Stopped in for breakfast. The service was excellent and attentive. My breakfast consisted of 2 fried eggs, bacon, home fries, and toast. The food was perfectly prepared and the toast was Cuban bread with butter. The coffee was superb and I recommend El Tropico for breakfast. The ambience is as expected for a breakfast cafeteria. They have a nice dining area with a bar in the back. My entire bill was $12.91 plus tip and I was completely satisfied. read more

El Tropico Restaurant - Fried eggs, toast, bacon and potatoes. - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

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He venido al Tropico Rest por mas de 20 años y siempre la calidad de sus sandwiches han sido lo mejor, las quesadillas son deliciosas y ni se diga de su cafe con leche, recomendado 100% read more

El Tropico Restaurant - Menu - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

Stopped here for an economical Cuban breakfast while in the area, i had not been here in many yrs but the place looks the same inside just older and in need of updating. The scrambled egg whites with ham were good, croquettes small tasted ok plus the cafe con leche typical as expected taste, service was excellent, attentive. 2 persons eat for $33 including tip. Parking is very adequate. There is a bar to sit at when you arrive but seating is also available at rear and more private. I rate about 3.5 stars. read more

It is definitely a red flag when the restaurant is completely empty with sticky menus, seats, and tables. We had to seat ourselves and wait a while for the waitress to stop by. The waitress was super unfriendly and rude and took a while to get us menus and water. We were not able to order rice and chicken because there had to be a minimum of 5 people in your party and an hour wait. Just for rice and chicken. Definitely will not be coming back. read more

Me encanta la ventanita que tienen, cuando estoy apurado solo paso a comerme una croqueta y un cortadito de desayuno, he venido a este restaurante por mas de 10 años, el dueño siempre amable al igual que su staff 5 read more

authentic Cuban food!! Plus mango juice hit the spot!! Came midday so fairly quiet but served quickly. Will come back again when in Miami! Food was flavorful and so very delicious and price was reasonable. read more

El Tropico Restaurant - Half chicken plate.. 2 sides of moro and plantains!! Plus mango juice - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

It's a nice place to go for a good hearty meal. Their breakfast and lunch specials are good and their dishes are well cooked and tasty. The presentation is so-so, and so is the service; and the service goes downhill from there when they get busy. Prices are reasonable and the place is kept very clean. Overall, it's a nice place, but not great. read more

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Fantastic service, very tasty food. Plenty to pick from. Very reasonable prices. Highly recommended.

Good service and Very Tasty sandwiches. My favorite was the Miami and my husband enjoyed the Cuban. Raphael made us some excellent sangria. We enjoyed it so much we came back the next day. The bacon on the Miami was crispy and complemented the pork on the Miami. I am not a connoisseur of Cuban food, but we really enjoyed the food. It was a great way to take our minds off having to evacuate for Milton. read more

Food was just ok. Service was good. We had just landed so we were looking for something close to the hotel to eat at. I wouldn't go out of my way to eat here again. read more

Ordered the bistec sándwich here. It was okay to be honest. Loved the mayo on it but they definitely could have placed more of the fries on it. read more

El Tropico Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

I've been coming here for many years and has always been a solid spot to stop in for empanadas and a cafesito. Also their lunch it's pretty good and most of their staff is very friendly. read more

El Tropico Restaurant - Ventanita - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

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Awesome environment, great food and a little blast from the past. My boss and I stopped by here for a quick bite before the lunch rush and were delighted to find an old school like cafeteria. Rarely do you see cafeteria eight the old diner bar look. The food was delicious and the servers were great. Had a traditional media noche (midnight) sandwich. Did not disappoint. If you're in the area and in the mood for Cuban sandwiches, stop by, I know I will. read more

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Nice place to come if you are looking for an overloaded breakfast. Latin american food but is not traditional food just regular food. I can't say that the attention is perfect but is not that bad. Prices are a little bit high but it is just a little bit in my opinion. I try this scramble eggs with bacon and fries and it was pretty good. In general el tropico restaurant is OK. read more

El Tropico Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

Fast and friendly service. Food is typical cuban, taste fresh from the island. Lechon was well seasoned, soft and fell apart without effort, yellow rice had a good taste. A lot of food for the price IMO...plate pictured was on the menu for $9.99, definitely worth fighting miami traffic to head over. read more

El Tropico Restaurant - Lechon asado, yellow rice and plantain - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

