La Casa del Chef
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A nice traditional restaurant with a beautiful atmosphere and good service, but a little expensive. Casa del Chef is a beautiful locale, with artwork on the walls, dim lights, and a cool environment. The food is pretty good, enjoyable and nice in flavor. I would argue that most food here is pretty good. Nothing utterly mind-blowing, but good and enjoyable. Service is pretty good, depending on your waiter. On my first visit, I was tended to by an older man with gray hair, glasses, and a goatee. He seemed in a bad mood, and didn't seem like he wanted to take my order at all. Dry responses, and lack of eye contact, I wondered why was he so cranky. To my surprise when another set of customers came by (a medical doctor and his wife) he became all cheery and pleasing. Did I look too poor for him? He seemed like a jerk to me. Next visit was better, with two younger gentlemen being friendly and pleasant. Their service was way better. And they say that this generation is rude, lol Anyway, prices are high on some meals but decent on others. Fish is exorbitant, but chicken is decently priced. Portions are pretty good, very big. Generally, this is a pretty good restaurant. If you avoid the cranky old guy, of course. 4.5/5 ⭐️
G D R L S SG D R L S S
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I took my parents here for a late lunch on a weekday. Place is in the middle of a parking at a shopping mall, it is small and kind of dark inside. This place, I heard, has been around for many years. The restaurant was packed and we had to wait but a few minutes to be seated, it was the late lunch crowd. The server was a professional, I have never had a server that serious and efficient about his work. We were able to order quite fast from a great menu. We had the churrasco with fries and vegetables; milanesa de cerdo; chicken Parmesan and I had the carrucho and pulpo salad with mofongo. The mofongo was as the best that I had while in PR. The octopus and conch were a bit tough. All of the dishes were very flavorful. Portions were decent and price was spot on. Apparently there is a lunch menu, more affordable, a friend informed us of that later that day. No one offered us that menu. I would definitely come back.
Ivette RuelleIvette Ruelle
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The restaurant is a hidden gem in Ponce. It was mentioned on many travel/ Google restaurant guides as a place to visit. It did not disappoint. It's not much to look at from the outside, located in a strip mall. Inside is dark with lively paintings adorning the walls. You have to press a doorbell to be allowed entrance. Our waiter was very attentive, making many excellent suggestions as first time customers. We started with fried cheese which was like no other I've had before. It was lightly toated on the outside, cooked to perfection. Our meals were outstanding! The seabass stuffed with shrimp & lobster was a cuisine masterpiece. So delicious it melted in your mouth. The lobster parmesan was lightly breaded, loaded with cheese on top of a penne pasta with alfredo sauce. Overall it was the best meal I've had in Puerto Rico.
Andrea BirdAndrea Bird
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Great food and service. We had carne frita as an appetizer, mofongo relleno de carrucho (conch mofongo) and dorado relleno (mahi mahi stuffed with shrimp and lobster with capers sauce) as the main dishes, and vanilla flan as dessert. Everything was delicious, in particular the chef makes really good sauces (the tomato sauce that the mofongo came in, and the caper sauce for the dorado). We wished we hadn't ordered carne frita since there was too much food and carne frita was not as special as our main dishes. Service was good and reasonably fast (which is not so common on the island). The dining room is decorated with lots of nice paintings. Oh i almost forgot: try the side of Arroz Mamposteado, it's really good!
Mohammad MahdianMohammad Mahdian
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Food was OK and took a long time. Service was "meh." Would not likely dine here again given the choice. We were in the area attending a funeral and this place was highly rated "top 5" by a travel-related site. Wait staff were initially attentive to take the order and then wandered off - never checking back. I ordered the sauteed chicken and mamposteao rice. Others in my party ordered the grilled snapper with tostones. The fish was tasty. The chicken and the rice were salty. The tostones were dry ( as of previously frozen). Cocktails were average. Pictures shown are part of the decor. It seems to have been a Don Quijote themed restaurant at some point.
William SomarWilliam Somar
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We were visiting Ponce with family. We found the restaurant through Google Map and decided to go in and try it. The waiter was very attentive to us at the entrance. The appetizers and soups were exquisite. The food was tasty, exceeding all of our expectations. From the rodaballo filet, steak filet with onions, mofongo with grouper, chicken fingers, churrasco with mofongo, and fried pork meat. The dessert was also delicious. Definitely, I recommend this place and will return when I have a next visit to Ponce. I congratulate the waiter and another employee who assisted us so that we had a spectacular dinner.
Kayin Lai - Lai RealtyKayin Lai - Lai Realty
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Callejon Fagot Across From Marshalls Centro Del Sur Mall, Ponce, 00716, Puerto Rico
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attractions: Centro Del Sur Mall, Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña, Museo Francisco "Pancho" Coimbre, El MERCADO MINI MARKET, restaurants: Campioni Pizza Birra & Tapas, Restaurante Rincón Argentino, Níspero Asador, Vinos y Coctelería, Chili's Grill & Bar, Panadería y Repostería La Comercio, Pollo Tropical, Puerto Rico Coffee Roasters, Pizza Hut, Villa China

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