We found a buffet your abuelita would approve of. Located in Hialeah, they specialize in making home cooked Latin dishes. Their dishes are fresh, they taste like your Tia and abuelita are back there cooking. It's the kind of place you come to when you've been away from Miami and you want a bite of everything. We loved picadillo, ropa vieja and they had some of the best yuca. Their prices are good and they have killer specials. Someone mentioned they even have a taco Tuesday special and that they like to party it up on Saturdays. This Valentine's Day they will have their usual live music along with these amazing drinks and a special menu. If you're tired of your family not knowing what to eat, check them out. read more

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Had to run it back! It was just as good as the first time! I'm very satisfied! Even better with the live music! Viva La Cuba! read more

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Arriba de uno mirando incomodo comer asi. Cobran por atender un fee. Un fee por cash uno por tarjeta. Las mandarina pasadas casi podrida. el postre a la carta carinoso. De $18 el buffet nada . 2 buffet una soda $51.55. read more

El Sarten Restaurant & Lounge - Bill puro fee. - Cuban Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

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Unluckily for me I came on a weekend which means the price is a bit more expensive besides that it really wasn't all too worth it. It's your typical home food...it was all right. It was extremely greasy. I couldn't even finish what I served myself. Only some things were good, but the majority of the meats are very very greasy. The only thing I was able to enjoy is the garbanzos with white rice and the ceviche with Tostones the stuffed potato balls with cheese were decent too, but everything else like las masas de puerco the bistec de res the lechón literally almost every type of meat was very greasy and to top it off, They had a shrimp stew that was bad. The shrimp was brown, and it had a funky smell taste, and texture. First and last time you coming here!!!!!!! read more

Excelente ambiente ,comida muy rica y abundante. Lo mejor de hialeah música viernes y sábado en vivo.lo recomiendo.

Pretty cool spot!! It's a full Latin buffet in Hialeah, I think it's a bit pricey but you get your monies worth. Certainly recommend for a brunch or lunch, worth it if you like Latin food. read more

El Sarten Restaurant & Lounge - Cuban Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

This was my first time and I tasted a little of everything Yes for the chicken soup! The different rice options were good but not soft it has more of a crunchy texture The picadillo was good but oily I loved the ropa vieja and yuca Loved the salad bar pasta actually had great flavor They have croqueta sushi which was ok For the price you really cant beat it It does get packed The staff was really nice All in all its great when u have a big family and dont want to spend an arm and a leg. They have something for everyone Drinks and dessert are not included in the price read more

El Sarten Restaurant & Lounge - Cuban Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

Wow, guys this place is hands-down amazing delicious food I ever tried so tasty the workers that work. There are amazing good vibes only and a beautiful place to go take your family. My kids loved it there. Can't wait to go back anybody around the world or local that's in the area you have to must check it out thank you. read more

Went to Sarten Restaurant in Hialeah for lunch and it felt like I was at a family party. A huge selection of latin foods, buffet style! Pure comfort foods--dangerously delicious. I literally had to unbutton my pants for another round! read more

Great experience went there for the first time randomly and will deff be a regular. If you like good Latin food with great vibes, Latin music and kareokee you will deff enjoy this place. Service is friendly welcoming since you step inside until you leave. read more

My second time here and I had the same experience. That's why I came back. The food is good (all you can eat) they gave all kind of food but mostly Cuban Food and the price for lunch till 3:30p is $13.95 and dinner M-Tis $18.95. The service was also good they came to me with water and picking up the plates quickly as soon you are done. Nice decoration and the ambience is good. Strongly recommended. Will add some pictures of a few things I ate and from the food they have. Weekend prices are from $18.95-$22.95 Fri-Sun read more

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I'm not a fan of writing negative reviews, but here we go... We arrived on Sunday evening around 7-730pm and we seated promptly. I thought, ok great start, but then it went downhill. They had 3 types of rice, white, Moro and with seafood. I opted for the white rice which was hard, I was slightly undercooked. My husband had the Moro which he says was just ok. I had the yuca with mojo (salty), the shrimp (salty) and some sort of chicken with peppers and onions (not much flavor, but not salty). My husband had the same but he had some ribs (salty), bistek encebollado (salty) and some unidentifiable meat (ok) There was also maduros, tostones and French fries. They had some sort of sushi rolls and some empty platters that were not refilled. On the other side that had salads and fruits. There was a lot of staff, but very little service. Not a place I'd return to. Sorry! No pics this time! read more

