The drinks are good but the food isn't great. We tried tacos de carne asada, tostones, and esquite (corn in a cup). The tostones were the best out of the 3 plates... the tacos had grocery store tortillas that were not heated properly and the esquite was the smallest portion I've seen for $6. Come during happy hour and enjoy the delicious drinks but save your money for one of the other restaurants in the area. read more

El Cuban Diner - Esquite portion - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

Took 45 mins to get my food and it wasn't even busy. No urgency. My Skinny Al Pastor was delicious. My hunger was satisfied but I didn't feel uncomfortably full. It was very light, similar to a wrap. read more

El Cuban Diner - Skinny Burrito Al Pastor - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

Stopped here for some small bites and frozen drinks while walking around Calle Ocho. One of the better places for drink prices on the street, and the bartenders are quick and friendly. I highly recommend even if you are grabbing your drinks "to go". read more

El Cuban Diner - Great frozen drink variety and good prices. - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

Ok the place doesn't look too appealing from the outside but the food is great. I had the carne asada burrito and it was awesome I highly recommend it. Ifnyounarenlooking foe Mexican bar food this is the place read more

Bad guacamole, average tacos, very overpriced , not coming back. I was expecting better but failed

So I was dying to go to this place it seem good it look good the parking is a mission that's why I never made it but I went so when you go in you order at the counter I also ordered drinks wish it was more ice than the drink I ordered two quesadillas one chicken one steak Very pricey everything came out to $50 I don't know why but I will never go back very disappointed read more

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I am a taco lover and this place hits the spot! Affordable tacos that taste amazing and is right in the action of 8th street. I got the al pastor tacos and they were so good especially when you're a little tipsy and need something to absorb all the alcohol. Definitely hitting this spot again when i'm craving tacos. read more

El Cuban Diner - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

Walked into this establishment while strolling around Calle Ocho and I am so glad I did; I was not disappointed & I probably had the best tacos I had in my MIA life, they were amazing. The tacos was so freshly baked and soft, I couldve eaten them by themselves; I had the chicken and beef tacos which were seasoned well and garnished with all kinds of goodness . Also loved the play on a church decor because the food was divine. read more

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I've had the pleasure of getting takeout and eating in at this little gem in Calle Ocho! Unbelievably I am yet to try the tacos . But I have tried the skinny burrito (YUM when you want to cut calories), still as yummy as a regular burrito! The al pastor quesadilla is perfect and the chips & salsa are really yummy, especially as they make them fresh so they're still nice and warm when they get to the table. The drinks are definitely yummy and strong so be sure you take advantage of the borracho hour mon-thu 4-9pm. The bowls are also pretty good but I will stick to burritos and quesadillas AND definitely tacos next time! The vibe is really chilled and cozy, I love the outdoor space on the side for covid, definitely feels safer as the indoor space is on the small side. Go in the evenings to enjoy all the cool lighting they have going on! Overall, a great hangout spot to try if you're in the area and want some simple yet delicious Mexican food and original cocktails. See you soon! read more

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Honestly the food is mediocre and overpriced but the drinks and music are great! I would recommend to go for a fun night out but maybe skip the food! read more

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The ambience is what I liked the best. Their awesome decoration featuring Mexican lucha libre, candles with saints, and el Chapo. Music was fun with very nice flow, everyone seemed to be having fun in there. The service was fast and friendly. My favorite was the steak flautas. They were delicious crispy and flavorful. I also had the tacos al Pastor and they were plain and did not taste anything like a pastor taco (skip them). They have a bar full of delicious sauces that will increase your overall experience satisfaction. I had to use them on my tacos "al pastor". I would go back to try the quesadillas and some others tacos. The menu is very limited and prices are reasonable. read more

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There are only like 5 tables. Kinda impossible to sit. The place is pretty and very decorated. read more

El Cuban Diner - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

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The food was gross and cold... wow... i can't say no more. I'm only giving 2 stars because i liked the nachos, only. I will forever be honest with my reviews. read more

The best steak taco I've had in many years, and I've tried tacos all over, the meat is seasoned perfectly and the taste is amazing. Good vibe and creative drinks. read more

El Cuban Diner - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

Pricy, small but good food! Loud music, only starts at like 2 am. Service is great! Great latin songs read more

El Cuban Diner - Carne asada Burrito 1 pounder - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

