“ Our waitress was Katelyn and she was absolutely amazing. She knew the whole menu, had suggestions and made us laugh. She's so amazing, give her a raise. ”

“ Excellent. The top rating it's getting is on the money. The staff were wonderful. Firecracker Grouper was great and so was my Snapper fillet. My son and partner enjoyed splitting the lobster. ”

“ Good food - excellence service at the start by an older gentleman. After our food was delivered that was all the service we got from him ”

“ We had the seafood platter and the grouper. Portions are HUGE for the seafood platter - enough for two (full meal). Grouper was absolutely delicious (even though I'm not really a seafood person). I didn't try the platter but my wife was wolfing down the shrimp ceviche. Ambience inside is pretty plain (neat and clean though). Parking is VERY hard especially on a weekend. Be prepared to hunt for a spot. We came during a party right next door which seemed to slow down service just a bit. ”

“ Family place and good food and the service is great thanks hospitality better than ever ”

“ A wonderful dinner. If you are anywhere near El Nuevo Acuaruio during your vacation, just eat here every night. You won't find anything better. Great service. ”

“ We were looking for a dinner spot on Christmas night and found this place that accepted reservations. It was not available online, but I called and it was no problem getting in. It is located in a fun little beachside town with lots of energy and other shops, restaurants, and bars. The parking was crowded, but easy in the shared lot. We were seating immediately and got to ordering. We noticed some of the prices were different on the english side of the menu vs the spanish side... I got a pina colada of course and it was decent, nothing too special. We ended up getting a bunch of appetizers to share for our meal. Most of it was fried and it wasn't too greasy. We got the coconut shrimp, calamari, lobster empanadas, and the firecracker grouper. My favorite were easily the firecracker grouper and the lobster empanadas. The grouper was a unique dish and it was heavy on the sauce, which was good. The lobster empanadas had a decent amount of meat and hit the spot. ”

“ Amazing food! Everything delicious! The fish was top notch - we loved both the red snapper and the grouper appetizer and filet. Best tri-fungo ever. And the mojitos top notch. So glad we came. Only 5 min ride from Hampton Inn in Carolina vs venturing to San Juan. Try it - you won't be disappointed. ”

“ Whenever I travel, I spend way too much time researching restaurants on Yelp. I may bookmark 50 places for a three day trip. El Nuevo Acuario stood out as the place I was most excited about based upon my research. I wasn't wrong. it's terrific. I don't often start reviews going on and on about the service. But the service at El Nuevo was top tier. It was a slower night because we visited off season. Our server was wonderful. She was joyful, genuine, helpful, friendly, efficient. Everything you would ever want in a server. Maybe the best service I've had all year. But that is only part of the story. I think the owner appreciated how excited we were to be there and that we love good food, and he decided to sit with us for while to talk about food and other things. He went way above and beyond and made us feel very special. The food was of course very good too. My wife ordered the paella dish, which would have been my order, but I have a thing about not ordering the same dish as someone, especially for a first visit like this. She let me try it and it was very good. I was hoping to order the Seafood Sampler (which looked great in pics) as an appetizer, but my wife and son wanted to go with the coconut shrimp. So I decided to order it as my dinner instead. In real life, it looked a lot bigger than it did in pics. It was huge. It had fried calamari, shrimp and octopus seafood salad, fried Mofongo Balls and Firecracker Grouper. The MVP of the plate was the acidic seafood salad. The shrimp and octopus were tasty and tender. And the acidity was exactly what was needed to balance the flavors of the rest of the dish. The Firecracker Grouper was one of the big draws for me because you don't often see Grouper in the Northeast US. It's a substantial fish and El Nuevo executed the textures and flavors well. The fried calamari was tender and great. I had Mofongo earlier in the day, so I just tried it and focused on the other parts of the platter. The Mofongo was good though. I wish I had a few different meals to explore more of the menu. El Nuevo Acuario really is a special place and I highly recommend you include it in your San Juan area dining plans. Also, Fun Fact -- it's located in a Food Park area which would be fun to explore as well. Five Enthusiastic Stars. ”

“ Came here straight from the airport... They are under construction but the place is still nice and you don't even notice work going on. It's near a busy beach with lots of places to eat. Everyone is super nice and friendly. I had a passion fruit mojito. It was so yum Coconut shrimp was tasty as was the calamari. The dipping sauce with cinnamon was interesting but it worked. I had the mixed octopus and shrimp w mofongo. There was only 3 shrimp which was disappointing but the mofongo was amazing. My bf had creole chicken and beans and rice. I had a bite and it was delish. My mil had cilantro garlic chicken. That was even better. It was a little pricy but the flavors were phenomenal. . ”