Isla Del Encanto

It’s been a while since I been here and just because they are a bit far from my house. But this small gem is definitely cozy, colorful and nicely decorated, serving amazing and authentic puertorican food. All the drinks and food we ordered tasted fresh and so delicious. Our server was nice, friendly and attentive.

If you like amazing food come to Isla Del Encanto! Everything is delicious! Flan was sabroso! Jose was a great waiter too. You have to ask for him when you come. Excellent service. Music is perfect as well. Love the decor and ambiance. 10 stars! 😋😍🇵🇷

They don't have a working bathroom. Had to walk to publix around the corner to use theirs. Was served in plastic containers and utensils. Over priced for what I was served. If the quality and service is not going to be good due to renovations or whatever, then maybe you should change the prices temporarily and let people know that there is no bathroom before we order. First time and will be my last.

I found it very very over priced.$18.00 for boiled plantian,which is mofongo. Plantain is .50¢ a pound at the store . Two mofongo dinners, four beers came to $79.00.We ordered the bacalao fritters which were wafer thin and no fish at all.They were just slightly fish flavored deep fried batter with some chopped greens which l think was green onion,and thats all.That was $9.00 We ordered the fried yuca ,it was yuca paste that was fried .We ordered tostones and that was only disc shaped fried mofongo while it is plantain it is not the same thing. If you're looking for Puerto Rican food skip this place .l won't be back. Puerto Rican food is either meh or this place is meh. Sorry thats my opinion.

I want it to eat mofongo I came to the restaurant and we sat outside, they are remodeling the place, the carnita platter was good the mofongo was ok, I’m sure this will get better when they open the restaurant

Excellent and authentic Puerto Rican cuisine. The perfectly fried alcapurrias are incredible, and the Mofongo is also so good. Really, everything we've tried has been great. Mari and Patricia took very good care of us (fast service). Also, the margaritas are awesome!!!

Very beautiful restaurant, you can see the owners take pride in detail to the atmosphere, and the food presentations. The manager and servers, cared about customer service and made sure we enjoyed our time. Yeika our server was really attentive and pleasant, the food was really tasty and looked so good. Lastly, go check out the bathroom to listen to “coqui” and imagined you are back to Puerto Rico. Next time we are Miami we will be back !

Excellent latin flavor. Good service, everyone was kind, nice atmosphere; very relaxing. I love their decor 💯 % puertorican, table cloths had our typical phrases, menus were shaped of the island and the bathroom has the coqui singing, very adorable 🥰

Great food but CLOSED inside. Eat outside or order out only! Looks like it's being renovated inside.

Delicious! We went for my birthday and I am so, so glad we did. It's fairly close to my house since my Publix is in that shopping center and I always wanted to try it. It was nice to stray from wine or a cocktail, so I ordered the Sangria, which was the best Sangria I've ever had. To start we ordered the platter of appetizers "antogitos" and added the fried cod fritters. It is was plentiful for a party of 6 and we all were able to taste the different "picadera". I've had cod fritters before, but these were not balls, they were flat and chewy. Just thinking about them, I get a craving lol The entrees we ordered were mofongo with shrimp, mofongo with churrasco and shrimp, mofongo with a pork chop, and the mofongo with pork chunks. I had only eaten mofongo in Puerto Rico which I fell in love with and Isla del Encanto definitely rivaled it. It tasted so authentic. For dessert, we shared a flan, flan de coco and tembleque - did I say Delicious! What an end to a wonderful meal. I usually ask the names of the servers and busboys but I was enthralled with my meal and completely forgot. The service was great! It was a Tuesday since it was my actual birthdate and not too busy. However, they waited on us hand and foot - no complaints!

We drove over an hour to come here just for it to be closed. Looks like it's Under construction. No where on their website or social media pages did it say it was closed.. never again

Love the choices and the atmosphere. I highly recommend it. You will love it too. The menu has all the things that make Puertorican food a delight.

Absolutely delicious PR food!! I moss Miami for this spot! Everything is fresh and the staff is super friendly and helpful. I am not a fan of Auto-gratuity/special tax added to my family of 8 (just 2 adults) but the food makes up for it, to-go for me only is fine. Anyways keep up the good work. Yum!

