Magdalena Cocina Creativa

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   William

   New York City

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing hospitality. Great menu and dishes well execute. Drinks were sublime. The ambiance was charming.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   VIP

   Orlando

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 20 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our waitress was the best! Wish I recalled her name. Everything we had was delicious!
   

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   Elsa

   VIP

   Baltimore

   13 reviews

   4.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on 16 February 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great food, very friendly and helpful staff. Fresh options and great options on the menu
   

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   Catherine

   Washington DC

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 16 February 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   Magdalena Cocina may look impressive on social media (so great that we selected it for a special family celebration), but the experience was not what we thought it would be. From the moment we arrived, the service felt off. We were placed in an empty, dimly lit dining hall with a broken table under the advice that our party of three couldn’t be accommodated in the main section—only to watch a group of four seated there half an hour after our arrival. It set the tone for an evening of feeling like an afterthought. The food was just as disappointing. The filet mignon was a poor-quality cut, seemingly seasoned only with salt. The empanadas arrived burnt, a clear sign that attention to detail is nonexistent in this kitchen. The lobster ravioli? Good—but nowhere near good enough to redeem the rest of the meal. And the “potatoes gratined” turned out to be a baked potato cut in half, topped with cheese and caramelized onions—a fancy name for a dressed-up budget dish. Service was equally underwhelming. Our wine request was forgotten until we reminded them, and the tasting was sent to the wrong person - a faux pas in fine dining. The appetizer took nearly an hour to arrive, which might have been tolerable had we received a single check-in during that time—but we didn’t. The host, meanwhile, seemed more interested in theatrical engagement than genuine hospitality, coming across as forced and insincere. Ultimately, this place is a tourist trap with an inflated sense of self-importance. The food was definitely not worth the wait, nor the money. I gently recommend that you spend your money elsewhere—San Juan has other dining options that don’t rely on smoke and mirrors to justify their price tag. Please note: the online site requires reservations; and our group DID make those arrangements ahead of time. However, there were spare tables in the dining hall we were seated in (for context: Winter Season, on a Sunday).
   

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   jeff

   Detroit

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 16 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Top notch food and service. Highly recommend. Beautiful presentation and atmosphere
   

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   Emisael

   Caribbean

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Food is great, service is good, ambiance is nice. Only we had to wait too much for the food.
   

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   Conrado

   VIP

   Caribbean

   46 reviews

   1.0

   46 reviews

   Dined on 14 February 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   Valentine’s Dinner Reservation at 7:30pm…seated promptly 👍 Cocktails very good and served promptly 👍 From here on everything went downhill…. The limited menu consisted of five appetizers and five main dishes (three pastas and two beef). We ordered the arancini ($19 for a single piece) and the octopus (also very small portion)…both average. For dinner we ordered the lobster ravioli ($37) and the duck ravioli ($45), both salty and average for such high prices. The side of grill vegetables never arrived. It took over 2 hours for dinner to arrive. The server was friendly but overwhelmed with too many tables, had to remind him to refill water, order more drinks bring new silverware. Did not have dessert, to late and tired to wait more. RUINED VALENTINE’S DINNER!👎🤬👎
   

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   Eduardo

   VIP

   New York City

   10 reviews

   3.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on 14 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was delicious but the appetizer portions were rather small. The main courses were just right. The ambiance did not really work for a romantic evening as the noise level was high. The service left a lot to be desired. The pace of the courses was slow and I could see that the other diners were having a similar situation.
   

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   Justin

   VIP

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 14 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I had the elk for a Valentine's Day feast. One of the best meals of my life
   

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    DAN

    Naples

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 14 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Very authentic and beautiful restaurant in the Condonado district. Exceptional staff.
    

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