Havana's Cuban Cuisine

Lovely food, many choices. My meal was wonderful- Ropa Viejo with sweet Plantains, Cuban rice and beans has so much great flavor. The meat is shredded and tender, plantains are such a perfect complement along with rice/black beans. We got here early, tired from playtime at the Kennedy space center and hungry. this was a perfect choiceMy husband had oxtails and love them- cooked slowly and tender. Beautiful art on the walls, and my favorite music too. Thanks for our relaxing dinner!

I am always up to trying a Cuban Restaurant. Cuban Cuisine is my favorite. There is plenty of parking. This location is on a shopping plaza. It is smaller than I thought from the pictures. Customer service was a 5! I was seated right away and waiter was very polite. The restaurant has a cozy bar area with a TV. I struggled to give details about my food experience because it's always hard for me when it's not a good one. I started with a red sangria and water. Drinks came out right away. Unfortunately not what I was hoping for. The sangria was watered down with no fruits at all. For an entrée, I ordered the Churrasco. The rice and beans are considered two sides so I had to pay additional for the sweet plantains. The churrasco was far from tender or a flank steak as described in the menu. It was served over onions and peppers, more like a fajita style steak. The rice was undercooked and hard. For dessert I ordered a flan. This was the only good item I ordered.The most surprising/frustrating thing was when I got my bill. Surprises, surprises, surprises. The menu listed the Churrasco at $32, the bill listed it at $33.28? Maduros (sweet plantains) at $6, charged $6.24. I ordered extra flans to go, each at $6(x4). Charged $24.96. Then they automatically add 20% gratuity. Maybe this is something new? It was just me. Sales tax was charged additionally.

I got their garlic sauce chicken which was excellent. Love their yuca with pickled onions! The worker was so nice and gave me extra onions because I expressed how much I love pickled onions. Love their variety and amazing lunch options. All the workers are friendly, welcoming and the ambiance is comfortable.

I am from San Diego so I was expecting more from a Cuban restaurant in Florida. Maybe I gotta go to Miami. The congris was dry and the Sangria was missing the typical fruit I am use to. It only had pieces of pineapple.

Taking advantage of a timeshare spiel, the Cuban salesman recommended his fav Cuban meal: Vaca Frita So I yelped and found this place within a bike ride of the resort. SOOO happy I did!!Closed on Sundays, was glad it was opened on Monday and I pedaled to it after the resort tour and when it opened at 2p Only two couples inside, I found a seat near the window so I could keep an eye out on my bike. The server spoke more English than I do Spanish, but we got help from the gentleman behind the counter (I overhead from convo with another patron/ he's not the owner. But he seemed to really care about the place). He continuously made sure I knew my bike was safe and they had cameras all around It's in a strip mall, and midday, but I'm mindful of complacency and letting guard down while on vacation that can lead to unhappiness...so I kept my eye on itTorn between the oxtail and the Vaca frita, I decided to try what I came for. The VF. Added a Cuban soda. And was NOT disappointedAccording to the host: they boil a cut of beef, till you can shred it. Then they season it well and fry it up crispy...think beef jerky that is shredable. VERY chewy, but DELICIOUSLY SEASONED! OMG it was seasoned!! I forced myself NOT to eat it all in one setting, JUST so I could have more the next day (I even asked for more onions: next time I'd ask for extra onions from the onset, so they get hard friend and seasoned from the beef) It comes w two sides, and since the Cuban rice is "rice/bean combined" I got it, and the plantain(cooked perfectly!). I actually ordered a serving of Cuban rice to-go, ro ensure I had a duplicate meal the next day The Cuban "beans and rice" was darker than the usual Jamaican bnr: he said cause they partially cook the black beans first and then ADD Rice so it really soaks in the dark juice! (Don't get me wrong, I love my Jamaican bnr. But this was great too!)Not much of a soda drinker, the Metava? (hmm tea/7up concept) Cuban soda was pleasant (hindsight: I should've gotten one of them to go as well)HMMMM. Minorly perturbed that they automatically charge 20% gratuity PLUS 3.5% for using a credit card. So plan to add over 25%+ mark up on your food after you also include taxes My total was $40 and I paid cash!! But again..turned it into two meals (I'd ordered a side to-go). I didn't get a receipt so can't vouch for the correctness of the billI paid cash, so saved a little. And likely would have left a 25% tip since the food was so good, the guy very helpful in suggesting options, showing and explaining the variety of sodas, and making me comfortable about my bikeDef a recommended placeNote: lots of paintings on the wall for sale. I'm assuming it's local. But, biking..it was hard enough carrying my leftovers in my small back pack

The combinacion appetizer really was a sampling of their major dishes and way more than enough to feed 3. We love empanadas and ordered two extra so we could each have one. They did not disappoint and were filled to the brim with well seasoned meat and a nice crispy crust. The Vaca Frita was by far the best of our three meals and was excellently seasoned with the perfect blend of lemon and pepper and crisp! Loved every bite. The masas de cerdo was also well cooked; but, I would have liked a bit more crisp to it but it was tender inside and very palatable. Our eyes were bigger than our stomachs and we could only take a bite of the arroz con pollo (looking forward to it for lunch tomorrow) and it had the most tender chunks of chicken and superb rice. I am an olive in the rice person and missed nice big olives. This arroz con pollo was not a fish filled one (fish allergy) and that was a plus. The batida was one of the best I have tasted in the area and was thick (made with milk) and had a guanabana powerful flavor. The homemade sangria was decent but lacked a punch and could have used more real fruit (this fruit seemed like the Dole canned fruit). The service was top notch!! Felt well attended to and the food came hot yet quick. The interior was filled with some really nice paintings and Cuba pics. The chairs are not the most comfy but then again it's not the living room. Very clean and well maintained.

Wow!!! The food was amazing! Wish we had something in Texas like this! And the service was wonderful; our waitress was the nicest ever.

We came and this place is empty! Now I know why. The food tastes like my cooking! I amNot a good cook nor have I ever worked at a restaurant. Like the other yelpers said they would not comeBack!Now would I!Also 20% gratitude is already added so double check your bull.

Staff very friendly and helpful. Made a recommendation that my husband took, excellent choice. All the food was great. There was a service fee added to the bill which we have never seen before, we weren't sure if we still needed to tip or not.

I don't recommend, the food was horrible to salty!, the food doesn't deserve the price!!! I was with my baby and they don't want me to get in with the stroller, he was sleeping!!! It the worst Cuban restaurant I ever been .