Mi Gente

Essendon's Colombian arepa specialist where giant, crispy arepas taste like home

Warm, vibrant counter-service eatery with Latin music, colourful decor and a genuinely welcoming, community feel.

Made-to-order arepas stuffed with meat, plantain and three house sauces (pink, green, pineapple), plus a full Colombian menu of patacones, empanadas and salchipapa.

Overwhelmingly praised by Colombian and Latin American reviewers, many writing in Spanish, as tasting authentically like home, from the arepas to the house sauces.

Reviewers consistently call portions generous and prices fair for the quality, though a couple of recent reviews note prices rising while portions shrank.

Summary drafted with AI from public reviews.