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Vaca Brava - Old San Juan, San Juan, PR

Vaca Brava - Old San Juan

3.8
3.8
161 Reviews
$30 and under
Puerto Rican

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2 people
19:00
Booked 8 times today
  • Good for groups
  • Innovative
  • Good for special occasions
Vaca Brava is the most famous Puerto Rican steakhouse that spice your experience with farm to table ingredients and the heartfelt jíbaro hospitality. The platters themselves are grandiose odes to local comfort food, chicken wrapped in churrasco, wrapped in bacon and smothered in cheddar cheese. Try it family style or go for it solo with classic dishes like mofongo with carne frita. Kick back with a refreshing flavored mojitos like mango, strawberry and the shockingly good apple. Reserve today!

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Home Style
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Puerto Rican, Steakhouse, Seafood
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Daily 11:00 am–5:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–7:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (787) 723-3700
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Resort Casual

What 161 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.8
3.8 based on all time ratings
  • 3.9Food
  • 3.6Service
  • 3.7Ambience
  • 3.7Value

NoiseModerate

161 Reviews
  1. Danitza

    VIP

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 14 December 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Waiter messed up our drink order multiple times. Guayaba and cheese empanadas. Had no cheese only tasted the guayaba. Alcoholic drinks especially passion fruit mojito was watered down and no flavor. Overall not the best experience. Will probably skip next time.

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  2. Nikkia

    Caribbean

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 5 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food. Saw this place on YouTube. Portions are large. Very tasteful food. Service was good. 15 minutes walk to the fort and other historic sites.

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  3. DIego

    Toronto

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 15 July 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    Not enough servers. Very slow service. Good food though

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    Miami

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 14 July 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Made reservation for 8:00pm, got there at 7:55 and they told us we were not in their books. Waitress wrote our information in her book and told us she would call us when she had a table for 2. We waited patiently and at 9:30 we decided to leave, other bigger parties kept coming in without reservations and they were able to get a table faster than us 2.

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Caribbean

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 9 June 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Pisos requerian limpieza, comida debajo de mesas que estaban disponibles para nuevos clientes, ban̈os sin jabon, necesitan arreglar puerta ya que no cerraba, llave de agua con desperfectos, etc...

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  6. CamilaB

    VIP

    Greater Boston

    15 reviews

    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on 25 May 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We sat at the bar and had dinner and drinks. The food was amazing. One of the best steaks we have ever had. The rice and beans were outstanding as well!

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Caribbean

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 28 April 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    El tiempo de espera para recibir la comida esta vez fue mas de 1 hora y 10 minutos. La mesera muy atenta y amable.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Caribbean

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 21 March 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We absolutely loved it! Food was great! Adults and children happy and full. We had to take the leftovers with us!

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  9. TanyaB

    Baltimore

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 11 March 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    We came when it was spring break, and a bunch of cruise ships were in town so the restaurant was loud. The food was delicious and the servers were nice. You could tell that they were really busy. All the drinks they advertised included Bacardi which was kind of annoying but I understan that they have to dance with the devil to pay some bills.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 10 March 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 2
    Service was great, kitchen was in chaos and we waited for the food for almost one hour. When the food came is was the worst food we had in our Puerto Rico. Never going there again!!

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FAQs

Vaca Brava - Old San Juan offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (787) 723-3700.

Vaca Brava - Old San Juan is rated 3.8 stars by 161 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 8 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Vaca Brava - Old San Juan

Recinto Sur 253, San Juan, PR 00901

Additional information

  • Area
    San Juan
  • Hours of Operation
    Lunch Daily 11:00 am–5:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–7:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Puerto Rican, Steakhouse, Seafood
  • Dining style
    Home Style
  • Dress code
    Resort Casual
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Patio/Outdoor Dining
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