So in all honesty, this ain't the most quaint...but it also ain't the most lame of establishments. No they are not trendy, decor is outdated and service is neither here nor there. Yes, health inspectors may come and find a few surprises and I'd probably never use the bathroom here nor would I have lunch but I strictly come out of pure convenience... Its the only place that I know of close enough to work that serves a regular ole tostada con café con leche...Cuban style! Its my favorite type of breakfast and this little shopping center find fulfills the craving without all the bells and whistles. Now its nearly impossible to mess up on this breakfast so the 3 stars are solely dedicated to the food while the lack of stars is dedicated to the establishment which in my opinion deserves a little TLC. read more

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Friendly and fabulous food. Love it. I highly recommend it for an excellent Cuban style lunch. read more

This has to be by far the best pargo frito i ever had!! It is consistent every time it's delicious worth every dime and worth the wait!! I love this place!!!! For many reasons, most of the girls are really nice and welcoming. Living in Doral gets very challenging if you done speak Spanish. it's hard to find a place in Doral who is willing to communicate in English as well.. so I like that! I get to practice my Spanish lol but more than that the owner is super humble and by looking at that place you wouldn't thing that the food is that great.. I know I was skeptic at first.. but between my colada my churrasco and my pargo I am never going to stop coming here, and if you haven't.. you should stop by and check them out read more

El Tropico Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

During our stay at the Hilton we wandered over to this delightful little Cuban restaurant where we were greeted by the most wonderful waiter! The atmosphere was great the food was amazing and the cocktails were delicious!! We had such a wonderful relaxing time there and when we left the waiter was outback and he made a point to come outside and say goodbye to us!! The Cubanaro sandwich was delicious!! read more

El Tropico Restaurant - Delicious Cubanaro - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

For my husband and myself this El Tropico is like home for us, Maria is the ABSOLUTE BEST server....but they all are very attentive The food is always freshly prepared and they are fast also You won't be disappointed if if you stop by! read more

Not all El Tropicos are the same, but they are pretty dismal. We live in Cuban cuisine heaven- unfortunately these guys just mass produce it and it shows. The service is dicey and the food is greasy, not exactly that home taste that you look for when you visit an authentic restaurant. Revisiting the service comment, it is just way too informal and they just don't engage you. I feel like I am just one more patron- and even if I am... When I am paying bill and tip it is reasonable to expect a certain degree of good service. The food.... BLAH ... there are many other choices. move along. read more

I don't love the other El Tropico in Doral, so when everyone wanted to come here I let out a silent inner groan. I was very surprised in a pleasant way. We were here for lunch. Service was great, and the Vaca Frita was HUGE! Enough for later. The food was good and the prices were too. I have a new found respect for this place. Oh and of course the coffee was Cubalicious. read more

Great authentic Cuban food. Had a yummy Cuban sandwich. Will definitely come back! read more

El Tropico Restaurant - Cuban sandwich. - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

Four star in-class, meaning that it's authentic as a Cuban three-meal diner. Came this morning for a café con leche and empanada while wife sleeps in on her birthday morning with the kids. Cuban music emitting in that airy mono sound - not an English conversation to be heard. It's assumed the patron is hispanophonic (an assumption naturally borne out throughout the area). Good experience that reminds me of my working mornings in Miami back in the mid nineties. Come by and savor the flavor - actually and metaphorically. read more

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Firstly do not confuse this "El Tropico" with the other El Tropico restaurant. The pictures and information on yelp for both are mismatched. This one does not serve the arepas with the bread basket. On to the review. The restaurant is very dingy It smelled like a dirty unbathed man inside and yet still somehow I was so hungry I didn't lose my appetite and still managed to order something. The food itself was mediocre at best. The boliche was just okay. The bistec empanizado tasted like the oil was old and needed to be changed a long time ago. The tostones were good however. The service was poor. And lastly the bathroom were absolutely atrocious. All in all this place should be avoided. I never understand how places like this manage to stay in business. read more

This is a serviceable Cuban restaurant and a great place to get cafecitos in an otherwise desert of good places to eat and grab coffee. Coffee stand outside is fast, perfectly fine if all you want is the standard Cuban colada or Cortadito made with Bustelo, it's just like Little Havana. I've been here for breakfast and a quick business lunch and they do a good job with standards like picadillo, ropa vieja and arroz con pollo. Don't expect it to be Versailles or La Carreta but you can do much worse in this part of Doral. read more

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Service was good. Food was good and large Portions. Restaurant looked a little dated. read more

