As this being my first experience, it will be my last. The waitress was not sure of a lot of things as well as not being attentive. GRANTED it was a busy day, but when we got here there wasn't many people in the restaurant. They mis labeled the menu and gave the wrong plate labeling as "this is how it translate to English from Spanish" IT WAS NOT! Completely over priced and service wasn't any better.... read more

Will absolutely come back. They have a very good selection of food. The staff were friendly. There was one hiccup were one of the food orders were wrong. But the staff were able to very apologetic and nice. We got free appetizers for that - and it came without asking. A very nice touch. The food was amazinggg. Get the pastelitos. Every kind lol. The drinks were very good. Reservations were recommended because it is a small restaurant and COVID has limited the options. Family friendly. You can see the whole kitchen. Parking on the street but you can find plenty ! read more

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A punta cana usualmente no va nadie y cuando está lleno , no están preparados . Horrible servicio read more

Punta Cana Bistro - Dominican Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

Great food and drinks presentation! Went with a group of friends fand we're treated excellent specially from the Chef Julissa. It was our first time and we got lucky with the Half off Wednesday's for Sangria and appetizers! read more

Punta Cana Bistro - Sausage, Fried plantain, chicken, beef, - Dominican Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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My family and i went to Punta Cana Bistro on my birthday. I had heard about it and seen pictures on instagram, and for months had been looking to go! It did nor disappoint! The food and drinks were great! Wait staff was nice (though they didn't speak a lot of English, good thing we understand spanish, but maybe other waiters there speak better english). My sister and i decided to split a platter that came with chicken, meat, seafood, and fried plantains. My father got the salmon with mashed Yuca; my mom got a chicken dish and my brother in law a steak dish. Everything was very flavorful, nicely cooked! We loved it! The drinks were awesome though i didn't see a drink menu, so i asked/showed them pictures i saw in Instagram. I had a coconut caipirinha and a passion fruit/coconut mojito. Loved them both! We had a couple deserts to share. I would definitely return and would recommend them to my friends! read more

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Great place ! Food is awesome, nice atmosphere and family friendly, also great for just a drink. This is one of the most decent Spanish place in Providence. read more

Every time I come here it's such a great experience. The drinks are amazing, the food is on point, and the servers are great. This is probably the best frutti de Mari I've had, the sauce was flavorful and there was a great amount of seafood in it. The passion fruit sangria was strong in the alcohol but not to the point where you'd cringe, it was very fruity and tropical tasting. Our server was amazing as well, he was very polite and attentive. I will definitely continue coming here. read more

Punta Cana Bistro - FRUTTI DE Linguini Frutti di Mare en Salsa de Tomate Fresco - Dominican Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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Awesome find! You would never know it's there if you're just walking down the street. My friend and I actually went to Punta Cana on vacation and this brought us right back. Everything seemed super authentic. We didn't get a chance to try the food but the drinks were some of the best I've had. They took a very long time to make but it was worth it after tasting them. We tried the caipirinha which is made with a Dominican rum. I had passion fruit flavor and my friend got strawberry - both amazing! The mojitos were awesome too, I recommend the kiwi. The decor was really nice and our waitress was really friendly and helpful. It was pretty quiet inside but we went on a Wednesday after work which is probably why. Will definitely be back! read more

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Walked in around 7:30 on a Saturday night. It's not a very big restaurant so there aren't that many tables. All of the tables were taken, but there were four seats at the bar so we opted to sit there until a table opened up. I will say that the male bartender who was working that night was excellent - I didn't catch his name, but he was very friendly and accommodating. Drinks were great! I enjoyed my passionfruit sangria. Others got the tropical sangria and liked those as well. Pretty well stocked bar. I got the spicy oxtail risotto as my entrée and it could've used a tad bit more oxtail meat, but the risotto itself was plentiful, creamy, and delicious. I could only eat half before wrapping up the rest to go. Stole a bite of my friends coconut flan at the end of our meal and it was super yummy. Overall, I have had better Dominican food at a couple other restaurants so this wouldn't be a top choice for me. I also think they need to work on better execution of their food service. It took 45 minutes for us to receive our entrées after ordering. I appreciate that everything is being made fresh, but that's a pretty long time (especially when you're hangry). Perhaps they need a few more kitchen staff to move things along quicker. read more

