Restaurante y Bar Tico Tico
A central island eatery known for its local flavors and beachside location, offering a casual dining experience with both praised dishes and service c...
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Restaurante y Bar Tico Tico
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A central island eatery known for its local flavors and beachside location, offering a casual dining experience with both praised dishes and service critiques.
Order carefully
Review menu descriptions closely to avoid surprises with your order.
Beware of overcharging
Tourists should be vigilant about potential overcharging on bills.
Quick Facts
Cuisine
Island Cuisine
Price
Mid-range
Phone
+57 311 6865875
Address
al lado de hotel calipso, Av peatonal, San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
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Local Island Cuisine at Good Prices
Experience authentic island flavors and generous portions without breaking the bank. A favorite spot for locals and visitors alike.
Beachfront Location
Enjoy your meal with a prime view across the street from the beach. The central location makes it an easy stop for a bite.
Zapote Juice and Deep-Fried Fish
A standout combination praised for its delicious coconut rice and perfectly fried fish, offering a true taste of local specialties.
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Order carefully
Review menu descriptions closely to avoid surprises with your order.
Beware of overcharging
Tourists should be vigilant about potential overcharging on bills.
Visit off-peak
To enjoy a quieter meal, consider visiting during less crowded times.
Check your bill
Be aware that extra charges may be 'accidentally' added.
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from all over the internet
Order carefully
Review menu descriptions closely to avoid surprises with your order.
Beware of overcharging
Tourists should be vigilant about potential overcharging on bills.
Visit off-peak
To enjoy a quieter meal, consider visiting during less crowded times.
Check your bill
Be aware that extra charges may be 'accidentally' added.
What Travellers Say
Reviews Summary
Restaurante y Bar Tico Tico offers a mixed bag of experiences. Many praise the authentic local cuisine and reasonable prices, highlighting dishes like fried fish and zapote juice. However, some diners report significant issues with service, including rudeness and incorrect orders, and one reviewer described a dish as a 'scam' due to misrepresentation and poor quality.
"Great food with good prices."
Ann Quattlebaum
"Worst service ever experienced in a restaurant the waitres was literally chewing gum while giving us the feeling we disturb her by being there. We ordered and she just served us something else on the grounds that the other food is already sold out.
2 Stars as the food was good its a bit more expensive but it’s next to the Beach so acceptable."
Eddi R
"This restaurant is just unbelievably poor.
I ordered from the photo on the wall a delicious-looking pot of mussles, king prawns and oysters cooked in light olive oil and garlic for $35,000, one of my more expensive meals in Colombia. After a long wait a dish arrived that shared absolutely zero similarities to the image and was told by the extraordinarily rude waitress in a scornful way that "it's the same but a bit different". The monstrosity served to me consisted of cheap, soggy, inedible crab sticks, drowning in a stringy, milky unidentifiable lukewarm substance, accompanied by some horrible rice which tasted odd and had a strange texture (how on earth do you muck up rice!?!).
This was not a language problem, this was clearly a scam whereby they charge high prices to unsuspecting tourists for premium-looking dishes only to actually serve up cheap, disgusting gruel which I couldn't even finish (and that takes a lot!). The waitress was also one of the rudest and most contemptuous I've ever encountered to round off a truly awful dining experience.
Seriously this place MUST be avoided. The local authorities should really take control of these obvious tourist traps and scams which are tarring the image of San Andres as a holiday destination."
James Roberto
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tico Tico serves local island cuisine, with dishes like fried fish, seafood casseroles, and various rice plates.
Many reviewers find the prices reasonable for the quality and location, especially for the menu del dia.
Service experiences vary; some find it friendly and prompt, while others report rude or inattentive staff.
According to one review, credit cards are not accepted.
While centrally located, some tourists have reported issues with misrepresentation of dishes and potential overcharging.
The deep-fried fish with coconut rice and zapote juice are frequently praised.
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The restaurant served ceviche on the main pedestrian street, Calle 1. Each time I walked by, I noticed mostly Colombians dined in the non-descript place, and it was usually busy. I would have considered it a local restaurant with it low-key vibe, but being on the strip, the prices fit I with the tourist bill!
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