I was so excited to return to Barrio Bistro because of the foodie food, service, and ambience that had experienced so many times in the past. I was so dissapointed, as a lot of other reviews have said. To begin with I was dining alone....I noticed my table was the only one without a table cloth - not a big deal - I was at a smaller table. The restaurant was mosly empty due to Covid. The waitress took my drink order (vodka on the rocks) and then proceeded to take a large party's order, rather than waiting for my drink to be poured. I waited 10 min for my drink. The sourdough bread they put on my table tasted like it came out of a grocery store bag sliced paper thin. The hummus and pesto nothting special bland. I ordered a salad with beets, goat cheese, and citrus. Salad was totally soggy and wet; beets and goat cheese were cut in such a small dice I had to look for them. My main course was crab, squid and mussesl. Crab and squid were fried in old oil - NOT fresh and cripsy and I had mussels that were not open - therefore I couldn't eat. SO Dissapointed!! I asked the owner if they had decaf coffee. He said yes. The coffee was NOT decaf but regular and SERVED TO ME IN A PAPER CUP - not even a mug or a cup! A paper cup. I asked the waiter who was not serving me if ther was a mug or a cup - he said no. The waitress kept call me "Hey Lady" I asked her to please use Senora or Senorita. I charged my meal by wanted to leave my tip in cash (pesos). I had some one me but needed changed changed for a 200 peso bil roughly $10 and change USD - She told me no on the restaurant had change. How can a restaurant not have change?? I had been overtipping everywhere in Puerta Vallarata from taxi drives to servers because I felt bad for them. The waitress recreived whatever pesos I had. To be clear and honest I had emailed Gina, I belive the wife of the owner as I so enjoyed eating here in the past so see if they were open. I was in PVR for 2 weeks ate out every night for 14 nights - this by far was my biggest dissapointment. I would not recommend at all.More