This place was pretty off-the-hook when we went there on a Sunday afternoon. The windows are dark so you can't see in but the Latin music was cranking. Once we went inside it was so loud it was in fact louder than just about any club I've ever been too. It was absolutely impossible to hear anything.. There were some tables and seats at the bar, and a DJ spinning Latin CD's at the back of the bar area. Disco lights were flashing and strobe lights were popping. We mouthed the words to the bartender a few times and eventually she understood we were asking for margaritas. We saw some pretty interesting food going around and got some menus. The menus were LONG. There were a lot of Puerto Rican items on the menu (and interestingly all around this town) and I wasn't all that familiar with them so I sort of picked stuff randomly. The bartender was able to figure out what I wanted because I was pointing to the things we wanted. It was still so loud my wife and I could only communicate by texting each other on our phones. It made me laugh to think of people who complain about places being too noisy -- this was a whole 'nother level. The food came and it was mostly very good. Potato croquettes (Rellenos de papa) stuffed with ground beef, a shrimp filled crispy fritter (pastelito de cameron), alcapurrias (fried green banana rolls with ground beef), mofongo con carne frita (a sort of mound of green plantain mashed up served with fried pork) and a side of mofongo de plantano maduros (which I think ended up just being regular plantains). I thought the mofongo con carne frita ($10) was supposed to come with white or yellow rice and possibly plantains and fried potatoes but it didn't come with any of those items. That's ok, we had enough food but it wasn't clear why it didn't. It was good. Mofongo on its own is sort of bland and starchy. The guy next to me had a ketchup bottle of something that looked like thousand island dressing and after some pointing I eventually got my own bottle. It was pretty tasty but did kind of taste like sort-of spicy thousand island dressing. Not sure what kind of sauce it is officially. The potato croquette was good and cheap ($1.25). The green plantain one was not my favorite. The plantains were good. The mofongo and carne frita was good. We actually ordered another shrimp fritter ($4). It was pretty tasty. It's not clear if there is a DJ playing music all the time or this was just a special occasion. The margaritas were a little sweet. They used mortons table salt for the salt which doesn't really work too well (I didn't get salt on mine). Not sure that this is really a "margarita" sort of place. We eventually just started drinking Modelos. The area is a little bit of a rough area and the crowd might make some people nervous but everybody seemed to be ok with us being in there. Some of the tables eventually ended up with hookahs, which is surprisingly popular apparently in Springfield. The Puerto Rican dishes I've seen in there I have now seen in a number of other local establishments. If you're looking for more traditional Mexican food this is really a different thing. I'm glad I went. FYI other people seem to refer to this place as Restauran El Mofongo. More pics here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Restauran-El-Mofongo/386389461524363?hc_ref=ARQcbo1tMy6l1WmgQvmqxfcwdmwh--f0H19Aq0tt3B6aRk0mjnhIbf-WpRyy7WT2GX8 Good online menu is here: https://springfield.deliveryexpress.com/r/221/restaurants/delivery/LatinSpanish/Mofongos-Springfield read more

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I placed an order for pickup through their website and got to the store and was told the kitchen was closed and they didn't have any food for me. They refused to give me a refund, and then an hour later they completed the order even though I had not picked up anything. They stole my money and refused to give me a refund. I received no food. Absolutely horrible service that steals from their customers and communities. I will never recommend this restaurant and will never be eating here. read more

This bar was our choice because of its close distance to the casino. It was a refreshing place with a different yet enjoyable atmosphere. The food was one of a kind. The drinks were strong and great! read more

Malecon Bar & Restaurant - a bar with neon lights - Latin American Near Me - Springfield, Massachusetts

Me encanto desde hace 4 años que me llevaron aqui! Lo unico que no me gusta es que cierran temprano! Yo vengo desde lejos para que cierren temprano! Mas la hookah te la venden quemada read more

The food was really good. The service was amazing. Fist time here and the server explained everything to us. The passion fruit drink is a must here. read more

Malecon Bar & Restaurant - a bowl of soup and a biscuit - Latin American Near Me - Springfield, Massachusetts

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So after years passing by this place I finally decide to go in, I really don't like how it looks inside and I went and bought me just a potato ball and espanada , I was very disappointed I could have wasted $6 at McDonald's eating better than what I ate,them two things and the soda can 6 bucks expensive,and the food didn't taste good , I took a bite of the potato ball and I just threw it away.. I won't go there anymore that's for sure read more

Super nice, their rice doesn't have meat in it and I'm Glad they reassured me. Good food and the police hate them because they are poppin unlike the whack MGM read more

Don't bother unless you speak Spanish. Lady who served us spoke very little English which made ordering food almost impossible.

I'm sorry, you dont believe me, but my credit card receipt is time stamped 6:35. I had ordered a Glass of tequila and paid when I ordered, and sat in the corner window with ear plugs in. About 15 minutes after waiting as young lady came in and ordered to go also. She received her order 25 minutes later, I was still waiting. I spoke up to your blonde bartendar that I had ordered before her and it was now 45 minutes for my order, she said she would check. 5 minutes later I was told it would be just a few more minutes. At that point I asked for my money back and I was leaving. The waitress said she couldn't do that. Another 5 minutes (now over an hour) my order came out. I walked 2 minutes to my house and it was cold rice and Cold empanadas. Sorry if you dont believe me. read more

Im sorry but its the worst service ...we had already looked over the menu online so we ordered on the spot it took one hour but we received the food overly salted and also the waitress had a mistaken our order and the environment overall shady not a place where you would want to dine. read more

I didn't go in, i ordered through the delivery service, delivery express. Absolutely not the restaurants fault, but it took forever to be delivered. Once it was, I don't know if it's cheaper in house, but for what I paid, the portions were skimpy. The food itself was OK Puerto Rican food, not the best I've ever had, but definitely not the worst either. I think next time tho, I'll just deal with the crappy parking at Puerto Rico bakery and just go there. UPDATE I just wanted to add... I know this place has recently had a fire, because an employee didn't properly put out a cigarette in the kitchen (?) , so I'm not even sure if it's open at the moment. But, I took the advice of whoever replied to my review and actually went in. It was completely empty, beyond some old guys playing dominos in the corner. The ambiance is tacky Christmas lights. Nearly every menu item I attempted to order, the bar tender had to go in the back and ask if they actually had it. I was kind of embarrassed because I had told the friend I brought that I had actually enjoyed the food previously. He decided (as it turned out) not to eat the food. I ate what they had, and was on the toilet for 3 days. DO NOT EAT HERE, unless you want violent diarrhea. Changed 3 stars to 1, if I could give none, I would. read more