El mejor! Comida deliciosa y siempre fresca, buenas porciones y Pedro es muy amistoso. El lugar es pequeño pero te hacen sentir en casa.

It was my pleasure to meet both Pedro and Cary when I visited this spotlessly clean, comfortable, air conditioned local West Tampa establishment. My Spanish is not strong but I did my best ordering two Cuban sandwiches, a colada and two guava pastries. Everything is very, very affordable! The colada was incredibly smooth and delicious with a beautiful creamy crema. I saw Pedro make it and he's an expert. I brought it out to the car to share with my wonderful wife and she enjoyed it also! Plus, this large amount of strong and sweet Cuban coffee is only $1.80! It's enough for 5 people but my wife and I polished it off easily. The Cuban sandwiches were tasty and the guava pastries were flaky! What more can you ask for? Finally, when I chatted with Pedro, he offered me a cup of Cuban coffee he had just made for himself and Cary. Pedro is a smiling and friendly gentleman. Please introduce yourself and chat with him! Life is good with Pedro's Cuban coffee! read more

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I've liked this place so much that I've visited twice. Their Cuban sandwiches are amazing , as well as the croqueta sandwiches. I mean everything is great. Pedro and the other young lady are great people , they make you feel at home. If you are Cuban and come into Tampa I recommend you visit them! read more

Pedro & Cary Cuban Cafe - Pan con croqueta left Sándwich cubano right Ham Croquettes (1) - Cuban Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Pedro And Cary. Not to be confused with that evil corporation (Enron And Cary), the place that sells replacement arm joints (Elbow And Cary), or a cheap motel just outside town (Bedbug And Cary). I'm going to Cary on with my reviews by voting for Pedro. One of these guys may be as short as Napoleon but their products are Dynamite. Just don't try and bring a pool stick in here, because they have a Cue Ban in effect. My notes said: Wonderful cafe with good Flan, but the star was the piping hot perfect Guava pastry that rocked my world, and very delicious scalding coffee too. Good prices, great service. To elaborate: I absolutely love this little unassuming, undiscovered, unexplored place... in fact I love it little bit too much. The people serving are absolutely wonderful, and were super happy to have me here, and super friendly. Of every Cuban place I've ever been to they might be the friendliest, and definitely top 5 along with the Cuban burger place in Miami for example. They're definitely right up there. Not to be confused with my out of town letter-writing friend (Penpal And Cary), my email that won't send (Pending And Cary), my libido (Lead In My Pencil And Cary), and Barbie's fave pampering activity (Pedicure And Cary). I'll definitely be back here absolutely every time I'm in town, and all the products they serve are top-notch and amazing. I would give them five stars for any one of them and all of them combined should get more like 15 stars really. Extra credit to them for being genius enough to sell me on the guava pastry, which I wasn't really looking at, but once they gave me the heads up that they were fresh and hot, I tried one and fell madly in love with it, to the extent that I just bought a ring and I'm going to propose. So now let's propose a toast. I mean propose to our toast. I mean, if we're proposing to guava pastries, we may as well propose to toast as well, right? Seriously. Make sure you come here when you're in town - amazing stuff and it's dirt cheap as well. Plus it was one of the best Cuban coffees I had in my whole time in Florida. Now that you've enjoyed my flow, it's time for me to rida off into the sunset with my coffee and my pastry de Guayaba. Aba nice day, and if you're single, take a chance on me. Not to be confused with a steak place (Welldone And Cary), an overpriced chain selling animal food (Petco And Cary), and the maximum security section at the state pen (Pedo And Cary). read more

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My go to spot for coladas, tostada and croquetas in the morning. Pedro is super nice. Opened Monday- Saturday until 2. read more

Buena vibra muy buen serviciolos recomiendo comida muy rica.gracias pedro y hija por el café cubano tan rico.

This review is solely for the Cuban coffee. Their cortadito was actually good, strong enough and not too milky. The flavor of freshly ground Cuban coffee is almost unforgettable and so unique, once you've had the good stuff you can recognize it at the first taste. I asked for a little bit of sugar only but it was still made a bit too sweet for me. The thing that always gets me though is how in Tampa (different than in Miami) the volume of the cortadito is literally double what it should be, more like a cafe con leche size. They require a $5 minimum if you wanna pay with credit card. read more

Their Cuban coffee is gold in a cup: rich, thick, creamy - almost chocolate-like. Just beautiful. A medium is a little over $1.50. And the guys here are fantastically friendly. I came for coffee but couldn't walk away without a papa relleña. The dark brown ball of fried potato and fatty meat was just the savory snack I needed to soothe my dieting soul. read more

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Amazing place. Real spanish food The lunch special is so cheap for all the food that you get! The owner is so attentive & nice. My mother loves him! Thank god I live right around the corner lol read more

As someone previously stated, do not come here if you're in a hurry. There is no method to how they take people's orders. I gave this place about 3 chances because it's close to work. Food and coffee is alright. I've had better in this area. read more

Muy buena la atención, la comida muy rica ,el lugar acogedor.Se lo recomiendo a todos.

