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Bamboobei

Rte. 187, Km 5 | Piñones, San Juan 00979, Puerto Rico
787/253–0948
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Ranked #355 of 427 restaurants in San Juan
Cuisines: Puerto Rican
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
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8 reviews 8 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2013

This restaurant is on the main road in Pinones and is literally on the beach.As you walk in what a pleasant surprise,beautiful decorations,palm trees and the best ocean view of any restaurant in all of Pinones.The food was great,we had scallops wrapped in bacon,arepas with crab meat and grouper nuggets, the service was outstanding but they need to hire a... More

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San Juan, Puerto Rico
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2013

I am surprised about all of the negative reviews, and feel the need to review this place because my visit in late January, 2013 was magnificent! The entire restaurant has a great ambiance. The majority of the restaurant is open-air beautifully decorated, with blue and white lights, palm trees, and relaxing music. The owner, Carlos, was incredibly friendly and brought... More

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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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4 reviews 4 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 January 2013

We searched for a less noisy place in Pinones and this fit the bill. A delightful terrace and secluded tables allowed for a very restful dinner. The fish was expertly finished and the tostones were the best I've personally had in the past month of eating three meals a day out. We'll definitely return to this hidden gem of a... More

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San Juan, Puerto Rico
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32 reviews 32 reviews
20 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 October 2012

My husband and i do a lot of eating out. I saw a "Gustazo" (on line coupon) for this place and bought it to give them a try. The best thing they have is the location. That's it! The staff does not have uniforms, so unless someone is carrying a tray, you can't tell who works there and who is... More

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San Juan, Puerto Rico
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8 reviews 8 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 October 2012

Hi, We went to Bamboobei using a Gustazo (an offer, some of the other reviews have mentioned it), the first thing I noticed was how beautiful the place is. Close to the beach, blue and white walls and inside there are many beautiful ethnic decour. However, it's such a shame that such a beautiful place has such a bad service.... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 July 2012 via mobile

We purchased an offer of $24 for a pitcher of sangria that was really an iced fruitpunch, one entree of fish, smashed plantains and coconut shrimps, we had 4 tiny fish stick, 3 tiny smashed plantains with bearly octapus and 2 shrimps. The paella came from a box, no seafood in it. The place was extremely dirty we had to... More

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Fajardo, Puerto Rico
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7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2012

I bought a gustazos promotion for two people. I was surprised when I saw the paella of mariscos. It has no lobster, shrimps, octopus. Only one mejillon and rice color has sazon accent on it. The portions were very small. The entrees suposed to be "tostones rellenos de pulpo" but it was like mini mofongos; not home made; and on... More

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Tampa, Florida
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

I bought a promotion from gustazos for this restaurant, the offer was two plates of paella a plate of entrees and two pitcher of sangria for $24.00, for my surprise the sangria wasn't sangria was koolaid the red one the entrees was nothing similar that the one they show at the promotion the rice wasn't paella and I thing they... More

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San Juan, Puerto Rico
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9 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2012

I went to the restaurant with my husband and it took me going to the kitchen and calling the restaurant from my table to get service after 40 minutes. They didn't have rice nor sweet plantains and the manager wanted to charge us extra even though it wasn't our fault. I saw a lot of people walk out of there... More

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Carolina, Puerto Rico
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 December 2011

I just held my wedding @ Bamboobei. The service from the restaurant staff and the owner was horrible. Despite the fact that we gave the owner advance notification of our reception plans, the times that the guest were going to arrive and we paid him in advance for all the services that were to be rendered, we ecountered so many... More

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