I took my wife and three teenage daughters. We enjoyed the food and atmosphere, very good all around and COVID safe. It took some time to get our meal, but it was worth the wait! From the frozen drinks, to appetizers, to meals, and finally the awesome cheesecake. Highly recommend Platos! read more

Platos - Pork chop and risotto. - Latin American Near Me - Carolina, Puerto Rico

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We all ordered mofongos for our main course. Varied: vegetable, chicken and lobster. We all enjoyed our selections. Wait service was attentive. Didn't like that a person was allowed to come into restaurant and sell flowers. read more

The waitress was amazing, the food was beyond bland and the meat was dry and pretty much inedible. We left 75% of our food because it was not good. My 86 year old grandmother would have loved it. read more

The food was OK nothing special. We had monfongo with pork which was kind of dry and bland.

If I could give this 0 stars, I would. Horrible service, the portions are kids size and they got the order wrong. BEWARE! Go next door instead. read more

The food was amazing snd the service was great. Even during covid, it was just wonderful.

The food was delicious and the service was great. The waiter was very attentive and always checking up. The guava sangria is amazing. The prices are very reasonable. read more

This restaurant is conveniently placed along the strip of hotels in Isla Verde. I got a paella and the portion was enormous and delicious! There was so much sea food in that one plate and I wish I had taken a photo of it so y'all can indulge with your eyes. I'm definitely coming back. read more

Nice friendly place. Eight of us walked in. Ordered every thing from seafood paella, lobster, pork chop and skirt steak. All was good and filling. All enjoyed. Affordable. Wait staff was great. Walked from the Ritz. Well worth it. read more

Serving portions are great. Delicious food. Good service. Went for happy hour, buy one get one on all beer bottles, sangria, and frozen drinks. read more

Platos - Latin American Near Me - Carolina, Puerto Rico

the service is slow and okay at best. the food took FOREVER to come. my stomach started to cramp from hunger waiting for our orders to come out. the food was also just okay. i ordered the red snapper filet. my snapper was overcooked & tough. the potato mash on the side was good though, as well as the sauce that came with the fish. read more

Umm... we ordered the seafood paella and it came out as like curry rice with seafood. Rice is soft and smashed...plaintain appetizer was too sweet. And it's pricy too. But our waiter was really cute so I give 3 stars read more

Platos - Latin American Near Me - Carolina, Puerto Rico

We ordered the Salmon and mahi mahi filet .. not sure how old it was .. had a rotten smell.

Food is great. Place is beautiful and near the hotels and there is parking which is great. Service is very slow but it's good.

Ignore the slow service and instead recognize the amazing sangria. If that's not enough then try to place a value on an establishment that recognizes and appreciates food allergies with out the need of translation. As you might see from previous reviews I value top service akin to unicorn sightings. However, far too infrequently do I find a place as sensitive as I am emotionally, or my wife physically, to the nature of celiac disease. read more

LOVED!!!!! It was AMAZING! Great service!! Cute caricature guy and an awesome live performer. Awesome food! We weren't sure if we wanted dessert cause we were so stuffed so the server gave us it on the house cause we HAD to try the creme de leche! It was amazing! The next time I make it to San Juan definately being a go to place!!!! read more

We were walking around looking for a place to eat. Customers walking out said it was awesome here, they were so right. The food is incredible the coconut sangria was totally enjoyable ask for Carla she will tell you what you want based on your likes We had the mussels yummy, we had Mofongo every way they make it, with sweet Plantains. Did I mention went back for the next four nights. yes that's how good it is, it blows metropole away. It's a must go to if you want the best local food I give it a 5 for food service and ambiance Go and enjoy read more

Platos - Coconut sangria is awesome, have Carla make it for you - Latin American Near Me - Carolina, Puerto Rico

We walked here from the intercontinental hotel. Food awesome service great !!! Food very different place was packed!!! read more

