let me start by saying the food was very good, but i will never ever go back again, here is why:
i went to this place with my mother for lunch one sunday, we are both adventurous when it comes to food and neither of us had ever had dominican food before, decided to give this eatery a try. right off the bat after we were seated we started getting some strange and unwelcomed looks from the other diners, the vibe was very clearly “you don’t belong here”. we took a look at the menu and tried to order, but thewaitersuggested we try a dish (a kind of stew), served only on sundays, that was not on the menu, but everyone else was eating, to which we agreed. then the waiting began... service from the kitchen (at least to our table) was very slow. it seemed there was a constant flow of food coming out and going to other tables, but we were not much of a priority. at one point ourwaiter(who seemd to run the show) brought us a free appetizer, a kind of fired croquet that tasted like it was filled with cat food as a kind of peace offering. it was the only thing i ate that i didn’t like. eventually the food did come, and it was very good, but while we were waiting other customers flowed in the door and greeted ourwaiterwith an amount familiarity that could only really mean they were very regular patrons, some of these new arrivals gave us similar unwelcoming looks as they came in, and one or two even pointed us out to thewaiterand made some sort of quiet comment, followed by laughter. at the end of the main course ourwaiterreturned and asked if we wanted any sweets to finish off our meal, my mother ordered a piece of their cake, it never came. after a very long wait thewaiterreturned and asked “how was the cake” we told him then that we never got it, and wanted the check. thewaiterhalf heartedly explained that it was a busy “family day” and that’s why things were the way they were there, basically “too bad for you, but we are not sorry.” i guess our "family" didnt count. we had been there about two hours total for lunch, while the food may have been good, i have never felt so unwelcomed in a restaurant or neglected by the unapologetic staff. all i can say is shame on this place and its patrons for treating us this way, this should have been a good experience for us trying to understand and enjoy dominican food and culture, and not the horrible experience it turned out to be.