El Rancho De Lalo
Colombian restaurant · Brixton ·
Hearty Colombian fare, empanadas, and bandeja paisa platters
Hearty Colombian fare, empanadas, and bandeja paisa platters
"El Rancho De Lalo is a lively Colombian restaurant in Brixton that makes its mission to fill everyone with piping hot and freshly made soup every day. Expect something heavy on root vegetables, like cassava and carrots, as well as corn, parsley, and fresh lime. It’s a bowl of goodness that we think about often." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna
"El Rancho De Lalo is a buzzing restaurant making delicious home-cooked stews that’s all about wonderful Colombian hospitality. Chicharrón and steak and a lovely, varying selection of meat and carbs are going to arrive at your table, and you’re more than likely going to be very happy with all of them. Portions are bulging, the room is usually full of family and friends, and its empanadas are one of the best snacks around." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna
"The empanadas from El Rancho De Lalo are sensational. The corn pastry is fried to a chomping crisp, while ensuring the beef and potato hibernating inside is steamed and soft. It’s a homely-tasting thing that has an aura of years of expertise about it. We imagine whoever made this empanada (and the electrifying chilli salsa it comes with) can make multiple with their eyes closed. But if they’re not your thing, you can always go for a plate of chicharrónes or plantain crisps from the Colombian spot in Brixton." - jake missing
"If ensuring you get a good and proper meal before sweating it all out is your main priority, head to El Rancho De Lalo. The homely Colombian restaurant simply does not know how to feed you other than in the way we hope your grandmother does. A piping hot grilled chorizo with a plate of hand-cut chips will cost you just £4. Or, if time is on your side, sit down for a plate of bandeja paisa: grilled steak, Colombian sausage, crispy pork belly, rice, a fried egg, beans, plantain, and avocado. Might be best to avoid the mosh pit, mind." - jake missing
"The food at this Colombian spot on a corner of Brixton Market is delicious. Their £14.50 deal consisting of a changing soup, choice of meat with rice and plantain, drink, and a banana is undoubtedly the tastiest deal in London. In every sense of the word. The atmosphere is welcoming and humming and makes you want to be friends with everyone in there, even on a Monday." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