Platos - Latin American Near Me - Carolina, Puerto Rico

Solid restaurant! Came on a Friday night it was moderately packed around 8pm. Great live music started around 9pm and it wasn't too loud just the right volume. Ordered the coconut sangria to start and it was phenomenal highly recommend. Apparently it's made with 7 different liquors. Ordered the Puerto Rican cheese and it was a solid dish def recommend if you haven't had it before. For the entrees we ordered the skirt steak and the fried pork(sorry I don't remember the names listed on the menu). Per our servers instructions we got the white rice and beans with the steak and it was amazing. Steak was cooked perfectly super tender and the pork was decent basically a deep fried pork chop fat and all. Overall if def recommend service was great and food was also great. read more

Let's start with the service, amazing! From the moment our server came to the table we were treated like VIPs. When our drinks were brought to us he asked for us to try them before he walked away to ensure our drinks were acceptable. The coconut mojito was perfect! I selected an appetizer for us both to share but our server suggested a different choice. And he was right! For dinner we had lobster brochettes and the red snapper. Yummy!!! We are here for a two week vacation and will definitely return for dinner again. read more

Good food good place. We ordered the chicken mofongo with creamy garlic sauce. They ran out of the sweet plantains and the mofongo felt a little dry at first, and hence one lower star. Then we asked our waiter for extra garlic sauce, which made the mofongo extremely yummmm so we could relish it. The only other thing was our service was a little slow. But the garlic sauce over the mofongo with chicken made up for it. All in all, wonderful place for dinner! read more

Touristy place but great mofongo! Needed some dinner in a pinch and Platos was a great option.

Came in on a Thursday night, not too crowded...received slow, inattentive service; My wife and I were even served "SPOILED" beans and rice with "COLD" chicken. Worst eating experience while on the island (10 days). Pure DISAPPOINTMENT, to say the least!!! read more

This place was awesome service was definitely 5 star as Luigi our server was outstanding and it was an honor to meet him.

Good food and our waitress was beautiful, she looks just like Emily Blunt. Large plates of tasty food and beautiful decor. Come here and get your grub on! read more

Luis Z was our server and did a great job!! The ceviche was delicious along with the amazing Mofongo. We are definitely coming back before we head back! read more

Great food and atmosphere! I had the bacon wrapped chicken breast stuffed with sweet potatoes with sides of rice & beans and fried plantains. So so good! The food was blissful and even when I became full I wanted more. This will be a staple stop on my next visit to Puerto Rico! read more

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Was recommended to come here from my hotel. The ambiance was okay, nothing too fancy about it. Service took a little while, but the hostess came to see if we were being attended to and made sure someone came immediately. Live music was provided and they were fabulous!!! Service was good, we decided on their speciality, flavor Sangria. Ordered Coconut Sangria (what they are known for) and Parcha Sangria. Both delicious but Coconut Sangria was OUTSTANDING!! Ordered churrasco well done. Came out fairly quickly. Presentation ehhh but was tasty/ the mashed root vegetables were amazing! Ordered a side plate of rice and that too was great. Overall experience was good. Just wish ambiance was better, but certainly worth returning! I would recommend it to all. read more

Platos - Latin American Near Me - Carolina, Puerto Rico

This review is overdue from my trip to Puerto Rico for the Holidays. Plato's was recommended to me by the hotel concierge when I was staying in Isla Verde, and thence blossomed my Platonic love for this restaurant. I've eaten here about half a dozen times, and have enjoyed every morsel of every item I have eaten. My favorite appetizers are the mahi mahi nuggets (lightly battered and fried with an amazing dipping sauce - I asked for an extra side of the Caribbean aioli) and the skirt steak empanadillas, which have a delicious mango chimichurri sauce drizzled on them. Muy delicioso! The mofongos are very tasty, but I really think they need more sauce. I've had the lobster mofongo with garlic sauce and the chicken mofongo with criollo sauce. In both cases, I ran out of sauce about half way through the dish, and was left with dry plantain and dry pieces of meat. My favorite dessert here is the guava puff pastry. Also, the service here is beyond awesome; extremely friendly and eager to please. When the hostess heard how much I loved guava and anything with guava in it, she went in and brought out a complimentary serving of bread with guava butter. Another server overheard my conversation with the hostess about guava, and came to me with another serving of bread and guava butter. Needless to state, I was so full that night that I had to roll across the street to my hotel after dinner. read more

