El Lechon de Negron Reviews Summary

Category: Puerto Rican restaurant

Address: 1331 Magie Ave, Union, NJ 07083, USA

Phone: +19085776229

Rating: 4.4
based on 240 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The Pernil with rice and gandules, side of maduros was also spot on."
  • "It was juicy, well seasoned, the skin was slightly crunchy, and the fat melted in your mouth."
  • "The food is delicious and very reasonably priced."
  • "The food is great, the lechon is dangerously moist and tasty."
  • "The arroz con gandules was so flavorful and the pork was so tender and juicy."
  • "The food was 💯 delicious!"
  • "The food here is delicious and authentic."

Cons:

  • "The Chimichurri Chicken was so nasty tasting... neither had No Taste or Flavor."
  • "The food quite disappointing."
  • "The rice's flavor was bland and the chimuchurri chicken left a lot to be desired."
  • "The rice was undercooked... The steak I ordered was tougher than my flip flop."
  • "Ordered Pernil, lacked flavor, no crispy parts and was soaked in whatever juices it was cooked in."
  • "The monfogo was dry with no flavor and the pastels were not fully cooked."
  • "Meat and rice was bland, empanadas where good but we're oily."

Service

Pros:

  • "Service: A+"
  • "Courteous friendly service and on time delivery."
  • "Great price, fast and friendly service."
  • "The staff was really nice and patient."
  • "The staff is friendly and quick."
  • "The service was swift and the staff was attentive."
  • "The staff is amazing and very friendly."

Cons:

  • "40 minutes for a take out order. Not busy when I came in."
  • "Staff need to change work dynamics - they take way too long."
  • "Horrible customer service! At work all day all I wanted was pernil."
  • "Customer Beware!! Terrible service and they will mess up your order."
  • "Customer service lacked, they're not attentive, the environment wasn't welcoming."
  • "Staff is racist....I watched every Hispanic person get treated with respect. I was the only person (yes I'm black American) treated rudely."
  • "The employee filling the order was very rude."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Ambiance was nice, crew was friendly, Salsa music is the way to go."
  • "It's a small restaurant (very limited seating) with big flavor."
  • "So cozy, clean and organized."
  • "The owner socialized with the guests which is great."
  • "Cute decor and beautiful art on the wall."
  • "The ambiance was wonderful."
  • "They had the music blasting and it felt so tropical in there."

Cons:

  • "Dining in the restaurant is cramped and small."
  • "The place is small inside. Come during busy hours and you may not be able to sit down to eat inside."
  • "The restaurant is very small maybe 3 or 4 tables."
  • "Upon entering, I found out quickly that this is a small place. Like 5 tables and 25 chairs small."
  • "It is a very small restaurant that seats no more than 16 people."
  • "The place is way too small, not enough tables, and since it's way busy it has a long wait."
  • "There was a severe lack of customer service and professionalism as countless people stood around and a line formed out the door."

Value

Pros:

  • "The food is delicious and very reasonably priced."
  • "Prices are a bit high but being that it has become increasingly hard to find good Puerto Rican food I feel it was well worth it."
  • "Great prices and excellent quality overall."
  • "The prices are great, the portions are generous."
  • "Decently priced as well, offers a lunch special as well."
  • "The portions are very fairly priced and generous."
  • "Great food and for the price you can't beat it."

Cons:

  • "They keep serving less and the price gets higher."
  • "You charge too much for avocados."
  • "Way Overpriced..the alcapuria de guineo was good but definitely not worth the price."
  • "A waste of money."
  • "My suggestion to the owner as a Restaurant Manager myself is you will lose a lot of business that way if you don't catch up with Demand especially selling food at a High Price Point."

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