This restaurant has a charming, local vibe that gives you a real taste of Puerto Rico. It's the kind of place that feels authentic but comes with the quirks you'd expect--like a long wait and slow service that seems to match the island's laid-back pace. We tried several dishes: the shrimp main entrée with yellow rice, pigeon peas, and salad, as well as the catch of the day with the same sides. The food was flavorful, especially the shrimp and rice, but the portions were smaller than expected. The bocalitos (fried fritters) were delicious, and the tamarind juice was refreshing and a perfect complement to the meal. If you're in no rush and want to soak up a genuine Puerto Rican dining experience, this spot might be for you. Just be prepared for a leisurely pace and modest portions. I still think it's a good option for trying some local dishes when in Old San Juan.

Service was good, drinks are good. We ordered the chicken sausage and it was super dry. This location was recommended by a tour guide we had the day before.

Small, cozier restaurant in busy Old San Juan. Typical Puerto Rican food you could get almost everywhere else but they do a sampler board with a little bit of everything. If you are in Old San Juan, definitely an above average place to go to get traditional Puerto Rican food.

This was hands down the best meal my wife and I had on our Puerto Rico trip. The restaurant serves authentic Puerto Rican food. The menu is written on a blackboard in Spanish, but the servers are very helpful in explaining all the dishes on the menu in detail. For appetizers had the Bacalaito (codfish fritters), Alcapurria (yuca fritters stuffed with beef), Longaniza (Chicken sausage). All were delicious, but Bacalaito was so good that we ordered it again. For the main course we ordered the shrimp plate which comes with rice cooked with pigeon peas and some salad. The shrimp were cooked to perfection and the rice was wonderfully flavored. We also ordered a berry drink which was refreshing. Sometimes they do carry fresh coconut water, but we were out of luck. This place should be a must visit for every tourist visiting Old San Juan. We surely are going there on our next visit.

We had to wait outside for a little bit. This place seems to be very popular with locals and visitors so be prepared to wait during lunch time. The menu is extensive and offers a variety of local cuisine wonders. The AC was a bit too cold for me but the vibrant ambiance makes it a great place to experience a great PR lunch.

Words do not exist to express how good this food was. I wish I still had the other 80% of my stomach. Then I could have finished it in its entirety and also ate the giant chicharron/pork chop the gentleman at the next table was eating. I loved everything about this meal! They didn't tell me what was on my platter. However, when they delivered it to the next table (who ordered it because they saw my plate) I heard the description which honestly didn't matter because deliciousness is a universal language. The homemade sausages were all so flavorful. The rice was cooked perfectly, the pork was so moist , and I even enjoyed the blood sausage. The staff was friendly and the food came out fast. It's definitely a popular place. The decor is nice. I will be back for sure.

I've been here twice with Spoon Tours. They have wonderful arroz con habichuelas y pernil. Additionally, their fruit juices are yummy too. Tamarindo is sour but so refreshing. Lorna served us our dishes and explained each sauce. I didn't use sauce on my pernil. Instead, I mixed everything together and ate it that way. YUM! Deaverdura has a mix of locals and tourists. Typically, Old San Juan has more tourists eating out but inside was filled with a mix that night. It had a great vibe! Check it out for authentic Puerto Rican food.

We were looking for piononos in OSJ and this place was recommended to us by a friendly bartender at Monostereo. We enjoyed the Puerto Rican sampler which included morcilla, alcapurrias (small ones), tostones, piononos, and other yummy fried items and drank ice cold Medallas. Service was quick and very kind and friendly. This place is not fancy or hipster but a good value for traditional Puerto Rican food. Portions were very generous. The three of us ordered a plate for three and had to take a good portion home.

Keep in mind the wait for this restaurant is verrryyyy long. We got in really fast but it took an hour for us to get our orders in because I believe there is one waiter for the entire restaurant. This is similar timing to other restaurants in PR as well; I noticed that they all take a while to serve. I got the sampler and I loved being able to try the different appetizers alongside our choice of meat and yellow rice with plantains. How it works is the waiter will tell you the entire menu for the day and what comes in the sampler, etc. You have a choice of choosing a sampler for individual, two, three ... to however big you want it. It is about $15 per person for the sampler and I felt that the portions were perfect to make all of us full. It was delicious! Was not a fan of the pork sausage, but everything else was a hit in my opinion. I do not recommend the margarita here, though. Stop by the cafe next door for your bev for happy hour and come in here to eat (my friends did that and their drinks were so tasty).