Cafe El Mundo Cubano

Well I came back to taste the food. I had the Ropa Vieja con congris. It was excellent. Which they brought vinegar and oil for the small traditional salad on the plate. But other than that it was quite good. I love the music playing, but I’m a bit partial since it’s the music I grew up with. Will definitely come again.

Delicious Cuban food with great atmosphere! The mojitos are amazing and every time I go there I leave super happy!

This place is great, It is typical Cuban environment, food, music, and attentive service, we got the yucca with onions which was very good. Three dishes, shredded beef, black beans and white rice and it was great. Second dish was a typical Cuban sandwich, also good. Third dish was pork medallions with Cuban rice. The dessert I got was the flan. Not the best I have eaten but really good. I would come back for sure. Two thumbs up !

Just walked out of this place with no food, still hungry after a poor customer service experience.
First of all, I’ve eaten here before and even ordered catering for a party, and the food is pretty good. It’s not Miami good, but it’s as good as you are going to get in Las Vegas. When I ate here, it was a relatively new place and hadn’t yet been turned into a wannabe nightclub.
I’m sure some people will like it, but I don’t enjoy walking into a «café» at noon and immediately finding myself in a pitch black empty dance party. I could barely read the menu. Turn some lights on! Turn the weird strobe effects off!
After 3 minutes spent getting the attention of the one person working there, a very busy hispanic lady who didn’t speak a ton of English, I ordered a simple Cuban sandwich. Example of the language barrier: I asked her how long would it take to make the sandwich, and she brought out an example of the sandwich from the kitchen, thinking I was asking how big it was. After that, I made sure to throw in some Spanish for my order.
It was $ 10, which isn’t a terrible price, but isn’t exactly a bargain either. I threw $ 13 on the bill just so I could have it paid for and leave.
When I ordered, I told her in both English and Spanish that I didn’t want any pickles or mustard on the sandwich. (Sin pepino, sin mustasa) When the bill came and I paid, I reiterated that I didn’t want any pickles or mustard.
15 minutes after I order (a looooong time in an empty place), I finally get my sandwich. I take it outside in the to go container, because I literally can’t see in the dark, and discover it has mustard on it. I bring it back in, and the server/​bartender thinks I’m complaining about the mustard packets that were included in the bag. After finally getting her to understand there is mustard on the actual sandwich, she takes it back to the kitchen.
4 minutes later, she comes out, skips me and goes straight to the other customers in the restaurant. When I get her attention and ask her about my sandwich, she tells me it will be another «8 or 9 minutes.»
At this point, I’m super annoyed that a sandwich not only takes so long, but also that nobody has apologized or even taken the time to give me an estimate on a remake. I tell her that I just want a refund, and she goes back into the kitchen. A very annoying 3 minutes later, I get my money, she finally apologizes, and I walk out hungry.
That covers my experience, but there were other problems around as well.
One guy came in and sat down. It took about 2 minutes before she talked to him and he ordered a soda. When I was still waiting for my food to come out, he finally got up and asked for the bill for the soda. It was unclear what the exchange was, but he either canceled his order because it was taking too long or he was unhappy because she never came back to take his food order in the first place. Either way, there was even more drama when the soda bill came and she said they don’t accept cards when the bill is that low. He didn’t have cash, so she had to let him walk out without paying.
Another couple came in, looked around, and left without ever sitting down. This was during the 4 minutes no employee was in the front of the house.
I really wish I could find a Cuban place in Las Vegas that serves good food and has great service, but this isn’t it. This is a Cuban place with an identity crisis. Is it a live music venue? Is it a night club? Is it a restaurant? Is it a café? It somehow manages to be all of the above and none of the above simultaneously.
I just wish I could walk into a real café and get a Cuban sandwich or some bistec empanizado in a reasonable amount of time.

Great food, Great Service, the best mojitos in town, not to mention the music and the overall atmosphere is just great, its like been in Cuba, I had the lechon and it was out of this world.
great food

The waitress is awesome. We started out with the Cuban sampler: Tostones, Croquettes, Chicken Temale, Fried Shrimp, & Fried Yuca w/​the garlic sauce! The garlic sauce was bomb. I got the Ropa Vieja which was good. The other dish was the Chicken breast, which was seasoned very well. The black beans were on point as well.
This is a cool place, waitress is awesome, & the food was good

Went there for my dad’s birthday. Very fun atmosphere with music and live band, and great food. The Cuban sandwich was AMAZING. Also, they make awesome Mojitos! A very good way to experience Cuba here in Las Vegas!

