Mao's — Restaurant in Cabo Rojo

A family run business that we really wanted to love, but just couldn’t. The two stars are solely for how nice the workers were, and the fact that there was plenty of parking across the street.

We came in on a rainy week night, so the outside area was not open. There were two waitresses, a bus girl, and 1 chef. The one waitress took our order, but then got a call and had to leave to attend a party in Boquerón. So then there were only 3 staff for the entire place.

From the time our appetizer came, to the time we received our main dish, we waited an hour. We were already hungry when we arrived, so the wait felt like forever.

The shrimp and steak meal cost $34 (which seemed great!), but then once we got it, it was like cheap wedding food, at best. The veggies served with the dish were clearly frozen and came unevenly reheated.

It was clear they were short staffed, but for the amount of time it took for our food to come, we expected much better. The prices were not incredible either. I would spend the $10 more to go to a fancier location with high quality food.

Again, the family was wonderful, but I wanted to share some reality, as I do not feel the reviews were accurate. I think many are written by wealthier retirees who have money to spend and...

Wanted to like this place but I just couldn’t. Walked in and it felt like a basic diner but the prices were the same as very nice restaurants across the street. Our server didn’t quite know his menu and after ordering our appetizer, he came to our table twice to drop it off and our drink and still was not asking what we wanted for our entree. Mind you we were already in the restaurant for 20 minutes at this point with only 2 other tables of people. We were sitting for 10 minutes with our empty appetizer plate and still no one came up for our order. We eventually got up and started walking to the main desk and only then did someone run up and try to serve us. Very unhappy with the service and would never recommend this...

We came from Chicago looking for a great meal. We definitely found it at this location. The service and the food was exceptional. I personally ordered the lobster stew which had a sauce filled with flavor and with a lobster 🦞 cooked to perfection. Another individual from my party ordered the Red Snapper which was well cooked and melted in his mouth. Throughout our meal the chef treated us with fresh slices of avocado and perfectly fried breadfruit. Finally, the 3rd member from my party ordered the Mofongo loaded with lobster 🦞 which was fresh, tasty and exquisite....