Tin Box - Puerto Real

This place is a vibe! Loved it. Sushi and calamari were on point (and I'm picky, having lived in Japan) and staff were super friendly. Wish we had time to go back more than once! Ambiance and food were well worth the slightly more expensive prices. The two of us spent $62 on one appetizer, two sushi rolls, one mocktail, and tip.

I wanted to love this place. The location is great and the vibe is fantastic...but at least on our visit, the food and service did not keep up. We were seated near the time the hostess said we would be. The server was friendly as she gave us the news that several items were sold out or would take hours to be served. We ordered assuming that the other items were running at normal serving pace. We were wrong. Our drinks came quickly and those were good, but our food came out 1 hour and 45 minutes later. And it was mediocre. Ribs were tough and lacked flavor. Salad was a pile of lettuce with some watermelon wedges and nearly no dressing, goat cheese or bacon. Essentially water in another form. I can recommend the fries and corn bread. I think this must have been an off night but management handled it so poorly, I cannot recommend a visit.

Very disappointing meal. Service was interminably slow. Food was mediocre. Drinks were actually quite good. The reviewer below, Emma, just read what she said. She nailed it.

One of our best meals in Vieques! Great drinks they are known for their margaritas and they were delicious. This place has two kitchens one for barbeque, and another for sushi. Normally I would shy away from places doing too many cuisines, but they were both delicious. I had the Box salad to start which was pretty good. I had a half rack of ribs the waitress warned me it could be a wait, but it really wasn't any more than 20 minutes and definitely worth it! They have a vinegar based sauce that's sweet, kind of like a combination of Carolina and Texas style. We also had the Dragon's Egg and a tofu roll that were both delicious and very fresh. The tofu roll was unlike anything I've had before it's mostly crispy rice on the outside, but all of the flavors were great. There is plenty of seating here for large parties, which is good because there aren't too many other restaurants near Esperanza that can seat that many people. Service was good, too. I've seen some other reviews saying the service was bad that was not our experience. I will say that you are on an island, time moves slower here so be patient!

Would not recommend due to poor service. Waitress spoke poorly behind my back in Spanish to her coworker as I left the restaurant she didn't think I spoke Spanish. Bummer because we left a good tip and enjoyed the meal, but that came out of left field. Disappointed because that is not the typical attitude in Vieques.