I have no complaints. My brother, husband and I were leaving the casino at the Ritz Carlton and my…read morebrother mentioned he has noticed a pool bar but hasn't been (he's in the service and has lived on the island for a few years.) We made the short walk and on first impression, it reminded me of any other dive bar. Low lighting, touch screen juke box on the wall, room full of pool tables and a bar. Just a local hole-in-the-wall joint for people to come to after work and relax with friends over a game of pool and drinks. Pool games are quarter slots, $1/game. Specialty cocktails are ridiculously overpriced, ~$12-$14. Stick to the local favorite: Medalla beer.

It's not fancy nor fabulous. It's a sports bar. There are slot machines at the bar and in the back…read moreof the room, as well. There's a parking lot (you have to pay) across the street and a yummy, yummy sushi restaurant that opens til late, called Tayzan, also across the street. Video Bar is that place you go to with your buddies to shoot some pool and have a few beers on a slow, laid back and casual night, or just to start off your major weekend night. It's centrally located, smack in the heart of Condado, close to the Marriot Hotel and a Walgreens pharmacy, and next door to a restaurant called Latin Star. ------------------------------- En español ------------------------------------- No es un sitio elegante ni fabuloso. Es más bien una barra deportiva. Hay máquinas de juego como las de los casinos en la barra y en la parte trasera del salón. Hay estacionamiento (es necesario pagar) al cruzar de la calle, y un restaurante de sushi buenísimo que abre hasta tarde, llamado Tayzán. Video Bar es el sitio al que vas con tus panas a jugar billar una noche no de wikén, bien casual y en baja; o también, el sitio al que puedes ir y darte los primeros tragos de una noche de fin de semana, antes de jangear en serio. Está céntricamente localizado en medio de Condado, cerca del hotel Marriot y una farmacia Walgreens, justo al lado del restaurante Latin Star.

Very popular bar on the main corner of La Placita bar district…read more I came here two times while in Puerto Rico. This is a lively bar with great salsa music, people dancing, and karaoke on Thursday evenings. If you are sitting inside, you go up to the bar and order from there. If you are sitting outside, a waiter will assist you. Casual setting. Very lively place. Great place to people watch, and to watch people dancing and singing.

If you love live salsa music and people dancing in the streets, this is the place to come in LA…read morePlacita! Great beer and drink prices! Great service! Great crowd!

This place was very close to our Airbnb (Casa Celeste) so we walked over to try it. The menu has…read moremany options for appetizers, meat entrees, and drinks. We started with an order of queso frito. The dipping sauce is the perfect companion to the warm, crispy coated cheese bites. For two people it was a great amount to share. For our meal we opted to share an order of churrasco, Levi's style, 10oz. I saw pictures online beforehand showing the churrasco plated with tostones and it looked so tasty, so I had to have that for a side. The sauce to go on the meat is delicious! The churrasco is melt in your mouth tender. Between the two of us it worked out because we weren't over stuffed after. Next time I would get a full plate for myself so I could take some home and eat leftovers. It's that good! I drank jugo de parcha and they give you a big glass, ice cold, perfect complement to the churrasco and tostones. My partner had mojito, Levi's style. He enjoyed the drink as well. Service was amazing, she took great care of us. I recommend trying this place for dinner and bringing friends or family. They make you feel at home.

Excellent!!! Levi's has been a local favorite FOREVER!! They call themselves a Sports Bar & Grill…read morebut the star is their mouthwatering FRESH food, served by a capable kitchen staff. The portions are GENEROUS!!!! The menu is huge so there's a lot to choose from, even homemade desserts and popular Dominican Sweet and Fruity Milkshakes ! I recently had the opportunity to return to Levis after many years, it's newly renovated, and they even have a stage where on Wednesday nights (call to confirm) feature live lively music! To my surprise, they also offer a lunch special Monday through Friday and let me tell you it's a complete bargain! Most dishes cost about $13.95... and is served by some of the kindest women on the island. There's even a kids menu! Don't let the "sports bar" name fool you, this is a very family friendly restaurant, a place where you're made to feel welcomed and never ignored. The service here is terrific, the staff is warm and helpful. If you are solo or with a group, you'll feel comfortable as soon as you walk in. Expect a menu full of Meats Seafood , Stews Mofongo's and lots of great juices , sodas, and cocktails . The price is right, the portions are plentiful...if you're a local or a traveler looking to enjoy a delicious meal...LEVI'S is the spot! I hope they'll put up the magnificent painting they once had on the wall of the owner wearing a crown - it was of Levi's himself, the undisputed KING of CHURRASCO!!!

