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    La Ceiba

    4.2 (39 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood, Caribbean
    Open 11:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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    LA CEIBA ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Touristy
    Outdoor seating

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    Raul C.

    El mejor mofongo en este lado de la isla. Excelente servicio y rápido. La mesera muy atenta y disponible para servirnos la mayoría del tiempo.

    Mofongo with Carne Frita at La Ceiba, Coamo, Puerto Rico
    Rob M.

    Restaurant, Coamo, Puerto Rico. Why I haven't eaten before at La Ceiba, especially when it has been recommended to me so many times, I just don't know. I have gone to a number of restaurants along Hwy. 153 toward Coamo, so that gives me a point of comparison, and La Ceiba is by far the best choice. We went at peak hour Sunday afternoon and were seated immediately. Our waitress was very helpful and friendly. While the menu was fairly typical of local cuisine we ordered 3 mofongos (fried crushed green plantain that line a mortar) filled with carrucho (conch), carne frita (fried beef chunks) and churrasco (steak). This is the very first place i've eaten at that does not serve a dry, tough, overly salty carne frita; it was done to perfection. Same reaction with the churrasco as well as the carrucho. Your mofongo can be made of sweet ripe plantain or yucca and your choice of sauces, (I recommend al ajillo), and there are many other menu selections beside mofongo. The absolute best! We will return. Again and again.

    Ceibal is a type of tree, its a Kapok tree.
    Madelyn O.

    Coamo is lucky to have La Ceiba right on its main thoroughfare. La Ceiba is an excellent spot to stop and dine with your family. We went in for lunch after our visit to Los Baños de Coamo. It is an outdoor spot so there are no windows and it's right on the road so you see the cars pass by. There is parking available. The waitress was polite and hospitable, the menu diverse and the prices excellent for lunch. We savored the surullitos, chicharones de pollo, mofongo vegano, chuleta frita and carne frita con tostones. We were impressed by the presentation of the plates and the flavors of the food. Definite repeat if we are in the area again.

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    Pablo R.

    After hitting the hot springs of Cuamo, a local recommended La Ceiba. The house specialty is mofongo, of which there are many varieties. This restaurant offers a full bar, a large outdoor patio seating, large TVs showing sports, and a private room for parties. They also have free WiFi, a rare amenity on this side of the island. Although there were lots of wait staff, service was on the slow side. Ordering a variety of finger foods, I went with a delicious mofongo that had the pork stuffed inside. Very good. The cocktails were equally delicious. The prices were decent and the place had a busy ambiance. Probably the best spot in the area. Parking is can be tricky if their lot is full.

    Steve R.

    I had the best Mofongo here , All this staff are really nice , I Highly recommend this place!!!

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    2 years ago

    Los mejores filetes de pechuga de todo Coamo. Los mofongos están a otro nivel, así como los postres.

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    4 years ago

    The food is real good they use quality ingredients. the service is exceptional . I RECOMEND La Ceiba to every body tha visits Coamo

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    6 years ago

    Excellent service by Arelis. Food was really good and one portion was huge. Parking was good. It was easy to get there.

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    7 years ago

    Very good food I will definitely be back to try different plates. I was there yesterday and had the shrimp mofongo very soft and juicy.

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    5 years ago

    Ordered for delivery , food was delicious, delivery was prompt. Highly recommend the shrimp mofongo!

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    Excellent puertorrican Food, good location nearly Baños de Coamo and the south area attractions

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    I ordered the Mofongo with chicken, the food tasted so good and you could feel the love they put into their dishes.

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    Hacienda Don Juan - "El Corral" pork tender loin covered in chorizo sauce served with bifongo (mashed green and ripe plantains) and Salad

    Hacienda Don Juan

    3.3(3 reviews)
    4.7 km

    The atmosphere is nice. There's music but you can still have conversations. The food is pretty…read moregood; although it did take too long for us to be served. I had "La Hacienda" which was a pastry wrapped steak topped with mushroom sauce; accompanied with chorizo risotto and salad. My wife had "El Corral" which was pork tender loin covered in chorizo sauce and accompanied with bifongo (mashed green and ripe plantains) and salad. For desert we had "Cheesecake Frito". The plating was nice. The restroom was pretty clean. A nice open-air environment. The bad: The waitress was not attentive enough. There were many fierce mosquitoes. They need citronella lamps. The waitress did not wipe the table before seating us. There were pieces of food on the table. I had to wipe off myself.

    I went to this place with my two other people on June 2017.  The place is super clean and nicely…read moredecorated.   However, the service and taste was less than stellar.  The service was  slow and they were only two more table being served at the time.  But regardless of the type of service,  all it comes down to the food itself. Unfortunately, the food was not that great at all, I found the food to be overpriced and bland.   I had a plantain soup that had absolutely no taste.  I didn't eat it.  I also had shrimps on a garlic sauce (aljillo) and the sauce was so bland that I wonder if they ever added any garlic to it.  I ended up having the mayo/ketchup which is the most basic sauce, nothing was added to it, no garlic, no cilantro, etc..... I am sure the music and ambiance is great but the food was definitely  a huge disappointment.

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    Hacienda Don Juan - "La Hacienda" pastry wrapped steak topped with mushroom sauce served with chorizo risotto and Salad

    "La Hacienda" pastry wrapped steak topped with mushroom sauce served with chorizo risotto and Salad

    Hacienda Don Juan - "Cheesecake Frito" Cheesecake stuffed in a pastry, served with ice cream and whipped cream. The boricua version of a Cannoli

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    "Cheesecake Frito" Cheesecake stuffed in a pastry, served with ice cream and whipped cream. The boricua version of a Cannoli

    El Balcón del Capitán - Pulpo cóctel

    El Balcón del Capitán

    2.7(47 reviews)
    12.4 km
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    I really wanted to like this place but truth of the matter it was just ok. The service was…read morelackluster at best. The young lady took our order and it took very long just to get appetizers. The food was ok. I had the pulpo cóctel, which I had to remind the waitress about our order. For my entree I had the shrimp in garlic sauce and it was good. My girlfriend had the red snapper which she enjoyed.

    Llegamos desde San Juan referidos por Chat GPT, error! Nos sentamos en la terraza con muy bonita…read morevista. Por suerte pedimos varios aperitivos y estuvieron tan malos que no llegamos a ordenar nada más para almorzar. Empezamos pidiendo un caldo de pescado, parecía grasa pero estaba aguao' aguao' y soso, malo. También pedimos un coctél de carrucho, por $16.99 literal solo tenía 7 pedazos de carrucho pequeñitos y el resto era lechuga mojada con el picadillo de cebolla y pimiento, de sabor, nada espectacular. Los camarones al ajillo, que son imposibles de dañar, no sabían a nada y parecían hervidos (hasta tenían la espumita blanca por encima), hubiera querido pedir sal pero la joven no salía a atendernos; los tostones parece que habían estado sumergidos en aceite frío por varios minutos, así que también fueron imposibles de comer, y por último los chicharrones de pescado, más bien parecían haber frito una tilapia, con un poquito de mayo-ketchup nos lo pudimos tragar pero no era un buen filetito de pescado. En fin, lo único bueno fueron las cervezas porque ni el jugo de toronja tenía sabor. El servicio fatal, ni a cobrarnos se acercaban a la mesa así que tuvimos que ir personalmente a la caja. Un lugar muy bonito, solo necesita unos nuevos cocineros (porque chefs no deben ser) y empleados que disfruten y valoren su trabajo.

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    El Balcón del Capitán - Shrimp in garlic sauce

    Shrimp in garlic sauce

    El Balcón del Capitán - Red snapper

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