Habana

708 Spectrum Center Dr Suite 708, Irvine
(949) 419-0100

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Dan Stowell

Loved our dinner here. The vibe, food, and service delighted. Abel was so attentive and helpful, and brought the fun. Can’t wait to go back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ruby Hernandez

came here for valentine’s day and spent over an hour wait just for mediocre food and portions, not to mention they only had a “limited” menu for valentine’s which wasn’t disclosed when booking a reservation…
$85 is insane for 2 people! and the food was terrible :( not be coming here again ..

RStheGOAT

1 star. We booked a 10:15 PM reservation for Valentine’s Day and the restaurant was obviously overbooked. The “reservation” meant nothing — we waited nearly an hour outside in the cold, shoulder-to-shoulder with a big crowd, just hoping our name would get called.

When we finally got seated, we sat there another 15 minutes and no server ever came. No hello, no water, no acknowledgment. At that point we walked out with an empty stomach.

To make it worse, the interior looked cheap and rushed — like a last-minute Dollar Tree party setup — yet they were charging $85 a person for a Valentine’s prix fixe. Completely unacceptable experience.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

moises mejia

My girlfriend and I had an 8:00 PM reservation and ended up waiting nearly an hour to be seated. What made the situation worse was that the restaurant failed to inform us in advance that they were only serving a fixed three-course Valentine’s Day menu for $85 per person. This was never clearly communicated when we made the reservation.

Had we known there would be no regular menu available, we likely would have chosen to dine elsewhere. It is unacceptable to withhold that kind of information, especially at that price point.

To make matters worse, the food was extremely disappointing and did not justify the $85 per person cost. The quality and overall experience fell far below what that price should deliver.

Between the excessive wait time, lack of transparency, and underwhelming food, this was a very frustrating and disappointing experience. I expected much better.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Lisa Marie Serrano

Came for valentines day. Had reservations, made us wait for over an hour to be seated. Took forever to take our order and bring food. When food finally arrived it wasn't even warm. We paid $85 for the surf and turf and the steak portion was extremely small and so was the lobster tail. The lobster tail was the size of a shrimp. The desert wasnt much bigger than the spoon. What a terrible way to spend your money and time on valentine's day. Terrible wouldn't even give it one star if that was an option. If there was a way to post pictures I would show you. I do have the pictures if the restaurant wants to see

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Brady Lavin

Man oh man, this place is great. The bartender Chris absolutely made our night though. What a great employee and person in general. Without him our night would've been ruined and this review would not have been 5 stars… we went on Valentine’s Day and it was way overbooked. He went out of his way to get us an awesome table and made sure we had an incredible night. Can’t praise him enough !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dana Dolph

Great place to visit for dinner with great atmosphere and ambience in the space of town . But with quality and cost is over rated . Food is mostly red meat and not much go veg or non red meat Cost I say too much for average locals and seniors . Sorry it’s just misleading folks based on ambience and targeting only rich in town .

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

Jaz Vf

Watch out for the Galentines / Valentines 3-course menu, they are so tricky. First of all they won’t offer it to you unless you know about it. They also say they didnt have happy hour but when I made the reservation I made sure they were going to be serving happy hour so they LIED. For the desert, they brought one pudding and said that the pudding was for 2 people when clearly it was not for 2 as it would be marked in the menu as the other dessert which was for 2 (I’m also ordering the same every time).

I knew it was all lies and tricky service as it is not my first time coming on Valentine’s/Galentines days.

KEEP YOUR BUSINESS HONEST

Bart Adkins

​Best. Brunch. Ever.
A huge assortment of various foods and each was absolutely delicious. The pastries were amazing and the cocktails were on-point. The outside grill station provided a mouth-watering background scent that made us feel like we were at a backyard BBQ in Cuba. The decor of the restaurant is stunning and the servers were very attentive and friendly. Habana is a brunch experience you will never forget.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

James Muir

Delicious food, service was great. Only small downside was that it's very loud.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Robert

Really wanted to like this place. The photos, the atmosphere, etc it all looked nice. Greeter was nice, service was mediocre and the food was “ok” at best. My sandwich was slightly burnt, and the mac and cheese tasted like some kind of frozen reheat. Disappointed more than anything.

Faith

Great service, nice servers. Ambience is beautiful. Food is great, love the happy hour options.

Paul Jackson

Way too noisy.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Stella Jeon

The decor is lovely, but the food was just ok (paella’s clams had a lot of grit and didn’t taste very fresh, majority mussel shells didn’t have flesh and it wasn’t like the flesh were in the paella. The sauce was ok. Finally when the bill came the prices weren’t what was written on the menu (more expensive by like $10?) and they refused to make it right saying that’s what the prices are now. Other than that the service was attentive. Overall I don’t think it’s worth it.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Jason Moore

One of the highlights at this buffet has to be the media noche sandwich—absolutely flavorful—and their banana with ice cream dessert is a real treat, freshly made right at the outdoor patio. It’s such a cozy spot to enjoy a relaxed meal.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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