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Pacifico - New Haven, CT

Name: Pacifico - New Haven, CT
Address: 220 College Street, New Haven, CT, United States, 06510
Telephone: (203) 772-4002
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.3

4.3

1216 Reviews

$30 and under

Latin / Spanish

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We are located in the heart of downtown New Haven NY times, Zagat, Hartford Courant rated, featuring extraordinary Nuevo-Latino cuisine. Along with traditional tapas, some of our signature dishes include Seafood Paella, Skirt Steak with Chino-Latino stir fried rice, Caramelized Salmon and Dulce de Leche Cheesecake. Among some other favorites are our Sangria and award winning Mojitos (Best Mojito – CT Magazine) which will surely liven your day.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

May 27, 2022

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9:00 PM

Booked 11 times today

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Latin / Spanish, Tapas / Small Plates, Seafood
Hours of operation
Lunch Monday-Friday 12pm-3pm Brunch Saturday & Sunday 12pm-3pm Dinner Sunday - Wednesday: 3:00pm- 10:00pm,Thursday- Saturday: 3:00pm - 11:00pm
Phone number
(203) 772-4002
Website
http://www.pacificonewhaven.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Rafael Palomino
Private party facilities
Pacifico's private dining room can accommodate up to 50 guests. Larger parties may be accommodated in the main dining room. The private dining room is perfect for small gatherings, and business dinners. Let us create a menu that will delight both you and your guests.
Private party contact
Walter Vera: (203) 772-4002

Location
220 College Street New Haven, CT 06510
Neighborhood
New Haven
Cross street
Crown St
Parking details
off street.<br /><br />Pacifico validates parking during dinner time at Crown Street Garage from 4:00pm-12:00am
Entertainment
Let us help you relax at the end of the day, join us for Happy Mojo Hour at the bar. Monday through Friday from 4:30pm to 6:30pm with $5 mojitos and margaritas, 1/2 price select draft beers and complimentary tapas.The party continues Saturday night with Salsa Night, our DJ picks the best of this Latin rhythm. Music starts both nights at 10pm and it continues until 2am.
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Popular dishes

Cubano*$10.95
Cuban sandwich, ham, pork tenderloin, mustard, white cheddar, pickles
Salmon BKT*$12.95
salmon, bacon, kale, tomato, chipotle mayo
El Vaquero*$11.95
grilled skirt steak sandwich, caramelized onions, manchego cheese
Chaulafan$11.95
Latin fried rice, chicken, sweet plantains, scallions, sweet peas, shitake, mushrooms
Veggie Quesadilla$9.95
mushrooms, quinoa, roasted pepper, avocado, queso fresco, jalapeño aioli
Chicken Chopped Salad*$12.95
grilled chicken, black beans, tomato, corn salsa, romaine, avocado pineapple vinaigrette
Ensalada con Salmon*$12.95
salmon salad, mesclun greens, avocado, tomato, egg, manchego cheese, dressed in a fig balsamic vinaigrette
Burger*$10.95
8oz grilled sirloin avocado, bacon, cheddar cheese, fries
Ensalada Mixta$9.95
quinoa, arugula, red beets, roasted peppers, sweet plantain, pomegranate vinaigrette
Quesadilla de Pollo$9.95
chicken, peppers, gouda cheese, served with roasted corn salsita, jalapeño aioli, pomegranate reduction

Create your own lunch bowl

Bowl Base: Brown rice, Quinoa, Mesclun Greens, or Salad (kale-romaine) Salsa: Salsa verde, Aji amarillo, or Pineapple vinaigrette. Add avocad $2 / Add bacon $2

Cubano$12.95
pork belly, black beans, pineapple, sweet plantains, green peas, cheedar cheese
Chicken*$12.95
grilled chicken, chihuahua cheese, scallions, red pepper, corn salsa
Salmon*$12.95
BBQ salmon, pumpkin seeds, bacon, jicama slaw, avocado, mango
Camaron$12.95
grilled shrimp, pineapple, queso fresco, black beans, beets, arugula
Veggie$12.95
grilled veggies, white beans, pico de gallo, avocado, beets, cauliflower
Fajita*$12.95
steak, sauteed onions, peppers, pico de gallo, manchego, corn tortillas

What 1,216 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.2Service
4.3Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

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New York / Tri-State Area
Latin / Spanish

