Castillo de Jagua Deli-Restaurant
“They have a lunch special with plenty of seating available, there are really no Spanish restaurants in this part of Bay Ridge.”
“If you like to walk into a place and point at some hot prepared food and walk out with awesome spanish food this is your place.”
“Love their rice and beans, I get the beef stew because of their potatoes and carrots.”
Castillo de Jagua Deli-Restaurant
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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Castillo is your average Spanish restaurant. Nothing about it is mentionable. I definitely feel like its a hit or miss here. Sometimes the rice and meat is good and sometimes its just ehh. Its not often I come here unless I feel the need to eat some rice and pork and theres no other place to get that. Overall I probably would not recommend but it'll do!
pretty good , very cheap, authentic Dominican food in a simple, no frills environment. Tried the goat with spicy rice and black beans, the goat was spicy and quite tasty. I got tons of food and was quite full for $8.50 . pretty small dining area, just a few tables. lots of greasy options, but that is Dominican food.. I think many of the customers are Dominican. I have been to a few Dominican places before, this seems pretty representative , tasty, and the price is right. A good option in a primarily residential area that doesn't have too many restaurants to choose from, very close to the R train stop.
I cant believe this place doesnt have more reviews!!!! THIS IS THE BEST SPANISH FOOD IN ALL OF BROOKLYN!!!!!!!
Everything on my plate, every grain of rice was INFUSED with flavor! I could've licked the plate!!!
So good! I come here when I'm craving some rice and beans. I also like their chicken stew. They have an ample selection of hot food that's already made, so when I'm looking for something fast and good this is my go to spot.They also have the tres leche's cake soaked in milk and I love it! Really I try not to go here so much because this place is going to fatten me up.
I believe they have a lunch special for $8 for an entree, side and soda. There is a sitting area, but if your looking for a nice ambiance then this won't be the place for you. Otherwise, if you want good home-style spanish food then I suggest you come here.
Btw, the service varies. However, the food does makes up for it.
P.S They have empanadas too! It's crunchy and tasty.
Delicious,hearty meals. Affordable and large portions. (More bang,for your buck),try the classic Dominican dish,rice and beans and stewed meat,with the tostones. So good,and full of flavor. Did I mentioned that the service is great too,no attitude just friendliness without any hints of sarcasm. So if you find yourself in the Ridge,come through have a seat and enjoy the fine dishes of the D.R. Buen provecho!
Been here on a number of occasions the place has a wide assortment of really good Spanish food.
I usually get the pernil and gondules which is quite good sometimes it taste a little too salty for my taste. The platano maduro is good and the baked chicken is quite yummy.
They have a lunch special with plenty of seating available, there are really no Spanish restaurants in this part of Bay Ridge. So if you are in the neighborhood give them a try really good food!
didn't enjoy it here although the reviews are raving about the food. we ended up coming at an off time so wonder if thats the reason the food wasn't as tasty as we'd liked. i got spaghetti/chicken and rice.. really weird combo. i wish they had let me do the spaghetti and something of a real protein. i was so full from the carbs! the rice was dry and rough and tough. the spaghetti and chicken was delicious but not enough chicken in there of course. also had the pernil but that was SO DRY it was basically chewy!!! where's the sauce?? we also had a side of maduros but that was insanely dry. makes me wonder if its because it was refried a few times? i have no clue about the pricing either because they said 17 and we paid 20. stood there waiting for our change and never got it back so we were like keep the change! .. we did dine in so they brought us water?
Home-style Dominican food: uncomplicated, unsubtle, unmoderated, undisciplined, but also very good. You won't find any graduates from the Culinary Institute here. Instead you'll get some delicious albeit fattening home-style cooking, just like how mami used to make it.
Although the food is delicioso, hay unas problemas with the restaurant.
They (surprisingly) take credit cards, but will charge you tax if you use one, and won't charge you tax if you don't use one. In other words, they probably pass … "tax savings" on to the customer.
