Celebrated my mother's 70th birthday at this restaurant. The valet worker crashed my daughter's car and the restaurant refused to take responsibility for the damages. They stated that they did not have cameras in the parking lot and said "How do we know that the damages wasn't already there. They refused to provide their insurance information. PARK AT YOUR OWN RISK! read more

I loooved Vistamar. I went on a Saturday they have a performance around 10p. It was so much fund, my daughter and I danced and I had blast. The food was great and the waitress and hostess were really nice. Definitely coming back on another Saturday!! read more

I absolutely love this place my server was miguelo and he was on point with everything I will definitely come back. I think k I want to make this my hangout spot every weekend read more

I'm sitting here now. Ok so our reservation for 11 was at 7:30. Waited 40 minutes for my appetizer. The baked clams were a complete joke. The main dish came at 8:30. Honestly speaking it looked subpar. And to make matters worse half of the food on the plate is cold. I spoke to the waiter expressing my concerns for the lack of customer satisfaction given the restaurant is only 1/4 full. This is obviously a large family dinner celebrating. Not that anyone should experience subpar service this was upsetting. I would not recommend to anyone!! Tony our server did try but it's just not working. He was very pleasant I will say. read more

Food, atmosphere and music were awesome. Plan on attending when it gets a little warmer

Of all the restaurants I've experience, Vistamar was the absolute best. Lehanny and the team of staff was so attentive. They made sure we was well provided for during the duration of our dinner. Even the food and drinks was top tier. The outside seating are was simply captivating. Thank you Vistamar for making our date night/Birthday celebration one to remember read more

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Stopped by for Sunday brunch ... best 50$ I spent (that's me adding tip too!) the chef packed the menu with flavorful Latin foods. Surprisingly I had room for dessert! It's one of the things I snapped a pic of (brunch does include bottomless sangria there's a time limit keep in mind!) get here early & enjoy the vibes read more

Vistamar - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

Went here this past Monday to celebrate part 2 of my niece's 21st birthday celebration . The overall experience was pretty cool. The captain's name was Mike and despite being almost as young as my Neice, he handled the demands of the young partygoers with ease. Ppl tend to drive past Vistamar due to the idea that the best of city island is further down the strip. Not so much so in my opinion. It's really about how ppl treat you when your paying for the best service possible. I enjoyed the experience and I would advise anyone who new to city island to be open minded when choosing boat rentals and places to dine. Social distancing rules and closures are strictly enforced so please get there before 8pm. The average wait for a table at a restaurant there is 1:45mins. For boat rentals you could be waiting for up to an hour or more if your waiting on a captain. Most of all give yourself enough time to have fun :) read more

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So much potential yet a let down. The vibe is really nice, there's tons of aesthetic, from the food to the decor it's there. The service wasn't the best, food took way too long to come out. food flavor was very mediocre, nothing exceptional. Drinks were pretty good and strong. we wanted to order a dessert but waiting for the waiter and food took forever we decided to skip on it. Then we got our bill and there was 3 other items added on that we never ordered. that took another 15 mins to rectify. read more

If you celebrating something special here make sure you got patience. I celebrated my wedding dinner here, I want to say a lot of cons more than pros. I do want to acknowledge the good, got complementary champagne glasses, the space is beautiful and they were helpful in the beginning but once I paid for the space event (which was before the event ) they stop paying attention and disappointed me in many ways. 1.When talking to event manger on Monday ( a few days before my event), I expressed my concerns about the coats for my guest, and was told they will be a room where my guest can do coat check as long as they don't leave any personal items, on the day of the event my guest were told no coat and no closet to hang their coats. 2.When bride and groom arrived no chairs were on our table , table 1 had to give up two chairs to put on the bride and groom table. When telling event manager this issue, she debated with me and said her team set up 49 chairs, clearly there wasn't because we were missing 3 chairs and I was told more than 50 people was here, which I quickly stopped the party and had everyone sit down in their assigned table to prove to the staff there was exactly 50 ppl, including myself and groom. I didn't appreciate when I said "no way a guest of mine took my bride and groom chair" and she replied "believe it they most certainly did because my team set up 49 chairs". I was very bothered by this especially since I'm sharing a big day of my life here at Vistamar, a place that I loved and have been coming to since it was Don coqui to now Vistamar to show my support. I had my groom's family travel from Long Island to share this lovely place on city island. I will Admit I messed up on my part and forgot to count the photographer as number 50, However to avoid any discrepancies during the event I had address this issue to staff around 2pm on the day of the event, which they had time to fix because the event started at 7pm, unfortunately we had to go through that. 3. Another discrepancy was closing the bar at 930, I paid extra for three hours from 730-1030, the issue got resolved almost half hour after 930, event manager did allow the bar to open 20 minutes extra after 1030 for the inconvenience, however I feel like we ended up losing because the event was over 11pm. When The bar closed exactly 930 That was during height of the party which left My guest Dry and confused, personally this an embarrassment to me. 4. For an event space / restaurant they should allow cake to go on the fridge until the event starts right ?! Nope! I brought the cake early and they told me they cannot put my cake in the fridge . Event manager ignored all my concerns and never apologized for any of the inconveniences. read more

