Ordered a family meal for 02/22/26. When I opened the rice it looked great but when I tasted it there was no flavor. I had several people try it and still no flavor. Ok, I had to add seasoning to it to try to enjoy it. Now the roast pork is another story. The roast pork did not smell like it was supposed to. I tasted it and it was sweet and sour. It tasted like it was made to be put in a lasagna. It was not good. When I ask everyone else they couldn't figure out the smell so I told them to try it. They said it tasted like salad dressing, sure enough it looks like whoever made it decided to make it with salad dressing as a seasoning and it was terrible. Very disappointed with this place as consistency has really been lost! I have enjoyed several meals from there before but now I have to question do I really want to come here again. I have attached 2 photos. Looks like Italian dressing in the pernil. Makes no sense to have those seed and that flavor! read more

Papa's Place - Tomato seed in salad dressing? - Spanish Near Me - Stratford, Connecticut

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I've always had a great experience here. I should make it a point to return more frequently. The food is always fresh and amazing and the people are as nice as could ever be. It just doesn't get any better than this! read more

Never to the restaurant , but the truck at the Latin music festival was wonderful, delicious and smiling service!

Service is top notch. Soup is soul warming. Rice and beans is fluffy and flavorful and Trust me .... TRUST ME... order the cubano empanadas... best around! Take out only! read more

My friends love the empanadas. I love the rice and peas with grilled chicken. Yummmmm read more

Papa's Place - Small rice and peas with grilled chicken - Spanish Near Me - Stratford, Connecticut

Don't ever eat here they are not clean!!! I choked on a screw in their empanada and all the restaurant owner did was apologize. It make me wonder what else you can find in their food. I'm dealing with a vocal cord injury as a result of their negligence! Run and don't look back! read more

Papa's Place - Empanadas - Spanish Near Me - Stratford, Connecticut

horrible experience. ordered 87 dollars worth of food. two orders of tostones and an 8 oz container of ketchup mayo for the tostones. I get home and the to stones are rock hard. can't even bite into them. I called to get my money back for the tostones and ketchup mayo since I bought the ketchup mayo just for the tostones. the owner gave me the hardest time and wouldn't refund me for the sauce. told me to use it for something else when I don't use it for anything but the tostones. but that's ok I guess I'll save it for the Ct number one tostones I'll order since they are one hundred times better then papas place. read more

Papa's Place - Spanish Near Me - Stratford, Connecticut

Delicious food! This review is based on the dishes that I have tried so far. The pork chops were cooked to perfection and soooo good! The rice with gandules took me back to PR-highly recommended! The bacalaito is currently one of my favs. It's simple and reminds me of the ones that my mom made. Que rico! The yuca - my current fav. It' so good. It's topped with garlic. The empanadillas are good. I have only tried the chicken so far. I have notice that they didn't taste the same all the times. One time they were crispier than the other two times. Also, the filling was slightly different each time. (They are filled with chicken and cheese) If you're looking for tasty Puerto Rican food options-stop in-the menu does not disappoint. I will be trying a few more dishes and updating the review as I try new dishes. The service has always been friendly. Additionally, the food ordered is always hot and the portions are great for sharing. The only dish that I tried twice and both times disappointed a bit-was the Jibarito (chicken sandwich on plantains) This sandwich would be better without the lettuce and tomatoes-they were soggy both times. They should add mozzarella to this and it would be perfect. Try it-you won't be disappointed! read more

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Horrible place, Iwould never recomend this place to anyone. The place looks dirty the food is not tasty, and the people who work there are very rude. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY AT THIS PLACE. read more

Very good food. Delivery is fast. Good customer service. Parking available. No complaints about this business, so far, they're doing things the right way and the few instances or human error are addressed with sincerity, that goes a long way. . read more

This place provided meals for frontline healthcare workers amidst the covid pandemic! There food was Always great, never cutting corners! Would always support! read more

phenomenal, delicious food‼ you will not regret this freshly made, home cooked meals ‼

The food is ok but not great.What about the service? Nothing to write home about,they have a couple of women in the front acting like they are gift to humanity. For a better service and same kind of food but more delicious,I'd rather go to Cibus 2,which is a walking distance from this joint. read more

