Honestly...this place is a huge disappointment. Being Puerto Rican, I recommended this spot to lots of people. What a mistake. Here's the short version: There was 6 of us. We we eating and drinking heavy. They forced the check on us (700+) Then the "manager" came to us and said "guys thanks for coming in and congrats on the anniversary but haha I'm going to need this table" We all looked around confused. We stood up. While getting up another "manager" told my girl 2 things 1."You guys don't have to leave we just need the table, you can stand by the crowded bar if you guys want to stay" 2."We keep people here based on consumption" Like whaaaaaat!!!! 780 bucks in 2 hours!!! Why would we want to stay here? I'm embarrassed that I told my friends about this place and will now take my friends and money elsewhere. read more

Let me start this review by saying the food was amazing! This restaurant is exactly what I expected. They have a doorman, which is a very nice touch. The ambiance and the place are very nice. If the waiter lets you enjoy your yourself and the music while you are there. On the other hand, the service was horrible. Our waiter Michael was the worst waiter that I ever had. He saw when we were seated to our table and immediately asked us "WHAT DO YOU WANT". As we were still taking our coats off, we told him that we just sat down and weren't ready. He hovered over us until one of us asked him to that we will call when ready. We order drinks, tries to hand it to us instead of putting them down on the table. When we told him to put them down on the table he had a blank look. We ordered appetizers, before they arrive; he asked if we were ready to order our dinner. Again we said that we did not look at the menu and we will call him. Again he hovers. Again we tell him to leave. We order or meals, A party member in the group ordered a steak and he asked (HOW DO YOU WANT IT COOKED?). He leaves. As we are talking amongst us, he returns to ask us if we are ready to order or dinner. We tell him that we ordered 5 minutes ago and he argues with us that we didn't. A few minutes later, he asked her (HOW SHE WANTS HER STEAK COOKED?). She replied, I already told you Medium. He then returned a little later to ask again (HOW SHE WANTS HER STEAK COOKED?). Again she told him that she already told him twice MEDIUM. While we were eating, a manager came over to our table to ask us how everything was going so we told him all of the above, plus (too much to include in this review). He said sorry but did nothing about it. Another waiter saw what was going on and visited our table to make sure that the service was getting better. Then another person (who I thought was the owner) came to ask how everything was and again, we told him all of the above and more, he said sorry that you feel this way and did nothing about it. They didn't even change our waiter after we asked them to. Michael then comes to us while we are starting our meal to ask if we want the bill (as he called it). We told him no, that we are still eating. We had to tell him not to come back until we call him because he approached at least 6 times asking if we want our bill. One of the party members requested to see the Dessert Menu and he didn't know what that was and proceeded to ask "You want your bill? We had to tell him to come back in a while. He seemed to be under the influence of something. To tops it off, they included the tip to the bill. I will never go there again. All of this happened and the restaurant was empty. He was waiting on only two tables. If you go there and you are greeted by Michael, ask to be seated at another section if you want a pleasant experience. read more

