This resteraunt is so good if you are looking for warm, delicious food that makes you happy. I have ordered from here multiple times and everyone in the store is always so kind and the food is always amazing. The empanadas are my favorite!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas
Raul Almonte
I went with my kids and the food was amazing. The person at the register is soooo nice and very serviceable.
I am Cuban-born and US raised, in a predominantly Cuban neighborhood in New Jersey where authentic Cuban food was very much the norm. I have also been eating less meat of late, or at least enjoying good vegetarian and vegan options, and when I tell you that that Monte black bean paste, Swiss cheese, sauteed onion and plantain sandwich is the business, I am NOT kidding! I was truly wowed by the inventive addition to the Cuban standards, drawing upon traditional Cuban flavors and seasoning to come up with a vegetarian option that has nothing to envy (nada que envidiarle, as Cubans like to say) any of the meat-based dishes.This Cuban restaurant/"cafetería" (not really a sit-down place, but the little space there is is bright, clean, and very pleasant, bar stool and counter setup) deserves five stars and would have them if the people giving fewer than five knew the cuisine like some of us do, from birth. Whether it's their thing or not is another story, but this is Cuban food of the utmost quality and not diluted by any other cuisines' spice or flavor profiles. Keep up the brilliant work, guys - I look forward to working my way through the classics on this menu, and that is an exciting and promising prospect because of the quality of everything I had tonight: the Monte sandwich; PERFECTLY FRIED, light, not greasy, and completely ripe sweet plantains (too many places serve plantains that aren't totally ripe and it's better not to have any, honestly); and a croqueta-stuffed empanada, an idea crazy enough to work and also brilliantly executed).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas
Elizabeth
I highly recommend this cuban cafe! The owner Annarella is very nice and professional. The food is delicious and tastes just like home cooking!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laura M
Amazing! Just go, trust me.My family and I had the pernil with rice and black beans, the vegetarian sandwich, the guava and cheese empanada, the flan de queso, and the rice pudding. Everything was delicious, and everyone was so nice. You won’t regret it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas
Jason Barrera
Hidden Cuban gem in Westchester. Had the chicharrones de pollo with rice/ black beans. Very authentic and delicious. Finished off with a perfect cortadito. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
nancy alvarado
The chicken sandwich at Matanzas are to die for, and not only the chicken sandwich, we got some pastelillos guava and cheese, they're delicious, I can't wait to try their Ropa Vieja.....
I went to the restaurant with the idea of eating my Cuban food since I saw videos and photos on their website that the food and Cuban sandwich looked delicious. The cooks are not Cuban since I saw it I imagined that I would not be happy with the food so If you go with the idea of eating Cuban, not at all. The food we ordered, my husband and I, couldn't eat it because it had a lot of salt. We ordered a Cuban sandwich to take away and we couldn't eat it at home either.In short, eating it is not at all satisfied with the salty pernil. The only Cuban thing is the name Matanzas Cuba Cafe. The person who served us, I think, is the owner, very friendly and served us well, but I think it is a big mistake, a Cuban restaurant and the cooks are not Cubans with This experience I will not go to another restaurant to eat if they are not what the restaurant claims to be. If you really want to eat Cuban food you expect Cubans to make your food. The truth is I will not go again ?.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
william mcdonald
If you want a flavor explosion in your mouth order anything on the menu and enjoy! Yup that good, JJ ‘S PAN CON BISTEC is crack I’m addicted. The best comfort food experience I’ve ever had. Plus the crew is very nice and you can taste the love in the food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anthony Mejia
Highly recommend if you're in the mood for some Cuban food. We ordered delivery and everything was still hot.The Cubano was a 5/5 for us, a huge portion which easily serves 2 people. Bread was toasted well and ingredients were balanced - a big complaint with other cubanos were they had too much meat, not enough cheese, etc.The vaca frita fries were decent, 3.75/5. The meat was fried well but we wish they came with another sauce. Their default sauce (todito) seems like mostly mayo and too thick imo. With a different one, I can see this easily being a 5/5.The empanada was delicious but the cheese/guava seemed to shift to one side during delivery. 4/5 but would happily order it again. Super crispy and decently sized. A tad expensive (4 dollars where I can find similar ones for 2).The croquettes and pastelito were our least favorite, not bad but we'll pass on them next time.Excited to try this place out in person next time!
