Mamajuana Cafe

I went here for the Sunday brunch. I loved that the menu had three courses so it felt like an all day party! My first course was very cold which was a little disappointing because I was starved! I had the chicken and what they call pumpkin pancakes. What I got was 4 pieces of chicken wings and 2 cold regular (not pumpkin which was so disappointing since I’m a pumpkin lover) dollar pancakes. On the bright side they were topped with powder sugar and strawberries! cute touch!
The second course came much, much, later which was great since my party and I had time to enjoy the drinks and music. As for drinks, they include a choice of white or red sangria and mimosas. I tried the white sangria and the mimosa. My friends complained about how strong they were, but considering you are drinking ALL day (I stress the all part) I personally think the drinks were perfect.
As a self proclaimed foodie I was pretty disappointed in the lack of flavor that the food had. I ordered the steak and eggs. You get two pieces of steak, white rice, black beans, a fried egg and 3 pieces of sweet plantains. Yum, I know it sounds great but it honestly just tasted mediocre. One down side would be the mushy white rice, but on the bright side the steak was cooked very well. I’m also sure it needs to be cooked tender too since they only provide butter knifes lol.
Mamajuanas knows how to keep the party going!!! You guys get 5 stars for that but I dropped one for the food. Sorry
Even after I closed my tab the waiters continued to walk around and fill our cups!!! AMAZING!

hookah guys are half ass. I. struggled with one when i got it. the guy was well aware and waited til i was
tell me its because it was smoked. nozzle had a hole so he had to change it also part that holds shisha kept falling over. couldnt get a new one or my money back

2^nd time was a charm! Came for Brunch on a Sunday and it was LIT! Pretty much a day party. Music was the best! It was packed! You definitely need reservations here for Brunch on Sunday’s… We didn’t have one but since it was just two of us they let us in, we choose to sit at the bar which I really enjoyed. Food and drinks were delicious can’t wait to go again!

Came here with a $ 50 Groupon. They would not accept my Groupon because I only purchased $ 49 worth of food so I had to buy more food. The food had little seasoning so it was not great. The prices were expensive. About $ 25 a plate. When we ordered we waited an hour before our food was serve despite the fact that we were the only customers there. Worst Groupon I’ve ever used. I should have stuck to Manhattan Groupons. On the plus side, I saw no mice.

Came in Sunday @6 after brunch and they were still cleaning up & moving tables when we got there. We had reservations and were seated 30 min later. The music was loud but we assumed that they would turn it down since it was dinner time — but if anything the music was getting louder and louder. It was so loud that we couldnt talk to each other… even the waitress had a hard time taking our order.
The food was decent… we had the lechonito for 2 and it was huge! The flavor was a little bland compared to other restaurants in the area. We also had the empanada trio and it was dry.
Everyone seemed to be having a good time but the volume of the music was too much… when we left, my throat was sore from the hookah pipes people were smoking and i felt like i had gone deaf from the blaring music.
All in all, I probably wont come back. So many other places on the same street to dine at…
PS… the next morning, my stomach totally didnt agree with the food… now I know I’m definitely not coming back.

Went on a Friday night, food was good. We got a pitcher of mango margarita $ 50 and it was great, they definitely didn’t skim on the alcohol. The DJ was soooo good I wanted to dance all night! Only thing that was a little annoying was that there was barely any room to dance after they moved the tables around for bottle service and what not. On top of that they sat us right next to the DJ so the music was blaring in our ears and we was squeezed in between tables to dance.
If you want hookah it’s $ 25 and every time you wanna change the coal it’s $ 15 which in my opinion, is ridiculous.
Overall a good night and would recommend, be prepared to spend some money.

Came here on 3÷31÷16 to give it a test run for a potential location for my birthday dinner. Hubby and I ordered several appetizers to share: salad espanola, guacamole, mofongo trio, crab cakes and yuca fries. All were pretty good, the fried goat cheese in the salad was delicious and the yuca fries were good but would have been great if the dipping sauce had a little kick. Hubby wasn’t impressed by the guacamole but the crab cakes were ok. The mofongo could have used a little more seasoning but were still delicious. Overall I would eat here again but the location is too far out for people who don’t drive. y

Went on a Friday night for drinks & a bite. After 11ish, tables are moved for the TurnUp, bottle service, Hookahs, kitchen closed at 12 lol Got a pitcher of Sangria $ 30. Food was good. Throgs neck area.
Music & DJ was on fire!!! I’m definitely going back.