If I could give O starts I would. Actually, the frozen mojito is the only thing that gets a star in my opinion. We were visiting Miami and decided to stop by this place because I had been here before for drinks with my family and liked the vibes. Well three years later.... I wanted to stop by again but we decided to get food this time. Very Very different experience. The tacos were absolutely boring and BLAH!!!!!!! Not good at all. We ordered chicken and el pastor because carne asada (steak) is not included in the Taco Tuesday Deal LOL (B2G1) mind you, it doesn't say anything on the menu and the male bartender simply forgot to mention this to us until I specifically said "we're doing the Taco Tuesday Deal". Tuesday, 9/20/22 male bartender also failed to give us silverware and napkins the ENTIRE time we were there. He literally watched us grab TINY DRINK napkins from the bar but didn't bother giving us any. My boyfriend also asked the male bartender for some salsa, which he then replied "like hot sauce? We have some spicy Mayo " and gives us no salsa for our "nachos" which my boyfriend enjoys and it's a Mexican restaurant. As we look at the menu and read the item "chips and salsa" we become even confused as to why he acted liked they had no salsa. Some time goes by we turn around looking at the masks on the wall behind us and notice a table with extra salsa ... on the side.... The nachos, were absolutely TRASH. Extremely small amount, extra $6 for steak... and let me tell you, THERE WAS NO STEAK. Or it was like ground beef "steak" I don't know what it was but sure wasn't any steak. It was the worst nachos we've EVER had. The elote was literally TASTELESS. How do you manage to mess up corn in Mayo & cheese.... Is beyond me. Overall we had a horrible experience and the food was gross and gave us MAJOR STOMACH ACHES. The two shot tequila platter thing was cool. But will never go back. Maybe for a frozen mojito because it's B1G1 2PM-6PM but NEEEEEVER EVER EVER EVER going back for food nor the service. Oh, also 15% was charged for a service fee but the service was NOT GOOD, AT ALL. Like there was NO SERVICE. UGGHH, so extremely annoyed with this place. Ruined our night. read more

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I had the 1 pound mojo pork burrito and it was VERY good. The people I was with did not like the pastor very much but I highly recommend the mojo pork. **18 percent gratuity is added at purchase** read more

Local Yelpers this is a tourist trap I assure you there is plenty of wonderful Mexican food for us locals else where but this is NOT it ! I went on Saturday decided to take the drive to go here and it was not worth the $50 for 2 adults and 1 child a total of 2 tacos each and chips and salsa we also had to order they don't provide it , 2 cokes and 1 beer . Don't do it not worth it first the hostess who took the order was very rude to us and the food was ok but not out of this world I definitely will never go back small quantity food for $50 I know plenty of awesome restaurants we could of gone to and been treated better and definitely more satisfied. Being that I always look up yelp to see the restaurant reviews and pictures I went here since we were already there we just ate there but I was ready to leave the second the LADY taking the order was not pleasant at all! Overpriced & very poor service ! The shrimp real tiny out of a can ! Don't go ! Another thing no Kid Menu !!!! The only kudos I care to give is the decor inside pretty cool but never again I have never been this disappointed in a restaurant as I was here! read more

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I went a few days ago and ordered a meat quesadilla, my employee ordered another one and two bottles of water. each quesadilla cost $13 (no problem with that) the 12 oz water bottles were $3.50 each, I asked her if she if had a bigger one she said no and a service charge of $7 when that is a that is a fast food place informal where there is no waiter to serve you, when I was processing the payment with the cashier they ask me if I want to leave a tip and the options were 22%, 25% and 30%. The owner wants the customers to pay the chefs' payroll... I don't recommend this place to anyone. I wish chipotle open a new location on that street read more

Ordered the Al Pastor Tacos and Esquites. The tacos were very Tex Mex. Didn't really like it that much. The esquites were very good! Would def recommend that. Service was very quick and friendly staff! read more

El Cuban Diner - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

Ordered from grub hub due to an overnight layover at the airport. Overall very impressed for quick, late night delivery. Chicken taco- good flavor. Guac fresh. Guava chipotle sauce - excellent. Would but a bottle of it. $5 for one taco was a little outrageous - but at least it tasted good!! Overall -over priced but tasty and open late ! read more

Not delicious AT ALL. Clearly all their resources went to decorating this place (which is just all cool on the inside as on the outside). Unfortunately, the food is mediocre at best! My drink (a Paloma, I believe) was terrible. The guacamole was bland & although they have a sauce bar with tons of sauces, none of them were very flavorful. I had the Shrimp Tacos & my father had the Al Pastor & Carne Asada Tacos. Everything was either terrible or just plain "ok". Between the 2 of us, our bill came out to about $70 for food that neither if us really enjoyed. Will probably never be back. read more

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The Restraraunt charged us more than the listed menu prices. When we caught and confronted the manager, she had the audacity to state, "it's only an extra few dollars". Like , what? Additionally, the food was horrifically cold, late, and bland. read more

