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    Diverso

    4.7 (13 reviews)
    Closed 1:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    NY Strip Steak

    Went to Diverso for dinner after it was recommended by a local bartender. Arrived without reservations, but the restaurant was accommodating and sat us by the kitchen where we could watch our food being cooked and prepped. The NY Strip Steak was amazing - a really wonderful cut of meat cooked perfectly on a bed of fresh pasta. The chicken dish was full of flavor and the potatoes and salad all worked together very well - it was refreshing and light but also and filling. Throughout our dinner service, one of the chef's brought out samples of their bon bon's that they were not going to sell due to their appearance. They were so wonderful and such a nice suprise. If you can't make it for dinner, you can stop in and just buy their desserts. This was our best meal in Ponce and I hope to come back and try more dishes!

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    Veronica F.

    Absolutely amazing food and service. The menu is fire! A must go to! I plan on visiting again when I visit Ponce! Everything from the presentation to the service was perfection!

    Pita, Hummus & Lamb

    Completely blown away by Diverso. I had heard great things about this restaurant, but even with all that it exceeded my expectations. We decided to go on a Saturday night, a day I would expect it to be busy but we were seated right away. For drinks, we ordered Aperol Spritz and a Jungle Bird, both were delicious! We weren't too hungry, so we just had the Pita, Hummus & Lamb appetizer, but that was more than enough to leave us full. They also didn't mind to serve the lamb in a separate plate, as my partner didn't eat lamb. Overall a great experience, will 100% be returning!

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    Everything was incredibly delicious!! Service is amazing!! Great space! I would recommend to anyone visiting Ponce!

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    Food is excellent as well as the service. A favorite of mine in Ponce. Cudos to the chocolatier!

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    We weren't too hungry, so we just had the Pita, Hummus & Lamb appetizer, but that was more than enough to leave us full.

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    Lechonera Los Amigos - Lechón, arroz con gandules, amarillos and pastel

    Lechonera Los Amigos

    4.6(81 reviews)
    56.3 km
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    We stopped here on the road between Ponce and San Juan, and since we didn't have a lot of time, we…read moredidn't wander too far down the Ruta del Lechon (Pork Highway). This place is right on the main highway, it's huge and packed so plan accordingly: we arrived before noon on a Friday, so we probably got one of the last parking spots (there's a guy managing or charging in the parking lot? not sure) and the line was manageable. A large group and some buses showed up after us, so it got really crowded! Anyway, we had a short line, had no idea what we were doing to order (I should have researched better) but pointed and nodded, and with some help from the nice people in line, ended up with two huge platters of pork, rice and some other sides - way more food that we probably needed. The food: delicious! I would say our #2 favorite meal in Puerto Rico, after Marmalade (but that was more than 10x the price!) The pork was delicious, juicy, flavorful, and the crackling was to die for! I wish they would package those and sell them - probably only good fresh, though. Rice and sides were adequate: my son tried to be healthy and said the salad and potatoes were ok, but you're really there for the pork. Cost etc.: we paid less than $50 for 2 enormous plates of food and some sodas. It was enough for 3 lunch servings, plus enough leftovers for 2 people to have the rest for dinner - so I guess 5 servings? The wait was not bad early on a weekday, but they must get incredibly overrun on weekends. It is entertaining to see the pork cooking on a spit (please don't come if you are vegetarian and sensitive to such things) and watch them hacking away with machetes. My husband wondered if the machetes are the same once used for sugar cane!

    During our trip to Puerto Rico, we made a stop at a lechónera- a restaurant that serves lechón (one…read moreof PR's unofficial national dishes), which is a whole, slow-roasted pig. This restaurant is just one of many open-air roadside spots that serve lechón along "La Ruta del Lechón", aka the "pork highway" in Guavate. We got a half pound of lechon along with Mamposteao, which was delicious and filling. The pork skin hit a level of shatteringly crispy texture that I have never had from non-fried pork skin. We came later in the day, which unfortunately meant that the pork was slightly dried out. However, the texture and flavor of the lechón was absoutely delicious. It's a "build your own box" style restaurant where you choose which sides you want on the dipslay. Besides the mamposteao there were also other delicious-looking sides such as plantains/mofongo, beans, fruit, etc. There's a small parking lot outside the restaurant- one where the rule is you can only back your car into your parking space. Interesting. Would definetely come to try lechón here again!

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