Cubana Tapas Bar Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The tapas tasted divine, freshly prepared and authentic."
• "Food was excellent, with the smoked swordfish being the stand out."
• "Especially enjoyed the Spanish omelette and the beans with egg on."
• "The food was absolutely amazing really helped us with our hangover."
• "Food was amazing some of the best tapas I’ve tried in a long time."
• "The food here was absolutely delicious."
• "Enjoyed the food which was tasty and generous portions."

Cons:

• "The food came covered in excessive amounts of oil which was extremely off putting."
• "Food really wasn't ace and it's pretty expensive to not be that ace."
• "The calamari was dry - questionable as to whether there was any in the batter or not."
• "Sent back the Mediterranean vegetables as they simply weren't cooked, very hard."
• "Service good and atmosphere. Was really looking forward to tapas as all the good reviews, we found it very bland and as served 5 minutes after ordered obviously just reheated."
• "Some dishes were great, others, well, not so much."
• "Sub-par food for inflated prices."

Atmosphere & Entertainment

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was fantastic even at 8:30 in the evening!"
• "Atmosphere was lively and the saxophone player added to the evening."
• "The atmosphere with live music was great."
• "Amazing place to dance. Thursday nights are the best, you can take a salsa class by 8pm and then enjoy the night with the live band."
• "Live music added to the already great atmosphere!!"
• "The atmosphere was great, with a live singer starting just as we were finishing dinner."
• "Always a fantastic night of entertainment...salsa style music, dance, fun atmosphere."

Cons:

• "It can get a bit loud on Saturday evenings though, so avoid this time if you want a quiet chat with friends."
• "The atmosphere is a bit weird too."
• "The music was a little loud for a lunchtime."
• "The music is so loud I had to shout to the person diagonal from me."
• "It became very noisy very quickly, the music was too loud and I could barely hear what colleagues were saying."
• "Very loud music, it was a family meal at four in the afternoon on a Saturday, was hard to talk."
• "The atmosphere was wonderful although the music was a little bit too loud as we had a shout across the table to hear each other."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff here are pretty on point and attentive."
• "Bartenders were incredible and knowledgeable, especially Aran."
• "Staff were polite and really welcoming."
• "Service was great, very friendly and efficient at the same time."
• "The staff were excellent from start to finish. Polite, friendly and efficient."
• "Staff really friendly and helpful."
• "Service was brilliant - all staff were really welcoming and helpful."

Cons:

• "Blond waitress was rude and incompetent."
• "Could be a nice place to enjoy, if not some unexperienced staff of yours."
• "Staff friendly but rushed off their feet which meant a long delay for drinks."
• "A waitress also started to remove our tapas dishes when they were not finished."
• "Staff were ignorant and SO RUDE."
• "The waitress barely acknowledged me."
• "Unfortunately a member of the bar staff was rude to me."

Value

Pros:

• "Cubana however bucks that trend by delivering some great options in portion sizes that are larger than average."
• "The drinks are very expensive but strong."
• "Very good prices and very generous portions."
• "All cocktails £4.90 during happy Hour. Should be £7+. The Zombie should be £9."
• "Not cheap, but worth the price."
• "Certainly not the most expensive tapas we’ve had."
• "We timed it perfectly for their special which was 2 tapas for £8.50."

Cons:

• "The drinks here are amazing, beautiful rum cocktails."
• "Just don’t do bottomless brunch. It’s really not worth it and left feeling out of pocket."
• "It's pretty expensive to not be that ace."
• "We ordered sangria which said it was 1.25 litres, but the jug it came in said 1 litre."
• "Some of the most spiteful. Homophobic customers that I have encountered in many years!!!!!"
• "Sub-par food for inflated prices."
• "Not sure it was value for money."

Accessibility & Accommodation

Pros:

• "There was a lift, which could have been either signposted or we could have been informed when the booking was made."
• "Catered well for a vegan diet, with plenty of choice."
• "Really impressed with the Covid measures they have put in place - felt very safe and organised."
• "The setting was really relaxed and fit the style of the name."
• "Easy enough to find close to town hall- easier to come via public transport than driving though."
• "The staff here are fantastic! They really know their way around rum."
• "Cubana location is fantastic."

Cons:

• "Ended up here briefly on Dec 14th during work Christmas do. In spite of having security on the door, the management allowed people to pack in so tight there was barely room to move."
• "The only negative I found was when I wanted to pop outside to cool down and get some fresh air, the area was rammed with smokers."
• "When i requested a table i asked for an accessible table, then to our surprise when we arrived we found that the restaurant was actually up a flight of stairs!"
• "AVOID!!!! if you are planning a group booking or bottomless brunch AVOID!!!"
• "The security guy very rude and has a lack of knowledge of other culture."
• "Tables are too close together which is a shame because it spoils the atmosphere."
• "Not relaxing at all."