Bar Habana — Restaurant in Toronto

Vibes of Cuba in leslieville!

This spot has all the feels of Cuba with that even better taste of the country!

Cuban food while being tasty and heavy, usually isn’t too attractive to my palate. Bar habana has officially knocked that stigma out of my mind!

Had a few dishes, the habanero hot honey squid, the grilled shrimp and the cubano. Squid with that habanero sauce was to die for! Brought the heat, but keeping it just enough that you want more!

The grilled shrimp, while being good in its own, even better when you combine your bite with that mango black bean salsa it comes with!

Lastly, the cubano, which is the signature of Cuba, the pressed ham & cheese sandwich. This wasn’t your ordinary ham & cheese. The saltiness from the chews combined with the fatty ham, just a marriage of flavours!

And to wash it all down with their mojito or cuban style pilsner! The perfect ending is that Cuban coffee creme brûlée! Nice and creamy with the strong hit of coffee. The other thing that was specially made for us, the donuts that’s usually only available for brunch. The donuts had a nice little crisp on the outside, but soft and pillowy inside.

The other thing you want to know is that everything they make here is in house, including the bread they use for the cubano sandwich!

Service, just amazing! Everyone was super friendly, and really boosted the atmosphere with their personal vibe!

Great job overall!

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Entering this place felt very good. The ambience was just right. We then joined another person "upstairs".

Now lets talk food. I am vegetarian and we did enjoy every bite. The portions were a good size and tasty. The "patacones"/fried plantains in the "Veggie Plate" were excellent, same with the "rice and beans". Ok, one of us was not a vegetarian, hence the other picture - 'Guava BBQ Beef Short Rib'

The service was friendly, cordial, casual and just right. Good people indeed.

I had a 'cafe cubano' (warning: comes with sugar in an expresso cup) and a cafe cortado and enjoyed both sufficiently.

For desert, the 'Cuban Coffe Cream Brûlée'... It was nice and enjoyable and it came garnished with cookies and blueberries.

I do recommend this place and it has a patio as well at the front.

There was only one area I did not enjoy - the music was too loud and too modern for my liking. So, it is up to you to provide your own feedback.

This is a place I would definitely recommend, setting...

After driving by this place multiple times we finally gave it a try and we're so happy we did!! We got there around 9:30pm,and even though the place closes at 10, we didn't feel rushed at all (unlike other places when you get there half and hr before close time) Janet was super nice and helpful with the menu, she gave excellent recommendations of what to order. The food was absolutely delicious! We got a pressed cubano, a pork belly plate and a small jicama salad. We shared everything and didn't tell Janet we would be doing so but when the food was brought to the table she was ready with side plates for us to share. She was not only helpful but super polite and extremely nice. Also, that salsa is to dieeeeee for!! Absolutely delicious. Wish you guys would sell it, I would've definitely bought a bottle or two. We have marked this as a new favourite in the neighborhood and we'll be...