I've Died and Gone to Fruit Juice Heaven and other Bonao, Dominican Republic Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Name: Plaza Maurifel

A very jolly and informal open air restaurant/ bar with good service. Clear and colorful with a breezy ambience, its a relaxed place to come for lunch or evening drinks.
Excellent people watching venue too.
A good place to start if you want to make new friends and meet warm and hospitable people.

Also do deliveries.

Favorite Dish: The fruit juices & milshakes are wonderful in the shade on on hot day. See especially the morir soñando (Die Dreaming), a gorgeous orange milkshake with lime and sugar.

Snack food like cuban sandwiches and burgers are cheap and filling. Also a varied menu of full meals.

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Theme: Diner
Comparison: about average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Phone: 296 1383
Address: Calle Fco J Peynado, esq. Los Santos, Bonao
Directions: One block west from the Parque Central

Restaurant Name: La Choza

La Choza is another ambitious project of the Leyasú owner. It is nicely layed out in the style of a openair Taino reservation, with several family sized thatched roof huts surrounding the larger central restaurant.

The food includes freshly cooked Dominican fare as well as a large array of international food. Also has a well stocked licensed bar.

The arching itimacy of the roofs means you only catch a glimpse of the lower half of arriving guests and the scurrying waiters, which makes for mischevous fun.

Favorite Dish: One good way of sampling local cuisine is to choose you own combination from the display by the chefs area. There are invariably dishes like spit roast pork, goat stew or picapollo to accompany the creole staples of rice, beans and plantains. Very filling, cheap, satifsying grub.

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Theme: Eclectic/International
Comparison: about average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Phone: 525 7066
Address: Av. Cirunvalacion in Barrio de los Gringos
Directions: Head out of town on Avenida Circunvalacion towards the Falconbridge Golf Club and the road to Los Quemados. La Choza lies on the right as you head up this read in an area the locals call Barrio de los Gringos

Restaurant Name: D'Madera Restaurant

Owned and ran by Sra. Soledad Madera, this small family run restaurant serves cheap and tasty local food for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The ambience is very friendly and laid back, and the restaurant itself is spotless.

Favorite Dish: D'Madera has variety of tasty and filling Dominican recipes such as Mondongo, Mofongo, Mangu, la bandera Dominicana, picapollo, chicharrones etc etc. The fixed plato del dia is the cheapest option.

I can recommend the Fish Soup which was delicious.

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Theme: Local
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Phone: 525 4661
Address: Avenida Circunvalacion No. 29, Bonao
Directions: Found on the wide avenue that circles Downtown Bonao. About 10 minutes walk from the Parque Central

Restaurant Name: Pasteleria

A spotless pie shop with a long alluring cabinet of treats peaking out at passersby.

Its long opening hours and frequent long queues are a clue to its popularity.

The pies are oven baked rather than the ubiquitous Dominican obsession with Deep Frying.

Absolutely delicious. One could spend hours here getting gordo.


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Theme: Bakery
Comparison: more expensive than average

Address: Av. Duarte esq. Cabral
Directions: One block north of the Parque Central