So happy to find a Cuban place in eugene. This place is sooo good. The food was fantastic as was all of the food.

Reasonable parking. Clean interior. Moderate-sized menu. Relaxed atmosphere. Engaging, helpful staff. Distinguished, zesty flavors. My go-to for Cuban cuisine! read more

I happened upon this place completely by accident. I was walking the wrong way to get ramen when I saw the well designed space and thought...pulled pork sounds better. I got the Arroz con frijoles negros y lechon (which is simply black beans and rice with slow roasted pork and simply delicious). I topped it with some Havana Cafe Mojo sauce which took it over the edge. I also got a side of plantains that were hot and fresh. I grew up eating this particular meal and no lie...this was as close to fresh off the boat homemade goodness. I only like to Yelp meals that rock my world. This place did that. I walked in curious and hungry. But walked out beyond happy and well beyond stuffed. read more

Havana Cafe - Slow roasted pork with black beans and rice. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Eugene, Oregon

This was my first time having Cuban food and I will be trying this again! The bread was so crispy, the pork was tender and juicy I'm surprised the bread stayed so crispy with how much juice came from the meat. I'm not a fan of mustard and I wasn't sure if the ham was needed in the sandwich but I shoudn't have questioned it, all the flavors came together beautifully. This is definitely the type of sandwich you want to grab on a cold day. Next time I would grab their mojo sauce just to change the flavor a bit, this is a hearty sandwich and with all the savory meat the tartness of the mojo sauce would pair nicely. This meal will definitely fill you up and keep you full. The fries were super crispy, there is salt on the table for you to add. Next time I'll order this to go and pick up some fresh jalepeños and I'll be set! read more

Havana Cafe - Andy's Original Cuban - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Eugene, Oregon

Great Service, Delicious Food, and very nice Ambiance! La Papa Rellena está exquisita y crujiente. El pastelito muy sabroso, y el café que ni se diga! read more

Havana Cafe - Pastel de Queso y Guayaba y un cubanito - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Eugene, Oregon

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Here is my take on the restaurant: The restaurant is expensive for what you are eating. For example, the tostones were the prepackaged kind, and the pork was bland with no flavor or sazon. The chicken also had no flavor and was over powered by the lemon juice the cook used on the chicken. Finally, the beans that come with each meal were lack flavor. Altogether, I would rate the restaurant a one star for using pre-packaged food, as well as using minimal seasoning on their food and charging people an arm and a leg for the amount of food they give you. read more

This is by far the best Cuban place in all Oregon. I enjoyed having Andy's Original and it was the best sandwich I've ever had. We also ordered Pollo a la plancha, white rice, black beans and a side of croquetas. The flan is a must have. Service was excellent Hands down 5 stars+. The ambiance was being at local place back home. I'll definitely visit again! read more

Havana Cafe - Pollo a la plancha Croquetas Andy's Original - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Eugene, Oregon

Tasty, hospitable, very clean. A recommended stop for a taste of Cuba. The "cafe con ketches, con pan" ( my spelling is sketchy) is a treat to launch an afternoon of friendly conversation. read more

Excellent Cuban Sandwich! Fresh, delicious pork, crunchy crust, very tasty. Service was quick and friendly. Nice music and vibe. My family has been here a few times now and very happy to have this addition to Eugene. read more

Food and ambiance are excellent. Really enjoyed trying the fufu and picadillo plates. Very authentic and full of flavor! Don't be fooled by what may look like a smaller serving size. It's a very dense meal--it will fill you up in a hurry! A little feedback for the management; there's doesn't appear to be an organized order numbering system and there is no counter space where orders can be set out to waiting customers. This gets confusing quickly, especially if you sit at an outside/sidewalk table. We decided to move indoors and had a server approach our table twice with orders for different guests. It also looks like our dessert may have been delivered to another table--we never received it. Unfortunately we didn't realize it until after we left. This could greatly be improved upon. read more

I have been living in Eugene for 4 years now and I wholeheartedly believe Andy has the best food in town. You can tell he loves what he does and cares about his customers. read more

The food here is amazing, the owner is so nice! I've gone here twice and genuinely been so impressed with how good this place is. "Old clothes" is the best ever read more

