Cubana @ Smithfield

4.2 (26)

£25 and under

Cuban

59 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 6HA

About this restaurant

Great for happy hour
Innovative
Neighbourhood gem

Cubana at Smithfield is the sister restaurant of the established Cubana at Waterloo - famous for its Mojitos, Cuban food and salsa music. Cubana at Smithfield also offers a bar and restaurant, but adds a coffee roastery and in-house baker, baking artisan breads and pastries - alongside an eat-in or take-out café and lunch-time Street Food. Cubana at Smithfield is open from breakfast to early evening cocktails and dinner and is available at weekends for private parties and events.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Cuban
Hours of Operation
Wed, Thu 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri 12:00 pm–12:00 am Coffee Shop Mon–Fri 8:00 am–5:00 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 12:00 pm–2:30 pm
Website
http://cubana.co.uk/
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress

Location
59 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 6HA
Area
Barbican
Parking Details
Street Parking
Public transport
Located between Farringdon, Barbican and Chancery Lane stations
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wine

The Full Cuban£5.00
Spicy Cuban ground beef hash with a fried free range egg on top – a Havana favourite – served with sourdough toast or bread, Netherend Farm butter and your choice of Spanish Orange Blossom Honey or Heavenly Hedgerows grapefruit-lemon-orange marmalade
Three Free-Range Egg Omelette£5.00
With your choice of any three fillings from organic chorizo, home-cured free-range ham, fresh tomato, Spanish cheese, cilantro, flat-leafed parsley, peppers and red onions – served with sourdough toast or bread, Netherend Farm butter and your choice of Spanish Orange Blossom honey or Heavenly Hedgerows grapefruit-lemon-orange marmalade
Two Free-Range Eggs Any-Way-You-Want£4.00
Served with sourdough toast or bread, Netherend Farm butter and your choice of Spanish Orange Blossom honey or Heavenly Hedgerows grapefruit-lemon-orange marmalade
Orange-Scented Buttermilk Pancakes£5.00
served with your choice of agave syrup, home-made salted caramel, chocolate ganache, home-made strawberry topping, fresh tropical fruits or strawberries
French Toast with Cinnamon-Vanilla Sugar£5.00
served with your choice of agave syrup, home-made salted caramel, chocolate ganache, home-made strawberry topping, fresh tropical fruits or strawberries
Belgian Waffles£5.00
served with your choice of agave syrup, home-made salted caramel, chocolate ganache, home-made strawberry topping, fresh tropical fruits or strawberries
A Large Dish of Fresh Tropical Fruits£5.00
Organic Yoghurt£4.00
with home-made Granola, fresh tropical fruits and fresh strawberry topping
Home-Made Tropical Bircher Muesli£4.00
A Plate of Home-Cured Free Range Ham£6.00
Spanish cheeses, fresh tomatoes and sourdough bread
Pastries and Donuts From Our Artisan Bakery£1.00
Freshly-baked by us every day, including our famous flaky breakfast bunuelos, donuts with a Latin-American twist, fresh brioche, cronuts and more

Sides

all £1.50

Cuban Baked Beans
Home-Cured Free-Range Bacon
Organic Chorizo
Home-Cured Free-Range Ham
Fresh Tropical Fruits
Organic Yoghurt

Drinks

Fresh Tropical Smoothie£3.00
Fresh Tropical Juice£3.00
Fresh Orange Juice£2.50

Reviews

OpenTable reviews from verified diners

Reviews from people who have dined at Cubana @ Smithfield.

4.2

(26)