Let me preface this review by saying the food is amazing! I eat out a few times a week, in NYC and the food at this restaurant is not what I expected. The flavors were absolutely delicious. The ambiance and the place is very pretty. The fact that they have a doorman is also a nice touch. Now, let us address the service. I don't remember the last time a waiter was so bad. As soon as we sat down, the drink menus were on the table, the waiter came over and asked us what we wanted. I said to him "please give us a few minutes, we just sat down" - he said ok, but did not walk away he just stood there. I looked at him again and said - we need a few minutes. He also had an attitude - not sure why, the restaurant was not full. We ordered our drinks because he came back within a minute - and that should have given us an idea of how the night was going to go. He brings the drinks and he starts handing them to us and we look at him and said put them on the table. Then he said "what do you want to eat"? One of the guests at our table had been to the restaurant before so she knew the menu and ordered our appetizers. As soon as the appetizers were placed on the table he asked us "do you know what you want to eat"? Again with the rushing - so we ordered the food. He came back in 5 minutes and asked one of us - how do you want your steak cook - she looked at him and said I already told you, but she told him again. He came back in 5 minutes and asked her again, how do you want your steak cook? At this point, I got up and complained to the manager and he said he would talk to him. (WHAT? TALK TO HIM WHILE WE ARE STILL HERE)?? Ten minutes go by and the waiter comes over again and asks us if we are ready to order our food. My cousin swore she was being pranked and we were being filmed for a TV show. At this point, we are yelling - we already ordered and he doesn't seem to believe us. He goes back into the kitchen and comes back with the food. As soon as we finish - he asks us if we want the check - SERIOUSLY? We ordered dessert, I complain to another manager and he said "sorry about that, but do you like the food"? I will spare you the rest of the night - but the waiter asked us 6 times if we wanted the check! At one point, I asked him if wanted to go home, because the restaurant wasn't busy and if that is why he keeps asking us. Once again, I complained (loudly) to the manager that I have never been treated that way and for two managers to completely ignore us instead of giving us a new waiter or doing something, anything would have been nice, is completely unaccepted. To make matters much worse, we were presented with the check with an automatic tip for this horrible service. So as we paid the $400, we were all furious that we had to give this horrible waiter anything! We loved the food so much, that we actually thought we might go back - but I would not subject myself to such service ever again. In today's market when I can choose to spend my money anywhere and not make a trip to Queens, I will spend it anywhere else but there. If you choose to go there - you have been warned, management does not care. read more

Made reservations for 830pm, I received two phone calls to confirm my reservation. We get there on time to have the host inform us that it will be a 15 minutes wait. I asked why if I made reservations and we were on time...What was the purpose of making reservations? The other issue I had we were seated at 840pm only because I called it to the attention of the manager about waiting with reservations. Once seated we waited 35 minutes before our orders were taken and it was only because I had to once again call the manager over and let him know that no one has taken our order. We finally got our food and drinks and it was ok. Once they cleaned our table we waited for our server to ask if we wanted anything else like dessert. We had to wave down the server to ask him for a dessert menu. He told us the two choices we had and we placed our order. Dessert was ok. I never experience service like this that we had to flagged them down to also give us our bill. To find out gratuity and service charge was added to our bill. I will not be returning to this place. Also another note asked if there was a dress code was told no baseball cap and track suits. Obviously they don't enforce the dress code, i saw a server with a cap and a customer with one as well not to mention another customer with jogging shorts, sneakers and a tee shirt. read more

Coquito Blu - Latin American Near Me - Whitestone, New York

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From drinks to food everything was great. Two issues with this place: first we sat outside because it's pretty but it was a nightmare, lots of mosquitos please take care of that. It's a nice outside for mosquitos. Second server is not professional: you can't take my apps before you ask me if I want to order drinks. Most def please fix the mosquitos issue. Food was yummy. Servers need training they don't have experience. read more

I went to coquito with my family. Was very excited to try this new addition to the neighborhood. The food was different but very good. My server delilah was amazing. She had the best recommendations and made sure she was very attentive. Would definitely go again just to experience the amazing food & her service read more

not good. service was terrible. my friend and I were the only ones there at 645 and our waiter, who looked like he had been working in the kitchen still wearing an apron, was more interested in his phone than. taking care of us. we had 3 appetizer, no dinner, and 3 drinks and it was $140. Ridiculous! if you're going to charge those prices, the service, food and drinks should be outstanding and they aren't! and I just reaized that we should have not been charged for all the drinks since it should been happy hou. Not happy! read more

Once we walked in; it felt like you're entering a night club with the loud music. Waited about 40 minutes for a table. We were instructed to go to the bar and get a drink meanwhile we wait for our table to be ready. Waited about 20 minutes at the bar and the bartenders never took our orders. Once we got to our table we ordered at once to get our food and drinks ASAP. Took another 30-40 minutes to get an appetizer of just two empanadas.. and waited for the food about an hour. The food wasn't even the best. The salmon was dry and flavorless, lomo saltado was okay wasn't even hot, and the chicken was a big portion and a bit dry. The maduros were great though. Should've gone to McDonald's next to it. Other than that ... super pricey !!!!!!!!! read more

