My own experience from before Covid and NOW have been the same attitude with this place. But today strike the core in me. Kevin Mode ON. To many times I have I've order the same item(s) and every other day the price different. Or they under new management, new fees for debit/credit uses. It's just always overly charge for simple food hmm what's the truth? y I was in here just yesterday, the day before yesterday it don't matter, I never get an explanation. They get so offensive when you question them, they never look you in the eye (because they know they wrong) and they never seem to give an answer other then price went up. Wtf GTFOH over night ? They credit/debit situation had me going crazy with EXTRA fees (no sign posted) I called them out on this matter too. where the sign or poster that tells me you charging extra fees for me to pay with a debit. They got me fucked up. Check yelp folks, fuck this place. Get ya life together. Delicious food but the bullshit spoils my Appetite, like don't be slick with the upcharge on folks. read more

Making a Delivery was Aweful. I made a order at 7:50pm and the food came at 9:30 PM and then it was the wrong order, then for chicken u want mojo sauce and nothing. The chicken was dry and porkchop was hard and dry only thing I can say was good was 5he rice and beans. Poor service no communication with the driver. Once I gave a complaint they said I can someone to pick up and we give you the money back. Does that make sense after all that time u hungry and could of choose another place. Never Order From Them. NOT Worth Wait and Time read more

I honestly didn't know this place was meant to be a Puerto Rican restaurant, the food options are more Columbian to me. Unlike the experiences of the previous reviewers, I didn't have a bad customer service experience. They were pretty swift with service and I got in and out within 10 minutes. I ordered some pulled pork over rice and beans to go. The price comes out to about $10 and some change I believe. I've honestly had plenty of pulled pork and I have to say that theirs was not the best that I've tried. The only good thing I like about this place is that they do try to give you a hefty portion, however, the meat that I had was kind of dried out, not as flavorful and kind of cold. The only warm pieces were the ones they pulled for me from the top of the cut itself. So I was a little disappointed with the food itself but I'm opened to try other options next time I am here. read more

Lechonera Borinquena Restaurant - a plate of food - Spanish Near Me - New York, New York

I love supporting small businesses especially when it brightens our community with diversity. Sadly, there just isn't enough worthy spanish food restaurants in the Soundview area. I'm not a fan of writing negative reviews. But if I can save someone's stomach I will. FYI: This is not nor has it ever been a Puerto Rican Lechonera folks. This Caridad restaurant is outright offensive serving cold, dry, old, over seasoned and unappetizing food. I gave up on this place. Time and time again, this place maintains its crown to disappoint. Do yourself a favor, avoid the attitude, the waste of time and money, and sickening food- your stomach will thank you. ;) read more

Horrible service I called for delivery and I never received my order. Mind you I paid ahead of time with my card this was the worst service I have ever received. The food is good but if you are calling for delivery don't do it because it never fails with them! read more

Let's start off by "outing" these guys with their f aux name. The Lechonera Borinquena is definitely a misnomer. The name suggests or implies a Puerto Rican restaurant serving roasted suckling pig from a rotating spit- (an indigenous Caribbean specialty dating back centuries from the island of Puerto Rico.) The reality, this is a Dominican Restaurant masquerading as a previously owned restaurant with a very similar name that was located and since closed, just several blocks up along Westchester Avenue. I gather that the folks who own this restaurant adopted this name in their attempt to gain a competitive advantage in their quest of gaining the lost souls of a restaurant that had been in the area for several years before its demise. Now the reality. This restaurant is owned by a family member (wife) of "Caridad and Louie" restaurant located on East Gun Hill Road. In fairness, please take the time to read my prior review of that Caridad Restaurant. This will give you the reader, a preview of this review which by the way, faired more positive than this review. Upon entering this restaurant, you are guided into a glass enclosed cafeteria styled interior offering a bare minimum seating forum with mirrored walls. To the left is the ever popular steam table offering the specials of the day of rice, beans, and meat sides. During my visit, my daughter of six and I, ordered from the steam table. This is where things take a turn for the worse. I am completely, unequivocally, positive that pre-cooked food that had been refrigerated and not discarded, was served to us. The stew chicken that was served to me was completely cooked but frigid (stone Cold) at the center of the chicken. The potato mound that accompanied this dish was raw, hard, and green at the center. My daughter's beef stew faired similar results where tough to cut pre-cooked beef, had been served (yuk!~). The rice was mushy and the beans were similar to the infamous "Bihon" (artificial color) colored, starch infused "Caridad styled beans." After leaving most this hog wash behind, my daughter and I headed back home. Once there, we were succumbed to goosed bumped skin, gyrating stomachs and both of us competed for the down stairs "throne" in order to relieve this pain. I never realized how fast my daughter had become and she beat me to the "punch." Notwithstanding that I assisted in birthing her and love her very much, I immediately considered over powering her as the head of household and over ruled her all while exercising "eminent domain" for the thrown. She, unfortunately, headed upstairs to the "queens" den and up chucked the remnants of the pseudo Puerto Rican flair. As of this writing, our stomachs are still smarting from this "loosely" interpreted Puerto Rican food. (No Pun Intended.) While I take great pride in announcing my Puerto Rican Heritage, I do however frown upon those who clandestinely attached themselves to an ethnicity and then serve unappetizing, old, cold, and sickening food at the cost of defaming the heritage and culture of many. Look, I am all in for small businesses that attempt to survive in this ever so competitive market especially in a lack luster economy. I am not, however, for those who seek to enrich themselves at any cost without putting in the hard work, maintaining ethical and hygiene standards. More disconcerting is the disparaging mark of abdominal destruction that this restaurant offers all while choosing the cloth of secrecy by masquerading themselves as someone and something they are not. My recommendation: Unless you are interested in losing weight by means of dehydration, elimination, and anal castration, stay away! read more

