cuba libre/ habana

[proudutgurl]

If anyone has been to these places I would greatly appreciate it if ya'll can give me some feedback. i'm hoping to go one of these places on thursday evening for dinner with a friend.

 

[MilkmanDan]

My preference between the two is Habana for food, Cuba Libre for drinks. I only went to Habana when it was on Congress, haven't hit the new location yet.

Someone with more experience feel free to speak up...

 

[goofybevo]

I have been to both, and agree with Dan. Habana is a traditional restaurant, but also has good drinks, whereas Cuba Libre is basically a bar that has some food. The grub is much better at Habana.

 

[Traffic]

If you do go to Habana, order the Tres Leches for dessert. It's exceptional.

 

[szechuan sage]

cuban > mexican

food: habana > cuba libre
drink: cuba libre > habana

= habana

 

[scottsins]

sage has your queston nailed 100% correctly.

 

[MilkmanDan]

Apparently I need to go back and graphically represent my answer so that scottsins will give me full credit.

 

[UberHorn]

Habana 100%

my wife is Dominican & from Miami so I've eaten quite a bit of Caribbean cuisine. Although Habana is too expensive & misses the mark on some dishes IMO, they are still pretty darn good & the best in central Texas for what they make. The Ropa Vieja is actually very good at Habana & is actually pretty close to the authentic version I had in Miami cooked by a Cuban lady. Plus they have good drinks & make a good Mojito.

Cuba Libra is a bar with subpar & expensive food. They try to do good Caribbean tapas but fail miserably.

Spend all of your time at Habana, skip Cuba Libre & you'll be happy.

Enjoy!

 

[goofybevo]

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[MilkmanDan]

I actually just went through the trouble to download a font so I could formally prove the existence of a Cuban restaurant that was the best in Austin, and that said restaurant is Habana.

Fortunately I realized posting such would be really damn nerdy.

 

[proudutgurl]

thanks folks for the advice....habana was great and the tres leche cake was wonderful!!