El Meson always hits the spot! The soft toasted bread is delicious no matter what ingredients you…read moreorder it with. Even though the place is a bit small it seems to be comfortable enough to accommodate lots of people. The service was excellent and the Borocua Sandwich was tasty. To top it all we had a huge Cheese Quesito!

A bartender at a local bar recommended this place to me. I was looking for a sandwich, something…read morelight for midday. This place was perfect. Wide range of sandwich options, salads. I ordered 2 sandwiches, ate half of each and saved the others halves for later. Had fries and a side salad. Seating downstairs was getting full, but they had plenty of seating upstairs. Modern, clean atmosphere.

Always interesting to walk around a new place and see things that are familiar. The intent was to…read morepick up a small bowl of chili, just to try and see how the experience matches with what is the 'norm' on the mainland. Figured all the visitors would be going to new places, so a fast food place like Wendy's wouldn't be as busy. Ended up being the 10th party or so in line. It didn't move at all after 10 minutes or so, and with with nobody lining up behind us, figured I wasn't too committed and decided to move on.

When I think of bad fast food restaurants I'll always think of this dive. First they allow homeless…read morepeople to walk around the dining room and ask for money. The burger was extremely small and the fries were look warm and hard. The only thing that was some what decent was the chocolate frosty. If you are ever in Old San Juan avoid this dump at all costs.

The menu is pretty much like every other BK. Staff is pleasant but some do not speak English…read more The overflowing trash cans should be emptied more frequently.

It was a very long day for us. After checking into our hotel. We wanted to grab something to eat…read more We started walking to our right. After about two blocks we saw the Burger King sign. Place is a typical size for a chain. It was clean. We went to order. Whopper meal and a junior whopper meal, they don't have the fish sandwich here that we get back home so we got another whopper Jr. meal. $23.55 is very reasonable compared to back home prices. This was our go to place for almost every meal. They tend to be slow here. Site can be busy. Fries had no salt.

Armando, Best server ever! The smash cheese burger it was…read moredelicious Best chocolate Best bar

Nos encantó el Chocolatte estuvo buenísimo y la Mallorca ni se diga!!!! Experiencia de show!read more

Welcoming outside presence. Greeted promptly. Our first wine choice was not available, but the…read morewaiter recommended a great replacement Malbec. We ordered an appetizer (Provoleta) and split a nice risotto main dish. The Provoleta was a true cheese bomb, probably best for 4 people. The risotto was creamy and loaded with pancetta. Overall, great experience. The only down side: the chairs are too hard.

Came here for dinner one night and loved the place! Beautiful ambiance, great food, drinks and…read moreservice! Came back later in our trip for a drink and dessert. We got the flan and it was amazing!

Vianca made me a fan for life…read more We arrived really late after our flight and were scrambling to find somewhere to eat. St. Germain Bistro Bar happened to be right across from our Airbnb, and honestly it felt like we got lucky. Even though it was late, they seated us right away and helped us pull together two small tables so our family could sit comfortably. My kids were starving, so that alone was a huge relief. The portions for the kids' pasta and chicken nuggets were a little smaller than expected, but the flavor and quality were excellent. You could tell the food was made with care. I ordered the onion soup and the fried cheese with guava dip and wow. Absolutely delicious. The guava dip especially was incredible. I also had a mojito that was perfectly made. But what really made the night unforgettable was the kindness of the staff. My son had forgotten his inhaler and was having a hard time adjusting to the humidity. He was coughing a lot and clearly uncomfortable. Vianca noticed right away and went out of her way to help. She brought over honey and encouraged him to take a little shot with ginger and honey, then brought hot tea as well. She even suggested things like putting socks on him and using Vicks when we got back. When I mentioned that my kids are half Puerto Rican and their abuela already swears by those remedies, she just lit up and said, "Well you're home then, you already know what to do." That moment really stuck with me. The warmth, the care for kids, the genuine hospitality. It's exactly the kind of Puerto Rican kindness people talk about. The kitchen is small, so service can be a little slower, but it's absolutely worth the wait. The food is great, the drinks are great, and the people make the place special. If you're nearby, definitely stop in. Places like this are why people fall in love with Puerto Rico.

Does NOT honor reservations. We reserved a table, and then watched another group of young men step…read moreinto the store and sit down at the table we had been promised. The hostess refused to kick them out. I overheard the group behind us who had made a reservation also be denied. After finally being seated, it took over an hour to get our food. The poulet was very good, but the bread we ordered was smeared with a red sauce where it been cut with an obviously dirty knife. At the end of the night, they gave us a free piece of cake on the house, which is the only reason why this review isn't one star. Also, our waitress was really nice and friendly, which raised the mood of the evening considerably. Other than that, though, I'm afraid I can't recommend this restaurant.

Red Mango is counter order store with offerings that are distinctively health oriented. Along that…read moreline they have modest offerings of sandwiches such as a chicken apple, chicken caprese, ham & pineapple and a tuna & mango they reference as being their "signature" sandwiches. I had the tuna & mango which though rather good nothing I would consider special though I would call it unique. They also have a good number of juices, frozen yogurts, smoothies, breakfast omelets, fruit dish and wraps. Red Mango is super clean and friendly. I also like its location on a park like plaza area.

Normal frozen yogurt. Was good. I was super surprised by the taro flavor since we don't have it in…read moreNY. I was pretty disappointed that it's not self serve like every other location I've ever been or even pay by the weight. A girl behind the counter (very sweet) has to add everything for us and you paid for either a s, m, l plus extra for toppings. The location however was very clean and even had a children's area for them to play. And I saw on the board they make food, smoothies, and juice cleanses.

