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    Casa Cubana

    3.5 (227 reviews)
    Updated 3 months ago

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    CASA CUBANA ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Live music
    Good for groups

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    Lynn R.

    My friends and I wanted to find and try authentic Cuban food. We drove far into Raleigh to try CC. It was well worth the drive. I was pretty excited to order a cafe con leche. I have to say I've missed having these after living in South Florida. I also have been wanting a real Cuban sandwich. I was very satisfied and savored each bite. I ordered a half order and could only eat half. My friends ordered several items and were very happy. I have to say the pork was outstanding and I equate this to being as good as the roast pork I've had in Miami. Which is a compliment. Our server was super nice and friendly. The atmosphere is warm and inviting. We will be back. The only negative was that the service took a while. So if you plan on trying this place be patient.

    Papa Rellena and Pan con Pernil and Tostones
    Jennifer S.

    This review is from a Puerto Rican. The food lacked a significant amount of flavor. The portions were quite small for the price. (The papas rellenas were slightly bigger than golf balls and cost $9.99, basically $5/rellena.) The pernil sandwich was good, but there wasn't that much meat. We had two servers helping us since I am not confident in my Spanish - but I heard the English-speaking one tell the Spanish-speaking one I wanted the lunch portion of the mofongo and the Spanish-speaking server still put it in as a dinner portion (a difference of around $10). Mid-meal movement behind my husband's head caught my eye - it turned out to be the ceiling vent/fan dripping water. I am not interested in returning.

    Tostones Sampler
    Iris R.

    I've been looking for authentic Cuban food in the triangle area. I came across this restaurant on Yelp and asked my friends to try it out with me. I was not disappointed with my visit to Casa Cubana. My friends and I sat ourselves upon entry. I will say that it took close to ten minutes before were greeted. However, the waiter was very friendly and offered recommendations from the menu. The decor of the restaurant included a Cuban flag, wicker light fixtures and colorful artwork. It all created a comfortable environment. I immediately ordered my favorite drink at the moment-Cafe con Leche. I don't know what it is but this Cuban drink is my thing right now (Please share if you have had great Cafe con Leches in the triangle area-Thank you!) The Cafe con Leche had the perfect amount of sweetness. I also ordered the croquettes (filled with ham and cheese) and the tostones sampler, which is a must try. The roasted pork, on the sampler, and the croquettes were savory. I definitely recommend these two menu items.

    Amazing mojito, very well prepared
    Yadira P.

    My husband and live in Florida and we went to this restaurant in NC. We are both Cubans. The place looked really nice and the lady that served us was very sweet. I see some of the reviews here and I do agree that the food did not feel very authentic. The beans that I ate I am pretty sure were can beans. The ambience was beautiful though and the drink was awesome! The food may need help from a Cuban chef.

    This is the Spicy Caribbean Jerk Chicken Dinner
    Natalie L.

    Sooo this was my 1st time trying this place!! I was reallyyyy disappointed!!! When I opened my plate I got reallyyyyy sad...I thought u was going to have actual chicken on the bone not shredded chicken! The rice was old and cold...and cat or dog hair was in the side of my container. I don't have pets‼...the peas were hard in my rice and wasn't aware pineapples would be on the meat as well!! I think they gave me end of the night food I asked for Cubana bread but this looks like Texas toast!! Service was good tho!! No one was hardly in there...I don't like plantains so I didn't eat them but I took a plate to let you know exactly what I received...the taste was ok but NO!! I spent over $20 on this...

    Star P.

    I got invited to this restaurant by a friend. The restaurant seems like it took over a fast food building like Wendy's. When going in we got treated with the friendly waitress who sat us down. I ended up ordering the carne frita with rice and grandules as well as the chicken and mozzarella empanadas which was good but the rice I would was suburb. As for drinks a got the very huge and delicious virgin Pina colada. As we finished out we headed outside for the entertainment and there was a woman singing various Spanish music from Salsa, Merengue, bachata and she was good. From time to time the waiting will bring out free Sangria to women only. At 10pm they bring in a Deejay which was playing classic Spanish songs I grew up when I was a kid. They also had karaoke on which I won which the prize was a shot of tequila with lime. I really had a good time at this place and I will return.

    Rachel W.

    I went to this restaurant with some friends to try it out. I was impressed by the selection of food. It was delicious. It also had a lot of options for drinks as well. The waiter was super sweet but not very fast so this is more of a relaxing restaurant than if you have to be somewhere else. I loved the music and the decorations and all the plants because it really made me feel like it was in the culture. However, I did not like that. They had a sign that said that they really only wanted people there for like 2 hours because they were small establishment and they needed to move tables. It made it feel rushed. Overall I would recommend this restaurant.

    Makeshift area for dance class

    Service: Substandard..waited 5 minutes at the host stand without being acknowledged, I walked up to a waitress who offered me a table..then I waited 10 minutes without being acknowledged or approached and had to get up to ask a waiter to take my order. Once I was served the food, waiter did not return to check to see if everything was alright until I finished eating. Food: Substandard. Too small of a portion of "Steak de Palomilla". Rice was old and had chunks of dry rice mixed within. Flavor was good. Presentation was average with a few randomly placed raw onions on top of the steak and a decorative edible flower on top of the rice. A main issue of concern is that the bill had a price of $22.99 for "Bistec de Palomilla" and the price printed on the menu is $19.99 . At this point I paid the bill, informed the waiter about the problem and left. Now, I visited this restaurant with a friend about one month ago and ordered two bistecs and had the same issue of overpricing on this same item then. At that time I brought this issue to the waiter's attention and he corrected the bill, took off 6 dollars and alerted the Manager about the discrepancy. My question to the Owner is: why was this discrepancy of pricing on the computer and the menu not corrected in a timely manner? Also. Are other items on the menu also currently being overcharged? These management mistakes don't do anything positive for the image of the restaurant . I suggest you get on the ball and offer training to your employees and kitchen staff. The place is nice and there is no excuse for your business to not have an opportunity to thrive. I do wish you success and will most likely return sometime and give your restaurant another review. From a concerned Hispanic customer.. Sincerely. Henry C. Bachelor of Science, Hospitality Management. Florida International University.

    Croquettes
    Tina C.

    I've been looking for a good Cuban restaurant...this was not it. Croquettes - stuffed with ham. I was told this is the same as the tropical pickin chicken that was permanently closed. It was very mushy and salty. They were 4 for $6.95. Spicy jerk chicken - shredded chicken in spicy jerk sauce with pineapples. This was supposed to come with yellow and rice sweet plantains. I received salad and sweet plantains. I had to ask for rice. They warned me it was spicy but I got it anyways and I could barely eat it so that was my fault. Chillo frito - fried red snapper. Delicious and I love the way it came out. This was supposed to come with yellow rice, black beans and tostones. We received white rice. This is a very casual dining. We may be back to try other items.

    Ropa Vieja
    Valerie V.

    Want to love this place because the people are so nice. We came in on a Wednesday night at 6:30 and nobody was in the restaurant. It was odd. There was on person working up front and one in the back it seemed. No music so was eerily quiet too. Service was really slow for literally only having us in the restaurant when we ordered our order. I got the Ropa Vieja and it was really tasty.

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    Pablo was an excellent server. My family enjoyed the dining experience and I would recommend eating here!

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    The la Casa'a favorite mojito was absolutely divine! Pablo and Rosey were incredible - will definitely be back!!

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