D Comer Colonial — Restaurant in Santo Domingo

I get the impression that this is where most tour guides bring their clients for lunch because of the amount of tours and reserved tables. I also take it that some of the locals use this as a lunch spot given the amount of persons who came in for take out. The food is seasoned and authentic. Bathrooms ok and service fair to fine. I would recommend as a decent Dominican restaurant with authentic cuisine and decent settings. As a solo traveler exploring I didn't like the fact that I wasn't catered to like those on the tours. For example I had to take my own tray to my table unlike those on the tours who had waitresses take their food to them and their tables promptly cleared. Also I was seated beside the toilet even though there were clearly other empty tables but I was told they were reserved. An ok experience but I...

We stumbled on this place looking for a quick meal and a cold beer. It did not disappoint, excellent food and service. Jose, who looked to be the owner couldn’t do enough to accommodate us. They don’t sell beer, so he suggested we buy it across the street and bring it in and enjoy while we ate. The place looked to be very popular, we came right at lunch time and it was pretty busy. It’s a buffet type of place where you order what they’ve made for lunch. Amazing Mangu, chicken, rice, habichuelas, Dominican spaghetti. Best of all, the attention Jose offered. I recommend this small but modest restaurant to anyone visiting la zona colonial in...

They serve traditional Dominican food. If you want to try traditional food, eaten by Dominicans every day, this is the right place in the Colonial Zone. The food is really good.

The downside, they charge you an 18% extra if you pay with credit/debit card. The explanation is that they have to pay taxes if the payment goes through the bank. I don't know if the Dominican authorities follow on that, but it seems that they do not...