For food and ambiance in city island this is a nice choice. This is my 2nd time here. My family and I came here today for my moms birthday lunch. I made reservations on open table and called to follow up. The food was so good. Portions are a bit smaller than anticipated however it's enough to fill you up. Berfil was our server and she was so sweet. She checked on us made sure our food was to our liking. Hands down one of the best servers, I would come back a 3rd time because she was awesome. Many cute areas inside and out for photos. read more

We had the bbq ribs and the whole snapper in coconut sauce, they had a live band and poetry night as well. The ribs were soft but, I think they were boiled in water or something and then smothered with BBQ sauce, no grill or broiled/roast taste/bland. Even though the fish meal does look delicious once again the snapper barely had any taste. It was deep fried and then they threw the coconut sauce over it. Another lazy attempt at serving people quality meals. It wasn't cooked in the coconut sauce, which would of probably been more enjoyable. It had no taste and the coconut sauce was bland not seasoned very well. They really should get better chefs and put more quality/time into how they prepare peoples food. Just another live, restaurant with very minimal mediocre food. Nothing crazy, food was bland and tasteless to be honest. Our waiter was nice and attentive, entertainment was great, drinks are sweet and weak. read more

Vistamar - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

We had the fried fish filet with calamari and sweet plantain on the side. Everything is so delicious. We toured around city island and were so happy to choose this place. Because of COVID we ate it in the car and it was nice! Will definite come back next time we're in City Island. Btw, i really appreciate the 15% discount for teachers! read more

Vistamar - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

This place has a very nice sleek decor. All white. The food was delicious. I ordered the lobster and shrimp with sautéed vegetables and loved every bite. I did take a star off because it was a bit loud but I guess most people go there for that kind of ambience. Service was good also and I'm sure during the day, they have a great view. read more

Vistamar - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

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New owners great !!! I like the blue and the flowers. I don't know why there was a change of hands but had the 1st horrible experience from cold food to service and when we asked to talk to the manager he come over to the table dressed like he was going to club. He took the auto gratuity off and never came back to the table but was standing around chilling. I don't know new owners but you can't raise prices and to pay for your new look and have service food quality drop read more

The food was spectacular. Hoenstly delicious for seafood , however the atmosphere was not my vibe. If you're into restaurants where people are using their hookah and smoking left and right and playing obnoxiously loud music then yes this is the place for you. But I wanted to go to a classy place and vista mar advertised themselves as classy. So for our bill being $205, it was not worth it. The views was incredible tho which was nice to be seated outside. read more

Went there for brunch and service was the worst. They say unlimited mimosas or sangria but they barely pass around to fill your glasses. They got too many tables for one waiter which then leads to bad service. Beautiful place but it's overrated. Ordered the chicken and waffles which was good but food was medium cold. read more

Vistamar - Chicken and waffles - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

