| ambiance |
98.50000381469727% positive |
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The restaurand is cozy and romantic, love the live Cuban music. ”
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Great food, Amazing atmosphere ”
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went to "Cuba"the last weekend and I have the mos wonderfull time in NY, the ambiance was great, the food was really good , It was the best cuban food that I ever tried in NYC. ”
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The ambiance is cool and the service is good, but the food is mediocre at best. ”
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The ambience and the people who serve are really great. ”
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The staff was fun and polite. ”
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It's great if your looking for a romantic data spot, or you're out with another couple or two. ”
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Well Cuba has the real thing, great food, really great drinks too, nice atmosphere, and good service. ”
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Cuba has it all -- ambience, great food, great service, great location! ”
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The downstairs room is cozy and romantic. ”
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We picked it because it seemed like a fun atmosphere, the food looked great, we love sangria and mojitos, the cigar roller, etc. ”
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Very cool atmosphere with excellent food. ”
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Although a bit small, the live music, food and the bartender added to the great ambience of the restaurant. ”
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The upstairs area is small but cozy, its a very nice atmosphere for romantic dinner or with friends. ”
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This place has a really nice warm ambiance and the night I went with some friends the place was full of beautiful people. ”
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Everything from the ambience to the service to the food was amazing. ”
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The place is exellent as the food, it has a special atmosphere, It's the hot place in the Village, last friday I tried the Hallibut and it was exellent, It was one of the best fish that I have ever try. ”
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Overall, food was pretty good, our server was fun, and it was affordable. ”
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the reason i love this place the most though is the atmosphere: the music, the dimly lit dining, and the service you get. ”
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The atmosphere was lively and fun, the staff (Tony & Eduardo) were perfectly attentive and professional and the food was delicious and served beautifully. ”
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Don't let the standard exterior fool you - go past the front area and you'll be surprised by the little cozy nooks the space has to offer. ”
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very nice atmosphere. ”
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Nevertheless, the location is appetizing enough if you overlook the faults. ”
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It's a small place and dimly lit with a nice romantic ambience. ”
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Great music & great atmosphere! ”
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The place was romantic and had a great vibe. ”
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The food was delicious and our waiter was great - very friendly and fun. ”
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food yummy, great drinks and kool atmosphere! ”
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Excellent food and a great atmosphere ”
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was there last Friday and saw that the place had a great upbeat atmosphere. ”
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Totally awesome decor and atmosphere. ”
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was in "Cuba" for a romantic dinner and everything was perfect. ”
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the ambience is fantastic; we were seated in the back room which was really cozy and well decorated. ”
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The lower floor was even romantic; although, my date was an old friend, I could not help but notice a lot of couples did frequent. ”
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The live music great very romantic. ”
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The music and the ambience made us feel like we were in Cuba - was a great experience overall. ”
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Great ambience, live music on a Monday night! ”
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The music in the restaurant was fun and lively. ”
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They have two floors, if you want to have a nice romantic dinner I suggest the lower seating, upstairs you have the live music but it? ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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At the end of dinner, our waiter surprised my mother (and father and I for that matter) with a delicious tres leches cake with a volcanic sparkler candle atop. ”
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When it came time for dessert, they gave him a huge sparkler on his cake, and some of the waitresses even danced with him. ”
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especially if you try the desserts - the flan was delicious as was the chocolate souffle. ”
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had a tres leche cake made especially for the party as the managers suggested and it was a amazing My husbands co workers all raved about this place and want to come back on their own. ”
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The food is outstanding from the appetizers to the desserts, we were all stuffed and happy with the savory Cuban flavors. ”
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Everything from apps to desserts is great. ”
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The tres leche cake has a nice pineapple twist, so does the tuna salad sharing itself with ”
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The bombon cubano deliciously sinful(warm chocolate cake mmmmmm)We will be back again:)I would recommend this place ”
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we couldnt even order dessert or sing happy birthday. ”
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| drinks |
95.2400016784668% positive |
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The bartender can't make a drink- the mojito was absolutely nasty. ”
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the mojito was the best i've ever had, and they have a good selection of Chilean and Argentinean wines too. ”