My absolute favorite bar stop while in Puerto Rico. I was bar hopping down the road in Condado when…read moreI saw the sign for Patrick's. I had seen them on the map earlier so was semi familiar. Upon arrival I grabbed a seat at the bar and was able to catch the last few and most important minutes of the Switzerland Columbia world cup game. The bartender, Joe, was FANTASTIC! He was super attentive, friendly and shared many of his traveling stories. The bar was rather empty on the random Tuesday night and I am not quite sure why. The drink prices were one of the cheapest I found in town and the service was great. Make sure you have a dollar bill with you to sign and tape to the wall or ceiling somewhere!! I will definitely return in I find myself back in the area.

In vacation. Needed place to watch game. Opened early today for game. Joe is great. Got wings -…read moreawesome!

An afternoon of planned bar hopping was totally ruined by this place because we ended up staying…read morethere almost 5 hours and never went anyplace else. The owner and servers are phenomenal. Very generous drink pours and reasonable prices. Great atmosphere, kind of a Texas honky-tonk type vibe. We never ate any entrées but from what we understand the food is really excellent. Update: We went back and tried several entrees and everything was awesome!

Booty's is a hidden gem. Don't be fooled by the western theme decor Booty's is much more than a…read more burger joint. Head chef Giani cooks up a mean burger as well as delicious Risotto. His chorizo and sweet plantain risotto was a perfect blend of sweet and salty. The creme-brulee was beautifully plated and tasted just as good as it looked. The prices are very reasonable, especially for old San Juan. We had a lovely date night and will definitely be going back.

The food was delicious. Service good as well. Disappointment came at the end. After the four of…read moreus ate and drank they automatically added a 20percent tip which was fine but didn't tell us nor gave us a paper copy only the clover pad to add another tip which we didn't know was already there. So added another 20 percent which is just wrong on so many levels. When I asked about it to our waitress of course couldn't understand English. Yeah right. Sought out a manager who made it right. But buyer beware. Again there was only 4 in our party and paid on 2 separate tickets.

We came here straight from the airport to watch our Chiefs play in the divisional round of the…read moreplayoffs. When we arrived it wasn't very busy and we found a table facing the 2 tvs that were showing the game. When Miguel realized we were there for the game he tuned all the tvs to it and put the sound up. We stayed for the whole game, ordering food and drinks. It gradually got busier, was full when we left, but Miguel took good care of us all night. I had the tavern sliders and fries with bacon and cheese and it was delicious!!

T-Mobile District was such a fun place to visit at night! There are tons of restaurant options, but…read morewe chose this one because it had the biggest variety of different types of food. We ordered an appetizer, a burger, pasta, and a traditional Puerto Rican dish, and everything was delicious. It also seems like a great place to catch a game, with huge screens in the middle of the district and TVs throughout the restaurant. The staff was very friendly, the service was great, and the restaurant was spotless. My only complaint--and this seems to be true almost everywhere we've been in San Juan--is that it was freezing inside. Definitely bring a light sweater if you get cold easily! Would definitely recommend!

I was really excited for Arena Medalla. We booked the Brazil game through OpenTable, which also…read morehappened to be on my birthday. We paid $101.95 in advance and arrived about 10 minutes before kickoff. Despite arriving before the match started, we were not seated. Staff spent several minutes "checking on it," and after the match had already begun, we were simply told there was "a problem with the table," with no clear explanation. From what I could see, it appeared our table may have been given away or the event may have been oversold. What made it worse was watching people from the walk-in line continue to be let inside while we stood there with our reservation. We were eventually invited to wait inside, but that meant standing in the doorway, directly in the servers' path, while the match was already underway. What bothered me most was the complete lack of respect, honesty, and basic hospitality. A simple, "We're sorry, we made a mistake. Let's get you inside, find you a seat at the bar, and put a cold beer in your hand while we sort this out," would have changed the entire experience. Instead, we were left standing around like an inconvenience. The frustrating part is that punctuality only seemed to matter when it benefited them. We missed the start of the match because of their reservation issue, and then when the match ended, we were asked to leave immediately before we had even finished our beer. It ruined the whole point of coming: watching the Brazil match in a sports-bar atmosphere for a birthday night. If you take prepaid reservations for a game-day event, honor them. If something goes wrong, own it and fix it. This experience was a huge disappointment.