Went there yesterday for the first time for take out. The food is good and the prices are just right. I just ordered from them and the delivery was quick so I didn't have to heat the food. The oxtails were meaty and juicy and, of course, you get a load of rice & peas. read more

I don't even want to give this place a one star but I have no other choice, I love avena early in the morning before heading to work my husband always stop by this place by7:30 the doors are open once he goes in the waitress with a nasty attitude looks at him up and down and states that they're close! So why the hell have the doors open then! She serves him the avena with a nasty attitude. After having this happen to us many times we stopped returning to this place. And the delivery for breakfast starts after 10! What about people who needs the breakfast before this time due to work!? Who opens a restaurant early but starts serving hours later!?! Besides that's not even a Puerto Rican restaurant it's a Dominican restaurant. read more

If I could give this restaurant zero stars I would. Service is horrible the staff all of them have a very nasty attitude and the food is disgusting I ordered chicharrones with maduros and the maduros were soggy and were almost rotten and the chicharrones smelled liked they were really old or left raw. It's a shame that Soundview does not have a good Spanish restaurant that delivers. read more

If I could give a negative star I would!! It's called Lechonera Borinqueña right? Well not even the servers were puertorrican. If you are Puertorriqueño and you see a restaurant with this name you would gravitate to it. What puertorrican doesn't? The flavors were not there at all. The waitress had a nasty attitude and so did the guy at the register. My husband loves chicharron depollo sin huesos, he would never ask for it with hueso (bones). The waitress swore that he did and gave us more attitude! We ate what I ordered instead and left the store without leaving a tip. Never will I ever go back to this place. Lies from the beginning not a puertorrican restaurant the flavors were not those of a puertorrican cuisine and the waitress lying about our order.... read more

This place is not the lechonera boricua is now carida. Where do I begin if I could give this place a zero I would. The service sucks the waitress are rude, nasty and stuck up. I walked in to get some food to only wait 20 minutes. The food was horrible I ordered chicken a la brisa with rice & mojo. The chicken had no flavor and the rice was salty never again. read more

Horrible. If I could give them a minus I would. So disappointed in the dry steak and attitude. I showed have known, the place was empty. Don' go there. I now live in MIAMI and have eaten in Caridad restaurants before, so is this how they are now? They even add the tip themselves because they know they suck! Big time. read more

Food is good sometimes depending what time you go the food taste different because it's not fresh only when it's fresh the food is awesome other then that is not. But I do recommend if u doing takeout . read more

The food and drink was okay, tasted better. The service and staff was very slow in giving me my food and all i ordered was 2 Pernil sandwiches. I didnt like the fact that their machine charges you a fee if paying by card and they get slick by marking it on your bill as tax. read more

This place really sucked as well as the neighborhood. I'm black and just moved there. Its a very integrated area, but no one even speaks to one another of different races over there. Its filled with illegal aliens and their anchor babies and can get really filthy with garbage and noisey at times. ive never lived in such a pig sty and cant wait to move. as far as this restaurant, I found the staff to be very racist. They serve spanish people before you even though you entered the restaurant before they did. I found that to be a total slap in the face because they saw me walk in and totally ignored me the whole time. I ciuldnt get help until I asked for it. I was then served by a guy and a woman with very bad attitudes. I felt embarrassed and not wanted. afterall I thought my money was "green"???? I also noticed that they skim on the food of people who are not spanish. I used to barely get anything everytime I went there. then on top of all that, the food was disgusting. if I could leave them negative stars I would. read more

Yuck tryed this place so many times but they let me down each time. Not only is there name misleading from being a Puerto Rican restrurant but there food and service sucks! Ordered break fast was a oil spill they gave me fried beacon in which was charred black on one side and uncooked pink on another don't waste your time read more

I booked a private event for about 30 people On Sunday July 9, at 3:30pm. A woman, I believe her name is CYNTHIA took all the information and told me it was going to be an open buffet for $17 per person; soda included; but beer $18 per pitcher ( I thought WOW WHAT a GREAT DEAL). We agreed for the menu to consist of: Maduros, arroz con gandules, steak and onions, salad, spaghetti, baked chicken, pernil, mixed veggies, and salmon (for my family who does not eat meat) and ONE pitcher of beer to start off. It was 5 pm and the food was still not ready, my family was hungry, my cousin is pregnant, my father and some others were diabetic, we were told we were going to be served bread as appetizer which never happened. The food finally arrived, I must say was very good, it was all there EXCEPT the mixed veggies. Everyone cleaned up before they left, we Threw out our plastic plates and utensils we were given to eat with. I asked for the bill- $883!. 30 people for $17= $510 plus one pitcher of beer= $528. Apparently there was 3 pitchers of beer put out on the tables when i ONLY ordered ONE. I could not do anything about it because everyone had drank the beer so i did not mind paying the extra $36. She charged me $150 EXTRA for the pan of salmon which i was TOLD WAS GOING TO BE INCLUDED, and $107 for gratuity?!? where was the server?! I SURE DID not see one. I AM BEYOND DISSATISFIED AND WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TO GO HERE. They ruined this day for me, People work hard for their money and should not be taken advantage of. read more