Hands down, best food we've had since moving to Eugene!! The flavors are deep, rich, layered-this is how food should be cooked! We loved it so much we ordered again the next day. Portions are generous, the staff is so nice! read more

I'm no expert on Cuban food - in fact I've barely had it before so you can take this with a large lump of sal. But I highly enjoyed this! My boyfriend and I went three days after their opening, and the decor and wall murals were beautiful and evocative. I had a croqueta sandwich, which was yummy and rich and reminded me of the best croquetas I had in Spain, but definitely bready and simple: just ham and cheese croquettes encased in bread. My boyfriend had the Cuban sandwich which was decadent, complex and delicious! I would highly recommend that one and am excited to go back to try it again. The maduros were also yummy -though they don't give you much for the price. Finally, it is true that the pre packaged potato sticks are a bit underwhelming. But I considered it to be a cultural and nostalgic element that I didn't truly comprehend. Loved the employees there, they gave a true family owned vibe. And it was so sweet when they started dancing together. Buenas vibras all around! read more

Andy, the owner is friendly and amazingly kind. The stuffed tostones are my favorite. With ropa vieja filling they are juice and delicious. I could eat ten. read more

Good food. Friendly staff. Tried a few things at the owner's suggestion and enjoyed them more than what I ordered but everything was good.

Simple, delicious Cuban food. This is by far the best Cuban Sandwich in Eugene! I might get another one. Sweet family style business, friendly faces and good music. It's not fine dining atmosphere, it's all about the food. read more

Great food. Service was excellent. Will return. Great music and decorations. Bread fr sandwich was great.

I have eaten Cuban food frequently. Was excited to see that a Cuban place opened in Eugene. Such a disappointment. The beans tasted like they were boiled in water with zero seasoning, garlic, or onion. The lechon had no seasoning at all. Even the rice was not good. Pretty sure the tostones and Maduros were from a frozen package. The mojo was just over lemon sauce that didn't even taste like mojo (no garlic). I felt that they didn't season anything. The food was also such small portions for $18 a plate. We ended leaving without barely touching our food. Which is insane for how much we spent. We were so hungry that we went to a different restaurant to eat. The place is cute and the music that they play was really nice. Just a huge let down when you had actual Cuban food read more

I went during their soft opening over the weekend. Their food was great. The Cuban sandwich was flavorful, the plantains were top notch and the Cuban coffee was strong but not bitter. My only small gripe is that they could use a number system to call out orders. There was some confusion at one point. Other than that the place was top notch and I look forward to going often. read more

The cuban was amazing. Taste on point. I was more disappointed of the shoe string chips. They were not the "fries" I am use to. Should of ordered the yuca fries. Recommend for some good taste and eats. read more

FINALLY SOME GOOD LATIN FOOD. I just moved here from LA and have been STRUGGLING to find any form of good quality and authentic Latin food. Well, I finally found the spot. The ambience is open, welcoming, and relaxing as well. read more

I love their food and the people who work there, but I only eat there about a fourth of the times I want to because their online ordering is frequently offline :-( read more

I got plantain chips and picadillo, OMG!!!! I grew up eating cuban food, and THIS IS NOT CUBAN FOOD. the picadillo HAS NO TASTE. The black beans HAVE NO TASTE. And the plantain chips!!! OMFG! I was so looking forward to actual real plantain chips, thick, crispy golden on the outside, yummy plantain on the inside... what i got were obviously pre-made chips i could order from amazon anytime, heated up in the damn microwave... SO VERY, VERY DISAPOINTED. And my grandmother and greatgrandmother would be outraged, OUTRAGED to call this SHITE authentic cuban food. You should be ashamed. read more

Excellent food! Must try the Andy's Cuban sandwich. Will be back for Ropa Vieja. The owner is incredibly nice; he makes his own family recipes from Cuba. read more

Havana Cafe - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Eugene, Oregon

The meat was dry and over cooked, the plantain dishes were tasteless and the service was terrible. I went with a group of 6 and our dishes were brought to the table one at a time. Though we all ordered together almost an hour elapsed between the time the first person was served and the last dish arrived. The only drinks they offer are sodas that come in individual, single-use plastic containers. The atmosphere would be okay except for the extremely offensive framed sign hanging on the wall that reads: "Fidel is dead. Where's the party at?" Real Cuban food can be superb as is the music and culture of the island, but you won't find any of that here. To say it was a disappointing experience is a gross understatement. read more

Great Cuban food in Eugene! Give it a try! Especially the plantains and the Cuban sandwich, and the yucca fries!

