Not exactly a Romanian McDonald's - after all, this is hardly fast food - though this is a chain of cheap restaurants which all look the same and all serve the same food. Expect big portions of standard Romanian food - they do good mici and the musaka is usually OK - but nothing too adventurous, as well as cheap beer and a fight for a table: these restaurants are very popular and the busiest locations require reservations, especially at lunchtime.La Mama comments
- niels - UK/ London
The service was so bad that I had to wait 30 minutes without being served anything. I asked several waiters to take my order, but they did not seem to care. Further down there was a UK couple who were also not served. They left and so did I. Expect ZERO service. To be avoided unless you have eaten beforehand. - 12
Sep
2008Liza - The Netherlands, Amsterdam
The food was nice but BAD service! - 15
Aug
2008Francis J. Romeo - USA/FL, Homosassa
A Decent lunch with mediocre service. After being seated we waited a good 20 minutes before being approached by a rather unhappy unlpeasant waiter. This was on July 25th 2008. Seasoned tourist from Florida - 11
Aug
2008Victor Hickman - United States, Berkley,MI
I would rather use the word "inexpensive." The food is good. So, allright, it's not "haute cuisine" but it is tasty and not splodge.Whatever that is. In warm weather one of the reasons it is so popular is the outdoor seating. This may change now the "Il Calcio" has opened in place of "Cina" with their own outdoor seating. La Mama needs a little honest competition. - 17
Apr
2008Emma Mykytyn - Scotland, Glasgow
Its alright for an introduction to romanian food I suppose, Vatra is much better. - 19
Feb
2008Alex - Romania, Bucharest
La Mama? Delicious? Maybe only if one fancies a "traditional" Mc Donald's with wooden tables, but nothing more. Better try some tripe soup La Berbecu', some ciorba at Nicoresti or the mici at Vatra. La Mama used to be a nice place, until they got famous. Now they are just another restaurant full of the office people working in the area, of those staying at the Hilton and daring not walk any farther, respectively of tourist groups hooked there by uninspired travel agents aiming at the cheap (indeed!) dishes. Bleah. - 16
Jan
2008Savannah - USA/Tennessee, Nashville
La Mama was always one of my favorite restaurants when I visited Romania! The food was always delcious and a great price. - 01
Oct
2007Santiago Matamoros - Singapore, Singapore
The food there is delicious! Better than anything you will find in London or Paris by far! - 21
Aug
2007DutchManiac - Netherlands
"Better than McDonalds" - Impossible! - 14
Aug
2007Dan - Romania, Bucharest
All true, yet better than McDonalds, especially late-night.
YOUR COMMENTS
Str. Barbu Văcărescu 3
tel. (+4) 021 212 40 86
Open 10:00-02:00,
Fri 10:00-04:00,
Sat 10:00-04:00.
Also at (I-3) Str. Delea Veche 51, tel. 021 320 52 13, 0723 292 846; (C-4) Str. Episcopiei 9, tel. 021 312 97 97, 0721 526 262; (F-3) Centrul Comercial Feeria, tel. 021 319 42 46/0729 52 62 62; (E-6) P-ta Alba Iulia 2, tel. 021 320 20 00/ 0728 85 38 53; (B-6) Spl. Independentei 210 - 210B (Orhideea), tel. 021 220 33 95/0724 505 605.
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2009