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    Bella Cuba

    4.2 (1.9k reviews)
    Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    BELLA CUBA ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials

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    Shredded Beef / Ropa Vieja
    Madison C.

    Came here after seeing a musical at the segestrom and it was so good!!! The service was super quick and the portions were massive!! The beans were just a tad too salty but I still loved the taste of it all!!

    Grilled Calamari Steak Lunch
    Norma M.

    Unbeatable weekday lunch specials. Bella Cuba is one of my favorite go-to spot for authentic Cuban comfort food, whenever I am in the Costa Mesa area. And their weekday lunch specials are an incredible value! My long-lost friend and I shared these 2 dishes: the Calamari Steak (Bistec de Calamar) in rich garlic butter sauce was amazingly tender, and the Lechón Asado was packed with flavor and topped with perfect savory onions. Both plates came loaded with rice and delicious sweet fried plantains (plátanos maduros). Outstanding food and friendly service!

    Oxtail
    Enrique A.

    This is my favorite Cuban restaurant in Orange County. Finally tried the Oxtails on a friend's recommendation and it was amazing

    Shannon C.

    The food here is exceptional!!! I had papas con carne. I also had a delicious house made sangria. The wai staff is do attentive. They could answer my questions and give me excellent advice. I cannot wait to go back!!!

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    Brian M.

    Huge portions! Tucked on the other side of Metro Pointe and South Coast Plaza, this place is definitely worth a try. I enjoyed their garlic bread and flank steak plate. Surprisingly beans were awesome! Fried plantains were great too. Team members were friendly and very attentive. The place is lively and nicely decorated. Not too loud so you can enjoy conversation.

    Roasted garlic chicken and pork asado....yum!
    May Y.

    This is one of my favorite places for Cuban food. Love their roasted chicken dishes with the onions and tangy lemon sauce! Love the garlic bread they give and the yummy sangria! I have never had to wait here and they service has always been great! Most of their entrees have a yummy side of beans with a hint of lemongrass's so gooood! And the plantains are my fave!!! Sometimes it does get warm inside but the food is so worth it! It's a little cozy place that is not fancy at all. Again the food is delish!

    Maritza S.

    Are you a vampire? If so, stay the hell away from Bella Cuba. This restaurant serves delicious food and uses mojo sauce liberally. Mojo sauce is characterized by pungent garlic, tangy citrus and savory herbs like oregano and cumin. I ordered the combinación de Pollo y Puerco. I got a quarter chicken that was so delicious it left me wanting more. The skin was crispy and the chicken tender and flavorful. The shredded pork was also good but the chicken was the star of the show. The chicken and pork are topped with white onions marinated in mojo. Entrees are served with white rice, black beans and plantains. The service was prompt and everyone we interacted with was very friendly. I can't wait to go back I and eat an entire chicken on my own!

    Menu as of February 2026
    Diana R.

    Bella Cuba is a casual sit down restaurant located amongst other eateries in the center at the corner of Bristol and Sunflower. You'll find a Ross, World Market, Hobby Lobby nearby. I have not visited this center all that often. I never really noticed this Cuban restaurant before. Fortunately, my co-worker requested to go to a Cuban restaurant for her birthday lunch. It's a medium size restaurant with plenty of tables. There's outdated hodgepodge decor, but that's not a big deal. The portions here are great for the lunch specials. Our meals started off with buttery slices of baked garlic toast. Lunch also included a bowl of black beans in a flavorful broth and huge portion of white rice. Plantains also come with our lunch entree. I was debating between the classic shredded beef or classic pork. Since I've had shredded beef at another Cuban restaurant years ago, I opted for the pork. This dish also came with a lot of onions and I didn't care for these since I was going to be in the office the rest of the day. It would be nice to be able to substitute with a small side salad instead. Note, your protein selection is the most important choice for your overall experience at Bella Cuba. I tasted my coworkers, shredded beef and I enjoyed that bite more than my own dish, the pork. I enjoyed the tender pork in the beginning, but after a few bites, the sourness or acidity of the seasoning was overwhelming. That wasn't for me. I wish I would've chosen the shredded beef or possibly another protein. I think I would've been better off choosing the quarter chicken or even the calamari steak. I will return with my family for other entrees next time!

