Old San Juan Cafe

Reading, PA · Puerto Rican restaurant

Rating
4.2/5
★★★★☆ 4.2
Reviews
20
Rank in Reading
#195
of 409 restaurants
City Percentile
39%
rating percentile
Address
Old San Juan Cafe, 808 N 9th St, Reading, PA 19604
Phone
(610) 685-3081
Website
oldsanjuancafe.shop
Status
Closed · Opens 7 AM

Old San Juan Cafe is a restaurant located in Reading, PA. It is one of 409 restaurants listed in Reading. Its 4.2-star rating matches the Reading city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday7 AM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Mar · Jan 2025

Went in today around 1:30 for lunch & immediately was hit with the smell of good food. I ordered the Sancocho with white rice and sweet plantains with a bacalaitos. Everything tasted amazing only small complaint would be i wish the sancocho had root vegetables (name, malanga, batata, etc) And the bacalaitos were different from what i’m used to. Typically in puerto rico they are skinny & crispy other than the food tasted very seasoned & fresh. The place was clean and the atmosphere was friendly, felt right at home. the staff were more than beyond helpful & generous with the portions! They also have pastry window, i managed to grab the guava & cream cake it was delightful! They have an assortments of drinks also, Would recommend & i’ll be back soon! Thanks for having me!

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Zoraida Cedeno · Sep 2025

I went today and I will never go again. They are not Puerto Ricans making Puerto Rican food. It's called Old San Juan because they serve you old food and it taste nasty. They advertise natural juices but they are not. They are fountain drinks heavy with sugar and a nasty bad taste. I am surprised the health inspector has not gone up in there and close this place down. Also, I almost puke and ran to the restroom and the restroom has a heavy smell of mold which not good for anyone's health. They don't even deserve the one star I put. I don't recommend anyone to eat at this place.

★★★★★ 5.0 Matthew Martin · Jan 2022

Delicious Puerto Rican food! I had the strip steak and peppers over rice and peas and blood sausage on the side. You definitely won't leave hungry😋 their homemade green salsa was incredible as well, not too spicy but packed with flavor

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Maita Ayala · Aug 2025

when to get a tembleque and it was old and moldy super nasty to try to sell this type of stuff

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Ernest Soler · Sep 2025

This is not a Puerto Rican restaurant none of the people in there are Puerto Rican first of all second of all the food when I got it opened it up on my way home I had a 2-hour drive it was disgusting it smelled we opened it up we were so far we couldn't turn around to return this this I wouldn't recommend nobody eating here they they should be reported someone could get very sick here I don't know how you got such a high stars and the place and the and the staff was ridiculous and I bought a Spanish dessert it was watery it was not what it's supposed to be it was disgusting I'm surprised this place is still open I would have gave one Stars if I zero Stars if I cut don't use our flag and our pride to your advantage when it's not a Puerto Rican restaurant and you do not make the food and it'

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot

Services

Puerto Rican restaurantNuevo Latino restaurant

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