Life is short. F.....it up! Family,Flavor, Friends…read more Was out tonight in the area went to the supercharged go kart place up the street. But one is something better than what the Place offered for food. Saw this nicely highly rated place and decided to check it out. This is a small mom and pops Restaurant when you first walk in the aroma of all the spices and the cooking reminds you of something from home. It's a acquaint place probably only seats about 20 people. Sing a table you have the atmosphere of being in Cuba except that it was 25° and we're in New England so now to the food we got the fried pork belly the pork sandwich and the Cuban all were very nicely made good quality, quality quality of food. Excellent bread did they use each bite was very savory and felt like it was cooked by your mom. Definitely leave her in the area and you're looking for something different. It's a must check out..

What an absolutely incredible restaurant. It was my first time trying Cuban food and definitely…read morewon't be my last. Parking can be a challenge here but you should be able to find some available street parking. When you enter Havana Cafe it feels authentic. I've never been to Cuba so of course take that with a grain of salt but I love the way they decorated and the music that was playing. Even though the restaurant is small we did not have trouble getting a 2 person seat. There were a few "reserved" tables as well so next time I visit I'll probably call ahead just to be safe Our waiter was incredible. Friendly, attentive, and offered some helpful suggestions. He was all of these things without being too pushy and made sure we felt properly checked on. I definitely recommend him but I wish I grabbed a name. For food we ordered a cheese and chicken empanada. Our waiter also brought out cilantro and habanero sauces. The empanadas were both incredibly crispy and filled will. The chicken was tender and had an intense but pleasant flavor. However, I think I preferred the cheese empanada. The sauces were both excellent as well. Even though I'm not a fan of cilantro I still liked this sauce! For dinner I had the fried sirloin with congris and fried yuca. The sirloin was perfectly tender and fried well. The yuca was also perfectly crispy while the congris was cooked well and had an excellent garlic flavor. I would definitely order this again. Some pictures made me think the portions would be small but I was satisfied after finishing my dish. We skipped dessert even though I was heavily debating trying the flan (maybe next time). My partner told me this was one of his "new favorite restaurants" which is high praise. I can not recommend Cafe Havana enough!

Leticia made the mortgage process so easy to understand and was very responsive to all my…read morequestions. Emails were answered very quickly and the mortgage calculator was the perfect tool to help me understand all my options.

Leticia was absolutely horrible at communicating with me throughout my first time home buying…read moreprocess. I was lucky enough to have a great agent and title company because they stayed on top of her to get my purchase completed. Sometimes I would be asked for documents last minute and other times she would ask for the same document over and over. She is not organized, but she does put on a good show at the beginning to make you think you are getting a hard worker. My closing was delayed because of the lender and there were multiple mistakes regarding the closing documents as well. She even told the title company I requested certain changes and I had no clue what she was talking about in the closing room because Leticia never had a conversation about it. She will make excuses the whole time. It is always someone else's fault. Stay far away from Leticia. Also, don't ask for her manager if you have issues. It is her husband, and he will do NOTHING to remedy the situation. He even hung up on me while I was explaining the issues.

