THIS PLACE RIGHT HERE!!!!! Best Puerto Rican food ever!!!…read more When you go in there, there may be a long line, but it's worth the wait! The food is fresh and delicious. I've been coming here for years and I always brag about this place. I don't care how long is the drive but I'm always there! The place is so clean inside the staff is Amazing the owner she's great and respectful! If I could give this review more than five stars I would, literally top three restaurants in Connecticut

The portions here are huge! I mean you have lunch and dinner in one plate. Maybe even lunch again…read more The pork and rice is amazing and perfectly cooked. The fried pork chunks were a bit dry but they usually are anyway. The onion and peppers it comes with is a good addition. Highly recommend this place

This is our second visit to Montanita and it was just as delicious as our first!…read more Before moving to Middletown, we lived in New Haven and were lucky enough to live around the corner from Mezcal, regularly lauded as one of the best and most authentic Mexican restaurants in Connecticut. We like all the local Mexican spots here in our new hometown, but so far Montanita is the only one that compares to Mezcal. It's amazing!! They have a wide range of favorites and unique dishes. Perfect margaritas. Great happy hour deals. We've tried the chicken stew, burritos, faijitas, ceviche, and some sides and all were delicious and full of flavor. Ask for their special sauce which is out of this world. Service is charming and attentive. Lovely atmosphere. Our new favorite place! Give it a try!!

Great food, great drinks, and great service! Wish more people knew about the place! Really…read moreauthentic Latin American food - the chicken stew in particular was excellent, as was the carne asada.

The food was amazing!! The pork was flavorful and juicy. The service was amazing the food came out…read morein a timely manner and they were friendly, polite, and wonderful. The ambiance consisted of family pictures on a wall, a beautiful mural on another wall, and some great music playing. I will be going back!

The vibes here are so great, I just listened to the happiest Spanish music. Literally a song that…read moresaid felice felice, again and again. Made me so happy. My daughter and I came here for lunch and were blown away by how great everything was. The papa relano that we had as an app was only 4$ and it was ginormous- think grapefruit size. The filling was tasty. We didn't finish this because we may have over ordered and needed to save room. The sancocho we had was 10$ and this one we also tried to save to bring some home, cause again we ordered too much. That one almost didn't make it. It was so flavorful, came with a side of rice and avocado which was perfectly ripe. We had a fun time slicing a bit of avocado and putting some rice on our spoons and dunking the spoon into the soup for some perfect bites. The beef in the soup was tender and delicious. I'm obsessed with sancocho if that wasn't obvious lol! Next we tried their fried pork. The pork wasn't as crispy as I like, but the portion was so humongous- seriously enough to feed 3 people- for 16$ that I have plenty to take home and put in the air frier to warm up later. The flavor was perfect and the added lime gave it the extra umph I love. Our main meal (the one we actually finished) was the red snapper (Chillo) it was tasty and fresh and filled us up. Did I mention this fish was enormous! It was 30$ and well worth it. We will definitely be back. The service was so friendly. Our server didn't speak much English so I got to practice my terrible Spanish and she understood thankfully. They smiled the entire time and were so kind. Come check out this family run small business! Thank you so much Aqui Me Quedo and yes here I do love!

Amazing Honduran restaurant tucked away in a nondescript building off of New Park…read more I came here with my family right before they closed on a Monday night, but they stayed open just for us. All of the food was fantastic and our server was extremely friendly! They did get some of our orders wrong however. A lot of the menu was things that I have never had before, but it was all delicious. The portions were pretty large, and everything was very affordable!

Must have been an off day yesterday.. The restaurant wasn't very busy but it took a while for…read moreservice, and for our food to come from the kitchen. For some reason, the food didn't agree with us into the next day. Our last couple of visits were actually, quite good.. I'm just guessing it was an off day..

Food- 10 out of 10. I had green chilaquiles with chorizo and it's the best I've had since I've…read morelived in AZ. My wife had a RT 10 burrito and that was equally delicious. Service - 10 out of 10. Our server was attentive and my coffee never got cold or low. Ambiance is a bit deceiving. It's small but cozy. I like this because I can food gaze easier and see all the plates coming out of the kitchen.

