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    Mecatos Bakery & Café

    4.2 (39 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Cheryl Emily B.

    I tried Mecatos Bakery & Cafe and for me it was was their scrumptious arepa. It's generously filled and the cheese and shredded chicken (added avocado for 1.99) with some of their hot sauce did me right in. The arepa was amazing cooked fresh and has that nice crunch bite. We got two empanadas they were okay no complaints. Also got a cafe con leche could have been hotter but fine nonetheless. My son is in love with thres leche and he was in desert heaven. I enjoyed their ambiance too. Any place that has good arepas, empanadas, and cafe con leche with decent prices can take my money...

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    Heather R.

    This hidden Colombian coffee house, pastry shop and lunch restaurant is quite a gem off the beaten path. If you weren't looking for it, you would never find it. Tucked away, off the back roads of Apopka, this quaint little place sits. Worth a visit for the pastry counter and arepas. I had the beef arepa, and it was delicious. Husband had eggs and son had empanadas. We came for breakfast, but the lunch. Options are served all day so we opted for that. I ordered iced caramel coffee but that was the only thing Miss of the morning. Service was good and friendly, and I found a bottle of cherry moscato from a local vineyard on sale I can't wait to try. The shop offers a variety of Colombian (strong) coffee options, not for the Starbucks sweeties. Without the coffee miss and smaller portion sizes, I would have given it five stars. Go, and try it!

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    Katya G.

    I passed by this spot so many times and I never knew what it was; I saw it in a couple of build boards it caught my eye it looked like a Colombian Starbucks. We finally had the chance to check it out this morning and it was AMAZING, we loved the food everything had a great flavor, we loved everything we had a shredded beef arepa and a chorizo cachapa. Our meal was a pretty decent price and it included coffee (they have almond milk) They were very generous of the cilantro garlic sauce (in other restaurant's they're very stingy, so that was a huge plus for me) The presentation of the food was very good. They have a huge variety of desserts and sweet bread. Everyone was super nice, loved the vibe and it was very aesthetic lots of seating. Very well recommended by me and my husband

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    Cristal R.

    Such a beautiful place, with spacious seating. Everything looks amazing, as soon as you walk in, it smells great of coffee and baked goods. The service was okay, employees refused to speak English which is fine, thankfully I speak Spanish but I'm thinking about other clients who their only language is English. We ordered a cachapa, empanada, and burger. Everything came out at different times and the burger took almost 30 minutes. We were kind of in a rush, so a heads up about the burger would've been nice. They also ask for 20-25% tip which I think is too much considering we pick up after ourselves and get up to get our own napkins, utensils, sugars, etc. I work in the service industry and I only ask myself if they're getting paid below minimum wage. Obviously I still leave a tip because I appreciate what they do, it would just be greedy if the owners are paying their workers below minimum wage. Enough yapping, we ordered the cachapa with cheese, which came out cold and crumbly, it looked beautiful but the flavor was not there, I've tried many cachapas and by far this one was the least pleasant to eat. The burger didn't taste authentic at allll. It felt like more bread than anything. The empanada did not taste authentic at all, it was like the filling barely had any potatoes, it just felt like the flavors were not there at all. I will continue to order these items at my local Colombian restaurant, where they never fail. The best part of my visit was their latte, it was soooo good and made my day so much better. My son also got a reindeer cookie which he loved, it was beautiful. I cannot say I'll be back anytime soon, I'll definitely be open to trying them out again and seeing if maybe the experience will be better and not only about aesthetics or how pretty everything looks, but on flavor and authenticity.

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    Bianka M.

    Great space with great service and food. I had to call due to the address on both Yelp & Apple Maps doesn't take you to the actual location, the person who answered was aware and graciously directed me to the location. I suggested an edit here on Yelp as I pinned where I was on the map here on Yelp so others don't get lost. Back to the space & food The menu has options on options and I ended up with a cheese empanada & avocado toast. My boys had turkey, egg white & cheese croissant sandwiches. Additionally they ordered smoothies a strawberry and a mango smoothie. Everything was good according to the boys, I thoroughly enjoyed my empanada however I wasn't impressed with my avocado toast it lacked that ummph for me as I make it at home and season well. The service was amazing so I'd definitely return & share with others.

    They have a drive thru!
    Natali B.

    Finally the Mecatos in Apopka is open! I did the drive thru because I had my dog with me and I got 4 empanadas: 2 beef ones and 2 chicken ones. Y'all. This place does not play around when it comes to the fillings! It's filled more than other Colombian places I've tried. You definitely get more bang for your buck! Even though there is a Colombian bakery 5 minutes from my house and this one is 16 mins away, I think I'll drive further to this one since it's so much better! I also got jugo de maracuya (passion fruit) with water and it was amazing! I will definitely come back. 5 stars also for the bilingual staff! Even though I'm fluent in Spanish my husband isn't, and even though he loves Colombian food he gets intimidated ordering at other bakeries.