The food was perfect especially the drinks (coquito blu was the best) the service was great also always giving us water especially Eliot was a great waiter always asking us if we were okay if we wanted something else Eliot was the best shoutout to him read more

My experience at this place was terrible. I decided to take my husband here for fathers Day and we were so disappointed. The service was terrible. We ordered drinks and the waitress brought the wrong drinks. Our food took about 40 minutes to arrive. After she bought the wrong drinks we ordered more drinks and we had to go chase the waitress to find out about our drinks. THEY RAN OUT of desserts. NEVER heard of that. the music was extremely loud I felt like I was at a club with my kids. Skirt Steak was super dry. read more

Appetizers were good, drinks were good, beef empanadas was way too chewy and meaty (not properly washed). The flat water was really good! The entrees were not good at all. We got the fried bronzino and the salmon with pineapple rice and the steak with yuca mash, not good at all. Bill came out to over $300 way too over priced! read more

Amazing our waiter sky ... she was the best . The vibe was great. gave you the feeling you was either in south beach or la isla Puerto Rico food was sooo good. Big portions took a big bag of 4 big containers of food lol over all ... beautiful! Oh btw they have art in the restaurant! Frida khalo! Ugh the best 10/10 read more

Horrible experience! They refused to share their Wi-Fi so that I could get home safely. I tried calling car service after dinner, however, the car service app was not working with the cellular data, for whatever reason It was late at night (very dark outside). When I explained to the Manager (she self-identified herself as a manager), that I needed access to the Wi-Fi, she said she doesn't have the restaurant's Wi-Fi. I asked if I could speak to a different manager, one whom might have access to Wi-Fi and she refused to get me anyone. She said the manager and the owner were both at the restaurant and she refused to get either of them. I asked two other employees for assistance and they went back to her. It was late at night and I live in a different borough and wanted to get home safely. After a few minutes of repeatedly asking to speak to a different person, I finally spoke to a person who identified himself as the Operations Manager. Mind you, the place was empty and the Operations Manager was not helpful at all. He had a lot of excuses and no solutions, nothing helpful and he did not exhibit any concern for my safety. What restaurant do you know of, as big as this one, doesn't have Wi-Fi for their patrons to use? He claimed their guest Wi-Fi didn't work and that they didn't have access to the restaurant's Wi-Fi, which showed up on the list of options, but required a password. The restaurant was empty and the food was mediocre at best, but we felt it wasn't the fault of the waitress, so we gave her a generous gratuity (we tipped her more than the amount that was automatically added to our bill). We all wondered if being black was the reason for this nonchalant behavior. The Operations Manger also gave some excuse about bandwidth being the reason that there's no access to Wi-fi. As if, one person using Wi-Fi for 2 minutes would diminish their bandwidth. Not possible. I didn't see a single black employee that night. We wondered if our entire party being predominately black had anything to do with their flippant behavior. In the picture you can see the empty tables behind the person sitting with us. Did the Operations Manager offer any solutions, not at all, he could care less to be honest. He physically took an aggressive stance-- both, legs wide apart. I bring this up because body language is important in telling you how a person really thinks. Their mouth may be saying on thing, but their body language tells you the truth. I found this offensive because we had elderly people in our group. He then walked over to the other manager (the woman I mentioned earlier) and whispered to her, as if he was proud of how he handled the situation and the other manager stared at me -- she was a very unpleasant person. Racist vibes, in my opinion. They didn't even get a car service number that I could call, even though I asked the woman for one. This is not how they should treat patrons. No one at our table will be coming back! Not a single person. You be the judge if this is the type of experience you want to have after spending a substantial amount of money. read more