I ordered the chicken stew with white rice. although it was tasty, I was basically given a pound of rice and three bites of chicken. there needs to be a better ratio as I took my 3 bites and was starving, not keen to just eat a pound of rice for the price paid. also paid $5+ for a small garden salad that was more of a side salad that should be given with the dinner order. read more

Cuban sandwich was ok; not much flavor but it was edible. The French fries were awful. They were completely burnt and soggy. I'm giving three stars simply because when I called the restaurant, the woman was very nice and said she'd notify Uber Eats to credit my card for the fries. Otherwise, this would have been two stars. read more

Papa's Place - Burnt, soggy fries - Spanish Near Me - Stratford, Connecticut

Ordered a tray of rice w/ gondules and a tray of the pernil this past weekend for a party I was having and everyone loved it!!!! I was asked so many times, where did you get the food from? Not only was the food great, but the customer service when I ordered over the phone to when my husband went to pick up the food, was absolutley amazing! I have eaten here a couple of times and they have all been good! We will definelty be eating and ordering again! read more

ordered online, what should have taken 35 minutes took 50. once I arrived they didn't have half my order.

I love this place, I really do. They are polite and friendly. The food is always well seasoned and tasty. However, the little things do matter. I just ordered 2 burritos and 6 empanadas. I repeated it twice and the gentleman repeated it back. Both burritos were to have guacamole on them and sour cream on the side. Get home, no guacamole on either. No sour cream. Was the food delicious? Absolutely. It's just annoying when you pay for, ask for and expect something and it's not there. I will continue to support this restaurant because it's a great establishment. read more

The food is good and not the issue. Unfortunately, the last experience I had at this place they prepared the order very much "lazy" . The order was completely wrong like they threw anything in the bag, but was correct on the printed receipt. I do not recommend doing online orders for this place. Your best bet is to go in person. read more

Amazing food! Everything is made fresh and is authentic. Make this a must visit for you and your fam. Very clean and the family is very friendly... It's take out only so no waiting to be seated! We've been here a few times already and everything is delicious. Jalissa is an amazing chef... So happy to have this place in our town! read more

Ordered delivery for Sunday morning breakfast. We got the shredded pork flat bread, rice and peas, and empanadas. Everything was fantastic. Will definitely be ordering from here again. read more

Far exceeded my expectations. My food was packed properly and my delivery man was very pleasant. I look forward to eating here again in the near future. Italian pizza empanadas?!! DELICIOUS!!! Thank you for an excellent lunch! read more

Very good Puertorican food! Tried the arroz con gandules , beef empanadas, fried plantain and pork mofongo! My oh my! Small place mainly for take out, great friendly service! read more

Papa's Place - Spanish Near Me - Stratford, Connecticut

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If you're looking for food that is REMINISCENT OF (not exactly like) the food from your Abuelita's kitchen, this is a good, quick place. Everything we ordered looked authentic, but didn't taste as authentic as we liked. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't home cooked comida criolla flavors like you can find in other places. Honestly, Puerto Rican food is hard to find in the Milford/Stratford area, so beggars can't be choosers. Go here if you're craving PR food and don't want to drive to New Haven or Bridgeport....or New Britain or Hartford... read more

This place def has its Filipino regular following! The owner is very friendly and recommended dishes to us newbies to their cuisine. We liked everything! There is karaoke as well. Everybody sings. It's a good time all around! read more

Really great food. So excited to have a Puerto Rican restaurant around the corner. Love the pork chops, also ordered rice and beans love them too. I'm not a big bean person but they were SO GOOD. My picky son even tried some pork chop and has now decided "I love pork chops!" Will definitely be back! read more

Papa's Place - a plate of ribs and a knife - Spanish Near Me - Stratford, Connecticut

Horrible My food was raw and the meat look like someone took a bite out of it Mofongo was fried an greasy read more

Papa's Place - Mofongo - Spanish Near Me - Stratford, Connecticut

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This place has a lot of potential to be one of the best Spanish restaurants around. It just has a few problems that all start up restaurants have . Let me start by saying the food is above average. Service was decent. But I went there and had the yellow rice with baked chicken and I loved it . So I went back the next day to try some more and they didn't have any. Hopefully that was just a one time thing . But anyone willing to give this spot a try I recommend you try there pionono's I had it for the first time and it was outta this world read more

