We love La Olla Cartagenera. When we visit Cartagena it's a requirement to go to La Olla. The restaurant offers a great variety of dishes. My favorite Arabic dish is Plato Mixto with assorted middle eastern flavors. My favorite typical dish is the Cazuela de Mariscos. La Olla offers a good selection of wines and offer jugo de corozo (corozo... More

Although it is located in an unattractive jumble of commercial properties, La Olla Cartegenera has a attractive dining area in addition to dining along the busy Calle San Martin. The menu has a wide assortment of fish and seafood entrees, as well as some meat and some Arab dishes. The waiter spoke no English and we no Spanish, but together... More

We have asked in our hotel to recommend a nice restaurant on the beach. They have suggested this one. Firstly, it is not on the beach. Not sure why everyone say it is right on the beach? It is on the paralel street from the beach, so you can look the street and traffic. Something on the beach is when... More

It is a famous name in Cartagena, but you can find better food and not so expensive in other place. Even though right on the beach. I will never go again there.

I am a world traveler and a seafood lover. So, the first thing we asked our tour guide on arrival is what are best seafood retaurants in Cartagena. Our guide seriously wrote down a list of most wanted seafood restaurants. The most convenient one is La Olla Cartagenena just accross our hotel on the beach, Hotel Almirante. Our appitizers were... More

Went for lunch midweek with wife and nephew(3 total). Delicious churrasco with fried yuca. Great service and delicious coconut lemonade.

Went there with my Colombian Coworkers, the food was very good, the fruit juices perfect overall if you travel to Cartagena is one of the restaurants to visit

This was a recommendation from the hotel we were staying at and it turned out to be great. Don't let the front or outside of the building deceive you - inside their some great food being served. They really worked hard to give us excellent service. We sat in the outside patio area which sits under an open aired roof... More

Great place to eat, fruit juice delicious, we were waited by Jose a great waiter that gave us good advice on our selections