Absolutely incredible food! The owner is so nice and you can tell she is truly passionate about food and her heritage. So happy to have an authentic Cuban place near home. We can’t wait to go back and try more dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris Rod
I ordered a ton of food for my staff of over 30 people and they did not disappoint!! When we got there to pick up everything was ready to go. They helped us load everything in the car and they were so nice and helpful. We ordered rice, beans, chicken and maduros. We even got a guava con queso to go and it was delicious!! Thank you all for everything. My staff loved all of it! We will be back to visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
alex medina
Small little place but its so beautifully decorated. Nice an clean. and the food surpassed my expectations. Will always come back. The server Annarella was very helpful in explaining the order. Above an beyond staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicharron De Pollo Fried Chicken Bites, Empanadas, Yeya's Frijoles Negros Black Beans
Gene Lum
Great Cuban food in a small space off Central Avenue. Ordered for take our: Mimi’s Croquettas - tasty little morsels of ground chicken and ham croquettes; Cubano Sandwich and Frita Cubana Smash Burger Sandwich - solid all around. The restaurant is a little compact - just some counter seating facing the window. There is a public parking lot across the street. I found a spot around the corner on Central Avenue. Definitely will be back to try more of the menu and their daily specials.
This...is the Very Best Cuban food in Westchester!!!The service is fantastic, so friendly and helpful, it's like going to a friends home for a meal. I've gone there several times in the last week and each dish is awesome. My suggestion is GO THERE AND GET SOME AUTHENTIC FOOD.
This resteraunt is so good if you are looking for warm, delicious food that makes you happy. I have ordered from here multiple times and everyone in the store is always so kind and the food is always amazing. The empanadas are my favorite!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas
I went with my kids and the food was amazing. The person at the register is soooo nice and very serviceable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Media Noche, Vaca Frita Fries, Empanadas, Pollo Chicken Empanada, Daily- Vaca Frita Fried Shredded Flank Steak and Onion, Mima's Croquetas
I am Cuban-born and US raised, in a predominantly Cuban neighborhood in New Jersey where authentic Cuban food was very much the norm. I have also been eating less meat of late, or at least enjoying good vegetarian and vegan options, and when I tell you that that Monte black bean paste, Swiss cheese, sauteed onion and plantain sandwich is the business, I am NOT kidding! I was truly wowed by the inventive addition to the Cuban standards, drawing upon traditional Cuban flavors and seasoning to come up with a vegetarian option that has nothing to envy (nada que envidiarle, as Cubans like to say) any of the meat-based dishes.This Cuban restaurant/"cafetería" (not really a sit-down place, but the little space there is is bright, clean, and very pleasant, bar stool and counter setup) deserves five stars and would have them if the people giving fewer than five knew the cuisine like some of us do, from birth. Whether it's their thing or not is another story, but this is Cuban food of the utmost quality and not diluted by any other cuisines' spice or flavor profiles. Keep up the brilliant work, guys - I look forward to working my way through the classics on this menu, and that is an exciting and promising prospect because of the quality of everything I had tonight: the Monte sandwich; PERFECTLY FRIED, light, not greasy, and completely ripe sweet plantains (too many places serve plantains that aren't totally ripe and it's better not to have any, honestly); and a croqueta-stuffed empanada, an idea crazy enough to work and also brilliantly executed).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas
I highly recommend this cuban cafe! The owner Annarella is very nice and professional. The food is delicious and tastes just like home cooking!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing! Just go, trust me.My family and I had the pernil with rice and black beans, the vegetarian sandwich, the guava and cheese empanada, the flan de queso, and the rice pudding. Everything was delicious, and everyone was so nice. You won’t regret it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas
Hidden Cuban gem in Westchester. Had the chicharrones de pollo with rice/ black beans. Very authentic and delicious. Finished off with a perfect cortadito. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The chicken sandwich at Matanzas are to die for, and not only the chicken sandwich, we got some pastelillos guava and cheese, they're delicious, I can't wait to try their Ropa Vieja.....
