Cactus Bar and Grill is a delicious new Mexican restaurant on the west coast of Puerto Rico. Cactus just opened in February of 2019 and - based on the business the Sunday we visited - already has become a popular establishment.
Like many businesses in Puerto Rico, Cactus can be a challenge to find using online mapping apps.* Cactus is located on Highway 102 north of the Boqueron area and south of Mayagüez, on the east side of the highway (and south of the string of seafood restaurants dotting the highway as you head south from Mayagüez).
My companion had the enchiladas, which she said were were very good and used fresh, local ingredients. I had the pollo (chicken) quesadillas and I can honestly say that they were the best dish I had during this particular visit to Puerto Rico.
All of the portions are huge! We watched some of the appetizers and entrees brought to other tables. The chips appetizer looked big enough for four people, while the burgers are more than double the size of burgers at other establishments. (We even saw a double burger that looked large enough to feed a family of four.) Despite the giant portions, prices are extremely reasonable.
We visited on a Sunday at about 1:30 PM and when we arrived were only one of two tables occupied. By the time we left, however, every indoor table was filled, a couple were sitting at the bar, and a number of overflow groups had been seated in what looked to be a party room. Either we are first-class trendsetters, or Cactus quickly has become the In Place for a Sunday mid-afternoon meal.
Cactus Bar and Grill is definitely worth a visit if you're traveling along the west coast of Puerto Rico.
*If you're curious, google and read one of the articles about how street addresses work in Puerto Rico and why they don't mesh well with traditional US maps (or the Postal Service). When I first entered the address of Cactus Bar and Grill into Yelp (and also into Google Maps), it tried to place the location pin about 20 miles too far south. Fortunately I was able to manually correct the location in Yelp. read more