This place is awesome for drinks and a good time but not so much the food. Colorful decor, lively vibes, and staff was friendly while we sat at the bar. We really enjoyed our drinks they were made well with the right amount of booze! The food, unfortunately, was not special at all. We ordered the Ropa Vieja and Tostones to share but all of it was so bland with no flavor. The tostones were not worth ordering, beans tasted from a can and the rice and meat had no seasoning. We will definitely come back only for the drinks next time. 🥂
Raymond Reyes
I've had the Cuban sandwhich in more than 30 different cities in various restaurants (that's a low estimate), so far up to June 2025 this is THE BEST! The pork so tender and juicy, it beats Miami's Sanguich. The Cuban coffee was ok, the coffee bean sweet if you like that. Very attentive and courteous staff.
Ramon Rodriguez
Great bar in downtown Phoenix, that's about it. It was voted Best New Bar of 2023 and that's it, really. Not a Cuban Restaurant by any stretch, it can say what it wants and sell Cuban inspired food which doesn't make it authentic or original. My first clash was with our server, we asked for some limes to go with our water, she acknowledged it and disappeared. It was not super busy but we noticed that they were chatting with a patron or coworker and completely left us to fend for ourselves, I got up and asked the bartender for some limes, he immediately cut us some. Waitress finally came around asked if we were ready and we place our orders, 3 Ropa Viejas, 2 fried Yuccas with rice and black beans. The order came fairly quickly. The Ropa Vieja was soft but had a super kick to it, spicy, anyone from the Island knows that Cubans don't cook or eat spicy food, bell peppers at the most and lots of sazón. The black beans had no flavor, it tasted like canned beans but even when I tried those before they were soft, this was like not cooked at all, super hard. Overall I left disappointed and hungry, beware it is not authentic Cuban food and the service lacks. The bar looked very animated and I am pretty sure I would have gotten better service there.
M
Awful. Service doesn’t exist. If you have a group don’t bother. Food was terrible and made us sick.
0/10
Javier T
Food was decent not that much flavor and make sure they don’t charge you twice because they charged me twice felt like they took advantage seeing one getting a couple drinks
Melissa W
What a great spot for a late night drink. A Cuban themed restaurant/bar, this spot is such a cute vibe. We sat at the bar late night and got a traditional mojito and a spicy margarita. These are craft cocktails with all homemade ingredients and a lot of care that goes into making them personally for each guest. The bartender was fantastic and discussed many different drinks with us. I would highly recommend this for an intimate date or a small group out. This wouldn't be a good spot for a group that's too big as the spot itself is small.
Gary Holloway
Fun Cuban restaurant in downtown Phoenix all the Cuban favorites and you feel like you're in Cuba
eva jordan
Food was very lacking in flavor, rice and beans were terrible. Not worth the price
Ilana Hale
Loved the drinks- La Mariposa in particular 💕. Only tried the guava and cheese empanadas and they were amazing.
Chan Prepre
Terrible experience at Coabana. They refused to serve a member of my group. It took a long time for anyone to even come over to our table and then when they finally did they said they couldn’t serve ONE person at our five person table. The only explanation I have for this behavior is discrimination. After speaking with the manager, he couldn’t provide a reasonable excuse for this behavior so we left without being served. This place doesn’t deserve business and needs some training in interpersonal skills and DEI.
If you are an underrepresented minority, do not go
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
R L
This place is great. Food, drinks, service were all excellent. Honestly I am usually underwhelmed with the food in Phoenix, and this place really impressed me. Check it out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marlow Quast
Loved the Mojito, midnight to Miami, Cubano, and the empanadas.
Service was fantastic, atmosphere was very Miami. Love it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ruben Campino
amazing place unfortunately not to much of cuban flavor at all. i tried the ropa vieja it was good bit more like a step-by-step vs ropa vieja im from miami and wanted to try something like home food but i guess im sure theres other things to try. ambiente was great. drinks are good .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Oran T
Good…food portions are small. Fun atmosphere is you like Pitbull for music.
