Everything here was amazing! The service was professional, friendly, and attentive. The place was…read morebustling with patrons, the majority were locals. El Platanal is open 24 hours and has daily breakfast and lunch specials until 2 pm. The restaurant has plenty of seating and can accommodate large groups. It's clean and there is plenty of parking in the property. The food was delicious- better than what I ate in Old San Juan! We ordered the ham croquetas, maduros, avocado, the grouper with mojo sauce, and peril al horno. Each dish came arroz con gandules. We had a fresh limade and Bacardi mojito. The portions are huge so this a great place to share and if with a large group to order multiple dishes and have a taste of everything. The lunch specials were $8.99. The taxes though... 10.5%, plus two additional tax charges. The restaurant is open 24 hours so it's a good late night spot!! Definitely coming back. Enjoy!

What can I say? We went back to Puerto Rico for a second round of exploring, and after an overnight…read moreflight, arriving around 11 a.m., we were starving! My husband's friend had one job while we picked up the rental car: find us a restaurant within a few miles that wasn't trending on social media because, Lord knows, those lines are always long. This place was exactly what we were looking for. We ordered the plátano sandwich with churrasco -- yes, plantain instead of bread with skirt steak inside. We also ordered the queso frito, which was delicious on its own. The sandwich was huge and came cut into three pieces, making it more than enough to share between two people. Everything tasted fresh and flavorful, and it was exactly what we needed after traveling all night. The restaurant was busy and located along a very busy highway/road, but that didn't take away from the experience. We were tired, hungry, and just happy to find a great local spot without a crazy social-media line. Definitely going back! Apparently, they have several locations, and this one was in Carolina. A great first stop for our second Puerto Rico adventure.

Very old Puerto Rican restaurant with great ambience and terrific, professional servers. Food is…read morehot and fresh and dessert is home made and delicious. Very relaxed, no rush atmosphere. Large parking lot. It's the real deal.

This place is amazingly delicious the food is so fresh and the employees are wonderful except for a…read morelady in the front counter, she is not very nice with the female clients.... I don't like to bad mouth a business but the truth is the truth!!!

Nice place love it and fresh. Thanks for the service that was provided. See you again soonread more

Agree with all previous comments. We got surprised by the bullet proof glass. The old lady was…read morenice, and the food was just like my grandmother from my mom side...my other granny is from Cuba. Overall experience was great, food quality great and the dinning room was clean and well ambient.

MERO! MERO! Order the Mero!…read more I had an opportunity to try this place through Uber Eats when I looked it up online I saw that it's a beautiful restaurant, very nicely designed and conveniently in the Metro San Juan area. I don't think many people know about this place, but they should...! Based upon the menu that I reviewed, they offer a lot of delicious things and they're pretty moderately priced. I would highly recommend coming here in person. I plan to do so today!

We were thrilled to find this amazing experience. There were five of us…read more We were initially provided a table in the front of the restaurant but we wanted to be in the back room where there were table cloths. The servers were kind enough to allow us to go into the back room. However, it was really cold in the back room. Then we asked to change Tables that were not directly in front of the a/c. We moved but were still cold and we moved again! They were kind enough to move us. The food took a long time to come. However, it seems as if it was due to the fact it was cooked to order. I shared snapper and seafood paella which was amazing. The lobster/steak combination was beautifully presented and really delicious. The drinks were great! The folks were amazing even though they needed to be reminded for extra plates and silverware.

Ambient: live music Service: attentive…read more Food quality: my wife loved the steak and the "arroz mamposteao". My fish (dorado) was a bit salty for my taste but was very good as well. The place is small, but accept reservations. We were surprised by the wide variety of options; from local dishes, and Italian. Portions are average, but for us we ended up with full belly. We went for a second round after 9 hours of flight. We were not disappointed at all. Everything was fresh and with a great taste from El Caribe. Word of advise: take care of the infrastructure, rustic is one thing deteriorated walls in need of refacing is another thing.

Superb service, great ambience and excellent food Must visit…read morethis little gem in Cupey!

I sat at the bar and had the greatest bartender Angie!! She was really attentive but also super…read morehelpful with giving us some recommendations for our trip. It truly meant a lot to me that she went out of her way to help make sure we would have a good trip.

Found this spot towards the end of our trip. The live jazz music was on point! They did a Miles…read moreDavis tribute that did not disappoint! The food was great and affordable!

We came here for some drinks. The margaritas here were okay. The servers were nice and really…read moreefficient. The restaurant overall was clean and very well themed. Unfortunately, we did not eat here. We just enjoyed a couple of drinks. I would definitely be back because these margaritas where great!

We stopped here right off the plane from Delaware to get lunch. We ordered queso fundido and…read moreguacamole. Both portions were delicious and HUGE. Then I got mahi tacos and my husband got the chicken burrito bowl. Both were fresh tasting and very good. The server was very accommodating to us, allowing us to have the huge booth to make things easier for us with our 6 month old and very helpful when she pulled a Coca Cola down onto me and her. Would recommend for a good sit down lunch near the airport.

It's also known as El Rey de Churrasco. If you want excellent Puerto Rican food with a laid-back,…read moreauthentic local (no tourists) atmosphere , this is the place. Try the pork chiccarones and the avocado salad. Also excellent fish with coconut sauce. And the beans had fantastic seasoning! We were there for Super Bowl Sunday which is not that popular there but the place was moderately full with people rooting for their teams.

The food here was excellent. Had the churrasco with mangu and it was so good. My grandfather had…read morethe same dish and said he would eat it again it was so good. It is my grandmother's birthday and the service was excellent.

Everything here is good. The service is great, the decor is nice, and the food is spectacular. We…read morestarted with the croquetas de jamón. They look like arancinis instead of you typical croquetas, but they taste awesome. The paella was very good. I've had better at other places, but this one was still very good. I've had other dishes from them on previous occasions and I'm never disappointed. Our son liked his chicken strips and fries. The fries are housemade and thick. They look like logs. Our son liked them. Everything here is housemade, even the dessert. They recently redecorated the place and it looks very nice.

A few things have changed since I last came here. They got rid if the outdoor seating. They are now…read moresolely indoors. The outdoor seating took up parking spaces. The interior got a makeover. Has a modern look now instead of the old clubhouse look. It is more inviting and comfortable. I like it. Even though the majority of the clientele are fraternity members, the restaurant is open to the public. The food is just as good as the previous times. This time I went with their holiday daily special. Excellent.

Unfortunately, our experience at El Platanal was a bit disappointing. The food was good, but…read morenothing really stood out enough to make up for the service, which was definitely lacking during our visit. At first, I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they were short staffed, but that did not seem to be the case. The amount of time between ordering drinks, receiving appetizers, and finally getting our meals was simply too long. There were stretches where we were left waiting without much communication or attention from the staff, which took away from the overall experience. On the positive side, the restaurant itself is very nicely designed and has a great atmosphere that fits perfectly with the laid back, tropical lifestyle of Puerto Rico. It is an inviting space and definitely looks like a place where you would expect to have a great local dining experience. Overall, the food was good and the atmosphere was enjoyable, but the slow and inattentive service kept the experience from being what it could have been. Hopefully we just caught them on an off night.

This place is all over the island. They have many locations. The food at one place was good. We has…read morethe chicharon de pollo. Fried chicken chunks with rice and beans. And we got the grouper plate with rice. (Wet rice). Everything was excellent, and tasted good. The service was excellent. They had water and it wasn't a problem.