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and for drinks, for me its either a glass of sauvblanc or one of their fabulous mango mojitos. ”
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drinks was great and the price was right. ”
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Also, the drinks were awesome. ”
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Overall as funny as it sounds the bar downstairs was actually great for us. ”
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Once we sat down we placed drink orders immediately, red sangria and mojitos, which were excellent. ”
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The food is amazing as so are the drinks. ”
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The food and drinks are very good. ”
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There was a live band playing Cuban music and the drinks were great, if you can get the bartender's attention. ”
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really like the apps and the drinks are great. ”
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(I am a big fan of BIG portions) Everything was great, had the downstairs room next to the bar. ”
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The waiter became visibly irritated when we didn't want to order any drinks at the start of the evening. ”
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We waited at the bar for our table and really felt that we were in a warm festive enviroment. ”
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don't drink but my fiance said the mojitos were perfect. ”
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The mojitos were a little strong but the bartender made up some fruity drinks that were so good! ”
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Wonderful experience: The food, drinks, music and attention were simply excellent! ”
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Well Cuba has the real thing, great food, really great drinks too, nice atmosphere, and good service. ”
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Great drinks, btw! ”
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Also great drinks, especially Mondays where they offer a great price. ”
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food yummy, great drinks and kool atmosphere! ”
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| food quality |
90.90999603271484% positive |
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All in all: Good food, Great price, less than stellar service. ”
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The food is outstanding from the appetizers to the desserts, we were all stuffed and happy with the savory Cuban flavors. ”
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The food was delicious and our waiter was great - very friendly and fun. ”
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would definitely go back the food was wonderful and very reasonable. ”
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Excellent place for real cuban food ”
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The food was stupendous and the service was excellent. ”
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The food and drinks are very good. ”
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am so glad I found Cuba because their food, service, music, and Mojito's are AMAZING! ”
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My boyfriend and I are always on the look out for great Cuban food. ”
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The Paella was delicious but it needed a dash of salt and pepper. ”
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The food and service were amazing. ”
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Maybe at different time, another day this place is great, but the food was still WEAK! ”
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Great food - long wait ”
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The service was good, although the waiter didn't write down my order and forgot my plantains when the meal came out but it was brought out within 2 minutes. ”
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We picked it because it seemed like a fun atmosphere, the food looked great, we love sangria and mojitos, the cigar roller, etc. ”
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Everything is delicious ”
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Great Cuban food! ”
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Excellent food and service ”
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The atmosphere was lively and fun, the staff (Tony & Eduardo) were perfectly attentive and professional and the food was delicious and served beautifully. ”
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my friend loved her steak, and even though shes not a vegetable lover, they were the first thing off her plate! ”
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The flan was tasty. ”
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Very good cuban food! ”
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The food was delicious, but the service was possibly the worst I've ever experienced in a restaurant that charges as much as it does. ”
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Great food, I really thought that this restaurant was special. ”
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Excellent Service, delicious food ”
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Most of the Cuban restaurants are the same, Cuba's food was very unique, out of this world! ”
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would absolutely recomment Cuba to anyone who loves good food and music. ”
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Normally, I am one to stay away from flavored mojitos (as mojitos in their original form are delicious enough) but my mom's raspberry mojito--fresh muddled raspberries along with a stick of sugarcane--was one of the best libations I have tasted. ”
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Their pork dish MASITAS DE PUERCO "EL COCHINITO" was basically tasteless boiled meat and nothing like Cuban pork. ”
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The tres leche cake has a nice pineapple twist, so does the tuna salad sharing itself with ”
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The venue was ideal, the mojitos divinely deadly, the food delicious and the staff were dedicated to our cause. ”
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All the food was great and the portions were very nice. ”
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At the end of dinner, our waiter surprised my mother (and father and I for that matter) with a delicious tres leches cake with a volcanic sparkler candle atop. ”
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The live music was enjoyable and the hand rolled cigars made the experience authentic. ”
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never order salads at restaurants because I think it's a waste but it just sounded delicious so I tried it and loved it. ”
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Their seafood/meat paella is so good! ”