I really tried to like this place but couldnt. For those that dont know fhis is the same location that was once Don Coqui. Now under a different name, you expected change but there wasnt. The layout remains the same. We came for A good friend's birthday party and the family have rented out the hall to the right side of the entrance. the party was set to start at eight o'clock, but we all had to arrive by seven thirty. Needless to say, there were already issues when we arrived. The first part is that they charge you $10 to park your car. However it's not actually valet Because you are given your keys back. And you pick up your car at the end of the night. So they pretty much, they just charge you to park it somewhere. Now, knowing that the party starts at eight, you would think that they would have had the room set up well before 8pm. but Alas they did not. The entire party was forced to wait in the waiting area where there was nowhere to stand or sit after a while. Eventually we were sat down in the room. And the first thing I noticed is that Some of the cushions on the chairs were stained and dirty. The second part I noticed is that the chairs were not the same. Some had a removable pad that was just placed on top of it, while the other ones had a better construction. But that's not a big issue. After that, we noticed that they were very, very slow and bringing drinks whether it was alcohol, water or regular soft drinks. To add context, we each paid a little over 100 dollars per person for the private party. I would think they would be a bit more hospitable And prepared. Which they weren't of course. Then we ordered our drinks, which were pricey to begin with and horribly made. My two friends ordered amaretto sours and one of them ordered a diet soda. They brought the drinks close to 30 minutes later. The drinks tasted more like flavored water with the sour mix than the actual mixed alcoholic drink. Also, they didnt have an appropriate method of billing. Instead of giving people the option of a tab either per table or per person, they actually charge you immediately after each drink and you have to pay as you get the drink. This was problematic, because the servers would hover around you until you paid them, which takes away from the dining experience. But here's the kicker we already have gratuity included in What we paid per person, yet while they serve your drinks, they add an additional 18% gratuity, which means that your Paying gratuity each time you get a drink. What's even crazier is that diet soda is not considered part of the soft drink category in their eyes. They charged my friend $5.62 for a small wine glass of soda. We were bothered by this method of billing and A lot of the other family members that were in attendance had grievances with regards to what they were being billed for as well. The prefix menu looked amazing on paper. But yet when it came time to eat, it was not a prefix menu and they provided less than half of what was already on the menu, instead, they served you as a buffet style, meaning this place choose to remove the food that was already promised for the price per person. And I don't know if they even had a conversation with the people that threw the party. So here comes my issue with the food first. Their Caesar salad tasted pretty bad, almost as if somebody dropped rubbing alcohol in the dressing. THE pernil was decent, The yellow rice was o k, but the salmon was not tasty and the penne a la vokda Had a unique sour taste to it. Which made me wonder if it was spoiled. Now mind you, the party started at 8. We did not get fed close till ten. In all, this wasn't a very good experience. And I can see why this place has such low star ratings. This is one of those places that attempts to be trendy by becoming severely overpriced with under whelming food. I cannot in good faith Recommend this place to anybody. From charging people to park inside the lot without giving them a full valet experience, To charging people per drink at each sitting as if you were sitting at the bar. And then forcing an 18% gratuity for each drink. Charging for diet soda because they dont consider it part of the soft drink menu, And then to not honor the menu that was put forward by them for the private party, its no wonder why i see so many bad reviews. read more

I was here yesterday for my moms birthday and it was amazing. The setting and the music is similar to what was Don Coqui! However, the food is so much better. The manager and the staff members are super friendly and was always making sure that we were okay on everything with our food & drinks. I highly recommend going here!! read more

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I took my best friend to this restaurant for her 60th bday!! Unfortunately, it was the worst dining out experience we ever had! They were four of us at the table, appetizers were OK. We order 2 scallop, entrée, mac & cheese with lobster and skirt steak.... All four entrées came out cold, over cooked! Mac & cheese was dry, barely any lobster... The scallops were very chewy, and the steak was overcooked and salty!! we ordered a bottle of wine and a few cocktails. Spent $382. For the worst meal we ever had!! Very disappointed!! Even the service was mediocrity! They couldn't even refill my water glass without us asking them to! Never again! read more

This is a great place for a night out. Food and drinks on point. The entertainment fantastic. The only downside is that they seem to be in a rush to take your plates..before you finish eating..to many waiters lurking...As soon as the bill was paid...the waiter had the nerve to ask us to move to the back...we were still Drinking...I said absolutely not. I told him when I'm ready I will leave..so another waitress tried me..at that point I told her don't approach the table and I spoke to the manager. They did not bother me again. What do they think...that we were performing like them..nooooooo...let your customers be seated until they are ready to leave.PERIODT. read more

