I tried Avila Bistro for the first time a few months back and wasn't disappointed! We got there on a Sunday morning and yes, it was packed! But the servers at the restaurant were so nice, and we found a table inside and another outside. Since we were 4 people, we needed 2 tables, so they helped us move the table from inside to the outside, and we were able to sit outside. Between, if you plan to sit inside, it's really cold. So we started with some delicious tequenos! They tasted so fresh and the dough was good! For the main, I ordered the Arepa Super Pelua which has shredded beef, Gouda cheese, avocado, and a fried egg on top. Now, that was big! It might easily be shared between 2 people plus a couple of appetizers. My friends ordered the Sifrina, Llanera, and some cheese empanadas. Everything was delicious and fast! For drinks, my friends ordered the Chicha, which was ok because it was way too sweet for me. I had the passion fruit juice and it was really good too. read more

Avila Bistro - Tequeños - Latin American Near Me - Aventura, Florida

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La comida excelente, deliciosa y constante y el servicio de Nicole impecable Da gusto venir y disfruta aqui! read more

Today, I went with my wife for the first time. My first impression of the place was clean and welcoming. As a starter we ordered mini empanadas mix. They were made to ordered and were delicious. The empanadas doug fresh and crisp. Afterwards, I ordered the arepa La Pelua and my wife La Catira. Both empanadas were loaded with meat and cheese. Both were savory. The arepas were crisp, moist and fresh. The stuffings had the latin flavors I've known all my life. The server and staff were all attentive and with good attitude. I will definitely come back. read more

Avila Bistro - La Pelua - Latin American Near Me - Aventura, Florida

Tried Avila Bistro and ordered the Americana Arepa with butter. It was so good and a huge portion. The arepa had those perfect cheese pull moments and was packed with flavor. They serve three house sauces that all pair nicely, but the pink sauce was my favorite. It complimented the arepa perfectly. Service was friendly and the food came out pretty fast. The only small downsides were that there wasn't any check-in during the meal, and I would've liked for the table to be wiped down before seating as there were a few crumbs and the menus to be a bit cleaner when handed over. But overall, delicious food, nice service, and great flavor combos. I'd definitely come back to try more! read more

Lamentablemente el servicio horrible estuve más de 10 min sin que nadie ni tan siquiera saludara yo tuve que preguntar si alguien nos iba ayudar porque ni cuenta se avían dado cuando por fin logró que alguien me atienda viene directo a tomar la orden cuando ni un menú tenía en la mesa y le dije como ordenó algo si ni se que quiero come ya que no tengo un menú increíble además entre las dos meseras están hablando mal de sus propios clientes algo muy poco profesional no creo que regrese ni lo recomiendo read more

I absolutely loved this place. As soon as I entered I knew the was going to be good. This is an authentic Venezuelan gem in aventura. It's a small local restaurant, but the staff and food are amazing. The waiter was so kind and attentive. The food was AMAZING, the portions are very generous, and the price is great, budget friendly. I will be returning when in Aventura! read more

Terrible service. I sat at the table waiting for a waitress for 10 minutes. When one finally came, she didn't even give me a menu; she just wanted to take my order. Meanwhile, the other waitress was badmouthing the other customers. The restaurant has really gone downhill. I won't be back, and I obviously don't recommend it. It's sad to see that we Venezuelans, who are usually so helpful, are tarnished by people like this. I think they should hire professionals. read more

Food is really good I love the arepa llanera .really tasty and delicious.recomiendo este lugar para disfrutar y comer delicioso

We've been buying the Pan de Jamón from Avila for a few years and it's become a staple for our Venezuelan Christmas. The olives provide the salt/acidity whereas the raisins add a touch of sweetness. This year, the bacon was pretty fatty and felt a bit undercooked which is why I gave this a four rather than a five. I'd like to note that previous years, it's been perfect. read more

Avila Bistro - Pan de Jamón - Latin American Near Me - Aventura, Florida

Dodd is tasty, well prepared and very good looking!! Service is fast and easy, it's the real deal in Aventura! read more

Best Arepas in Miami, if you are looking to eat arepas as in Caracas areperias, here is where you need to come. Also they have the best Pan de Jamon . read more

Wonderful food! They are quick, clean and friend. As a Venezuelan, this is as authentic as it gets!