From the moment we walked in, the atmosphere felt welcoming and intimate. Our server, Laura, was fantastic. She was attentive, knowledgeable, and answered all our questions about the menu with enthusiasm. Her service added a personal touch to our dining experience. We started with a mojito and a margarita, and for our meal, we ordered TriFongo, churrasco, and rice with shrimp. Each dish was flavorful, well-prepared, and reasonably priced. Although the rice was a bit oversalted, the rice and shrimp dish was satisfying, with fresh and perfectly seasoned shrimp. Isla del Encanto offers a wonderful combination of delicious food and great service. I highly recommend to anyone looking to enjoy authentic Puerto Rican cuisine in Kendall.

Food and ambiance super authentic! Always very friendly service. Food is amazing!! Haven't ate anything here that I didn't like a lot!! Chuletas are my all time favorite!!

We have eaten at Isla Del Encanto a handful of times since we moved here last year, and we even ordered their catering for Thanksgiving and New Years!! You could say we're obsessed, lol. My husband is Puerto Rican and really likes the food here (as do I, of course!) The food is great, and the service is fantastic. Everyone there is really friendly and welcoming. It's located in an unassuming location in a shopping plaza right off 120th, and it's somewhat small inside, but there are plenty of tables. It's so pretty and colorful inside with such a fun, vibrant atmosphere which makes it feel bigger, and they always have tables outside too. We randomly went one day around Christmastime and didn't realize they were having a big holiday "parranda" / party with live music and instruments. Even some of the guests brought their own tambourines and maracas! It was great. We've always lucked out with getting a table quickly, but you may have a small wait as there are always lots of people there. We have had a variety of their food. We almost always order mofongo (with shrimp, pork, or chicken). Mofongo is buttery, mashed plantains, that are seasoned and fried). We usually order sorullitos (fried corn cheese sticks, although I managed to not have pictures of that!). For our toddler we've had both grilled and breaded chicken. I also enjoyed the pastelon which is a "lasagna" of sweet plantains and ground beef). For catering we've had arroz con gandules (rice with green pigeon peas, as classic PR dish), mofongo stuffed turkey, Guineitos en Escabeche (boiled unripe bananas with pickled onions), flancocho (dessert), coquito (regular and pistachio), lechón (roasted pork), pasteles (a traditional Puerto Rican dish with meat wrapped in banana leaves and masa dough)!! I'm not sure if they sell pasteles all year or just for holiday catering, but we were able to buy a bunch that were frozen to boil at home. We consider this one of our regular places, and I highly recommend for eat in, take out, or catering!

Delicious! We went for my birthday and I am so, so glad we did. It's fairly close to my house since my Publix is in that shopping center and I always wanted to try it. It was nice to stray from wine or a cocktail, so I ordered the Sangria, which was the best Sangria I've ever had. To start we ordered the platter of appetizers "antogitos" and added the fried cod fritters. It is was plentiful for a party of 6 and we all were able to taste the different "picadera". I've had cod fritters before, but these were not balls, they were flat and chewy. Just thinking about them, I get a craving lol The entrees we ordered were mofongo with shrimp, mofongo with churrasco and shrimp, mofongo with a pork chop, and the mofongo with pork chunks. I had only eaten mofongo in Puerto Rico which I fell in love with and Isla del Encanto definitely rivaled it. It tasted so authentic. For dessert, we shared a flan, flan de coco and tembleque - did I say Delicious! What an end to a wonderful meal. I usually ask the names of the servers and busboys but I was enthralled with my meal and completely forgot. The service was great! It was a Tuesday since it was my actual birthdate and not too busy. However, they waited on us hand and foot - no complaints!

Tasty food. Plenty of native dishes of the island and flavorful. Great service, location. Ideal for family and large groups. Live music on Fridays.

This restaurant was very good with authentic flavor. But recently the missed the mark. The food was bland and not up to the standard. Their menu was given to me on a piece of paper and very limited. I was practically seated in the parking lot. Not sure what was going on. I drove over an hour to get there to taste the flavors of my island. Extremely disappointed.

I ordered an octopus salad and tostones... they served the octopus on a huge bowl of plain lettuce and one slice of tomato with a few slivers of onion. Extremely underwhelming... no flavor at all. The 2 tostones were bland and soggy and to top it off, it was almost $30 I should've pick something else off the menu.

The ambience has remained top notch. The food is delicious and generously portioned. It is a bit sad that there are very few vegetarian/vegan options, but I made do. The service was impeccable. You must have the tembleque!

Even though they are remodeling and the inside is closed, they are still serving good food outside from their food truck. Their wait staff is still there making you feel at home. Love this place, the food and the staff. We are so happy we can still get their good food while we wait for the reopening of a bigger place.