Coquito Blu - Latin American Near Me - Whitestone, New York

Worst experience I've ever had at a restaurant. When we get there we get seated quickly which was great. It was a Sunday brunch and they were super busy so we expected the service to be a bit slow. But this was on another level. Our order wasn't taken until we had 30 mins sitting there waiting. I know we should had just left then but it was busy and we were trying to be understanding. After we finally ordered. The drinks took another 30 minutes and then half of the food that the table order took another 45 minutes to come after drinks. 30 minutes after half the table received their food and ate it the other half got their food and it wasn't correct. We had ordered 2 coquito flatbreads that they ran out of the toppings but they served it anyways. Instead of asking us if we wanted something else. At that point we have a little over 2 hours dealing with disappointing service and we are so hungry. We ate half a flatbread and the other asked for a to go box. When the bill finally comes I ask to speak to the manager explained to him the situation and ask for a discount on the bill or for the 2 flat breads to be removed. The manager had the nerve to ask did you guys eat the flatbreads. I responded we tried to eat one and the other are taking it home as to not waste food. He replied well I'll remove one of the flat breads. At this point we are over it agree to that and pay the bill. We then had to wait another 30 mins to get the credit card back because of an error on their end charging us. read more

The service in this place is slow. The food is overpriced and over salted. I ordered steak n the salt overwhelmed the dish. The ambience is beautiful. It seems as if people that r not in the restaurant business own the place. What a shame. read more

I went to this establishment for one drink on the recommendation of someone. I needed to ask for a drink menu from the bartender who was too busy chewing her gum with her mouth open! Drinks were mediocre, when I asked for the check the gratuity was already included! No signs posted that this was included in tab, so if I paid cash I would have never known!!!! Asked to speak to a manager, surprisingly not there but gave me his number. The assistant could not help me but told me I could have had it take off, my response was it was too late the shock was already there. Asked for the managers name she gave me his number, surprise surprise when I called the number today it is not in service!!!! I will tell every person I know NOT to go to this restraint!!!!! read more

My friends and I were so excited to try this new restaurant in the neighborhood. The place is decorated very nicely and exudes a cool vibe. We were a party of five and shown to a four top table in between two other tables (one empty the other occupied). After explaining to the host that we did not want to squeeze at that table, he finally agreed to push the empty table for two next to us with our table for four (which should have been done already!). The server comes over and she is very pleasant. We order our drinks (3 diet cokes and 2 iced teas) - after a few minutes she came back and informed us they were out of diet coke and iced tea. We stick with water and order our appetizers (one of which they did not have). We then try to order our entrees (three of us were ordering skirt steak) and we were then told they didn't have any more of that either. The menu is very limited and the only other thing on the menu I eat was the spaghettini dish served with chicken, ham, and sun dried tomatoes. Please keep in mind there is only ONE pasta dish on the menu while you continue to read this review. Our food arrives, mine 10 minutes after the rest of my party. I start eating and quickly realize it's pasta with shrimp and calamari which I am allergic to (and was not even on the menu). The waitress comes over I tell her what happened. She asked if she can get me something else, I decline as my friends are almost finished with their meals. The chef then came over to apologize and offered to make me the correct dish on the house several times. I didn't want to insult him, so I agreed to accept the new dish. I thanked him and awaited the new plate. When the bill came, they charged us for the pasta. We told the manager what the chef had said and he argued back and forth that he took it off the bill already (which he didn't). This was the single worst experience I have ever had in a restaurant (and I eat out most nights). I don't often review but there were just way too many things wrong with this place. Will never go back. read more

I was here yesterday with a group of friends, they missed the ball here. The best thing here was the ambiance, the waitress seemed very moody and unprofessional from the very beginning, the food took over an hour to come out and the portion size was extremely small for the price and lacked flavor. Way to many floor managers/ owners walking around, im sure they could've had someone run to the supermarket to get avocados that they ran out of. read more

Great Spanish food with a live band we celebrated my sons 22nd Birthday here and we were all happy with the quality of the food. Service is a bit slow we waited a long time for the apps and food to arrive but aside from that I highly recommend this place. read more

