Vale Valentina — Restaurant in Higüey

Cute spot that's somewhat walkable from the airport. It's located in a little plaza that has plenty of competition. We ordered a Mochachino and a Cafecito con Leche and all very delightful and fresh. We started with quesodillas with chicken, bacon, and cheese, and just writing about it is making me drool. For our entree, I got the Western Bacon Cheeseburger with onion rings cooked medium rare and the Japanese Cesar Salad. The burger was perfectly cooked, and the onion rings were puffy and sweet. As for the salad, it was definitely unique for the DR and would highly suggest. They have both indoor and outdoor seating, but we were comfortable sitting inside. The interior was very cute and chic. It reminds me of a small kids' play house, almost. The staff seemed nice and welcoming, but our server wasn't as pleasant as I expected. I'm fluent in Spanish, but I do have an accent, and it almost felt like I was being judged for it. Because I used to bartender/server, I do recognize favoritism, and it seemed she catered to those who were indigenous. It could just be me overthinking it, but I think that it's worth noting. Other than our server, the food and...

Apparently it's a very successful local restaurant, but need to put attention to those little details that make it looks bad...costumers should enjoy a great experience as soon as they pass through the doors, as this place looks impeccable, it should deserves a 5 stars review, but they lost 4 stars in my humble opinion due to the way of doing business...the waitress service is a nightmare (please read all one star reviews); first, the waitress takes about 20 minutes to take our initial orders, then like 45 minutes to deliver the drinks; in general, was a mediocre service, very rude and unkind body language from the waitress...the food was also something to forget, plates were poorly presented, cold, and inconsistent with the supposed good name of this restaurant....actually, the restaurant looks impeccably cozy, with very clean floor, the receiver area looks clean and odorous; place very well organized...however, HIGHLY NOT RECOMMENDED...sorry for the bad review, but only 1 stars for now, unless improve and fix those obvious service and...

The venue is nice, but the staff! Wow! I might have came the wrong day (wed 19, 9:30am) because wow.

A lady at the entrance looked at me from head to toes before to say "hi" (I was dressed properly, no short, no flip-flop, I was dressed properly!). I asked for a table, idk if she didn't want to work or I stole her bf in another life but she was RUDE.

I finally set down and like a lunatic person, she came back at the table 1min later (it was just the two of us and one other client) and said hi again more politely this time.

I tried to place an order, she just rolled her eyes, laughed at me and rolled her eyes, "pffff" at me for absolutely no freaking reason.

I just left without ordering and she seemed super happy to go back and chat with her colleague behind the casher.

Careful with your staff. The venue is cute, I was excited to come but the staff.... It...