Ambar Restaurant — Restaurant in Town of Mount Pleasant

Found this gem when we visited during the Sleepy Hollow Street Fair and every restaurant had 1+ hour of wait times including our original option in the corner Bridge View Tavern and I’m so glad it worked out that way. We were seated within 10 minutes and waited about 15 minutes for the food.

We ordered the pork mofongo, seafood combo soup, steak with onions, and last but definitely the most exception was the fried chicken. While the other dishes were amazing, the fried chicken knocked the ball out the park. It’s hands down one of the best fried chicken I’ve ever had - crispy but not dry. Not to mention their portion sizes were huge! Two entree dishes were probably enough for 4 people as we were able to barely finish our food.

We also ordered the yuca fries with fried cheese and the juices. Only suggestion would probably be less sugar in the juices, but otherwise one of the best Dominican restaurants...

A very close friend of mine recommended this place to me. Not my normal cuisine of preference, but I like to step outside the box and try new things. I had a hard time communicating with the main lady in the restaurant due to a language barrier, but the younger lady who came from the back was very helpful and I appreciated her helping me navigate a menu I was not familiar with. Pernil was good, and the chuleta was tasty, but the maduros were not sweet. All in all, I enjoyed my experience here and...

The food here is fantastic and they give you plenty of it. I normally take my food to go but decided to dine in this time. Staff are always pleasant and offered fantastic recommendation. We had so much food that we took up 2 tables. The portions were so big that we took food home and had it the next day. It's a 40 minute drive for me to get to this restaurant but it is well worth it. I highly recommend this place as the food is good and plentiful as well as reasonable. You won't be...