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Victors Cafe

User Reviews of Victors Cafe

Great but Expensive

I took my husband there for his birthday in may of 2007.We enjoyed the evening very much. The food was delicious he ordered the red snapper with avocado and mango chunks and loved it. I ordered the salmon but...
menupages.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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Good Fodd but very expensive

Sangria is expensive -- ordered a pitcher and it really wasn't enough for four people...Waiter brought another pitcher over to the table and kept refilling our drinks..Classy right..NO when I saw the bill it...
menupages.com - user review - 06/03/2007
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Loved the food

I had dinner here before going to see The Color Purple. The service was speedy but I wished the server was a little more attentive. He had several opportunites to upsale drinks and I had to practically flag...
menupages.com - user review - 03/15/2007
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love it

My family firts time in NY, we took our mother to try Cuban food. Her passion international cuisine. She just "LOVE IT" The service was fabulous, the restaurant was if we were in Cuba's most elegant mansion....
menupages.com - user review - 03/10/2007
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Good food, overpriced, poor service

I had been here several years back with a group of friends and remembered a few drinks that they made that were phenomenal. I could not, however, remember the food. I checked out their website and stumbled...
menupages.com - user review - 02/18/2007
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I could not get over the prices.

Victor's Caf? I went here for lunch. The atmosphere was excellent. The food was good and seasoned well. I could not get over the prices. Cuban food in Miami is inexpensive. Cuban bread was served with butter...
menupages.com - user review - 02/10/2007
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Nice but expensive

Nice place, the food was good, the service was ok, but it was a bit expensive for the portion size. Try Guantanamera up the block for a better value, & a hand rolled cigar on the way out.
menupages.com - user review - 02/05/2007
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Wonderful all around

We had a reservation for nine before the play and at the last minute we needed to add an additional person...no problem. The staff was wonderful, courteous and attentive. From the soup to the dessert , we...
menupages.com - user review - 01/22/2007
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Excellent Place!!!

I took my friend out or dinner. The service and food were excellent. My parents have been to the restaraunt, and now so have I. I went once and i can't get enough. The hostess, waiter, and entire staff were...
menupages.com - user review - 12/25/2006
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Delious cuban food

I recommend Victor's cafe highly. The aroma of thier cuban black beans can be smelled as soon as you walk by the place. Must try the lobster empanada. To die for. I was born in cuba and thier food compares to...
menupages.com - user review - 10/17/2006
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Traditional Cuban

Victor's Cafe is a terrific restaurant, with a wonderful staff. The food, for a higher end latin fusion restaurant, has a good amount of traditional cuban dishes on the menu. I've been to Victor's Cafe a...
menupages.com - user review - 08/05/2006
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favorite place in ny

I've been coming here for years and have never had a bad experience. The food is always outstanding and the waiters are friendly and very attentive. It's the perfect place for a nice, relaxing lunch or dinner.
menupages.com - user review - 07/05/2006
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Does not live up to its reputation

Had reservation for 7pm - after repeated requests and reassurances that "it won't be much longer" we were seated at 7.45pm. Every dish was luke warm. Quality was disappointing, just mediocre. Noise level was...
menupages.com - user review - 06/25/2006
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Nice Place, Too Pricey

I like the atmoshere of the restaurant, the waiter was great but was disappointed with the food, drinks and price. The pork was under-cooked with too much vinegar. The Mojito had too much Liquor and not enough...
menupages.com - user review - 06/02/2006
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Happy Customer for 10 years

I have been going to this restaurant for 10 years and I am satisfied every time. I am Cuban and eat Cuban food all the time, and it is the closest thing to home cooking. If you are hesitant about this...
menupages.com - user review - 05/29/2006
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Incredible

I love this restaurant. My wife and I went there for dinner and we enjoyed every single minute. We were seated right away. The food and the service both get an A . The music was great, and the lights were dim....
menupages.com - user review - 03/19/2006
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Be careful if you have theater tickets...

