The salsa and chips was if you took the grocery store jar salsa and the guacamole was a paste. My husband ordered the beef quesadillas and the cheese wasn't even melted and they cut the tortilla was a "sandwich style" so it fell apart when he picked it up, who does that?? I ordered elotes and it was absolutely disgusting, the "cheese" they used to cover it tasted like corn meal. The most disappointing food. DONT EAT HERE! read more

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Was walking around San Juan with my kids looking for some place to eat while it's raining and every place was busy. Came across this place, which was completely empty so was a little weary to go in but decided to try it cause we needed to eat. Best thing ever! I had the pork tacos. The pork was so juicy and moist and the ingredients were so fresh. My son had a cheese quesadilla and would almost say the quesadilla was tooo cheesy. My daughter had chicken fingers and french fries and the portions were huge. Best meal ever! read more

Aureola - Pork tacos - Mexican Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Staff was awesome Burrito--AMAZING My margarita, however, was really NOT good. I was disappointed in that. read more

Aureola - Carnitas burrito BEST BURRITO I EVER HAD - Mexican Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Great service that was super quick! I didn't love the margarita but the food was terrific :)

ICKKKKKKKKKKKK. This place is beyond gross. Salsa that tastes like expired ketchup, cheese sauce obviously from a can, and "fried burritos" we saw the kitchen staff cook in the microwave were a few highlights. Anyone giving this place a good review is on drugs. Don't do it don't do it don't do it. Service was bad too. Waitress actually seemed surprised we had to send tacos back. The smell literally made us nauseous. read more

Service - not good. Cheese dip was like plastic. Zero taste. Went last year while on vacation. Thought I remembered it fondly, but nope. I was wrong. Really - don't waste your time or your money. read more

This place has gone downhill in a hurry. The servings are still large, but as commented by others, the food is bland with little Mexican flavor. Your only choice for a little picante is a bottle of Louisiana-made Tabasco sauce placed on the table. You do not need to be Mexican to be offended by this. To top it all, the owner is intentionally printing the suggested tip chart on the invoice based on the total INCLUDING TAX. The servers apologized saying that the owner wants it that way and they can not help it. Feel free to disregard my previous recommendation and skip this place. read more

Aureola - Bill sample with suggested tip calculated from total including tax. - Mexican Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

This restaurant was awesome!!! My family and I stopped there for a late lunch yesterday. We are so glad that we found this place. The atmosphere is great. Very colorful and very authentic. The waitresses and staff were awesome. They were very friendly and very helpful. They even made my son a special chorro con tres leches that he loved. The food was great!!!! I loved my burrito. Great taste and left me very full. My wife and my two sons also loved their meals. Whenever e we are in the area, we will definitely return to this restaurant. read more

Aureola - Chorros - Mexican Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

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We stopped in on a whim while walking by and so glad we did!!! The ambiance was relaxing and the service was exceptional. Then came the food! My husband was raised 8 miles from the Mexico border by only Spanish speaking and Mexican food cooking parents. We've had Mexican food many places and the Queao Flameado was amazing as were the shrimp enchiladas. So glad we stopped by!! read more

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I didn't eat here I just came for drinks ! The bartender was really nice ! his name was steve. We sat down in the bar and he gave us the menu for drinks. Happy hour Margaritas $ 5 Beer -1 and the second one was free. Pretty good for the area! Old San Juan is one of the most expensive areas in the whole island. We started with frozen coconut margaritas ! great choice ! they were great ! 2 round ! jalapeño margaritas ! wow!amazing ! the bartender recommend on the rocks but I already tried one on the rocks (in another restaurant ) and I was in the mood for frozen margaritas. It was great! not extra spicy , you can actually taste the jalapeño flavor and you can feel your lips on fire but in a good way ! 3 round ! banana margaritas ! very good ! I don't like bananas but this guy knows how to mix the flavor! it was sweet and tasty! definitely I recommend this place for drinks ! everyone is very nice and attentive! read more

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Came to this spot after touring San Juan. It took us 1.5 hours to just get our meal. The server kept saying it was due to the kitchen being backed up, even though there was only 7 tables seated at the restaurant. Even the appetizers took an hour to come out. When our food came out it was cold. The beans looked like it was squeezed out of a tube. Food was subpar. I DO NOT RECOMMEND. Server was rude when we questioned what was taking so long. Had additional charges on our bill that we never asked for or received, and was told we were lying when we brought it to their attention. Terrible establishment, terrible service. read more

Aureola - Refried beans that look like they got squeezed out of a tube - Mexican Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

I never write reviews but- DO NOT GO HERE. Everything- fish, salsa, beans, cheese is store bought and processed. Food was not good at all. We ordered chips and salsa, fish tacos, and chicken burritos. Manager was pretty nasty and said it is my fault that i didn't tell the waiter right away. Although the waiter never came by lol. Go somewhere else! read more

