Mama Roomba - Bakersfield (CA)

4 /5 Leslie Iacono: Came in for drinks. They do not have a full bar only beer and wine. They had a few vegetarian options I will try in the future. Cheese empanadas. Some mushroom sautéed thing. Tapas share style plates. Bar tender/ server was so nice

3 /5 A M: Finally was able to stop and explore this beauty. It’s always caught my eye just never had time to dedicate to stopping by. The food was delicious I had the boneless pork chop, I found it to be very tasteful. I did not know it was a GF approved restaurant. Saw his signature stamp of approval on the wall. I would recommend for anyone who plans on enjoying some night time fun and would like to have a good meal prior to it.

4 /5 Monique C: I came here with my husband because friends recommended it. We loved the ambiance and were seated immediately. The menu had a few items we weren’t familiar with, and the waitress helped us out. We ordered cassava fries with mojo ketchup as a starter, which wasn’t seasoned very well on its own but paired nicely with the sauce. I ordered a mojito to go with lunch. It was flavorful but there was such an overabundance of mint that I felt like I had to sip carefully, or I’d end up with a mouth full of mint. For lunch, we ordered Mama’s Latin Fried Chicken with Mango Chile Sauce. It was a nice level of spice, that was both flavorful and just on the cusp of being too spicy for my tastes. Husband loved it! We also got the Venezuelan Arepas with Cheese. I loved it, my husband found it a little bland. It came with a green chile sauce that wasn’t really spicy, but was flavorful. On their own, the arepas were just okay. With the sauce, they were very tasty! Overall, we give Mama Rooma’s a 4/5. Great 80s classics playing on the radio, nice ambiance with abstract art by Dixie Miguez, an attentive but not overbearing staff, and good food.

4 /5 Rakesh Samtani: Small and unique restaurant, tucked in small, but nice downtown neighborhood. Food was quite unique, the Jerk chicken was food, needed more sides with it though, the mussels were great and salmon with mango salsa was quite unique. Small menu for a small place, but does the trick for a small bite, though the menu could use a little more flavour.