This place is awesome for drinks and a good time but not so much the food. Colorful decor, lively vibes, and staff was friendly while we sat at the bar. We really enjoyed our drinks they were made well with the right amount of booze! The food, unfortunately, was not special at all. We ordered the Ropa Vieja and Tostones to share but all of it was so bland with no flavor. The tostones were not worth ordering, beans tasted from a can and the rice and meat had no seasoning. We will definitely come back only for the drinks next time. 🥂
I've had the Cuban sandwhich in more than 30 different cities in various restaurants (that's a low estimate), so far up to June 2025 this is THE BEST! The pork so tender and juicy, it beats Miami's Sanguich. The Cuban coffee was ok, the coffee bean sweet if you like that. Very attentive and courteous staff.
Great bar in downtown Phoenix, that's about it. It was voted Best New Bar of 2023 and that's it, really. Not a Cuban Restaurant by any stretch, it can say what it wants and sell Cuban inspired food which doesn't make it authentic or original. My first clash was with our server, we asked for some limes to go with our water, she acknowledged it and disappeared. It was not super busy but we noticed that they were chatting with a patron or coworker and completely left us to fend for ourselves, I got up and asked the bartender for some limes, he immediately cut us some. Waitress finally came around asked if we were ready and we place our orders, 3 Ropa Viejas, 2 fried Yuccas with rice and black beans. The order came fairly quickly. The Ropa Vieja was soft but had a super kick to it, spicy, anyone from the Island knows that Cubans don't cook or eat spicy food, bell peppers at the most and lots of sazón. The black beans had no flavor, it tasted like canned beans but even when I tried those before they were soft, this was like not cooked at all, super hard. Overall I left disappointed and hungry, beware it is not authentic Cuban food and the service lacks. The bar looked very animated and I am pretty sure I would have gotten better service there.
Awful. Service doesn’t exist. If you have a group don’t bother. Food was terrible and made us sick.
0/10
Food was decent not that much flavor and make sure they don’t charge you twice because they charged me twice felt like they took advantage seeing one getting a couple drinks
What a great spot for a late night drink. A Cuban themed restaurant/bar, this spot is such a cute vibe. We sat at the bar late night and got a traditional mojito and a spicy margarita. These are craft cocktails with all homemade ingredients and a lot of care that goes into making them personally for each guest. The bartender was fantastic and discussed many different drinks with us. I would highly recommend this for an intimate date or a small group out. This wouldn't be a good spot for a group that's too big as the spot itself is small.
Fun Cuban restaurant in downtown Phoenix all the Cuban favorites and you feel like you're in Cuba
Food was very lacking in flavor, rice and beans were terrible. Not worth the price
Loved the drinks- La Mariposa in particular 💕. Only tried the guava and cheese empanadas and they were amazing.
Terrible experience at Coabana. They refused to serve a member of my group. It took a long time for anyone to even come over to our table and then when they finally did they said they couldn’t serve ONE person at our five person table. The only explanation I have for this behavior is discrimination. After speaking with the manager, he couldn’t provide a reasonable excuse for this behavior so we left without being served. This place doesn’t deserve business and needs some training in interpersonal skills and DEI.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
If you are an underrepresented minority, do not go
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
This place is great. Food, drinks, service were all excellent. Honestly I am usually underwhelmed with the food in Phoenix, and this place really impressed me. Check it out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loved the Mojito, midnight to Miami, Cubano, and the empanadas.
Service was fantastic, atmosphere was very Miami. Love it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
amazing place unfortunately not to much of cuban flavor at all. i tried the ropa vieja it was good bit more like a step-by-step vs ropa vieja
im from miami and wanted to try something like home food but i guess im sure theres other things to try. ambiente was great. drinks are good .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Good…food portions are small. Fun atmosphere is you like Pitbull for music.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
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