Havana

WOW! It has been literally 10 years since I have visited Havana. I thought I was here at least within the past 2-3 years. But anyways I am here to update my review or maybe like a check-in of how they are doing within the past 10 years.

Came here for happy hour with a friend on a weekday and to be honest, they have been VERY consistent. My friend I came here for a pitcher of sangria, and it was delicious and very boozy red. Loved it a lot. And we had some appys and a burger and a sandwich. It was consistently beautiful and to boot, still love their patio thing they have, but I was never much of a patio queen.

The waitress who was serving us was helpful and she was nice. She was attentive and she was always around when we needed more food or more ordering. On top of that, she did let us know about Happy Hour cut off time and she was nice about it.

Anyways, Havana always seem to be a great place to hang out, and they will be consistent with all their food and drinks! Love the vibes and will always recommend over other Vancouver spots! That is a for sure!!

The ambience of the deck on a nice summer day is great, but aside from that, I'm not sure I would return.
I got a cocktail which tasted like it was put together in a rush with bottom shelf alcohol.
The salad was pretty pricey for what it was.

I love eating Cubano sandwiches so I chose the weekday brunch Croque Senora.

Well pressed Cubano, tasty meal.

Try the ceviche for appys, Cubano sando for a main, and churro bombs for dessert! I've been here a handful of times before and each time it never disappoints. Staff are super friendly and attentive, not to mention probably the hottest in Vancouver next to Cactus Club, and the atmosphere is always vibrant and welcoming.

I went for breakfast and it was hard to decide what to order. There are a lot of great options. I tried their Chorizo Hash with their Caesar cocktail and they were so yummy.
Their service is awesome. If you have questions they can help you out!!!
Beautiful environment that reminds me of Havana.
P.s.: Busy place, try to arrive earlier or you will wait!

Nice ambiance, outdoor patio was poppin for late night happy hour. Spicy margarita was really spicy. All the food was delish. Would come again.

It's quite a lively place on a Saturday evening. They have a small patio and parklet seating (quite large/nice - with umbrellas to block sun). Most tables were full the entire time we were there. Unfortunately, we sat inside and it was quite loud from music/people so we had to talked in very raised voices to hear one another.

We ordered tostones (good), ceviche (lacking - not much fish, mostly avocado), grilled octopus/chorizo (ok - not much octopus), paella (big portion but so salty), salad (actually, one of the better items).

Service was good and portions decent sized. The food though was just ok - some dishes came out hot while others felt barely warm. Salt levels were through the roof on a couple items while others seemed to have right amount of seasoning. It just felt disjointed overall.

Oh man, I've been wanting to come here for a long time and so glad we did today. Especially come on a day or evening when it's sunny! But they have you covered (literally) if it's not sunny. They have a completely outside patio, a patio that's covered and inside. The patio that's covered has heat lamps too, so you'll be kept warm. The service was top notch and everyone was so friendly
We did happy hour and mainly ordered drinks but did get some snacks. Everything was delicious!
I ordered the Santa Clara Sling, which was AMAZING. If you love passionfruit, and rum, this is the one. My other friend got the Cuban old fashion with brown butter rum (do I need to say more) and then the spicy pineapple margarita......the only problem I had, was that they weren't bottomless! They were allllll so amazing! If I wanted something I could sip or would be the sling, if I wanted something in a jug, the spicy pineapple margarita!
The ceviche was yum, felt really cooked through, almost a bit dry, but the flavours were yummy. The favorite was the Pablano corn dip was the best and I want it again! My hubby did the 1212 burger, and it was a great moist, flavorful burger. I loved the bun, it was the best burger bun I've had in awhile.
All in all, it made me wanting more and I'll for sure be back!

I came back to Havana again after an absence of almost 15 years. It is still a solid choice for a fun and jovial dining experience. Service is great and drinks are good. My hibiscus mule was very refreshing on a hot summer evening. We had ceviche, pulpo y chorizo, to stones, Calle Ocho salad, and paella. Our salad and paella were very flavourful. Tostones are always great. The portions of fish in the ceviche and octopus in the pulpo y chorizo make them look like they are the accompaniments versus being the main ingredients. They were more avocado than fish in the ceviche and chorizo / potatoes / tomatoes than octopus in the other dish. I will go back to try the cubano sandwiches though. They look good.

Enjoyed their late night happy hour (starts after 9pm on Thursday). Shared the Cubano sandwich, chips with salsa and guac and the ceviche between two people. Good amount of food to snack on, wish they served more chips! Hot sauce was on point. Beer was also tasty and satisfying - $4.50 for a sleeve.