This is not your typical pizza place. It's more an upscale dining place that happens to make craft pizza . We ate here twice in a row. The first night we ordered from the dinner menu and then we came back for pizza. The food from dinner menu was very good, the stuffed pepper vegetarian dish and grilled octopus were memorable. The house special cocktail with lavender ginger and lime was sublime. The jewel tone boho style decor was inviting. I did find the wine selection was pretty limited. The service was efficient and friendly. I thought the prices for this area and the quality of the food was good. read more

The food was soooo delicious. Definitely recommend to everyone in San Juan. Gabriel was our server, he was on top of it even if they were understaffed. read more

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Wonderful food and ambience in old San Juan. Responsive service, fair prices. I would go back in a heartbeat:)

Dined here with my husband on two consecutive evenings. My husband had the grouper skewer one night and roasted chicken breast with rosemary potatoes the other; I had the quinoa salad both times. The food was flawless, well-seasoned and ample portions. Highly recommend. read more

I really hate to give bad reviews, but man.... This place gave me no choice. Absolutely horrible experience. We got seated and waited... and waited... and waited for our server. This guy FINALLY rolls up to us walking slow as molasses with his hoodie on, one ear pod in and says "did you want to order?" Yeah dude... we came to eat lol. Anyhow there was 3 of us. Ordered a water, coke and Diet Coke. Water and Diet Coke came. No regular Coke. When he decides to come back to the table we asked where the Coke was and he said " oh did you want a Coke". Yes sir... yes that's why we ordered a coke. Of course we're still being polite at this time. We ordered the mushroom app, a salad and a pizza. The app was going to be a meal for one of us and he never bothered to tell us that they were out of it, he had another gentlemen tell us QUITE a bit later after we ordered, so we ordered chicken in place of that. Pizza comes out ..... no salad, no chicken..... empty drinks. We wait. And wait. And wait. No salad. No chicken. No server even checking on us, yet he is just pacing back and forth in the restaurant with his ear pod, pacing about as fast as a snail travels refraining from making any sort of eye contact with us. Forever goes by, Still not checking on us, still empty drinks. pizza has been done, ate and prob digested by now..... no salad, no chicken. Finally I get up and ask someone else if I can just cancel the rest of the order that never came so we could get the heck out of there. Got the check after a while. Paid, and for the first time in my life I didn't tip. I'd rather burn money, flush money down the toilet or give money to a bum that needed some beer instead of give this dude anything. We did however tip the nice girl that did apologize for the service that wasn't even her fault. I really hope if this guy continues to work there long term, that he invests in an audio book about how to to become a better server and listens to that in his ear pods while pacing back and forth in the restaurant dodging his customers. read more

Our waitress, Martina, gave excellent service! She needs a promotion :) It is a perfect restaurant experience--an incredible variety of food and drinks. The pizza and everything else was perfect! We are local returning customers, and this is one of our top spots in Old San Juan. read more

Immaculate vibes from the staff, the ambiance, the food and drink was incredible and we just had a great time. Already recommended this place to some colleagues and they visited the night after I was there! read more

(Former member of Yelp Elite Snob Squad.) We found this place by word of mouth from another tourist. We went in for the the San Juan pizza, a very good pepperoni pizza. The staff were very friendly and attentive. They had a cool open air atrium in the center of the restaurant. The restroom could really use some attention. read more

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Absolutely amazing food! The San Marten Pizza was so delicious and the skirt steak just melted in your mouth. The staff was also very friendly and attentive. I very highly recommend this restaurant read more

La Ó - Skirt Steak - Italian Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Great service. Lived there menu. The beet soup rocked as did all the pizzas we tried! Highly recommend.

