we stumbled across this place one night looking for late night bites. The place itself was a vibe people were drinking and laughing and they were playing good music. I ordered a pineapple juice with flautas de carnitas and while a little salty (i like that) they were very flavorful and the sauces on top definitely made the dish. It was the perfect late night bite in my opinion. My friend ordered the chicken nachos and those were very tasty as well the chicken was juicy and well seasoned read more

La Pachanga - flautas de carnitas and pineapple juice - Tacos Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

I overall had a good experience here but nothing to write home about. We got chips and guac which were pretty solid. For drinks we got mojitos. This was customer error but they were made with tequila so they were super strong. Made for a fantastic night later though i got the vegetarian tacos which were also just ok. Overall i think it's a fun pregame spot but not the best food. read more

La Pachanga - Tacos Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Guacamole, spicy shrimp tacos, and the birria tacos were to die for. My boyfriend had the DtMF drink and he loved it. Among with the picture they took. Service lacked a little bit of attention. The vibe here is very Hispanic(as it's a Mexican restaurant) and they apparently do karaoke during late nights. TVs everywhere with music. But I definitely recommend eating the tacos here! read more

Met the "bouncer" on the outside who was nice and I got convinced to go in after scanning the menu. First, getting service was slow but understandable. Karaoke was going on and sounded fun despite me only speaking English. I was having a very nice time. Staff were all very friendly. I ordered chicken tacos to go with cilantro and onion and tomatoes. I also ordered refried beans on the side. Now see the picture of what I got. No cilantro. No onions. No tomatoes. And no refried beans on the side. The bar was loud and I only speaking English, was absolutely convinced the bartender understood my order. I even triple checked (I'm not a controversial person - despite this review because I'm upset on how clear i felt my order was accurate at the time. And I only ordered chicken tacos with cilantro, onion and tomatoes). I even made sure that pico de gallo was different than just the tomatoes the bartender kept telling me. I would have accepted either. Yes I know what pico de gallo is but that bartender kept asking me if i wanted tomatoes or pico de gallo. Anyways, when I got back to my hotel room after trusting my experience there, I was very disappointed. I was only in PR for two days and this ruined my last night food experience. I do trust it's not systemic of my overall experience but was still a disappointment that I could have a prelim great experience and get fooled with the food. Note for future reference- don't take food to go without checking everything before leaving. Yes, I know it should be obvious. That is on me and one of the reasons for not a lower review. read more

La Pachanga - I ordered chicken tacos with cilantro, onion and tomatoes. Not what I got. - Tacos Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Came here on a Sunday night - everything else around was closed - so it really was our only option. I believe it was around 11pm that we were walking around and were hungry after a long day in the sun! The spot was vibrant and served us great margaritas. My husband had a classic margarita and I tried the parcha margarita. (Parcha is passion fruit ) I wanted guava but they didn't have that flavor. Food wise, I wasn't amazed. My husband loved the Elote. For me, the flavor was great but the corn felt over cooked. I like more of a bite to my corn, and the kernels were shriveled. The montaditas were flavorful and were supposed to come with carne, pollo & Birria, but they were out of the Birria. We also ordered chips and guac. The guacamole was okay, but definitely not the best I've had. We sat at the bar and the service was quick, between us getting our drinks and our food hitting the table. Would recommend for tourists in the on in the surrounding area! read more

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Good birria tacos, and spicy shrimp tacos.... and well, honestly, everything else sucks. Their "nachos" are a travesty. Don't subject yourself to it. Service is especially horrible lately. Was decent when they first opened years ago, but nowadays it takes an hour to get an order in, even when it's slow. Living right down the street, I've been here dozens of times. Several times lately me and my group of friends literally just got up and left and walked down to Acapulcos (way better tacos) because it took them literally an hour after being seated to even ask us if we wanted drinks. If you do go here, good luck trying to hear yourself think or talk to your friends without shouting. The ambiance is that of a TJ night club... with the staff partying harder than you. read more

Overall the food was good but the service was terrible. It took us awhile for us to get our drink order taken after we got seated and it also took over an hour to get our food. We understand that they are short staffed but we went around 3:30 so it was not very busy. read more

Food was great, mango margarita not good. Gata saleaje drink was good (like a spicy margarita). Only complaint was the service was very slow, food came in good time but after that the waitress was gone. A good hole in the wall place. read more

La Pachanga - Chicken nachos, chicken chimichanga, pastor tacos, carnitas burrito - Tacos Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

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The service was not very good... the food and the vibes were great, however, I think they could use training when it comes to customer service. As our server brought out the remainder of our food, that we had to ask for 15 minutes after she brought only half of the tables food out, she accidentally tipped over my drink. Accidents happen but she did not bring a new drink over or even offer to remove it from the tab. Given that majority of the drink spilt, I would think that one of the above would've been done. Overall, she was not friendly. read more

La Pachanga - Tacos Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Kathy was a great waiter! she was very patient with my friends and I. she had a fun time with us and she provided great service!