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    Wish H.

    Customer service is on point. Location is very nice and clean. Plenty of seating space as well. The coffee and the food is delicious get here

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    Nirely C.

    We stumbled upon this cute Colombian bakery and cafe. The location we visited is on Hansel Ave in Englewood. We arrived Sunday about 45 mins before closing time. The place was pretty full of diners enjoying delicious Colombian goodies. We ordered the pan de bono which is fluffy and warm cheese bread. The cheese empanadas were my favorite- sweet corn empanada with the salty white cheese heavenly Cafe con leche was creamy and strong. My 4 stars is due to not having the buñuelos which was my original reason for visit. We will definitely visit a Mecatos in the future.

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    Rigo A.

    Love this place. The pan de bono and empanadas are fantastic and the arepas are great. Great service and it's a great new addition to the neighborhood.

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    Rocky M.

    I tried Mecatos for the first time and had an amazing experience! I ordered the Pandebono, Cafe con leche and a Colombian hot dog and enjoyed everything I got. The interior is also beautiful with a lot of seating options inside. The pandebono was delicious and paired well with the cafe con leche. The cafe con leche doesn't come with sugar so make sure to ask for it if you want it added. They also have sugar and utensils available to the side if you want to add it yourself! It was my first time trying a Colombian hot dog and I was pleasantly surprised with how well the flavor combinations worked together. The sweetness from the pineapple balances out the salty toppings. Overall amazing food options with great/quick service!

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    Debra T.

    I ordered the power lunch and had a pastry and bottled water. The servers were very kind. I noticed they have a drive up window while I was scanning for parking. So much parking - so don't be concerned about that. Indoor and outdoor seating. Clean one- toilet restrooms for men and women. The restaurant was also clean. A nice variety of ethnic patrons, which is quite is quite important to me. I recommend you try this place and enjoy some Latin food and bakery items! (I didn't buy a salad because they include peaches, but I will give that a try next time.).

    Elizabeth L.

    I do love how close and convenient this location is to my house! The only thing that was frustrating was no forks I only saw spoons and napkins so had to ask the girls at the counter and the table was dirty but other than that everything else was fine! We got the arepas, empanadas, tres leches and lattes and everything was delicious! The parking lot had a lot of parking spaces which was good and I like how inside is spacious with lots of seating areas with outlets to charge your devices if you wanted to!

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    Family friendly, very clean and great service ! I love to have my hot breakfast just looking out the window in one of the cutest booths ! Keep it up por favor

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    5 months ago

    The beef arepa is to die for. Went on march 5th with a group and we loved it. The chefs did great !

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    Very cute & clean. Friendly quick service. Delicious hot pastries. Pan de bono is the best I've tried!

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    Thank you for the rating and for stopping by.

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    11 months ago

    I love the food, fast service and friendly atmosphere. The empanadas are amazing! All food is great, I recommend the arepas rellenas too.

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    1 year ago

    Always a good experience, food is great and warm. Service is good. Stop in and enjoy the seating it's comfy too!

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    Thank you for recommending and for the 5 stars!

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    What a bakery, great choices, clean service right on. Love the donuts. Must try won't be disappointed.

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    Super friendly staff. Food is great. I try something new on each visit. Easy to get to and great location. Can't wait for my next visit.

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    comida la bomba.the service was very good and they had manners.food was so awesome my daughter loved it,coming back 100%

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    Propagate Social House

    4.7
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    I was very excited to try Propogate after finding it on Door Dash. The other reviews sounded so…read morepromising & I loved the vibes in the photos. Parked my car & couldn't find the shop. No exterior sign at all. Found my way inside and it took a few moments to be acknowledged. That's ok, baristas were busy, I get it. I was slightly underwhelmed at the dark interior. It was no where near as clean or charming as I had expected. Once greeted, I asked if I could have my Americano in a mug instead of a to-go cup. [Insert confused face here]. Apparently this was a tough request. Once we cleared this up, payment was processed and I took a seat at a booth. Coffee order was brought out in a small plastic cup. Yes- plastic cups. Mmmm, hot liquid served in plastic is my fav. (I'm kidding of course) worse yet, the coffee was straight up awful. Truly, it was bad and I hate to even say this. I know a small biz needs all the love it can get and I REALLY wanted to love this place. I even had an extra shot of espresso added and this drink wasn't even as good as a gas station. I'm a huge espresso lover. I have a fancy machine at home but I love to support coffee shops when I'm out running errands. There are very rare times that I have negative comments. Sadly, this was one of those rare occasions. On the bright side- clean restrooms & fun art on the walls. And I was able to snap some cute shots with a retro filter.

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