GREEDY!!!! The food was absolutely delicious! Boricua approved! 2 stars because you charge a 3% surcharge on credit cards for a company owned restaurant that already owns two bars in the city!!! That's not cool!!! That's so greedy for a $400 visit! Not cool, do better. You want people to come back here you get rid of that. Don't be those people.
Jessica
We went to this restaurant for our Valentine's day date. It's a nice restaurant and has a nice vibe. The food wasn't the best, and the portions are smaller than expected for the cost. Service was just ok. It took fairly long to get our drinks, but understand since it was Valentine's day. Our waitress unfortunately wasn't super welcoming and didn't speak much to us about the menu when asked. Not what we expected and didn't meet up to the expectations for the amount of hype there is around this restaurant. Overall, an OK dinner, but very expensive for what they offer.
Mary
My husband and I celebrated our first (married) Valentines Day at Bolo, and we are glad we made this choice! The drinks were delicious; we had the Pin Pin & the Coco Bolo. We decided to go with their Prix Fixe menu ($65 pp) which was a very good deal for the amount of food we were served; the Lamb Empanadilla and Chicken Chicharrones were perfect appetizers, along with an (extra) order of the pork belly Pinchos, very worth it. The Short Rib Carne Guisada was so rich and flavorful, along with the Vaca Frita, both of which had fall-apart tender meat. For dessert the Flan con Queso has to be my new favorite, and the Tembleque was such a light and refreshing finish. Overall, a wonderful display of high-quality Puerto Rican cuisine. The service was great, all of the staff were friendly, the space is beautiful and comfortably busy. Highly recommend!
Ashley
Sat in front of the window had to use my dates jacket because I was that cold, sat 15 minutes after our reservation, server didn't great us for another 15 minutes after being sat and he didn't explain the menu at all except for no substitutions for the valentines menu.
Kelsey
We had an 8pm reservation but did not end up staying or eating here. This was a reservation for Super Bowl Sunday. We received a call a week ago saying there were no TVs and to cancel if that was a problem- it was not a problem for us so we kept the reservation. We arrived a few minutes early and were greeted very rudely. We left ~10 minutes after being sat as it was clear they didn't want guests and wanted to close/leave early. If you wanted to be closed, you should have just closed and not allowed reservations. I have never left a negative review and feel bad doing so but this was truly a disappointing experience.
kristen
came here to celebrate my best friends birthday and our server was so kind. she helped recommend dishes and brought out dessert with a candle and glasses of champagne to wish my best friend a happy birthday. this was such a sweet end to our dinner. side note, the tuna ceviche was our favorite bite! thank you so much!
Alec
Delicious, inventive Latin American food and cocktails. Friendly and helpful service. Welcoming staff. Relaxed atmosphere. We can't wait to go back.
Kenny Gomez
Overall, I thought it was a good restaurant however, I thought that the theme was Puerto Rican a Latino community but it was like a mixed signals of reggae and like African culture vibe so I thought it was just a little bit confusing but again overall the food was good and kind of like a first cute first date idea
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Emma Lam
Came for restaurant week, but portions were small given the price. The snapper ceviche was too fishy and served in just strong soy sauce. Atmosphere was pretty good though. Waiter was friendly too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Ashlee Smile
This restaurant has so much personality! My server and the owner were so kind and funny. It was great to be as a restaurant with such amazing food and service that makes you feel like you’re with friends. The live music was so fun and made the evening fly by!
Fantastic experience! Food was delicious and service was amazing. Our server consistently checked on us and made sure we were having a wonderful time. The live music was a bonus!
Sasha
Service was extremely slow. We weren't until about 15 minutes after being seated. As we waited for service, we watch a great amount of staff mingle at the bar. The owner ultimately noticed we haven't been touched and greeted us himself - thank you! The live music was fantastic, but our server was very inattentive. It took about 15 minutes for our 1 mojito to de delivered to us. We pre-bussed our own table and even stacked our dishes. Our server "asked" if he could take the dirt dishes away and still left another pile even after our main course was delivered. When we were given our dessert, our server sat at the bar scrolling on his phone. My husband went to the bartender to get our check. When the server noticed we were getting up to leave, he STILL did not come back to the table or say goodbye. Poor service.
Anna
We had a mixed experience. Unfortunately, the arrival was not very welcoming: the hostess claimed no tables were available and tried to seat our group of 6 at the counter. After I pointed out an available reservation on Resy, we were reluctantly seated at a table. By the time we got to the table, we were reminded four times that we had to leave by 7:30 PM (we were seated at 5:30PM). We felt very unwelcomed.
On a positive note, the food was great (highly recommend the Fufu and ceviche) and our waiter was incredible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Benjamin
Great restaurant week deal, food and drinks were quite good. Service was amazing very fun atmosphere
Morrigan Antares
Truly the worst meal I’ve had in a very long time. I never leave negative reviews but this was a huge let down. The food had no flavor. I had a seafood entree that looked like spaghettios were dumped on the plate with fish over top. My boyfriend got what was listed on the menu as a steak but came out more of a short rib style meat. The presentation of the dishes were just as bland as the food. And the price didn’t not match the quality or portions at all. I expected a lot more from a place that’s on phillys top 50 list. At the very least the drinks were good. But I’d never come back .
