Criollisimo Restaurant

Top notch service here! And you get so much food for around $ 8. I also love the fact that they cater and deliver, which many restaurants do not do. They are very very generous with the food, and very friendly. Definitely returning here.

My first visit and I was thoroughly impressed. Being Puerto Rican I don’t often go to Spanish restaurants because it doesn’t get any better than home. This is the exception, the food was amazing and the attention was perfect. I will definitely go back for lunch or dinner. The pastelon was really good and the pernil was delicious with of course the cuerito.

As a person from a culinary background and being my first visit, the food was a culinary delight, enjoyed every single bite .For starters the rice with pigeon peas had an exquisite island flavor and not to mention the roasted pork (pernil) had a perfect balanced seasoning, and the fried sweet plantain could not have been better selected for they were just right. With this said, I encourage people to, if not done yet, visit and have the same experience that I had. Brenda keep up the good work and we will be seeing you guys again, there is a lot to of great food to taste and enjoy.

The best pernil and arroz con gandules you can have. Everything from there potatoe balls to there empanadas are delicious. Just like homemade. The restaurant is very clean and well maintained.

I would never have known about this mostly-​takeout restaurant if not for my friend and her Puerto Rican boyfriend. They swear by this place, so I knew I had to try it. Our first trip was a little disappointing. We went at 6:30PM, and they had run out of most of the entrees, while the food that they did have was cold from having sat out all day. My fried pork chop was overfried to the point where the meat was chewy and tough. Still, what I tasted had a lot of potential flavor-​wise, and my friend said that they were much better for lunch, so I knew I had to give them another chance.
I went back last Thursday around 11:30AM, and what a difference it made! This time they were fully stocked, and I had no trouble ordering my pernil y arroz con gandules. The pernil was wonderful. It’s tender, flavorful, and has just the right amount of heavenly crispy skin mixed in. The arroz con gandules was also delicious. I go nuts for arroz con gandules, and this did not disappoint. For $ 8, I got a takeout box packed with pork and rice. It didn’t look like a lot at first, but I was full after eating half a box, and it easily made 2 meals.
Just a few complaints: The food is really greasy. Yes, no one expects Puerto Rican food to be diet food, but both times I ate here, my food was sitting in a pool of oil and my lips were coated with grease. Second, I wish they did a real dinner service instead of just selling leftover food from lunch. The food I had the first time wasn’t awful; it just needed to be fresher or at least warm. Third, make more pernil! It was my favorite item there, and they sold out so quickly. All that aside, the next time I have a craving for Puerto Rican food, I will definitely be back.

Got takeout– the chicken was really good, moist and the ribs are banging, meaty and well seasoned. The rice was also really good but the Spanish people I was with said it was okay. I would lean more towards their opinion over mine.

Service was really bad. I felt like the woman behind the counter didn’t want to speak to me at all. She looked like it was a big deal that I wanted two meals to go. The good wasn’t even that great. Not better than anything in hartford.

Great puerto rican food, awesome rice and beans, ribs, everything that I ate was excellent! De seguro regreso!

They sell average puertorrican food and the customer service was awful. The restaurant was open, but the food was almost sold out and they were not willing to prepare anything else for us, not even fry a beef patty.

Good Latin food

I am going to give this place another shot.

Best Spanish food in town. When ever I’m in new Britian I do everything I can to get over here. The portions are HUGE!!! If you get lunch here you have dinner too! My son will wait for the empanadas if there are none ready. If you like good spainsh good and you are in the area a stop here is required.

Solid Puerto Rican. Best rice and pigeon peas. Fall-​off-​the-​bone ribs. Clean establishment. Fresh food. Twenty years says a lot.

Nice place to stop for lunch. There seems to be a interesting history to the place. Food can be hit or miss sometimes.

Love this place. Go here all the time.