Loved this little spot down near the river. The atmosphere was lovely. We sat at the small bar and were served by a lovely young lady. The sweet and spicy cocktail was delicious. My husband stops in the summer time after their bike rides to have a beer and a bite. Will def be back.Parking: There wasn't close parking but you can find parking at the Quality Inn and the walk is nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Scott Eshenour
OMG... amazing.. we will definitely be
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Susy Morales
I am Cuban, in fact I live in Lancaster and I drove 46 minutes to come to this Cuban place and the experience was horrible, the place was very small, the atmosphere had nothing Cuban about it, the employees only spoke English and most importantly, it was super expensive and the food was extremely bad. the old clothes tasted like olives the roast pork didn't taste like anything the tostones weren't fresh the black beans tasted like canned beans my husband ordered a fried fish and they brought him a boiled fish anyway it's not worth coming to this place if anyone want to eat Cuban food the number 1 restaurant is in new jersey (LA RUMBA CUBANA) highly recommended people in all aspects have to go so that they really feel in Cuba thank you
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jake Miller
The only tears shed here were in not visiting sooner. My wife ordered the Red Snapper and I the pork, coupled with a few cocktails. Needless to say we shook the chef’s hand afterward.Kid-friendliness: You could bring your kids but it’s a nice date spot. Get them a sitter.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cuban Fried Rice
Angela Hare
Nice local Harrisburg place with authentic food and ambience. Quiet, no loud music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Coconut Flan, Rice and Beans
Melissa Linn
Love this place. Very
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas
Nicole Koller
The pork is to die for!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pan Con Lechon
Anthony L. Wagner IV
This is a nice authentic Cuban Restaurant. Love it! Will go back again whenever we're in the area!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Erin Martin
Came here for dinner after a long day of work. The place was empty on a Thursday night except for two people. Waitress was super welcoming and friendly. She did forget to put in our appetizer. Food was delicious and tasted authentic. Cozy feel to the restaurant. Would come back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bistec De Pollo
Olivia
Had a lovely Saturday night dinner here! Enjoyed the Cuban Fried Rice. Great vibe, bartender was very friendly and attentive. Mangotini was delicious.
Quaint little restaurant in Shipoke, Pa, right under the smoke of Harrisburg!Service was great, good and drinks were fantastic!Recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas
Lara Tullar
I very rarely write a negative review for something, but last night’s dinner was one of the most unusual dining experiences I’ve had. I actually pushed this restaurant over the Ukrainian one my partner suggested.We started with the tostones. The toppings were decent, and the tostones were okay. They weren’t bad, but I’ve had much better. Something was missing, flavor wise.My partner ordered the mahi mahi special in creole sauce, which was also good. I ordered the first thing on their mainstay entree menu (chicken). I was served decent rice and beans and two chicken cutlets. You know, like an influencer would meal prep for a diet. The menu said they were marinated in mojo sauce, which I love, hence the order. I ate one bone dry piece, and when the waitress finally got around to check in/ask us about dessert, I asked “wasn’t there supposed to be sauce on this?” She pointed to the onion slices and said, “oh, the onions are the mojo sauce.” Like… I was giving you an out because there’s NO WAY this is the dish as it’s intended. Mojo sauce, if you are unfamiliar and also incapable of reason, is sauce. I’m assuming (hoping) it was pulled from the kitchen before it was finished. As I was packing up, I asked if there was any sauce I could put on it because it was dry. She said, “I can only think of chimichurri,” which made no sense since the special across from me was seeping in creole sauce. At no point did our waitress apologize or offer to make any changes- in fact, she didn’t even check in until my partner was completely done with his meal.Anyway, I shredded the chicken and added spinach, salsa, and cheese at home. While this was a pretty good save, it would have cost me $4 to make at home (not $22). And my chicken isn’t dry and sad!I couldn’t help thinking about the $2 tamales Masa makes on Sundays, and how mad I was that my partner had paid for my food. I gave so many outs and options to adapt the meal and apologize, and it just didn’t happen. The food all around me looked good, so I’m assuming this young waitress was just incompetent. If that really IS your chicken entree, ya’ll should be embarrassed. As a reminder, then chicken is already dead, and you don’t need to cook it to death a second time.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Ed Garrett
Amazing food. Unbelievable atmosphere and just top notch staff. If you are near here, you MUST eat/drink here. It is exceptional. Reservations pretty much necessary, FYI.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marlene Mueller
Excellent experience that exceeded my expectations for Cuban food. The house made Guava dressing was excellent, pork like butter and a well selected cocktail and wine list. Dulce de leche for dessert highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
amosesq
Apart from Melia Cohiba in Havana, this was better than any restaurant I visited in Cuba. I’m not qualified to judge “authentic” (especially since there were so many styles of Cuban cooking), but I am qualified to judge “good”, and this was good! The people were friend,y, drinks cold and food hot.
