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Walked in here at ~8:15am for breakfast. There was not a lot of people yet; we were seated at the bar. After a few minutes, people started trickling down and soon the place was close to being full. I liked the mallorca with ham, bacon, cheese! It was delicious. They looked small but they were filling. The pastries displayed at the window were inviting. If you're dining in, you have to tell your server that you're getting some pastries that are on display then you ask the person at the counter who also serves as the cashier to get them for you. The guava pastry was good. The vanilla bread with strawberry and pineapple/lemon was okay. They looked better than they tasted in my opinion. Payment for everything would be at the cashier after dining. If you're in San Juan, this is a place to try!
One of the classics that are amplified via social media. Here was our experience. AMBIANCE Parking: Old San Juan rules--come early or be ready to walk. Seating: Inside seating, plenty of seating but just gets pretty busy because of how popular this place is. Vibes: Welcome to Old San Juan! Heart of Puerto Rico but also a very touristy spot as well. The attitude changes based on the time of day. When it comes to the early/mid day - brekkie/brunch busy. The spot itself was nothing too flashy just your authentic morning coffee shop with servers busy serving people. Great place to chill, chat, and start up your day. FOOD / DRINKS Mallorca - Regular (Recommend) A mallorca is basically a sweet bread but this one is most known for their ham and cheese. We tried getting their as early as possible but they were backed so we had the regular which was a soft, fluffy, and slightly sweet but powdered with sugar. A nice morning boost of energy to start the day. CUSTOMER SERVICE: Gotta respect the employees for handling the busy rushes time in and out. TL;DR OVERALL 4 Stars. Good food, reasonable prices, and a pleasant experience. A must-try Old San Juan experience. You can get mallorcas in other places but the history here is pretty nice. Not trendy, not curated--but deeply rooted in local culture. If you want to understand Puerto Rican breakfast, this is a great place to start. TIPS * Go early to beat the crowd * Tip your servers
Review #1,046 Posted on 4.26.26 We came here on Thursday the 23rd while in San Juan area for my buddies 50th birthday. This spot we had seen on social media a ton for being famous for their Mallorca sandwich, a special type bread, we got the one with bacon & American cheese. Man, I made the mistake of doing the bacon instead of ham, overthought that deal. I tried my buddies with ham n cheese and I think that was way to go. I loved how this spot had that super old school feel of like a diner. You can sit at one of the table tops, or you can do the countertop too, which has tons of seats, we all were able to sit there. I'd 100% recommend this spot, but get the ham n cheese mallorca sandwich, don't overthink it.
Stopped by for breakfast on a Tuesday morning around 8am. It wasn't busy at all when we arrived and we immediately got a table. We ordered two coffees, cheese Mallorca, Swiss Mallorca, coconut macaroon, and Mallorca bread. The coffees were small but mighty. Cheese Mallorcas were delicious and we slightly favored the Swiss version. I'd get it with ham next time. Super simple. Sweet and savory. From the pastry window, we picked up a Mallorca bread with powered sugar which was amazing. The bread was SO soft and fluffy. Very similar to Japanese milk bread. We also got a coconut macaroon which has a bit of lemon flavor to it. Also good, very sweet. I'd definitely come back and highly recommend!
We were recommended this spot by a local - and we are so glad we came to Old San Juan to find it! We arrived just after 8am for good reason, the place fills up so quick! We sat at the bar top for quick service! You must try the famous Mallorca with ham and cheese - this light flufffy pastry like sandwich is delectable. The perfect balance of sweet and savory. Everything was served on paper plates and plastic cups... nothing fancy, just fantastic food and great local coffee. The service was quick, friendly and yes, he spoke little English but it was quite easy to understand as we don't speak Spanish.
What a charming old-school diner. We were staying around the corner and had walked by a few times in the evenings, when they are closed. I had seen recommendations to try the Mallorcas, so we came back early one morning before 8 AM as we had to catch a tour bus. At that hour it was pretty empty, just the waiter, a cashier, a handful of older gentlemen hanging out, and a couple of tourist groups like ourselves. We all ordered Mallorcas, which are basically breakfast sandwiches of soft thin bread rolls (Mallorcas) with powdered sugar, but come in variations with egg, cheese, ham, bacon, etc. Get any of the variants - not the plain ones, which I don't think come toasted - as they crisp them first with the fillings, then sprinkle the sugar. They were pretty good and cheaper than most other breakfasts we tried in the area. The next morning, we even tried to came back, but it was PACKED at 9 AM so we wandered down to El Meson (fast food) and were sorely disappointed at their version of Mallorcas (to be fair it was dirt cheap there), so I would stick to Cafe Mallorca but COME EARLY! Ambience was old school diner with a long counter and vintage photos of Mallorca and Old San Juan. I wish they would use real plates and cutlery instead of the disposable stuff we found prevalent in PR. Oh and the coffee is nothing special so you fill have to get your espressos or lattes somewhere else.... Oh and the bakery case was filled with what looked like delectable treats but unfortunately we did not get to try those (other than the mallorcas)... next time!
