Restaurante El Encuentro — Restaurant in Santo Domingo

I ordered the mondongo today. My advice for someone with a weak stomach or anyone for that matter is to absolutely stay away. The meat was not cleaned or seasoned properly. The minute I noticed I stopped eating it. The plantains were good. And those two stars is only for them. Now, I know it’s the inside of the animal and all but they could have done a better job. Moreover, I went alone, had that one meal but they tried to double charged. When I looked at the bill that was handwritten then at the girl at the counter, right away we made eye contact and she started laughing. The same minute one of the servers came to get the bill back and said an error was made. When she brought it back the charge was still a bit higher than the prices from the menu. Not a big deal, things get more expensive daily. Though the prices should be the same. When I pulled out my card, the same girl who was at the counter I had made eye contact with from across the room said right away, “we don’t accept cards”. That when I realized she was standing right behind me and looking at what I was doing. Creepy much! Also why isn’t there a sign that says no cards here? Anyway, I’m glad I had some cash with me to take care of the bill because she was like you can leave your phone or something of value that you’ll get back when you come back with the cash. I don’t really leave reviews, especially not bad ones but this service was the worst. The food wasn’t any consolation. I was looking for El Encuentro but ended up clicking on el Gran Encuentro. If they are the same restaurant but different locations, the owner should definitely do an inspection because I doubt they get repeated business. PS. The lemonade was good. Do believe the bad reviews. Based on my experience today, they are not lying. Hopefully I...

I loved the free garlic bread!! They recently remodeled their space and it looks very nice, their food is always tasty and not at all pricey, 100% recommend! Real dominican food, they even have espaguete con pollo!!

PD: No kissing allowed, they will...

Muy mala experiencia, desde el momento en que llegué.

Los precios son muy altos para la calidad de comida que es muy mala, comparado con otros sitios con mejor servicio, ambiente y mejores precios.

El pollo estaba desabrido, sacando el que solo sabía a limón; la habichuela tenía un sabor extraño, como ranceo, al igual que la ensalada hervida qué pedí. Mi esposa pidió un puré de papá y tuvo que pedir la sal porque no sabía a nada; el arroz tampoco estaba muy bueno. A parte de que no toman tarjeta, eso habla de la informalidad del negocio a pesar de tener tanto tiempo. Solo puedo resaltar el servicio de la joven que me atendió que fue muy amable.

En fin, me arrepentí de no haber ido a comer chofan y pica pollo donde unos chinos que pudo haber sido una...