Excellent coffee and the staff is very friendly and accommodating. I tried an americano, a cortadito and a cafe con leche during my stay in Ponce. Highly recommend! read more

Un lugar espectacular. Comida siempre buena en el sentido que no está grasosa y siempre sabe fresco (por lo menos cuando yo he ido). El veggie panini es mi favorito y los bowls también son muy deliciosos. Sobre el café pues mi gusta variedad de sabores disponibles, el de banana me sorprendió. Me encanta comer aquí. Tienen variedad de comida y opciones muy saludables. También me gusta llevar mi laptop para hacer cualquier trabajo tengo pendiente (hay wifi). Hay bastantes asientos disponibles y el lugar muy cómodo. Tienen televisores en donde ponen diferentes juegos (de deportes) si te interesa. Una advertencia- precios un poco altos en mi opinión read more

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In English: The food was good and came quick. The coffee shop was modern looking and clean. But, the service was awful. I've never encountered such rude employees at a COFFEE SHOP of all places. They have attitude problems and mocked me. I'm glad to say I'll never return there. En Español: La comida estaba buena y llegó rápido. La cafetería tenía un aspecto moderno y estaba limpia. Pero, el servicio fue horrible. Nunca me había encontrado con empleados tan groseros en una CAFETERÍA de todos los lugares. Tienen problemas de actitud y se burlaron de mí. Me alegra decir que nunca volveré allí. read more

Excellent service. Premium pricing but beautiful upscale decor. Very tasty coffee from Adjuntas. Good for breakfast or lunch. read more

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We happened into this cafe walking around the town center. We were blown away by the food, service and overall quality. The coffee is fantastic, the food is fresh and delicious. The service is by far some of the best I've ever had on the island. We don't find ourselves in this part of town often, but will be back should we be here again. read more

Melao Coffee Shop - Veggie panini - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Ponce, Puerto Rico

Maleo presents mediocre food, mediocre ambiance, and mediocre service in an otherwise very pretty and expensive hotel. If you are excited about the nice environs of the Ponce Plaza hotel, temper your expectations as you enter Maleo for breafast. I found the espresso to be harsh, weak, and only served in thin paper cups. The omlets were dry, somewhat small, and had meager amount of filling. Cheese was placed on top and not melted very well at all. The potatoes were a bit hard and oily. The acoustics in the cafe make it quite hard to hear your partner. Just harsh sounds of other diners scraping their chairs and forks. Many chairs are hard metal or plastic with lots of high top tables. This is redeemed partially by the nice large windows overlooking the central plaza in Ponce, nice hardwood floors, and tasteful decorations on the walls. But the bland food, high prices, and poor espresso made it hard to enjoy a meal at this place. I wish they would bring your food to the other nice areas around the hotel such as the lovely pool, pleasant lobby, reading nook upstairs, or other pleasant hideaways at this hotel. Instead, it feels like eating Burger King breakfast in a bus station. I suggest you go elsewhere for breakfast. read more

Excellent service and food was delicious! The food was made to order, but it came out fast. read more

Melao Coffee Shop - "Mallorca" for breakfast. Delicious sweet bread with powder sugar, egg, ham, and cheese. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Ponce, Puerto Rico

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The breakfast is amazing. The coffee is delicious. The staff is nice and very professional. read more

Melao Coffee Shop - Waffle with sweet bacon, cheesecake waffle, French toast, Florentine omelette with potatoes - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Ponce, Puerto Rico

Ehhh definitely not what I was looking for in a "coffee shop" It's inside a super small casino. It may have been because they were closing but welp the service and the product were both forgettable. I wish they would've said they were closing as about 3-4 more people walked in. We ordered and espresso with condensed milk called el bombon. We waiting about 10 minutes only to receive a tiny shot of espresso with well Im not sure. It was like warm at best and we were told to stir it well because the milk was on the bottom. It was a bitter chocolate tasting concoction that was neither worth the time or money spent. Very disappointing considering I'm a coffee lover and at that moment desperately needed it. read more

Melao Coffee Shop - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Ponce, Puerto Rico

Wandered Poncé in the evening for a quick snack and happened upon Melao .. it is inside the Viva Casino, on the ground floor. I got the Fish Tacos with Sriracha sauce on the side and Mocha Cafe Latte here. The Sriracha was hotter than usual .. lol .. sure we got a nice kick out of it though .. The tacos were amazing and the coffee and the latte art was perfect to go with the tacos. read more

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This place, you let them know the food taste wrong, they just say, sorry, turn around and leave. read more

Melao Coffee Shop - Horrible Bacon Cheese burger. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Ponce, Puerto Rico

