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Rincon del Faro

3.7 (88 reviews)
Open 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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Casual
Touristy
Moderate noise
Good for kids

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Morgan M.

We stopped here in the middle of the rainforest/kayak excursion for dinner. The margarita tasted just like syrup but the passionfruit smoothie was good. The fish was well seasoned and the fried cheesecake was the perfect treat. On a nice day, it is great as they have a huge outdoor seating area!

Outside seating of the Rincon del Faro.
Isla O.

The food is good. (His order) whole snapper, white rice side of kidney beans. (Mine) Mahi-Mahi in garlic sauce, rice and kidney beans- came out cooked together and included maduro- never had it this way before, surprisingly good, as in, flavorful, kinda sweet with the plantains cooked into it. We didn't order salad bit a small portion accompanied the dish which is nice considering I'm on vacation and haven't eaten my normal intake of greens. Appetizer.. we ordered 2 chicken empanadas.. its really good, better than the ones i get in Miami.. its got to be that island seasoning . I'm generally liberal with my star rating unless somethings really bad. The staff were very nice and pleasant. Service is a bit slow bit since we're on vacation, i didn't mind.. plus, time in general is slower on an island and i appreciate that. If you're in a rush.. probably look elsewhere. I will say though, we were in a packaged tour, so there were alot of us.. that probably attributed to the wait. OTHER THAN THAT. Please do visit, order and enjoy. Sitting outside is nice on a beautiful day. Side note, Faro-lito is the restaurant cat, he's cute and sits by eyeing scraps. Hubby shares his fish- he loved it.

Shannon V.

Great patio seating and music. Food was served hot and tasted andtastedlike. We enjoyed it is

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Marietta C.

I'm a little torn on how to review this place as I truly believe it deserves 4 stars and we just happened to catch them on a bad night. Upon arriving here with a group of 8, we were told it would be at least 1 hour to get our food out. We had seen how awesome everything looked so we were willing to wait. Ordered some drinks and apps and we were truly disappointed. The fried yucca was extremely bland and things just came out at different times. When we got our passionfruit juice with rum, it was basically diluted juice with ice water and a drop of rum. We commented to the waitress and said that the drinks were missing rum (for all 8 of our identical drinks) and she ended up coming out with a plastic cup with a shot worth of rum for us to divide among us. At the end, we just let it ride out we were just hungry and that's all we cared about. When I got my vegetarian mofongo it was to die forrrrrrrrr. Just delicious and nice to have a vegetarian option! I know everyone else wasn't a huge fan of their dish or at least it wasn't work the 1.5+ hour wait for our food to come out. Truthfully I was happy with the food but overall experience wasn't the best. It was almost as if they were annoyed of our party of 8 and if we weighed on them. Wish experience + food would've been worth it on this night because I think they do deserve the 4 stars.

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Cashea S.

Yelp and Google sent us to the restaurant an hour early (they opened at noon Sunday), but we didn't mind the wait because it was SO good! The food, the service, the drinks; everything was to die for. We ordered the stuffed lobster and didn't realize just how stuffed it was. It turns out that it was insanely stuffed with all the seafood on top of the lobster. We made the mistake of ordering appetizers thinking it was going to be on the smaller side, even with a 3.5 lb lobster. We got so full we couldn't even finish the meal. The fried calamari was great, but again, the fresh calamari in the lobster was insanely good. I would have gone without had a I realized the size. The turnovers (empanadas, samosas, whatever they may be called) are great. We did one beef and one chicken. You won't be disappointed. The lobster itself was the main show though with calamari, clams, shrimp, octopus, and conch. Sooooo good with the garlic butter sauce. The drinks were also tasty! The pina colada was legit! The price may seem expensive, but you are getting sooo much food that it is worth every penny. I felt so awful not getting the rest to go, but we were so full and were at the beach so we couldn't take it home. Lastly, the service was perfect and welcoming. There are chickens and cats that roam around too while you eat and drink, but the employees are good about cleaning chicken poop. He came back often to top off drinks and make sure all was well. It is such an amazing place we would come back again!