Better the second time around but still a 3 - chicken mofongo was better than the steak, though still a bit heavy and dry; chicharrones was good though hard to go wrong with fried chicken, the breading was good but the chicken was dry; the fettuccine was creamy but too much garlic and again the chicken was dry. read more

Everything was good...until a cockroach landed on my arm. Response of the manager: To ask what happened, give apologies, a discount on the check, and a last troubling question he inquired: ...Was it a flying one?? (This last one question still spins in my mind. Was asked about it because: a)Have they a diverse variety as part of their offering? b)Was a justification question due to the possibility of emigration from the outside landings of isla verde towards this place? Or c)Is it because those particular specimens are allowed by the local health sanitary code? I did not asked, nor will i return to find out the reason, but i wonder. Now, if you still want to read about the food and the place... Arrived here with a collegue after realizing the restaurant where originally intended to dine was in the opposite direction walked, and by the time we got here we were really hungry, so did a quick look up in yelp, saw the star rating and comments, and decided it was ok to try it. Dimmed lights place, spanish decor (At first i thought it was inviting, now, well, not sure of the main reason). It started as a good experience, Elizabeth, our server was attentive, and knowledgeable about the food and favourites. I came here with a colleague that was his first experience with Puertorican cuisine, so he was recommended a typical plate: mofongo with churrasco. Apparently it was ok. I was recommended a coconut sangria (not to be confused with a piña colada, this one is a blend of rum, tequila and several other spirits). Was good, but strong. For the main course I also asked recommendation among a chillo, dorado and salmon fillets and was advised in favour of the salmon fillet, that came glazed in a pinapple sauce. Was delicious, crusty in the outside, just perfect. Service was on point, good recommendations, food arrived in time, etc. What a great evening was, i even asked for a coffee with milk to lower a little bit the sangria effects (were strong!) And then, ironically, just before asking for the check, i perceive like someone was staring at me, so turned to my right in the precise instant when a scaried look from the woman in the table across mine fixed to my shirt, and then i felt something tickling in my upper arm. Inconciously, i move my arm, and voila! Voló! There it was! The subject of a intriguing question by the restaurant manager, the main reason of this one star review, and the responsible of my total and well earned unsatisfaction with this place: A two inches long cockroach, arguably of the flying kind. Please discuss. No more comments, except that i think was not Elizabeth's, our server, fault, as she handled the issue the best she could, so well, let's say, if you still plan to come here ( I know, just kidding ) ask for her. read more

Platos - Salmon - Latin American Near Me - Carolina, Puerto Rico

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Friendly staff, delicious food and strong drinks! I had the mahi mahi with a coconut (mango too, I think) glaze and mashed tuber & my sister had bacon wrapped chicken stuffed with sweet plantain with a side of seasoned rice and they were both hits with us. We each had coconut sangrias and any qualms you may have with spending $11 on a drink will go away once you taste that they are definitely not stingy with the alcohol lol read more

Platos - Coconut sangria - Latin American Near Me - Carolina, Puerto Rico

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What can I say about this place.. It's beyond amazing!!! From the service to the food to the atmosphere, it was just great!! Will be going back again tonight to try out more delicious food. Highly recommended read more

Platos - Best chicken soup ever!!! Must try! - Latin American Near Me - Carolina, Puerto Rico