I am in Miami for a conference and of course, wanted to visit Calle 8. There was an opportunity to go on Tuesday after work and I wondered if there would be a place to celebrate Taco Tuesday. Some friends recommended El Santo. As we approached the counter we could see signs for several weekly specials and there was one for Taco Tuesday. "Tres Por Dos" (Three for Two). The sign doesn't say but carne asada is not included. It was a bit hard to understand what the young lady at the register was saying. Although the music is nice it was a bit loud at the counter. She seems nice but intense, which threw me off for a bit. I ordered two Mojo (Pollo) Marinated, Onions, Pico De Gallo, Mexican Slaw, Mild Habanero Sauce. Served with Four tortilla and topped with cilantro and one Beer Battered Fish, Pico de Gallo, Mexican Slaw, Onions, Chipotle Vinaigrette, I think they were $4 each There are a variety of drinks, I ordered a Jarritos. It's a great place to stop and enjoy the ambiance, the feel of Little Habana and the eye candy. The only reason I gave it four stars is because I felt the tortillas could stand to be on the grill a bit longer. I don't like soggy tortillas and I could have used a spicier salsa. Other than that totally worth the stop!!! read more

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Great time to have lunch! Everything came out fresh and full of flavor. We ordered from their Specialties, an Esquite (my favorite) 5.99, which is charred corn off the cobb, spicy mayo, mexican cream, cilantro, and a slice of lime. We also ordered a cheese quesadilla from their quesadilla categorie 10.00 and last but not least, antojitos to share, nachos 8.00 which comes with nacho cheese sauce, refried black beans, yellow corn, pico de gallo, cojita cheese, mexican crema, cilantro, sliced jalapeños but (we decided to remove those) with no protein which you can add. They have chicken, al pastor, pork, and carne asada as protein additional options. We paired everything with two jarritos pineapple and mandarin. Everything was great. Even though im born and raised in Miami florida, and from the heart of calle ocho, it's nice to be around tourists, the latin hustlers, and the salsa music! Love love love it here read more

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Fast service and really good margaritas! I came on a Monday night and it wasn't busy. Located right in the middle of the nightlife of Calle 8. Will come back again and try other things on the menu. read more

El Cuban Diner - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

The tacos here are legit. Very well seasoned and extremely flavorful. Guac sucks though. It tastes watered down and needs an extra spice or two to give it a nice kick. The interior decor is interesting. It plays a bit into Mexican stereotypes with the replica AK-47s hanging from the walls and the waitresses dressed in orange jail jumpsuits with the words "Bad Girl" written on the back. There are religious references throughout the restaurant. The bathroom for example is labeled "Confessions" and mirrors a Catholic Church Confessional. The restaurant itself is a bit small but it doesn't seem like they're ever overcrowded. Most importantly they charge an automatic 15% "service charge" on all checks even though there is no table service. Total scam! read more

El Cuban Diner - Automatic 15% scam fee on all checks - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

Omg totally amazed by this place! Thought it was some sort of restaurant/bar from the outside but when you go through those doors you see that the place is literally like a club! I'm talking about bottle service, bottle girl, clubbbb music, ITS LIT! AweSome night spent here, great place to dance let loose have a good time and party till 3 am! Enjoyed this place and music was amaaaaazing. Gotta go back next Friday! read more

El Cuban Diner - Drinks - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

I am always desperate to find a good place to get a burrito and in Miami it is crazy hard.. I came in during the day and ordered what they say is a "1 pound burrito " now I did ask for no rice so I understand that it might be a little smaller than normal ,but one might think that perhaps some more beans to make up the size differences would make sense... but instead I was served a large egg roll sized burrito ( in the attached photo the 2oz ramekin cups measure approximately 2.25" wide, so you can see just how small this ) . I also noticed afterward that they automatically add a tip, and I had tipped an extra on top of that so I ended up tipping about 32% for no table service....my bad I guess but I guess I am only accustomed to seeing that in Miami Beach. I did ask the cashier if the burrito was a mistake and he chalked it up to not having rice, so I guess normally the burritos would contain about a 1/2 pound of rice? Overall the burrito was Tasty! but it doesn't come actual salsa which is bizarre, it comes with sour cream and some kind of spicy mayo? 1 star for the dining experience and business practices 3 stars for tasty burrito Grand total of 2 stars! The search for a good taqueria continues. read more

El Cuban Diner - Pound burrito?.. haha - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

Sad to say I've been back a few times in the past months and the food and quality is not what it used to be. So very disappointed. read more

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I highly suggest you save your time and money and do not eat here. I wanted to try something new, but Mi Rinconcito Mexicano up the street with forever be my go to. From the moment you walk in you're not even acknowledged. I approached the counter to place my order because I didn't know if the had servers or just cashiers. " hi how are you " the cashier replied " are you ready " well then.... I am not sure why they continue to keep the same staff with such poor customer service and attitude, but it's enough to ruin your appetite. My mom and I had chicken and steak tacos with an order of guacamole. The guacamole is flavorless; no lime or cilantro or onions. The Publix brand guacamole has more flavor. The chicken tacos were good. The steak was extremely chewy and I was unable to eat. Needless to say after leaving El Santo I got extremely sick . I threw up all of my food. Yes it was their food because we stopped in for lunch and this was my first meal of the day. read more