If you know you know, the only Puerto Rican OG RESTAUTANT that is always a hit - we even order for family thanksgiving and family parties because it is THAT good - services is always amazing and the ambience is great as well!

The place is OK!! But extremely expensive for a hole in wall restaurant, 5 adults 1 kid, 220 dollars, we all got regular lunch menu, nothing special, I think I'm being generous with a 4 star rating! Not planning to go back!

Everything on the menu is awesome my personal favorite is the Asopao de Camarones and the Alcapurrias de Hueyes the service is awesome also

I came here for dinner I had to wait because it was pack we had a party of 4. I say I waiting about 30 mins they were people waiting outside. I got there early around 615pm. My wait was OK because I was also waiting for my friends to arrive. They ask if you wanted something to drink any alcohol. This time I did not drink but my friend order a sangria. She said it was good. One of my friends had a soup with vegetables, Malaga, yuca, chicken the orange squash, corn. She said it was very good. Two of my friends had monfongo with pork chunks they said it was good. I had the pastelon I came with two sides arroz con gandules and tostones. It was really really good. Here is picture of my dish. I will definitely come back to this place. My food with tips it came to $ 19.99. The price was good they serve a lot too.

We had a really enjoyable dinner at Isla Del Encanto. After having heard quite a few Puerto Rican friends mention this restaurant, we finally decided to give it a try- and we were so glad we did! The atmosphere was great, food was flavorful and service was really good. Highlights: -Bacalaito ( cod fritters) , these were superb! Light and crispy with a wonderful flavor, this is a must try. - Mofongo Chuleta Kan Kan, a HUGE portion of pork belly with crispy skin and delicious mofongo. If you like pork, you will love this. -Sancocho, a delicious soup filled with root vegetables, meat and spices. Comfort soup at its best. -Arroz con gandules, probably the best I've ever tried. All in all, we highly recommend this place. The staff were also all very nice and the vibe was relaxing but hip. We will be back very soon!

The food was spectacular...had chuletas with Arroz con gandules tostones y ensalada de aguacate ALL divine! One Tasty and fresh meal that hit the spot.

Great authentic Puerto Rican cuisine, picked up some take out and I ordered 'the Christmas plate' and it delivered just that, felt like I was eating a plate on Christmas Day with the fam.

Great PR food. Real PR food. Excelente service and great drinks. Come over and enjoy the real Puertorican food in Miami.

Large menu with a ton of authentic puerto rican plates. While we loved the authenticity, there were too many items on the menu (that, or the menu wasnt clear enough). I ordered the pastelon pinon and found it to be fantastic. The ground beef was marinated well and the fried plantains were juicy enough to make for a pleasant dish. It came with 2 sides so i got the arroz con gandules and the tostones. Both items were a bit on the drier side. I usually love tostones on their own and needed to use a bunch of mayoketchup (salsa rosada/ketchup and mayonnaise-based sauce) to spice it up. I recommend the shrimp mofongo appetizer over the crab (while both tasty, the flavorful tomato-based sauce was more apparent in the shrimp version). I recommend skipping the mofongo mariscos. It was very pricey and came as a "sampler platter" where each protein came in a separate bowl. The protein was great, but the mofongo was not stuffed ("relleno") like i prefer my mofongo to be. A pretty big let down for the price.

I love it here and the food is amazing The lemonade is my go to drink And the Mofongo is great

Had lunch there today Though the staff and waiters were very helpful and Attentive the food lacked that Puerto Rican Sofrito to say that we ended up having to add sauce and salt to our rice says a lot considering it's supposed to be authentic Puerto Rican food. Definitely not going back.

Food was excellent!! Customer service just amazing ambiance was the perfect vibe ,my family and I came out for my daughter s Graduation at the University Of Miami . I Recommend to all my Boricua's wanting a taste of home or to all those that would like to have a good Puerto Rican food experience.I wish they could open one in Vegas

The food was OK. Nice menu authentic the service disappointing. They brought my dessert in a broken plate and when I pointed out to the server, she just responded that she knew the plate was broken. I have finished my lunch and I have to wait for a very long time for somebody to come out of the back to ask them for my bill. I live very far away and hat great Puerto Rican food on on restaurants nearby my home. I came in today as it was recommended. I think I will stay in my area.

Just walking in and you are transported to the Isla! Love their food, music and ambiance Good service

The best puerto rican place at miami aunthentic puerto rican food just like home, mary and joemar very helpful and all the staff extramely friendly 100% i would recommend this place .