Primera vez que vengo a comer en Ávila Bistro con mi familia y la verdad nos encantó todo!!! La comida estaba increíble, tenía muy buen sabor y el servicio también fue genial muy amables todos. 100% recomendado read more

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I am Venezuelan but have lived in US all my life!! I have been coming to Avila Bistro since they opened. Always for breakfast. El Andino with my daughters. Today I went and had the best Arepa de Asado Negro. Deliciosa!! Tostadita y el asado typically from Venezuela. I highly recommend this place as one of the best!! read more

Avila Bistro - Latin American Near Me - Aventura, Florida

Avila Bistro is a nice local option for north Miami. Came here twice, once for an arepa and a cachapa, and another time for a pabellon and a pepito. The arepa was pretty good. The cachapa was more looks than favor and the dough was just not very good. The pabellon was OK but the rice was very hard and we had to ask for a different batch. The pepito was ok. Juices are good and desserts alright. Service is decent. As a Venezuelan visiting Miami I was excited and maybe my expectations were too high, but is not a bad spot to visit. read more

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I've been to this place about 3 times and the food is always really good. My favorite part about this place is that the food is affordable. The prices are very reasonable considering that it's in Aventura area. They have a large variety of arepas. Personally, I love cheese and they stuff their arepas with A LOT of cheese. I think there is something for everyone on the menu. I got ham and cheese arepa and it was really filling. They have this green sauce which I think is a cilantro sauce that they bring to the table, it's so freaking good. Give this place a try, you won't be disappointed. read more

Avila Bistro - Ham and cheese arepa - Latin American Near Me - Aventura, Florida

Small local place near Hallandale beach! There's a limited amount of outdoor seating but this is perfect if you're looking for a casual spot after hitting the beach. Food was great quality and staff was attentive. The scrambled eggs and avocado were absolutely fresh. I love iced coffee so this one was good but it wasn't out of this world. Nonetheless, will be back. read more

Avila Bistro - Dulce de Leche iced coffee and in the background is Nutella iced coffee, not too bad - Latin American Near Me - Aventura, Florida

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Excelente Arepas! La mejor Reina Pepiada' El desayuno criollo es divino. Nueva variedad y siempre podrás complacer a todos. read more

I love going to Avila Bistro with my family. The food is fantastic and the team that works there are very professional and welcoming. I have had the chance to be there many times there, so they know us by our names and have close relationship with my 4 year old. Additionally, I know that my son will eat everything that they serve there. Specially the Pabellón Criollo. I highly recommend this place!!! Luis read more

Avila Bistro - Latin American Near Me - Aventura, Florida

Great delicious menu Kind lovely people Try the cachapas, my favorites! The arepas are huge and with enough delicious filling Please: try the empanadas, perfect texture and flavor read more

Comer en Avila bistro, fue una experiencia de sabores típicos de nuestro sabor venezolano, la masa de la cachapa hecha por ellos mismo, la arepa bien rellenas, las arepas dulces eran como volver a ser niños, y las empanadas con los tequeños tiene que probarlos, con la salsa de papelón increíble combinación, la atención fue super amables, desde que llegamos, nosotras KINERET AND DAYANA se los recomendamos al 100% y sigenos en YouTube, TikTok, Instagram y Facebook Eating at Avila bistro was an experience of typical flavors of our Venezuelan flavor, the cachapa dough made by themselves, the well-stuffed arepas, the sweet arepas were like being children again, and the empanadas with the tequeños have to try them , with the incredible combination papelón sauce, the attention was super friendly, since we arrived, we KINERET AND DAYANA recommend them 100% and follow us on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook read more

Small place .but really good food . Loved I'm happy with the service .I recommend this place read more

Avila Bistro - Arepa Parrillero - Latin American Near Me - Aventura, Florida

Arepa was very good. Service great but the $12.50 marquesa supposedly made with Nutella did not taste like Nutella and was way too expensive for this type of eatery or for the quality of the dessert. I would recommend this place but will stick to ordering food and avoiding the dessert. read more

Hands down the best arepas I have ever tasted. Have you ever been eating something and paused to say wow in between every bite? SO fresh and tasty, I cannot wait to go back. I ordered the arepa sifrina with chicken salad and avocado and yellow cheese. They also sell fresh juices - The passionfruit drink was gigantic (sharable) and sweetly delicious. read more

Avila Bistro - Arepa Sifrina (chicken salad, avocado and yellow cheese) - Latin American Near Me - Aventura, Florida

Huge and delicious arepas. Filled to the brim with toppings and protein, but I must say slightly overpriced. I had the expectation based on the menu that it would be a very fancy Venezuelan restaurant, but it wasn't so. It was actually very cafeteria/hole in the wall feeling. Not really matching the price. read more

Avila Bistro - Latin American Near Me - Aventura, Florida

Best Venezuelan restaurant in town Antonio and Gina take care of their clients as family Very affordable and true Venezuelan flavors. Lily and Roberto read more

One of the best meals I ever had, no joke. I'm not Venezuelan so this was new for me and I was not disappointed! Great atmosphere with nice people and great music. Will need back when I'm around town read more

Avila Bistro - The food was incredible here! One of the best meals I can remember! So much flavor - Latin American Near Me - Aventura, Florida

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Amazing food! We got the tequeños & empanadas for starts and just WOW delicious. The chicken grill was phenomenal as well & the staff was super nice. I can't wait to go back! read more

The food was AMAZING...I highly recommend the arepa it was so good! The atmosphere was great and so was the service!!

