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Reviewed 1 week ago

Great spot! On the boardwalk downtown Puerta Vallarta. The food is good, great salsa music and the view upstairs is amazing. Try the mojitos! Best mojito I've ever had. I could easily drink 3-4 in a row.

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 25 April 2023 via mobile

My wife had there special recipe chicken leg which was very good. I had the coconut during which wasn’t bad but very crunchy. The mojito weren’t something I’d recommend compared to ones I’ve tasted in Cuba. I was really looking forward to it in PV...Based on their history they’ve lacking some of their traditionMore

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 8 January 2023

We came here to start our night out in PV. We sat at a table upstairs with a view of the water. It was pretty empty as we came pretty early. its super cute with a lot of charm. We just had drinks and maybe...some chips and salsa. Its a fun place, I would recommend to go.More

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed 18 December 2022 via mobile

Four of us came here for drinks and music. We had a great time. The band was great with everyone dancing. The drinks are good and also the beef empanadas we're really good. Will definitely come back maybe for dinner but fore sure the music!!

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed 28 November 2022

We had some appetizers and then stayed to listen to the live salsa band. They were amazing! The beat was great and the singers were also amazing. I highly recommend going to this place if you like to dance salsa. We had heard great things...and had high expectations, and this place did NOT disappoint!More

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed 5 November 2022

I have been to Puerto Vallarta 3 years in a row. I grew up in Colombia, South America where dancing is part of every social gathering. I take family, friends and my 81 year old mother. We sit at the table closest to the street,...lower level. My mother will dance and I really enjoy the atmosphere. Even my totally American friends have enjoyed this atmosphere. I am used to different cuisine, and I have enjoyed the cuban food. I honestly go there for fun, and have no problem with the cuisine. I would not order American. I might ask a suggestion from the waiters. I hope it never changes.More

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 25 July 2022

The location is great, and the atmosphere is fun too. The food is pretty basic. I recommend drinking here only or maybe some appetizers. So many better places for food. But will be back thanks to everything else. Service was great too.

Date of visit: June 2022
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Reviewed 24 May 2022 via mobile

I really love the atmosphere here, but the food was unfortunately sub-par. Our server was great, but again the food just wasn’t as fresh or well prepared as we would have liked. For the price, I would love to give it 4 stars, but they...need to up their food game.More

Date of visit: May 2022
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Reviewed 7 May 2022 via mobile

To start, I'm a local chap who comes in family. Restaurant is curious, it's full of graffities and feels without maintainance but is on purpose, too look like Cuba i guess. It is not ugly and is clean. Music is not so high, you can...chat. It is Caribbean and reggaeton. Not my taste. The food flavor is ok. Like 7/10 being a 10 the best thing you ever ate. But the quantity is low. It's not cheap and ingredients are beans and rice. Not expensive. That's a serious sin of these kind of experience restaurants. I do not recommend. Check it yourself but i believe is not worthy.More

Date of visit: May 2022
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Reviewed 18 January 2022

We have been to Puerto Vallarta five times and each time we have said we are going to try this Cuban restaurant. We finally did and were we ever disappointed. The mojitis were terrible. There were four of us each eating a different menu item...and we all thought the food was bland and uninspiring. The plantain chips, which one of us ordered as a side were pretty much inedible. With all the great restaurants in PV, don’t bother with this one.More

Date of visit: January 2022
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Reviewed 23 November 2021 via mobile

Went here on a whim after walking by and hearing the music. Was stopped at the door and told we needed a reservation. A few days later I called to make a reservation and the woman on the phone told me they didn’t take reservations...- and then hung up on me!More

Date of visit: November 2021
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Reviewed 21 November 2021

The place seemed fun for the music and dancing but the food was very average. Probably won’t be back. Waiters not very attentive. Just average.

Date of visit: November 2021
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Reviewed 24 September 2021 via mobile

The service was terrible, not friendly at all. The waitress was working upset you can feel it with each question we ask. The restroom is disgusting not only the toilet the smell was terrible, first restroom is in this condition in my Vallarta visit. I...can only imagine the kitchen. Food good but they make a mistake I order shrimp they give me stake. Vaca Frita is definitely not cuban. Beans was ok.More

Date of visit: September 2021
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Reviewed 3 September 2021

I recently came here to purchase Macanudo cigars for a friend back in the states. I’m not a cigar smoker or aficionado, so I’m very unfamiliar with them. I specifically asked the girl assisting me for Macanudos and she proceeded to show me some cigars...in her humidor. I purchased 6 of them, with very little information on them, as she honestly didn’t seem to even know what she was selling. They were extremely expensive, so I assumed I had purchased what I was asking for. Immediately upon leaving the store, literally walked outside and called the person I had purchased them for. I gave them the names and info on the cigars and my friend told me, I did not end up buying what he asked for. I walked right back in to the store and asked the girl to please return them, as she had sold me the wrong thing. She refused, pointing to the no-returns policy on the receipt I was given. Understandably, this may be the policy, but when I was sold the wrong thing, and specially after I told her I didn’t know anything about cigars, and they were still packaged the way they packed them, I never even touched them. I walked out for less than 5 minutes right in front of the store, and felt I was swindled into spending $200 on something, she knew I did not request, I honestly expected a refund. The manager walked over to tell me there was nothing he could do and just kept pointing to the policy on the receipt. I will never support this business, as they are a bunch of scammers and suggest you take your business elsewhere. I went to a neighboring cigar shop after, and they were not surprised this happened there, when I told them what just had occurred. Apparently they have a reputation for scamming people and overpricing items. A very expensive lesson learned from me, and now I’m stuck with $200 worth of cigars I have no use for. Never trust this business!More

Date of visit: September 2021
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Reviewed 21 August 2021 via mobile

This place was so much fun! The kind of place that you were looking for when you go to Puerto Vallarta for salsa, drinks, food, band, and dancing! The margaritas are amazing! Tons of choices for tequila! We ordered ceviche which was epic! This is...a must stop for dinner and entertainment and dancing when you come to Puerto Vallarta!More

Date of visit: August 2021
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I think they have music every night
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You can see the pole from the restaurant. You are one minute away.
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