Mamajuana

Okay so Mamajuana is def a vibe. Went on a Saturday night to celebrate a birthday and the decor did not disappoint. It gave "traveling to a club in the jungle." The music was dumpin and I swear the DJ dropped the beat for birthday shout outs atleast 30 times in the hour we were there. Also, if you go for a birthday that dirt cake plant pot is definitely charged to the bill. Anywho, our server was cool and personable but you could tell he was STRETCHED: forgetting things, running around back and forth, randomly vanishing for long periods of time. The food was...okay. I had the red snapper that came with tostones and it wasn't bad. My table had some complaints about the lack of salt. The drinks weren't worth the price for me. 16 bucks for your normal cocktail and 18 for their specialty cocktails. Nah.A great experience but I wouldn't be back. Way too much going on in there.P.S. feeling lazy and want valet? 25 bucks.

I want to start by saying that I don't usually deduct this many stars from a restaurant for service, but this restaurant took the cake (not in a good way). We made a reservation and were seated a little earlier which was nice. We ordered yuca fries, red snapper (it came with tostones), and a pork dish. What followed was a full hour of waiting for our food and having to beg for drinks. The service was not good, although Sebastian did try to make an effort. To us, it seemed like the kitchen was in disarray. We asked for a manager and David, the manager, did everything he could to avoid us. Instead of coming over, he told the waiter they would deduct a couple of drinks from our bill. We demanded to have him come over and asked what else he could do to compensate us for waiting. He said he'd return but he never did. When we finally received our food, it was missing the yuca fries. So we had to wait additional time for that. I was surprised that I had to take apart my pork because it was a whole pork leg! I didn't enjoy that process, but overall my dish was delicious. The red snapper was also really tasty but my partner felt like it wasn't the weight advertised. For dessert, we chose the coconut tres leche which was fantastic!! The atmosphere is fun, instagrammable, and modern. It is a pretty large restaurant. It seems as though they have certain times where they sing happy birthday in groups to all the birthday people in the restaurant. It was a bit annoying to hear their loud happy birthday song 5 times back to back. Every hour or so. The food was wonderful and authentic but I don't think I'd come back here.

Mamajuana is a hot spot for snapping pics for the 'gram, seat-dancing to an incredibly loud (especially for a Sunday evening) DJ, and having insubstantial shouting conversations across the table. As other reviewers have noted, each time a birthday is celebrated, the volume is jacked up and never brought back down. Would definitely recommend if you're not very hungry, you don't like the people you're going to dinner with, but you want some content for your social media feed.Unfortunately while the food looks pretty enough on the plate, it severely lacked seasoning (even salt!), to the point where we had to ask for salt/pepper and hot sauce to give it any sort of flavor. And the Manhattan tasted almost identical to the Old Fashioned, except that there was something off with the orange flavor. Note: a substantial gratuity is already included on your bill.

One of my friends and I went to meet for food and drinks. When I arrived I found parking on the street nearby. I walked into a really cute restaurant! We sat at the bar and was served by a really nice lady. I ordered wine and a vodka martini. My friend ordered sangria and oxtail and pasta. She liked it a lot. It was a good experience all in all!

Went to the recently opened Mamajuana- Philly location. It had such a beautiful ambiance. The decorations were super pretty and all the employees were incredibly nice. The food was super good and the drinks were on point. I was surprised that not more people were dancing but I think we were there relatively early. The party vibes were just getting started around 10ish. Definitely recommend for a good date night or even girls night out

I've visited this place on two separate occasions. The staff here are friendly, and welcoming. The place is absolutely gorgeous inside. This restaurant gives out of town vibes for sure. I'm glad we have a place like this in town aesthetically. The service is slow so be prepared to be very patient. This place can also be very loud and have club like lighting. Furthermore the food here is mediocre in comparison to many other Latin restaurants.

For starters, Mamajuana is a chain Dominican restaurant. I've been to the ones in New York, Elizabeth, NJ and Woodbridge, NJ. The newly opened one in Philadelphia maintains the same type of aesthetics and menu as the others. I'll start off with the service. Unfortunately, it could be better and a bit less scattered. The host staff was welcoming and accommodating but we waited so long to be seated, I would say a half hour over our allotted reservation time. They did offer us a complimentary shot of Mamajuana, on the house, for the inconvenience. Once we were finally seated, the waiter seemed to be in his own world, didn't speak much. Zero interpersonal skills. He was kind though and accommodating, not very attentive but did get us what we needed when we got him. I went in with very low expectations for the food because each location varies in tasting (the importance of a good chef!) For appetizers we had the empanadas and the skewers. I found the skewers to be OK and the empanadas solid, a bit over seasoned, but good. The empanadas came with what I believe to be a cilantro based sauce and it was phenomenal! Ate that with everything else I had! Then for the main course, I had the Yucafongo with Churrasco and wow! Absolutely delicious! I always tend to get the mofongo, so wanted to switch it up and I'm so glad that I did! I highly recommend this dish! The flavors were phenomenal and add that green sauce that came with the empanadas, oof kudos to the chef! I will highlight the drink as well. I had a lychee based drink with vodka and it was super good. Recommend this as well for those who prefer vodka. A note on parking, they charge $25 for valet that after the lot fills up parks your car in the street. Just get there early and look for parking yourself because that's ridiculous. I went with a group of 7 and we spent about $100 each (tip was included). This was with appetizers, drinks, entrée and a shot each. Overall, 3.5 stars.

Great service, tasty drinks, and amazing food - all for a good price! The lemon drop on the happy hour menu was delicious. For food we got the HH mama roll. I'm not usually one to eat steak in my sushi but this just worked! The roll was lightly fried and not overly sauced. The tostones mar y tierra were also a favorite, along with the fish ceviche. The beef carpaccio was a bit disappointing as I didn't really taste the truffle at all.The outdoor / indoor seating near the bar was so pretty and overall a great vibe.Will definitely be back with girlfriends in the future!

Not alot of vegetarian options so I really appreciated that they made a vegetarian dish for me (a pasta dish). This is a Very loud establishment...you've been warned. Birthday shout-outs every 20 minutes & it was a Thursday, I can't imagine Friday & Saturday. I was very pleased with the aesthetic, service, food, & drinks.

Great experience from the moment we stepped into Mamajuana. We had reservations and were seated promptly. They use iPads for menus; interesting concept but we were only given one for the table. We started with the fried calamari which was delicious. For the main course, we had the fried snapper with plantains and the lobster mofongo. Everything was delicious. The drinks are pricey but they're strong so you're getting your moneys worth compared to other places. Before coming here I was concerned about the service based on previous reviews. However, our server Genesis was pleasant and attentive.