Savory mushrooms sautéed to perfection, served with fresh herbs and a hint of garlic.
Wine • Steak • Terrace • Steakhouse
"This place was an incredibly atmospheric dining venue, what with the candles/lighting and the live piano accordion music. The service was friendly and hospitable, and the food tasted great. The staff cut the steak right at the table, which was awesome. Everything was wonderful. I'm not normally one for fine dining, but the place didn't feel too stuffy to me, so the atmosphere was just right. I went as part of a business dinner, but this would probably be a fantastic formal date spot. The staff will take care of you for sure. Keeping this part from my initial post, I want to apologize on behalf of my group for keeping your restaurant staff so late past closing. I understand how much this inconveniences you, and I would give you all ten stars if I could. You all did wonderfully, and I couldn't have asked for better service. Thank you all so much."
Pasta • Coffee • Mexican • International
"Anniversary dinner with our two children, 8 and 10. We decided to sit out on the porch on a fairly humid June evening and the ceiling fans made for a nice breeze. We find most of the restaurants are overly air-conditioned, but Metro 8 didn't seem like a fridge even when we came in - that's a big plus for me! Our waitress was very nice and attentive without getting involved. She noted that it was nice to see kids with books (and math in our conversation) instead of iPads. The steaks my husband and I ordered were as advertised and delicious. So were the pages. Our girls loved their grilled chicken. Cocktails were good and just the right strength. Highly recommended."
Full • Wine • Steak • Mexican
"I wanted to love this place the food was good, the cocktails were delicious with fun presentation but the experience will ensure that I will never return. I was here to celebrate my husband’s birthday with a few family members and my 9 year old daughter. They have a kids menu and my friend brought her 80 year old mother and recommended it as fun and lively yet family friendly. I made a 6:30 reservation thinking that was early enough to avoid a club scene but I was wrong. First we were seated at the very back of the restaurant under the speakers. I noted in my reservation that I was celebrating a birthday. I mentioned it to my waiter several times but he was more preoccupied with selling me top shelf liquor for my margaritas and showing visible disappointment and disdain because we didn’t order the $300 steak. My intent was to show my husband a nice night out and instead all he remembers is the multiple times he had to get up and ask that the music be turned down from ear piercing levels to protect our daughter’s ears. About 45 minutes into our experience wafts of marijuana smoke permeated through the restaurant. My husband got up from the table to find the source and our waiter confirmed that yes it was marijuana but it was being smoked on the patio so there was nothing he or the restaurant could do. At this point he wanted to leave before our food arrived. My daughter begged to stay as she was hungry. Our food arrived. We were finally laughing and trying to have a good time when the most lewd song I ever heard blasted through the speakers. Everyone in the restaurant looked in shock when vulgar terms for genitalia were blasting through the speakers. I had to cover my daughter’s ears. A woman at another table pointed at my daughter as she requested that the music be changed, a man with his date looked at me in pity and just then our waiter appears with the check as if he knew this would be our last straw. I wish after $600 I could have had a better time."
Full • Wine • Drinks • Mexican
"good restaurant, but a little pricy... good place to stop once and that's it. will not go again, unless I have to."
Mexican
Grill • Italian • Steakhouse • Argentinian
"While in SoCal looking for a place for dinner one of my colleagues suggested this place, familiar with Argentine steak houses I liked to go for it. I'm very glad I did it! A first-class classic Gaucho style Steak house. We had her mixed grilled meat for three and found that it was enough food for 5 or 6! It was very well prepared, seasoned and cooked for perfection. Very recommended. Look for Ernesto, he is a large server, you will be very well looked after."
Bars • Soup • Steak • Chicken
"Me and my friends all asked medium rare rib eyes. 2 were more on the medium side and one of the steaks was beyond overcooked. To add on to the wound, the steaks had no seasoning. No salt. Such a disappointment. I got Gaucho veggies and they came out cold. The carrots weren’t even cooked. It looks like they peeled, cut and served them without cooking. Another disappointment. Have had really bad experiences the last couple of times so I will most likely not be going back unless I get compensated for the disappointment that is my overcooked ribeye and undercooked and cold veggies."
Meat • Steak • Casual • Mexican
"I’m not sure why there are so many negative reviews for this restaurant. If you're looking for authentic Mexican cuisine, this is the place to go! Everything was fantastic. I ordered the enchiladas tricolor, and they were absolutely delicious! My friend got the fried steak and chicken tortilla soup, both of which were great. The service was quick, and the food was even better. I would definitely love to explore more of the menu on my next visit!"
