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.

Food is very good for the area and the service is great. We were in a rush to go to a tour and they more than accommodated out time limitations

Tin Box is an experience. It has those island vibes on the drive in, the open air seating, and the mountain/ garden setting. Odd combination of sushi and BBQ menus, along with 10 or so cocktail options. The drinks were pretty good but not as strong as some places we 've been, at $10 each. Bacon appetizer was a good choice. Bacon on the thicker side with some good sauce that made the lettuce below taste great too. Sushi- el gordito tempura battered roll was very good. Hearty amounts of wasabi and ginger with chopsticks and small bowls for soy sauce made this a great sushi experience. BBQ- trio platter with chicken, ribs, and pulled pork. All good. Not the best bbq ever but solidly good, and I wished we had some sauce to add ourselves, but I imagine it 's the best bbq you are getting on the island. The southern slaw was refreshing. The corn bread was very sweet but good, definitely had a coconut island flavor going on. Hush puppies were dry and could be skipped. All in all this was a good dinner and worked well for my partner and I since I like sushi and he doesn 't. Would return for sushi or when we are tired of fish and fried food elsewhere.

We kept driving by this place, and it looked super cool so even with the mixed reviews decided to give it a shot. Would I go back again, possibly only for the BBQ if I was really craving BBQ in Vieques. Otherwise l would not return. We went in really wanting ribs, and they were out so we got chicken and brisket. We also got the dragon's egg, the yellowtail sashimi, and the bacon app. The bacon app came out and it was comically small. Very good flavor but the tiniest strips of bacon you've ever seen over a tiny little ball of arugula. The sushi was not good at all. I would not order sushi here again. The host was bothersome because she was not communicative about what was going on so we were definitely confused with if we were going to be seated or not. Once we finally were sat the vibes were great honestly. Server was friendly, place was crowded, lighting was great. I'm torn here but overall I'd say if you want drinks and BBQ and you're not in a rush it's worth a stop! Otherwise skip!

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.