Arriving in Puerto Rico late this afternoon. Want to try a local spot that's not a chain restaurant or fast food. I looked at reviews at this restaurant and they were good so I decided to give it a shot walked in immediately sat down. This is a Mom pop type restaurant. They've been here since 1969 family owned. My waitress was Tatiana. She was very knowledgeable about the menu and recommendations. The restaurant was clean and tidy I saw a couple sitting there celebrating their anniversary and all the staff is friendly and you can tell that it's a place that people come to again and again I will definitely be returning here read more

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Localizado en las afueras del casco urbano, Marcelo es una buena opción de comida. El menu consiste de comida cubana, criolla y algunos platos españoles también. Tienen variedad. Fuimos un domingo para almorzar. No estaba muy lleno. Pedimos el tentáculo de pulpo para empezar. El pulpo estaba bueno. Vino acompañado de los platanares cortados largos (no acuerdo como le llaman). Para el plato principal me fui con la recomendación de la mesera. Ella me sugirió el cerdo ahumado, que al parecer es el plato que mas vende, aunque se venden como la casa del pollo ahumado. Lo pediátrica con arroz congri y yuca. Mi esposa se pidió el jarrete de cordero guisado con arroz y habichuelas y amarillos. Me gustó el arroz y la yuca. El cerdo estaba bueno aunque un poco seco. Estaba cubierto de un glaseado dulce. A mi esposa no le gusto mucho. A mi si. Me recordó de cerdo agridulce chino. Sin embargo no me encanto el plato. No se porque es popular. No fue para mi... vamos a dejarlo así. El jarrete estaba bien rico. read more

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This place is family friendly, food is great and the customer service is excellent. Recommended read more

Marcelo Restaurante - Piña - Seafood Near Me - Caguas, Puerto Rico

This was definitely the best restaurant we ate at during our trip. The skirt steak was insanely well cooked and flavorful. I highly recommend this restaurant! The service was good and the ambiance was decent but the food was absolutely amazing!! read more

Marcelo Restaurante - Mofongo with skirt steak - Seafood Near Me - Caguas, Puerto Rico

Loved it. The lamb shank was as good as it gets. The octopus was also tasty. Will return. read more

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The service is good and the food was great. They did nothing about the loud obnoxious group next to us we could not hear ourselves talk.

Simply exceptional place to be with your family, friends or coworkers. The dinner is so good and they're very consistent in every aspect of your dining experience. The environment is clean and comfortable, also they have very fair prices. read more

Our last night in Puerto Rico this restaurant was a great place to end our trip. The food selection island flavor was amazing and service great. The location ambiance made it so much better our party of eight everyone was very pleased with dinner and restaurant. Thank you read more

La gallinita rellena ahumada Dios que Rica. Para una reunion de amigos el pollo ahumado y los plata nutres read more

Sábado 16 de diciembre de 2023 quien no conoce este restaurante en Caguas pues no es de Caguas. Desde el almuerzo y hasta la cena es una experiencia única donde vas a deleitar los sabores locales e internacionales. Gran variedad de vinos en un ambiente familiar y de amistades. El servicio se distingue por amabilidad y la comida excelente. read more

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Excelencia Puerto Ricańo!! Estoy nuevo aquí en Caguas y fascinado con la comida de Los Amigos! read more

Marcelo Restaurante - Seafood Near Me - Caguas, Puerto Rico

Absolutamente delicioso y con un servicio excelente. Todo de estupenda calidad. Excellent service and great cuisine. All dishes ordered were delicious and of the highest quality. read more

Never disappoints! Friendly and attentive staff and delicious Puerto Rican and Cuban food. We had the appetizer sampler, the lomo ahumado (smoked pork loin in a delicious honey mustard sauce), cod salad, carne frita (fried pork) with yummy sides: mofongo, rice and beans, majado de viandas (root vegetable mash). Generous portions. Highly recommend! read more

This restaurant is one our favorite all the food are great and the costumer service is A plus

I came back and had their chicken. The chicken is super tasty. Really quite good. I absolutely recommend it. Definitely ordered the wrong thing the first time. Both times, the service was excellent. read more

Great food, excellent service, good prices! An amazing combo in Caguas. Food came out as requested, good size portions. Highly recommend! read more

Great little spot. The food was fantastic. Service was good and all of food came out in a timely manner as we had a plane to catch . Highly recommend read more

Have you ever had one of those restaurants that made you think "will this food truly be worth the trip to get here?" That was my experience rolling into Marcelo's after a near one-hour trip to get here. I will tell you, YES, it was worth the drive! You'll see me say this a lot, but this place was very much a Puerto Rican restaurant (you feel like family visiting for great food that you just happen to have to pay for). In fact, the owner came and shook our hands on arrival. Always a bit of a culture shock for me even having been around it for years now. The whole experience was very laid back. There were only a few tables in the restaurant while we were there, but we still received Grade A service. Then the food came. Dare I say, this was some of the best Mofongo I have ever had. The texture was perfect and so full of flavor. I personally had the lobster and mofongo and I highly recommend it! All in all, I will definitely visit this restaurant again and i recommend you do the same! read more

