El Manguito
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CUISINES
Caribbean, Seafood, Spanish
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Table Service
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CUISINES
Caribbean, Seafood, Spanish
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Table Service
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4.0
25 reviews
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FarAway44483452455
1 contribution
Jan 2024 • couples
I recommend you visit this place. the portions are large. They are very generous and the food is super fresh. Everything seems homemade, with Creole flavor. The service was wonderful and good prices. I highly recommend it.
Written February 1, 2024
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Sara P
1 contribution
Jul 2024 • family
We stopped here to have lunch and it was so good! Food is served family style and it was delicious. Servers were friendly and attentive. We will definitely go back again.
Written July 17, 2024
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mdgipsy
Baltimore938 contributions
Jan 2020 • family
We had the best seafood dish in tomato sauce, full of calamari, shrimp, lobster, clams, mussels! Highly recommend.
Written January 1, 2020
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rafi p
Dominican Republic337 contributions
May 2019 • family
Good restaurant near playa dorada, their specialty is fish and seafood. Ordered a fish soup to start, but they disnt have it available. Next time i’ll order seafood, this visit had the bistec encebollado ( beef with onions), pechuga ala plancha (chicken breast) and chicharron de pollo ( fried chicken chunks), all came with rice, beans and tostones ( fried plantains). Flavor was good on all plates, large servings, plenty of food, its good dominican style food, will return!
Written May 12, 2019
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JoseElJefe
1 contribution
Jan 2019 • couples
I have eaten here on several occasions and so far every dish we've ordered was great. the Asopado is Great, The Steamed Garlic Fish, Shrimp etc.
Written May 3, 2019
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Rosanna D
Dominican Republic36 contributions
Apr 2019 • family
Great service here! Amazing food, especially the seafood. Service is quick. Location is very convenient, not far from Playa Dorada.
Written April 7, 2019
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Aortiz
Miami238 contributions
Apr 2018 • friends
It was the first time I visited this place and it’s decorated as a typical Dominican rancho with wooden tables and tropical trees inside.
It is located between Iberostar Hotel and Playa Dorada hotels complex. At walking distance from hotels
Staff is very helpful and friendly, we asked for Dominican flag food which is bistec, rice and beans and we also added avocados and fried plantains. The waitress brought us concon free.
The Lemonades tasted really fresh and natural and beers comes out really cool from the freezer.
In terms of price I think it was considerable.
So this place is a good option to try local food.
Written April 2, 2018
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BRayH
Puerto Plata5 contributions
Oct 2017 • family
The Goat in this restaurant with the white rice and fried plantains is by far superior to any other I have had and believe me I have had Goat everywhere in the country. The place does have a few mosquitoes so bring your repellent if you will sit and eat, they have some of the best packaging techniques for To go food especially when you order green fried plantains. The Goat is a little spicy but just a dab.
Written October 11, 2017
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directorchrissyb
33 contributions
Nov 2016 • family
The best goat, tostones and habichueles in town! If you want to try a really traditional restaurant this is the place to go. Close to Playa Dorada hotels. The beer is super cold! Presedente of course! Don't miss it!
Written December 19, 2016
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Drpenaf
Santo Domingo3 contributions
Dec 2016 • solo
I went there on a business trip to Puerto Plata, had a similar bad experience before but gave it another try anyway, it is really close to the project I was working, so I ordered a red snapper which was not fresh at all, also too much salt for my taste. Awful experience and now I would not give another try.
Written December 2, 2016
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bigpaulie882016
New York City23 contributions
Sep 2016 • couples
The food used to be good here a while back. My wife and I recently ate at the restaurant and did not enjoy our meal. We ordered once again figuring it might have been a change of Chefs, once again we did not enjoy our meal. I do not wait for three strikes, I would not recommend this restaurant.
Written September 20, 2016
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followyourbliss13
Los Angeles10 contributions
Sep 2016 • couples
Great food and service! We came for a late lunch (around 3pm) and they were still able to serve us. Really liked the conch (lambì guisado). Clean and had fans which kept the place coolish.
Written September 20, 2016
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NetoA5
Puerto Rico205 contributions
Jul 2016 • family
This is a highway stop that you should make of you want to taste local cuisine before or after hitting the beach!
Service was excellent. Whatever you asked for you got without hesitation.
When we got our entrees portions were plentiful! We were a group of six with a teenager and four adults and there were leftovers to take home for dinner.
Some of the fried dishes we found a little bit over cooked but my fish fillet was very tasty and the rice and beans were delicious! There's also a great assortment of natural juices from which I would recommend the cherry juice.
Written July 25, 2016
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Kerodys M
Santo Domingo2 contributions
Jul 2015 • friends
The food is excellent, everything taste really good. Excellent costumers service. the area is quite, clean and fresh... totally recommend!
Written July 14, 2015
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LauraS_31383
Hartford201 contributions
Jul 2015 • couples
Was staying in Costa Dorado and looking for some local cuisine. You wouldn't really notice this restaurant from the road. There is a sign out front and you walk down a set of stair to get into the restaurant. They had seafood, pork, chicken, etc. The portion sized were very large. The food was a great taste of the DR. I had a crab dish. It arrived with a plate full of tons of crab meat. More that I have ever expected. It was a chilled dish with a vinagarette dressing and diced tomatoes, peppers, celery, onion It came with a big side of rice and beans. My husband ordered the port pieces. They were flavored very well. We are planning to go back before we leave!
Written July 10, 2015
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