La comida divina, sabor y presentación increíble! El ambiente pudiera ser mejor igual que la antencion... read more

Wow this has been the worst Venezuelan restaurant, I've visited by far. I've been in the Hotel and Restaurant business for over 15 years. I know that as an Executive Chef we always cryptic. But when you go to a restaurant to have breakfast 2 adults and 3 kids, and you order 2 arepas with scrambled eggs pico de Gallo and cheese, the eggs were over cooked, and the cheese extremely salty. 2 order of Tequeños and 3 of them did not have any cheese inside, the waitress notice and did not offer to bring more to replace the ones with our cheese. I ordered 2 eggs over easy and when they were cooking them they broke one egg so they added an extra egg, they were over medium and the eggs were over cooked. I asked for some bread for my Daugther and they sent a hoggie bread cut in half. We order 4 lemonades and I had a water. The total was $70. I have no problem paying any price for the food but it needs to be worth it and the service needs to be there, the waitresses that day were acting like they were doing us a favor. read more

Sorry being a Venezuelan to give this place a one star. It deserves none. The service the worse and the food 2 stars give it a little care about the servers. Please take care of your customers It is not about being inside go outside and see it read more

I have been in this place dozens of times and also ordered delivery many times and the experience in both escenarios is always great. In my opinion it is the best typical Venezuelan food you can get, specially their arepas are impossible to beat neither flavor or portion size. The delivery is always carefully packed with the food arriving warm. The service is friendly and fast, however the only negative things it is that sometimes they don't have the best waitresses (they seem unexperice) with makes the service not as great as the food. The restaurant is small and clean, and unless a festive day it is always a table available. Best Venezuelan food in the area! read more

Avila Bistro - Desayuno andino - Latin American Near Me - Aventura, Florida

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Primera vez que voy a este lugar y la verdad muy mala experiencia, la comida estaba buena, pero nunca había tenido una atención tan mala, deberían capacitar el personal, la mesera súper grosería y cero atenta. El servicio es algo tan importante como la calidad de la comida. Definitivamente no volveré. read more

This was one of the places that made our "let's finally try this place out before we move" list and we were not disappointed with the food. Service was OK nothing to be amazed by, but the food was really good. We started off with the tequeños (deliciously string cheesy goodness) followed by a mountain of toppings on an arepa. I went with the arepa pabellón which IMO included some of the most delicious things: arepa, white cheese, meat, and fried plantains. *Cue food coma* My husband also ordered an arepa (cordon blue) which was an interesting take on the traditional dish and he enjoyed it. Truthfully I'm not sure why we never visited prior since it was around the corner from our place for years, but better late than never! They did have a lot of other items which looked good but considering we came with the sole purpose of indulging in arepas, that's all we could stomach. read more

Avila Bistro - Tequeños - Latin American Near Me - Aventura, Florida

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I have the same conclusion about Avila as I had in my recent review of Little Bread (a sandwich shop reinventing classic sandwiches in Little Havana), which is: if you are a fan of arepas, this place is probably for you. But I'm new to arepas, and judging purely on the quality of the product and its cost versus other local (non-arepa) options, I have to say "good, not great." The shredded beef and Gouda that I bought and photographed was $8, so if you sit down with it (the place is not really geared toward take-out), and add a tip it's going to be a pretty expensive $10 lunch. The same $8 base price will get you a burrito with very similar high-quality ingredients (braised beef, shredded pork, etc), but twice the size, and enough left over to buy a drink with. Rent is not cheap in Aventura, but to make it, I think Avila will need to review its pricing, and maybe consider a take-out window. If you are an arepa fanatic, go. If not, maybe not. Interesting list of risottos on the menu I posted too, but again, it's high end pricing for such a casual setting. read more

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Good food with excellent service, had an arepa Reina pepeada and a home made Chicha it was delicious but a super big glass

Rico! That's the best way I can describe it. It's a small place and I sat at the counter. Nothing fancy but the service is great, the waitresses are beautiful and the Arepas are phenomenal... at least the Parellera is. My only regret is that I moved out of Aventura years ago! read more

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This is my favorite place in Aventura! Pros: Lots of choices, great quality, the love put into the food, great prices, excellent service, and the atmosphere of feeling like you are part community the more you go there. Cons: I can't think of any really. Literary cachapa heaven for my non-Venezuelan heart. read more

Avila Bistro - Supppper rico - Latin American Near Me - Aventura, Florida

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How about no stars? The food is nothing special. It's their own take on other place's foods. The table spans is minimal. The service is remedial, but they expect an 18% service charge and a 20% tip in top of that. When questioned about their 42% tax they double down stating than more than half of their customers tip 60%. People, why are we putting up with this?! read more