Second Visit to Marcelo and the experience was just as good as I remembered. Great service from the moment you walk in. Our waitress was prompt to take our order. The place is small and can get loud if full but that wasn't a problem for me. The food was amazing. I ordered Ropa Vieja (Cuban roast), Arroz Congri (rice with black beans) and maduros (ripe plantains). Very nice portion and everything was great. Will definitely visit each time I'm in Caguas. read more

Authentic cuban cuisine, from the appetizers to the desserts, good place to have a meeting or eat with family, great service and they have valet paking read more

The service was good, but none of the food was memorable. Actually, the plantain soup was pretty bad. We were 5 and I think the only person that likes their food, ordered the gallinita. read more

Excelente servicio y buena comida. Los mozos muy atentos. Seguridad en el estacionamiento

Went to this restaurant, while on vacation, with my Uncle Anibal. The waitress was friendly, had a good sense of humor, and brought the food very quickly. My Uncle had Sopa de Frijoles Negros and fricase de tenera and I had the caldo gallego and the pollo ahumado. We shared a plate of sliced aguacate to go with the soup and the entree. Yummy. I'd recommend it highly. When I return to Puerto Rico it will be on my short list. Thanks read more

Marcelo Restaurante - Tio Anibal enjoying the black bean soup - Seafood Near Me - Caguas, Puerto Rico

Wow what great food & amazing prices!!! Warm buttered bread, empanadas de carne was fresh & juicy, the sangria was delish & to top off only $17 for that half pitcher that would have been a whole pitcher in NY, pork chop kan kan had lean portions & yummy fat with crunchy skin, the seafood paella was such a huge portion I took the leftovers back to hotel room & heated up as a snack with my older son....and we did not have room for dessert and that's a rarity for my husband LOL read more

Very very good cuban restaurant . The service is exceptional and do is the food . The wine prices are low compared to other restaurants. What a vert good lunch or dinner this is the place . read more

Good food and service. Centrally located in Caguas. A bit noisy, which is common in Puerto Rico. Will go again

Comida puertorriquena clasica. Es un lugar bastante conocido en Caguas. Buen sabor y buen servicio. Recomendado.

Marcelos restaurant has a special place in my heart because I was introduced to it by a very dear family member. It's been several years since I came last; now I live a bit far, like a couple thousand miles away... Today I went alone. Then experience was very good, as I remember it from the first time. I had the pork osobuco with a mix of sweet plantain stuffed with "mamposteao" rice. Flavor was delightful, meat fell off the bone and it paired beautifully with the rice and plantains. My appetizer was a crema of green plantain, which again was well balanced and delicious. In case you are wondering it tastes completely different from sweet plantains. Green plantain has more starch, like a potato but a richer flavor. I had a half bottle of Arzuaga red wine from Ribera del Duero which complement the food without being overpowering. The palate stays clean to enjoy the flavor of the food. As a desert I had a coconut flan (like a custard) and a cortadito coffee (like a machiato, espresso plus a drop of steam milk). Happy memories and a bit of nostalgia to go along with it. read more

Friday, March 13, 2020, became the fifth time that I visited Marcelo restaurant in Caguas. The plate of rice with shell fish was far from fresh. The paella was partly cold and partly warm as if they rushed a frozen dinner, that never heated well. I could not eat it. The lemonade I ordered was more like sugar with water and a packet of quick lemonade. My son ordered a mango frappe and was given a smoothie. He was unable to eat more than two bites of the dish he ordered. The waiter tried her best but I will never return and recommend that no one risk their lives with such horrific food. We still had to pay full price for a horrible dinner over our complaints. Do not try Marcelo's. read more

We stopped here based on their local reputation for good food. I agree that the food is very well done, but the service is extremely slow. I have to try it again on another night just to be sure it wasn't a fluke. Great food! read more

Great place and excellent food. The waitstaff is super friendly. Great dailies specials and wonderful selection. Went with two vegetarians and they were able to accommodate our every request. I would highly recommend this place. Worth the trip; you won't be disappointed! read more

Excellent restaurant. On our 5 day trip to Puerto Rico we went here twice. The mofongo was the best. We were lucky enough to be here on a Wednesday when they had ossobucco. Really good. Same with the lamb chops. My daughter had the fettuccine carbonara and really enjoyed it. I highly recommend this place. read more

Great food. Feels more like Unc's house than a restaurant, very personable and delicious read more

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The server moved at a glacial pace and didn't check on us at all even though the restaurant was almost empty. The food was awful as well. The mofongo was dry, and the churrasco that it was stuffed with was served in such a small portion. I'll never go here again. read more

Wow. I finally found out why people rave about Puerto Rican cuisine. This was the tastiest meal I've had since I moved here. Highly recommend this family joint. read more

Excellent place for enjoying delicious Caribbean food. The smoked chicken is amazing. Also try the stuffed quail. The service is good.

Awesome customer service. I had the "Lomo de Cerdo Ahumado". Wow, it is definitely one to have and it feeds two.

I didn't have the smoked chicken but the dish I had, mofongo with chicken, was great. Good, English-speaking service and fancy decor.

Excellent prices for the quality!, i tried the mofongo with churrasco and the gallinita ahumada, every thing was delicious, the service was fast and nice, definitely going back. read more