Interesting restaurant. The whole ceiling cover with old tradition rice bag. Service is really nice compare to most of the other Spanish restaurant I had been. Food was good too. I sure will go back again. read more

Horrible, horrible. On my way back from the airport to Naples, my dad and I decided to stop here. There were only two tables occupied when we arrived so we expected good, quick service. We sat ourselves at a table where there were already glasses set up but out waiter just ignored them when taking our drink order. I asked for an arnold palmer and he said "we don't have a license for that." What? No, I don't want the alcoholic version, just the iced tea and lemonade. He goes to the back and returns without my father's drink nor water for the empty glasses telling me that they "don't do that here." Ummm, do you have lemonade? Yes. Do you have iced tea? Yes. Then you can just put half and half in a cup and I'll be happy. No, sorry, we don't do that. Fine, I'll just have a water. When he finally comes back with our drinks, my dad orders a grilled chicken steak with rice and beans. I ask about the sandwiches but they have no bread. Ok, what does the avocado salad have? Just avocado and three slices of lettuce? Nevermind. I'll have the ropa vieja. We wait 20 minutes (with my dad's presumed water glass empty and on the table) and our server comes back to tell us they don't have grilled chicken. We thought our food would have been almost finished by then so we're really surprised to hear he had JUST put our order in. Again, we were one of three tables there. He orders something else and I order a coffee. After waiting another 10 minutes I'd had enough. I cancel our order and ask for the check. He has the audacity to ask "for the iced tea and coffee?" No...for what's on the table which is just the iced tea. He leaves and another waiter comes and tells us we don't have to pay anything without apologizing for the horrible service and ridiculous wait time. Never again. read more

I discovered this place while just googling a place to deliver cuban food and decided to give it a chance. very delicious delivery, always still hot and better tasting that most nearby cuban establishments. After a few times getting delivery, we decided to go to the restaurant one time for breakfast. what a disappointment. service was slow, cafecito was served at room temperature, as was the food. stick to delivery, and if you order the churrasco- be adamant of how you want it cooked. my stepdad orders his steak welldone, and everytime they only cook it medium. other than that, not too bad at all for latin food in this side of town. Plus, they deliver! read more

Updating my review after another visit. On September 2nd, 2012, I had previously awarded them 5 stars. The following occured on January 4th, 2013. Though the restaurant was empty except for 4 other souls, the service was slow. I was about to leave. The fork had spots (I ended up dipping it multiple times in my glass of water to clean it). The ordered Churrasco with congris and plantains. For the price ($16.95, the serving portion was small. The congris and plantains was very good. I was extremely disappointed with the Churrasco. It was partially burned and just tasted bad. I left leftover churrasco and spitted out about 1/3 of what I ate. I have grilled better churrasco than this. Either this was a different chef or the steak was bad. I won't returning any time soon. There's other places (Islas Canarias and Palomilla Grill) with good food all the time. read more

Food 3.5 to 4 stars For service 1 star to 0.. If I could force myself to leave 0 tip I would. Thats how about the service is. Not to mention that everything is extremely slow.. read more

used to come here when I lived in Miami 10 years ago. But it's gone down No guajiro "feel" anymore, most of the old decor went away. Rock music blasting when we walked in. Ummm Cuban place? Hello? Ticket times were over 25 minutes and there were only a few guests. Not really acceptable BUT food was tasty and happy with the meal overall Probably will go again for nostalgic reasons but that's it read more

Yuk!! I'm should had known if on a Sunday morning there was no one in it was a sign that things wont be good. About the only thing good was the Cuban Bread ham super salty, fries really? And and dont get me started on the water down Orange juice from Winn Dixie, Worst breakfast in a while , lesson learned read more

This restaurant was always a neighborhood favorite and I have always found the food to be in line with your typical cuban eatery. The regular fare is consistent and their specials are decently priced. However, recently I have noticed a few trends that have me concerned. In no particular order... Overall their menu has stayed the same, but the portions have diminished somewhat. I have eaten at enough cuban places in and around Miami to know the difference between canned and made from scratch "frijoles negros". The ones I had recently, definitely tasted canned and re-heated. The breaded chicken steak had no flavor. It was woefully underseasoned and bland to the taste. The plantains were served a bit on the burned side. I asked the waiter to please bring me a fresh order and he hinted that they were all in the same condition and that the kitchen would not be making any more until the current batch was finished. The service while personable felt forced and at times overwhelming. You don't need to ask me four times how my food is, and if you see my glass is empty, please don't hesitate to pour more water without asking. I won't mind. For a place that was at times full of patrons on a Saturday night, it was pretty empty. There were two other couples eating tonight and I noted that one couple sent back their order twice. I recommend that the management do a top-down review of the restaurant and address the issues quickly. There's a lot of competition out there... read more

