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    El chef Efrain

    5.0 (3 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Amazing food the Cuban sandwich was amazing with black beans. Several types of empanadas and tamales.

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    Las Palmas Cuban Restaurant - Arroz con gandules, biftec encebollado y tostones es un  10 de 10

    Las Palmas Cuban Restaurant

    3.5(426 reviews)
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    Yes - love me some Cuban Food. Las Palmas is an authentic Cuban spot right in downtown Mount Dora…read more Our server provided perhaps the most gentle and kindest service I have ever experienced. The place always seems to have a crowd, which speaks well of the restaurant. The prices are affordable and the portion sizes are large. Your meal starts with some warm Cuban bread. Oh! How delicious. For my main entrée, I choose the picadillo - a classic Cuban comfort food - served with rice and beans. I absolutely loved it; the meat was so well seasoned. There was so much food, I couldn't even finish everything on my plate. They also have these cute tropical drinks, and the ambiance overall is casual and laidback. Definitely would come back whenever I am in Mount Dora.

    UPDATE: Sadly, the Owner of Las Palmas, Edna G., continues to post to my original review (see…read morebelow). Yelp Friends, in over 10 years of posting reviews, I have never seen a poor response like hers. The true shame is her inability to move on. The further shame is the lack of palatable food at this establishment. Edna, your employees have my sympathies if THIS is how you respond to visitors of your restaurant. Again, this Owner continues to post to my review due to her inability to process one bad review. You need this, poor Edna, so here it is...you win. You have $20 of my money. And now, because of your consistent harassment, my commitment to warning other patrons about not just the poor dining experience but your troublesome leadership. Karma indeed... Having read the response from the Owner, I'm not surprised they were so defensive but that they would assume trying to berate a first-time patron, who was only being honest about her first visit, was the best route. Edna, if Christ came down off the cross and offered me free food from your restaurant, I'd still pass. BTW, love the bug zapper under your security cameras in the dining room, too. Sí o no? A resounding NO. I waited months to try Las Palmas after moving to Mt. Dora. Now I know why. Hugely disappointing experience and I will never return. The server was nice enough, but after ordering a basic Cuban sandwich with "seasoned" fries I sat waiting for almost 20 minutes before getting my food. They are currently looking for kitchen help, so okay delay. When I finally did get my food it was mediocre at best. A bland Cuban sandwich is enough to make any Hispanic sad. The "seasoned" fries? Seasoned with...banality. I didn't even taste salt, but noticed there sure seemed to be enough oil on my plate under the fries. But the nail in the coffin (shudder) was, as I was preparing to leave, seeing a large cockroach on the dining room floor. I pointed it out to my server, left the other half of the unfinished Cuban in the takeout container on the table and walked out. They got $19 from me today - they'll never get another dime. And I HIGHLY recommend they figure out their situation before a health inspector stops by. Blech...

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