Came here on a Saturday evening
Ambiance: Similar to other mama Juana. This particular location had large picture of DR which made me missed my land. At around 11ish they start moving the dining tables for bottle service tables yet it doesn’t leave much room for dancing.
Food: The paella was yummy and quite large. The guac and chips was not bad, nothing amazing.
Price: Not the most expensive but I think a little overpriced.
Drinks: The jack punch is super strong.
Service: Our waitress was really attentive and friendly.

I decided to give this restaurant another shot and shame on me. The food was terrible. The atmosphere was just bad. Overcrowded, slow service. not going back.

Rosanna was such a great server. Great personality, constantly checked in on us and made our first time here at MamaJuana memorable. Estamos seguro que regresamos pronto a mamajuana ! Gracias Rosanna por un servicio biennnn — fue un placer conocerte!
Xoxo

Not sure if this location is apart of the other ones around as they are not listed on the website but came here for brunch once before and found it good enough to come back. Now on my repeat visit found the menu to change as well as quality and quantity. I don’t mind spending money but would like to get value in return. I can’t phantom how they can charge $ 12 for French toast and only give 3 half pieces. While it tasted good I’m literally leaving here still hungry, as that’s all I ordered. Also, I tasted a piece of steak from someone else’s plate and found it to be bland. Living in the area I found my experience today to be disappointing — I don’t plan to return nor will I recommend this particular spot.

I like this place for basic reasons:
*The food is good. My favorite dish is the plantain stuffed with codfish.
*It’s not too expensive.
*The music isn’t too loud.
*There’s a lot of seating so you’re not sitting in your neighbor’s lap.
*They have a few tables for sitting outdoors when the weather is warm.
The only drawback is the waitstaff is extremely slow. They’re not invisible –you can see them standing around talking to one another, they’re just not coming over to talk to you!
The restaurant was empty minus a few people seated at the bar (we were the only ones seated to dine), and it took almost an hour for our food to arrive (party of 3). Our server never checked in to tell us that there was a holdup. BUT to her credit, she did bring over 3 complimentary glasses of wine. Now, none of us were drinkers/​drinking that day so we would have appreciated dessert more. Better to check with your clientele next time to make sure they’re imbibing before placating them with liquor :) Needless to say she was equally as slow to return with the check.
All in all I like this place and will definitely return.

The reason why I’m giving this place 3 stars instead of 4 is because of the «mandatory» $ 2 coat check on Sundays after brunch. My family and I walked in Sunday around 6:30pm and we’re greeted by the hostess insisting we check in our coats or they would not be able to sit us (very awkward).
That aside we were seated and had a great dinner.
We ordered a pitcher of red sangria and it was very good, not too strong, just right.
The kids ate chicken fingers and fries while my wife had the puerquito (slow roasted pork) w/​yellow rice a pigeon peas which was an exaggerated amount of food and I had the salmon latino w/​mashed potato. For desert we had the flan which was ok.
All in all we would go back

I’ve attended a few times for Sunday Brunch and I must say it is very entertaining.
It’s usually for a birthday brunch but nonetheless it’s been a good time.
They have unlimited Sangria and Mimosas and have a decent brunch selection.
I usually order the fruit bowl as the «breakfast», the Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad as the ‘lunch’ and dessert is a random selection made by the restaurant.
I wish they would actually keep the sangria/​mimosa pitchers on the table like they did before instead of always having to wait to get a refill. It also doesn’t help that the cups are small.
At the beginning of the festivities they close the blinds and the party starts. It’s not your typical brunch atmosphere. The DJ has a great selection and keeps the crowd involved by continuously giving out birthday shout outs.
They also have hookah available as well.
It’s definitely a fun brunch spot to come w a group of friends.

Its a nice chill spot to have brunch with friends on Sundays (all you can drink sangria & mimosas). They have a DJ on Sundays with lights and good music. This place gets packed and staff is nice. They show you a great time and tge party keepsgping!!! Fun place.

I came here on a late Friday night for some drinks and to listen to music. When we got here it wasn’t very crowded but people started showing up shortly after.
There were two bartenders on our side who were friendly but the one that took care of us was Carlos. He seemed very knowledgeable and seemed to really care about the quality of drinks he was making. We got to try a few of his drinks but my favorite was a vodka mojito that he made, this was my first time having a vodka mojito since they are usually made with rum.
I didn’t get to try the food since I came here from having dinner some where else but it smelled pretty good.
I also noticed that they had hookah.
The music was decent and there were some people dancing.

Buena comida, bebida, la atencion del persona es
musica su dj. me. fascina mamajuana del​.Bronx​.se los recomiendo se pasa un tiempo divino.

