We were looking for a restaurant that had specialty food and ambiance. We found both at La Vitrola. From the moment we sat down we were treated special. Our waiter was excellent. He took his time with us describing the preparation of the fabulous menu items. There were four of us and each of our dishes were soooo good that... More

OK let's be fair, cannot give less than 3 stars for the food. BUT for the price you can do so much better in Cartagena. Seems like the whole 'legendary halo' around La Vitrola makes the staff and the atmosphere visibly pretentious. There are other elegant places in town serving incredible food where you can actually ENJOY your meal. Oh,... More

Lovely restaurant with excellent service and delicious food. TMy wife's grouper dish was the specialty of the house. My ropa vieja was good, too . Elegant atmosphere.

We had a good dinner experience. Good service, very good seafood. Nice ambient, the day we went there was live Cuban music.

We researched extensively before coming to Cartagena and the general consensus was La Vitrola was the best restaurant in the city. The atmosphere was charming and the waitstaff was very attentive. However, our dishes were at best, average. In fact, they were so average that my husband commented that my culinary creations surpassed that of La Vitrola in taste and... More

Great restaurant in the old city with live 4-5 person band (at volume low enough that you can still enjoy dinner conversation) playing salsa to enjoy during dinner. Service was great, wine list extensive, and good food. 3 in our group of 6 had the seafood casserole which was similar to seafood bouillabaisse....large portion. Also large was were the grouper... More

This is the must go to-restaurant, and for good reason. Cuban themed thru out, and very well done. Make sure to make reservations well in advance. The food is average but the decor is great, and the band is fabulous. They have two bands, one is a younger crew, and on Saturdays an older crew. Six man band playing it... More

Everyone talks about La Vitrola, so we had to try it. After our hotel concierge wasn't able to secure us reservations for two nights running, we decided to go to the restaurant in person to see if we could weasel our way in. We were given 7pm reservations for Saturday night. The decor is lovely. The mojitos are awesome. The... More

We reserved early, so we had a very nice table near the band. The band was terrific and kept the place lively. There were some spectacular salsa dancing by patrons. It really felt like a local establishment for the upper middle class. We loved the atmosphere and the decor. The waiter and wait staff were very attentive and helpful. The... More