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ser la leche

to be amazing (or awful, depending on context)

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Spain, very colloquial. Can be positive or negative.

See It in Context

Ese concierto fue la leche.

That concert was awesome (or terrible). Context determines meaning.

Este sitio es la leche, tienes que venir.

This place is amazing, you have to come.

—¿Qué tal el servicio? —Fue la leche, tardaron horas.

—How was the service? —It was terrible, they took hours.