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The food is amazing as so are the drinks. ”
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Although a bit small, the live music, food and the bartender added to the great ambience of the restaurant. ”
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The food was exelent, the "Empanadas" with tomatillo sauce were great. ”
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recommend the restaurant to anyone who wants to have good Latin/Cuban cuisine and a great coconut mojito! ”
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For entrees got the FILETILLO SALTEADO and she got the VACA FRITA and both were delicious and the serving portion was just right. ”
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Well it was my girlfriends bday friday so I decided that cuba would be a nice place because she loves spanish food. ”
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The food was great - and what a value! ”
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Went here last Friday, the food was amazing. ”
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Luckily the food was so good we weren't talking too much anyway. ”
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The food tastes amazing ropa vieja with some pinchos and emapanadas for starters. ”
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Great food service on thing too look out for ”
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The food is soo delicious loved the lechon asado and the white sangria. ”
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Because of the detail in service they remember you by name offer great dishes like the vacca frita ,ropa vieja etc.Trust me the last thing I want to do is sound like a commercial but those guys the staff and management team really care about people. ”
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they are not joking when they brag about "the best" and the food was amazing. ”
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The food was absolutley wonderful and portions were just enough. ”
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Amazing food! ”
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The place is exellent as the food, it has a special atmosphere, It's the hot place in the Village, last friday I tried the Hallibut and it was exellent, It was one of the best fish that I have ever try. ”
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On the plus side, the food was good (not very expensive, too) and our waiter was great. ”
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The food was excellent, as was the service. ”
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The mojitos were addictive and the food was very tasty, right on the money! ”
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Wonderful experience: The food, drinks, music and attention were simply excellent! ”
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Great cuban food ”
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Great food, Amazing atmosphere ”
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Great food, great service ”
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especially if you try the desserts - the flan was delicious as was the chocolate souffle. ”
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It was well worth the wait, the best Cuban food and Mojitos that I had in a very long time. ”
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The food was great. ”
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The snippy and rude waiter would not even take our order, About, 20 minutes later the Gerneral Manager sent over free appetizers of french fries, empanadas and croquettas. ”
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went to "Cuba"the last weekend and I have the mos wonderfull time in NY, the ambiance was great, the food was really good , It was the best cuban food that I ever tried in NYC. ”
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went here for my birthday and the food was amazing! ”
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Excellent food and a great atmosphere ”
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am Cuban-American and I know how hard it can be to find great authentic Cuban food in NYC. ”
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Great food, awful service ”
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this has been the best cuban food,the live music,the best mojitos in town,the sangria rocks,,service is great,they make you feel part of family,go to cuba you wiil love it. ”
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If you like fine authentic Cuban food and enjoy a smooth Cigar after a long day at work I would highly recommend Cuba. ”
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great food great service goood job guys. ”
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On top of all of this, the food and music were incredible. ”
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The empandas were delicious and the mago mojito was amazing. ”
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Cuba has it all -- ambience, great food, great service, great location! ”
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Really innovative delicious food where the chef is not afraid to risk combining ”
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Every last bite was delicious. ”
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My wife says (and me too) that Cuba is by far THE best Cuban food in NYC and even rivals some of the Cuban restaurants in Miami. ”
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had the "El cochinito" which was some very well marinated pork served with dirty rice, and she had the "Camarones Enchilados. ”
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food yummy, great drinks and kool atmosphere! ”
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The terrible service more than erased any positive impression I might have gotten from the food which was ok at best. ”
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Overall, food was pretty good, our server was fun, and it was affordable. ”
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The first time was a few months ago for a client dinner and I was super impressed, everything was delicious. ”
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would recommend the maji-maji, DEFINITELY the fried calamari, maduros, skirt steak, and empanadas, to name a few. ”
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Not only was the food fabulous, but the place is so cool. ”
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Great food at good prices. ”
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Good Entertainment, bad food. ”
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had the hemingway salad for dinner and it was the best salad I have had in a long time. ”
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Once seated in my very cramped area, I managed to enjoy an "ok" meal until I accidentally burnt my wrist. ”
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The food was excellent and friendly waitress. ”