Had a chicken empanada and a Cuban, both tasted great. Clean and friendly staff, will be back.

Lady was very rude. I did not get treated like a paying customer. I will NOT come again. Disgrace to Cuban restaurants & Cuban Buisness owners. I Will make sure that my fellow Cubans will know to steer away from this establishment. read more

Great Cuban food!!! Yuca is to die for. Seriously ! As previous review said, doesn't look amazing from the outside, but the food inside and ambience makes up for it! Small but cozy read more

Dont come here if youre in a hurry. They move like snails. There is absolutely zero sense of urgency. The food is okay at best. Some of their veggies taste like it comes out of a can. Because the price is so cheap I guess it's okay. The owner is super nice. And it's exactly the same every time you come. It's not bad but it's not great. If I'm in the area and I'm hungry and I'm craving for Spanish food -this is where I go. read more

So cute inside cafe con leche muy bueno. Very authentic. Give them a try get the Cuban bread.

This restaurant reminds me of a Puerto Rico Trip that I took about a decade ago. The cuisine was amazing. This cafe is the closest place to that memory for me. This is officially my favorite spot to get authentic cafe con leche' and perfect Cuban toast. I believe their secret is that this location feels like your personal kitchen, with the exception of the expert bartista. Anyhow, I never have to explain how I want my cafe con leche it is always effect, temperature, coffee to milk and froth. Perfection every time. I also had the pleasure of having an authentic pork Cuban and that sandwich was so amazing, I finished it in one sitting, which I can normally never manage to do. Again, these guys do a great job on the proportioning the ingredients. It is their secret ingredient, along with the impeccable customer service that I receive no matter how busy it may be. Gracias read more

Best Cuban food in town. I'm from Miami and moved to Tampa about a year ago and been coming here almost everyday. I always get a complete meal with cafe con leche and a coke. Fills me up! For $10 is not bad at all. Staff is very respectful and super nice. Would recommend to any Latin food lovers (Cuban) read more

I went in not knowing what to expect and I was a little disappointed because I thought they'd have pork sandwiches but it's mostly yucca, rice, braised pork and stewed pork plus baked chicken. Everything needed salt for flavor and some garlic. I'll take it home and doctor it up some. read more

Asked for bacon and a piece of egg for my cuban and media noche sandwiches and they had the audacity of charging me for a whole extra plate of scrambled eggs. Spent about $20 just in 2 sandwiches! Like come on they werent even that good! So sad read more

This place doesn't look impressive from the outside but the food is fantastic. The media noche is my favorite and the Cuban is good too. Super cheap also. Friendly service. I would recommend. read more

Really great food and clearly family owned and operated. I got lunch for our office, great Cuban sandwiches, roast chicken, rice, plantain, yummy flan and Cuban coffee that was sooo good. read more

"When I say a real whole in the wall." That's just what this Great restaurant owned and ran with Passion is. I had an amazing experience in this small diner not in the best area of Tampa but great food. Both Pedro and Cary are real Mami and Papi to their community. They leave there all to the true cuban food from the taste to the story. We found this place on google and drove over 10 miles to taste their food, We did not regret it one bit. When I tasted Don Pedro's Potatoes, I ask him what the seasoning was? He replied "LOVE ". Then said i'll tell you tomorrow when you come back. Well, I had t go back. So on our way back to Georgia we stop in for coffee and a togo plate for the road. Again the food was just great. Mr.Pedro when asked again what was in the Potatoes replied "LOVE" Their black bean, Cuban sandwich, Media Noche , Empanadas, are as true as it gets.God Bless you and thank you for bring my wife to tears with your passion to keep Authentic. Chef Raul Thomas read more

Best Cuban coffee I have had on my trip! Not sure if it's liquid crack or liquid gold, try it out and tell me what you think. The team are all super nice and friendly! Check them out! Highly recommended! read more

Good but not great. However, their empanadas are less than $2. Something to said for cheap! Also, they don't have iced tea, which is weird for Florida. And one note--bring your Spanish speaking skills if you want any question answered, otherwise it is a point and get type of deal. read more