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Edwrd
New York Area
37 reviews
vip
5.0
37 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Pacifico service and food was outstanding. Energetic atmosphere, staff handled Yale graduation crowd perfectly.
EE
EllenE
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Very accommodating. We were 20 mins late and they seated us right away. Service was attentive and respectful. Food delicious! My daughter loves this place. It’s where she learned to enjoy guacamole.
LL
LindyLee
New York Area
20 reviews
vip
5.0
20 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food4service5ambience4
The menu is creative and the presentation is great Quality assurance person should have microphone directly to ear phones of kitchen. His yelling was too loud and distracting Service is excellent
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Ange
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall4food4service2ambience3
The food was amazing! We had a reservation at 4 but I called at 3:20 and asked if we could come in earlier. They said yes which was great! We were seated and it took our waitress 30 minutes to come over to us and to bring us water. I understand everywhere is short staffed but I noticed other waiters going to their table about 10 minutes after the party arrived. Overall we love the food and that is what would make us go back.
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on May 5, 2022
overall3food2service3ambience3
Actively disliked more than a couple dishes, pretty rare for me. Did enjoy the arepa. Outdoor seating option is nice but college st on a Thursday eve isn’t exactly idyllic.
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OpenTable Diner
New York Area
4 reviews
vip
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on May 5, 2022
overall4food5service3ambience3
Waited 15 min before a waiter came over we go there in the summer a lot today was def not like the rest.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Birmingham
10 reviews
vip
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on April 30, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was great and our server Sergio was awesome!
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niteout
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 30, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great service & atmosphere. Margaritas were excellent. Wouldn’t order guac again because bland (basically just mashed avocados & few pieces tomatoes) but everything else was delicious.
MR
MelissaR
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 29, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was great. Service was friendly and fast.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Sydney
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on April 24, 2022
overall4food4service5ambience4
Brunch was good. The service was good. There wasn’t much shrimp in the shrimp ceviche, but the eggs Benedict with crab cakes was good. The music was way too loud.
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 23, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food, nice service., delicious mojito. We will definitely come back.
HR
HarshenaR
New York Area
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on April 22, 2022
overall4food4service5ambience5
Food was amazing
KA
KArthur
New York Area
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on April 21, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Good food -- we had the sea bass and branzini and the server negotiated a gluten-free version of the shrimp/scallop dish with the kitchen. Liked the Oaxacan Old-Fashioned! A good dining experience.
D
Danielle
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 21, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
I now understand why this place is always so busy. Food & service were phenomenal. Can't wait to come back!
OT
OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 20, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great! Experience. My waitress was amazing, friendly and attentive. I’m visiting from New York and was looking for a great restaurant. Definitely will be coming back when I visit New Haven again.
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on April 18, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
Excellent meals all around - steak done as requested - also gluten and dairy free salad with steak. Chicken - delicious. Shrimp and Scallops - excellent. Plating was great, too.
j
jeffreyc
New England
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on April 16, 2022
overall3food4service2ambience4
Apart from the service, which was a little slow with periodic absences a great experience.
SJ
SirJohn
New York Area
47 reviews
vip
5.0
47 reviews
Dined on April 16, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
A spur-of-the-moment decision led me to Pacifico for "something different". I cannot say enough good things about the shrimp ceviche and, especially, Chef Rafael Palomino's signature paella Palomino. Absolutely outstanding!
M
Matt
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on April 10, 2022
overall4food4service5ambience4
Waiter was amazing & funny! Food was good, prices not bad. Sat upstairs and was super quiet. Not many people dinning in at the time.
d
dwthree
New York Area
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on April 10, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Always good food, great mix of small/medium/large plates so you can share or have your own entree. Management and staff were excellent
P
Paul
New York Area
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on April 8, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience5
Service was great nice guy. It was restaurant week and it was a set price meal. I left the restaurant hungry still. The food was top notch but not enough. I had the salmon tar tar, skirt stake and rice. My partner had sarveechi then the ravioli and the cake with the rum pudding under it. We left still hungry.
CS
ClaudiaS
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on April 8, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience3
The only problem of an otherwise nice ambience, friendly service, very good food is the noise level both upstairs and downstairs.
A
Alison
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on April 6, 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Restaurant week menu was outstanding. The food tasted so delicious and well balanced.
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
7 reviews
3.0
7 reviews
Dined on April 5, 2022
overall3food3service3ambience4
Overall, just okay. Decent food, decent service.
CE
ChilanyEats
New York Area
16 reviews
vip
5.0
16 reviews
Dined on April 5, 2022
overall5food4service5ambience4
Angel was a great server. The food was good, but I was hoping for something a little more special/unique
PR
PaulR
New York Area
14 reviews
vip
4.0
14 reviews
Dined on April 3, 2022
overall4food2service4ambience3
Great attitude from staff. A bit slow service. Food just mediocre... quality so so, and not tasty
t
tatianam
New York Area
4 reviews
vip
3.0
4 reviews
Dined on April 3, 2022
overall3food4service1ambience3
I have visited this restaurant many times, but was very disappointed yesterday. I server was horrible. He forget to enter some food items we ordered, he never came back to check on us, and when it was time to pay he went on break, and ended up charging us twice for one item.
KB
KristianB
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 2, 2022
overall5food5service3ambience3
I was very surprised by the quality of the food. It went above my expectations since I thought it was just your average Mexican restaurant. Instead, I came across a wide variety of Hispanic and Latin American dishes on one menu. I would highly recommend visiting this restaurant just from the freshness and quality of the ingredients. Our table never came across any greasy or disappointing dishes and I would definitely come back when I am back in town.
PP
PredragP
New England
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on April 2, 2022
overall4food4service3ambience4
We went to the restaurant during Restaurant week. The food selection was very nice and tasty.
D
Dott
New York Area
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on April 2, 2022
overall3food3service2ambience4
We went for restaurant week lunch and were pretty disappointed. For the price the food was nothing special and also had pretty small portions (we went elsewhere to get more food immediately after. Additionally, the food came out really slowly! It took almost an hour and a half to get our entrees, and we were not the only ones - the tables near us were also hungry and waiting for a long time. The servers were nice enough to keep checking in the kitchen but overall, given the wealth of good food in New Haven, we will not be returning.
MC
MelissaC
New York Area
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on April 1, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
Good experience. We were told there is a 3 credit card max per table which was inconvenient since there were more than 3 at the table.
DD
DanielD
New York Area
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on April 1, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Retirement dinner for six people. Great food, great service. Will be back.
s
shaybealer
New York Area
11 reviews
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on March 25, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Outstanding drinks and tapas
SO
SarahO
New England
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on March 24, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Interesting and delicious menu!! Service excellent!!
OT
OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on March 19, 2022
overall2food3service2ambience3
Portions were small and was rushed for the service not worth the money
OT
OpenTable Diner
Washington DC
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 19, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience4
Exceptional cuisine unique menu and presentation. We are never disappointed here.
s
susan
New York Area
28 reviews
vip
5.0
28 reviews
Dined on March 12, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
This restaurant exceeded my expectations. The food was spectacular and I was quite taken with the classic ambience. They also had an excellent wine and beer list. I would definitely return.
DP
DianePop
Washington DC
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 7, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience4
Always delicious and friendly. A must visit favorite.
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on March 6, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience5
The food was really great and service was amazing. But it is a little too overpriced for the amount you get.
C
Chris
New England
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on March 6, 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Great place to grab a bite and a drink before a Shubert show!

