El Caney Restaurante — Restaurant in Cárdenas

Our party of 4 ate dinner here one evening. We all had the paella which was prepared with lobster. The food was piping hot when served. The portions were large - two of us didn't finish all of it! Chef Israel was a delight! He visited each table and stated "if you don't like, you don't pay" ... we paid as the food was delicious as he said it would be!! His personality really connected with our group. Having the staff check on the customers (all the wait staff greeted us with smiles and asked how the food was) and the outdoor venue made this a meaningful, fun and memorable experience! Prices were very...

Do not eat here it is an absolute rip off.

They advertise their prices in pesos, but your only options to pay are on a card or in euros. They refuse to accept pesos in cash despite it being the national currency.

They also use the official conversion rate (approx 1:24) whereas in reality every other restaurant and person in Cuba uses a conversion rate of approx 1:90-100 thereby meaning you end up paying 4 times more than you expected based on the menu prices.

The food was fine but nothing special (very similar to other meals we had nearby, but every other restaurant charged a...

I visited in June, 2023 and had a good experience here. The restaurant is like an outdoor covered patio style so there is no air conditioning, but I noticed a lot of restaurants in the area like this anyway. The food was very good. We got the grilled lobster, tomato lobster and paella. The tomato lobster was my favourite. I found the paella a little salty, but perhaps that's just my preference. The portions are a good size. The staff were very friendly as well. For us they were okay with taking cash and any currency...