Loved this place! The food was great and the service even better! I wish I lived her so I could eat here more often.

Decide to experience Cuban food and this place happened to offer a coupon special.
My wife and I were excied to try something new. The place was nice, clean and cool with Cuban videos playing in the background.
We were promptly greeted. Down hill from there. The young lady spoke no english. at all. IE; we had asked for a booth, she did not understand the word. A quick look around revealed that there were no booths. We were handed attractive, clean menus.
I had asked her to recommend a Cuban speciality soft drink or cocktail. She did not understand. I settled for a (bottled) diet coke. The menu did not expand on the primary ingredients of each selection. There were a few pictures… so much for trying something new and exciting. I tried a few times to have our server explain their menu items… no go. Disappointing to say the least.
We settled for the ‘Cuban Sandwich’ and a tamale. The sandwich was… well a Cuban Sandwich… and the tamale was tasty with a rather sweet masa stuffed with chunks of pork roast. Our server said it was hot. I asked ‘temperature or spicy’ she said «spicy». Not
So unless you speak the language or just want a bottle of soda and a Cuban sandwich this place is for you.

Excellent!!! We went there on a Friday night and the food was delicious. There are no many options in the menu but I don’t care… the lechon, congri, chicken breast and cuban sandwich were awesome. They also have other entrees and sandwiches. The ambiance is very relax so don’t expect anything fancy. They made us feel welcome and it is very authentic (we are from the Caribbean so we know). We will definitely come back!

Café Mundo Cubano!.. Excelente comida, las cervezas bien frías, buena música, un buen ambiente familiar, un buen servicio personalizado y distinguido de las meceras y su propietario. Me encanta este lugar!!!

Very good Cuban food and a very authentic place! They barely spoke English to us once but we had a great time!

We went here to taste Cuban food in Vegas. We went in around 3pm to enjoy lunch. As we entered we were greeted by owners, servers, and musicians. Very warm welcome.
I had pechuga de pollo (chicken) with Congri. I wasn’t asked if I wanted Congri but since I was hungry I just went with it. Not bad but it was on the dry side. The chicken was good though. Well cooked, moist and seasoned with the right flavors but a bit too much salt. To be perfectly honest every restaurant I’ve been to in Vegas has used salt excessively. I think it’s a regional preference, but who knows.
I ordered yuca frita as an appetizer. Again too salty but it was good and the mojo was perfect. Waitress was cool and attentive.
There was an old Guajiro playing Cuban classics with his Tres like ‘Guantanamera’ & ‘Como Fuè’. Desert was un café cubanito nade correctly. Yes, I’m of Cuban decent. lol
4 stars because the food was good not great, and the service, staff and ambience was accommodating as well as comfortable. Sorry, no pics this go ’round.
Gracias a todo la gente de Café el Mundo!

Was here about 10 am on Mon/​27 Oct:
— No longer accepts Groupon vouchers
— $ 3 for a 20 oz bottle of Coke
— No paper towels in the men’s restroom (so do the employees just wipe their hands dry on their shirts, which is what I did to dry my hands)
Don’t think I’ll come back.

Heard about the place through Groupon. Get there and there’s a sign on the door that states they are no longer accepting the Groupon. Well that’s great, the old bait and switch, get you in the door, you pay full price.
Ordered the Cuban Coffee, which was great, even came in a little coffee cup adorned with Cuban flags. Server was nice enough. I ordered sauteed pork with the con gris and a side of fried yucca and my girlfriend ordered the Cuban sandwich.
Here is where it goes wrong. Everything was luke warm. Most likely reheated, which was a shame because the con gris was actually good, just cold. The pork was the chewiest thing on the planet. I thought I had gotten grissle or something but all of them were like that. The fried yucca was not fried enough. The fried yucca pieces were huge, never seen that with fried yucca. The outside of most pieces were a bit fried but the inside was mush, just like regular yucca. I wanted something more fried.
The cuban sandwich was also cold. The bread was extremely flaky, again a shame. Cuban bread is delicious but this was lacking. Also, the pork was whatever on the sandwich. Like boiled ham. No real flavor. If it was warmer, it would not have been so bad.
Apparently this place has live music sometimes, I think that’d be amazing to see. I can’t rate it based off the possibility of live music, but if you wanted to check this place out, that would be the time. It wasn’t great.