4.1Food
4.0Service
4.1Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

26 Reviews

OT
OpenTable Diner
London1 review
1.0
Dined on 24 November 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
The food was bland. Prawn skewers were supposed to be marinated but looked boiled. Chilli rice had no flavour and certainly no spice. We were sat next to an open plan kitchen and so were cold the entire meal due to excess ventilation. We were rushed while ordering the whole night until we complained about the food, at which point all members of staff became inexplicably absent. After voicing our complaints the manager did reduce our bill but I can’t say that this made the experience good value for money. If you’re not bothered by bland food then Cubana is definitely the place for you. As you can imagine, against this backdrop the live music became increasingly jarring. The cocktails were, however, acceptable.
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Smudger82
London1 review
1.0
Dined on 9 September 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Not sure if this is the fault of Cubana or OpenTable, but the restaurant wasn't open. Our booking was accepted for 6pm Saturday and I received a reminder email the day before. Very unhappy at spending time and money to travel to a restaurant that doesn't open on weekends.
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dinner
London18 reviews
4.0
Dined on 17 August 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
restaurant was tucked away but really cool vibe and ambience. happy hour was 2 for 1 cocktails. food was nice too.
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MishalP Gold
London16 reviews
4.0
Dined on 11 August 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Could do with more one more waiter ! Overall it was great !
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OpenTable Diner
London2 reviews
1.0
Dined on 13 July 2017
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Booked for 6pm a table for 2. Got there to be turned away by the doorman because "there was a private function on " Manageress said they tried contacting me but that was a lie. I will never go back there.
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OpenTable Diner
London6 reviews
3.0
Dined on 9 June 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
limited but great selection on the menu, and enjoyed every morsel Happy hour on limited number of cocktails, but the key ones. Fantastic place if you want a good meal & drinks with friends in quiet surroundings Live music starts at 9pm, and very good cuban/spanish music
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Anonymous
London143 reviews
3.0
Dined on 12 April 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
As much as I loved the location and the service, the food has disappointed me a lot. We tried quite a few dishes amongst startes and fish & meat mains but we were not impressed by any of them. I think it lacked in freshness and texture. The presentation was ok. Overall, a nice place were to go for a drink and a bite (after a few drinks, so everything tastes better) but in my humble opinion not a foodie destination
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Veggie
London15 reviews
5.0
Dined on 12 April 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Went here for a catch up with a friend. The dishes were very good, and excellent value. The drinks were good too. I hadn't heard of the dishes before but they were delicious. Will definitely go back
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AlexandraR
London3 reviews
4.0
Dined on 23 March 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
I regularly go to Cubana for a lunch break with colleagues cause it's a great place to forget about work. The deco is really cute , the music is great and the service is quick so what's more to ask for... Well, maybe the fact that the food is super tasty and good value for money and that their no-alcoholic cocktails are so good that they should probably be illegal. It's a great place to organise private parties too...Last Thursday, they also had live music which made me shake on my chair.
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OpenTable Diner
London2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 11 March 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Came with a group at 9pm after a prior engagement. We were greeted warmly at arrival and given a seat at the front close to the live music. Ordered a tapas sharing platter and a jug of mojito which came to us in good time. The salsa class started after this, which was entertaining to watch as we ate. Mains followed at the correct timing after this. Food was very tasty and the portions and presentation was very good. The plantain chips and the parilla cubana were the highlight. Meat was cooked very well and was very tasty. Not dry at all. Will be coming here again in the near future!
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Cuban
Hours of Operation
Wed, Thu 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri 12:00 pm–12:00 am Coffee Shop Mon–Fri 8:00 am–5:00 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 12:00 pm–2:30 pm
Website
http://cubana.co.uk/
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress

Location
59 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 6HA
Area
Barbican
Parking Details
Street Parking
Public transport
Located between Farringdon, Barbican and Chancery Lane stations
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wine

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Cubana @ Smithfield

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

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Additional information

Breakfast

The Cubana Breakfast Special

Two Free-Range Eggs, any Way You Want

Orange Scented Buttermilk Pancakes

French Toast with Cinnamon-Vanilla Raw Sugar

Belgian Waffles

The Cubana Breakfast Special with Two Sides

Home-Cured Free-Range Bacon

Home-Made Spicy Baked Beans

Home-Cured Free-Range Ham

Spanish Chorizo

Artisan Bakery

Pastry of Your Choice

Sourdough Bread Toast

Freshly-Baked Sourdough Bread

And Choice Of

Home-Roasted Cuban Coffee

Tea

Fresh Tropical Smoothie

Fresh Pressed Juice

Featured Items

The Full Cuban£5.00

Three Free-Range Egg Omelette£5.00

Two Free-Range Eggs Any-Way-You-Want£4.00

Orange-Scented Buttermilk Pancakes£5.00

French Toast with Cinnamon-Vanilla Sugar£5.00

Belgian Waffles£5.00

A Large Dish of Fresh Tropical Fruits£5.00

Organic Yoghurt£4.00

Home-Made Tropical Bircher Muesli£4.00

A Plate of Home-Cured Free Range Ham£6.00

Pastries and Donuts From Our Artisan Bakery£1.00

Sides

Cuban Baked Beans

Home-Cured Free-Range Bacon

Organic Chorizo

Home-Cured Free-Range Ham

Fresh Tropical Fruits

Organic Yoghurt

Drinks

Fresh Tropical Smoothie£3.00

Fresh Tropical Juice£3.00

Fresh Orange Juice£2.50

Additional information

Not available on OpenTable