Hubby and I made it to Bamboo for our date night last night. It was our second time dining here and both times were great. We shared a bottle of wine and started with the ham croquettas, which were amazing. Then he ordered the ropa vieja and I had the bistec empanizado. Everything was delicious and it was more than enough food to eat until we were satisfied and have plenty leftover for later. Service was on point and prices were reasonable. This will most likely become one of our favorite go-to spots for date night, so we will definitely be back. read more

Food was good. If you're Cuban you'll definitely enjoy it. I went on a Sunday afternoon around 2pm, and the place was packed. The waitress we had was very attentive. Aside from that, the place could use a bit more of control when it comes to self serving. Self serving was very overwhelming, I did not know where I needed to start off to get food. I noticed everyone was a bit all over the place as well. read more

El Sarten Restaurant & Lounge - Cuban Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

Great selection, food was very flavorful, great atmosphere and service. Chicken soup was delicious

Ambiente acogedor cómica deliciosa especialmente la comida Cubana el Arroz Congrís y las carnes de verdad q se los recomiendo y cómo es Buffet pues toda la comida a su disposición Excelente atención Gracias read more

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Good is very greasy and does not taste good. On top of the 34.95 i paid per person person they charge a " service fee" of $10.49 and a cc fee. On top of tbis the waitress expect a tip.Never again. Mind you tbrre are no signage of the additional charges. What a ripoff. read more

Le doy una estrella porque no se puede quitar, muy malo y engañoso, de Lunes a Viernes el almuerzo es 13 dl, pero hoy al entrar nos dijeron que era a 18 dl, al preguntarle dijeron que era porque habia mariscos, los famosos mariscos eran aros de calamar de los que vienen congelados y el camaron mas chico y duro que puede haber, eso era todo el marisco. La comida muy mala, el platano chatino duro y frio, la que dicen ellos milanesa de puerco era un hilito de carne dura y seca empanizada y una lasca de queso y jamon por arriba, que cuando la ibas a comer se desmenuzaba en varias partes. Para colmo te cobran cargos por el servicio y ademas tienen el descaro de pedir propina. Asi que olvidense de la propaganda de come todo por 13 dolares, es mentira. No voy mas y a todo el que pueda decirle que no vaya lo hare. read more

The food was excellent. The atmosphere is amazing I felt like I was in a restaurant out on the islands, music, good people and AMAZING food! I ate the chicken breast Bamboo style... WOW! I'm speechless it came with a huge chicken breast, serano ham with steamed veggies... My mom had the vaca frita with moro and tostones... delicious My daughter had the Ropa vieja with Moro and salad... omg To be said that we took half home for later! This is a must try family oriented restaurant and lounge! read more

This morning, we came here to have breakfast and it was great. It's a small mom & pop restaurant. The service was amazing and they were very attentive always checking up on us to see how we were doing. I had the scrambled eggs with ham , Cafe Con and tostada for $3.99 . My boyfriend had the pan con tortilla ,which was delicious. The portions were big and filling. Overall, I would highly recommend coming to this restaurant. read more

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Excelente! La comida, la atención, el lugar, se ve mejor en persona que en fotos. La comida es súper sana, caserita. No es grasosa. Todo limpio. Volveré muchas veces. read more

El ambiente es bueno y el servicio excelente sin embargo es un bufete con muy poca variedad de comida muy mal sabor y la misma está en mal estado, es un restaurante Latino sin ni siquiera frijoles bistec o fricasé de pollo y lo más alarmarte es que tienen un service fee de $10.88 que no entiendo porque se aplica, este es obligatorio y no esta contemplado cómo propina. No recomendado read more

El Sarten Restaurant & Lounge - Service Fee and card fee - Cuban Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

The food was out of order, there was no variety of food, it is a Latin buffet but it didn't even have Latin dishes and it had very poor quality sushi. On the bill they gave us a mandatory service fee of 10 dollars which is for the restaurant and after that we have to give a tip to the service which is the only good thing the place has along with the atmosphere. read more

El Sarten Restaurant & Lounge - Cuban Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

