Azucar Cuban Restaurant

Unreal how good this place is. Been so long since I have had Tostones! Order the Bistec Relleno! It is out of this world delicious! 5 stars across the board. Highly recommend stopping here!

Whoever is cooking at Azucar Cuban Restaurant is doing a great job at providing flavorful and authentic Cuban cuisine. However, I found the service department needing LOTS of help. I visited with a party of 10 people to celebrate a birthday. Upon entry, the decor and vibe here is very dimly lit, sultry and almost "loungey". There's a standard bar with seating and a few couches facing a small stage where they had a bass player performing some jazz tunes. The musician on a Saturday night was super chill. Toward the back area there's additional tables and seating. The highlight here is the extensive menu of Cuban staples. I tried the Branzino dish (fried fish filet with potatoes and veggies) and it was super flavorful. The camaron enchilado (shrimp with veggies and rice and plantain) was also very tasty. My husband had the Masas dish with a side of black beans. This dish also had a lot of flavor and hit the mark on texture. I tried various other dishes and as a WHOLE - the food gets a 4.3 out of 5. All portions were LARGE and very filling. The cocktail menu is pretty fun and leans more toward Cuban style/fruitier drinks. I highly recommend the mojitos - I enjoyed mine. The experience wasn't as great as it could be because our waitress was not super knowledgeable or attentive. It'd take pretty long to get another round of cocktails or for her to check on us. They can only split payment 4 ways for large groups. Please note, you won't be able to select multiple dishes off your tab and just have them bill you for those dishes. This means: you'll have to sit there with a calculator on your phone and start adding up and splitting dishes and then tell them exactly what to bill you. Furthermore - they tack on automatic 20% gratuity - which you also will have to calculate with your party. This kind of system is super outdated and put a damper on the experience of the birthday person. In my opinion, a restaurant charging their prices and giving the impression of a more upscale dining experience should have much higher service across the board. The ambiance as a whole was very quiet and chill because after the live bass player was done playing jazz, they had regular Latin music playing super low. For a Cuban restaurant, I would've loved to actually be able to hear and vibe out to some salsa. The potential is absolutely there for this place. We all enjoyed our meals. Kudos to the chef for executing pretty complex Cuban dishes - the food was solid. However, I'd love to see better service and a better customer experience as a whole.

RACIST! RACIST! RACIST!!! I hate to put this, but experiencing a lack of service on two separate occasions is why I will never return to this location. The first time I visited, there was a large group of Spanish speaking people that were loud, boisterous, and they even knocked over a glass. That table was well attended to by our server while she disappeared for at least 15 minutes. We had to flag down another server to go get her. On this visit, my sister ordered the bottomless mimosas and some rice as a side. On my second visit, I genuinely was not hungry and I wanted to get the bottomless mimosas that were $5-10 dollars. There are rules that are specified on the menu, but I didn't see where it was specified that you cannot order the bottomless mimosas by itself. The server took our order, but then comes back and says that the manager said we have to order something from the brunch menu to get the bottomless mimosas. I am not arguing over $5-10, but as you saw in the previous paragraph that a side of rice (which is not on the brunch menu) was ordered with the mimosas and that was sufficient. I wanted to get clarification on the policy because I genuinely enjoy coming to the restaurant. I made sure that I wasn't rude or anything because again arguing over $5-10 isn't that serious to me. When I asked the manager about the policy for just ordering the bottomless mimosas, his tone of voice was rude and he said "it is just a part of the policy." I'm not sure if he thought that I was trying to challenge him, but I just needed clarification since there was an obvious discrepancy from the last visit. Again, the waitress disappears for about 15 to 20 minutes. There are other Spanish-speaking tables around my table which are being attended to while I am being left alone having to flag down the server yet again. Not to mention there were flies flying around our table. The manager really ought to work on his customer service because the place is nice. I mean this with the utmost sincerity that I WILL NEVER RETURN TO THIS LOCATION!!

My niece and I walked in to Azucar not knowing what to expect. We were greeted warmly and the hostess seared us promptly. We were directed to a nicely lit booth and given menus. Our server was quite pleasant and helpful. She answered our questions and gave us a couple recommendations. We decided to order a sampler platter a were extremely pleased. The flavors were amazing. Then we decided to have the pork. That too was a great choice. The meat outside was crispy but the inside was tender and moist. Even though we were full we agreed on dessert. We had the flan and that was the perfect ending to a fantastic dinner. It was a beautiful evening and we enjoyed the entire experience of Azucar Cuban Restaurant.

My wife and I had our first lunch at this restaurant and we were quite pleased. We shared soup ropa vieja, and a Cuban sandwich. All were very good. The portions were good and the service and atmosphere were pleasant.

We had such a good time!!! The service was exceptional - she checked on us regularly, brought new bottles of water since their cups are so tiny. She mentioned the specials when we sat down.The food was delicious. Everyone in our party was so pleased with their meal. The food is plentiful and flavorful. The desserts were so good. That tres leches! Drool. The churros come in a really cool set up, too.Since we were saying goodbye to some friends we ended up taking photos in the front area that has a neon sign. The space is moody and I loved it.Really glad we checked it out before we move out of town!

Visiting NC State and was trying to find some good grinds. Cuban it was! Boi, it's my first Cuban experience. Food was amazing especially the sandwich! Inside atmosphere was a little dark. The bar side atmosphere was good but opportunity area in the dining room. Service was excellent, always check on us if we needed anything.Will definitely come back again before I leave!

It's dark inside which isn't my preference it the food is good. Easy to park and walk right in. The bartender isn't too stingy. All the staff is friendly and attentive.

We did not have a reservation, but were able to be seated for dinner due to a cancellation. The staff were friendly, the atmosphere was cozy, and the food was delicious. We plan to dine here again soon!

Love their masas and appetizer platter. The only thing I didn't like was it was too dark at the restaurant. I had to use my phone's flash to read the menu. Tea light candle doesn't work.