We ate here 2 times on a 4-5 day trip. The food is so good, especially all the seafood. This place can get pretty busy and packed but the service wasn't too bad compared to the amount of people. Had to go back here the night before our flight and get their leeches cake one last time, probably one of the best I've ever had. read more

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So far, we've been at our table about an hour and a half. With no food. Not even a salad that supposedly comes with our meal which at this point, I'd be surprised if we even get it. The place closes in 9 minutes and there are many tables that don't have food and no sign of it. The servers are all running around like mad men - but not with food so no idea what they are doing. The server just told us this is normal and they make the food order by order... I think they need a little lesson in restaurant management. This place has been an incredible disappointment thus far - can't imagine the food making up for it. Definitely made a bad choice for our last night in Puerto Rico and will never come back - do yourselves a favor and go anywhere but here. UPDATE: the food finally arrived. About an hour and 45 minutes. I will be fair and say It is very good - so if you have 2 hours to kill, go for it and give it a shot as long as you know what to expect. Changed from initial 1 star to 3 because the food is very good. read more

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This is a must visit spot when in Puerto Rico! The bomb food and the great service was the best part of the experience. The way the waiter took care of us was so awesome and the spices on the food and the preparation was immaculate! read more

La Parrilla - Latin American Near Me - Luquillo, Puerto Rico

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Got the red snapper and did not regret it Sucha vibrant taste they stuffed it with shrimp and sole garlic dressing and it was mouth watering My friend scoped out this spot and we went in and it turned out to be the best in the area The place was packed with many tourists also but it seemed like every local knew about it and swore by it The price was decent , about 25 to 35 dollars average for a nice meal similar to the states read more

La Parrilla - Latin American Near Me - Luquillo, Puerto Rico

We arrived as waited for a table and were impressed that they had an efficient system to manage the waiting line, always courteous and gracious. We sat down to be greeted by a waitress who had none of the same social graces. She let us know that she was stressed by the dinner rush and made it quite clear she did not want to be bothered with any questions about the food; she was curt and rude. We were impressed with our first apps and were hopeful that we had picked a good place. However our main courses were dry, and overcooked; and coupled w the rude server we would not recommend. read more

Well, my husband and I spent a day at Playa Fortuna (Luquillo). We decided to get a nice end of the day dinner at La Parrilla. We were immediately met by an immature hostess who displayed an attitude that she really didn't want to be there. We had drinks from a neighboring kiosk and I asked if we could enter with these drinks. At first she said yes, then said no. We said thank you, and walked away since there were others behind us. We then decided to place an order to go since there was a sign at the hostess station stating that the establishment prepares orders to go. The hostess walked away and in mid stride turned around and said that "they" do not place orders to go. Needless to say, their loss. Not sure what happened and I'm not prepared to speculate. read more

La Parrilla - Latin American Near Me - Luquillo, Puerto Rico

Great food! Good prices. Had something for the whole family to enjoy. Right on the beach so great scenery as well.

There are many places to eat at this area but La Parrilla is the most established restaurant (clean). I was here with my gf and her younger brother on our vacation. The snapper was fresh and the steaks are well seasoned. We dropped a lot of change here but it was a good lunch on vacation. Eating out outdoor furniture was hard for me to get used to to. Being Asian and obvious tourist I felt the waiter trying to up sell us on everything, read more

La Parrilla - Red snapper rice and beans - Latin American Near Me - Luquillo, Puerto Rico

An amazing casual seafood spot! Everything is made fresh to order.... I asked for the grilled Lobster and it was cool they brought it to me live before cooking it to make sure the size was OK. My parents ordered the Fried Grouper and it was outstanding! The stuffed grouper with shrimp is also excellent. The only thing I would like to make a note of is to be very patient.... Expect your food to take a while. It is worth the wait though... We ordered cocktails and appetizers to hold us up.... Enjoy! read more

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We stumbled upon this restaurant after visiting El Yonque National Forest. PROS * Food - The stuffed lobster was absolutely amazing *Prices *Amount of food *Staff was very friendly *Margarita was tasty Cons * I cannot think of one read more

La Parrilla - The stuffed lobster was amazingly delicious. - Latin American Near Me - Luquillo, Puerto Rico

Food and service are excellent, highly recommend the nuggets de pescado, croquetas de habichuelas negras!