Loved this little spot down near the river. The atmosphere was lovely. We sat at the small bar and were served by a lovely young lady. The sweet and spicy cocktail was delicious. My husband stops in the summer time after their bike rides to have a beer and a bite. Will def be back.Parking: There wasn't close parking but you can find parking at the Quality Inn and the walk is nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
OMG... amazing.. we will definitely be
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am Cuban, in fact I live in Lancaster and I drove 46 minutes to come to this Cuban place and the experience was horrible, the place was very small, the atmosphere had nothing Cuban about it, the employees only spoke English and most importantly, it was super expensive and the food was extremely bad. the old clothes tasted like olives the roast pork didn't taste like anything the tostones weren't fresh the black beans tasted like canned beans my husband ordered a fried fish and they brought him a boiled fish anyway it's not worth coming to this place if anyone want to eat Cuban food the number 1 restaurant is in new jersey (LA RUMBA CUBANA) highly recommended people in all aspects have to go so that they really feel in Cuba thank you
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The only tears shed here were in not visiting sooner. My wife ordered the Red Snapper and I the pork, coupled with a few cocktails. Needless to say we shook the chef’s hand afterward.Kid-friendliness: You could bring your kids but it’s a nice date spot. Get them a sitter.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cuban Fried Rice
Nice local Harrisburg place with authentic food and ambience. Quiet, no loud music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Coconut Flan, Rice and Beans
Love this place. Very
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas
The pork is to die for!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pan Con Lechon
This is a nice authentic Cuban Restaurant. Love it! Will go back again whenever we're in the area!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came here for dinner after a long day of work. The place was empty on a Thursday night except for two people. Waitress was super welcoming and friendly. She did forget to put in our appetizer. Food was delicious and tasted authentic. Cozy feel to the restaurant. Would come back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bistec De Pollo
Had a lovely Saturday night dinner here! Enjoyed the Cuban Fried Rice. Great vibe, bartender was very friendly and attentive. Mangotini was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Quaint little restaurant in Shipoke, Pa, right under the smoke of Harrisburg!Service was great, good and drinks were fantastic!Recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas
I very rarely write a negative review for something, but last night’s dinner was one of the most unusual dining experiences I’ve had. I actually pushed this restaurant over the Ukrainian one my partner suggested.We started with the tostones. The toppings were decent, and the tostones were okay. They weren’t bad, but I’ve had much better. Something was missing, flavor wise.My partner ordered the mahi mahi special in creole sauce, which was also good. I ordered the first thing on their mainstay entree menu (chicken). I was served decent rice and beans and two chicken cutlets. You know, like an influencer would meal prep for a diet. The menu said they were marinated in mojo sauce, which I love, hence the order. I ate one bone dry piece, and when the waitress finally got around to check in/ask us about dessert, I asked “wasn’t there supposed to be sauce on this?” She pointed to the onion slices and said, “oh, the onions are the mojo sauce.” Like… I was giving you an out because there’s NO WAY this is the dish as it’s intended. Mojo sauce, if you are unfamiliar and also incapable of reason, is sauce. I’m assuming (hoping) it was pulled from the kitchen before it was finished. As I was packing up, I asked if there was any sauce I could put on it because it was dry. She said, “I can only think of chimichurri,” which made no sense since the special across from me was seeping in creole sauce. At no point did our waitress apologize or offer to make any changes- in fact, she didn’t even check in until my partner was completely done with his meal.Anyway, I shredded the chicken and added spinach, salsa, and cheese at home. While this was a pretty good save, it would have cost me $4 to make at home (not $22). And my chicken isn’t dry and sad!I couldn’t help thinking about the $2 tamales Masa makes on Sundays, and how mad I was that my partner had paid for my food. I gave so many outs and options to adapt the meal and apologize, and it just didn’t happen. The food all around me looked good, so I’m assuming this young waitress was just incompetent. If that really IS your chicken entree, ya’ll should be embarrassed. As a reminder, then chicken is already dead, and you don’t need to cook it to death a second time.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Amazing food. Unbelievable atmosphere and just top notch staff. If you are near here, you MUST eat/drink here. It is exceptional. Reservations pretty much necessary, FYI.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent experience that exceeded my expectations for Cuban food. The house made Guava dressing was excellent, pork like butter and a well selected cocktail and wine list. Dulce de leche for dessert highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Apart from Melia Cohiba in Havana, this was better than any restaurant I visited in Cuba. I’m not qualified to judge “authentic” (especially since there were so many styles of Cuban cooking), but I am qualified to judge “good”, and this was good! The people were friend,y, drinks cold and food hot.