Just came in by accident into this place and ordered brea. I would definitely comeback and bring my family. They were quite welcoming and appreciative. Naivi and Melissa were the waitresses who took care of me , very professional and at the same time kind. I would recommend the place without a doubt. read more

If your day catches you without lunch and authentic latino cravings near Hialeah, make sure to stop by Bamboo Restaurant. I went by myself and felt very welcome by the staff right when I came in. Everything was clean and in order. I ordered the lunch special with some freshly squeezed orange juice. The pork was tender and the flavor were just good, red sauce seasoning was not too overpowering which it added a great balance with the flavorful congrí rice. Something good is cooking here worth to try, felt great to see the cooking team peeking our the kitchen to see if I was enjoying my food. Added a great warm touch to my experience. read more

El Sarten Restaurant & Lounge - Arroz congrí, puerco guisado y maduros - Cuban Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

La comida muy rica y variada,la atención muy buena;la piña colada deliciosa thanks regresaré read more

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The food was delicious. The staff was super attentive and the kids really enjoyed everything which is always a plus! The croquettes mixta appetizer is a must! You get a little bit of every flavor and the sauce is amazing read more

El Sarten Restaurant & Lounge - Café con leche - Cuban Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

I'll start by saying that this place has so much food to choose from and the concept of a Cuban food buffet is absolutely amazing. I went on a weekend and it's a little more expensive but there's so much food that I feel it's a great deal for the price that you're paying. Outside of the buffet cost, all you have to pay for are drinks and/or dessert, They have a great selection from pork to beef to chicken to fish to shrimp... they also have two types of rice: they had white rice and moros when I went. They have a section with salad and condiments to add to the salad, and they also had ceviche. They also had a section with different fruit that you can have as dessert. I will say, that the taste of the food could be improved. Unfortunately, I'm Cuban and come from a long line of very good cooks from my mother's side so I'm always searching for that great Cuban restaurant that I could truly say the food is seasoned as good as I'm used to. I felt that the fish was good, but fishy. The garbanzos were not seasoned and the shrimp was a little tasteless (there were those little shrimp that taste like water if you don't season them), so I had to add hot sauce to kind of compensate. I understand that a lot of people that might not be used to or like a lot of seasoning, and I don't mean salt I mean overall seasoning with garlic and onions and peppers, etc. But to be fair, the customer service from the wait-staff was absolutely amazing. I didn't want to give three stars because they had such a great selection, there was so much food, and the service was so great, but if I had one constructive comment to give, please tell the cook to kick it up a notch with the seasoning because it really did not taste like the Cuban food that I'm used to. Overall, I'm not sure if I would return because the food was not completely to my liking, but I might just to try the ceviche more salad, and more fruit next time around. For Americans or tourists that don't know any better, perhaps the seasoning is perfect. But at least for me I think I'll stick to eating Cuban at home... lol. Either way, thanks for the great service! read more

La calidad de la comida pésima, mucha propaganda en redes sociales pero que decepcion y además te ponen un service charge y otro cargo por pagar con tarjeta de crédito y te ponen la opcion para agregar más propina después de todos esos cargos adicionales , primera y última yendo a este restaurante. read more

A veces perdemos clientes por falta de organización , muy bien elaborada la comida pero recalentada , y muchos empleados arriba de uno , como si me la estuviera regalando,un lugar tan chico , lástima k mi dinero lo bote probando algo para saber cómo me sentiría ,pero en verdad no vuelvo más Sorry read more

Really Good Food , and attention from the lady in the bar, good taste , and presentation , good value in their menu, They offer delivery and also cantina at a good price. After I tried their food twice, I decided to order the cantina. To deliver to my office every weekday because of the variety they have. I hope the cantina taste as good as the menu for lunch. read more

We went here yesterday. The food really leaves a lot to be desired. Cuban food has a lot of flavor, all the food here lacked flavor. Everything was disappointing. The worst part was the fruit selection, all canned fruits(peaches,pineapple rings,pears)... the service was ok. The ambiance was the nicest part of this experience I would say. I hope management changes some things, I do know they've recently became a buffet. read more

New owners and management! Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!! The food is delicious. Great atmosphere, music and a good spot to for hookah nights. Definitely recommend!!! read more

El Sarten Restaurant & Lounge - Cuban Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