I'm giving three stars for a few reasons. Ambiance was very good. Mixed drinks were chincy. 4oz drinks for $16. was Had the Branzinio and was very good. Apps were expensive. Service was ok. Ordered a bottle of wine and was not shown the bottle or given a taste. She went right for the pour. Biggest issue I have is the check. You don't automatically add a 18% gratuity to a neighborhood restaurant. Then I paid with cash and was asked if I needed change. That was the taste I left with. Not sure if I will go back. read more

I attended a B day dinner with 10 other friends, The service was slow and I just brushed it off to the location being new. The menu is very limited and the portions are small. I ordered the brick oven shrimp and when it arrived it didn't even have grill marks, the shrimp was bland and sautéed. I also ordered the in bone ribeye and was very disappointed with that selection as well. Food was very dry and bland. The presentation was also missing I felt like I could have done a better job making these dishes at home. I also wasn't the only one unhappy with my food the whole entire party wasn't to happy about their food. The only thing amazing about this place was the COCONUT FLAN! If you dine out frequently and are looking for tasty food I do not recommend this place.. read more

This would've been my 2nd visit since I enjoyed it the first time but doubt I'll end up in here again. Showed up 19 minutes early for my reservation and first hostess was walking us to a table when a 2nd hostess stopped her from seating us and she then says we got here early and they're getting our table ready, no problem , we sit at couch and we get handed 2 glasses of champagne, sure I'd love that , but it appears there's a food stain , so I let the gentleman know and he says oh it's only on the outside , cleans it with his finger and hands it to me, I said sorry I don't want it. Would you like a new glass , I said no thank you. Then the 2nd hostess says table is ready and proceeds to sit us at the table by the door, (and it's a cold night ),which was Empty all that time, I said can we sit back there She says no. We said ok bye, she coldly says byeee. I don't see this place lasting with this type of service so goodbye! read more

Just opened in Whitestone NY and I have to say a bit unprofessional and unorganized especially for just opening up. I think I had spurts of 10 minutes between me and my partner and all of a sudden you had a new face come up to you and tell you that they were either the owner or manager and each time was a new face. I was there to enjoy the new place and try it out but it was bothersome that I had someone interrupting every time. Somewhat Understandable if it's the waitress it's their job. Food and drinks were served well a bit pricey but seem upscale. The inside seems a bit bland as well with the decorations. Seems like they forgot about wall decor except for the bar and one painting they have. read more

Amazing food and out of this world service!!! Our server Kiki was very knowledgeable and capable with the food and drinks and had a beautiful personality!!! Will definitely go back soon!!! read more

I visited the restaurant a while ago it's a very nice place. I was happy to hear that a Puerto Rican restaurant was opening very close to home. It wasn't terrible but it could have been better, coming from a Dominican/puerto Rican the food lacked lots of flavor it also didn't come out hot as it should for the price they charge. The prices are a bit much for what you get. The dessert was good but again 14$ for a little piece of flan is kind of ridiculous. Also this place is more like a Latin fusion restaurant not Puerto Rican .Overall this restaurant is okay it has potential. read more

The service is terrible. Waited 25 minutes each time a drink was ordered. Very unorganized. My waiter never checked on us once. My food came out cold for both appetizer and main course. Food was not only cold but bland. They also include 18 percent tip in bill and then try to trick you with including a tip after credit card receipt comes back. Usually waiters explain 18 percent tip included. Not here. Overall, terrible service, terrible food, terrible prices. Will not be going back. read more

Went here on a date night with my husband and we had a great time! The ambiance was really lovely and trendy; the type of space that I would consider having a larger event down the line. They had a lovely patio but it was a bit too cold to enjoy. Every staff member was very professional and friendly. We had drinks and appetizers, which were tasty...we both really enjoyed the presentation and flavors of the bacalaitos. Our only complaint is that we found some of the dishes to be on the pricey side. Otherwise, I'm sure we will be returning. read more

Wonderful lovely atmosphere. The staff was so friendly. The food was amazing! The chef and the owner even came to speak to us at our table. That's a class act right there ! read more