I can't say enough good things about La Ó! We liked it so much we went twice and brought friends that never been, they loved it as much as we did. We tried several pizzas and entrees and they were all delicious. The pizza crust is perfect, toppings are fresh. We order personal and large pizzas and they were equally good. Their risotto, fries and churrasco were flavorful and perfectly cooked. Beet salad is very good with an amazing dressing. The cocktails were fantastic as well, I liked the Maracurye so much I didn't tried the others. It has a very cool looking interior, great for a date but family friendly too. The best part is the quality of the food is great but they don't have tourist overinflated prices. Like we say in Puerto Rico "¡Sabroso!" read more

I love La Ó, this is an amazing restaurant that provides an amazing atmosphere and a great experience. The food doesn't disappoint, and the cocktails are amazing. I really recommend any of the pizzas as they're full of flavor and you're able to modify them. The Risotto Arancini is a great appetizer and a really good portion. read more

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Great food service was a bit slow but the pizza was amazing appetizers were good as well. Great local spot with a small but beautiful outdoor patio read more

Stumbled upon this sweet little dive bar in Old San Juan after dinner. Honestly this place was really cool, the decor and atmosphere was really chill. The bartender was a cool guy and able to keep great conversation and had some really great music playing. I was impressed by the drink menu because I think it's all completely original recipes that are hand crafted and taste amazing. I tried the Ponche del Jardín which was a mixture of vodka, aperol, manzanilla, naranja, and limón, so delicious. They also serve food but I only saw pizzas which looked and smelled incredible. If I lived in San Juan I know La Ó would be a regular spot of mine. If you're in Old San Juan and looking for a sick drink and awesome vibe La Ó is the place to check out for sure! read more

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Great service and some of the best pizza I've ever had great place for people who are not ready to venture to eating octopus but still want a quiet local dinner read more

Came here for a mini dinner and ordered the small San Bigito pizza. Coming from the NY area, good pizza is very important. This place has excellent pizza that I believe are made with a wheat crust but was still excellent. The pizza was the right thickness. Not too thick and not too thin coupled with a semi toasted crust, this place will be seeing me more often! read more

La Ó - San Bigito - Small. - Italian Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

We stumbled in here after there was an hr wait at the place we originally planned to go. IT WAS AMAZING! We got the Calamari and Mac and cheese for apps and they were so good. We also got the Grilled Chicken Breast - the Asiago cheese sauce with bacons bits made it the best. Then we got the San Miguel pizza too. All so good! Definitely a good place to go and there was no wait. read more

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This was a great experience! Thank you so so much for for being so nice and accommodating! The pizza here is some of the best pizza I've ever had! I'm a vegetarian and the combination of the pumpkin pure is brilliant! Love it! Our server was great! This spot was recommended by a local and did not disappoint! read more

Great service. Informal atmosphere. Risotto was great. Grouper also very good. Creme brulee was really good.

Pretty disturbing experience. While getting situated, it became clear the restaurant owners chose to make the theme belittling Christianity. We were told this was an "aesthetic", which apparently makes it ok to make tasteless jokes of religious images, saints, biblical passages, etc in the menu, decor and everything. Wouldn't go here if you are religious or respect religion. Sad to see. read more

Food is good Service from bartender wanna be - horrible on Sunday evening Waiting for Togo order and around 20 folks walking in and he merely told them long wait time because he did not want clean the tables . And they were many empty tables Not interested in customer retention or servicing anyone walk in Does not have a sense of owner ship driving the customers away read more

Great drink and good food. Not really Puerto Rican if that's what you're looking for. But the drinks were inventive and the food was delicious. read more

OMG Best pizza ever. The crust was to die for. So tasty, flavorful and aromatic (yes it smelled heavenly), and the most surprising part was that I'm a meat lover and the pizza was vegetarian and yet I can confidently declare that this was the best ever that my tastebuds n senses have come across. Even the crostinis were wonderful. The flavors were fresh, earthy and the ingredients just shone and complimented each other so well. The ambience was perfect with live music that doesn't deter you from the food. The cocktails n service was beyond expectation. They made us something out of the menu just based on our verbal description and were spot on. Even the beer recommendation was perfect. Asked for something local and was given Ocean which hit the right spot. The food was very affordable, totally worth the value. Definitely coming back. Highly highly recommended. read more