We had 6pm reservations on a Saturday. We were finally seated at 7. When we checked repeatedly, at one point, we were told that we were the next 2 top to be seated. Front desk staff was friendly but clearly...
menupages.com - user review - 03/19/2006
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A Great Time!

I love this restaurant! I have been many times as a child and now take visiting friends. The ambiance and the friendly staff make for a wonderful experience. Only on one or two occassions has the food not been...
menupages.com - user review - 02/07/2006
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It's OK but NOT a satisfying experience!

I would agree with one of the previous reviews that the food is just mediocre. I had the potato puffs as an appetizer, which were good but the Ropa Vieja (skirt steak) was salty, not tender enough and not...
menupages.com - user review - 01/27/2006
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Good, for tourists

Perhaps this was an off night, in an off season, but our party's dishes were all bland, pedestrian, and overcooked and had us pining for the stuff we get at home in S.F. The incredibly attentive waitstaff lit...
menupages.com - user review - 01/24/2006
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The Absolute Best

I have sent 20 or more people to eat at Victors since I first discovered this gem a few years back. Since I live in Alaska, I don't get a lot of cuban food, so it is always my food stop when I come to NYC...
menupages.com - user review - 01/23/2006
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Outrageously good!

I was looking for good Cuban and had read the reviews online. I wa optimistic, but a little worried, due to the restaurant's location in the heart of the theater district. I think my friend's had the same...
menupages.com - user review - 12/19/2005
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A great spot before a show

Had dinner a Victor's on 11/08/05. Was a pleasant surprise and would certainly require another visit. You should arrive fairly early because a relaxed dinner will require about 90 minutes. The staff is ever...
menupages.com - user review - 11/09/2005
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Excelente

We went to Victor's with a japanese family who wanted to try cuban food. They loved it and were surprised that cubans ate so much white rice. We had lobster, shrimps, vaca frita, ropa vieja & red snapper, in...
menupages.com - user review - 10/29/2005
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Great atmosphere and food to die for!

Had dinner here with a coworker the other night and it was AMAZING! The Mojitos are strong, but they are great. The Sangria was also very tasty (a pitcher is a better value and you WILL drink it). The ceviche...
menupages.com - user review - 10/27/2005
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A regular at Victor's ...

I love this place, the food is delicious, one of the best Cuban food restaurants I've ever been. They have a great variety of food, I can't think of anything that is not good. It gets busy around start time of...
menupages.com - user review - 10/21/2005
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Wonderful Food for a Big Night Out!

We took friends out to dinner at Victor's (and Carnegie Hall afterwards for Lewis Black) and hoped it would be a special and memorable evening. It was. The food was delicious, well prepared, service very...
menupages.com - user review - 10/20/2005
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One of the best

I love this place! =0)
menupages.com - user review - 10/17/2005
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Great Food

Just got home from here. Food and Atmosphere is excellent. Food is of highest quality. Only problem is that you need to be patient and able to wait. Things here are very slow. Had a 9:30 reservation, sat down...
menupages.com - user review - 09/03/2005
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Fun place, good food

Great atmosphere and great food. Appetizer platter was fun for our table of six. Perfect place to go before the theater.
menupages.com - user review - 08/29/2005
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Cute yet elegant but disappointed

We went for a birthday dinner and they forgot to come and sing Happy Birthday, disappointed in service for drinks so refills were not great. Appetizers delcious but... I expected a little more than fried...
menupages.com - user review - 08/15/2005
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Traditional Cuban food in Midtown

Go for the lunch special, very reasonable, and plenty of good cuban dishes for you. Ate here twice, I work in midtown, so check this place out, it's been in business for 30 or 40 years for a reason, Excellent.
menupages.com - user review - 07/31/2005
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Restaurant Week - Fantastic Menu

Victor's Cafe is a great choice for Restaurant Week. A friend and I went for dinner on Friday night and were treated with the utmost professional and attentive service. I've been wanting to try this place for...
menupages.com - user review - 06/27/2005
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One of the best!