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we had a wonderful meal and a wonderful experience all thanks to our waiter tony. ”
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The ambiance is cool and the service is good, but the food is mediocre at best. ”
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It's hard to find good quality, authentic Cuban food, and this place sure has it. ”
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Everything from the ambience to the service to the food was amazing. ”
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My boyfriend never had cuban food so this was a great opportunity. ”
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Very cool atmosphere with excellent food. ”
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ALWAYS order the same dishes when I'm here. ”
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The appetizers were delicious. ”
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They ruin a red snapper by frying it, the salmon tasted fishy and the calamari was cold. ”
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Well Cuba has the real thing, great food, really great drinks too, nice atmosphere, and good service. ”
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The food is good, but not worth the bad service. ”
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the appetizer we shared [pototo "balls" stuffed w/ cheese] was delicious, albeit small. ”
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he loved the cigars the mojitos and his favorite dish his mother used to make ”
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Great food ”
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love their fried cassava that comes with this very tasty sauce. ”
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Everyone loved the food! ”
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Fabulous food, great service. ”
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However, I thought the dishes were pretty pricey, but I think it's worth every penny. ”
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Went here with a friend for the first time and it was surprisingly crowded, yet lively, and food was awesomely good! ”
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The food was simply AMAZING! ”
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| menu variety |
85.71000099182129% positive |
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the menu is pricey though. ”
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The waiter was very attentive and knowledgeable of the menu. ”
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The waiter was very nice and helpful with the menu. ”
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the mojito was the best i've ever had, and they have a good selection of Chilean and Argentinean wines too. ”
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She helped us out with the menu and gave great suggestions. ”
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Our table was then ready we enjoyed the Live music and this really good selection of specials that our ”
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This restaurant has great menu selection and extremely reasonable prices. ”
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| overall |
98.80999565124512% positive |
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This place has a really nice warm ambiance and the night I went with some friends the place was full of beautiful people. ”
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had recently moved to NY from Miami and was looking for a great place to throw my husbands BIG 40th ”
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read some reviews and looked at the pictures on the website,and it seemed to be a really nice place. ”
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just got a new job in the city 2 weeks ago and wanted to take my girlfriend out on a date to a nice restaurant to celebrate my new position. ”
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Well it was my girlfriends bday friday so I decided that cuba would be a nice place because she loves spanish food. ”
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Overall it was a good place but not somewhere I'd go for a special occasion. ”
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Although a bit small, the live music, food and the bartender added to the great ambience of the restaurant. ”
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It's hard to find good quality, authentic Cuban food, and this place sure has it. ”
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For me, it's the best Cuban restaurant in town, go and see it for yourself! ”
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it's a good date place, has a good vibe, and the sangria was primo. ”
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What a great place, just like Zagat 2006 mentioned it. ”
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So we wanted to spend what little time we had at a great restaurant. ”
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If Cuba changed its wait staff's attitude, this place could be a really great restaurant. ”
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very nice place ”
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Overall good service, great restaurant, great experience - Definitely will be coming back to Cuba! ”
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Overall good service, great restaurant, great experience - defintely coming back here again! ”
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However, "Cuba" proved to be a great restaurant and I scored some points. ”
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My friend and I were roaming around for a good place to eat, and we walked by this restaurant. ”
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what a great place! ”
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Cuba is a great place for a night out with friends. ”
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It's my new favorite restaurant! ”
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| return potential |
100.0% positive |
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Time and time again I return to Cuba and have recommended freinds and family. ”
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had a tres leche cake made especially for the party as the managers suggested and it was a amazing My husbands co workers all raved about this place and want to come back on their own. ”
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would definitely go back the food was wonderful and very reasonable. ”
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The bombon cubano deliciously sinful(warm chocolate cake mmmmmm)We will be back again:)I would recommend this place ”
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| service |
76.95000171661377% positive |
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The hostess was rude and the manager was no help at all. ”
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The service was excellent from the get go. ”