Full • Wine • Grill • Vegetarian
"eating was only moderate or under. server asked how I wanted my flesh, I said to the server medium and half the meat was medium, but the other half was better made. the quality of the meat for the price was not really suitable. for the price they can expect Choice prism, but in reality meat is more like Select Choice. they had asado al asador not what I came for, but still was okay because I can always order something else. So I ordered meat parrillada which should contain lamb chops. when we got the plate, I couldn't find the lamb chopper, so the server asked and he says: I forgot to tell them that we don't have a lamb chopper, but I'm sure the kitchen has put extra piece of meat and he wasn't even sure what kind of meat was fed in extra and didn't even disturb the kitchen to ask what really happened. we had 4 children and we ordered 4 children steaks and 2 grilled cheese and only 5 tellers came. so server asked again that we only get 5 plates instead of 6 and he asked if he can replace with something else, because children already shared the plates. I asked if we could have more fruits for the children and he offered to replace 2 obscenes for the children steak, as obstinum costs $4. I was already disappointed with the restaurant so that I did not even harass to argue that the teller that was not served will break. my server covered like 8 tabs and it was so hard to find him and ask something. I guess that's why they couldn't even offer fair service for the customer. we could not even use the ordered items. overall, our family association with bad service and high-quality eating was completely ruined. for the price it will be much better to go to Brazilian grill if they offer similar type of food. I have always cracked Argentine grill, but now I would just stay with Brazilian where you can offer better service and eating."
Chinese
Full • Wine • Cheese • Spanish
"the second time here and I'm sorry to say both paintings were only moderately rewarded. the cocktails were both very strong yesterday evening we had the membrillo and it was not disappointed, delicious. but I think eating is only very hit and miss some of the items like chicken croquettes and the wood charcoal and cheese plates were solid. other like the smoked salmon and the fried sprouts were surprisingly “out” on different wise. the broth on which the smoked salmon was served was literally as hard as a rock that was barely chewable. the sprouts were listed as crispy fried, but came completely unnecessary deep fritted with a broth coating that was not made clear on the menu and simply not great a very heavy dish as she would get on a Friday or something like that and the sprouts were underused and hard in the middle. the server was friendly and efficient, but the place was also airport termac levels loud, as 2 very large parties rushed into a tiny space on each side of us. I was always tied by the waiting staff who tried to look over. the floor manager “slub” us that we move to another table 3/4 of the way through our meal, because one of the already huge parties had asked him to put five (5) more people than the reserved number, no thank you, not 3/4 of the way through the meal. all in all a less than stellar experience, with a few high points, but otherwise very subduing especially for the quite high price tag. oh and to finish it, the next morning I got a note from open table saying that we were not able to keep our reservation, which we so obviously send to the host who sat, not notification to open table."
Pizza • Cafés • Seafood • European
"that was our first time in coqueta. that was delicious. we had several tapas plates before we eat the seafood paella. the smoked salmon was spectacular! we were disappointed at the service. over 3 hours for a meal was more than we had negotiated. we sat almost 30 minutes before we quit. Once we finally knocked down a waiter, it took at least another 15 minutes before we got our drinks (but not yet water on the table.) I couldn't believe that the personal wonders about the tables while it is for the guests who try to tie them down. it's like we're not even there. such a disappointment – especially after learning that michael chiarello has the facility. I would have expected more. we enjoyed eating, but we can skip this for the next time because of the unacceptable service."
Mexican • American
Full • Wine • Dining • Chicken
"this little gem is located in the city part hato rey in san juan and offers traditional PR food to die very cheap trips. they also have a lot of wonderful weeping for just $19. a bottle. better quality wee are just between $26 and $39 a virtual steal. they had music in the night when we played them with a talented woman electronic piano during the singing. I'm back."
Cafe • Lunch • Coffee • Mexican
Pizza • Tapas • Brunch • Caribbean
"I had heard about this restaurant from multiple people and wanted to try it out. Went there with a friend on Tuesday night. We made reservations, but it was not needed. The place was only 1/4 full. We got seated quickly and a woman came around and took our pictures. They looked good and I bought one. The food service was comically slow and the wait time between plates needs to be shortened. I ordered the penne pasta with chicken and enjoyed it and rhe tres Leches dessert was to die for! I'd go back just for the dessert!"
Meat • Pizza • Tacos • Tacos
"customer service is lousyI always order food for deliveryBut they always put you on hold and you listen to the call you receive and you hear the lady receiving another order while you are waiting and while you are calling the background music is at full volume and they say you can't hear itThey should receive orders in a quiet place, not next to where they are working with music."
Bbq • Casual • Tacos • Mexican
"Although it's a bit of a drive, I enjoy getting food from here. I'd recommend getting your food to-go or ordering via DoorDash ahead of time. I personally don't enjoy eating inside the restaurant here since it gets super busy, but goes to show how much folks enjoy the food here. Heads up, if you can't have certain kinds of meat and are hardcore about it, you should probably consider somewhere else to eat since you do occasionally find little bits of other meat mixed in."
Tacos • Cheese • Mexican • Chicken
"I always see a long line at this place I even tried to sit in the line but the wait was tooooo long so I left, said to myself ima go early and did, I ordered 3 regular street tacos and it was bland no seasoning just boiled chicken i don’t know if I ordered the wrong thing but it was not good I had went home and seasoned the chicken myself just to not feel like I wasted my money"