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Frita Cubana Cuban Smash Burger, Chicken Sandwich, Empanadas
I went to the restaurant with the idea of eating my Cuban food since I saw videos and photos on their website that the food and Cuban sandwich looked delicious. The cooks are not Cuban since I saw it I imagined that I would not be happy with the food so If you go with the idea of eating Cuban, not at all. The food we ordered, my husband and I, couldn't eat it because it had a lot of salt. We ordered a Cuban sandwich to take away and we couldn't eat it at home either.In short, eating it is not at all satisfied with the salty pernil. The only Cuban thing is the name Matanzas Cuba Cafe. The person who served us, I think, is the owner, very friendly and served us well, but I think it is a big mistake, a Cuban restaurant and the cooks are not Cubans with This experience I will not go to another restaurant to eat if they are not what the restaurant claims to be. If you really want to eat Cuban food you expect Cubans to make your food. The truth is I will not go again ?.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
If you want a flavor explosion in your mouth order anything on the menu and enjoy! Yup that good, JJ ‘S PAN CON BISTEC is crack I’m addicted. The best comfort food experience I’ve ever had. Plus the crew is very nice and you can taste the love in the food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Highly recommend if you're in the mood for some Cuban food. We ordered delivery and everything was still hot.The Cubano was a 5/5 for us, a huge portion which easily serves 2 people. Bread was toasted well and ingredients were balanced - a big complaint with other cubanos were they had too much meat, not enough cheese, etc.The vaca frita fries were decent, 3.75/5. The meat was fried well but we wish they came with another sauce. Their default sauce (todito) seems like mostly mayo and too thick imo. With a different one, I can see this easily being a 5/5.The empanada was delicious but the cheese/guava seemed to shift to one side during delivery. 4/5 but would happily order it again. Super crispy and decently sized. A tad expensive (4 dollars where I can find similar ones for 2).The croquettes and pastelito were our least favorite, not bad but we'll pass on them next time.Excited to try this place out in person next time!
Food: 4
Recommended dishes: El Cubano
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Absolutely incredible food! The owner is so nice and you can tell she is truly passionate about food and her heritage. So happy to have an authentic Cuban place near home. We can’t wait to go back and try more dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered a ton of food for my staff of over 30 people and they did not disappoint!! When we got there to pick up everything was ready to go. They helped us load everything in the car and they were so nice and helpful. We ordered rice, beans, chicken and maduros. We even got a guava con queso to go and it was delicious!! Thank you all for everything. My staff loved all of it! We will be back to visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Small little place but its so beautifully decorated. Nice an clean. and the food surpassed my expectations. Will always come back. The server Annarella was very helpful in explaining the order. Above an beyond staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicharron De Pollo Fried Chicken Bites, Empanadas, Yeya's Frijoles Negros Black Beans
Great Cuban food in a small space off Central Avenue. Ordered for take our: Mimi’s Croquettas - tasty little morsels of ground chicken and ham croquettes; Cubano Sandwich and Frita Cubana Smash Burger Sandwich - solid all around. The restaurant is a little compact - just some counter seating facing the window. There is a public parking lot across the street. I found a spot around the corner on Central Avenue. Definitely will be back to try more of the menu and their daily specials.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Frita Cubana Cuban Smash Burger, Mima's Croquetas
This...is the Very Best Cuban food in Westchester!!!The service is fantastic, so friendly and helpful, it's like going to a friends home for a meal. I've gone there several times in the last week and each dish is awesome. My suggestion is GO THERE AND GET SOME AUTHENTIC FOOD.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5