Wonderful staff, great home style cooked breakfast and lunch always had a great time there and they…read moremake everything to order

Was missing authentic PR food since my trip in February. Someone suggested aqui me quedo but this…read morelocation specifically! It did not disappoint me, but parking can be tricky in the area. However, it was so worth it when we at down to eat. Got the potato ball, tostonas, beef stew, beans, and white rice. The flavor was delicious and I can't wait to go back to try more of their pastries that they are known for. I did not want to over order my first time in case I didn't like the food. Wish I did get a to go order to eat at home. Give it a try!

(Disclaimer I'm writing this review based on their food truck )…read more Today I went to their food truck and ordered a 2-parcha/ passion fruit drink, plantain with meat, and some type of sandwich. This should have at least taken 20 minutes tops for a food truck but it took 2 hours including the drink. Overall, the food was good. The sandwich was really good but the plantain felt thrown together and way too oily, and at that point, I just threw it away. Wish they did better because I was excited for the food but I feel like it wasn't worth the wait.

Nice location and staff but spotty food…read more Came here on recommendation by a friend. Made the trek out to try some authentic Portuguese food. They were prepping for a big event when we came, so they were a bit distracted when we came in. They offered us seating at the patio or the bar and we opted for outside. Our server for the nice was very nice but clearly stretched thin. She tried to check in frequently but ended up only really dropping by a few times through the night. We get a gambit of items. The garlic steak bites, the mussels with chorizo, the picaha and get the saffron rice and salad as our sides. Food comes out quickly, along with some bread for the table. Very crunchy bread, butter was cold but easy enough to massage to make spreadable. The steak bites and mussels came out first. The mussels were cooked, but the dish was really lacking flavor. You got chicken stock, the smokiness of the chorizo, and the veggies. That's all the flavor you got though, no real seasoning and very basic flavors. It really needed salt. The steak bites were pretty good. Kind of a little open faced Philly cheesesteak crostini, but with untoasted bread. Flavors were solid but also lacking seasoning. Then we got our entree, and the thought was there but it was very much lacking. Meat was unseasoned, overcooked (probably because they threw a cooked steak onto a sizzle plate which took it right over the edge of done) but it did have a wonderful charcoal bitterness which was a welcome choice. Instead of asking for a new one (steak was tender, just well done) we asked for a sauce. They took 5 minutes to make a scratch sauce for us. A mushroom type gravy, which was the highlight of the meal. All the flavor that was missing from the other dishes brought to the forefront, with a strong emphasis on salt and acid to really pop the flavors of the meat. I really enjoyed the sauce. It showed that the kitchen can put out good food, it just was too focused on the event to put up a good showing. It was a shame, but it's good enough to try again some day. Pricing was reasonable for the quality, it's possible to get a good meal here, but your experience can vary.

This was our group's annual trip to celebrate end of school year and our favorite Portuguese…read morefriend's birthday. A few disappointments including no clams or calamari for seafood mix or clam and sausage appetizer. The two soups were the highlight as well as our beloved chorizo. The mussels were not as flavorful as I recall although portion was ample. Overall, a predictable meal with no culinary surprises. O

I was craving Tres Golpes this morning, so I stopped by Lolita's Kitchen in downtown Middletown…read more Everything is made fresh to order. The woman working went to the back to fry the cheese and prepare the rest of the meal, and my food was ready in about 7 minutes. The restaurant was clean, and the service was friendly. The Tres Golpes comes with mangú (mashed green plantains), fried cheese, Dominican salami, and sautéed onions. The combination of flavors is satisfying, and it's definitely a filling breakfast. That said, I paid $19 for this breakfast with a lime juice. While it was fresh and a good portion, I've had better Tres Golpes at other Dominican restaurants. Overall, it was a decent meal. If you're looking for authentic Dominican food in downtown Middletown, it's still worth giving them a try and deciding for yourself.

Hidden Gem Alert! First plate : The pepper steak was LEGIT…read more- tender and the yellow rice with beans topped it off Second plate : The pork shoulder was falling apart that had me wanting to lick the plate. Seriously, the meat was so juicy and flavorful. Same with the first plate yellow rice and bean with sauce . But the REAL star was the passionfruit drink. Fresh, icy, and so refreshing - exactly what I needed to cool down after those hearty dishes. Portion sizes are generous, prices are reasonable, and the flavors are authentic. Service was quick and friendly. My wife Door Dashed it to my job Pro tip: Come hungry and share with a friend Will 100% be ordering again