I had eaten here several years ago when the place was under different ownership. You can gauge what I thought of it by the fact that I did not go back for over ten years. I'm glad I went back after my long absence.. Apparently the ownership had changed, and that included a new chef. The food here is superb. Wonderfully tasty Cuban food, and some Cuban-esque gourmet dishes that are creations of the talented chef. Portions are plentiful and, I cannot say this enough, food is delicious. Whether you order soup, appetizers, salads, sandwiches, or entrees, you cannot go wrong. The food is fantastic. The service can be a little slow, and the food sometimes takes a few extra minutes to come out, but I believe it's worth it for the fresh, quality food that tastes so good. read more

I enjoyed everything! I went on a Friday and there was live performances which i enjoyed. One of owner's was taking care of my table. He was extremely nice and had and amaxing customer service!! The only thing i would say is to cook with less amount of oil but the food was great even though it was a little greasy. I brought home a churrasco to my husband and he loved it! read more

Average. The one thing that threw me back was how loud it was. The night we visited there was either a live singer or karaoke. I really couldn't discern it and we were not sitting in s spot where we could see the stage. The volume was extremely loud. Excruciating at times. I will never understood the need to have the volume so loud even after living in this town for 10 years. The food was average, nothing stood out. They have the usual Cuban fare. The service was okay. At times, I felt the staff just didn't want to be bothered. But overall the experience was okay. Not my 1st choice, maybe not my 2nd but in a pinch, it's alright. read more

Its the 1st time here And i will never recommend this place ever. Food it's not good, plus service it's bad. My breaded pork loin was so dried and without taste. My server has a horrible service, other tables got bread at the start my server never offer or gave us anything. He rush us for the food to be ordered. Never back... dont waisted you money... read more

This place is disgusting. Interior is dingy and smelly. Ordered Cuban Sandwich - so much Mayo and mustard that you couldn't even see anything else on it. Had to send them back and made a quick exit. Complete and utter disaster. This place should be closed. read more

With all the many choices of Cuban food in Miami, this has to be the worse cuban food I've ever had!! La peor palomilla y bistec empanizado de Miami!! Nada que ver con el Wajiros de años atras.. que pena.. read more

Great food we had Wajiro's bandeja was great and the service was good too will go again anytime they also have live music and shows

This was a spur of the moment stop on our way to Key West. Outstanding service and the food was great. Would definitely recommend. The pork was fantastic and the rice had great flavor. read more

Went to this establishment because we were told how great the food was. Unfortunately we never got to try anything. It was Friday, 11/17 we got there around 8 pm. We were sat quickly. We waited about 10 minutes before someone came to greet us and take our drink order. We each had water and ordered some mariquitas. Easy right? Well out came the water, we waited. A large party came and sat near us. While we waited, the child order for the large party receive their meal. Still we waited. 30 minutes after we arrived we left. The host attempted to ask why we left. Does it really take 30 minutes to get out some mariquitas??? Will never return. The food might have been great, but the service absolutely sucks! read more

Had a really great breakfast experience. If you are looking for authentic Cuban that is flavorful and moderately priced, this is the place to go if you are in the neighborhood I had the eggs with cheese and fries with Cuban toast. The lemonade was fresh squeezed and delicious. My partner had steak and eggs and said it was really good too. Friendly service for non Spanish speakers read more

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Just ordered a meal from Wajiros and they got one side order wrong. When I called the owner personally talked to me apologized server also times. Was very nice and offered to credit me more than what I paid for the side item. He called me again just to make sure I got the correct order. Thank you so much, I will be ordering again from them not to mention food was so good loved all of it. read more

This place was the best, many years ago ... those of you that follow me know that I LOVE GOOD FOOD!!! let's start by the appetizers, we ordered croquetas de jamón, tamal en hoja and tostones rellenos de camarones - HORRENDOUS! Everything tasted like they came out of box. To eat I ordered grilled chicken with mashed potatoes and fried sweet plantains, again everything tasted like it came out of a box. What is going on?! Service was terrible and the place wasn't even busy! (Now I know why, EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE HERE!!!) read more

Great selection and great food. Sometimes they have live people singing to give the place a more vivid place which is great and service is great as well will come back again read more

