicious, rich soup, only a little oversalted. Get a smaller portion, or else you won't want to eat anything else.
– Lengua: The most tender tongue I've ever tasted. Wink.
– Chicharron: Served with starchy, swollen kernels of mote. This platter was huge, and awesome though pretty typical. It was fried pork belly, after all.
– Macho pique: Was highly recommended, though we didn't go for it. The $15 plate is one of those "kitchen sink" dishes (yes there are hot dogs in it), apparently large enough for two, and is their most popular menu item.
All of it went great with a couple bottles of Bolivian beer.
The restaurant is clean with a warm, family-owned feel. The food was tasty and fresh, though the quietness of the place might have suggested otherwise. I appreciated that they were out of a few things (don't expect to find saltenas past 6:30pm) since it suggests they'd rather run out of food than serve ingredients that have been sitting for too long.
I've walked past Cumbre on a karaoke night before and it looked like everyone was having a great time and loving everything. Fingers crossed that they're not permanently closed.