Went here for a night out with the family. Service was great. Food portions were excellent and we enjoyed a night listening to amazing musicians read more

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Excellent breakfast and super reasonable. Scrambled eggs and Cuban toast delivered hot, fast and delicious!! Excellent cafe con leche included for $2.99!!! Crazy good. Nice server kept checking back. read more

Extremely nice staff and attentive!! We ordered to go so we ended up just sitting at the bar. The establishment is large and clean. By the time we went there on a Sunday afternoon it was empty. I ordered a Mamey shake which was absolutely delicious so much that we ended up asking the waitress what her secret was, which she kindly answer and gave us all the tricks for a delicious Batido. We also had the palomilla steak with was really tasty. Will definitely come back. read more

The food wasn't bad, but the waitress was approaching to our table every 5 seconds making us uncomfortable, asking us if we was ok and that's not ok with us. Later this same waitress abandoned our table so we have to ask another waitress to please provide service to us . We like the way the place look like and is clean. Fuimos referidos a este lugar por una amiga, cuando llegamos nos recibió un señor que nos dijo que si no teníamos reservación no podíamos estar allí pero si pagábamos $40 por el show si podíamos estar y que además teníamos que consumir, entonces yo me pregunté: Están tan desesperados por el dinero? nosotros realmente necesitamos un lugar donde pudiésemos tomar unos tragos, bailar y pasarla bien y a pesar de que nos sentimos incómodos decidimos pagar los $40, y pedir un plato de comida. Pedimos un Cuvetazo, y a la hora de pedir la comida la camarera nos dijo que los precios de los platos en la carta no eran los reales, entonces yo me pregunté por segunda ves: sera real lo que yo estoy escuchando? pero igualmente les pedí el plato de comida que odviamente tenía un precio mucho más caro que el de la carta. No quisimos arruinar nuestra noche y seguimos en este lugar nombrado Bamboo. La verdad debo confesar que nunca antes habia pagado por un show tan mediocre donde para comenzar los speakers o bocinas del lugar chillaban a unos desíveles que podían dejarte sordo pero lo peor es que dicho show que era con un señor llamado Jorge Carlos se extendió por casi toda la noche y este señor que supuestamente era el cantante del show había invitado a todos sus amigos del barrio donde vivían en Cuba y más que sus canciones escuchamos relatos de su vida personal que la verdad no nos interesaba escuchar no fuimos allí a esto y nos pareció una tortura pero igualmente tratamos de pasarla lo mejor posible a pesar de todo. Finalmente cuando esté señor termino lo que ellos llaman show entonces comenzó la música grabada pero no música variada , solo música Cubana pero no hablo de la música Cubana de calidad como el grupo Los Van Van o Celia Cruz por tanto decidimos pedir la cuenta. Pedimos la cuenta y los tablets no les funcionaban tuvimos que esperar para pagar la cuenta por vastante tiempo hasta que a uno de los empleados se le ocurrió traer otra tablet a nuestra mesa para por fin pagarla. La camarera nos informó que además de pagar lo que consumimos debiamos pagar $10 extra por el concepto de Table fee. Is this place for real? Bueno nosotros decidimos no volver nunca más a este lugar. Mis recomendaciones si estás leyendo este review: Si quieres pasar una noche bonita para divertirte o relajarte no vallas a este lugar, si no eres Cubano no vallas a este lugar por que no la vas a pasar bien. read more

Excellent service and food at this little gem near our home. We came across it late Sunday and I the kids and I were in the mood for breakfast, tostada and cafe con leche. My kids LOVED it. Even something as simple as buttered toast was prepared with care. And the staff was delightful, friendly and informative. The pancakes that came with my sons meal were made in house and since he's too small for coffee, they brought him warm milk with a side of hot cocoa powder that he can add to his milk. So fun for him. Over all we had a very pleasant late afternoon here. It felt as if we were eating over at a family members home. Will definitely recommend and return for lunch or dinner. read more

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Delicious Cuban food and amazing service. The best mariquitas (plantain chips) in town. My party ordered a palomilla steak, chicken milanesa, pork chunks and vaca frita. Everything was amazing! Do yourself a favor and finish it off with a cafecito and flan! read more

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This place used to be really good before but now it has a new owner and the service is awful , they put you on hold when you call and take forever to do anything. Im really disappointed :( read more