Good place, good puertorrican food, great service . I can't tecomend one dish because everything is good and "mofongo relleno" with your favorite ingredients is great

Yes! I finally found Puerto Rican food that taste like my childhood home cooked meals. We ordered different dishes and shared it all. The food was great! The location was easy to find. The restaurant made you feel like you were home. They have indoor and outdoor seating. They deliver locally and have carry out. Customer service was also great and friendly. Highly recommend this restaurant. We will be coming again.

I would of given a 5 star but given that it's a Puerto Rican restaurant the mofongo was not good it was hard. Besides that everything else was very good from the food to the service.

Authentic Puerto Rican food, very tasty! Also try their Sorullitos! You'll never go back to eating a regular Mozz stick again

Good food and service but expensive for what you get; midweek lunch for two... No appetizer, Mavi, Yunque juice, Pastelon and Salmorejo with one Tembleque to share (not that good, we left it) was $53 plus Tip... Friendly folks though, but not worthwhile.

This place is amazing. The service and food is awesome. I definitely come here every time I come to FL. Come to taste the food, experience the atmosphere, and leave wanting to return back. Awesome place!!

Not happy with at ALL ! Staple dish on their menu gone BAD !! Great location. Plenty of tables and spacious. Service wasn't bad. Meat had plenty of veins. Super hard to chew and cut. Rice was hard, dry and sticky. Tostones were the best item on the plate. Tossed it all out except the tostones with garlic sauce (that Thank God I requested). Will not recommend this place to anyone.

Great place to taste food from Puerto Rico, Nice restaurant close to Tamiami airport and Kendall. Awesome service from Liliana and Henry. We are going back soon. Weeepa

Delicious Puerto Rican Food. My favorite are the alcapurrias & bacalaitos. Great customer service, the food is always made perfect. Mostly have the mofongo with garlic shrimp.

The food was amazing and our server was the best Patricia, she's very attentive and very nice. The music and environment was very family friendly and the music was good too. 10/10 recommend.

Man I love this place ! It takes you back to the island ! Food is always amazing and the prices are reasonable for what you're getting . Definitely my go to when I want some home cook meals that takes me back to my childhood .

Everything so fresh... the surtullitos were delish, perfectly brown, you can tell the oil is changed!...the mofongo today was WOW, so whoever was chef today ... there's been another time, mofongo was not the best, but today??? Perfect The medalla was so icy cold it went down like malta Today was just so yummy!!!

I come here for the sopa de res and the limonada de coco, they're my favorite. They make other dishes that are all just as delicious but they are always consistent with the quality and flavor.

Great Puerto Rican cuisine. Authentic flavors, Good service. Friendly staff. Clean , Go early because it will get packed.

Food and service was great. Very tropical atmosphere. Had the pastelon which was delish. I'm very picky when it comes to tostones - they were perfect.

I bought a dozen frozen pasteles in plantain leaves and was told the price has gone up to 50 dol. The quality and flavor and they were so meaty was excellent sometimes prices go up but quality is compromised but honestly these are best pasteles in miami. So worth it also staff is very friendly definitely recommend this restaurant to everyone that wants good typical puerto rican food!!!!!!!

I got to say, I was pretty excited for trying this place. As a Puerto Rican that moved less than a year ago to Florida, I'm all about promoting places that remind me of home. I got to give it to them, the decoration was on point, and I felt close to home as soon as I walked in, from the walls, the tables and the decoration. Unfortunately, the food left a some to desire. We order a medalla and a passion fruit juice, which were pretty nice, as appetizers Alcapurrias which were good, but not worth the price for the size, and as main meal we both ordered mofongo, one with chicken and the other with beef steak. The mofongo unfortunately was pretty dry and crumbly. But what really was a disappointment was the service, our server only came to our table only to take our order of drinks and food and never came back, not even to bring the food. We didn't have the chance to order a second round of drinks, had to look for him for the check, and didn't even offered dessert, so we paid and left.

Delicious and tasty food, great music, family oriented environment. A bit of a slow service.

Wow! Im speechless!!! What an incredible experience me and my wife had. The minute we entered we were greeted with the most refreshing welcome. Service A+++, food was everything I imagined and more. Surpassed my expectations. Seriously, the flavor in that food is overwhelming (in a amazing way) your in a moment of mesmerization. WOWWWWW!!! Must try, best puerto rican food since i been to the island!!!

Food was delicious with a Puerto Rican culture and seasoning. Our server was outstanding with great knowledge of the menu and recommend us great dishes. Definitely will be back. The only thing was that the music was too loud but you have the choice to eat outside.