Caribbean Trading Company

We visited this store on the way to El Yunque rain forest. I really enjoyed it because it had many eclectic pieces. It's different from your run of the mill gift shop. Be sure to check out their tasting section of different hot sauces and salad dressings. I liked the banana vinaigrette. It's definitely worth a visit if you're visiting El Yunque. If you walk out the door and make two lefts there is another gift shop with cool items as well.

Great service and a great t-shirt selection! Enjoyed the locally made gifts and artwork.

Sábado 10 de septiembre de 2022 paseando por el barrio Palmer de Río Grande de Puerto Rico nos topamos con esta tienda de souvenirs de cosas de Puerto Rico. Para nuestra sorpresa el dueño del negocio vive en Michigan y no es puertorriqueño. Tiene otra tienda en Rincón y próximamente otra en el Hotel Conquistador en Fajardo. La tienda tiene curiosidades de Puerto Rico y artículos para llevar y regalar. Compramos algunas cosas que nos gustaron. Está localizada en una calle frecuentada para subir al Yunque que es una montaña muy visitada por locales y turistas.

I stopped in while walking around Palmer. I read the night before how the town is worth checking out before or after El Yunque. I agree! This store has a shop local vibe with some of the same tourist stuff you find anywhere in Old San Juan.

The shop makes soap, most vegan, with the exception of one that uses goat milk. They also produce coffee and tea to sell. I tasted the coffee while browsing, a very delightful medium roast.

The people here are just lovely. They were helpful in describing the products and what they do. The local products are quality. It's worth a look if you're in town.

Ok, where do I start? This review/complaint may come off as petty but I had to submit it anyway. My daughter visits San Juan and brings me back a bottle of "Naga Jolokia" hot sauce. Gave the bottle a try and my family loved it. Went looking on Amazon for more....Nothing! So I found their website and ordered about 3 bottles and with shipping it was a little less than $50.

Ok, i'll bite! the bottles arrived and my family is ecstatic, we make our tacos and since my daughter never tasted the 1st bottle due to my wife guzzling it. We figured we'd watch our child burn from the fiery goodness that that was before her. She waited in anticipation as I made my famous Carne Asada tacos that were marinated in the finest of ingredients. The moment of truth is upon her. She lathers the Naga on and we warn her! "You will pay!" she takes a bite, My wife and I shudder! She chews and swallows, nods her head as if her tongue is numb and we look in disbelief, surely this isn't so! She said "Its ok but nothing like you said!"

I respected the sauce applied a medium amount of Naga! I remember the burn and don't want to suffer! I took a bite, my wife took a bite and we are like WTF! I tasted something that Tabasco sauce had more heat, not to mention it was vinegary!

I emailed the company that night and expressed my concerns, I told Tim to go to his stock and check for quality control, he obliged and conformed my suspicions that there was a difference in taste and heat. He tried it himself and noticed that it was sub par! I'm reading in anticipation that there will be some kind of replacement in the works for your diminished, lack luster product that I had imported being that I am a Hot Sauce affection ado. But NO I was offered a paltry 20% off my next order....As the old adage goes "Fool me once!"....You know the rest!

Dinelys was wonderful! Very nice and informative, she knows a lot about the products how and who made what. My friends and I really appreciated her kindness and attention to all our needs and answered all our questions.

Karina thank you so much for helping us with everything we picked from the store.
You were very kind and helpful!
The passion hot sauce is soooo good!
We went back next day to get more things and you Weren't there but another nice and kind girl help us.
We talked about the murals she painted with her friends, she was so friendly as well.
I highly recommend this place if you want to get your souvenirs, coffee and sauces.
Thank you girls!

Such a cute gift shop right off PR 3. They serve coffee and have local spices/hot sauces. They have everything from local made art, shirts, towels, alcohol, jewelry, post cards, coffee, cups, wall art, magnets ext. The employees are very nice and welcoming. Some things are a bit pricey but for the most part it's about average for a gift shop.

Beautiful artwork here but a bit pricy. The salesclerk was very helpful and honest. When I checked in on Yelp I got 2 free oz of coffee. It has something for everyone's taste.

They're top guns, no matter which place you come cross. Our shout belongs to gal in store at Rincon but ol' Tim's a gentleman through & through.