The best food I had in PR! Sooooooo delicious and so much variety!…read more The staff were extremely friendly and even made a custom meal for my bf who is vegan. We even met the chef who was so kind! We got the yuca fries, bone marrow, fava bean tacos, oxtail cannelloni, duck, mahi mahi, black cod, vegan special, chocolate cake, and coconut sorbet! Everything was to die for except the bone marrow which had a super small portion size. The free bread was also amazing! Probably one of the top 3 free restaurant breads I've had. Will 1000000% be back next time I visit PR!

Fantastic restaurant, the best of many great options on the Ritz property. Luckily we saved it for…read morelast so wasn't disappointed by the other restaurants but MELAO was one of the best experiences we ever had anywhere. I liked the jovial yet professional service but the food is what made it great. Started with a tuna tartare daily special recommended by the waiter, it was great. Many layers of flavors and the tuna and avocado was fantastic. I then had the ribeye (the smaller one, at only 20 oz :-)) and it was one of the best steaks I've ever had. For those who haven't seen my other reviews, I've been to hundreds of the best steakhouses, from NY to Chicago to Las Vegas to London, and while this wasn't a steakhouse it was fantastic. A nice think ribeye, perfect marbling but they also got the medium rare exactly as it should be, with an incredible char on the outside. I would fly back to Puerto Rico just to have this steak again. I also liked the crispy brussel sprouts and the asparagus were excellent, larger portion than you get elsewhere and nice thick asparagus. Finished with the I think 7 layer coconut cake, which I thought was the nicest dessert (split it with my wife's key lime pie, also good, and daughter's carrot cake donuts). Can't wait to go again.

When you park and turn around, the view is epic. The restaurant is located on prime real estate…read moreexactly where the sun goes down over the bay in Aguadilla. I must say: location, location, location, location! As for the dining experience, there was room for improvement. The seafood mufungo did not have fresh ingredients and I do not recommend it. But my partner enjoyed her meal of whole snapper. The service was slow and a bit inattentive (drink refills and long wait for bill). However, it did not ruin an overall enjoyable atmosphere as we hung around until it was dark out.

No wait for a table when I visited, though it was a rainy weeknight…read more The mofongo is amazing here. Snapper was kind of dry, but the potatoes it came with were fire. Also liked the passionfruit mojito and ceviche. Skip the cauliflower wings.

It was perfect. We came up to the mountains to get away from the city for a day. The service was…read morebeyond good. The food was delicious and perfectly cooked - all three dishes. The place is very cute on the inside. An entirely delightful and reasonably priced experience.

The food was amazing and the staff was incredibly helpful sharing local things to see & do. Highly…read morerecommend the ceviche, tostones, and croquetas de risotto. The flan w/almonds was perfection! Great little place to enjoy great food & friendly service!

What a treat! We first dropped in for Dinner not knowing what to expect but what a surprise! The…read morefood was fantastic! The carne frita was perfectly done and well complemented with waffle fries. Yes, waffle fries in Cabo Rojo! My father in law had the lobster which looked absolutely fantastic and I had an amazing seafood and steak dish. We even had to come back because the food and service was so good. My second trip I had the best red snapper filet I have ever had. I got it with the butter sauce and the portion size was amazing! Definitely worth a stop.

Excellent service, food, quality and prices. We had carne frita, sorullitos, chicharrón de pollo…read morefor starters and they were very well seasoned and cooked. With entree order we had a very fresh crisp salad with tasty homemade. Beverages such as the beer and the whiskey and coconut water very well mixed. For entree we had selections from chicken tenders with arañitas, churrasco mofongo, carrucho mofongo to lobster and all of them were high quality ingredients, very tasty and delicious and our waitress was on top of the service. We took the leftovers home, reheated and their flavors and consistency were intact. There was no wait, ample lighted parking accross the restaurant, very clean premises and will be a beyond expectation experience. Highly recommended.

This place needs more recognition! We weren't super hungry so I wish we had ordered more food but…read morewe ordered some appetizers to share. Their salad alone was worth the visit. We very much enjoyed our meal here and I hope more people make it here to try their cuisine! So many good wines and a very upscale vibe. We had walked to dinner but it was late enough and we had had enough wine that we needed a cab. Our amazing server called us a taxi-- she was the best!

We had an amazing dinner on New Year's Eve at Mesa. I ordered the Lobster mac and cheese (it's…read morecalled something more elegant on the menu) and my husband had the filet mignon with garlic mash and gorgonzola sauce. The lobster mac had very generous lobster pieces throughout and a delicious cheese sauce. My husband claims it may have been the best steak he's had. It was cooked perfect (medium) and so tender. I sampled a bit with the sauce and it was amazing. Our drinks were delicious and so was our dessert. The atmosphere was very relaxing. Definitely a place to enjoy when in Ponce.

They changed management and people are getting poison in this place. I know about 10 people getting…read moresick counting myself. We think that the food is not fresh. They make something like chicken in the morning and leave it outside to serve the food hours later. I food poisoning for 3 days.

Great find while visiting the city of Coamo. Ordered mofongo de churasco and mofongo de cornbeef…read more Both delicious and very big portions. My churasco steak was tender and well seasoned. I chose the one saute with chimichurri sauce and also asked for garlic sauce (salsa al ajiyo) on the side. I am glad I did because we both used it to ad on top of our mofongo. I think they have good prices after looking at their menu and service was awesome. Hope to be back when in town again.

Viernes 5 de septiembre de 2025 nos fuimos para Guaynabo City almorzar. Amplio comedor , el…read moreestacionamiento es un poco incómodo pero encontramos. Empezamos con una sopa de plátano y luego pechuga empanada con mofongo. Todo muy bueno. Servicio excelente.

Very good food and service. Good location and ambience worth visiting and repeting. Menu is very…read morecomplete.

Everything we ordered was absolute perfection! We started off with empanadillas carne and they were…read moreso crispy & tasty. I ordered the tenderloin filete mofongo mixto (tenderloin steak, mushrooms, onions, red peppers and green peas over mofongo in a brown gravy). Truly delicious!! My husband got the Pechuga Rellena (chicken cordon bleu) and it was the best one we have ever had. Finished up with a tres leches and cortado and could not be happier to have come to La Casa del Chef for our meal! The wait staff was also lovely answering all the questions we had. Plenty of locals enjoying their meals here as well, no surprise at all given the 5 star meal we had

The place was packed! But they had lots of servers and they were attentive. The place was…read morerecommended by my brother who comes here regularly and always has a good experience. We had an assortment of appetizers (all fried but hey, it's Puerto Rico and we fry a lot of things) The temperature of the restaurant was a little too warm for my liking. I think the amount of people there is what made it warm. Food was not elevated cuisine but it was a decent price and good quality. I'd say close to homemade Puerto Rican food. I'd go again. Many plates to choose from with a great variety. Happy that we went:

This place was great. We sat outside. Nice ambiance. Great waitstaff. The food was delicious. Very…read morelow-key

Fantastic! The service is friendly and quick and the food is amazing…read more Churrasco is tender and delicious