Monica L.

We stopped here for lunch as part of our tour of El Yunque. While the place is nice, chill vibes, and music the food was not good. The fish lack flavor and the trifongo was on the alright side. I know the island is experiencing staff shortage and this might a be a reason for the lack of food quality because the staff was very nice.

Vickie H.

Great family owned business! Great food!! Definitely a must go for great food and amazing service. I've been to Puerto Rico to visit my family and I never miss a chance to go and have a wonderful meal with friendly service.

Mofongo con Pulpo (Octopus)
David M.

The food here was amazing. Last minute find and so glad we stumbled upon it. They have indoor seating available but most of the tables are outside. Private parking too. The Mofongo!

nice looking place.
L M.

It's amazing that this place touts its tripadvisor ratings on the wall right when you walk in ... because it's the least tourist-friendly place i've been in my life. same deal as what other folks are saying... we pull up and get the "one hour wait for food" right at the front door. --- okay. we'll wait. we literally sat at the table with ZERO staff interaction for 30 minutes. not one word as they walked back and forth past us.... taking orders from every other table... and bringing them drink after drink. oh, and the one hour wait for food? every other table got food in 5 minutes... every single table that walked in after us had food and drinks when we finally walked out. seriously, i've been in places all over the world... this place is a complete zero. hard pass unless you are local. at least they are consistent when they treat customers poorly.

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Nanda V.

I'll start with the only positive point about this restaurant. We told our server that we were in a rush and needed to get our food quickly since we needed to catch our kayak tour on time. She was great in accommodating that request! When we sat down at the table, we were told that the restaurant was out of shrimp and octopus and that they were "running low" on seafood. Because of the shortage, we were also told that an additional $1-$2 would be added to whatever dish we ordered (I've never heard of a restaurant charging above and beyond the price listed on the menu). I ordered the mofongo with lobster and my fiancé ordered the mixed seafood with rice. To my surprise, my fiancé's dish included shrimp and octopus! How odd given that we were told otherwise as soon as we were seated!!! We were in a hurry so we ate quickly but I will never return nor recommend this establishment to anyone visiting Fajardo.

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Beautiful place nice and relaxing had a great time with my family my grandbaby had fun running around

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Best food since coming to Puerto Rico! Food so good I felt like I was about to fly. Highly recommend the food in the photos provided!!!

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Nice people good food! Sat outside in the cool breeze would definitely go back again !

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Good food, service, atmosphere. Fish was cooked well, and the staff were warm and welcoming.

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Super great over all can't say enough, staff friendly and informative in what they serve, drinks especially , Mojitos I sure will return.

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This is right on the ocean. Recommend to sit inside as it smells outside from the marshy area of…read morethe ocean. We came here for the lobster and ribeye to share between us and boy it did not disappoint! We were lucky that we got the last lobster from the tank. Loved every bite full! Delicious and yummy. Went well with my mango vodka mojito. We chose to have the Mamposteado style rice as our side dish. Which was so great. We had enough room to share a pistachio cheesecake and it finished off the meal great!! Thank you Ramon for a great evening and thank you Chef Ernesto Meléndez for a great meal.

We had such a great experience here. The food was delicious, and the waitstaff was incredibly…read morefriendly and kind. Our waiter (I wish I remembered his name!) was so nice and even took the time to recommend other places for us to visit, which we really appreciated. The food was very fresh. I had the stuffed lobster, and it was delicious--definitely a lot of food for one person, though. Since we're just visiting, I'd recommend sharing if you're not looking for a super big meal. My husband had the mahi with shrimp, and he loved it. We had the calamari for appetizer, it was amazing! Overall, we really enjoyed everything and would absolutely recommend this place.

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Primarily pastelillos but have other items like arepas, frituras, and seafood salads. But the…read morespecialty is pastelillos. About 20 different filling options: meat, chicken, lobster, shrimp, cheese, combos with cheese, guava, and even nutella... . Tasty, filling, and with a Medalla or 3, can't beat it.

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