Locura Marina — Restaurant in West New York

I rate this experience a 2.3. this is a Peruvian place. I was disappointed. Got there for lunch, and literally had to sit myself. It appears this is more of a fast food service place not a restaurant. The server which there was only one initially was covering basically all the tables 12 of which had patrons. I had to request the menu, and it took a bit of time to get it. The server was in a hurry and asked to take order for everything at once, apps, main plate etc. I ordered the fish Ceviche, which delicious, soupy, full of flavors, cilantro, onions, with sweet potatoe, which i ordered an add'l side of, really good. Ordered el bistec de pobre (poor person's steak) had 2 eggs, double the meat, a bit hard, rice, sweet plantains, french fries. I also ordered the fried red snapper which when you look at the pictures you'd be amazed about the size, and color, and crispness, however the texture for some reason the meat on the fish was a bit tough which is unusual for red snappers. I believe it was refried. I had it with extra onions (encebollado) and a salad which they failed to serve as i requested it, and i had to pay extra for it. No dessert... the worst part of this experience was when i requested to take the leftovers home. That was an adventure. I was not informed the containers, all of the ones you need to take food home they charge you. I found out cause i always check the bill looking for hidden charges, which it happened. I was charged for 4 containers after asking the owner. He indicated everyone is doing it which in ALL the places I've visited not once had this ever happened. No dessert....i will not be coming back here as the experience left a sour taste in my mouth. It wasn't about the customer experience for this establishment. It is about just making...

Went here recently with my husband as we got a Groupon. I hadn't been here since long before it's closing/reopening, and as he is not a native NYer I wanted him to have the experience of going. The decor is largely similar, although we couldn't go upstairs so I'm not sure if that is still accessible and decorated with eggs like it used to be. The booth style seating reminded me of old movies from the 40s and things seen on Mad Men. Very classic NY. One of the things I have always liked about the RTR is that it is accessible Russian food (coming from a Russian family, even I don't like half the dishes we make, so I appreciate the ability to take the things I like about that kind of cooking and have it made it more palatable). The food itself was excellent (he had the borscht, stroganoff, and tiramisu; I had the blinchik, kulebiaka, and chocolate pyramid). I don't think coming here on a regular basis is something we can afford to do, and the food probably is over priced, but I think it was worth it for the experience to get a taste of something different from a NY...

I’ve eaten here a few times, but on my last visit I noticed that the waitresses and the establishment already CHARGES you a TIP in the final bill. (BEWARE) they are slick and won’t say anything about it and you may end up double tipping. The food is good and you get gigantic portions. But they could be a little mistrusting and I have not returned due to that cause. Could have been a 4 star rating... Update.. returned And noticed that the plates and portions have gotten way smaller but the prices remained the same. Plato norteño (entree)shrunk by 25% $21 as seen. Papa a la huancaina $6 for 3 slices of boiled potato and half a hard boiled egg ( appetizer) 🤔 Update... returned again, place has gone through some remodeling, waitresses are new from last visit and a lot more attentive, Price for the the Plato norteño is now $24 AND a lot smaller than last visit. Still 3 stars.

STILL ISSUES WITH THE BILL, the way they bring you the check is questionable, nothing is explained on the print out, and YES, the TIP is already included, but they still...