On the way back from the Providence Amtrak Station I had the opportunity to do some solo restaurant…read morerecon for lunch. I pulled out my list of potentials for the drive back and stopped in New Bedford to try Elizabeth's Restaurant at 1461 Acushnet Ave. (right off the I95). For those who prefer a pithy review--and you know who you are--I offer this "Cliff Notes" version: Casual, clean, and comfortable with delicious and authentic tastes of Latin American cuisine, primarily from Guatemala, and friendly service (though I wish I spoke more Spanish). For those who enjoy reading, let's move on to an actual review. Easy, on-street parking, right in front of Elizabeth's (bring quarters for the meters). As soon as I wanted in the aromas hit me and I knew that was going to be the real deal. Jennifer came around from the front counter (which contains a long buffet filled with all sorts of Guatemalan stews and pre-made dishes) to seat me at a booth. I'd reviewed the menu prior to going there and knew basically what I wanted to try--which would have been just a few dishes short of everything on the menu. But that's not reality, at least not any more. So I ordered a medium Jamaica to drink (my favorite), a chicharron and queso pupusa, which came with a small bowl of curtido, and a bowl of Mondongo (which was the primary reason I had selected Elizabeth's as a new place to try in the first place). We lived in southern California for nearly 40 years, so my palate is fairly well trained when it comes a range of regional Mexican dishes. I was at Elizabeth's for the Mondongo because one of my litmus test dishes in a Mexican restaurant has always been the Menudo--a slow cooked tripe soup flavored with various chilis and typically including hominy. If a place can make a flavorful, fresh tasting bowl of Menudo--which takes care, patience and time in the cleaning and pre-cooking of the tripe--chances are most of their other dishes are going to be tasty as well. Over time, I've easily sampled a few hundred bowls of Menudo and most of them were not very good--too musty, too chewy, the broth lacked flavor, etc., though I did have two favorites places in Orange County when I would go to remind myself of what a properly made bowl of Menudo was supposed to taste like. So I was at Elizabeth's for the tripe--since I have yet to find a Mexican restaurant in New Bedford or Providence which has Menudo on the menu. The Jamaica, which is made from steeping dried Hibiscus flowers and tastes somewhat like unsweetened cranberry juice, was delicious and arrived quickly. Ice cold and beautifully tart. I waited about eight minutes and Jennifer arrived with my food, she then went back to get the silverware and some salsa which she warned me was "hot." LOL, it actually wasn't very hot, at least not for me, but it was especially delicious. I would later ask Jennifer what chili was used to make the salsa, she smiled, shrugged her shoulders, and said "only chef knows." Fair enough. Chefs need to keep some of their dishes a secret. It was not as hot as a Habanero salsa, but it was hotter than a salsa made from only Chili de Arbol. Don't know what it was, but it was incredibly tasty. I've never had Guatemalan tripe soup, though I have had Mondongo in the Dominican Republic (and really enjoyed their version of it). Elizabeth's version, which came with rice and a few limes for squirting as well as the hot sauce, was absolutely fantastic. Easily one of the best three tripe soups I have ever had from within the Latin American/Caribbean culinary tradition. The tripe was clean, none of that funky odor which many people associate with tripe dishes. The tripe itself and there was a lot of it was perfectly cooked--soft enough to almost just melt in your mouth, but with just the slightest chew left to prevent it from being mushy. But the star of the dish was clearly the broth. It was similar to a Menudo broth, but far less fatty and far richer in flavor. The broth also featured very small pieces of assorted vegetables in addition to chilis of various sorts which serve as the flavor backbone of this amazing soup. Sorry to be so excited over a simple bowl of tripe soup but it really was amazing and it satisfied a craving I've had since my last bowl of Menudo at Mary's in Santa Ana the night before we moved permanently back to the East Coast three years ago. The pupusa, which is corn masa that has been stuffed with different combinations of ingredients--in my case, crispy pork rids and cheese--is then flattened and grilled. We enjoyed lots of these at the many El Salvadorean restaurants also located across Southern California. The pupusa itself was much lighter and moister in the middle than the ones from El Salvador which I've previously enjoyed. The curtido which is customarily served with a pupusa is a wilted and pickled cabbage and carrot slaw, typically speckled with bits of fried Mexican oregano and often little slivers of fresh jalape

I have the food every 2 weeks, rice beans steak n onions…read more Is a clean n comfortable place! The crew is nice! Usually the owner or a beautiful girl (Jennifer) is there to help me up with the delicious food!

Fresh ingredients hot delicious food better than chipotle and fast when you order ahead of time for…read morepick up

Food was good Service was fast and friendly…read more The Ambiance was quiet but welcoming, restaurant was also clean. My burrito was pretty good, i'd recommend and will probably be a returning customer.

Went here for cinco de mayo! It was super busy but they were able to sit out party of 5 rather…read morequickly. The place is huge! And it's wonderfully themed. My dad wanted to go here because he toured their good food but also good-sized portions. He was right! I had the watermelon margarita, from their most basic margarita options. It was okay. I love the glasses with the cactus stem though. I ordered the Al pastor tacos, which were excellent. But I was full off of chips and guac by the time I got them, so I had to take two home. They still tasted great the next day! For dessert, I had the churros, which were nothing special. My dad had the fried ice cream, which he thoroughly enjoyed. I tried it, it was yummy! There's a big parking lot next to the building, but it can fill up!

There is never a long wait, even when it's crowded. Soft Mexican music is playing so you can freely…read morehave a conversation. The queso dip is soo good, and the chips are warm and crunchy, I love that it always comes as you ordered it.

The owner said "not fancy, but good place." I can tell you the view was fabulous, great sunrise /…read moresunsets. Not being fancy would have been ok, however, this house is need of some serious upgrades! Fill up the hand soap bottles The american flag is in shreds outside sliding back door, shreds. Get a new one, show some respect! Furniture must be 20 yrs old, sunken in, hard to get up, and that's the sofa, loveseat and chair. We were afraid to use the fireplace. Big windows, great for viewing. However, the sun glares right in. Although, there were blinds available sitting in the bedroom closet, none up on windows! The plug outlet in master bdrm, is pulled halfway out of socket / wall. (Fire hazard - scary) Big hole in ceiling above bed main bedroom. It was a comfortable king mattress, however, get a running start so you can jump up to get in. I am 5'7.5" and truly mattress height goes up to my hip. Sheets come off because the pocket isn't deep enough to tuck all the way in. Main bath shower doesn't work. The lower floor shower works, unless you are taller than 5'8". And the door won't close all the way. The game room was fun, again the view fantastic. The game room chairs are raggedy though and the sofa was ripped at seat back. Again, doesn't have to be fancy, CLEAN though would be a good thing.

BEWARE of refund policy of VRBO. Here it is: If you cancel your reservation and the HOST…read morecharges a cancellation fee (even if it's only $1), VRBO considers that a partial refund by the Host which means that VRBO will not refund your VRBO service fee. I would figure out some way to avoid VRBO and deal directly with the host or the host's realtor. VRBO getting paid for doing absolutely nothing.