Just had brunch here. Excellent. Everything ordered was terrific. Service spot on. Very nice young lady. Going to try having drinks soon. Nice location. Outside seating nice. read more

Attended a party and we were directed to the bar to wait. We sat at the bar and had appetizers and drinks. Sangria, mojitos and plantain appetizers were excellent. The bartender was great. However, once we were seated with other guests for the party everything went south. It took a lot time for someone to take our order and then it took a very long time for the food to arrive. The waitress was great so this is an issue with the kitchen and whatever systems they don't have in place. Is this a restaurant or a club? The music was so loud, we could not hear speak to others at the table. My brother had ringing ears the next day and got sick from the pork dish. read more

This is definitely a one and done for me. The service was horrible! The food and drinks took forever to come out. The food was not so great either. read more

Had a birthday party for my wife . the staff was great A1 the food was good Security was good the music was great every one in the party said they had a great time Jody the receptionist was A1 I I was very comfortable in coquito blu only thing I needed little more room to dance because my loves to to dance. read more

Ok! So I write this review with hopes that management will see this and make a few changes so that I can come back to enjoy this restaurant fully. Cocktails are fantastic and bartenders are open to modifying cocktails - switched out mezcal instead of tequila. Had the steak and shrimp tostones for appetizer - delicious. Ordered the rib eye medium for diner - so first of all it wasn't a rib eye and it was such a thin cut that it was well done by no choice of the chef I'm sure - and had a huge glob of fat on the side (definitely not a marbled piece of meat). Accompanying rice and beans were phenomenal. Needless to say the side dish shouldn't outshine an in edible main course. Tres leches also excellent. read more

Nice place. Food good, but the music was way too loud. Couldn't hear each other even when we shouted. Major drawback. Really don't need the vibe!!! read more

Omg! Celebrated one of my besties 50th birthday at Coquito Blu last night. If you want to celebrate any type of occasion this is the place. The food is SPECTACULAR, the ambiance, music and staff were incredible. Five stars is not enough. Try it out you won't regret it! read more

Nice restaurant, great music and ambiance. We had appetizers and drinks. The bacalaitos were delicious and the drinks....I ordered the Santeria! It was so good, I ordered 2! Very well presented. read more

Amazing food, drinks, service & decor! Second time here, I have to mention Tanya in the front was super accommodating both times, Raquel our waitress was attentive and extremely nice and friendly, she always made sure we had what we needed. The guacamole and the dish with the plantain balls with meat inside were outstanding. Music was a big plus. Security was amazingly friendly, David was always checking around the deck to make sure everything was in place and safe. I love this place! Such a great vibe all around. read more

first off.... the review i just read dated september 2nd - what you said about the hostess was really uncalled for and very mean. honestly was that even necessary.. i have been to this restaurant and the night i went there was a performance that was happening. yes - the food did take long - but the food is prepared fresh and so the wait is understandable especially when the restaurant is extremely crowded. however , i thought what we ordered was really good. if you have an issue with your food then maybe find an owner and let them know. how is the hostess responsible for what goes on at the tables once you are seated? the job of a hostess is to greet the customers - to say she had one of the dumbest faces you've ever seen was extremely rude and very childlike. and of course she is going to smile as clients leave - again how does she know what went on once you went in and was seated.. that is not her job. again the complaints really should be given to the owners... the night i was there the hostess was nothing but kind and friendly. read more

I had the best waitress! Sky is exactly who you want to serve you. She held it down during a freestyle performance and made sure we were always taken care of. She made our night extra special. read more

Finally a trendy Latino fusion spot in North queens. I do not have to travel over the bridge to the Bronx. I've gone. 2x within a few days, must say I'm very happy. First I had my birthday brunch on Sunday, food and service was fantastic. Went tonight for the Cinco de Mayo party, hung out at the bar, ordered appetizers and drinks...Saul prepped those drinks with such love and care. I highly recommend if you want a nice night out- date night- birthday celebrations- family night out-communion-graduation. read more