La Amistad de Lanzarote

CA2
Style of food: Cuban/Creole
Cost: Cheap
Type of place: Paladar (private)
Food
Ambience
Service
Value
Best for: Pollo Lanzarote. Feeling you have found something authentic.
Worst for: Aggressive overcharging.
Amistad No. 211 entre Neptuno y San Miguel
(+53)7863 - 6172
Open noon-11pm

  • We had dinner here once a few years ago. We have never been back. The décor looks cheap and there have been reports of aggressive overcharging. Food wise, the specialty is Pollo Lanzarote, chicken with honey-basil sauce, which is OK but not cheap.

    
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