GREEDY!!!! The food was absolutely delicious! Boricua approved! 2 stars because you charge a 3% surcharge on credit cards for a company owned restaurant that already owns two bars in the city!!! That's not cool!!! That's so greedy for a $400 visit! Not cool, do better. You want people to come back here you get rid of that. Don't be those people.
We went to this restaurant for our Valentine's day date. It's a nice restaurant and has a nice vibe. The food wasn't the best, and the portions are smaller than expected for the cost. Service was just ok. It took fairly long to get our drinks, but understand since it was Valentine's day. Our waitress unfortunately wasn't super welcoming and didn't speak much to us about the menu when asked. Not what we expected and didn't meet up to the expectations for the amount of hype there is around this restaurant. Overall, an OK dinner, but very expensive for what they offer.
My husband and I celebrated our first (married) Valentines Day at Bolo, and we are glad we made this choice! The drinks were delicious; we had the Pin Pin & the Coco Bolo. We decided to go with their Prix Fixe menu ($65 pp) which was a very good deal for the amount of food we were served; the Lamb Empanadilla and Chicken Chicharrones were perfect appetizers, along with an (extra) order of the pork belly Pinchos, very worth it. The Short Rib Carne Guisada was so rich and flavorful, along with the Vaca Frita, both of which had fall-apart tender meat. For dessert the Flan con Queso has to be my new favorite, and the Tembleque was such a light and refreshing finish. Overall, a wonderful display of high-quality Puerto Rican cuisine. The service was great, all of the staff were friendly, the space is beautiful and comfortably busy. Highly recommend!
Sat in front of the window had to use my dates jacket because I was that cold, sat 15 minutes after our reservation, server didn't great us for another 15 minutes after being sat and he didn't explain the menu at all except for no substitutions for the valentines menu.
We had an 8pm reservation but did not end up staying or eating here. This was a reservation for Super Bowl Sunday. We received a call a week ago saying there were no TVs and to cancel if that was a problem- it was not a problem for us so we kept the reservation. We arrived a few minutes early and were greeted very rudely. We left ~10 minutes after being sat as it was clear they didn't want guests and wanted to close/leave early. If you wanted to be closed, you should have just closed and not allowed reservations. I have never left a negative review and feel bad doing so but this was truly a disappointing experience.
came here to celebrate my best friends birthday and our server was so kind. she helped recommend dishes and brought out dessert with a candle and glasses of champagne to wish my best friend a happy birthday. this was such a sweet end to our dinner. side note, the tuna ceviche was our favorite bite! thank you so much!
Delicious, inventive Latin American food and cocktails. Friendly and helpful service. Welcoming staff. Relaxed atmosphere. We can't wait to go back.
Overall, I thought it was a good restaurant however, I thought that the theme was Puerto Rican a Latino community but it was like a mixed signals of reggae and like African culture vibe so I thought it was just a little bit confusing but again overall the food was good and kind of like a first cute first date idea
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Came for restaurant week, but portions were small given the price. The snapper ceviche was too fishy and served in just strong soy sauce. Atmosphere was pretty good though. Waiter was friendly too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
This restaurant has so much personality! My server and the owner were so kind and funny. It was great to be as a restaurant with such amazing food and service that makes you feel like you’re with friends. The live music was so fun and made the evening fly by!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Fantastic experience! Food was delicious and service was amazing. Our server consistently checked on us and made sure we were having a wonderful time. The live music was a bonus!
Service was extremely slow. We weren't until about 15 minutes after being seated. As we waited for service, we watch a great amount of staff mingle at the bar. The owner ultimately noticed we haven't been touched and greeted us himself - thank you! The live music was fantastic, but our server was very inattentive. It took about 15 minutes for our 1 mojito to de delivered to us. We pre-bussed our own table and even stacked our dishes. Our server "asked" if he could take the dirt dishes away and still left another pile even after our main course was delivered. When we were given our dessert, our server sat at the bar scrolling on his phone. My husband went to the bartender to get our check. When the server noticed we were getting up to leave, he STILL did not come back to the table or say goodbye. Poor service.
We had a mixed experience. Unfortunately, the arrival was not very welcoming: the hostess claimed no tables were available and tried to seat our group of 6 at the counter. After I pointed out an available reservation on Resy, we were reluctantly seated at a table. By the time we got to the table, we were reminded four times that we had to leave by 7:30 PM (we were seated at 5:30PM). We felt very unwelcomed.
On a positive note, the food was great (highly recommend the Fufu and ceviche) and our waiter was incredible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Great restaurant week deal, food and drinks were quite good. Service was amazing very fun atmosphere
Truly the worst meal I’ve had in a very long time. I never leave negative reviews but this was a huge let down. The food had no flavor. I had a seafood entree that looked like spaghettios were dumped on the plate with fish over top. My boyfriend got what was listed on the menu as a steak but came out more of a short rib style meat. The presentation of the dishes were just as bland as the food. And the price didn’t not match the quality or portions at all. I expected a lot more from a place that’s on phillys top 50 list. At the very least the drinks were good. But I’d never come back .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 3
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