We’ve been here twice so far and their food is delicious! I also have sensitivities to gluten and dairy and they were such a help (I believe everything except their sandwiches are gluten free!)
I especially appreciate the waitress/bartender, the chef, and any other behind-the-scenes staff. The first time we went, it was extremely busy, and these folks kept things moving.
The one mark down for atmosphere: each time we’ve gone, there was a guy (who I believe works there) who occasionally went behind the bar, but otherwise was just talking to his friends the whole time. This was particularly uncomfortable when we could tell the rest of the staff were slammed with customers and handling multiple roles, while he just hung out. I’m surprised he didn’t step in to even help make drinks while he socialized, as the waitress was handling both roles for a packed house.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steven Starr
Our first trip to Bistro Cubano was memorable. We needed to find a place to stop for dinner on our outskirts route around Portland to avoid traffic, which took us through Oregon City. The online ratings and menu were a strong draw, and the restaurant did not disappoint. We were greeted by very friendly staff, and enjoyed the lively bar scene with pineapple mojitos during game 1 of the World Series.
The food was fantastic, and we particularly love the papitas. Do not miss the Cubano.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cubano Sandwich
Risa Namnlös
This place is amazing. Such good drinks and food and amazing service. It’s decorated really nice too I love the plants
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Monroe Jesse
Cubano sandwich wasn’t hot and had an insane amount of yellow mustard. Fries were burnt…tostones and tea was okay. Fun atmosphere and great service though. Might give em a second try but for the price, it’s hard to reconsider a meh meal
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Joyce Boucher
We wanted to go to OC grill but it was closed for remodel. We didn't want to give up our parking spot so walked to Bistro Cubano. All the food for 3 was exceptional & they even took time to explain the tastes we were experiencing. We will be going back & taking more people with us.
Wheelchair accessibility: Small lil bistro but they quickly moved tables & chairs to make space for the wheelchair.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cubano Sandwich
ken rentz
One of the best cubanos I've ever had, with a helpful staff and an upbeat atmosphere
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cubano Sandwich
Isaiah Sasser
Very delicious food, everything was well made. The Cuban sandwich was very good, as one might expect, but the fries and dipping sauce were unusually good. I feel like that's the area that most restaurants will cut corners on, but I didn't find that to be the case at all. Every part of your meal will be worth what you paid for, as it should be. Also, I got a passionfruit lemonade that was SUBLIME.
Reasonably priced considering the general area, and I felt like the value was just excellent.
Good service too, maybe could have been just a tad more attentive but that's not a big deal to me. As long as I have enough water to drown my thirst.
Very tasty food at a reasonable price. Friendly staff and nice atmosphere. The shredded beef is absolutely delicious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Ropa Vieja
John S
Having grown up in Tampa and been exposed to Cuban food, I'm always on the lookout for new Cuban restaurants to try.
I'm assuming please, bar restaurant hybrid. Service got off to a slow start, but was attentive after that.
Portions are generous, could barely finish what I had. Plan on sharing or having leftovers.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Ropa Vieja
Sam Gentile
My fiancé and I absolutely love coming here. Delicious passion fruit salad dressing and great cocktails. 10/10 recommend. The sauce on the wings was delicious.
I was really excited to try this place out and wanted to love it, but was disappointed. I ordered the orange shrimp skewers with saffron rice, garbanzo beans and Cuban coleslaw. The rice was under cooked and worst of all the shrimp seemed undercooked to the point I was nervous I might get sick if I ate it all. No grill marks on the shrimp and the orange glaze was a watery puddle under my lukewarm beans and rice. The juice from the beans must have made my rice extra spicy. I asked my husband if his saffron rice was spicy and he said no. The heat of the spice over rode the flavor of the rice. I also ordered a pineapple mojito that made me question whether there was even any rum in it at all. Service was slow, but they also seemed understaffed for the amount of people coming in for a Saturday night dinner. The place is nice enough and the music playing had that Caribbean vibe. If I go back I'll likely save some money and order sandwiches instead. We paid $85+ for 2 seafood dinner entrees, 1 cocktail,1 flavored lemonade and an appetizer of Papitas. The appetizer had a lot of potential if they seasoned them more. They were a bit bland. Over $25 for each dinner entrée we expected the portions to be a bit bigger as well. I'm hoping to give them another chance, perhaps it was just a new cook or bad night.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Eric
Absolutely phenomenal authentic Cuban food!!! We can’t wait to come back and try more of the menu!
Kid-friendliness: Very kid friendly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Devilish Cubano
alex abramowitz
Really good cuban sandwich
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cubano Sandwich, The Devilish Cubano
melanie kuhn
Great food friendly staff
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cubano Sandwich
Ashlee Brouillette
Have been driving by this place for a while now and finally decided to stop in for a casual date night. The food is amazing. The ropa vieja is so so good and my husband loved the Cubano sandwich. The waitress was also great and so attentive and nice. Will definitely be one of our new go to places.