La Ó - A wonderful end to our first day here in PR - Italian Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Awesome food!! Too many good things on the menu to choose from! Excellent cocktails. Good prices. Super friendly service. Love this place! read more

La Ó - Italian Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

This place looks gorgeous and clean. The menu looks amazing. The pepperoni pizza was very good and the quinoa salad was really tasty compared to most I've eaten. Where they fall apart is service. Far too watered down Diet Cokes came 15 minutes before the cocktails with no explanation or apology. While ordering, we tried to order the grouper filet multiple times before finally one last time clearly making sure he took down the grouper order. 20 minutes after our pizzas arrived, we asked the waiter to check on the grouper. After another 30 minutes with everyone finished eating, flagged down the waiter to kill the grouper order as we were now exhausted. Waiter brings the box for leftover pizza and a check with no apology or acknowledgement that my wife had no meal for her dinner. When discussed with the manager, his response was "whatever." So very frustrated to have a restaurant care so little about ruining a pair of couples' evening. Just stunned read more

Miracles are real... we happened to walk by this place when our intended restaurant closed early... Emil cheerfully greeted us outside, checked our vax cards and ushered us inside. From the busy and bright street, we were transported to a space rich in cool darkness punctuated by minimal and intentional amazing art. And we hadn't even gotten to our table... Emil offered us a table in the courtyard overflowing w gorgeous plants or an inside table w an inviting, candlelit upholstered bench. We took the moody, inside option. Have I even mentioned the cocktails and food? The cocktail menu is brilliant; a range of curious concoctions that will have your mind twisted. I chose the rum and my honey took the mezcal Campari combo . Insane! Emil thoughtfully guided us around the vegetarian selections as well as suggesting we customize one of the pizzas... the purée pumpkin sauce w Kalamata olives, sweet plantains smothered in cheese tortures our tastebuds in a most divine manner. A glass of robust Tempranillo was a perfect mate. Too sated to even attempt dessert, we did review the tempting treats. This experience will be a Puerto Rican souvenir for a long time. Gracias, Emil and crew. read more

Mixed review. Maybe we picked some wrong options, or a busy night. Service was excellent. Food presentation was very good. The toasted raviolis were outstanding, raising expectations. The red pepper soup was very good, but the side toast in both soups were burnt. The pizza with potatoes not at all what we expected, long sliced fried potatoes on top and overall taste not great, the crust nothing to write about, also overdone, partly burned. The fish on top of risotto overdone, with a slightly greasy pesto and a terrible bland soupy rice that did not resemble any risotto. Thinking if giving it another chance. It is difficult to think pizza can be so good as other reviewers say, specially for the slightly chewy crust. read more

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Service warning!! We were sent to La O last evening by a host at a nearby restaurant that had a long wait list and at first it had promise-nice bar and fun drink list on a chalk board. We should have been warned that there were issues when waiting at the bar for 20+ minutes with no service but we are patient so gave them a pass since it was a Saturday night. Finally got served and drinks were good. It was downhill from there...8:30 (when we were told to be there) came and went, finally got a table at 9:00. We sat in an interior courtyard that would have been charming minus the Metallica blaring from the open kitchen. We ordered a bottle of wine and sat for 30 minutes plus waiting....and waiting.....Finally a member of our table went to find the hostess who was also serving us and it became apparent that even though there was wine, there were no clean wine glasses. After telling my friend that she needed to be patient (!), my friend saw her smell a sponge on a sink to see if it was clean to wash dirty wine glasses. My friend saw this and nicely suggested other glasses on the bar. We finally had wine out of lovely tea glasses, safe from dirty sponge washing. We received our salad, croquettes, and pizza and all were quite tasty. This restaurant has figured out the kitchen but needs serious help with front of the house. Needless to say, we left as quickly as possible after food. read more