Ambiance was lively for the Sunday Brunch. Staff is friendly and accommodating of large groups. read more

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Definitely a vibe , somewhere to go if you're looking to break the ice with your significant other . 9/10

I went here with a party of 18 for New Year's Eve 2 being kids, $100 per person not including tax and gratuity. We sat down at 8:45 they were understaffed so the food literally came out at 11pm, They offer entertainment who knew it would be in one section of the restaurant, The place was not kid friendly I didn't understand how many people were smoking hookah which was quite uncomfortable especially for the kids. I am a Latina and I personally felt like why did the play just one English song? This place might be ok for some but for me a Born and raised New Yorker this places catered to one type of crowd and the food was horrible. Everyone has there own experience but this one disappointed me so much a to take a minute to write this review. read more

I had such a great time here. Party of 6 great food great service great drinks and great music. I will be coming back. Im so glad they took over don coqui read more

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Seriously my new favorite spot EVER. Like it's SO good I'm scared to write about it because then I might not be able to get a table anymore beautiful setting right on the water, great service( Jose our waiter was awesome & the hotestess was great!), and the food... dios mio! Comida TREMENDA soooo delicious so much flavor cooked perfectly! And here's the kicker... me & my hubby both had steak, lobster and shrimp and a drink and paid $110 with gratuity Unbelievably affordable, they have customers for life! Literally my only complaint is that it's dark... not just dark but pitch black after the sun goes down we had to use the flashlights on our phone to see to cut out food lol but it read more

The management here is a complete joke!!! "captain" Eduardo was unprofessional, very obnoxious, and didn't seem interested in resolving my parties issues. We waited over 45 minutes to be served and one of the orders were placed wrong. He told me that the he place the meal in a box to go and we can order the right meal mind you this was a child who made the order. I've never heard of a such thing in any restaurant. He then decided to call a meeting that took about another 40 minutes with customers waiting to be served. He seemed more interested in playing with his mustache rather than providing service. I will NEVER come here again! read more

They CANNOT be serious. Like it's impossible. This place only cares about you if you speak Spanish, which is how most Spanish places are (unless you are white, they will try to accommodate you) but if you are not Hispanic or white, don't go here. They don't care about you. They will try to argue with you WHICH I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED with any establishment EVER PERO, OK. THE PLACE WAS EMPTY AND YET MY EXPERIENCE WAS UNREAL. plenty of other options on city Island. Use them. read more

I would recommend coming to Vistamar for dinner anytime, the ambiance is awesome combined with great service & food, with mgr. Jessica & tony making sure things run smoothly, from walking in & being greeted by Aliya & Daffie to ordering your favorite Entrée. Vistamar has just what you need, Delicious Seafood & excellent Latin cuisine ! read more

We decided to bring a group out to this place for a nice dinner after a funeral. To say the least the staff couldn't have given a f***. The hosts were negligent and booked us for the wrong number of ppl. The room they gave us holds 18ppl because of the COVID capacity restrictions. We had 20 ppl. They were trying to say that the other two ppl needed to sit in the dining room at a table which was still only about 15 -20ft away from the rest of us...when the farthest table in the room was about 25 -30ft. away. The kicker was that they insisted that because the two additional people had to sit outside, they could not order from the a la cart menu we reserved. They could have used professional discretion and a commuted the two ppl more. The owner of the restaurant really said that, "she knows the right thing to do is to accommodate us "the customer" but she would rather not change her policy for us." I wanted to walk out and go elsewhere, but instead the two additional people decided to leave that wretched restaurant. The bathrooms were very unsanitary and there was an infestation of gnats and flies. The bread was dry, and the pasta and paella lacked flavor. There is NOTHING special about this place outside of the premium location they have on city island. I'd rather Sammy's or Fish Box anyway! Their food is like the food court food at city island, but with an inflated price. Never again! read more

Vistamar - Dry bread - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

Restaurant was Great. All the employees were so nice . Everyone had a smile on and they were extremely helpful. Food was good , entertainment was excellent! We will definitely be going back again read more