Went from 5 Stars to 1 real quick. Although there are full trays of pastries in the window, they refuse to sell us Mallorca to go. You can only eat on the premises; they are too busy for take-out. Whatever that means. But there are no seats. Does not matter. So we waited and sat at the end of the counter. Where people standing to our left were picking up their to-go orders. No kidding. Plus no air. Server moves like a sloth. Got our order of 4 Mallorcas and 2 coffees wrong. Plus they nuke the coffee. To pay, you are back in 1975 on a long line with the cashier marking every sale in a marble book. And she moves like a snail. All the charm is gone. Mallorca bread is delicious, but it just. Ain't. Worth it.
The sandwich was a 20/10. I saw it in a video and said huh? A what? But you must go try it for yourself. The dining room can get crowded, its seat yourself and then get served, but service was rather quick. Think casual dining. You check out on your way out where you can grab pastries to go as well.
Must visit while in PR for a quick authentic breakfast experience. Beware, there is usually a long line, however it moves super quick due to the quick service. Their breakfast sandwiches are made right on the spot with fresh mallorcas. Their lemonade and orange juice are also to die for! Freshly squeezed! They are also pretty cheap, in comparison to other options in the area. The hype around this place is definitely worth it, making it a must try!
This is quite literally the best surprise I've ever experienced. This constantly comes up as as a must try when in San Juan and there's a line out the door to prove it. Inside, it's a typical cafeteria type restaurant and the poor server we had had a lot of tables to take care of so service was slow but the sandwich is WELL worth the wait. I tried the egg ham and cheese Mallorca. Delicious!!
Foods are great it's a mom and pops place very popular here in San Juan Puerto Rico but you need to stretched out your patience waiting to get your order and for your orders to be served as well only 2 servers getting in all the orders and serving for the price is just right food is good cleanliness i would say 2 stars service is 1 star foods are 4 stars even mom and pops breakfast and brunch place need to step up just saying but of-course first time visitors need to try this
We arrived at 11:00 am on a Friday morning. Since all of the tables were full we sat at two barstools at the bar. A server slid some menus down to us and by 11:15 we were still waiting (and attempting to get the servers attention). When a table opened up, we asked if we could move to it. They said yes. We then flagged down a server to say we were ready to order. He said ok and kept walking. After being ignored for another 15 min, we finally were able to place an our order. We both got coffee, juice and a Mallorca con queso huevo y Jamon. Mine did not have egg. The server did get us another one. Overall the food was ok and the service was so bad that I can't recommend this place nor will I return
This review is solely for their pastries! My friends and I were walking down the street when we were suddenly distracted by the sight of yummy looking pastries in the window! Imagine three girls basically staring at pastries for a strangely long period of time - maybe drooling a little :P We went inside and stood in line, the line is also for customers to pay for their meals as well so it may be a little long. We got 4 pastries: guava and cheese bun, powdered sugar bun, flaky guava pastry and this buttery cookie thing with jam on top. Everything was pretty delicious!! We devoured everything at home in like 10 minutes. The only thing is that the bread itself is a bit on the dry side for the buns. We should've bought more than 4 pastries... read more
It's a tiny sandwich. We expected a huge one from all the Yelp pictures but they're actually quite small. BUT AMAZINGGGGGGGG!!!!!! Like how could a tiny ham egg and cheese sandwich be SO GOOD?! SO GOOD! Get the ham egg and cheese mallorca. And then get some to go. Tips: Their coffee sucks & the tres leches is not good. Just get the mallorca. read more
4 years ago
Loved this place! Diner vibes. Service was great (we sat at the bar). My friends and husband LOVED the mallorcas. I got the omelette and it was great! Strong and tasty cafe! Different free breads when you sit. Came back multiple times on our trip!! read more
4 years ago
Mallorca tasted really good. Fluffy, sweet, soft, and even a little bit juicy because of the butter. We had our two brunch there when visiting old San Juan during Christmas holidays, very crowded, but the serve is still gentleman. read more
Delicious sandwiches and espresso! Nothing fancy and really hyped up. The setting outside is beautiful! The building is surrounded by cotton candy colored buildings and the center directly across has outdoor seating (benches) but no tables. This might be an option for someone who does not a crammed setting. There are pigeons who are friendly and you may see some local kids play with them and even put them on each others heads. Fun place to stop by whether you are getting take out or here to dine in. read more