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Friendly service, clean restaurant with trendy decor. My friend and I both ordered the flank steak with mango-chimichurri sauce. No problem with substituting the side for vegetables (we eat low carb). Our steaks were tender and the sauce was delicious. If you're looking for slightly more upscale Puerto Rican cuisine, Plato's is worth checking out. read more

It's taking huge restraint for me not to give this restaurant 5 stars. I'm a southern, Black woman and trust me when I tell you that this place fries chicken and fish better than Any restaurant I've been to. It's that backwoods, slap your momma, don't care if grease is on your face type of good. Atmosphere: 3 stars. The bar looks as if it has been recently upgraded. Now the reest of the place needs to play catch-up. Service: 5 stars. Personable, funny, and happy to help. The Food: Mussels 5 stars Chiccuteres: 5 stars Blood sausage: 3.5 stars Empandadas: 3 stars Fried plantains: 1 star ( no flavor) Cheese balls: 3 stars Champagne sangria and apple sangria: 5 stars Whole fried Trout: 5 stars (out of sight) Paella: 4 stars Mofongo: 4 stars Overall, this place serves solid Puerto Rican food. It's worth the visit. read more

I have been coming to Isla Verde for 6 years now,and this is my first experience with Plato's, the outside is a little off-putting, but believe me, the food and service is some of the best in all of Isla Verde, I always thought the place looked a little too much like a nightclub from the outside,a little dark,a weird face for a logo , but take my advice and try it. The food is flavorful and fresh, the service from my experience was friendly and informative, I had the mahi mahi bites and the Plato's pequeno ( I think, not sure, roasted pork with cheese and fried plantain) it was excellent. Please try them out. read more

The service, place, food and drinks all get an F. Mofongo was terrible the pina colada was a glass of coco Lopez and no rum. Go to Raizes instead if you want to enjoy your food, drinks, ambiance and service. read more

Platos has really good food but I think the just need to hire more employees. When we first arrived a couple was ahead of us not sure how long they waited but when they ask if the could just go sit down the waitress replied a bit rude telling them they had to wait. The couple in front of us continued to wait and got tired of waiting's day left. Finally we got a table and the man that sat us down was really nice. Our waitress came she was awesome took our order and also recommended the popular dishes. They food did take forever to get but it was delicious. We order the canoa for appetizers, jibarito and mofongo with guava sangria. The food did take long to get to us but it was fresh. read more

Coconut sangria was excellent! Waiter was very generous with our '1/2 pitcher'... and thus we had lots of good times! My husband ordered the chicken Mofongo, which was FILLING-- wouldn't get appetizer due to the entrees being SO HUGE. Gotta give the Mofongo a try while in PR.. it is an experience. I went with the boring grilled chicken and rice-- very tasty, although I felt guilty eating all that salt. Because we were unaware of portion size- we DID get the appetizer of chipotle shrimp-- which was actually very good. Maybe get this and 1 entree for 2 ppl? Service was slow, but that didn't bother us at all- our waiter was very kind and friendly. The 'slow' service is just a way of life.. so go with it, and relax- you are on vacation :) This restaurant was in walking distance of Ritz Carlton, but did have 1/2 tourists and 1/2 locals, which I liked to see. ALSO- if you are there on Friday and Saturday nights, a characture artist is usually there and for $10 per person, you can get your image turned into a cartoon for a couple of laughs and a memory to bring home. read more

I've accepted that my stomach just can't handle the heavy, greasy food Puerto Rico has to offer. We heard lots of great reviews about this place so we thought we would check it out since its a short walk from our hotel. The service was mediocre, the food was subpar BUT the guava sangria was to die for. If we do return, it will only be for drinks. Every single one of their bathroom stalls were broken and didn't have toilet paper. WTH?! lol Considering the prices on their menu, the least they can do is keep their restrooms well stocked and working properly. To top it off, whatever we ate gave 2 of the 3 of us food poisoning. We spent the remainder of that night and well into the next day in our hotel restroom. Way do put a damper on our trip. read more