Diego was our server! We recommend this restaurant food is good. Customers service is amazing. We came with a group of friends ( girls night out/ bday party) read more

La Pachanga - Tacos Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Came for lunch to try again when not so so busy. Food was pretty good very filling. Service was way better than we had the other night. This lady was kind and attentive read more

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Nefshaly was a great waitress! Attended our family with kindness and promptly. Food was great. Definitely coming back! read more

La Pachanga - Tacos Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Ambience was great! Latin music and karaoke Saturday night . Small bar, a few people left line because there was no space for seating. Waitresses are not that attentive and service was not the best. Did not really check in to see if more drinks or food wanted to be ordered. read more

La Pachanga - Margarita flight and chips - Tacos Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

La comida estuvo regular. Las margaritas estuvieron ricas. El ambiente estuvo tranquilo. Servicio regular, se tardaba mucho. Había que estar llamando la mesera. read more

Not sure what's up with the one stars, maybe some other food isn't as good idk but my birria tacos were pretty fire. Ngl I wasn't all there when we went, but all I know is it hit. They were our neighbors to our airBNB so we had to support, and the chefs are all super chill too. Overall good vibes fsfs read more

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Staying in San Juan for a few nights, my husband chose this place thinking the food looked good. Food was fair, salty, what is expected at a Mexican restaurant. We got queso as an appetizer and it was weird, very stringy. They tried to bring over another queso plate, which we did not order. Took them a while to see us and take our orders. They forgot our waters and pico, had to ask a few times. They brought our entrees and did not give us utensils, my husband had to ask two different waitresses three times for utensils so he could eat. They never asked if he wanted another beer, or really checked in. My food was an appetizer that I thought was two corn tortillas with veggies on them, but they were two small chips with veggies on them, smaller than my palm, for 9$. Probably wouldn't go back or recommend. read more

Food was ok. Service was terrible, they take forever to attend you. The staff is not attentive, perhaps they are short staffed.

Great Food! Awsome Service! Margatitas did not meet my expectations even after I requested extra tequila shot. Love the decor ;very clean location; friendly and very eager to please staff. read more

Fui con amistades a pasarla bien y de verdad que este lugar es una joya escondida, es súper seguro y tiene un tremendo servicio al cliente. Hicimos Kareoki y la pasamos súper bien, la comida estaba súper buena y rápido. Definitivamente un lugar que tienen que ir. Uno de los manager paso mesa por mesa a saludar y asegurarse que todos estuviesen bien definitivamente, un lugar que los dueños quieren mucho y lo aprecian. read more

La Pachanga - Tacos Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Had a really nice time. We were looking for a bar in the area and came across La Pachanga. Had really great music and the decorations were just perfect and went with their celebration theme. We had a margarita, chips and quesadilla birria. Service was a little slow but its because the place was jam packed. read more

Expensive but very good food. Is very loud music. Service was good they were all super sweet!

Worst restaurant ever! The food was awful and the drinks were BARELY ok. Our server was not attentive at all. I asked for the bill 3x and 2 different workers basically ignored me. Took about 15 mins to get my bill. Dont waste your time coming here & it's too expensive for some nasty food. read more

amazing bartending mixing signature margaritas. the highlight of our trip so far. good was good, ambience was fun. highly recommend! read more

Service is horrible from the moment we got there. Waiter didn't check up on us, forgot my water and ignored me when i was trying to get her attention by waiving. would not recommend. Food wasn't that good either. read more

Go here if you want cold food that will make you sick. Horrible service. Loud ambiance Painful Not recommended read more

It is easy to tell when a business is poorly ran. Waited over an hour for food that came after we asked for a check due to waiting too long for fish tacos.. I don't know if it was a kitchen miscommunication or it not being put in. Either way this was not a good experience. Maybe just go for margaritas. read more

this place is fantastic! such a great vibe and so fun and colorful! they have the AC bumping and the employees are so friendly and welcoming! kati was our favorite :)!! overall a great experience and the good and drinks are super reasonably priced! read more

