Vaca Brava

Puerto Rican Steakhouse in Old San Juan

Address: 253 Calle Recinto Sur, San Juan, PR 00901
Phone: +1 787-723-3700
Hours: Mon–Thu 11:00–23:00; Fri–Sat 11:00–00:00; Sun 11:00–22:00

Puerto RicanSeafoodSteakhouse

Menu prices: $4–$85 · $ · Median main: $16 · 40/40 with a published price

Vaca Brava is a Puerto Rican steakhouse at 253 Calle Recinto Sur in Old San Juan, known for farm-to-table ingredients and jibaro hospitality. The menu features grilled churrasco, mofongo, carne frita, signature sharing platters like the Vaca Acostá, seafood, burgers, desserts and flavored mojitos.

Appetizers

• Brava Fries — $16.00

  Loaded fries, house style.
• Plato de la Vaca — $20.00

  Assortment of local fried appetizers.
• Pastelitos de Corozal — $7.00

  Corozal-style turnovers.
• Yucca Spheres — $9.00

  Crispy yuca spheres.
• Mamposteao Croquettes — $9.00

  Mamposteao rice croquettes.
• Bolitas de Mofongo — $7.00

  Mofongo balls.
• Alcapurrias — $8.00

  Traditional alcapurrias fritters.
• Fried Cheese — $9.00

  Crispy fried cheese.
• Chicken Wings — $14.00

  Chicken wings.

Originals And Shareables

• Vaca Brava's Surf Turf — $85.00

  Signature surf and turf platter.
• Pablo Marmol — $40.00

  Signature platter.
• Vaca Acosta — $45.00

  The resting cow — famous grilled sirloin platter with sides.
• Cordillera Central — $84.00

  Large sharing platter.
• Trio de la Vaca — $50.00

  Trio platter for sharing.
• Tendedero de la Vaca — $85.00

  Assorted grilled meats platter.

Steaks & Mains

• Grilled Churrasco — $22.00

  Grilled churrasco steak.
• Saute Shrimps — $18.00

  Sauteed shrimp.
• Fried Meat — $15.00

  Fried pork chunks.
• Mofongo Grilled Chicken — $16.00

  Grilled chicken with mofongo.
• Muu Burger — $11.00

  House burger.
• Ropa Vieja — $18.00

  Shredded beef stew.
• Bistec Encebollao — $16.00

  Steak with onions.
• Brava Shrimps — $25.00

  Signature shrimp dish.
• Kankan — $19.00

  Kan Kan pork chop.
• Barranquitas Smoked — $16.00

  Smoked meat, Barranquitas style.
• Pablito Marmol — $16.00

  House specialty plate.
• Orocovix Sausage — $15.00

  Orocovis-style sausage.
• Carne Frita Fest — $14.00

  Fried meat festival plate.
• Dorado — $18.00

  Dorado fish fillet.

Dessert

• Homemade Custards — $8.00

  Homemade custards.
• El Cebu — $8.00

  House dessert.
• Charolai — $12.00

  House dessert specialty.
• Three Milk Cake — $8.00

  Three milk cake.
• Ice Cream — $4.00

  Ice cream.

House Drinks

• Ultimate Cuba Libre — $10.00

  Cuba libre cocktail.
• Rum Antiguo — $12.00

  Aged rum pour.
• Rum San Juan — $12.00

  San Juan rum pour.
• Bacardi Mojito The Original — $7.00

  Original Bacardi mojito.
• Mojito Bravo — $8.00

  House mojito.
• Barrilero — $8.00

  House cocktail.