Wajiro's is under new management for the last year and if you have not been by, i strongly advise you to give it a try. The food is very good and plenty and prices are fair. There is a big selection of dishes for all ages and taste. I have seen the restaurant changed in the last year and the owners are doing everything to make it better. There is also live entertainment on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening. read more

AMAZING CUBAN FOOD!!! I am very picky with my choices in food this restaurant has everything you would want any day of the week. Great service waiters and owner very pleasant. Great music with a small stage. Everything on there menu has an authentic taste I can't get enough I will keep coming here! read more

Wajiro's Restaurant - Cuban Near Me - Miami, Florida

We first arrived at the place and everything was okay. We were told to sit down. It's was 8 of us celebrating a birthday. When we sat down sand asked for their paper menu they said they could only give us 2 menus because the manager was not there and until he arrived,then we were going to get the menu. We had not even looked at the menu and the waiter which was sooo rude, and moody, was rushing us to order. she really had the guts to tell everyone to hurry up cause she had other tables waiting for her. Once we were rushed and were ready to order they were out of many things on the menu, no shakes, no lemonades no juices, no main plates. So that left us with very limited options and still being rushed because she had no patience. When the manager arrived he came to our table brought the menus without even saying hi, or apologizing for the inconvenience and rudeness of his employee, did not even ask if everything was okay at the table. Service is the worst. Had the worst experience. Definitely do not recommend. read more

Hellhole. My first one star ever. We were welcomed by two male waiters with a big arguey about whom would attend us. Filthy floors and plastic menus. Filthy chairs. Rice and beans in the chairs. No wine list. Waiter, the poor one who lost the fight, told us they don't have an alcohol license. Brought three bottles of wine, $40 to $60, that price asked for a $ 6.99 wine at Publix. read more

We went as a group of 9 and we all ordered separate cuban dishes. I had the Palomilla steak that was seasoned great and tasted great the rice, Black beans and Yuca were also very good. My wife had the fried pork chunks and again they were very good. The desert flan was outstanding. Great food, great Mojitos and the live entertainment was also nice. We were all very satisfied read more

I have only eaten there once for breakfast, and it was great food. The service was good as well. Yet I have ordered out for dinner a bunch of times. They deliver in a timely fashion, and are always polite. I'm obsessed with their mariqitas (plantain chips), their pan con bistec, and their chocolate milkshake. never fails. read more

TERRIBLE!!!!!!! I did not like this place at all!! My fiance took me here for lunch one day and I didn't eat anything at all! The place itself if not clean, the decoration is cheap and old, and the food is horrible!!! It's really hard to mess up a Cuban Restaurant and these people really did!!!I ordered a Grilled Chicken Breast with white rice and black beans - the Chicken Breast was not fully cooked, it had no color!! The rice was hard and dry and the black beans tasted disgusting!!! The service was horrible - there were only two other couples there and we had to wait like 25 minutes for our food!!!! All you hear were two men talking in Spanish - mind you, I'm Cuban but it was really annoying listening to their conversation and not being able to have one of your own! I think this place should be closed down because there are plenty of good Cuban restaurants already! read more

Poor customer service,I waited 45 minutes until finally they took my order then brought me some bread and butter and later the water on the table, also the waiter forgot to bring me a beer I ordered at the beginning when he took my order,then when I remind HIM about it he brought me a beer of another brand that I didn't ask for, and never saw him again,food was brought by another waiter not hot and really not worth of the price I paid for it,there were about 4 waiters at that moment at the restaurant and only five tables occupied with customers and no one of them even come once to ask me if everything was ok or if I wanted more water or offer me more bread while I was waiting for my picadillo con arroz and frijoles negros,a food that most latin restaurants have cook and ready to serve all the time to the customers, definitely a place I'll never go back again read more

Love Wajiro's Restaurant best restaurant ever. You should try the Marhavana OMG !!! And la crema de Malanga the best I've ever tasted!!!! People is very nice an Pichi is my favorite waitress.thank you all!!!! read more

Went there on a Monday night. Fairly empty. Ordered picanha rice beans, plantains and flan. Picanha was overcooked low quality meat. Plantains were dried up exchanged it for the flan which was amazing. Will not come here again unless it's for a cafe con leche or a beer read more

Went with the family after a baseball game. We were a group of 9 and we arrived around 10 pm that night. We ordered mostly sandwiches for the kids and a few meals for the adults. The food was good quality and well prepared. Everything came out warm and delicious. I recommend trying the wajiro special sandwich! The service was friendly, but the only down side was we waited about 40 mins to get our food. Once the food finally arrived, we didn't even have utensils to eat with. All this time without our appetizers or even some bread. Maybe we just caught them on an off night. I will be trying them again soon to see if it improves. read more