Uggghhhh I was very excited to come for brunch as advertised on Yelp and their site. However we were informed by our super rude waitress that because of covid brunch was no longer an option. When she came to take our orders and asked if we had questions, she very hastily dismissed my friends questions( she has dietary allergies). No attempt of accommodation and she had genuine disgust on her face like if we were bothering her. Needless to say we took our drinks and didn't bother getting food. Drinks great, staff needs to be more friendly. read more

I have been to this restaurant many times and always order the pulpo (octopus) salad and it has been one of the best I've had in the Bronx. But today I was so disappointed,,, the flavor is good but the fat and purple skin is not removed. It's boiled and just cut up. In the past the pulpo is nice and clean. All you get is white meat and lots of good flavor. We spoke to manager who did discount our bill and mentioned that's the new way they are doing it. Hopefully they will go back to the way it was made. I do love this place read more

We had an amazing meal! The seafood was super fresh and the Latin flavors were perfectly bold. The monfongo appetizer special (shrimp, crab, and squid) was out of this world. The mofongo was a little dry but the toppings were great. Paella was massive - the rice was a little bland but the seafood was great and it was a steal for the price. Surf and turf with churrosco was excellent. Service was great. It was really loud - especially for a slow Sunday night - so not a great place for deep conversation, but perfect for a fun night out with friends who want to eat great food and kick back a little. read more

Vistamar - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

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Ambiance is everything. The weekends they have a saxophone player. The appetizers were great. Service was really slow. We waited 10 min after seated to get even water. My husband had the red snapper. Delicious. The roasted ckn a little on the dried side. read more

Went for the first time for my sister's graduation last night. I'm not impressed! Not only did we wait two hours for appetizers BUT we watched the table next to us receive appetizers and meals before we did. Of course they were seated after we were. The manager gave us some lame excuse about overcooking a steak that was ordered and having to make another. First of all, skirt steak does not take two hours to make and secondly why weren't we made aware of that prior to complaining? The server never made rounds at our table to ensure all was well. At one point, someone from our table actually got up to get him. When we finally got some of our food it was left unattended for 10 minutes prior to serving it to us. I truly believe that large groups receive lack luster service because gratuity is guaranteed. Did I mention that the majority of the food was pretty bland? We salted and peppered our dishes to death. The manager did discount a portion of the bill. However, I won't be back. read more

Was there for an event and for our party of 40 they had 1 server. Refills on drinks took forever and a real horrible "manager" kept folks away from the bar and told us to use our 1 server to ask for refills. The Brunch menu we ordered off of had all of us ordering different appetizers and the server eventually brought the table a sampler platter for the ENTIRE table which had less than few of some itesm most ordered and an assortment of items no one wanted but we ate it all because it took over an hour and a half to get it out of the kitchen. As always the main course when it eventually arrived was underwhelming at best and I had to send mine back because it was prepared improperly. The desert was provided by the party and NO coffee/tea was offered THEN going out to the lot saw our car blocked in by valet parking, when I asked to get this looked into the "Manager" shhhed me and told me to wait with a really nasty attitude. I left, found the valet and got out of there. Maybe the food is good or the service for the restaurant is decent, I'll never find out because I'll never go back there. It's City Island, there are a ton of better places within blocks. What a shame because it is a pretty place with great views. read more

This place must be under new management. Yes there is a pandemic but your service shouldn't diminish because of it. Not only are they providing false advertisement trying to sell a T-bone steak but give you a pork chop instead but the attending manager JUSTINE failed to rectify the issue excelling in poor management. I use to love this place. Sadly I will never spend a dime here again. Pictures below from 7/16/2020. Google a T-bone pork chop, it will match the photo below. Compare to the steak advertised in their menu and you can clearly see this is not red meat/beef. read more

Vistamar - This is what Vista Mar advertises as T- bone steak clearly not red meat. Google a t-bone pork chops and that's what you'll get - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

I must say this place looks amazing the service was amazing the food and drinks weregreat. We will definitely be back also Berfil our waitstress was fantastic thank you. read more

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First time going and let me tell you. You need to go. Drinks were great , food was amazing and the service was phenomenal. I had a hibiscus margarita and a henny pina colada. Can't go wrong with either or. read more

Vistamar - Classic margarita and hibiscus margarita - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York