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Rene Cafe

Calle Pedro J. Sossa | Casco Viejo, Panama City 80397, Panama
507-262-3487
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Ranked #22 of 365 restaurants in Panama City
Price range: S$10 - S$31
Good for: Romantic, Business, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations
Restaurant details
Good for: Romantic, Business, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations
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13 reviews 13 reviews
13 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2013 via mobile

We ventured to the old part of town for an interesting dinner while on layover. I would not return here. We were steered to a 6+ course meal for $22.50. My family felt the high point was our first course -- a nice salad with very tasty dressing. The octopus skewers were also nice. Several other items felt plain and... More

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Framingham, MA
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7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 June 2013

It's located around the corner of the Independence Plaza. The lunch set menu (till 3PM) is of excellent taste and value. I also enjoyed passion fruit (maracuya) smoothies we ordered. It doesn't open for lunch everyday (I think it closes on Sundays) so check before you go.

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See 4 more reviews by Yogini_Hao for Panama City
Fredericksburg, Virginia
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11 reviews 11 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013

I recently had lunch here and enjoyed it. Food was good, and you get 3 courses for less than $10. The menu is set either chicken, fish or pork. I had the fish and thought it was fine, if not remarkable.

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Michigan
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27 reviews 27 reviews
9 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013

We had a large group here during a tour. Fantastic Service. Great wine, great food (family style besides entree). Highly recommended.

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See 5 more reviews by jessfarrell for Panama City
Chicago, Illinois
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64 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 44 cities Reviews in 44 cities
71 helpful votes 71 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

At the suggestion of the owners at Casa Sucre I tried Rene Cafe for a really fun lunch. It is a small restaurant with an exposed kitchen to the right of the entrance. You have a fixed price lunch for around $8.50 which included nice green salad, Spanish tortilla or omlette, a choice of fish,chicken or pork with a large... More

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Panama City, Panama
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37 reviews 37 reviews
20 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2013

We had a family lunch on a Saturday there. The menu is simple: they offer meat, chicken, fish or vegetarian main dish. It comes with 2 "entradas" in our case a quite good tortilla and a salad. The fish was salty, not very big. The vegetable rice pretty tasteless. Our kid's chicken was dry, not seasoned, not edible. The "dessert"... More

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des moines
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41 restaurant reviews
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53 helpful votes 53 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2013

Six course meal and then some. We ate too much but it was a blast. Had a bottle of wine and the owner is right there working hard like all the employees are.

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See 2 more reviews by treeshaker for Panama City
Ottawa
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18 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 March 2013

I'm not sure why this restaurant gets such great reviews. I'm guessing because the food is cheap and the place has a quaint atmosphere. But, there are so many good restaurants in the area, I wouldn't go out of my way to eat here. If you want cheap food, walk along Avienda Central and eat from one of the store... More

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See 10 more reviews by Discocanuck for Panama City
Chicago, Illinois
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2013

Adorable restaurant right off Plaza Cathedral that has a set menu of seven courses that were so filling as amazing for $22 a person! It was wonderful! Amazing food and fabulous service, just make a reservation. You can email them easily off their website and they respond quickly. Don't miss it!

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Ko Lanta, Thailand
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9 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2013 via mobile

We came to Rene's for lunch. The meal is a set menu of bread, egg and potato tart, salad, fish or other meat and a delicious rice dish. The meal was 8 dollars a person and more than I could comfortably eat. The location is great too- right on Plaza de la Independencia in Casco Viejo. I would definitely recommend-... More

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