Coming from a Cuban family, I know what good Cuban food is supposed to taste like. At Victor's I found food almost as good as my grandmother's home cooking. Of course, nothing can beat a home-cooked meal,...
menupages.com - user review - 05/06/2005
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Amazing!

I am amazed that after 40 years Victor's Cafe remains the Cuban restaurant par excellence in NYC. It's elegant yet casual bistro atmosphere takes you to a Havana that no longer exists. While my wife had the...
menupages.com - user review - 03/24/2005
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A Hit!

My sisters were in town visiting me and while they were at the airport they met a nice lady that was an NYC local and she told them about Victor's! I was skeptical because I know how restaurants in the Time...
menupages.com - user review - 03/18/2005
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Wouldn't go back

I ate here 9 months ago and was very pleased. Last night was a as good. We had a 6 pm reservation for 6 people, prior to going to the theater. We arrived promptly at 6 and were told it would be a few more...
menupages.com - user review - 03/13/2005
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Disappointed

The place is nice, and the music good, but the staff is not very kind. It is way to pricey, considering that with your meat you simply get a scoop of boiled yucca and some rice and refried beans. My boyfriend...
menupages.com - user review - 02/27/2005
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What a disappointment!

My gf and I hadn't been to this restaurant for almost 9 months. We always regarded it as the only and best gourmet Cuban restaurant in NY. Last night 5 of us (all Cuban) went there for a Valentines dinner. I...
menupages.com - user review - 02/12/2005
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Go there if you like to eat!

The absolute best meal I've had in Manhattan!
menupages.com - user review - 02/08/2005
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Tropical splendor in Manhattan

This is a must restaurant for any NYC food lover. Everything is great! It`s a boxing fans delight with artifacts of Roberto Duran everywhere in the restaurant.
menupages.com - user review - 02/07/2005
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Delicious

I love this resturant! From the appetizers that melt in your mouth, to the entrees that leave you looking for more room in your belly! And the desserts are to die for. They had a mouth-watering dish of ice...
menupages.com - user review - 01/22/2005
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Excellent!

I've been there a few times. One of the best places to eat in New York. Great service, great food and excellent atmosphere.
menupages.com - user review - 01/20/2005
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Authentic it is!

This is the best Cuban restaurant we have ever been to. It couldn't have been more authentic! We are Cuban and never have any high expectations about Cuban restaurants and their renditions of authentic Cuban...
menupages.com - user review - 11/29/2004
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Restaurante Cubano? Noway.

This not authentic Cuban cuisine, but a mere replica. Fufu is always made with green plantains yet Victors makes it with ripe ones instead (making this dish sweet and wrong). Their lechon is said to be...
menupages.com - user review - 10/26/2004
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Just like Grandma

Whenever I am in town I have to stop by. The smoked ham croquettas are awesome. The drinks speak for themselves. You have to try the mojito and the sangria...The ambiance is relaxing and tropical. Victor's is...
menupages.com - user review - 10/19/2004
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Good Spanish Food

My husband and I went there for a late night dinner. I thought the food was very tasty and the Sangria was awesome. The service was a little slow but I thought the great tasting food made up for it.
menupages.com - user review - 06/18/2004
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Cool Spot

My dad was a chef in Cuba, so I never go out to eat Cuban b\c I have the best at home. I went to Victor's Cafe unplanned. The atomsphere is real cool, nice, and relaxed. Good for a date or with friends. I...
menupages.com - user review - 03/05/2004
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Awesome

My family and I go here before/after every Broadway show we see. It's a great place with delicious, authentic food and a super atmosphere. Definitely check it out. The flan RULES!!
menupages.com - user review - 11/19/2003
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Great food and great atmosphere

I had a great experience here. The food was excellent and the prices were reasonable. They had a price fix menu that was pretty good. The service was sort of slow, but the live music and the great atmosphere...
menupages.com - user review - 06/18/2003
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