I visited with my partner in September 2021. Upon our arrival, we had our hands sprayed with an alcohol sanitizer. We then had the choice of sitting indoors or outdoors (under a roof), and we decided to sit outdoors so that we could take advantage of the view of the ocean and the nice breeze going through the air. Every member of the staff that we interacted with was extremely friendly! We ordered the mahi mahi (with fried sweet plantains) and the stuffed grouper (which was stuffed with potatoes and shrimp). Both were absolutely delicious! We were too stuffed to eat dessert, but the fried sweet plantains were sweet (and scrumptious) enough to almost count as a dessert in my opinion! read more

La Parrilla - Mahi mahi with fried sweet plantains - Latin American Near Me - Luquillo, Puerto Rico

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This experience was quite disappointing. We waited an hour and a half for a table after having the hostess fail to notify us of our table despite having our phone number and us waiting 20 feet away. She was not apologetic at all and was quite mean throughout our interactions. We ordered almost immediately and the food still took an hour to come. After all this the food was only okay, very hit and miss. Additionally the women's bathroom had neither toilet paper nor paper towels and this was not remedied for at least two hours after the staff were notified by no less than three people. read more

Best of the kioskos. I had the grouper, my husband had Mahi Mahi. We both very much enjoyed our meals. Servers were pleasant and knowledgeable. read more

A great stop on our way to El Yunique. The Grouper was an amazing dish but my Paella was AMAZING! Great selection of drinks and a great view! read more

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Insulting; had to Leave! Been to this place in a prior trip to PR and was OK (don't be impressed with display of fish and live lobsters; they are not good at cooking it). This time (Dec 21st) had to leave. The front Host was incompetent and a liar in assigning tables. Rest of staff was rude or uninterested. It's a pity; but don't let this place ruin your vacation. Two stars for the beach location. read more

Constantly great food! My husband and I have been staying in Rio Grande for the last 30 days, La Parrilla is hands down THE BEST anywhere. On our first visit I had a queen red snapper while my husBand had shrimp w pineapple rice. Excellent! On our next visit we discovered the whole red snapper, OMG! Back again and again for the fresh Caribbean lobster. Now let's talk about the Passion Fruit mojitos! $7 what!! Come here and enjoy my endorsement doesn't come lightly it's quite simply the best food you will have! Hill read more

I'm giving it 3 1/2 stars only because of the service the food was a good quality and well present it but our server miss Clarisa rushed us while ordering rushed us while interacting not patient enough about the black beans she said it was for Cubans only I am from Venezuela and we eat black beans in Venezuela which is a staple. I think she ran out of patience with us and her tip was affected read more

Food and drinks were amazing! Docked a star due to the slower service but staff were extremely friendly and courteous which made up for the wait! read more

La Parrilla - Fresh Mahi mahi with a cream sauce, fried pork with rice and beans - Latin American Near Me - Luquillo, Puerto Rico

Terrible experience, beware of this place. The wait time was so long (1.5 hours) that we chose to leave to go to a different restaurant because we just didn't get our food. Multiple people around us chose to do the same. I'm sure things could work out fine, but it's not worth the risk of going just to wait for 1.5 hours and leave without getting food. read more

We had a party of 9 and most of us were not impressed by the entrees. I had the bacon wrapped pork loin and it was ok. My biggest complaint is the $6 glass of lemonade that isn't even fresh squeezed. Additionally, the server did not tell anyone we would be charged $6 for each refill. What a ripoff!!!! The place looked busy so seemed like a good option but for me it was a disappointment. read more

La Parrilla - View from outside seating area. - Latin American Near Me - Luquillo, Puerto Rico

After a quick walk up and down the kiosks, our group was drawn to the great views and seemingly vibrant atmosphere so settled on La Parrilla. In summary, i'll give 1/2 star for the view, and 1/2 star for the hostess who was kind enough to find us a table for nine. Unfortunately, nothing else would encourage a recommendation. The servers seemed well intentioned and were nice, but we waited for everything we ordered and the drinks were messed up each time. It is also wildly uncomfortable to be sitting next to the highway where every 5 minutes featured someone with 20 speakers blasting music out of their trucks. But the worst thing about our experience was the food. The menu was pricey and the food was frankly poor. In fact 4 out of 9 of the party ended up sick. A couple people had better luck, dorado for example was good, but based on our choices, i'd say the shark nuggets were a definite culprit - and our server recommended them as a special! Ceviche also gave one of our party the horrors. Ruined the end of my vacation, i havent eaten in 24 hours and still feeling rotten. Avoid. read more

Out of all the seafood I have had in my life, the Seafood Mofongo was the VERY BEST I have EVER tasted! I normally never leave reviews, but La Parrilla was OUTSTANDING! I now understand the hype and the wait because it was well worth the wait. I definitely will come back in the future :) read more

La Parrilla - the VERY BEST seafood Mofongo - Latin American Near Me - Luquillo, Puerto Rico

We had dinner on July 13th, which was a few days before the island went back to shutdown mode. The island had a curfew in place between 10pm - 5am. So the restaurants did close early. This spot is popular, and because of social distancing, fewer tables are available. Masks are required, and mandatory temp checks when entering. OK, enough with the Covid info, now for the food... we got a little bit of everything, including the Fried Red Snapper, Rib Eye, Combo Seafood with Creamy White Sauce, and A Shrimp Paella... the fish could of had a little bit more seasoning. The Rib Eye came out and it was still bleeding rare, when we asked for Med Rare, other than that the experience was good, decent service, just remember, being out in this part of the island your limited in options. They do have an AirCon room so request that if your not into sitting in the open air dining, can be humid and hot. read more

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Great pastelillos! Nice staff and very friendly. Had to wait a little but it was worth the wait.

