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    Bonao Restaurant

    3.3 (151 reviews)
    InexpensiveLatin American
    Open 6:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Alexis M.

    Food is good. Service not. I had baked chicken, beans & yellow rice. The lady gave me white rice. Although, I blatantly said "amarillo" which is yellow in Spanish. When I brought it up, she said "you said white" in Spanish. Anyway, food is good and that's why I come here. I always do takeout.

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    Steph B.

    While the food was good the service was not up to par. We waited over forty minutes for our food and the server than comes over to our table to let us know she thought our food was to go despite it not being ready. We had to ask for utensils once we were served and sides were missing.

    Kesha W.

    Always Great Food, However I recently visited on Friday 5/31 to buy food as I periodically do...& to no surprise I was ignored, happens often when I visit but this time it was extensive especially because the restaurant was not overcrowded, so it was noticeable not just from me but also the patrons (2 women) who were sitting at the counter. I stood in eye view of a group of waitresses who were behind the counter & all 4-5 of them totally ignored me as if I'm not almost 6feet without heels on...coupled with the uniqueness of my statuesque & beauty I might add, there is no way I am invisible to the naked eye. At any rate, when one of the waitresses used her voice to reach over my 6ft stature & ask the short Spanish woman behind me what she wanted to order, was when I decided my services, better yet my money was not wanted here in this establishment so I walked out. But not before one of the women that was sitting at the counter kindly intercepted & said wait a minute, weren't you standing there the whole time & did not get served or asked? I said YES...& proceeded to walk out....That will be the last time Bonoa treats me like a 2nd class citizen which is what they do each time I walk in....pretend they don't see all of my Blackness & wait for prompting by their male manager then indiscreetly huff & puff their way over to me to take my order...Yes their food is good but there are soooooo many other great & tasty Spanish Food restaurants in Perth Amboy that is happy to serve me in exchange for money...I actually pay y'all like everybody else...this food that I buy from them is not given to me at the end of the night...Lol... All jokes aside because this treatment & blatant disrespect is not a joke....Going forward, I hope this establishment trains their employees to start serving women especially English speaking Black women the same way they hustle to & expeditiously run to serve men take their orders with a smile . ThkU for Reading Namaste KLW

    Dulce L.

    Dominician restaurant in the heart of Perth Amboy NJ with ample seating at the counter and tables. I was so in a mood for good Spanish food so I decided to oder a typical meal of ox tails with white rice and red bean and their signature drink la Viagra which is basically carrot and orange juice mixed with sweet condensed milk. The drink drink Viagra was very good. It was what you would expect of a carrot orange juice and sweet condensed milk drink. Delicious and sweet. The white rice and red beans were typical Spanish flavor. But the big disappointment was the star of the show, The oxtails. But then I would think that they would be tender but unfortunately they were tough and hard. If you know anything about oxtails you have to cook them for at least three hours to make them tender. They are a very rough and tough meat that needs to be tenderized in the pressure cooker. Unfortunately my oxtails were hard and rough. Big disappointment. The total for my meal was $17 in which I think it's a little bit extreme for what I had ordered as a typical Spanish food plate. I will not be coming back.

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    Maria V.

    So I've been coming here for years - over 10 years I would say- ever since it used to be in the tiny tiny place across the street. The new place is a lot bigger inside - it has a very small parking lot for 3 cars and 1 handicap- and most times I come I never get to park in the parking lot ... so you have to search for street parking otherwise Inside can be confusing for your 1st time. There is no hostess . And it is always busy- at least when I come . You can either go up the the counter to order or you can sit anywhere and someone should come and tend to you. It definitely has a local spot feel to it - most of the waitresses speak Spanish . Some may speak some English and I know some don't speak English at all. I've had terrible service at times... but sometimes I don't like today- I had a nice waitress. I think it depends on who waits on you. Bottom line- if you want excellent service then don't come because you may be disappointed. The menu has been upgraded - but no pricing on it - just as the last menu lol. Not sure why they don't put prices I don't come here frequently anymore but when I do I always come for the same thing I've been getting for years... THE MOFONGO and SHRIMP with GARLIC SAUCE !!!!!! ( $13) .....So Delish . One of my favorite places for mofongo besides places in Washington Heights. I attached a photo for your viewing pleasure. You're Welcome :)

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    Saida S.

    Came here for Sunday morning breakfast mangu and it seriously made my rainy day better. The mangu was SO good and the queso frito was made perfectly. I only got through half of it before I realized I couldn't eat anymore and took the rest home. I got a mango smoothie on the side and I could not stop sipping on it. The staff is mad nice and the vibe of the restaurant is just so chill. I'll definitely be back

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    Patricia P.

    My son Andrew was starving and he invited me to eat at Bonao's Restaurant in Perth Amboy since we were in the area... I was totally disappointed with the experience; first the place is loud and crowded; lacks service, food tasted generic, (I would say out of cans), and the prices were outrageous! Needless to say, we would not be back!

    I ordered two large oxtail combos with yellow rice and beans each one costs $16 and one small steak and white rice combo which costs $12

    terrible service and racist towards anyone who isn't spanish and food quality isn't what it used to be.

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    3 months ago

    The tastiest Domenican food ever!! No body compares to Bonao!!.. The servers could use a pep in their step in their service.

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    Good local food. Large selection of choices. Order are large so if your hungry good place to go

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    Updated from one star. No more fingers imprinted in the mofongo. The food is as good as it ever was.

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    6 years ago

    Food is amazing great price awesome service staff so nice and pleasant can't wait to go back.

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