The Cuban Restaurant and Bar
“Try the 'el classico'- its a huge dish of braised pork, rice, potatoes, and some kind of plantain.”
“It was a tasty and generous portion, and I also got the yuca fries on the side and LOVED them!”
“It's an awesome dish of slow-cooked skirt steak that is shredded and then fried in oil with garlic and onions.”
The Cuban Restaurant and Bar
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
8 reviews
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I love this place. I've been here twice with girlfriends and the food is phenomenal and I love teh decor. Each time we visit, the staff is super friendly and knowledgeable.
Up until recently, I had only been here a few times just for cocktails. They make great mojitos, and you can't beat the Monday/happy hour prices at $5 a pop. If you want to keep it at $5, don't get creative and order any flavored mojitos.
The gluten-free bread (an oxymoron and a ridiculous concept if you ask me) was as tasteless as I expected, but at least it was complimentary.
The chimichurri on the Mar y Tierra (Grilled hanger steak, garlic shrimp, truffle potatoes, grilled asparagus) made the dish. The truffle potatoes were interesting, but not so truffled. Or would you say truffly?
The fact that the pork on El Clasico was a roasted pork shank made my night. It was perfectly tender and fell right off the bone as it should. The rice and bean and sweet plantain traditional accompaniments were both as good as the pork, in their own individual ways.
Perhaps even better than the food was the service. David (that's Dah-veed) was hands down the best waiter I've ever had in my entire 30 years of non-stop eating. Professional. Articulate. Prompt. Attentive. Genuine. These are just a few words that come to mind to describe this superstar. If I were a business owner, he'd have no choice but to come work for me.
We came here on a Saturday for brunch with friends. The menu is pretty large for a brunch menu. For appetizers, we shared the salmon ceviche special and crab guac. Both were insanely fresh and delicious. The gluten free yuca flour bread that was passed out was also quite tasty. It was served warm and had a gummie-like texture. Ordering our entrées was tough because everything was speaking to me. I decided to get the parrillada. While it's the most expensive meal on the brunch menu, it's pretty hard to pass up skirt steak, chorizo, avocado, rice and beans, and plantains all on one plate. I also shared the sandwich de Lomo de cerdo with my husband because I clearly hadn't eaten enough food. I gave my wallet a break for once by only ordering one cocktail. I had a very tasty pineapple mojito, which was sweet and creamy and tasted like a less intense piña colada. I kind of felt like our waiter was trying to push more drinks on us. Relax guy. I'd definitely come back here for brunch and can't wait to try food off their dinner menu.
Very good Cuban and nice atmosphere, this is a solid option when in Hoboken. We started with mojitos and they were strong, not overly sweet, and tasty. I preferred the regular, with Don Q rum, over the Hotel Nacional de Cuba style, which used aged Brugal rum. Dinner portions were large, the El Classico was delicious, with braised pork served with rice and plantains. We barely ate half and took the rest home. Ropa vieja, shredded beef stew, is a favorite and this was melt in your mouth excellent. Black beans were among the best I've had in a long time and the yuca frita was also good, but we wouldn't have ordered it if we knew how large the entrees were.
Service was decent, generally fast and efficient. The waitress wasn't the most polished, but she got the job done. Nice dining rooms are in back and the only drawback may be where the bathroom is located, two flights of stairs up. It's good exercise, but after a few too many mojitos somebody is going to slip and it won't be pretty!
Excellent Cuban fare – my Vaca Frita, crispy twice cooked skirt steak was very flavorful and my wife's Ropa Vieja was also delicious. My daughter's french toast was supery sweet, like a gigantic dessert plate. Service was excellent and the restaurant is nicely laid out, with different areas. The best part? Passion Fruit Mojito – incredibly complex and refreshing.
Oh my gosh!!!!!!!!! If you are in Hoboken you must must go here! From start to finish everything was fantastic… We made a reservation only 15 minutes before arrival. Upon walking in we were greeted immediately and escorted to our table in on the second level …a table you would never know existed from the small storefront on Washington street! Our server Andres was beyond hospitable, knowledgeable, extremely attentive and friendly! We ordered the empanadas, tamales, and plaintains for appetizers …I don't know which one I loved most! they were all to die for! We even combined all three in one bite haha…from there we split the chimmichuri skirt steak which was cooked to perfection and has outrageous flavor! Oh how could I forget the sangria! We tried a half pitcher of the passion fruit guava white sangria which was extremely refreshing and packed a punch! With the second course we ordered a half pitcher of the red sangria which was equally delicious and went well with the steak! I wish I could do this whole meal over again and recommend anyone who is in the area to do the same! Thank you for a perfect date night!
I give this restaurant the up most respect. The owner Luis and his Daughter Lauren are not the type of people who sits behind the curtains and watched the customers from a distant. They are hard working people and works along side their employees to make sure who ever steps in their restaurant are happy campers…. THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS RESTAURANT.
I work for a very well known company with one of the greatest CEO of our times, him and his team wanted a low key restaurant but with a great atmosphere and delicious food. Only thing with that is you have very powerful people stuck in one room with many demands and all with different taste buds, once they ask for something you shouldn't take your time giving it to them, but the Cuban restaurant took the ultimate control and everyone had an amazing time. The servers were very quick and always near in case anyone need something extra. All the waiters were knowledgable of their foods and very nice and outgoing. The Cuban restaurant have a great staff, no doubts about it.
Now let talk about the food. NO LIE, I live in Brooklyn…. I will take a train and four buses to eat here if i have too… the food here is so delicious. Everything here reminds you of being back home on the island with the family and having great Lunch, Dinner, or dessert… One bite of everything is just a satisfaction moment, No regrets what so ever. I took my mom here for a test drive before the corporate dinner and she is a picky eater. She loved everything she ate.
A big acknowledgement to Lauren, she coordinated the corporate dinner and did an amazing job. She will go far and i wish her nothing but the best in her future.
Came here for a birthday party (group of 11) and it was a prefixed menu – I was certainly apprehensive but very pleasantly surprised.
Started of with great little bread balls – appetizers included empanadas, guacamole, croquettes, ox tail and mussels. Everything was phenomenal – no complaints.
For dinner – there was paella, shredded pork, steak, Moro, plantains, yuca – all super delicious! Like amazing!
Ending on a sweet note, we had some tres leches, and flan. Sooooooo good!
I want to come back and order from the regular menu because the food was so incredible – can't wait to go back.