Just got cappuccino and tea here. It was good, nothing out of the ordinary. The menu looked pretty interesting and I would give it a try. I wish there were pastries but they were out. read more

Food was great. We had almost everything on the menu because there was 6 of us. The pancakes were tasty but a New texture. The omelette were very tasty. read more

Melao Coffee Shop - Kitchen area and tables - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Ponce, Puerto Rico

Great coffee shop. The coffee was good and they had alternative milks for non-dairy folks. Cute pastries too. My favorite part? The kiddie corner! Yes! I got to enjoy my coffee while the kids played! Happy mom. read more

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Absolutely excellent place to have a moderately priced but still gourment breakfast experience in Ponce. Melao is located in the exact center of Downtown Ponce, next to Lola, in the Hotel Plaza. The ambience is a bit touristy, but as a local, my experience was beyond comparison. read more

Melao Coffee Shop - Morning Breakfast Sandwich - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Ponce, Puerto Rico

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Enjoyed a lovely breakfast here today. Scrambled eggs with ham and toast and delicious cafe con leche. Very good service and nice casual place to eat right on the town square. read more

Melao Coffee Shop - Café con leche - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Ponce, Puerto Rico

Stopped for a coffee before heading to San Juan. Nice decor. Friendly staff. Ordered a frozen mocha with an extra shot of coffee and chocolate. Price was reasonable. UNTIL I asked for skim milk instead of regular milk. There is a $1 charge for nonfat milk. Outrageous!! Last time I checked the price for regular and nonfat milk was the same. That's just plain abusive and greedy. The frozen mocha coffee (with regular milk of course) was good tho. read more

The coffee here is not great and a bit overpriced. It is burnt sometimes, and they add a LOT of sweetener to the drinks, even if you ask for less. Better off going to Coffee House at the Fox Hotel for higher quality coffee drinks. read more

Some of the best coffee I had on vacation in Puerto Rico. Try the coconut iced latte! They were open on three king's day, as well.

Nice coffee house. My son had the hot cocoa with whipped cream . I had the spiced Mexican cocoa, it was delicious. It is next door to the Ponce Plaza Hotel and casino . Counter service. Friendly personnel. read more

Good environment staff very friendly food was excellent however didnt get 5 star because I felt the cost was a bid high.

Good food, excellent Good morning burger. Good WiFi too. Great place to chill and/or get some work done.

I'm going to explain why I am giving this place such a low rate. I'm on vacation in Ponce with my husband and we decided to go have breakfast in this place. We place our order through this glass where you can't barely hear the waitress but anyways we order two coffees, the croquet Madame turkey and a grilled cheese sandwich. I pay for my food and take a seat. First we get our coffees, and a minute later I get my grilled cheese sandwich. We start talking as we wait but after like 10 minutes I noticed the food hasn't arrived so I get up to ask the waitress about my hubby's food and she tells me she only put mine. I guess she heard wrong and thought I was changing the croquet madame turkey for the grilled cheese sandwich. Not sure how that happened but I didn't make a big fuss. She place my order, I pay and take a sit. I'm thinking she is going to tell the cook to put a rush on our food because we have been there for a bit but she didn't. We wait another 30 minutes and we see everyone who arrives after us getting their food before my husband's sandwich. He gets turned off by it and says let's go. Go get your money back and let's go. Waitress should had put a rush on his food because she made the mistake. Now here is what get me mad. I go up to the counter and I explain that to who I believe is the manager and she tells me that the food is being made and she doesn't want the food to go to waste. And I'm telling her my husband doesn't want it. We are here on vacation and We have things to do. She is literally going back-and-forth with me as to why she couldn't give me my refund. In the end I told her I am the customer and if I am dissatisfied with how my order was handle you shouldn't give me a hard time. I should be entitled to my refund. She did give me my money back after I had to explained to her that the error was done on their end. From my experienced as a waitress, I was always told not to argue with customer. I was always told to apologize and make it right if the mistake was done by us. Instead she made it seem like I should be happy my food was finally coming out after I had to come up to the counter and complain. Need better training with customer service and to me. The cheese sandwich wasn't good at all for me! read more

Slooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow. 20 minute wait for a latte. No matter how cute or tasty... that's a waste of my time. Edit: it's been 25 minutes. Still waiting... read more

Incredible couple behind the counter. The prime example of bad manners and Customerservice. It was like a stare-down contest. They look at us and we looked at them. No greeting, no talking, the lady behind the counter would look at us and continue fixing the plastic ware. The gentleman just stare as if saying " What in the world are you doing here?" Finally my wife asked the lady for help because the gentleman left she walked away and helped a lady that came in after us! I figure with that attitude it was better not to order any food, so I went with a 7up. The rest of the family ordered food. We will see how that goes. read more