We’ve been here twice so far and their food is delicious! I also have sensitivities to gluten and dairy and they were such a help (I believe everything except their sandwiches are gluten free!)
I especially appreciate the waitress/bartender, the chef, and any other behind-the-scenes staff. The first time we went, it was extremely busy, and these folks kept things moving.
The one mark down for atmosphere: each time we’ve gone, there was a guy (who I believe works there) who occasionally went behind the bar, but otherwise was just talking to his friends the whole time. This was particularly uncomfortable when we could tell the rest of the staff were slammed with customers and handling multiple roles, while he just hung out. I’m surprised he didn’t step in to even help make drinks while he socialized, as the waitress was handling both roles for a packed house.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our first trip to Bistro Cubano was memorable. We needed to find a place to stop for dinner on our outskirts route around Portland to avoid traffic, which took us through Oregon City. The online ratings and menu were a strong draw, and the restaurant did not disappoint. We were greeted by very friendly staff, and enjoyed the lively bar scene with pineapple mojitos during game 1 of the World Series.
The food was fantastic, and we particularly love the papitas. Do not miss the Cubano.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cubano Sandwich
This place is amazing. Such good drinks and food and amazing service. It’s decorated really nice too I love the plants
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cubano sandwich wasn’t hot and had an insane amount of yellow mustard. Fries were burnt…tostones and tea was okay. Fun atmosphere and great service though. Might give em a second try but for the price, it’s hard to reconsider a meh meal
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
We wanted to go to OC grill but it was closed for remodel. We didn't want to give up our parking spot so walked to Bistro Cubano.
All the food for 3 was exceptional & they even took time to explain the tastes we were experiencing. We will be going back & taking more people with us.
Wheelchair accessibility: Small lil bistro but they quickly moved tables & chairs to make space for the wheelchair.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cubano Sandwich
One of the best cubanos I've ever had, with a helpful staff and an upbeat atmosphere
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cubano Sandwich
Very delicious food, everything was well made. The Cuban sandwich was very good, as one might expect, but the fries and dipping sauce were unusually good. I feel like that's the area that most restaurants will cut corners on, but I didn't find that to be the case at all. Every part of your meal will be worth what you paid for, as it should be. Also, I got a passionfruit lemonade that was SUBLIME.
Reasonably priced considering the general area, and I felt like the value was just excellent.
Good service too, maybe could have been just a tad more attentive but that's not a big deal to me. As long as I have enough water to drown my thirst.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cubano Sandwich, Devilish Cuban Sandwich
Very tasty food at a reasonable price. Friendly staff and nice atmosphere. The shredded beef is absolutely delicious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Ropa Vieja
Having grown up in Tampa and been exposed to Cuban food, I'm always on the lookout for new Cuban restaurants to try.
I'm assuming please, bar restaurant hybrid. Service got off to a slow start, but was attentive after that.
Portions are generous, could barely finish what I had. Plan on sharing or having leftovers.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Ropa Vieja
My fiancé and I absolutely love coming here. Delicious passion fruit salad dressing and great cocktails. 10/10 recommend. The sauce on the wings was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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I was really excited to try this place out and wanted to love it, but was disappointed. I ordered the orange shrimp skewers with saffron rice, garbanzo beans and Cuban coleslaw. The rice was under cooked and worst of all the shrimp seemed undercooked to the point I was nervous I might get sick if I ate it all. No grill marks on the shrimp and the orange glaze was a watery puddle under my lukewarm beans and rice. The juice from the beans must have made my rice extra spicy. I asked my husband if his saffron rice was spicy and he said no. The heat of the spice over rode the flavor of the rice. I also ordered a pineapple mojito that made me question whether there was even any rum in it at all. Service was slow, but they also seemed understaffed for the amount of people coming in for a Saturday night dinner. The place is nice enough and the music playing had that Caribbean vibe. If I go back I'll likely save some money and order sandwiches instead. We paid $85+ for 2 seafood dinner entrees, 1 cocktail,1 flavored lemonade and an appetizer of Papitas. The appetizer had a lot of potential if they seasoned them more. They were a bit bland. Over $25 for each dinner entrée we expected the portions to be a bit bigger as well. I'm hoping to give them another chance, perhaps it was just a new cook or bad night.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Absolutely phenomenal authentic Cuban food!!!
We can’t wait to come back and try more of the menu!
Kid-friendliness: Very kid friendly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Devilish Cubano
Really good cuban sandwich
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cubano Sandwich, The Devilish Cubano
Great food friendly staff
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cubano Sandwich
Have been driving by this place for a while now and finally decided to stop in for a casual date night. The food is amazing. The ropa vieja is so so good and my husband loved the Cubano sandwich. The waitress was also great and so attentive and nice. Will definitely be one of our new go to places.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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