This restaurant has the best authentic Puerto Rican yellow rice!!! Must try with the penil. They also have the fried skin from penil but usually is gone by 12pm so get it early if you can. The mofongos are the best I ever had but they do not serve it with the red sauce like I usually have but a garlic butter sweet onion sauce which is amazing. The beef and chicken empanadas are also the best we ever had. Don't pass this restaurant without stopping to have a bite they're amazing. The last time I brought my friend that is expecting to try the empanada and steak and peppers. Literally 10 mins later we were back to get more empanadas!! read more

Best Puerto Rican food I've had in a very long time! I go to CT once a month from Dallas, TX to visit my family in Stratford and I always make it a point to go eat at Papa's. In the Summer we sit outside and eat. #awesome #wellseasoned #excellentcustomerservice #HIGLYRECOMMEND read more

The guy was really nice when I called in my order. I really liked the yellow rice and pigeon peas and chicken empanada. I did not care for the beef and cheese empanada. I would try some other items here to firm up my opinion. read more

Food is good, yet something always seems to be missing or wrong on the order. Order was repeated back to me by girl on phone and she said one item wrong so I corrected her politely. Was met with attitude and STILL received my items wrong upon opening them. Potential to be great but ruined by dummies working at front!!! Who wants to bite into a pepperoni empanada when they order chicken? read more

Idk .. I've read some reviews decided to take a chance. I only ordered beef and cheese empanada but I just didn't like it at all. The cheese was like a different type of cheese not usually in an empanada. Seriously tasted like American cheese but who knows. And both items were salty. I couldn't finish neither one of them and had to guzzle water down. The service I received was very warm unlike other reviewers but it wasn't busy so maybe that played a role. read more

I've ordered from here several times, and the food has always tasted good. The portions are small and it seems like they're rationing the food when they're packaging your order. The employees seem to be friendly. One thing I truly appreciate is that the tostones are fresh, never frozen. Overall, the food is good, portions are small for the price and service is ok. If they listen to customer reviews, this place will be bomb for the location. read more

I tried their rice with gandules & pernil with yucca. Wow sooo delicious! Everything was so fresh & flavorful. Definitely my favorite spot in town for spanish food. read more

Food is sufficiently good, but placed an order for pick up and in my LARGE container of stewed chicken there was ONE piece of chicken. I called to complain and the guy has the audacity to tell me that it was right, whatever fits in the container is what it is. Well, perhaps you need to stop filling the container with sauce before placing the chicken in there. Highly disappointing. Will never go back. Pretty expensive chicken thigh and terrible customer service. read more

I ordered for an office luncheon of 14 ppl. Everyone was very happy with their meal. Papa's Place even catered to a vegan in the group with a veggie stir fry (which is delicious), vegan beans and the arroz con gandules (which is not made with any animal by-products) . I will definitely be reordering. read more

I've been here 4 times already and the food is outstanding. The owners are very friendly; Mel introduced himself when he noticed I was in for my second time. Tina has been very helpful with explaining the interesting food items they sell. Even the other customers were friendly! The empanadas are some of the best I have had (Pernil, Chicken, Beef). The Cubano sandwich is a work of art! Tender, tasty pernil, nice pickles and perfect Cubano bread, nicely finished in a paninni press. Carne Frita and Chicharron are a special treat! The Piononos are an interesting item, with plantains on the outside and seasoned ground beef and mozzarella cheese on the inside, cooked in a large muffin tin; Tina says it's like an individual PR lasagna... OK, but it's a must try in any event! I tell everyone about this place; It's located where Gaetano's used to be and this place is going to be Stratford's next big hit, just like the last tenants! Can't wait to try the Pastelles! They sell out fast, so remember to preorder to take home! read more

I'm not sure I'd recommend this place to my worst enemy. The food is mediocre, you could do better. But the service alone is terrible. I've been here twice, both times serviced by a younger girl. Short version: absolutely horrible customer service. You could go elsewhere and get the best of both worlds. Please take advantage of that option. read more

I've been a consistent customer of papas place for the past couple of months and I have never had one bad meal there. There is a huge variety of menu items to choose from which are all delicious. As well as the kindest staff who know everyone by face (even with the masks on). if you want somewhere with amazing food, and even nicer people. this is most definitely your place to go..... read more