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Lord knows I gain nothing for writing this but it just so happens is that i witnessed the rude behavior not from the restaurant but from the customer who also forgot to mention was hammered and started singing Karaoke to all of us ”
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Our server was a rude older gentlement who didnt even think we deserved a simple HELLO. ”
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the staff were fantastic and kept the mojitos coming (very highly recommended). ”
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The staff was fun and polite. ”
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There was a live band playing Cuban music and the drinks were great, if you can get the bartender's attention. ”
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At the end of dinner, our waiter surprised my mother (and father and I for that matter) with a delicious tres leches cake with a volcanic sparkler candle atop. ”
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Our waiter was very attentive. ”
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Cuba has it all -- ambience, great food, great service, great location! ”
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great food great service goood job guys. ”
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This place has a really nice warm ambiance and the night I went with some friends the place was full of beautiful people. ”
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Every table was taken but the greeting and service we received was outstanding. ”
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The mojitos were a little strong but the bartender made up some fruity drinks that were so good! ”
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The food is good, but not worth the bad service. ”
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The ambience and the people who serve are really great. ”
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Some of the worst service ever experienced in NYC ”
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The service was horrible and painfully slow. ”
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The staff was so attentive, especially Angel, the manager. ”
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The staff was really great, everybody smile, and you can feel how happy everybody was. ”
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When it came time for dessert, they gave him a huge sparkler on his cake, and some of the waitresses even danced with him. ”
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Well Cuba has the real thing, great food, really great drinks too, nice atmosphere, and good service. ”
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Overall good service, great restaurant, great experience - defintely coming back here again! ”
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Excellent food and service ”
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The waiter was very attentive and knowledgeable of the menu. ”
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Service was a little slow, but they were attentive and friendly. ”
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The hostess seated us downstairs, which was great 'cause the main floor was chaotic. ”
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Overall, food was pretty good, our server was fun, and it was affordable. ”
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The host was very accomodating and our waiter was so friendly. ”
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The terrible service more than erased any positive impression I might have gotten from the food which was ok at best. ”
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On the plus side, the food was good (not very expensive, too) and our waiter was great. ”
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The bartender can't make a drink- the mojito was absolutely nasty. ”
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The snippy and rude waiter would not even take our order, About, 20 minutes later the Gerneral Manager sent over free appetizers of french fries, empanadas and croquettas. ”
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this has been the best cuban food,the live music,the best mojitos in town,the sangria rocks,,service is great,they make you feel part of family,go to cuba you wiil love it. ”
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The food was excellent and friendly waitress. ”
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Had my birthday dinner here, this place is awesome great service. ”
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Our waiter Tony was the best, fast, courteous and made sure our pitchers of Mojito and Sangria were always filled. ”
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Great food service on thing too look out for ”
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The food was delicious and our waiter was great - very friendly and fun. ”
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If Cuba changed its wait staff's attitude, this place could be a really great restaurant. ”
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The service was good, although the waiter didn't write down my order and forgot my plantains when the meal came out but it was brought out within 2 minutes. ”
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Angel, the manager was very helpful in planning the party and made sure that things ran smoothly. ”
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The staff was rude. ”
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the staff was extremely accomodating and made it a great experience. ”
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All in all: Good food, Great price, less than stellar service. ”
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we had a wonderful meal and a wonderful experience all thanks to our waiter tony. ”
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Our waiter was nice and competent. ”
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If you dont mind bad service this is your place, if not there are great other latin restaurants in NYC with great service! ”
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Our server was polite and the service was fast, a rare combination in NYC. ”
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The venue was ideal, the mojitos divinely deadly, the food delicious and the staff were dedicated to our cause. ”
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Who would want to dine at place with such a rude staff? ”
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However, the host was rude and snobby. ”
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The food was delicious, but the service was possibly the worst I've ever experienced in a restaurant that charges as much as it does. ”
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The waiter became visibly irritated when we didn't want to order any drinks at the start of the evening. ”
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Great food, great service ”