We're in Old San Juan for one night after a trans-Atlantic cruise. We wandered around a bit and decided Mexican food sounded good, so ended up at Aureola. Unfortunately, it was a disappointing experience. The servers are friendly, but it was the blandest Mexican food I've ever had. I had pork enchiladas and my hubby had shrimp enchiladas. The pork was tasty but dry. The shrimp were undercooked. The cheese on top appeared to be canned cheese sauce and was as tasteless as can be. I guess we shouldn't have expected Puerto Rico to do Mexican food well, but this was surprisingly bad. read more

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The food was decent enough. The menu was pretty basic. The great thing about this place was it was air conditioned and their beer was cold! The Festival Capital was going on and there were a million people in town. So service was a little slow, but attentive when she had the time. read more

I'm so tired of restaurants claiming to be "Mexican" when they have ZERO idea of how to properly create Mexican food. Honestly Is this a Taco al pastor? Or are these people high AF and don't understand that Tacos are one of the most sacred dishes for a calimexirican, like myself! First of all, carne al Pastor is NOT supposed to look nor taste like this!! You also don't use that ghetto cheese and bland ass tortillas at an "authentic Mexican place" where the price of your tacos are about $5 a piece. If you find yourself in Old San Juan DO NOT come to this place and expect a Mexican food experience. 1 star for the decor, since its the ONLY Mexican concept this place has right. I can go on for days but I'll just leave this here... read more

Aureola - Mexican Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

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I throughly enjoyed the food from here. My friends and I were trying to get into La Barrachina, but oddly, they stop letting people in at 6pm on Saturdays. The food was great, service was awesome, and the price was decent. read more

Stopped in here after wandering around old San Juan trying to find food. After we ordered I looked at the reviews and started to get worried. I ordered the steak fajitas and the place was empty, which was referenced in two other reviews. We were pleasantly surprised. The strawberry margarita I had was great, as were the steak fajitas. The food came fairly quickly and we were not disappointed! We also ordered the chips and guacamole, and that was enough to eat as a meal! read more

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Chips were home made and good. Service was great. But the rest of the food was average. With the exemption of the mahi ceviche which was HORRIBLE. Will go back to try something else to see if it was only this only time. read more

Amazing food! Excellent service! Kids friendly! Seating arrangement is okay but waitress did an awesome job to make us comfortable. Very fast service. read more

One of my favorite Mexican restaurants. Very well located near historical areas and very spacious on the inside. Food has always been good in my experience and employees have been very helpful. read more

Aureola - Nachos Pancho Villa, feeds 2-3 people for less than $15. The photo doesn't show much but it's a bit deeper into the plate. - Mexican Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Youre better off going to Chili's. The food is pretty much microwaved stuff & the service was horrendous. There was no one there when we went except for one other table but the waiter continued to tell us how overwhelmed she was because she was alone. She made no adjustments to the menu and was offended that we even asked. (The adjustment was to make the tacos with corn tortillas instead of flour). I was terribly disappointed that in such a prime location with such a cool spot, they wouldn't take the opportunity to have a great restaurant. read more

We waited almost 45 minutes for our food, and it was such poor quality we only stayed because we didn't have time to go somewhere else. The food was poor quality, and less authentic than Taco Bell. Bad cheese, and the "sizzling" steak fajitas showed up not sizzling, sitting in a puddle of liquid, and undercooked. The onions were not cooked at all. We also ordered a salad and 20 minutes after bringing the salad they asked if we wanted dressing. We said yes, and 10 minutes later he came back and said they were out of it. Avoid this place, or come for the drinks and skip the food. read more

I had a very artistic coconut dessert Coco Kiki Rico at the beautiful bar there last weekend. It's a special place with great atmosphere, great decor, and good creative caribbean cuisine. The location deep in the heart of Old San Juan keeps the average tourist riff-raff away, It doesn't get better! read more

Aureola - The gorgeous bar at Aureola - Mexican Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Stopped in for a few appetizers while touring Old San Juan. This place is near El Morro. The ambiance was nice, a dimly lit interior, which was a cool reprieve from the sun. It also had an outdoor section where the men enjoyed a cigar. I ordered the stuffed mushroom appetizer for $10.50. Four 3" mushrooms amply stuffed with a dark brown stuffing of interesting complex flavor. When I asked details, our server explained it was a Puerto Rican Blood Sausage with ground rice and spices. That turned some of our table off - as blood sausage is not for the faint-of-heart. Highlight was the bread served with homemade garlic & cilantro mayonnaise. I'd go back for that alone. Our table also had the Mahi Mahi Kebobs, that all agreed were too heavily spiced. Also some unremarkable ceasar salad and clams. Downside is we got pushed into a liter of Fiji water - they tried to put 2 liters on the table, and we returned one. The cost was $7.00, which I though was fairly steep. We had to correct them when the bill showed (2) at $14.00, ouch. Definitely tring to gouge the tourists. read more