I once ordered flan and it came back to the table with wet mold. Gross. I understand these things happen, so I don't hold it against them. But really, a dining establishment would've given us free dessert or even the meal free for serving food with wet goopy mold. Instead, I was told we wouldn't be charged for the dessert (well gee, thanks).
On the other hand, one of the waitresses noticed that we've been ordering a heck of a lot of food and once gave us a complementary slice of cake for dessert. The cake was a little stale, but the sentiment was extremely appreciated.
The restaurant has a cafateria ambiance to it. The walls are just bare paint. It would be SO much nicer if they just hung SOMETHING on the walls. I know Dominicans aren't famous for blankets and trinkets the way Mexico is, but surely that culture produces something that could be used to adorn the place to make it a little less drab and have a little more sabor?
House Special: Mofongo
At $5, this might have the highest value-to-dollar ratio I've ever seen. Totally delicious, cheap, and you get your choice of meat to mix into the mofongo. It's like a big mash of plantain with bits of meat tossed in. I'm in love with it, especially at the price. I'm sure it's fattening.
Bistec Sirloin / Sirloin Steak
At $14, it's pricey. The steak is pan fried, and is one fatty steak. Fat, fat, fat. Fatty McFatFat. But if you like this kind of thing (which I ashamedly do) it is SO delicious. No self-respecting chef will serve you a steak like this. It is big, huge, fatty, juicy, and delicious.
T-Bone Steak
Fatty, but not as fatty as the sirloin. It's pan fried, and smothered with DELICIOUS onions that melt in your mouth, taste like the steak, and provide a phenomenal juice. The only negative thing here is that the steak was EXTREMELY tough to the point of being difficult to eat.
Bistec en Salsa / Beef Steak in Sause (sic)
A better name would be "Salsa Soup": A whole lot of salsa with little thin strips of steak in it. Salsa gets an A-: a tad salty, but delicious. LOTS of cilantro and rife with flavor. The steak is a bit sad. A bit dry and flavorless; the salsa saves the day. Goes well with tostones.
Bistec Sobre Lomo a la Parrilla / (no English translation)
It translates into skirt steak on the grill. I know skirt steak, and this ain't it. I can't identify the cut, but it's very lean and very flat. This steak is dry. Thankfully it came smothered with thickly sliced onions and a lot of juice, however, some onions were cut too thick and partially raw.
Beef Steak Hind Quarter on the Grill
The steak cut is the same as the Bistec Sobre Lomo, but there's no onion and less garlic salt to give this dish personality. There were no grill marks or grill flavor. Underwhelming.
Bistec de Jamon / Ham Steak
Delicious. A good, solid, thick non-fatty ham steak. Good portion. Lovely grilling. Note: My gf ordered this a few months later and got a plate of Spam. I'm not joking. Hornell Spam. I shit you not.
Bistec Salteado / Pepper Steak Spanish Style
This is the Bistec Sobre Lomo a la Parrilla with more peppers. Very good, but I wish they'd use a better cut of steak.
Bistec Encebollado / Onion Steak
This is the Bistec Salteado with more onions. Some onions were too thick and undercooked. Too much raw onion bite. Not enjoyable.
Bistec Empanizado / Breaded Steak
Tasteless. Empty. Overcooked. Too deeply fried. Gross.
Pernil / Roast Pork
It's pernil. Delicious!
Came Guisada / Stewed Beef
Very good, but tasted exactly like Dinty Moore canned beef stew (with bigger beef chunks).
Pulpo Enchilado / Octopus Stew
Intense tomato-based stew. Wonderful and delicious. The octopus ruins it – it's rubbery and tasteless. They should use that stew for something else that deserves it. Not this gross octopus.
Arroz con pollo / Rice w. Chicken
THE WORST I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE. Bland and boring: literally just rice and chicken. Nothing else. I want my $7 back. Guys, toss some olives in this!