1928 Cuban Bistro - Baymeadows Rd

I have been in many cuban restaurants and this one is spectacularly good. The detail in the plate when served, the flavor and "sazón" is unparalleled. We order "palomilla" was cooked to perfection and juicy and with "arroz congrí", "platano maduro con queso" and rosted pork was soft, juicy and the sazón was perfect with white rice and black beans soup. I must say that the flavor of the soup impressed me with that touch of smoke that brought back childhood memories. The coffee OMG ? ? I loved it the "café con leche" and the Cuban espresso ? ?. The service is great and I personally congratulated the cook. We had churros and they were FABULOUS, just as we were expecting. Will be back very soon.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Soup

I ordered a Cuban sandwich and two orders of croquetas. I only received one order of croquetas which was annoying because I am pregnant and they are a favorite of mine, also why is an order of croquetas only 2 pieces? That's ridiculous on its own. The croqueta was ok. The Cuban sandwich was one of the worst I've ever had. The bread was not good quality and was soggy, the pork was *extremely* dry, and there was no flavor. I'm from Tampa and grew up eating Cuban sandwiches, I know that I'm in north Florida now, but if you're going to purport to be a Cuban restaurant, this should be a basic staple. Its not even that it was just ok, its horrible. Can't believe I paid $15 for just the sandwich that I don't even want to finish.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

great things, but staff temporamental

Parking: wide and plenty

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cuban Empanadas

Wonderful flavors

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cuban Empanadas, Cuban Pastries, Pastries, Sandwich

I really enjoy this place—it brings back memories of home in Miami!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Lovely, clean restaurant with friendly service. The food was excellent, as was the coffee.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great good and the place is beautiful!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sandwich

Delicious!

Food: 5

I had a frustrating experience at this restaurant. I placed and paid for an online order, only to find out when I arrived that one item was unavailable. They told me it would be a quick five-minute wait to prepare a replacement, but I ended up waiting 20 minutes with no updates.

To make things worse, the steak was dry, the fries were stale, and the strawberry pastelito was overly filled with strawberry and tasted off. The lack of communication and poor food quality was disappointing. Won't be returning.

Great sandwiches

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love pastel beef!!! Perfect!!! Amazing!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I’ve been hearing so much about this spot lately… my first time, I tasted the coffe ( really good and strong) and a kind of sandwiches that was really good!
About the lunch, I really enjoyed the “Ropa Vieja” - with yellow rice and sweet plantain as a sides.. absolutely recommend, so tasty , everything was really flavorful!!
The services was nice, quickly and friendly both times, the atmosphere.. is so minimalist, clean, and well-organized.
( their dessert appear fantastic, I didn’t tried yet, I’m definitely going back to taste it!!)

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Sandwich

My favorite "Cuban" restaurant (Bistro) in Jacksonville. If you like Cuban Coffee, you may like this spot.
Nice pastries
Nice empanadas
Nice food
Nice Coffee

Parking: It's a normal strip mall plaza, surrounded by parking

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cuban Empanadas, Cuban Pastries, Pastries

Authentic, delicious, great service and reasonable prices

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cuban Sloppy Joe, Cuban Pastries, Pastries

the restaurant want super cute but i got the cuban sandwich and the meat was so dry and there was way more meet then anything else, im not one to complain so i ate some of it then threw it out, i’ve never had a bad cuban until now.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 4