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I am a foodie blogger,YouTube taste food all over and this food was fuck horrible I'm mad as hell the first time I never attempt to eat food read more

Aureola - Mexican Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

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A vegetarian's happy place! First off the two ladies working here were amazing and made some phenomenal mojitos for us. Secondly the beans here are vegetarian and the nacho plate/enchilada plate was packed with vegetables. Tables are spaced out well to adhere to social distancing and the ladies were thoroughly cleaning all the tables. Prime location in Old San Juan at San Sebastián Street. Please don't mind the negative reviews - the food was fresh/homemade and enjoyable. Love and would highly recommend! read more

I believe this business is a great place to go, the people were great, the food was fantastic and if your looking for a good cup of coffee or a world class Mojito this is your place. We were in San Juan for a week and visited this restaurant 3 times. We had a fantastic churros dessert yum, yum, yum read more

Aureola - A fantastic Mojito - Mexican Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

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This place was terrible! Stay away they charge expensive prices but provide less than mediocre service.

I love Mexican food so I was excited when I came across this place. When my friend and I entered, the restaurant was fairly empty. I should have taken that as a warning. The food was bland and had no flavor. The only good thing that I ordered were the French fries which were average. It's not really hard to get a quesadilla wrong but it is possible. The chicken had no flavor. My friends chicken tacos were the same, no flavor. We had to drench our meals with salsa to give it flavor. I do not recommend this place for food. read more

Aureola - The front of the restaurant. - Mexican Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

We popped into the place in impulse because the other restaurant we were headed to was way too loud. It was cool and dark which was nice after a morning of walking around Old San Juan in the sun and the wind The food was fine. You have to pay for chips and salsa (which wasn't fresh, but a restaurant version of Pace). The burritos are supposedly huge so we got kids burritos and my friend got fish tacos. The tortillas were very average. They have Mexican beer! read more

Ok, so I came here after having a bad experience next door. The tacos were good, but the service was top notch!! Dylan was absolutely amazing and saved the night for us!! We asked about Mallorca and he went to the bakery down the way to check if they had any!!!! I was shocked that he would do that for us! He came back quickly and asked how many we wanted and went back and got them for us!!!! Are you kidding me?? Who does that In the service industry these days? Dylan is a gem and understands customer service!!! He really did save our entire night here! Even IF the food wasn't great I would come and pay for this type of service!! Thank you so much!! Any establishment would be wise to hire and keep this man!! We are going to come back to PR and will definitely make a stop here just to see him! read more

Bad esperience. Charges us $18 for a double glass of Dewars 12 whiskey (bottle costs around $25), which had us paying and astronomical $60 pp to eat a burrito and two drinks. Never again. We are locals and will not recommend this abusive tourist trap to anyone. Avoid at all costs! Only pro: staff was nice, but kept repeating that the abusive charges were due to owner's specific instructions. read more

Anselmo makes some really yummy drinks. This place will not let you down with really really ice cold beer. The nachos were a disappointment though. The ambiance is great and yes the name means exactly what you think. We know cuz we asked. :) read more

Excellent mojitos Get a map of Old San Juan and you can get 2 for 1 mojitos. We only ate chips and salsa which were warm and tasty. Happy hour from 5-7 read more

I was very surprised with this restaurant. My wife & I were getting a little tired of your typical Puerto Rican fare (everything fried & heavy) & we stumbled upon this spot as we walked around Old San Juan. Very nice decor, comfortable seats, very nice ambiance. We started with Tostones Rellenos de Ceviche ( fried plantain cups filled with ceviche) which were outstanding. For the main course my wife & I shared a Ceviche Mixto (mixed seafood ceviche) which came with tostones which was equally as good. For desert we shared a Coco Kiko Rico which is prepared by the chef & also very good, not too sweet with hints of coconut. read more