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Really good find! We loved this unassuming restaurant. The dishes were delicious, we had Mallorca with Ham & Cheese, we could definitely have had a second helping, scrambled eggs, which was good, albeit a bit cold. The toast (sliced baguette) was also delicious. We arrived at ~ 11:05am and we were out by ~ 11:50pm, which was important to us sightseers . We recommend this Old San Juan find. read more
4 years ago
A lot of locals eat at this place. Very busy in the morning. We ordered a Mallorca with ham and cheese (never had a Mallorca before, very curious to try it), and a mixed omelet. The Mallorca was an interesting combination of sweet and savory, very tasty. Omelet was average, but the colorful veggies was very visually appealing. It took a while to get our check, so if you're short on time, I'd recommend getting something to go. Worth trying out if you are in the area! read more
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Can't believe I have traveled to Puerto Rico so many times in my life and had never heard of a Mallorca sandwich up until recently. A group of friends and I were on a week-long cruise that made a quick stop in San Juan early one morning. After doing the typical touristy site-seeing of Old San Juan, El Morro, etc. we were looking for a good place to make a stop for breakfast. One of my friend's got a recommendation to go try the breakfast sandwiches at La Mallorca, and boy thank goodness we did. The place looks like your traditional latin bakery/restaurant. Being from Miami, we walked in and felt right at home immediately. We each ordered a mallorica sandwich (some of us 2, ahem ahem). Our server was very polite and brought out our drinks and sandwiches very quickly. After just one bite of my bacon and egg mallorca, I was hooked. Such a delicious balance of sweet from the powdered sugar and salty from the bacon. One of the first things I did after the cruise when I got back home was research if there were any latin bakeries in Miami that made mallorca bread sandwiches. I have yet to find one, but am determined to find one or learn to make the bread/sandwiches from scratch myself! read more
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Oldest restaurant in all of central, South America and the Caribbean. Food since 1848. And great service! read more
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Best breakfast spot in Old San Juan where all the locals come! BEST MALLORCA IN TOWN. Must eat a Mallorca with egg, ham and cheese breakfast sandwich where the bread is toast and sweetened with powdered sugar. The food came out quick. Afterwards, you can walk around the beautiful old San Juan. They accept cash or card Parking: difficult to find, but if you come early there is street parking a few blocks away. Be careful to look at street signs because some parking areas are for residents only. read more
4 years ago
IF YOU ARE A TOURIST AND HAVE AN OPEN MORNING IN OLD SAN JUAN, COME HERE. My family and I came here around 8am,and it was fairly empty for the most part. I ordered a mallorca with ham, cheese, and egg upon recommendation of a friend who ate here. The food came out quickly and it was freshly made. I also ordered a coffee with milk. Now I'm from California, and so a coffee with milk is coffee with creamer. Here in Puerto Rico, it means a cafe au lait, or drip coffee with steamed milk. It rocked my world... It was an amazing surprise! Service was quick and straight to the point, but it was also courteous. The shop front has a whole window full of fresh pastries, including guava squares, cinnamon rolls, etc. You can sit at the counter or a table, but i would imagine it getting pretty crowded. Great price and best bang for your buck, would definitely flag this place as a must-go for any tourist! read more
6 years ago
Yum!!! Mallorca, here we come! There will be a line, you may have to stand close to the tables to ensure that no one will try to steal your table, and the server may ignore you for a while, but man are the mallorcas good. My family tried the ones with cheese and ham and cheese, and both were excellent. Sweet and salty, warm and toasty. My family is very divided on who has the best mallorca, Cafeteria Mallorca or La Bombonera....guess we'll have to keep eating at both until we can figure it out, but my take is Cafeteria Mallorca feels more like soul food while La Bombonera feels classy. read more
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A mallorca, to put in American terms, is a basically a breakfast panini. It's ham and cheese (one piece of each) sandwiched in between a sweet bread roll that has a generous spread of butter. Afterwards, it's pressed on a cast iron grill for a few minutes. Once it's done, a lavish amount of confectioners (powdered) sugar is dumped on top. A bit messy to eat than the typical breakfast sandwich, but it was more delicious than expected. The cafe con leche here is average. But I mean if you're going to eat breakfast here like a local, you might as well go for the whole experience. Total came out to be around $10 after tip and tax. Not cheap for a casual, not incredibly filling breakfast!! But I have no regrets - it was good to try once. read more
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