El Cairo Restaurant

Fantastic food and service. Loved every second of being there— the décor is also unique and pleasant.
We ordered a few appetizers, all amazing.
Shared a main dish since my friends family (who are local — Mauricio and Martha) told us the servings were big.
Food was absolutely amazing, I would return in a heartbeat, in fact, will do so, next time I visit PR.

Came here on Valentines Day and was pleasantly surprised to get to see the live belly dance show offered. It was the perfect way to spend V-​Day with good food and good entertainment.
Been here other times and once the waitress gave us a hard time about sitting at a table for four even though I was a party of two. I don’t understand why she made a big fuss about it when the restaurant was completely empty and it was not a peak dining hour (maybe she was just having a bad day, idk but she always has a mean look anyway lol you know how some people have a permanent bitch face haha).
Other than that, I always get the lamb and it is scrumptious. It’s a lot of food so bring your appetite.
The Egyptian-​style décor and ambiance of the place really helps you forget about what’s outside the restaurant– it’s the icing on the cake that allows you to enjoy a full-​on dining experience.

Found this place on Unilocal last minute and called to go in with a party of 13. «No problem at all» they said. We got there and the food was amazing. Delicious and fresh. The food was not only incredible but the service was great. They brought us appetizers on the house (it was a slow night), and checked on us for drinks several times. The food is amazing and the service is great — a gdiamond in the ruff! If you like Mediterranean, you’ll love this place!

Pesimo el servicio. Tuvimos que buscar los meseceros porque se desaparecen en la cocina. La comida le doy 3 estrellas pero el resto. No sirve. 2 mesas 3 meceros hagan la cuenta.

In love this place! I have only ordered things to go. I love their babaganough and tabouli a lot. I have ordered the salmon but u need to specify medium rare otherwise they over cook it. They never put utensils or napkins when i order to go, so make sure you ask for it. Its pricey but i think the apetizer prices are cheap and the portion is big. Enjoy!

As always it’s excellent, the service was great very friendly and helpful. The food is outstanding I usually don’t eat lamb but here is the best I have ever had, it is kind of pricey but worth it.

Delicious and totally worth it!!! Not cheap but very authentic!!! Go for the lunch and get your $$ worth!

Excellent food and good service. But the coffee they are serving Arabic Coffee as Turkish Coffee and I don’t think it’s right. Turkish coffee has a distinct flavor and that’s not it.

I was raised nearby and had always passed by but had never experienced this place. I went in and immediately felt like they went all out on the décor– everything colorful and lively. A friend of my mothers wanted to treat us for dinner out of gratitude, so i decided … Hey, free meal… I’M IN !! I had the vegetarian combination and i loved the hummus, pita, arabic salad, and the falafel. It tasted so good. My mother tasted the lamb ($ 32) and loved it. What i honestly was not wild about was the Baba ghanoush (like an eggplant dip)…i didn’t even take it to go with the rest of my order. Once the bellydancing show started, everyone was engaged and some even got up after being invited to participate in bellydancing with the main dancer (I however, did not have enough Pinot Grigio to get up and bellydance in front of everyone). Another cool thing that happened that evening was a father that was on a ‘date-​night’ with his ~6 yr old daughter… Goes to show you that you can come with the family, group of friends, your partner or even alone to enjoy good food and a good show. Overall, it was a delightful evening and i’m looking foward to the day that i return and actually do get up to bellydance !!

Very satisfied. Great food… Awesome service. They definitely go the extra mile!

Amazing! Just like my grandma’s Lebanese food. The cucumber and yogurt salad was my favorite. The arroz con fideo is to die for along with all the tasty meats. You’ll feel like you’re in a Middle East temple as soon as you walk in as the décor stares you in the face.

I am a local and did not know about this place. It is very good food and the decorations are great if you came with children.

This is the first and only place I have found that serves Kibbeh and to make it even better, it tastes as delicious as my Mom used to make. I was so excited and since then any time I return to San Juan, it is a mandatory dinner destination for me. I wish we had a place like El Cairo here in Seattle.

This is a very nice and not so expensive place for the vegetarian tourist in PR. I really liked how it looked outside and all the psudo-​egyptian artwork inside. Went there on a fairly quiet day. The waitress had some language challenges. Ordered a Martini and then just a vegetarian sampler for all 4 of us. All the standard sampler items in a mediterrenean restaurant showed up on the platter (Dolma, Babba Ghanouj etc) and the food was testy. The Sampler was just about right to feed 2 adults and 2 teenagers. Finished it off with a cup of turkish coffee and the coffee was just awesome. Overall, a relaxing comfortable dinner in a small but nice restaurant.