My review was removed .. we had a terrible experience here and would never go back .. waiter argued with us and service was terrible .. food sub par also read more

Love it!!! My Best Friend came here a year ago and enjoyed the Mofongo with Octopus. She was right - it's the Best. It's chewy, but yet tender and nicely cooked! The restaurant is right in front of the beach and the place was fun! It's a live place to be around!!! read more

La Parrilla - Yummy! - Latin American Near Me - Luquillo, Puerto Rico

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Visited many times but today eas amazing! The food on point. Ordered empanadas, the soup and chicken rice and tostones with some bloody maries and Medallas. The highlight was Clarissa, very friendly and great service! read more

Bottom line, up front: my wife nearly had a panic attack from being trapped in this hell hole (straight from Dante's Inferno) masquerading as a restaurant. The food is overpriced, greasy, and sucks. The waiters openly lie to every customer seeking a red snapper, the hostesses and seating process are as organized as the 2021 Afghanistan evacuation, and the wait took years off my life. My reaction would have been similar to my wife's were I not overtaken with laughter at the sight of moronic waiters convincing each table they have 2 more red snapper left. We were shown two red snapper and told they were the last ones, and to pick which we preferred. After finishing (hours later because of the wait), the table next to us was shown the same two red snapper and told they were the last ones. Same waiter too. The pulsing music, blinding lights, and hollering wait staff can't distract from the fact that you ordered your food 90 minutes ago and it still hasn't arrived. My wife and I prevail upon you to not only never go here, but pray that a meteor comes from space and smashes through this restaurant causing a crater as big as our disappointment. Actually I don't think any crater could ever match the magnitude of our disappointment, so just a nice big hole will do. read more

We ordered a plate of chillo frito and a mixed seafood. 100% recommended. All was incredible. However, DO NOT ORDER THE OYSTERS!!!! The most expensive oysters in the island. $52 for a dozen. We come from Miami and we have never paid so much for oysters. It is very unfortunate that we have to pay this ridiculous amount in los kioskos de luquillo, in front of the beach, in our home. read more

Never come again for sure, it takes an hour for dish to come ,even with the most easy dish . High school expectation but very unpleasant experience , 2 Nd time in PR , never had such a bad experience before , this is the worst. read more

Service was pretty great. I love the fact that all of the waiters kept a close eye on our needs--water, got you; more drinks, no worries--all without being too overwhelming. I ordered the chillo...it was good...could have needed more seasoning. Now, my bf had the dorado/mahi mahi--it was DELICIOUS! read more

La Parrilla - Chillo/red snapper and the dorado/mahi mahi - Latin American Near Me - Luquillo, Puerto Rico

I really enjoy coming here, service is very nice and food is very good! It's bit pricey for me// I do feel like we get high quality food at lower prices elsewhere but all in all the environment and service makes it worth it. Come here for a more fine dining experience! read more

La Parrilla - Pork medallions and red snapper - Latin American Near Me - Luquillo, Puerto Rico

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It's a beautiful restaurant and we had a nice view of the ocean. The food was just ok. The service was not great our food all came at different times. Also kind of pricey too. read more

Definitely a great spot to eat an and then visit the beach right behind the building. Drinks are delicious, area is well ventilated and has a great breeze, food is divine and service is top notch!!! read more

Good food, cooked fresh. Slow and somewhat inattentive service. Waters were not topped up once.

Food was really good. So happy I looked up which out of the many options on the strip to choose.

This was our first night and the restaurant. We were pleased with the mofongo from this restaurant. I had the whole fried red snapper. The beers were ice cold. The wait staff were very nice and friendly. Wish I had the whole lobster they looked great in the live tanks at the restaurant. read more

La Parrilla - Red snapper - Latin American Near Me - Luquillo, Puerto Rico

Food was excellent and the waiter was very attentive and professional. I will definitely come back.

I had the fresh 1 1/2lb lobster with butter. It was amazing and came with a side (plantain for me) and a salad. Service was very friendly and quick. Would return again. read more