Love love love this place! So cute! I'm staying in the ramada (which it's inside of) and my room included breakfast each morning. A delicious ham and cheese sandwich on sweet bread and coffee or juice. The coffee is amazing (Puerto Rican coffee is so tasty!) and the sandwich was great. Also ordered an orange juice which was delicious. They have cupcakes, macaroons, brownies, cookies, tiramisu, all kinds of yummy sweets too. Can't wait to come back later to try something. I love the trendy modern decor and color scheme. Great location too. Overall, just awesome. read more

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It's very colorful and modern but it took about 10 minutes to make 2 lattes. I wish the place was a little bit cozier and quicker BUT it is one of the nicest coffee shops here in Ponce! read more

Melao Coffee Shop - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Ponce, Puerto Rico

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The breakfast was very good and the coffee was even better. Will go again. We has the Melao omelette and scrambled eggs with ham.

Located next to the ramada inn in the square. Nice decor and ambiance . They speak English which was nice with my limited Spanish . Coffee is excellent. We had a mocha and latte. There were lots of locals inside which is always a good sign . I had the Mallorca sandwich which was very good. My husband had the breakfast burrito with bacon. The eggs were light and fluffy . He also had the French toast which was very thin but tasty. read more

Cute little cafe with seating inside the Ponce Plaza Hotel (formerly the Ramada). You order, sit down, and they call your name when your order is ready. Fresh squezed orange juice and coffee is great and food is yummy. Just giving it 4 stars because it is a little pricey for breakfast. read more

Melao Coffee Shop - Ham and cheese sandwich and cafe con leche. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Ponce, Puerto Rico

Melao is simply the best coffee in town. It is at a good price range in comparison with other coffee shops in the area plus it has a WAY better quality than your average shop in town. Coffees are great whether they are hot or cold. The pastries are really good as well! I tried the Key Lime Pie and fell in love with it. I cannot wait to come again. read more

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There was no breakfast for kids and people could sit where ever they wanted, overall it was a mess and i was disappointed.

Ponce, Puerto Rico. What a wonderful place for breakfast, for lunch, for drinking a leisurely cup of coffee or tea! Located in the Plaza Hotel across from Ponce's Las Delicias and Muñoz Rivera public square, the very center of town. The decor, the ambience, calming and inviting. The two baristas plus one cook were very friendly, charming and helpful. The coffee is divine, the orange juice is freshly squeezed. The food, very delicious. We had the Spinach Omelete with Alfredo sauce and the French Toast. Very satisfying. I highly recommend Melao, which is highly concentrated syrup of sugar cane juice and, like its name, a sweet place to relax and enjoy. read more

Melao Coffee Shop - Spinach Omelet with Alfredo sauce and freshly squeezed locally-grown oranges - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Ponce, Puerto Rico

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There is no place in or near Ponce that compares to this place for lunch and breakfast. The coffee is fresh and delicious. The cupcakes are divine! The burgers are simply delicious! Complete your culinary experience with dinner at Lola. Simply the best! I'm from NC and these two places are my go to when I want delicious food! You will not be disappointed. read more

Best eggs I've had yet in PR! Melao Omelette. Excellent Latte. Home feel, new, clean and friendly. Park in hotel ramp in back for free. Get validated at counter read more

Cute little coffee shop in Ponce. Tried the Bombon and Carmel Macchiato. The Bombon was thick and creamy, a little too sweet, but mixed with the Macchiato blended into perfect espresso heaven on top of espresso heaven. The Macchiato is prefect on its own, semi-bitter with frothy foam milk on top. Definitely a great place to stop by for some caffeine fun. read more

Great coffee, customer service was awesome and the shop is clean and well spaced. I had a ham and cheese sandwich and bacon and it was good. read more

Great coffee, nice atmosphere to relax and do work. I would give it a 5, except that the coffee is a bit pricy for Ponce (though makes sense since this cafe is part of the hotel next door). Pretty good wifi, right in front to the main plaza. Brew their own coffee from Arecibo, Puerto Rico~ read more

The baked goods here are great, but the breakfasts were very disappointing. Waffles and pancakes are same batter, different shape, resulting in the densest waffle I ever ate. Plus, it came covered in cool whip. I personally believe cool whip has no place in a coffee shop, real whipped cream only. read more

best coffee in ponce and they serve in a glass mug! for me, it's very frustrating to order coffee and have it served in a styrofoam cup (even paper would be better), or when it's served radioactive! melao's coffee shop, in the ramada inn hotel lobby, is a clean, colorful and beautifully appointed coffee shop right on the town square in ponce. read more