Punta Cana Bistro - Passionfruit sangria. Loved the presentation! - Dominican Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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Food was great! The pasta had a lot of sauce, which is rare for a place to give that much sauce on a pasta. The rest of my family has the steak, oxtail. And chicken breast and everything was great. read more

Punta Cana Bistro - Linguni con Camarones y Hongos en Salsa Alfredo. - Dominican Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

Alright, So a little different than expected. This isn't a big place at all and wouldn't honestly say it is more of a lunch spot than dinner. But food was decent, the spinach shrimp and rice was really good and the rice was cooked perfectly. I will say for the appetizer that was a complete miss. Bread was a little cold, toppings were bland. Overall the food needed some salt. But the entrees were good! My girlfriend got, mofongo and she really liked it. Perfect spot for business meetings! read more

Punta Cana Bistro - Dominican Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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The food was so delicious and very affordable, I got the seafood linguine with shrimp,calamari,clams, and mussels and it tasted amazing, a pretty good portion as well. For drinks we got the passion fruit sangria pitcher only $35 dollars and got 12 drinks out of it there was more left we couldn't finish. Would definitely come again. Service was good as well! read more

Punta Cana Bistro - Dominican Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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Ahh it was ok the chicharrón could of been fresh but it was a good portion of food and decent price

Great food, drinks, staff and owner! The whole fried fish, shrimp dishes and empanadas are terrific! read more

The employees were very polite and welcoming. Sanitation looked good inside and out. It's a very smooth and chill atmosphere. The food was AMAZING. I had a steak mofongo and I can honestly recommend it to anyone. I'd definitely return and I encourage my friends and family to eat here as well. read more

Punta Cana Bistro - Skirt Steak mofongo from Punta Cana Bistro - Dominican Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

Decided to give this place a try since I was in the area. Had to wait to be seated even thou the place was pretty slow. Finally had a guy w a blue auto body repair shirt seat me. Waited 10min till I saw someone and had to call them over. I order a passion fruit mojito and their beef empanadas. 30 minutes later my empanadas arrived yet they hadnt taken my main meal order. Horrible service. The empanadas ended up being chiken breast which I had to send back. Order the meatball app and churrazco w smash yuca and potatoes. A waiter came back 10min later to tell me they didnt have the meatballs even thou it was on the menu. By this point I was extremely mad with how slow service. A hour goes by and churrasco arrive. It was good and my drink was amaizing but not worth the price for such horrible service. Will never be back! The manager gave me a lame excuse as to why they didnt have my two app orders. read more

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The hubby and i had a date night tonight and decided to check out a new restaurant. So of course we headed to yelp to check out restaurant around the area. We were in the mood for some Latin cuisine and this restaurant and another restaurant came up but the restaurant we wanted to go to was a 2 hour wait so we decided on this restaurant. We arrived and I was a little concerned because they were not busy at all on a Saturday night. We were seated right away and the waitress was attentive and nice. My husband had the salmon (special) and I had the oxtails, the food was good, homemade good. The restaurant was clean, family friendly and enjoyable. I would definitely go back. Kudos to the Bartender, he made me a sour apple martini and it was sooooooo good, I appreciate you. read more

Typical Dominican food. Sangrias were very good (both red and white). I was kind of upset that they didn't have yellow rice and beans, they only had white rice and rice with vegetables, which isn't exactly what I think of when I think of Dominican food. The portions are huge and the prices are decent. The ambience is as you would imagine. Very loud music playing in the background. read more

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Don't eat here. Food is fantastic and everything. I have seen mice; I Know everywhere has mice. However, mice out during the day show that mice don't care. We waited 40 minutes to get our check. I had to get someone else because my waiter was at another table sitting down, flirting with guys. Mind you; she told us she was getting us our check 40 minutes ago. As soon as she gave us our bill, she went to sit down again. No food is worth this lousy service. read more