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Sealed or wrapped utensils used
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables

Protective equipment
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Staff temperature check required

FAQs

Pacifico - New Haven, CT does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats. Pacifico - New Haven, CT also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (203) 772-4002.

Pacifico - New Haven, CT is rated 4.3 stars by 1216 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

May 27, 2022

May 2022

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Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

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9:00 PM

Booked 11 times today

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220 College Street New Haven, CT 06510

Additional information

Cross street
Crown St
Neighborhood
New Haven
Hours of operation
Lunch Monday-Friday 12pm-3pm Brunch Saturday & Sunday 12pm-3pm Dinner Sunday - Wednesday: 3:00pm- 10:00pm,Thursday- Saturday: 3:00pm - 11:00pm
Cuisines
Latin / Spanish, Tapas / Small Plates, Seafood
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
off street.<br /><br />Pacifico validates parking during dinner time at Crown Street Garage from 4:00pm-12:00am
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Executive chef
Rafael Palomino
Entertainment
Let us help you relax at the end of the day, join us for Happy Mojo Hour at the bar. Monday through Friday from 4:30pm to 6:30pm with $5 mojitos and margaritas, 1/2 price select draft beers and complimentary tapas.The party continues Saturday night with Salsa Night, our DJ picks the best of this Latin rhythm. Music starts both nights at 10pm and it continues until 2am.
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.pacificonewhaven.com/
Phone number
(203) 772-4002
Private party facilities
Pacifico's private dining room can accommodate up to 50 guests. Larger parties may be accommodated in the main dining room. The private dining room is perfect for small gatherings, and business dinners. Let us create a menu that will delight both you and your guests.
Private party contact
Walter Vera: (203) 772-4002

This restaurant now offers Takeout

Pacifico - New Haven, CT

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout from OpenTableNew

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Salmon

Ceviche de Camaron

Paella Palomino

Lunch

Cubano*$10.95

Salmon BKT*$12.95

El Vaquero*$11.95

Chaulafan$11.95

Veggie Quesadilla$9.95

Chicken Chopped Salad*$12.95

Ensalada con Salmon*$12.95

Burger*$10.95

Ensalada Mixta$9.95

Quesadilla de Pollo$9.95

Create your own lunch bowl

Cubano$12.95

Chicken*$12.95

Salmon*$12.95

Camaron$12.95

Veggie$12.95

Fajita*$12.95

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