Calle Fortaleza 364
Old San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Tel: +1 787-977-3886
Date of Last Visit: Saturday, January 20th
The Victims: Julie, Feathers, Erin, Molly, Jean, Geoff, Christine
The Damage: $75 USD each
The Background: I am in Puerto Rico for work. I work for the best company in the world.
More Background: Being me, I did a little research on where to eat in Old San Juan before boarding our very fantastic Virgin flight. Love Virgin, seriously. Recent reports on Chowhound mentioned Dragonfly over and over again, so I persuaded the gang to give it a shot. Yes, the concierge said it was impossible given the festival going on in town and Dragonfly’s no reservations policy, but being inherently optimistic people, we were not deterred and in fact scored the largest table in the restaurant and were seated immediately. Two of our fellow patrons even treated us to a little show! It was our night.
The Drinks: An ominous sign of the days to come. There were many, and they were very fruity and very delicious. I tried the Mojitini (a mojito martini), the Triple X (just a sip!) and I capped it all off with some sparkling wine. I was not alone.
The Starters: Molly hooked us up with sushi rolls and edamame. Feathers was kind enough to share her ceviche, which was served with really cool wonton chips. Good stuff. Really good stuff. Now, the restaurant was a bit dark so I can’t really tell you what was in the ceviche, but boy did I enjoy it. (Described on the menu as Ceviche de rodaballo con ginger, leche de coco y scallions.)
The Service: Ted was great! We even went back to visit him on Tuesday!
The Mains: I had the rock shrimp tempura tacos with sweet ancho mayo and fresh lemongrass salsa. 2007 is seriously off to a great start. I was so very happy with my meal. Everyone was very into sharing, so we passed around our plates and I tried…
- Seared tuna in a szechuan peppercorn sauce
- Saffron Basmati Rice with Chorizo estilo Stirfry
- Wassabi Croquetas
- Asian marinated churrasco con dragonfries
Lovely, all of it. Really. I particularly liked the wasabi croquetas. (If you haven’t guessed, Dragonfly is Asian-Carribean.)
The Dessert: I demured, but my colleagues licked a couple of bowls clean.
The Verdict: Loved Dragonfly, loved Ted, loved the Mojitinis. Loved the atmosphere. Loved the lighting. Only drawback–the loo could have used another toilet.