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This is an absolute and undeniable tourist-trap of a restaurant. Stay away! Your stomach, patience, and pockets will all thank you for sparing them the hurt, time wasted, and outrageous cost of dining here. While the menu may offer up familiar Mexican dishes, it's all lost in translation once it reaches your table. For example, most Mexican dishes include rice -- here, rice is an additional side you will need to pay for -- in ways beyond money. I ordered an Al Pastor Burrito. There we absolutely nothing resembling pork cooked with pineapples in whatever excuse I got for a burrito. What I did get was a whole lot of wilted chopped lettuce and tomatoes along with something that I believe was suppose to be beans. About 3 bites into this awful "Mexican" meal, I already felt the rumbles in my stomach and knew I would be in for a much longer night with the porcelain god if I dared finish this meal. My family members' meals were no better including the enchiladas upon which were completely covered in what I can best describe as white Cheese Wiz. Forget about the guacamole and the refried beans they tout as being "made in-house". Both are unforgettably horrible and will also have you making a bee-line for the bathroom soon after consuming either. And, as if all of that wasn't bad enough, this place can't even get a Margarita right. DO NOT ORDER THEIR HOUSE MARGARITA -- unless you are in the mood for a diabetic-shock-inducing limeade. When we asked why these were so sweet, we were told it was the mix they use. We were also told that if we wanted a stronger drink, we had to ask for it when we originally ordered. Lastly, as if having to endure a horrible, overpriced, and fake Mexican meal wasn't enough, we had to put up with the insufferable, rigid, and insecure supervisor, Jennifer. She was unnecessarily stressed and overwhelmed despite the fact that the restaurant was empty. read more

Ok, so we didn't quite intend to go to Aureola...you might not even believe the story of how we got here , but here goes.: We were trying to find a place to eat on 3 Kings Day (PR shuts down), and our first few attempts didn't succeed. This woman comes up to us, identifies herself as a lesbian swim coach form a northeast school and wants to find a gay bar. Despite her excellent gaydar, we were still pretty unhelpful, so she practically carries us into Aureola*, raving about what a great dinner she had there last night. Anyway, we enjoyed ourselves. Our server was truly outstanding (and pretty cute). He was incredibly attentive, unfailingly polite, and perhaps flirting just a little bit. He did say hi might join us at Lupulo for a beer afterward. This seriously was the best service I've had in a long time. The food was generally pretty good, (3.5 stars) although not quite up to the standards of Airenumo. We started with Queso Fundito, which was ground beef and cheese served with chips. It was quite a disappointment that the chips were not housemade, but it was still good. We split an entree of carnitas, also served with chips. The carnitas was pretty spot-on and we heartily enjoyed it. For our beverage, we had an incredibly tasty pitcher of white sangria which was perfect for the warm weather and spicy food. Very refreshing, lots of real fruit. I was a little surprised when we got the bill, as the prices were not listed anywhere, and the pitcher clocked in at $28 (more than our total food bill). It was a generous portion, but not a fan of the "tourist surprise" pricing strategy. Anyway, the food was pretty good, the drinks were tasty and pricy, and the service was outstanding. I've seen several guidebooks that list this place as a trendy "fusion" restaurant. There's is nothing fusion or trendy about it...it's a good, honest, Mexican restaurant, maybe with a little Puerto Rican flavor. As a bonus, you're close to Taberna Lupulo, which is an amazing beer bar (see my other review). *Ok, now that the real review is over, it's time to be childish. I accidentally referred to this restaurant several times by a part of the female anatomy. Actually, I guess, men have them too. I'm surprised no-one has pointed this out yet? read more

Total dump. We had had a long walk and were starving, and this was the first place we saw that didn't look too divey. We went inside and were told to grab a table anywhere. Fine. The restaurant was mostly empty, but service was very slow. We helped ourselves to menus. It took them about fifteen minutes before they came by to take our order. Lots of flies. When the guy wiped down the table next to us, we almost barfed because his wet towel stank so bad. I doubt they've ever washed that thing. At this point we're getting concerned about the sanitation of the food... I had asked for some water, and he gave me a tiny tumbler glass full of ice and a little water. I asked for a bigger glass, and he refused. Fu man, I'm 7 months pregnant and its 84 degrees outside, I need water! I asked for a water glass with no ice. Never came. I asked for a water refill, never came. After 30 min of waiting for our food, The bartender took pity on us and tried to track it down. He accidentally brought out chips and salsa instead of picko de gallo and guac. The salsa looked so nasty, like Heinz ketchup with some onions. At this point we decided to leave. The server told us we weren't allowed to leave, and that the salads we had ordered would be coming 'soon'. We got in an argument, and the kinder bartender ended up telling us we could go. The server cursed in Spanish. That was the end of the experience. Walk down the street two blocks, there are way nicer places near the church. We ended up at a place called el jibarito which was a total locals spot and had great food. read more

Ate lunch after a long and hot morning touring El Morro. The drinks were cool and flavorful. The food was good. I had the beef burrito and it was tasty and stuffed. The chips and guac were all good too. Service was nice and efficient. Overall, a good experience. read more

My friends and I went to this place for lunch and really enjoyed ourselves. The food was excellent in the portions were huge. The server was pleasant and extremely attentive and efficient. I highly recommend this restaurant! read more