Authentic cuban cuisine in a fast-food type setting. Very quick service with friendly people. The meal was very good and filling.

The best Cuban food I have found in Oregon. Try thier espresso coffee too! Great ambiance read more

Havana Cafe - A corner of Havana Cafe's dining area. Had a great time eating with friends and the food is great! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Eugene, Oregon

What a great find!!! This family run restaurant was incredibly delicious ! I lived in Florida for 22 years and missed Cuban food, so my kids and grands brought me here for my birthday!! We all ordered a different main meal and several appetizers ! We were all ecstatically delighted with every dish we ordered ( and tasted each others) . None of us had been here before! But we are coming back very soon!!! The chef and staff were so welcoming and friendly! Highly recommended! read more

Amazing food! Really needed in Eugene. We got yucca fries, the medianoche, and croquetas. Easily enough food to share between the two of us, great prices. My favorite were the croquetas, but the sandwich was to die for. We also grabbed a few pastries, which were a tad stale, but still tasty. 10/10 definitely going back. read more

Food was good. Cuban sandwich was fulfilling and right for the price. Owner is supper nice and service in general is efficient. Didn't have to wait a lot for my food. And finally the ambiance is really neat and very vibrant. read more

Big disappointment! I've had wonderful Cuban food in NYC and Miami, and was really excited to have a new Cuban restaurant in Eugene. The only tasty part of my dinner was the Mexican Coke. The rice, beans, pork and maduros were extremely blah and expensive. I ate less than half of my dinner, and did not take the rest to go. I had a bagel when I got home, and it was delicious. read more

Very nice, great food, excellent coffee, friendly staff, we will be going back...the Toston were excellent, the midnight Cuban sandwich was very good. read more

they were open during this ice storm and they were so incredibly nice and welcoming. amazing cuban sandwich, I would recommend to literally anyone. read more

I'm not usually moved to review restaurants, but if you like cuban food, or really food with any amount of seasoning, don't go here. Charged $18 for a plate of dry pork, plain white rice, and al dente black beans. No salt on any of it. I had to use my salt shaker at a cuban restaurant... why? Fufu (an extra like $6 or something) tasted almost... expired. Like others have mentioned I suspect the tostones came from a package. Did not seem fresh. Only remotely decent thing was a sandwich my friend ordered, and even that had dry under-seasoned pork and crusty bread. Cheese saves most things. I rarely leave a restaurant wishing I hadn't even tried the food, but that was this. So sad. Good cuban food is one of the best things in this world. read more

I checked out the Havana Cafe - terrific cuban sandwich! I will be back to try the rest of the menu. It's a wonderfully warm and personal restaurant that is clearly a local business with a dream of cuba. I loved it - definitely check it out. read more

food was very good, lots of good options of authentic Cuban food. it's a great environment with great music and decorations, a great environment. however, the service wasn't the best. came in with two friends who got the bread with coffee. but they seemed to have forgotten the coffee, so that took about 15 minutes to get, after the bread came out which was cold by the time the coffee was brought out. one of my friends got an order of mariquitas which he got. but i got another order of them and never got mine. they were busy so i get it and i know this place is new so they're still figuring things out which is totally okay. but when i went up and told them i never got my mariquitas the owner told me that we already got them. i explained that my friend got an order and then i got another. to which he said "i might've forgotten about the coffee but i brought the mariquitas out myself so i know you got those". yes we got one order which was my friends. i never got mine. just no willingness to look back at the ticket and see i ordered them because they were on the screen when i was ordering. so i spent $6 for something i never got. started out a great experience but the unwillingness to check the ticket and show some good customer service made this not the best experience. and now i'm down $6 for nothing. i hope they can figure out a better system to prevent this from happening to someone else. i'm willing to come back for the food and the great environment but hope to see some changes to their system so they can operate better read more