I feel bad leaving such a negative review based on service alone, but i must be completely honesty. We ventured here this past Saturday evening, it wasnt too packed for a Saturday night, but i wasnt complaining. When we initially walked in I was pretty impressed. The look of this little bistro was impressive, yet subtle. *You will be addressed in Spanish just FYI. And it didnt seem that much of the staff even knew basic English, so keep this in mind as it may lead to communication issues* We took our seat close to the front window. Our waiter (I didnt catch his name) seemed nice, albeit he did not speak English. It didnt seem to be much of an issue as i knew enough Spanish to make it through a dinner convo. We ordered our drinks, Tequila for me, Sangria for the misses. I dont know if it was our waiters first day, but he seemed to move a little slow. It was a good while before we got our drinks, close to 10 minutes. We got our drinks and ordered the Surf and Turf board (for 2). All was ok until the delivery of the board! While the waiter was putting the board down he knocked the accompanying sauce onto my pants and shoes! HE didnt offer much help, just came back to the table with a hand full of bar napkins. He didnt seem too worried that I had both my pants and shoes covered in this orange sauce. I used my napkin to clean as much as i could and after a few minutes, he came back with a wet cloth. He simply said, "im sorry" and walked away. There was no additional communication from the waiter and no one from management came by to check on the situation. I was just stuck with sauce covering my shoes and making a mess of my pants! This was our first stop to our date night, so it kinda set a bad tone having to rush home after to change! When we got our check, i was hoping i would have seen maybe one of our drinks comped, but nope! Ruined shoes, stained pants and all i got was a simple "im sorry"! All in all i will say that the surf and turf board was pretty good! I wont knock them for the food or presentation! But i wouldnt return... read more

Came here on a suggestion from a friend. It was pretty late on a Saturday night when we were arrived but they were still open. The restaurant was small but the set up had an open feel to it. Pros: the serivice was good. We also had a great frozen drink. Morir Sonando with malibu rum and it was excellent! Cons: I really wanted to like this place but the food was meh and three out of the five dishes we asked about from the menu were not available which was frustrating. This area of providence has quite a few dominican restaurants. Most are cafeteria style without a bar. So this location having table service and a full bar has so much potential but they need to bring it with the flavor. Maybe some garlic sauce for the tostones. Go heavy on the seasoning. Everything I had this night was underwhelming and super bland and if you can get better tasting food up the street for less, that's where people will go. This was a nice restaurant with good service but I hope they read this and bring it with the food. read more

Punta Cana Bistro - Dominican Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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One of the best Latin Caribbean places in the state. All of the classics you expect are here with generous servings. Free off street parking in the back is an added plus. Also, don't forget to try the pina colada...you won't be sorry. Spanish is a plus if you have it! read more

I went to Punta Cana Bistro on a Saturday for lunch. The food was great! I am Dominican-American and grew up eating Dominican food. We ordered the croquettas, chicharron, and empanadas. We enjoyed all of them! They were refined versions of the traditional dishes. The customer service was also great. We were greeted immediately in a very friendly and welcoming manner. Our waiter was very attentive and was very familiar with the items on the menu. read more

Punta Cana Bistro - Chicharron and empanadas - Dominican Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

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I had the calamari salad and enjoyed the salad more than the calamari itself, the dressing was very tasteful. My mashed potatoes were okay, but I wasn't too crazy about the fish. Pina colada was delicious and came in a cute pineapple cup. The owners were super sweet and very nice people. I really liked the service and the The restaurant itself. I sat near the window, while it rained :) My bill was pretty cheap considering how many cocktails I had, Hahaha :) Alfredo sauce taste amazing I highly suggest the pasta. read more

Punta Cana Bistro - Dominican Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

Made a reservation on Thursday 10/08 for a birthday party on 10/10. Once we arrived on Saturday they stated that the reservation was for Friday. Clearly the hostess made a mistake. They said we could eat outside in low 60 degree extremely windy weather with no heaters. They made no effort to own up to their mistake. Very disappointing experience no one tried anything to make this right. From previous experience the food is good and the drinks are great although the service is very slow. read more

So- I was looking for an authentic Latin Caribbean Restaurant that had a good Mofongo. I'm Pesquetarian so I wanted Salmon with Mofongo. The Chef and waiter pleased me and I Just had the Best Mofongo I've had since I moved from Puerto Rico- do t forget the salmon lemon and Garlic glazed and cooked to perfection. This small Tavern looking Cozy Restaurant has won over my Heart and Respect. Also Try the passion fruit juice. read more

Punta Cana Bistro - Salmon con Mofongo - Dominican Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

Lived around the corner for years. Decided to finally stop in and now I wish I had done it a long time ago. Service was great, food was good and plenty. Atmosphere was great. I'd recommend to anyone who appreciates good ethnic food. I'll be back again and again read more

Punta Cana Bistro - Dominican Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

