El Encuentro Centro Americano

30 Lafayette Ave, Morristown - 07960
105 reviews
Latin American Mexican Salad
(973) 285-9222

Been coming here years with the family. A must try if you are in town looking for comida catracho. Yummmmm

I came across this spot while getting lost trying to pick up a friend. The area where its located seems to be a popular local shopping/dining area where there are multiple eateries including a dunkin donuts which adds to the convenience of the place. I ordered ox tails with white rice and black beans, something I order frequently from my favorite restaurant, so I have an idea of how i want the dish to taste. I did NOT like the oxtails at all. The black beans had barely any flavor, and the rice had a weird aftertaste. The oxtails had a good amount of meat on the bones, however, and I can say that if i found the meal tasty, I would've been filled contently. The amount of food served to me was GREAT. The slightly pricey menu items seem as though theyll get you a lot of food. Also, practice your Spanish! It seems everyone at this location speaks a healthy amount of spanish and it can be hard to keep up verbally with guests and employees. All in all, I would rather go elsewhere for my ox tails but I would recommend others to try it here because of the clean and welcoming environment, and for ANYTHING ELSE the menu has to offer because the food LOOKED AND SMELLED great!

The food it's OK, but I waited over 40 minutes for the food, the cashier gave me a little attitude, expensive and place was dirty.

I have been here a few times and had a few of their dishes. Good Latin American cuisine.

I ordered pupusas for the first time, they were amazing. I love them. ? recommended

it's great. currently can't handle a lot of people in the restaurant but they do pick up im not 100% sure on delivering.. but it's taste food!

Good job with the food

Good job with the food

This place has been in Morristown forever and serves authentic Spanish food that's delicious and filling for a modest amount of money. The pupusas are great and the staff is fast at serving your food!

The portions are small for the price. Not fluent English spoken. Looks like the food sits out for awhile. It's not so pretty to your eyes but they had fresh steak coming out so I chose that. $12 for literally 1 spoon of rice 3stips of steak and 4 circle slices of plantains. The steak was grilled and seasoned to taste. Not bad but portion could have been better.