EL MALECON RESTAURANT

New Britain, CT · Restaurant

Rating
4.0/5
★★★★☆ 4.0
Reviews
20
Rank in New Britain
#82
of 146 restaurants
City Percentile
38%
rating percentile
Address
EL MALECON RESTAURANT, 516 Main St, New Britain, CT 06051
Phone
(860) 259-3975
Website
elmaleconrestaurantct.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

EL MALECON RESTAURANT is a restaurant located in New Britain, CT. It is one of 146 restaurants listed in New Britain. Its 4.0-star rating is slightly below the New Britain city average of 4.1 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About EL MALECON RESTAURANT

El Malecón has been serving the New Britain, CT community for 20 years, bringing the vibrant flavors of Dominican and Mexican cuisine to your table. Born from a passion for cooking, El Malecón offers a delicious mix of traditional dishes like Bistec... More

Hours

Saturday11 AM–6 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Leyla betances · Nov 2025

This is my first time trying this restaurant the tacos are really good packed with a lot of flavor my only issue is I feel like I was overcharged for the tacos I paid 16$ for three el pastor tacos but on their website it says they do three set of tacos for 10$ with your choice of protein and then if u want one el pastor tacos it’s 4.20$ so if you get three it would be 12.60$ before tax. Now I know tax wouldn’t equate to 4$ so I feel like I was taken advantage of because it’s my first time going there.

★★★★★ 5.0 E. Jonathan Hardy · Aug 2022

I enjoyed my visit. Food was tasty, much like home made. I went for rice, beans and all things pork this time. Kind of funny, I went in for tacos, but saw all this goodness on display. Is the place fancy, nope. And that's also what I liked. It's a neighborhood establishment that doesn't make you feel like a tourist. The woman that took care of me was also very nice as well. I'll be back

★★★★★ 5.0 Roy Farmer · Feb 2026

El Malecon is a hidden gem in the heartbeat of New Britain. The food had my tastebuds popping. The service was welcoming.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Brandon Chandler · Jan 2026

I made specific requests for al pastor tacos, women came back to the front and never said if it could be done or not, I leave get home to see I was missing what I requested for, was overcharged and rushed...$15 for 3 tacos is insane...Go to Taco Bell or somewhere else!!!

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 kimberly chalco · Nov 2024

We Went in and the lady there was nice at first. We got 4 plates, small plate of spaghetti and 3 can coke soda.. total was $93!!!!! What !!! What is this a fancy restaurant ?!? I’m assuming the lady was the owner and she left to who knows where and waited 15 mins for her to come back and never did.. the guy there then said I’ll charge you only $71 but a total of $79 with tax … $8 of tax ??! Ridiculous!!!! Stay away ! go to a fancy restaurant instead !!

Services

RestaurantDominican restaurantFamily restaurantTakeout RestaurantMexican restaurantNuevo Latino restaurant

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