Im giving a one star to this place. As i came in with my family to have a relaxing dinner. But. Waiter was not friendly nor helpful. Once they took the order, waiter never came in to ask if everything was great or to check if we needed anything else, just to ask if we needed the check. The menu is horrible. Mixed with ads of other businesses. I need a menu, not a "Claritin". They barely have drinks , either canned juice , sodas or wines and some. Beer . Place is a bit small for the ammount of crowd that comes in. Only one bathroom per gender. And no baby koala changing station. I came in with great expectations but i guess due to its location, they have no idea of costumer service. The prices are okay due to the lact of service. I honestly do not recommend this restaurant. read more

This was my 3rd and last time eating at this restaurant. the last 2-times service was real bad, but I gave it a second chance. This is how the service went... We were told by a server, who was too busy texting to sit anywhere we want. When he brought the menu, he just slid it on the table and walked away. No..hello, can I get you anything to drink..nothing. I looked at my friend and waited for the server to come and take our order, which he did but very robotic. The food was dry and extremely salted. On the way out two servers were talking by the door and as we left they did not acknowledge us.........VERY BAD SERVICE. read more

wAJIROS IS ONE OF THE FINEST IN THE WORLD...recommend their ropa vieja... courteous, quick, clean place... adorable all the staff. I had a group of 30 people for charitable fundraiser last year and they were superb... we are doing it again this year. read more

You should always be wary of restaurants that are empty at dinnertime. I know times are hard, but when you are charged $5.25 for a salad that consistsof four pieces of wilted iceberg lettuce, and a paper thin slice of tomato, you realize that imes must be much worse for the owners of this restaurant. I also ordered a diet coke and was charged $2.00 for what appeared to better belong in a dollhouse's kitchen table than a served to a human being (It was the size of a dixie cup) the rest of our food was luke warm, yet somehow warmer than the service. As someone who had always liked Wajiros, I was shocked at how quickly they've cut corners. read more

The city should consider giving a thorough inspection to this restaurant. I found it dirty better yet disgusting. Found food inside the menu, on the floor, and utensils not cleaned well. The food!.... The worst croqueta preparada sandwich I have ever experience out of a Cuban restaurant. I push myself to eat half of the sandwich. When the server came to pick up the plates he didn't even bother asking if I want to take the other half with me or if there was something wrong with the sandwich. He picked up the plate and walked towards the back. This clearly showed me that they are used to having people leaving food behind. Unfortunately I made the mistake not to read the reviews prior to my visit. My visit was on a Sunday. read more

Tasty food, ethnic atmosphere, good food for kids (although limited selection). Inexpensive, worth it. Stopped for lunch on the way back from the Everglades. Authentic Cuban menu, fairly large portions, didn't wait overly long to be served. read more

As a Cuban-American, I was fortunate enough to grow up eating Cuban food. There are also plenty of eateries in South Florida (especially Miami) that serve Cuban dishes, so I know I can always find a place to satisfy my craving. Unfortunately, this place failed to impress me. I had high hopes when the warm bread rolls came out, but my croqueta preparada sandwich left something to be desired. The croquettes' flavor was overwhelmed by the sliced ham, and the fries were bland. It's a sad testament when the best part of your meal is the free bread that serves as your appetizer. read more

Group of 14 of us came to this place and being Cuban, I'd say the food was really good with large servings, however, NOT worth what we paid for. My girlfriend got the churrasco and it was $18?! That's a bit much. We asked for a beer and wine list and the waiter said they didn't have one but to him what we wanted (well we didn't know obviously) so he suggested Sangria. I then asked him what kind and he began to get an attitude with us and said it was Spanish Sangria (not sure what that means) and suggested a pitcher. It came out in a karaf which is NOT a pitch and then come time to pay for the bill it was $22! Felt robbed. You can get great Cuban food anywhere. Especially in Hialeah. As far as seating, we were celebrating my cousins college graduation and she had told them she wanted to be someone close to the stage so we can see the people singing karaoke. When we arrived, we were practically on stage. We had two babies with us and they did not think or suggested moving away from the blaring singers. Half our party ended up having to eat quickly and then wait outside for the rest of us. read more

Wajiro's Restaurant - Pork chunks with tostones - Cuban Near Me - Miami, Florida

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