At one point and many years ago. This place was a decent place to visit. Now it's a dump. It looks old. However is clean and staff gives you decent service. I am currently eating a chicken breast with black beans and rice. I must tell you the worse Cuban beans I have ever tasted. It's overly salted and it has a faint smell of being in a pot for two days and put away under a broken refrigerator full of fungus. The chicken was unfrozen 1 hour ago and it's texture is of a Chinese cardboard milk on a hot day in Nevada. Pretty disgusting. Place empty. Won't be around for good. If you must go, order the superb free bread and a nice Cuban coffee with little sugar. Yelp this is no ethnic food. read more

El Tropico Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

I arrived for lunch and was expecting to have a regular Media Noche Sandwich. I was surprised when my sandwich had actual moist, tender ham and not the dried out ham used in most sandwiches. The cheese was warm and actually melted. The sandwich was served with plantain chips sprinkled on top which was unusual for that type of sandwich. The sandwich was good even though the ham was a little fatty. I tried the fried pork chunks and they were very soft and tender. The seasoning was great and they weren't fatty and hard. The wheat shake was on the watery side so I wouldn't order that there. But the food was good even though the service was meh. I would go again if I'm in the area. read more

I agree with other reviews, this was a great place to visit at some point in the past. I don't know what happened here. Let me begin by saying that I used to frequent this place a lot and it was unique. This is my second visit for lunch this month and it will be my last. A few weeks ago, I ordered chicken churrasco and while it wasn't great, it was manageable. Today, I ordered to go the bistec de palomilla (pan fried steak or thin cut butterfly steak) with tostones. The steak was very tender and tasty, however no onions, parsley or sauce was included. Now, this is the part that makes me mad; this is South Florida, how can you messed tostones up so bad in a Latin restaurant??? They were dripping in oil. Want to know how much? Well, to the point the color was changed to dark brown, not yellow and crispy as normal, but very dark brown & soaked! Folks, stay away from this place and take your hard earned money someplace else. The customer service is always good, but let's be honest, while an essential part of the package, we go to restaurants to eat good food not customer service. I won't be back. read more

Tucked in a strip mall in Doral, this place is nothing special but serves decent cuban cuisine. I usually judge a good cuban place but how good their pork is. In this case, i had the lechon and it was on par. Portion was copious, it had some skin (yum!) but some pieces were a bit dry and it did come with the usual onions and mojo. Their sandwiches are good as well; I had the surtido, medianoche and croqueta preparada and I would recommend them all. Overall, this is a decent place and would recommend it for lunch. read more

When a place is empty for dinner, there is probably a reason. The reason is probably that something is wrong. In this case, the food is just passable. They try to compensate by serving very large portions. The decor and furniture is decrepit and has not been updated for many years. read more

My friends and I tried this place while visiting Florida. It was located near our hotel and looked promising. Unfortunately all I recall is the loud tv in the dining area. The food was simply o.k.--nothing exceptional. Service was decent. read more

El Tropico Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

Disgusting food, couldn't communicate with waitress. Left completely unsatisfied, and way too expensive.

Tasteless food, very disappointed, tried to make a complaint and the do not care. Prices a bit high, small portions

Really good authentic Cuban food. Clean, friendly, fast, affordable. Don't miss out on this little gem. read more

El Tropico Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

The food is on par with most other restaurants in Doral. The customer service is lacking, if you don't speak Spanish. It wasn't my first time to go here, but the customer service was the same. I would do my best to speak Spanish, to be polite to them, but they could care less. It's not about whether or not you speak English or whether or not you speak Spanish, it's just a matter of smiling and having a bit of good customer service. If their customer service would improve so would the rating. I won't be returning. There are plenty of other places like this in Doral where the customer service is so much better. Please note this is in reference to the people that work at the window. read more

The food was mediocre. My yuca lacked flavor. The steak Milanese wasn't bad but it wasn't amazing either. My fresh mango juice was very good. My son did enjoy the ground beef and beans but found it to be too salty. read more

We came for breakfast, should be pretty clean in the am they just opened, right? WRONG! The place is filthy, we had a fly and a spider on our table. It really is just terribly dirty, walls, floor, silverware, etc. There were food pieces from the dinner service all over the floor (looked days old) kicked around to the edges of the wall. If that is what the dining room is like, I am scared to see the kitchen. We left--couldn't stomach eating there. read more

Not the best Cuban food, not the worst either. Came here for a quick breakfast with some family. The cafe con leche was good and the batido de trigo was really yummy. The price for the tostada con jamon y queso was a little steep considering that I've had way better for less money at other Cuban restaurants. Very few people there and even then the service was a little slow, but nothing horrible. This is a decent stop if you're in the area and want some decent Cuban food, but not a place to really plan on going. Lots of better Cuban places in nearby Hialeah. read more