Ajo y Oregano Reviews Summary

Category: Dominican restaurant Bronx, New York

Address: 1556 White Plains Rd, Bronx, NY 10462, USA

Phone: +13476571201

Rating: 4.1
based on 283 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Manager, Joel, really takes his time to meet and greet everyone there!"
  • "Service was great! They were so nice."
  • "We met our Server 'Vidal' who was very kind in explaining some of the dishes and giving us a few recommendations on what to try."
  • "The staff is friendly and courteous."
  • "Service is amazing and friendly."
  • "The customer service is great."
  • "Staff is super friendly, food was delicious and came out very timely order."

Cons:

  • "Terrible service, they have preference after we waited 35 minutes for a table."
  • "The customer service was horrible to dine in."
  • "Most of the staff is always wondering around, looking at the ceiling."
  • "Lisbeth, the waitress is dry as hell, and the others don't even pay any attention."
  • "Horrible experience, the waitress came to take the order and then disappeared."
  • "Service is some of the worst, especially from the manager that left the waitress to figure out problems that are above her and has no control of."
  • "One of the waiters spilled a drink on me and just said sorry and walked away."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food took no time and it was great."
  • "Honestly feels great to have authentic dominican food with great service and great price!"
  • "The food is very delicious. Everything was amazing."
  • "Food is amazingly authentic. Great tasting."
  • "The food was very filling."
  • "The food is fantastic, delicious and tasty."
  • "The food is incredible. Perfect delicious servings."

Cons:

  • "The rice was hard, like it was old. The beans had little no flavor."
  • "I had a pastelon and it was small it was dry, the meat was so bland."
  • "Overpriced for mediocre food."
  • "Disappointed. Tried today for the first time. Chicharron de pollo without bones, no seasoning, bland."
  • "Most of the items that we attempted to order was not available."
  • "First of all we order fried pork chops (chuletas) and they charged us $9 or $10 for the order but they gave us smoked pork chops."
  • "The portions are getting smaller and smaller."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "The decor, music & food will have you feeling like you’re dining in the Dominican Republic!"
  • "If you want to experience a bit of the Dominican culture and folklore you should visit!"
  • "Love the decor."
  • "The chimi sliders are to die forπŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘Œ"
  • "Dominican food is best at home. But this restaurant elevates the Dominican cuisine and makes it feel like you’re in DR at ur abuelas eating Moro, mofongo, Rabo or pescado frito."
  • "The decor looks like a humble Dominican home, including the classic and infamous little blonde girl sitting in the grass with her little foot in her hand."
  • "Loved the atmosphere and decor. It truly brings you back to visiting DR when I was a child."

Cons:

  • "Place is way too SMALL for the amount of advertising they put on Social Media. I went there on a weekday, and had to wait on the outside with a so cold temperature."
  • "Restaurant is basic. Their claim to fame is serving the food in pots. That’s is all."
  • "One of the worse 'Dominican Food Restaurants' I have ever been to."
  • "We went on one of the coldest days and there seemed to be a bad draft in the place."
  • "It was ridiculously hot, but our server kept telling us the A/C was on."
  • "The restaurant Is very pretty and creative."
  • "This place is very small. 8 people sitting would be a fire hazard."

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