I stopped by this Mamajuana Café location after hours with friends. On Saturday nights it becomes a lounge /​club. There was no cover charge or entrance fee.
The drinks were good but not sure about the prices since it was my friends treat.
The crowd was mature and security was pretty tight.
I’d return again.

Service blows, if you are OK with that then move on to the review.
Arrived on Sunday for brunch. Got seated outside since inside is sold out until August for their indoor brunch party. Got the menu (only brunch) and no other options, its either all included or nothing but we were not aware of it. 3 adults and a child 150 bucks for brunch, that’s crazy expensive.
Ordered the steak a caballo, red snapper, mini bandeja paisa, the pancakes, huevos españoles and mini 3 golpes.
Food is not bad at all with with such bad service why on earth are you coming to eat here.
Not to find excuses but the bajdeja paisa was just rice, beans and meat with 2 eggs. The mini 3 golpes was mangu with fried egg and s small bite if cheese and salami. Over all the food gets 2 stars from the 5.
Now service, since they are sold out inside they don’t really care about the rest of the diners here. Tables, dirty so we had to tell the guy how to clean the table. Even the security guards had to pitch in to serve water. We asked for a sprite 3 times and after 20 minutes the 4^th person got it for us.
A table of 3 adults and 1 child got charged for gratuity mandatory on the bill.
Definetly will never, ever, forever ever come back to this lowsy place.
Even the manager is lowsy, she came out 2 times in 2 hours to see if we were OK but didn’t do anything to the fact that we had been waiting for drinks for a while.
To the food: new asked for a menu besides the brunch and were told that they didn’t have one. We then asked for what they had for kids and they said chicken fingers fries and something else. The chicken fingers are actually chicken wings, fries were good and I mean really good.
Overall it was a really bad experience from the service to them closing the shades so when their party started at 3pm nobody seating at the outside tables could see inside.
They serve hookahs and unlimited mimosas and sangria’s forced on your brunch special. Also we were told that we had to wait up to 4 hours to get desert when we received our bill without asking. Bad service all around, never again son never.

Ok so first, I should say I’m a huge fan of the Dyckman location, the others have fallen short in one way or another for me. This particular location I have enjoyed brunch (which is so much fun) and honestly you’re so into the party, the actual food we were served really didn’t matter much lol Soo. last night (Friday) we decided to give it a try. It’s a minute or two away from home and I wanted to stay local.
So party of 4 + a little one walked in and were immediately greeted and sat. Our table was almost smack in the middle, it was odd but nonetheless I was happy there was no wait. From my seat I had a clear view of the bar and the main entrance. Minutes later we have our drink orders taken and the waitress lets us know the specials for the day. The drinks too a tad longer than I was expecting but we were happy campers once they arrived. We placed apps and entrée orders and tried out a few of their specials.
The appetizers took quite a while to get to us! My goodness, it took almost 20 mins to see any apps. Both of my choices were apps (shrimp and a salad) but only the shrimp came out for now. The appetizers looked and tasted amazing. My coconut shrimp was beautifully plated with an orange marmalade dipping sauce that was actually inside a hollow orange. I loved it I wish there were more shrimp to keep dipping it in that! Lol
Ok…so those were devoured immediately and now we waited about 40 mins for the entrée My poor son was starving! We happened to have had a handful of crackers in our bag, and I feared the tantrum that would surely follow after the last one was eaten! The waitress had only shown up once in these 40 or so minutes to let us know that they food was «on its way» but otherwise we barely saw her. The place was not crazy packed so I could see everyone on the floor and she was barely on it.
Anyhow the food finally came (hallelujah) and immediately I realized my española salad was not how I always have it. I know it was at a different location but shouldn’t it be consistent? The goat cheese that’s usually sprinkled on was actually fried up into balls on the sides of my plate and they were not very tasty. The green grapes were nowhere to be seen and the shaved green apples have turned into sliced red apples on the side of the salad. hmmm
Well it was also smaller than I had remembered so i decided to order a side of rice and beans to share with the baby. Except I couldn’t find my server anywhere!!! Never heckled on is, never asked us about the food. A solid 20 minutes later we see her coming in from outside. We ask her for the side and a soda refill. The side comes out eventually, no refill. She takes a table next to us, we’re still waiting. We ask her again for the refill, she apologizes… then never comes back. After a good 10 mins and realizing she nor the refill is EVER coming, our food was gone, but our plates were still in front of us, she reappears again, walking around without a care in the world. We then ask for the check and we thank her for the refill. She kinda apologizes but kinda laughs, hmm. The check however came very quickly.
I will probably be back for brunch sometime, but the service we received was just so careless, she seemed so unfocused and uninterested. It was definitely a turn off. Will not be back for dinner.