El Cuban Diner - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

First time eating here and it was good, the staff were very welcoming and the food was good. read more

El Cuban Diner - Chicken nachos and frozen margarita - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

Came on a Tuesday for tacos and was surprised to find a buy-two get-one-free special on tacos that includes a complimentary frozen margarita! The veggie tacos were ok but the fried fish taco was amazing! There's indoor seating and some outdoor seating on the sidewalk as well. There was no wait and you order at the counter then staff brings you the food to the table. I recommend the Elote (corn) which was very flavorful! read more

El Cuban Diner - Tacos! - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

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I am a Taco connoisseur and the Mojo Pork Taco is one of the best I have ever had. All of the Tacos are superb and the mushroom quesadilla is to die for. Don't skimp and get the half Elote because you will just end up going back for the other half. Service was friendly and helpful. Go here now. read more

El Cuban Diner - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

Great ambience - ok food This restaurant is a cute little open air taco shop on Calle Ocho. The vibe of the restaurant is cool. They have a lot of pretty neat decorations to look around at. We went for taco Tuesday. I'm not sure there was actually any type of special? The tacos were still pretty pricey. One order of tacos comes with two small tacos. They have a nice little salsa bar where you can dress up your taco with whatever various salsa. I'm not sure if I would come back here. I was very underwhelmed by the taste of the tacos. But they certainly weren't bad. Just your basic taco I guess? However, if your looking for a trendy little place to take some photos then maybe stop in here while walking down Calle Ocho. Meh read more

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Careful of this place they add a "service fee" to orders and when you ask what it's for they don't have a straight answer they kinda just wave their hands and expect you to just agree to it plus I've heard that they don't really use mahi mahi in the beer battered fish tacos even though it says mahi mahi read more

Food is great!!! My only complaint is the billing. I'm went alone for lunch so technically they should not charge automatic gratuity for parties under 6 people. Then at the bottom it says GRATUITY NOT INCLUDED and it clearly is, I think this is an unfair practice to take advantage of tourists and people who just aren't paying attention. Very deceiving, not cool guys. read more

El Cuban Diner - 1lb burrito - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

CHURROS!!!! I'm really writing about my experience cause it just had us cracking up the whole night. I couldn't even get mad. So we had a large birthday party (about 15) and had a nice little area to ourselves. The first waitress came and took our drink orders (not all 15 of us where there yet). Once we filled all our seats, I didn't see her again. We had a prefixed menu, so you choose one food item from each category. I took it like if it was a Miami Spice-kind-of deal, so when another waiter came to take our orders, we read him each of the food items we wanted, from all three categories. We joked that the restaurant grabbed a random pedestrian walking by the restaurant and asked him if he wanted a job for the night (all businesses are short staffed after COvid) CHURROS!!! The menu reads: Tacos (3ea) But when the food started coming out, each platter had one lonely taco on it LOL. The next food runner came up to us and had all kinds of food on there, including CHURROS. Not sure if the mix-up was the waiter putting in the dessert items in at the same time as the rest of the food, or us saying all three items at once? Who knows. I asked the food runner if all of the food was coming out at the same time, but it was loud and he was probably thinking, "what the heck should I know lady, I didn't take down your order" LOL. A taco here, a quesadilla there, and MORE CHURROS! Eventually, the appetizers started rolling out. Like I said, Covid made everything funky so we didn't blame the guys. The food was good. No big deal. At the end, one of the managers brought us a round of tequila shots for the table. It's a unique place and the music is bumpin'. We still had a good time. At least they replaced plastic straws with agave one. read more

El Cuban Diner - Outside - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

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Such a cool little spot! This place has the coolest interior design and the food is really good. It has a limited menu but they really focus on what they have and the flavor is excellent. I also really like that it's open to the outdoors so you feel like you are sitting outside but you aren't. Great little salsa bar and the owners are very personable. Loved the Cuban beer and margaritas. Nachos are excellent for $6. If I lived here this would be a regular spot. read more

El Cuban Diner - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida

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Just tried this new Taco Dive. This is an off shoot restaurant from the owner of Kiki's On the River. Really good eats for less than you would expect. I enjoyed the short rib taco and although the servings are small (2 tacos) I was filled with two orders. Definitely a good place for quick eats and a window seat to watch the crowds, as this area is become ever so popular with tourists and locals. They also have about 8 sauces to try on the side, be wary some are really hot!! Looks like the restaurant next door will be open soon with a bar. For now it's just a beer offering. The manager, Alex, does a great job keeping things moving along and ensuring the quality of service/food is being delivered. Kudos to him for staying on top of things. A must try if your in the area. read more

El Cuban Diner - Diners Near Me - Miami, Florida