I only live two miles away from this place but never would have known about it without Groupon! It was an unpleasant surprise to find they were no longer accepting the deals, but the meal itself was so much better than expected that I didn’t count off a star for it as I normally might.
Appetizer: Yucca is amazing, if you haven’t had it before this is a good place for a first experience. The garlic sauce makes the dish.
Entrees: Palmilla steak was thin cut with grilled onions and served with a rice-​bean mixture that was understated and simple but so tasty. Cuban sando was huge and perfectly toasty with melty cheese and plenty of meat inside, served with basic fries.
Dessert: Flan was creamy and that espresso alone would make me come back– tiny, strong, sweet, and flavorful.
The space is odd, with dark wood floors and high-​end-​looking tables with topped with glass and cloths, but dollar bills and writing covering the walls like a low-​end club, and a small bar to the side of the entrance. And outdoor seating. A lot going on, but great things happening in the kitchen! Working it into my regular rotation for takeout.

Good cuban food the servica and ambiance very nice,
They have live music on the weekends and lil music on the parking lot that makes you get in to the groove right away.

Overpriced food. This will be the last time I pay $ 13 for a 2 ounce steak. The black beans were really really good though… but served in a 6 ounce cup.
They charged me $ 3.00 for a Dr. Pepper which was in a bottle so no refills.
The food was flavorful just overpriced for what you are given. Rincon Criollo is a far more better place priced right and very good food!
I noticed I had a different menu from the ones seated next to me mine seemed limited after seeing theirs so look around

Sadly, I was starving that I forgot to take a picture of the food! I ordered the croquetas and tamales. Both for $ 5. I also ordered congri on the side which is $ 3. The food is way over priced for the small portion they serve. There’s not a lot of options on the menu either.
The food all together? Including my mother in laws and my husbands food; it taste like something that my mother in law can make at home but a lot better. Moving on to customer service? My husband dropped his fork and the owners wife immediately gave him new utensils. So that was a plus… There are a few tables and chairs outside if you feel like eating out in the sun or at night. This place is eh, not all that great. It’s not a place i would ever come back to.

Could the guy that helped is be nicer? He was so nice. The place was super clean.
We took a order to go & even after we stopped @ redbox lol. About 15min in a foam box the food was awesome– I had the filet of salmon & it was HUGE & yummy– great seasoning & came w a crisp salad, rice & black beans. Can’t wait to come back & hear live music/​eat the food fresh out of the cocina!

«We are not screaming. We are just Cuban.»
Truer words have never been printed on the wall of a Cuban restaurant. I started laughing as soon as I walked in and read this, so I was definitely off to a good start with El Mundo Cubano. Next, I spotted two glass displays of guava pastries and I was ready to place my to go order: one of each pastry and a café con leche. One was puff pastry with guava paste filling and the other was more like a crisp, sweet cookie dough with the same filling. More guava filling would have been nice and $ 2 a piece seems pricey, but they tasted great!
$ 8.50 for two small pastelitos and a café con leche is about double what I’m used to paying, but after one sip of that coffee, Celia Cruz started singing «La Vida es un Carnaval» and I was driving down Okeechobee Blvd. in my hometown, West Palm Beach. It had the proper amount of sugar (way too much) and the perfect flavor. They also included two slices of delicious buttered Cuban bread. Every other Cuban place outside of Florida has served me unsweetened coffee and disappointment.
There’s dollar bills pinned on the walls and hand-​written notes, and a little stage in the corner with guitars and drums. I’ll have to find out when they feature live music so I can come back for that, and to try their black beans, rice, and plantains. It’s a high price for espresso and pastries, but it’s cheaper than a trip to South Florida!

Vinimos de vacaciones a Las Vegas desde Los Angeles y de casualidad nos encontramos esta comida cubana riquisima, hecha al carbon, mi esposa ordeno bistec de lomo de cerdo encebollado con sus respectivos tostones, yo ordene bistec Ribeye con arroz moros y platanos maduros. Tambien de postre budin con coco al lado. Riquisimo se los recomiendo, ya estaba cansado de los famosos buffet.