EL Cafe

I saw lots of great reviews, but cannot speak to how the food is because we had to leave after waiting for OVER AN HOUR with no food.
Strike 1: the waiter told us they were out of waffles & pancakes – which was what we wanted to eat, but we adjusted & found other things on the menu.
Strike 2: after waiting about 50 minutes, we noticed the table next to us – who was seated 15mins after us – had been served their food. It looked like they ordered the same meal, so I was really questioning why we hadn’t been served first. At this point, we asked the waiter how much longer & were informed that our food was coming out next.
Strike 3: finally, after an hour of waiting, my friend’s tomato & basil omelette came out. When ordering, my friend explicitly mentioned that she doesn’t eat pork, but her veggie omelette had tons of bacon in it!
My food still had yet to be seen. Needless to say, we were absolutely pissed (& really hungry). So we informed our waitress that we would no longer be dining there & left.

Nice place to brunch! i ordered french toast with Nutella and bacon but the bacon given was mediocre. The parcha mimosa and the french toast were delicious. Also I tasted the fries that have a nice cilantrillo taste.

I don’t even know where to begin… first of all why doesn’t this app have more stars!!! This place deserves more stars!!!
We got there and the place was packed… we gave our name at the counter and waited… it wasn’t horrible yay! We were seated and ordered our drinks, came right away! We ordered food, that was a little odd cause it came out in different intervals and a long wait but who cares IT WAS WORTH IT!
The pancakes must be made from crack!!! because they were probably the best, the best I’ve ever had!!! I even gave them the no syrup test, and they were even better! I got the eggs Benedict!!! Holy hell!!! Fresh made hollandaise!!! Mildly tart and lemony the way it should be, they put tons of dill which made me so happy it was so amazingly delicious! And I don’t even know what to say about the potatoes! RIDICULOUS! No description, just divine goodness!!! It was like breakfast potato salad!!! My friends got omelettes which looked sad compared to my fanciness but they too were yummy!!! The toast came out later, we didn’t think there was toast, so it was a surprise when they came… it’s just toast so who cares!!! YOU SHOULD CARE!!! It to was divine! I never eat toast!!! This was again crack… so delicious we ordered a jam!!! When that came you can tell it is made fresh!!! Divine!!! That’s my only word! Divine!!! I will be back! Actually I wish they were open today (Monday) I’d go back!!! I’ll miss you, until we meet again!

All the food Ive tried is amazing. Great service. Ask for the french toasts with the sunny side eggs and youll go to heaven, I promise!

Delicious, amazing and one of our favorites brunch spots! We went today with friends and we ordered French Toast stuffed with cream cheese and strawberry sauce, tamarind Mimosas, Eggs Benedict with «papas leonesa» (must order). Highly recommended!

Terrible customer service. Started off by not being acknowledged when I entered the place. Went to counter to see if I seat myself or not. I received anywhere. As other people, locals, entered they were shown to tables.
If I could give a negative rating I would. Ordered steak and eggs. I asked if I could get scambled egg instead of the poached. Was told no, it come with poached. I asked if it was possible to see about scrambled. Was told I could get scambled on side along with the poached. I said okay then, no scrambled. Waiter asked if I wanted scrambled. I said no. He asked again. I looked at him and said, I said no.
It took nearly 25 minutes or more for my food. Waiter never checked on me in the process. Food arrived. Steak was medium in spots and well in others, was suppose to be medium, not good. In the mean time my water was halfway gone. Waiter goes to other tables to check water and fills accordingly. No water for me. I put my now empty glass on the side of table so waiter can see glass is empty. Waiter ignored me, on purpose.
At the counter Waiter did not make eye contact or speak. My tip was a huge $ 0.

Excellent service and food. Very fairly priced and not far from Candado. I had cappuccino and blue berry pancake with bacon. Really nicely done.

Excelent original puertorrican coffee! French toasts n blueberry pancakes delicious! Great service!

Great breakfast place, friendly service, good price nice place will come back.

Very good and well priced neighborhood breakfast venue. Its feels like a local place that families meet on Sunday mornings. This is NOT a touristy place. You must order the Café Con Leche. This is a family owned and operated establishment, support local San Juan.

Wonderful service & brunch: French toast brioche sandwich with bacon, provolone, egg and a sprinkle of maple with delicious side potatoes. Oh and a mimosa (four types of real natural juices available)

I really liked this place! Had a quiche made from sausage which was spectacular.
Coffee was good even though my cappuccino came w/​whipped cream.
To top it off, had the eggs Benedict in a cilantro sauce which made me fall in love with the place.
Service is a bit slow, but most worth it!
Would most definitively come back again to try their steak & eggs which looked AMAZING!!!