(212) 614-3080
210 E 3rd St
New York,
NY
10009
40.7224
-73.9827
Neighborhoods: Alphabet City, East Village, Downtown
Price:
$$
Last updated 8.10.11
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What People Are Saying About Cafe Cortadito Llc
Featured Review
Justin Hartung
Contributor
The Scene – Warm light and cordial chatter spills out onto the East Village sidewalk from this inviting Cuban restaurant. Cafe-style windows swing open in summer, perfectly framing the understatedly stylish crowd, and a brightly colored painting of a nightclub eggs on the festive mood. The handful of tables in the front room fill up quickly; overflow gets shuttled to a pleasant back room, where service can be dicier. – – The Food – Cuban food is revered for its simplicity, and that's the way to order at Cortadito. Sandwiches like the classic Cubano and the Madrid…
Editor's Tips
- Where to Sit:
- The back room can be reserved for large parties of up to 15 people--make sure you call ahead to book it.
- What to Drink:
- A pending liquor license means the restaurant is BYOB for now, but nonalcoholic drinks like a virgin mojito and guanabana juice are definitely worth trying, too.
- The Extras:
- Can't get enough of that bread? Pick some up at Parisi Bakery.
| ambiance | 100.0% positive |
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| dessert | 100.0% positive |
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| drinks | 100.0% positive |
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| food quality | 90.22000312805176% positive |
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| overall | 100.0% positive |
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| return potential | 100.0% positive |
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| service | 63.5099983215332% positive |
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| value | 33.3299994468689% positive |
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| wait time | 100.0% positive |
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Must Go!
by Aficionado
I grew up on Latin food and this is one of my favorites in the city. Top quality, great service, really nice ambiance. Run by the owners, really small (but in a cozy way) and makes for a great night out. I give the skirt steak 9/10....only because I don't give 10s.
- Pros: Food
Best Cuban Food in the City
by ruckus420
I stumblled onto the website and saw some reviews that made this place seem bad or had bad service, and i had to say something.
In the past 2 yrs I've eaten there probably 175 times. I've gone from dinner for 2, to multiple big 20 person parties, and every time the service was great. Every time i bring my friends there, they remember there names, and even what they like to eat, so when some jerk writes a bad review, it gets me upset, especially cause i use to be a sever, and am very critical of service, and hospitality a restaurant has to offer.
This place is amazing and if you haven't been, your missing out
- Pros: excellent food, good service, great sangria
- Cons: none
Never Again
by mjmaherjr
We went there friday night with another couple. 2nd time we have been there since we went with friends for my birthday in early february. I have no complaints about the food. The food was excellent both times.
I do have a major complaint because in late february after we had eaten there ( and loved it ) groupon was selling half off gift certificates to cortadito. So I bought 2 of them and we planned on using them friday night. When we gave them the waitress/owner came over and told us we had already used 1 of them and she wouldnt honor it. Well I told her that was impossible because they had been sitting on my desk at work since the day I bought them and she refused to listen. I told her to show me the used certificate ( which I knew she didnt have since I never used it ) and she couldnt produce it. All she had was a list where she crossed my name off in pen ( which I'm sure she did right before she shwoed it to me ). basically she had no proof so she refused to honor the certificate.
Luckily groupon was very concerned and refunded my money. groupon is awesome so I will still use them but this restaurant has lost me and my friends as customers which is a shame because I do like their food but I can get treated a lot better at plenty of other restaurants in manhattan.
- Pros: Excellent Food
- Cons: Cant trust them
good food, nice people
by gaby2
A friendly place with very good, if not surprising, food. A delicious tres leches cake for dessert, good coffee, and very pleasant service.
- Pros: small, friendly
- Cons: some diners get a little loud
Great food. So it's a little rushed, big deal... it's NYC...
by roneofty
The food at Cortadito is delicious. The hostess is very friendly and very accomodating. There is not one item on the menu that is not pleasing to the palate. If you eat here you can understand why there is a rush at times to get you in and out. It is too popular now that it has gotten stellar reviews from papers such as the Times. If I were the owner I would definitely move to a larger area to accomodate more people. Sorry to all those who hate the service but I'll put up with less than stellar service anytime in exchange for a great meal. I've been to other places where the service is great but the food just sucks...
- Pros: Delicious food, excellent coffee & dessert, great atmosphere
- Cons: It's now too popular for such a small location...
The Details on Cafe Cortadito Llc
Place Categories:
- good delicious food
- worst customer service
- great food rude service
- highly recommend restaurant
- friendly staff
- rude good food
- best cuban food
- very accomodating hostess
- beautiful medium
- romantic evening
- just magnificent everyone
- respectful something professionals
- charismatic interior decoration
- enjoy charming atmosphere
- amazing coffee
- beautiful decor
- beautiful meal
- nice people
- appalled finally
- not happy im
- delicious tres
- suggest guagauanco salad
- highly recommend place
- all love byob
- fantastic gem

