Cafe El Camino - PLAISTOW

We were visiting MA. There's no good Puerto Rican food where we live. We searched for restaurants in the area but nothing caught our eye until we saw the reviews and photos of this spot in NH, so I made the drive. This is a family owned business making authentic Puerto Rican food, from scratch, on a daily basis. When I entered, 2 women were walking out with a big box of take out food. There were people in and out to pick up orders. This is a good sign. I placed my order with Jonathan, one of the Chefs/co-owners. He had such a great personality. Very friendly and cordial. When I ordered my food he came out and gave me a limeade he was working on to try. It was good. He then came out with a complimentary soup, Sopa Levanta Muertos. OMG it was so good. It had bits of chicken, pork, steak and turkey. It was so flavorful. I ordered the Mofongo with Carne Frita. It was the best Mofongo I've ever tasted. The pork had a crisp on the outside and juicy on the inside and the flavor or was spot on. I had to force myself to stop eating it because it was so good and I was so full. I tried their Alcapurria with beef filling and beef and cheese Empanada. Both had plenty of filling and yummy. I also had their flan. It had the sugary sauce for every Bute and then some. That was so good. I also ordered take out for my daughter. Jonathan had left,, but the other Chef and co-owner, Elizabeth,, who is Jonathan's. mother took my order.. she was just as personable as her son. I ordered the beef Alcapurria, beef and cheese Empanada and the pizza Empanada. The pizza Empanada wasn't what we expected. It was sweet, but it was good. I also got the Arroz con Gandules which came with sweet plantains. They were both really good. The sweet plantains were one of the best I've had. The white rice was good and the beans that come with the rice, which also came with sweet plantains, were as flavorful as everything else we had. We loved everything. We will definitely com

From the moment we walked in it felt familiar and welcoming. The smells of home cooking instantly brought a smile to our face, and a hunger for EVERYTHING! Cafe El Camino offers an array of authentic, traditional and savory Puerto Rican food with several vegan and vegetarian options as well. The vegan mofongo was next level delicious. The vegetarian empanadas are amazing, but my absolute favorite was the vegetable rice and salad with the housemade dressing. The portions are large and the service was like being en la casa de Abuela. Jonathan and Elizabeth were incredible hosts and chefs. Looking forward to our next visit.

Not a good experience for my brother and me.. who serves a plate at a restaurant like this ? Rice was full of oil,, my brother asked for Mayo catch up they said we don't have anymore? Until my brother found it in their soda refrigerator relationship without my approval what restaurant tells you know instead of mixing two ingredients together and done... We received the plates never received silverware my brother had to reach underneath their cash register to get our own silverware... the carne frita was flooded with lime to mask being dry .. tostones was glued with salt ... look at the platino marduro. Pic says it all..I paid $28 for that at a drink that wouldn't even fill a To-go plate my brother paid 24 for carne frita that went in the garbage...evern the bodegas in Lawrence do better then this for 1/2 the price.

Took a little stroll to Plaistow, NH. Found a place called ?Cafe El Camino?. From Manchester is about 40 minutes, but if you?re interested in Puerto Rican food that gives you that Nostalgic feeling from when you used to grow up In P.R., this place is great to eat at and in my opinion the closest you can get to a home cooked meal. I had ordered a beef steak and onions with plantains, white rice and beans. Also ordered potato balls or rellenos de papá stuffed with meat but they didn?t last long and ate them before I even pulled out of the parking lot. I ordered my wife the traditional mofongo with carne Frita and even though she is Dominican, this is one of her favorite Puerto Rican dishes. Food was delicious and reminded a lot of home. Thank you for that great meal and I recommend it to anyone looking for really good tasting and beautifully presented Puerto Rican food.

This place is a GEM!! My husband and I are obsessed! It takes us at least half an hour to get there and we happily do it. The food is amazing with lots and lots of gluten free options. Jonathan sits there and patiently coaches you through the menu. He answers any questions and seems genuinely excited to talk to people. It's a cute little spot. My husband and I went to Puerto Rico for our honeymoon and this spot brings us right back to it.