One of the best bars in the whole wide world. This is a true sport bar. Drinking is my sport.read more

I don't mean to get all 'Cassandra' up in here (up in here)... but something bad's going to occur…read morein this spot. The entire time I was here, I was worried that the floor/ceiling was going to collapse or that there would be a fire and that would be the end of me. Very rarely (especially when intoxicated) have I ever felt as though I was in a deathtrap. This was one such occurrence. To enter the club, you have to walk up a rickety case of stairs, complete with wood paneling to the side, missing ceiling tiles above you and leaking liquid dripping on you. I kid you not. I was all, "whuh?" But, El Balcon is after hours. It stays open until the sun comes up. That's why you come here. And, as your mother told you as a youth, "Nothing good happens after midnight." She's correct. So, once you ascend into Hades, you're surrounded by more wood and more people than should be in one area. Fire codes, people. Look into them. The place was disturbingly crowded. It was impossible to move. Groping was the rule, not the exception. To make this unfortunate crowding even worse, everyone was stomping to the music. Yes, in a second-level club with way too many people over capacity, the patrons thought it was a good idea to stomp and jump and up and down over a ceiling missing tiles and supported by a rickety staircase. Why didn't I leave immediately? Because it was trouble o'clock and I couldn't remember my name. As the crowd stomped, my crew was body surfed into a corner. This was when it dawned on me that there was only one way out of here and it was not close. It also dawned on me how precarious the situation was. If there was a fire, a fight or, even, flatulence, we were donzos. Seeing that I didn't come to PR to die, I convinced my party to leave. It was the best situation one could make as the sun was set to rise. El Balcon, I am sure that you provide a good time for people who wear bad decision jeans. Thing is, they way you're laid out... it's just not safe or smart. Put a doorman at the door. Control the crowd numbers. RENOVATE. Trust me. The money you spend on these improvements will be much less money than you'll have to spend in the event of an unfortunate lawsuit.

The Best Spot in Condado, tapas menu, Drinks, Cold Beers, Music, TV, Dominoes and more.... Great to…read moreshare with friends or make new ones.

We came here for a late lunch on a Thursday. There were 9 of us (including two small children), and…read moreit was between the lunch and dinner hours so it was not busy. We were brought chips and salsa to munch on while we perused the menu. The chips were stale and definitely not fresh. I liked the salsa, but just a heads up that it's a bit spicy. The food was great other than this. Three of our party had the Tri-Juana which was a taco, burrito, and enchilada. I was told the taco shell was stale, but it was otherwise good. Three of our party had soup (I didn't get any pictures), and they said it was really good. I had the Chicken Enchiladas with Mole Poblano sauce. I thought this was incredible. The flavor was rich, and the shredded chicken was cooked just right. It came with rice and refried beans which were also delicious. Most of us had margaritas as well. Their margarita menu is huge. I had the Caribbean Rita was refreshing and hit the spot perfectly. I would definitely have this one again. The reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 was because even though our server was very friendly, the service was incredibly slow. We'd been there for 30 minutes before we even ordered our drinks and food. Our server was visibly busy managing many other tables. I imagine the other servers had been cut due to the time of day, but it was frustrating. (That and the stale chips). The ambiance was nice, and the location right inside the mall, close to the airport, was ideal. I would definitely go back, but I would want to try another time of day to see if the negative factors from today would be better.

Both the food and the drinks were delicious. The atmosphere is really enjoyable. Our server,…read moreFrancisco, took great care of us, his recommendations for both food and drinks, along with his friendly approach, made our dinner even more enjoyable. My only criticism is that the restroom was quite dirty. If they pay more attention to that, they definitely deserve 5 stars!