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Restaurant El Dajao

4.0 (16 reviews)
InexpensivePuerto Rican
Closed • 10:30 am - 9:30 pm

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Shey C.

Really good good if you are looking for authentic Puerto Rican food. The staff was really nice and helpful when asking what places to visit around.

Amazing meal after a good workout hiking to the waterfall at El Yunque. Everything was delicious
Jalaine M.

Amazing meal after a good workout hiking to the waterfall at El Yunque. The chicken pastelles were delicious, as were the beans. The fried cheese was mild but tasty, and the beef empenadas were very rich. Wish they had a Puerto Rican restaurant like his back home in Los Angeles!

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Review Highlights - Restaurant El Dajao

“After going zip lining in el yunque me and my wife were looking for some authentic Puerto Rican food for lunch and we found it here ...”

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La Fonda Gourmet - Front of the business!

La Fonda Gourmet

4.5(347 reviews)
5.9 km
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Vegetarian friendly
Large group friendly

My husband and I are staying in Luquillo and decided to stop at La Fonda for lunch. I had the…read moremahi-mahi, and he had the grouper with rice, beans, and vegetables. Everything was absolutely phenomenal. The service was impeccable, and our waitress was incredibly kind, attentive, and helpful. The atmosphere was welcoming and beautifully done, but the food was truly the highlight. The seafood was exceptionally fresh and seasoned perfectly. We asked for extra hot sauce, and it was amazing. This was one of the best meals we've had during our trip, and we're already talking about coming back for dinner before we leave. Highly recommend!

The Paseo de la Pared might be the best cocktail I've ever had. The service was very friendly,…read morealthough there were several instances where 1 person of our group of 5 was left out when things were delivered to our table. The waitress (who was super cool) had to go and remind the bar to make my wife's drink. Then, she had to go and ask the kitchen why my entree hadn't come out when everyone else had been served 5 minutes prior. The food was good (especially the churrasco), but this was a very expensive meal. Like, "Holy hell is that correct?!"-when they bring you the check level expensive. We would go back for those drinks, but I would need to sell a couple of non-vital organs before we could afford to go back for a full meal.

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La Fonda Gourmet - Beautiful night with great service and food.  AAAA+

Beautiful night with great service and food. AAAA+

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El Yunque Treehouse - Mofongo stuffed with carne frita

El Yunque Treehouse

4.0(235 reviews)
0.5 km
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This place is a banger ... and I know bangers…read more Put it like this. If my mom cooked this good I would have never left the HOUSE. Amazing steak and yellow rice with abichula. Food was amazing after a 3hr hike at el yunque ! Service was fast! We ate outside and as a storm passed and got to enjoy good food and vibes.

Right after visiting El Yunque Rainforest we were hungry and while driving down we saw El Yunque…read moreTreehouse so we looked at the menu online and said sure let's give it a go. A good sized parking lot and they have indoor and outdoor seating. We were greeted by Abnier who was our server and bartender. He told us inside was extremely hot, it would be better to sit outside by the fan- which we did. We did peak on the inside and it was lit up nicely and they had a tree right in the center- which was pretty cool. Abnier was very kind and attentive. We had gotten passion fruit drinks, which were delicious! I might say the menu is extremely limited and a little different tastings from what I'm used to when I come to Puerto Rico. I got the fried cheese with guava sauce underneath it was pretty good. Overall I liked my meal, the meal I originally wanted they didn't have, so that was a bummer so I just got the appetizer as a meal instead, so I was still hungry right after the fact. But it would've been nice to sit inside and enjoy it. Would I come back here probably not. But I did enjoy my time.

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El Yunque Treehouse - More indoor seating

More indoor seating

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Carabalí Bar & Grill Restaurant - BBQ pork mofongo

Carabalí Bar & Grill Restaurant

4.0(115 reviews)
0.7 km
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Our go to spot whenever we get a chance to visit PR. I know there are so many amazing places to eat…read morein PR, but do not let this place pass you up because it never misses!

We were hungry after touring El Yunque and found this local tourist spot. I am not big on big…read moretourist traps but since it was technically "linner" we decided to give it a try. Restaurant is big with indoor and outdoor seating with a Tiki bar across from the restaurant. We chose to sit inside for the cool air. Our server was very nice but not very attentive. We started off with the pina coladas and some agua and it took her about 15 min to come back with our drinks and she also gave us Perrier water of which we did not order (she looked confused). We ordered the alcapurria with ground beef. They were tasty and crispy. I ordered the mofongo rellenos con pollo and it was tasty as well and a decently sized portion. BFF ordered the mofongo rellenos con carne frita (fried pork) & his plato was bigger and he said it was ok. He also ordered a side of rice (they didn't have arroz con gandules) and it had day old stewed habichuelas so it was nice and moist. Overall, it was ok. I think had it not been for the lack of service I would have rated this place four stars. We also ordered a couple of pina coladas and we had to ask our server if she placed the order correctly as we could not taste the rum at all (she claimed she got that complaint often and it was probably blended in).

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Roots Coastal Kitchen - Buttermilk Biscuits

Roots Coastal Kitchen

4.1(90 reviews)
3.0 km

Made reservations for dinner and were seated on our promised time. The place was packed - not…read moresurprised given it was right in the middle of the resort with easy access. Frankie was our waiter - very friendly and attentive. We got straight to ordering which included a couple of things including Truffled Mushroom Pizza ($24), Truffle Fries ($14), Shrimp + Grits ($32), and a few others. These were the most notable. The pizza was great, but could've used slightly more mushrooms at that price point. Service was excellent all throughout, and they have a very attentive team.

Had dinner in the patio after a long day in the rainforest and then beach. Ordered the wedge salad,…read moresalt and pepper calamari, smash-burger, and a couple of desserts. The wedge salad was fresh, but could have used more bacon and blue-cheese crumbles. The salt and pepper calamari was also tasty and cooked perfectly; it was served with a lemon aioli. The smash-burger had two patties, and standard fixings - lettuce, tomato, and a sauce. The plate came with season fries. We also ordered dessert. We ordered the pineapple upside down cake, which was amazing. The cake was super moist and buttery. We also ordered pistachio ice-cream, which was delicious. The service was friendly and attentive. They also split everything and brought extra plates. Reservations are encouraged because this place can get busy. There is a take-away window so you can still enjoy the food! Enjoy!

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Restaurant El Dajao - puertorican - Updated October 2026

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