Macondo East
“Our waitor suggested we stop in for brunch with 9$ all you can drink memosas till 330pm.”
“Gotta try the Tuna flatbread (any flatbread), fried calamari, grilled octopus, and the yuca fries.”
“My favs are the yucca fries, the calamari, and their Brussels sprouts (yum).”
Macondo East
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Do you ever have one of those nights out that you just don't want to end? Luckily if you're in the East Village, it doesn't have to; simply roll from the clubs to brunch at Macondo East.
Blasting pop music so you can barely hear anyone else? Check. Plenty of booze? Check. Fashionistas taking selfies and getting white girl wasted? Double check.
The draw here is clearly their $15 for unlimited flavored mimosas, which, being hungover, I gladly abstained. This was probably a mistake, as literally every table around us was drinking and I probably needed the alcohol instead of 2 hours of being the only sober one in the restaurant.
On the plus side, they do make good food; my manchego and mushroom omelette was very delicious (and cheesy), albeit the home fries were a little greasy. Most of our table enjoyed the polenta dish as well, which is a small portion but very heavy.
Macondo East is also great for groups; they have several large tables in the back perfect for brunching and boozing with 10 of your closest friends. I would still recommend making a reservation, and they won't seat your party until everyone is there.
Overall, a good place for boozy brunch if you're into that; otherwise I'd recommend a more hangover-friendly and low key spot in the neighborhood.
This was not fun, at all. I would not recommend this place in terms of service. I reached here for bottomless at 11:03 am on Saturday, our reservation was at 11 am but when i reached the restaurant wasnt opened untill 11:07. In my head I thought, no big deal, well just start when we get in! My friend went to the bathroom right as we were seated so we told the waitress we were not ready to start. Eventually the waiter took so long to come we had to ask other people to get our waiter, our first drink was served at 11:24 am (1.5 hour bottomless). 12: 25 pm came around and we thought we had a half another left, but the waiter who was already super grumpy to start off with said no our reservation started at 11 am therefore at 12:30pm we were done. I went to the manager and told him that the restaurant wasnt even open and that it wasnt fair because we werent even seated till 11:07, but he said that because the reservation started at 11 am it was considered done. Such BS to me, the restaurant wasnt open and we didnt get a full 1.5 hours, we were cut 30 minutes short. I dont recommend this place to anyone nor will I ever go back. Horrible service.
The food here was very tasty. We had the happy hour specials. We got to order everything on the menu. I liked all their tacos. The spinach empanada was my favorite. The Arroz con Pollo was different then what I'm used to but it was good. Very small but good. Everything tasted well.
If there's one thing that I can remember about this spot then it has to be ME knocking out by 12pm on a Saturday brunch. LOL FML
Here's the deal:
Macondo East has unlimited flavored mimosa for $15 and you get to drink it for two hours for brunch. It's usually $13 a glass alone for one. For me, I personally thought it was a little sweet so I kept knocking them down. I think by the time I got into my 7th glass, my head was literally spinning and majority of my friends and I were running on maybe 2-3 hours of sleep. Don't let the sugar fool ya!
Food:
I only remember my order which was the steak and yuka fries. I thought it was alright. I would mainly go here just for their mimosa deal.
Highly overrated. The food is average, at best. The beef empanadas were way too oily. The yucca fries are good but not great. I opted out of the unlimited mimosa deal but the rest of my table seemed to enjoy it. Our waitress was very attentive and refilled their glasses almost immediately so they definitely got their money's worth. All in all, the place was just OK. I doubt I'd return considering all the other great brunch and unlimited mimosas deals in the area.
Not too crazy about this place. They're known for their tapas but the only thing I liked were the empanadas and the pork belly dish. I wouldn't recommend this spot for tapas. If oh are into tapas, I highly recommend the Stanton social. Everything was divineeeee. I have also heard that Essex and son is good but I've yet tried it yet. Will cross it off my list soon.
Excellent boozy brunch option!
Relatively easy getting a reservation, came with a party of 4 at 11am on a Saturday and were given the VIP table. Aka this table on a pedestal right when you walk in…jokes on us though because its harder to flag down the waiter to get a refill on mimosas when you're up front.
The food itself was pretty good. I got the El Monumento…sunny side up egg, chorizo, and onions all great..but served on this bed of mashed up what could be polenta…not sure what the grey stuff was but didn't have much flavor.
The unlimited option is mimosas only. They have three flavors, the best being the guava. They will fill your drinks up if you ask, same with bringing you the guacamole you ordered. If you ask twice, then you'll get it ;).
Also…one waitress did fill up my friends cup that was halfway full with one type of mimosa with another type on top. I get it, we're boozy, the mimosas are boozy, its basically all the same…just a little strange.
I have always said that it is very difficult to get good tacos east of the Mississippi. I was right. The food was made with care, but was some sort of LoDo deli version of a taco–not what I wanted! Staff was very friendly though and pleasant. I should give this place another chance!