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am so glad I found Cuba because their food, service, music, and Mojito's are AMAZING! ”
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The waiter failed to mention that the plate was piping hot & didn't have anything for me to put on my burn. ”
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The waiter was very nice and helpful with the menu. ”
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The ambiance is cool and the service is good, but the food is mediocre at best. ”
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Fabulous food, great service. ”
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waitress recommended. ”
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Although a bit small, the live music, food and the bartender added to the great ambience of the restaurant. ”
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Great place, rude host ”
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the reason i love this place the most though is the atmosphere: the music, the dimly lit dining, and the service you get. ”
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Because of the detail in service they remember you by name offer great dishes like the vacca frita ,ropa vieja etc.Trust me the last thing I want to do is sound like a commercial but those guys the staff and management team really care about people. ”
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After asking to speak to the manager (hostess was extremely rude) he continued to be rude and suggest that we were late so therefore they gave our tabke away. ”
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The food and service were amazing. ”
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The food was excellent, as was the service. ”
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The food was stupendous and the service was excellent. ”
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Our female server was RUDE, had ATTITUDE, and SARCASTIC! ”
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Service is decent but sometimes hard to get the waiter's attention. ”
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The atmosphere was lively and fun, the staff (Tony & Eduardo) were perfectly attentive and professional and the food was delicious and served beautifully. ”
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The service was excellent. ”
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Overall good service, great restaurant, great experience - Definitely will be coming back to Cuba! ”
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Everything from the ambience to the service to the food was amazing. ”
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The bartenders and servers are all great and super friendly. ”
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Great food, awful service ”
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| value |
80.55999755859375% positive |
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The food was great - and what a value! ”
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Great food at good prices. ”
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Overall, food was pretty good, our server was fun, and it was affordable. ”
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Also great drinks, especially Mondays where they offer a great price. ”
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It was well worth the wait, the best Cuban food and Mojitos that I had in a very long time. ”
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The mojitos were addictive and the food was very tasty, right on the money! ”
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All in all: Good food, Great price, less than stellar service. ”
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The food is good, but not worth the bad service. ”
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All the food was great and the portions were very nice. ”
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The red snapper with veggies was good but not worth $20 - esp. ”
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drinks was great and the price was right. ”
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However, I thought the dishes were pretty pricey, but I think it's worth every penny. ”
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The appetizers were overpriced and not of good quality. ”
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It was not worth the money, and my friend had a horrible 25th birthday experience. ”
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The prices were reasonable and the portions were, well, you'll leave full. ”
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This is NYC and there are so many good restaurants to spend your hard-earned money at; this is not one of them. ”
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The portions are just perfect - you'll finish your plate AND you'll be satisfied. ”
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When it came time for dessert, they gave him a huge sparkler on his cake, and some of the waitresses even danced with him. ”
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This restaurant has great menu selection and extremely reasonable prices. ”
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This place was awesome definitely check it out--- worth a try. ”
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On the plus side, the food was good (not very expensive, too) and our waiter was great. ”
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The food was absolutley wonderful and portions were just enough. ”
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(I am a big fan of BIG portions) Everything was great, had the downstairs room next to the bar. ”
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the menu is pricey though. ”
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| wait time |
68.75% positive |
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It was well worth the wait, the best Cuban food and Mojitos that I had in a very long time. ”
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The service was horrible and painfully slow. ”
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The snippy and rude waiter would not even take our order, About, 20 minutes later the Gerneral Manager sent over free appetizers of french fries, empanadas and croquettas. ”
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Great food - long wait ”
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If you like fine authentic Cuban food and enjoy a smooth Cigar after a long day at work I would highly recommend Cuba. ”
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had the hemingway salad for dinner and it was the best salad I have had in a long time. ”
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The service was good, although the waiter didn't write down my order and forgot my plantains when the meal came out but it was brought out within 2 minutes. ”
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Service was a little slow, but they were attentive and friendly. ”
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