Terrible service!! Anllely was our server and from the beginning gave us an attitude when taking our orders. Didn't tell us there was a charge for water and food portions are very small. The food was okay. Mind you she never checked on us and we had to hunt her down to get our bill. When paying we knew we would tip her with cash as it was easier and mind you we tipped her 10$ for terrible service and since I paid Apple Pay with no tip. She kept yelling "Wow" multiple times. Like first wait because we hadn't even left the restaurant. Be kind to people Anlelly!!! read more

The vibe of this place is so fun! You feel like you're inside a piñata the music is great (I think they have karaoke too), and food and drink are just as fantastic. We had a really lovely server. We went a little early in the evening which was a smart idea because the place gets PACKED later in the evening. Overall, would definitely suggest that you try this place out for delicious drinks and read more

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Loved the music customer service and whole vibe. Great Atmosphere food Delicious service amazing. 10/10 read more

La Pachanga - Great food and drinks. - Tacos Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Disgusting !! Don't come here. The food is served cold and not tasteful. The drinks are water downed and horrible. Go somewhere else and save your money!!!! Don't come !!!!! read more

I didn't eat the food but I sure had the margaritas!! They were delicious! I had the Pachanga margarita.

Wow, how do I start this.... Let's start with the positives because I know this will be brief... the music was really good and the service was pretty good. However.... We ordered the chips with salsa and guacamole and I'm shocked that the guacamole wasn't fresh. It tasted like the stuff in the small tubs at Walmart. Soooo bad tasting. I ordered the shrimp tacos and my fiance ordered the flautas. Please look at my pic of the tacos... it was fried shrimp with sweet and sour sauce on a hard corn tortilla with a small layer of the Walmart guacamole. I can't believe that made another appearance. Smh... As for her flautas....the taste was just terrible. We were with family members that we haven't seen in many years so we were trying to be on our best behavior but I think my face said it all. Not good! If you like to have drinks and listen to good music this is the place for you, if you want good Mexican food.. well this place is not. I'm giving it a 2 star just because of the ambiance.., read more

La Pachanga - Shrimp tacos - Tacos Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

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C. Loíza 1919, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00911I have mixed feelings on this place I enjoyed the birria flavors and the presentation of my chimichanga, the probably came with the rest of the food and the service. We order spicy Crab Nachos and they came out plan as ever, they were supposed to have a whole bunch of sauces etc., then when we said something about them they came out originally how they were supposed to. read more

La Pachanga - Nachos and Salsa - Tacos Near Me - San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Highly recommend this place if you're looking for a good time, the atmosphere is very fun, very loud music which was very fun, the food was a solid 7.5/10 very salty, but the drinks and the vibes were 10/10 read more

Was So Good !! the birria tacos were literally unreal , the vibe and atmosphere is very welcoming and the server Alondra was the best . ask for her ! drinks and food A1 !! Must Go In PR !! read more

I don't recommend this place at all, I saw on Tik tok that was very popular for music and drinks. The service was amazing but the food kill me, I had the worst Mexican food I ever had in my life. I usually don't like to give negative reviews but this time it was needed. I got food Poisoning from the food we ate. The rice was cold and seem and tasted really old! I order chicken tacos and I don't know what kinda of chicken that was and my friend had birria Tacos and he also didn't like It. read more

This was our third time at La Pachanga. The previous time we left because the host was unable to tell us how long was the wait going to be. This last time was a Thursday around 6 PM. The host sent us with a seating waitress whom point out from a distance where our table was. We sat and waited for about 20 minutes before a busy waitress was nice enough to tell us that she was our waitress and that she was coming back soon. 15 minutes later she came to the table next to us and and waived at us with her hand to wait. We waited about 10 more minutes and simply left. I understand the novelty of the new restaurant in town but it is clear that management is not doing a good job with staffing. Your staff is overwhelmed and overworked and I know your response is going to be that you are short of staff because they leave after a week. Perhaps if you improve their working conditions they will stay. Your food is good, not exceptional. Your drinks are good. Your music on the loud side. Your best asset is perhaps location and parking lot (if it is not raining). How long do you think you can keep the novelty working for you if the locals like us continue to have bad experiences? read more

Terrible management, food takes way too long and is mediocre at best. Avoid at all costs.