I have been to most of the high end restaurants in Collingswood several times and Casona has become my favorite. Anyone can see how much attention and love went into the renovation. It has a working fireplace and is well heated and cooled. The restrooms are nice and very, very clean. There is another popular restaurant in Collingswood who's restrooms are filthy. If the cleanliness of a bathroom is an indication of how clean the kitchen is - Casona is the winner. I'm amazed that no one has brought this up before - especially women. If you visit Casona before lunch or brunch and have a cafe con leche, you can meet and chat with the owner. He is a professional who cares deeply about his community, customers and staff. He has made changes that would put most people out of business. Even I had some concerns about the food and service. Not that the food was ever bad, just simple and stupid things that could be easily fixed. They were. The service is attentive and sweet. Each person working there are happy to make every detail of your experience pleasant. Lazy and sloppy servers were the problem. Fortunately for Casona, all those have moved on. The other restaurants they went to are not so lucky. The steaks here are great. The paella has generous amount of moist, plump seafood over a sea of fluffy saffron rice. The have classics like ropa vieja, lechon and picadillo. Desserts are homemade and decorated nice. Brunch is divine. The lunch menu is small but includeds the famous ""Sandwich Cubano."" They also cater. I write this review in the hope that you will try Casona and others that may have had some issues. No restaurant is perfect, but the fact that they try so hard makes it such a great place. I am embarrassed and ashamed of some of the nasty and misleading comments about Casona and other fine restaurtants on this and other sites. Try them for yourselves and judge. For those who may have been dissapointed before - give it another chance.
Pros: Lovingly restored mansion with a working fireplace and wrap around porch. Great food!
Cons: Service still needs some tweeking - sorry guys
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