Castropol

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• Yordan Atanasoff

  10 May 2018

  The food is good but the service is not, and it's slow

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• Skyphab

  14 April 2018

  One of the restaurants to skip in my opinion. There are awesome Paladars in Havana which serve much much better food for the same price. My chicken filet wasn't only not-filet like but also raw. They put it on the grill again, but it still wasn't well done afterwards. Ended up eating rice and beans that evening. Mojitos and Coffee were not good as well.

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• AMI

  16 February 2018

  Pretty disappointed that he men working there are like a bunch of dogs in heat.
  
  None stop ogling my wife long with acting like 14 year olds when she went to the restroom. Offering to show here personally where they are.
  
  As they saw here exiting the ladies room - yelling to their coworkers “she’s coming, she’s coming”. She felt very uncomfortable and disrespected.
  
  Would not go back nor would I recommend it.
  
  I understand the culture in Latin American countries - but, there was zero class at this “classy” restaurant.
  
  The meals was decent - but the treatment there left a bad taste in our mouth.

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• Tom R

  14 February 2018

  Great dinner at the higher end of our price scale while in Havana. The service was great and the restaurant was well appointed and very clean and orderly. The food tasted great and very well presented.

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• Stewart Kemp

  10 February 2018

  Right on the melecon with great views over the seafront. Food and service was very good. A must go to when in Havana.

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• Chef D'Au

  24 January 2018

  Fresh seafood, beautiful atmosphere especially overlooking the Malecon. Lobster panfried in butter, paella and the deep fried octopus is definitely a must have!

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• Damián García García

  04 January 2018

  A bit overrated seeing their prices.
  
  I guess you have to pay its location, right in front of the Malecón.

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• Tom R

  13 December 2017

  Great dinner at the higher end of our price scale while in Havana. The service was great and the restaurant was well appointed and very clean and orderly. The food was greasy and very well presented.

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• Yamilka Morales

  06 December 2017

  This is the worse nightmare ever!! Got so sick after eating at this place. I was vomiting with fever and diarrhea for 4 days. Avoid this place!! Apparently they do not follow good hygiene practices to elaborate their meals. Run away from this place.

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• Nikola Igniatovic

  04 December 2017

  Castropol is great for any time of the day. The breakfast menu as well as the main menu are very nice, the place is very clean, located in front of the Malecon and near old Havana makes it a great place to start or end your walks around the city center.

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• Yuting Chang

  25 November 2017

  Nice restaurant on Malecon where you have a sea view. We ordered a plate for two with mixed grilled seafood and meat. Good portion and tasty. Slight disappointment on the grilled lobster that is overcooked and tastes like chicken somehow. 3 side dishes are complementary ("Malanga"(Taro) has no much taste so not recommended.)

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• Mark Flynn

  26 June 2017

  This is one of the best restaurants in Havana. It is a beautiful place with 3 levels. I ordered the mixed grill and it was fantastic. Steak, ribs, chicken, shrimp, and lobster were all on one plate, and seasoned well. Every table has a beautiful view of the ocean. There are open air spaces and air conditioning enclosed spaces to eat. The area downstairs is more lively with music and Cuban food and the area upstairs is more elegant with international cuisine. It is a great place to watch the sunset, sip a mojito or have a glass of wine, and dine.

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• Heather Conrad

  17 May 2017

  Food was "just ok." Didn't make a return trip. There are much better places for dinner.

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• Ly Nguyen

  06 April 2017

  The food is bland and nothing impressive at a higher price than other places. We had Garlic shrimp and Lobster together with Rice and beans. The shrimps were "swimming" in oil and very salty, where the lobster was bland and chewy.

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• Alfred Fleuranvil

  18 March 2017

  This was the first place that we dined in on our trip to Cuba last month. It was phenomenal. I'm not sure what my favorite item was but the octopus was amazing. I highly recommend Castropol and will be going back in Oct 2017.

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• Scott Whalen

  27 February 2017

  May partially be the upstairs ambiance versus the downstairs but was not very impressed with food or price.

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• Daniela Košťalová

  17 January 2017

  Castropol was the only restaurant on our trip around Cuba (Varadero, Trinidad, Vinales, Havana - january 2017) we visited 4 times – it was very close to our hotel and we really craved good food (we usually ate in our casa since it was home cooking – restaurants are really disappointing). Well, first time it was okay – blond Cuban lady gave us a decent service, but she could use more smiles.
  
  Second time – young male waiter (shaved head) – I asked him whether some of the tables in the front section are about to pay since we wanted to sit there He answered in really mean tone that LADY you have to wait (duh, really?? I wouldn´t figure it out, bro). He was really mean. I didn´t need to be ruled what to do, I asked politely. You could have said - I will see what I can do for you later.
  
  Third time – dinner – 5 people – waiter Carlito. Well maybe it was just a language barrier, he started to offer us their sangria because its cheap. As I said it might have been just a misunderstanding but I really don´t want to be offered drinks because it´s cheap. 2 of our friends were sick, so they only ordered plain rice. 10% tip is already included in the bill so Carlito started to get pretty nervous when they ordered cheap meals and he showed us with his behaviour. At least food was nice (well fish was kinda dry). We asked for a bill – 99, something CUC. We gave 100 CUC (tip was already included and we had really mixed feelings from Carlito´s mean behavior before so we said to ourselves 100 CUC was enough). In my country, if you are not happy with the service, it is okay to leave zero tip and it is also the way you show you are unhappy. Carlito brought us the rest of the money back (few coins), we said it was okay. He started to scream WOOOOW, really, he was ironically commenting on the tip we left, showing thumbs up etc. really mean. Dear Carlito, you are REALLY RUDE and HORRIBLE waiter. Your service was really LAME and you behaviour was unrespectable.
  
  Our last day in Havana we had maybe 30 mins to grab some meal and rush to the airport. Since Castropol was few steps from our casa we went there eventhough I really didn´t like the service from previous times. I knew there will be no food at the airport. They have pretty good pizza in Castropol (I am not a pizza fan, but after 2 weeks in Cuba you really need some proper food). So we ran in the Castropol restaurant and when the waiter (the same from the second time) approached us with menus, I have asked him directly, whether we could order straightaway because we know what we want (and hey, we had to save some time). He told me just one word - SLOW - with this really rude tone and mean face. I told him we are in hurry for the airport so he finally condescendingly took our order. He basically THREW our bill on the table at the end and he was staring at us hatefully all the time we were there.
  
  Ok I take it. We might have been living a bit too fast back in Europe. I had to swallow a lot of rudeness in Cuba in every part we visited. But Castropol restaurant is pretending being high class and one of the bests in Havana. Didn´t see many Cubans there, mostly tourists. I don´t know if owners care, but this is not the way waiters should talk/behave to the customers. I was working as the waitress for a several years and I know how difficult it could be sometimes. But I have never experienced such a rude behaviour in the restaurant.
  
  Restaurant was recommended by the owner of our casa. When we told her about our experiences, she said she has heard similar complains from more customers. She also said that Castropol used to be really cool but everything has changed after the owners started to travel abroad more

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• Daphnee Berteau-Pavy

  06 January 2017

  Food was great and came out quickly. Service was not so great -- the waiter was rude and messed up our order. They were quick to fix the errors, overall would recommend

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