After 4 visits - 2 for lunch, 2 for dinner - I can write an informed review. First of all, the food here is really really excellent. There is a good variety of types of foods, sizes of servings and prices. I've had the eggplant, the scup tacos, the chicken wings with a fruit sauce, fish croquettes, paella, and beef empanadas. I would order any one of them again! I deducted one star because the service is not what I need it to be. The servers are really sweet, constantly apologetic (for what?) and very earnest. What they are not is attuned to the customers' needs, which renders service really slow. Because I find this restaurant to be so promising for the neighborhood, for Providence, and for my palate, I offer these suggestions. - know how to make a good G&T. Get some proper cocktail glasses. - bring a glass of water to the table without asking. - have servers check in with the diners when appropriate, which does not mean constantly. - have servers understand when to bring a check and when to retrieve it. Waiting to depart more than a 10 minutes after finishing a meal is really irritating. - turn the music down a bit. noise is good, but shouting at my tablemates is not. Looking forward to introducing more people to Punta Cana Bistro, to sitting outside on the patio when the weather is nice, and to better service that makes me want to return. read more

Went in around 11pm and was able to order food, I got rabo encendido yummm it was encendido for sure. It had the perfect amount of spice . Super good. Ambiance was cozy and dark music was not too loud . Really enjoyed this place for a late dinner read more

The food here is overpriced. You can drive down the street and get a cheaper meal, cooked way better at any other restaurant down the street. I was extremely disappointed with my meal, the chicken tasted old, the salad was soggy and the tres leche tasted old and stiff. The recipes they use for the food isn't best especially for the price. Do not go here read more

We have gone to Punta Cana a couple of times. Atmosphere is nice and chill. The food is good most of the time. Wish they were more consistent. read more

This place was really great. I don't know a ton about Caribbean food, but the flavors are excellent. We got a variety of things on the menu for our table of 8 and all of them were delicious. The location is tucked away so it may go unnoticed but everyone should definitely check it out! read more

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I've been to this restaurant on Broad Street a couple times and so far have not been overly impressed with the service or the food. The outdoor seating area is fairly nice considering where it is located on Broad Street. The drinks were good but the service was slow. Maybe it's a good place to go just for drinks at the bar inside, or with inside table service. read more

The food is good with the exception that the meat doesn't taste fresh. I have been several times and almost every time the chicken tasted old to me. I went recently with someone whom ordered steak and instantly they said the steak was old- which confirmed my doubts so haven't been to eat there since. Also, communication is a problem as well. No one really speaks much English so a couple times my food order was messed up due to this. read more

Had an amazing Sunday afternoon lunch at Punta Cana today. Our host for the afternoon was Jenny. She was amazing. We let her know it was our first time at Punta Cana and she welcomed us with open arms. The service was impeccable. She gave us incredible recommendations from drinks, tapas, main course and of course dessert. We will be back!! read more

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I will definitely come back & recommend to my friends. Amazing service ,great food & Ambience. read more

Punta Cana Bistro - Food was served beautifully & tasted amazing. - Dominican Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

So saddd! I had high hopes for this place; but it pales in quality and has a lot of improving to do! The place first of all is tiny; not a place for kids or big groups. There was no drink menu. The waitress spoke so softly that it was really hard to listen. We were never told any of the specials. Let's face it, for the price you can get better Dominican food down broad street; so don't bother. Food was subpar, salty and nothing to write home about. The chef was asked to make a medium burger and he failed miserably. Bar was terribly slow. Poorly made drinks, and slow service. read more

Picked this restaurant for date night with my husband... from greeting to table service and food was amazing! We're not from around the way it was a last minute pick and we drove from Westborough, Ma to providence just to try it out. I'm glad we did everything was tasty and delicious and the large pitcher sangria was perfect! We'll be back for sure! read more

If I could give this place no stars, I would!!! My experience here was terrible. Slow service, no one spoke English, they started cleaning the restaurant halfway into our meal, waiters were on their phones and barely paying any attention to us!!! As for the food, completely salty!!!!! Omg it was so bad! Will not be returning! read more

Food was over priced for the quantity and quality. I ordered patelitos appetizer and the were over fried. I ordered the monfongo with shrimp and it was not enough only 3 small pieces of mofongo with a tiny bit. The place was not busy so no excuses. We ordered the sangria and it was overpowered alcohol flavor. read more