    Sauteed oxtail $18
    Arshad H.

    Bella Cuba is a casual Cuban restaurant. They offer lunch specials priced in the $15 to $20 range. Complimentary pan fried bread is included. Sauteed Oxtail ($18) - This came with oxtail prepared in creole sauce and Cuban spices. Accompaniments included rice, beans, and 3 small fried plantains. While the sauce had a nice tomatoey taste to it, there was hardly any meat. 2 small bones had almost nothing on it but fat. The larger bone consisted of 70% fat and a little bit of meat. Overall, I was extremely disappointed with the oxtail. While the taste was good, I was basically eating lots of fat and very little meat.

    Oxtail
    Lulu Z.

    A restaurant packed is always a good sign for good food. Casual celebration for his birthday, we found Bella Cuba on Yelp and decided to give it a try. Plus it is nearby the hotel. Seated, ordered the braised oxtail, two spinach empanadas, and one sangria. The sangria is so good. The dipping sauce for the empanada is different, citrusy and peppery. It even works well on the oxtail. We shared everything, super full, but what's a birthday celebration without dessert. Therefore, the flan, best flan in a long time. Definitely get it.

    Yucca
    Cheryl N.

    I was in South Beach thanksgiving this year and went to popular iconic Havana 1957 restaurant in Espanola, they were so popular now they have 4 restaurants in the little SoBe, well they are no longer what they used to be, I was so disappointed, they must have replaced the chefs w the new Cuban immigrants who came from communist Cuba and thus have zero culinary talents. After many hours of Christmas shopping we went to Bella Cuba across from South Coast Plaza, we have been coming here the last 20 years. We had: 1) Steamed yucca, it came w mojo sauce, so delicious, do not get it fried, fried was bland. 2) Garlic roasted chicken, pollo asado so cheap and good, in SoBe, it was I think $30 and had no taste, I could not eat it. 3) Lechon asado, it was mouth watering good w a lot of onion. 4) Steak palomilla we did not have today but in the past, it was so marinated, I cannot wait to come back to get this, I still have left over from Christmas dinner so cannot order another entrée! 5) Their tres leche cake was heavenly good, I just did not have it today bc I still have Christmas Buche. We actually felt blessed to live in beautiful Socal to enjoy real Cuban food, God bless the Cubans, they love my daddy! LOL! I just woke up from a food coma, I wish they had happy hour and real mojito but it's still highly recommended, the restaurant was beautifully decorated, 5 solid stars.

    rhonda s.

    I've been shopping at Ross on Bristol for years and never noticed Bella Cuba. I love Cuban food and decided to try after reading a few reviews, I was greeted by Juan, he was helpful and answered my questions, i ordered the garlic chicken, rice, black beans and plantains. My order didn't take long at all. I looked at my order and drove home. The chicken was moist and seasoned well. The rice was good. I felt like I got the bottom of the pot for the black beans as it was majority juice. The garlic buttered french bread was a nice complement to the dinner plate. The plantains were delicious. It was late afternoon and not crowded at all and maybe that's why my order was prepared quickly. The decor was old but the restaurant was clean. There's no parking issues at all. Would i visit again, yes I would but I'd ask to make sure I had black beans with the juice. **Four stars because of the black beans**

    Garlic bread
    Jenny K.

    First time trying Cuban food and I was so glad that I stumbled upon this place! Hostess was nice and we got seated right away. We got their lechon asado and pollo asado. We were served garlic bread after we ordered and I don't know if it was because we were hungry but something so simple tasted so good! When our food came out, we were amazed how generous the portions were. Big rice, meat, bean soup and plantains! To my surprise, They all tasted really good! Service was really good- they checked on us frequently and made sure we were enjoying our meal. I highly recommend This place!

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    I always order Take out here and it is always amazing. The staff is very welcoming and the food is consistently great.

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    Ask the Community - Bella Cuba

    Do they allow dogs outside?

    Not sure. They do have outside seating

    Is it order at the counter or waitress service?

    It is table service with a server.

    Are they allowing sit down dine in? They don't pick up their phone

    Yes. When I was there in November, I sat inside with a friend.

    This is place open? The phone number isn't listed on yelp and thr one on Google doesn't work. Thanks!

    Bella Cuba near South Coast Plaza is open and food is as good as always.

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