La Sirena Sushi & Tiki Bar — Restaurant in Rincón

Ah, where to begin with this travesty masquerading as a culinary establishment? La Sirena Sushi & Tiki Bar, an establishment that boldly deludes itself into believing it serves fine sushi, is nothing short of a gastronomic calamity. From the moment one sets foot in this abomination of a restaurant, the pretense of sophistication is glaringly apparent, yet utterly unfulfilled.

Now, to the crux of the matter—the sushi itself. One might expect that a place with such delusions of grandeur would offer a modicum of culinary prowess. Alas, the sushi is an insult to both the palate and the very concept of sushi. The rice, a crucial element in this venerable dish, was an unmitigated disaster—overcooked, mushy, and possessing a texture akin to that of wet cardboard. The fish, ostensibly the pièce de résistance, was a travesty of freshness, with an aroma that suggested it had been procured from the bottom of a stagnant pond rather than the ocean.

To add insult to injury, the so-called “specialty rolls,” which one might expect to be a testament to the chef’s creativity, were instead a jumbled mess of incongruent ingredients that achieved the remarkable feat of being both flavorless and overwhelmingly confusing. The supposed “spicy tuna” was neither spicy nor tuna, and the “signature” sauce was a cloying, synthetic abomination that could only be described as a culinary blunder of the highest order.

Service, though arguably not the restaurant’s most egregious failing, was predictably indifferent. The staff, in their half-hearted attempts at professionalism, appeared as though they were performing their duties under duress, further contributing to the overall sense of malaise that pervades the establishment.

In sum, La Sirena Sushi & Tiki Bar is a veritable monument to mediocrity and misguided ambition. It stands as a glaring reminder that pretension and poor execution are an ill-fated combination. One can only hope that the proprietors take heed of their multitudinous failings and either rectify them or close their...

Reply to your message: Thank you for your response. I'm pretty sure your cook and server knew the potstickers were deep fried, so we figured well let's try it. They were edible, they just weren't what we hope for. When we were finished and your server asked if we wanted to take the remaining sushi to go, I said no we didn't really care for it and he just said oh I'm sorry. And obviously we didn't know we were going to be sick until that happened. It happens. Not every meal is going to be stellar. Yes, you get a lot of great reviews and that's why we came. You also get a lot of reviews that say the food is bland, tasteless and mediocre. I'm sure you'll continue to improve and honest reviews help with that. Best of luck.

Update: My husband & I both got sick within 8-10 hours!

First, let me say we ate the potstickers & most of the rolls; we had a very long day and were too hungry and tired to start looking for somewhere else to eat. The sushi wasn't inedible, just tasteless. The shrimp potstickers were deep fried till crispy, not steamed & lightly pan fried. They were bland, but we were hungry. The Blackened fish roll had a deep fried jumbo shrimp inside, it was crispy and the seared fish on top was dry. We also ordered the diner special lobster roll with jalapeno. I asked for it without jalapeno but "it's already mixed in" should have been a clue. The lobster had the texture of dry canned tuna fish. The most flavorful part of our meal was the mango slices on the top. The restaurant is lovely. Unfortunately the music isn't conducive to relaxing...

Ate here a month ago and it was an uneasy experience both morally and on our stomachs. We witnessed the blatant disparity of treatment between Latino and white customers. They greeted the white customers with joy and the Latino customers solemnly. Like myself, my partner who is Italian American couldn’t believe this was happening in Puerto Rico. In all fairness, I’m assuming because Rincón is the pinnacle of gentrification on the island that the non-Latino customers may’ve been the “transplant” community.

Now onto the food experience. We ordered potstickers, various sushi rolls and drinks. The food wasn’t horrible just extremely lacking in flavor. Drinks were ok neither good or bad. Unfortunately, we both became ill the following day with food poisoning. Maybe the fish was bad? Or it was cross contamination? Or possibly uncleanliness? At this point it was simply a BAD CHOICE of restaurant. Unfortunately, we didn’t head caution with reading the reviews prior to dining here.

My advice, if you do happen to try your luck with this place - stick with the drinks and be forewarned that white people are centered first and foremost at this establishment. Also, be mindful of others including our own experience with food poisoning from here.

RECOMMENDATION: We found a great sushi spot in Rincón on 115 called, Bakku, that has delicious food with beautiful presentation and great drinks. Oh and EVERYBODY we saw while dining was...