Amazing pizza! Whole wheat crust, cooked perfectly, great veggie pizzas and we just got no cheese to veganize it. Really creative delicious cocktails and a fun environment. You need to go here ! We had incredible service as well. read more

I called in the middle of the day to see if they were taking reservations. The person who answered the phone spoke English very clearly. I asked specifically if they had any reservations available between 6-7 pm. They said (VERY CLEARLY) "Sorry, we do not accept reservations." I then told my Spanish speaking friend to call just to see...(3) MINUTES later he called spoke in Spanish, and was given a reservation easily for 7pm. I don't care the quality of the food. If you aren't going to cater to the travelers giving you business I won't give you a good review regardless of your food. Treat people the way you want to be treated. read more

Shame on the New Yorker on here who claimed this was decent pizza. Just no. Icky, mushy mess. The decorations are super cute and they have a decent selection of beer but the food is just not good. read more

I wandered into this place looking for a quaint restaurant in the heart of old San Juan. The atmosphere was an eclectic combination of the charm of the old town, with an updated menu and lively music. I savored every bite of the Salmon on risotto which went very well with the house Sangria. It was phenomenal. My server Carolina was attentive and when she got busy the other employees somehow sensed it and came over to attend to my requests. Lucia, the manager even checked in to make sure everything was good. I would highly recommend this place and have every hope to return. read more

La Ó - It was as delicious as it looked. - Italian Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Great taste and quality for the price! Chill atmosphere with nice outdoor courtyard area in back.

Delicious. My favs were appetizer Mac & Cheese and croquettes. The risotto is amazing.

We were there this past weekend. Pizza was amazing! Glad we stumbled in while looking for another restaurant!

This was the best meal I had in Old San Juan. I started with the beet hummus and pita chips. This was awesome and although I am vegan I never would have thought to blend pickled beets and chickpeas. Next I had the beet salad....it was equally fantastic. Yes I know it's a lot of beets but I love beets. My dining companion had a different salad and the mac & cheese and she was very happy also. Then we ordered the pizza with black olives and sun dried tomatoes not because we were still hungry but because we wanted some leftovers for the next day. For drinks we enjoyed a glass of tempranillo and a sangria. The service was excellent even after the restaurant was at max capacity. The ambience was a bit dark for me because I have low vision but I managed because the menu is via QR code. We were tourists but hope to return one day. My only complaint is that the restaurant is a bit too warm due to the heat from the pizza oven. read more

Soooo FREAKIN amazing!!! I had a house salad and the duck fat fries. Also ordered the local beer "fuk "! My friend ordered the San isedro pizza and the fried risotto ball. EVERYTHING was SOOOOOO good!!! Service was outstanding! Apparently they only opened a month ago- you would never know. We will be dreaming about this place.. read more

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Loved this place and would go back. Great pizza and service. Nice atmosphere. Staff was friendly and helpful. Delicious beer salad and pizza. read more

So I came here with my mother and some family friends, the biggest flaw of this place is the service. Service was ridiculously slow we didn't get our food until well after an hour. My mother asked for a soda FOUR times and didn't get her soda until after the food plates were finished and taken away. Also do not order the pizza. They say it's the best pizza in town but I'm from NY I'm sorry this pizza was straight trash. Little caesars is better and that shit is cardboard. I'll never come back to this place, the cocktails are about the only decent thing here and even those you don't get until like 30 minutes after you ordered them and the bar is RIGHT NEXT TO THE TABLES!!! Makes no sense. How is there less than 40 customers seating in the place and service is that slow? We asked for our check about 40 minutes ago while I'm writing this review and still have yet to get the check. Do yourself a favor and go somewhere else for at least a semi enjoyable experience. read more

Wonderful food and great service in old San Juan! Nice ambiance and would highly recommend!!