We had an amazing meal at La Madre! We ordered the chicken tacos, chicken broth soup, chicken and…read moreshrimp fajitas, cheese quesadilla, fresh watermelon juice, and a watermelon margarita. Every single dish was excellent, flavorful, and perfectly prepared. The service was friendly and attentive, and the atmosphere was vibrant and welcoming. If you're looking for great Mexican food in Old San Juan, La Madre is definitely worth a visit.

La Madre in Viejo San Juan really hit the spot when we were all craving something other than hotel…read morefood--and specifically, good Mexican food. It absolutely delivered. The vibe was great, the food was fresh and well made, and the service was friendly overall. A fun bonus: we actually got to see the famous rock band Maná dining there, which was such a cool surprise! We ordered quite a bit--the chips and queso, chips and guac, hot sauce, tamale, rice and beans, kids cheese quesadilla, and veggie fajitas. The kids' quesadilla was a huge hit with our 5-year-old (who is a picky eater and devoured it). The veggie fajitas were decent and tasty, though for the price I would have liked a bit more on the plate in terms of sides. There was a small hiccup where cilantro was accidentally added to one of my dishes, and it did take quite a while for the corrected dish to come out, but they were very kind about it. That said, everything else was enjoyable and the overall experience was still very good. Overall, a great spot for solid Mexican food in Old San Juan with a fun atmosphere and fresh flavors.

The salsa and chips was if you took the grocery store jar salsa and the guacamole was a paste. My…read morehusband 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!

Was walking around San Juan with my kids looking for some place to eat while it's raining and every…read moreplace 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!

This is a new McDonald's location in San Juan. We stopped in to cool off and grab a quick lunch…read more They have a parking lot with plenty of parking at this location. You can order either at the counter or at an online screen. We ordered on the screen. You would like those. There was not many clean tables when we arrived, but as we were leaving they were cleaning the tables - must have been rush hour as they were pretty busy. It took a little while to get our food and despite using the table drop option we had to go get our food at the front counter. That was no worries, but they forgot two separate items from our order. What we did get was fresh. There is no refills on soft drinks at this location - FYI.

There is a particular genus of institution that has achieved such ubiquity that it has ceased to be…read moreexperienced and has instead merely been endured. McDonald's is not a restaurant in any meaningful sense of the word. It is infrastructure. It is a utility. It is the fast food equivalent of a municipal sewage system -- present everywhere, desperately necessary to no one, and something the civilized person prefers not to think about too carefully while it is happening. And yet, here we are. Thinking about it. Because someone must. The Proposition McDonald's sells you the following promise: food, fast, cheap. It fulfills all three terms of this contract with depressing reliability. The food arrives quickly. It is inexpensive. Whether it qualifies as food in the nutritional, philosophical, or culinary sense of the word is a matter that the corporation's legal team has spent considerable resources ensuring you never fully resolve. The Big Mac -- that crown jewel of processed ambition -- is a construction of such engineered palatability that it bypasses the rational mind entirely and speaks directly to the most primitive, least discerning quadrant of the human brain. It does not taste good so much as it triggers a response that evolution has not yet learned to distinguish from tasting good. This is not cooking. This is neuroscience with a sesame seed bun. The McDouble exists at a price point so aggressively low that it constitutes, effectively, a financial argument against eating well. For the cost of a single piece of fruit, McDonald's will sell you two beef patties, processed cheese, ketchup, mustard, and the quiet understanding that you have made a choice that will compound with interest over the coming decades. The Obesity Question: Let Us Not Look Away It would be professionally irresponsible to review McDonald's in 2026 without addressing the gravitational reality that hovers over the golden arches like a particularly well-fed specter. The science is not subtle. Frequent consumption of fast food is strongly associated with weight gain, obesity, and related metabolic disorders including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. McDonald's, as the world's largest fast food chain serving tens of millions of customers daily, occupies a position of extraordinary influence over the collective waistline of humanity -- an influence it has exercised with the ethical restraint of a casino that also sells cigarettes. A standard McDonald's meal -- a Big Mac, medium fries, and a medium soft drink -- delivers approximately 1,100 calories, 44 grams of fat, and 1,225 milligrams of sodium in roughly the time it takes to reconsider your life choices. This is not a meal. It is a cardiovascular event in a paper bag. The corporation's genius -- and one must acknowledge genius where it operates, however malevolently -- lies in its portion engineering. The supersizing era, now officially retired but spiritually immortal, trained an entire generation to interpret volume as value, calories as generosity, excess as reward. The children who grew up eating Happy Meals now bring their own children to eat Happy Meals, and the cycle completes itself with the self-satisfied efficiency of a perfectly calibrated machine designed to extract maximum profit from minimum nutritional content. The menu's architecture is a masterclass in making the worst choices feel like the obvious ones. Salads exist. They are on the menu. They are technically available. They are ordered by approximately no one, because they sit adjacent to the McFlurry and the large fries and the Double Quarter Pounder, and the human brain, already compromised by hunger and fluorescent lighting and the olfactory assault of frying oil, makes its calculations accordingly. The Environment: Designed for Defeat The physical experience of a McDonald's location is curated with the precision of a social experiment. The seating is intentionally uncomfortable -- hard, bright, relentlessly unwelcoming -- designed to accelerate consumption and accelerate departure. You are not meant to linger, reflect, or reconsider. You are meant to eat quickly, feel the first wave of salt-and-sugar satisfaction before the regret has time to organize itself into a coherent thought, and leave before the receipt has cooled. The smell -- that particular, proprietary blend of fried oil and industrial beef and synthetic vanilla -- has been so precisely engineered that it functions less as an aroma and more as a Pavlovian command. Grown adults with advanced degrees and fully developed frontal lobes have walked past a McDonald's with no intention of entering and emerged six minutes later holding a bag of something they did not need and will not enjoy remembering.