Ybors Cuban Cafe — Restaurant in Lakeland

The silver ring has an extensive history. When I was a kid I would wait for my dad to get out of his naval reserve meeting in Tampa. We then would leave and come up into Ybor and stop at the Silver Ring Café. This restaurant came from the original family relatives. You used to see three brothers in the Ybor Silver Ring Café making sandwiches and they would be stacked in a clear glass window to entice you from the street. They made the “regular” sandwiches with mustard, no lettuce tomato & the “special” with mustard, mayo,lettuce & tomato. I use to take a weekend with my sister to drive out to Ybor and bring back Cuban sandwiches. It’s been nice having this restaurant in Lakeland that was started by one of their relatives from the three brothers. These are truly authentic Cuban sandwiches passed down over decades. I was in my teens enjoying these sandwiches and still till this day where I’m about to turn 60 I still enjoy a shorter drive anticipating that delicious sandwich I’m about to savor. Yum. Stop by and try it out. It’s right across from the west side of the park. Great location to stop by especially on weekends during or after the outdoor market or a quick filling bite before you go out down town. Enjoy. I only wish they were open on Sundays. I’m ready to...

I visited this place at the suggestion of a friend. She went on and on about how good the sandwiches from this place was. 1st of all, the place was empty when I got there. Not one customer was in line or even sitting down. That should have been my queue to get outta there, but I wanted to give a local business a try. The lady that took my order was kind and gave me a little bit of history about the restaurant. I will be honest, the place seemed very dark and not too clean. That should have been my 2nd queue to run, but I stayed to see how "delicious" the food was. So, I ordered a turkey sandwich on cuban bread. She asked me if I wanted the sandwich hot or cold and I said hot. She proceeded to press the sandwich without any kind of butter. That seemed a bit weird, but hey. Who know? Maybe the bread is good without butter. So paid for my sandwich and headed to my car. I took a bit of the "hot" sandwich and the meat was refrigerator cold. This sandwich was not good at all. A waste of my money and time. I wont be back. I normally drive all the way to Tampa to visit Michelle Faedo's. Not this is a restaurant that knows how to make a sandwich. I would not recommend Silver Ring to any of my...

Always great service. I love the girls who work there. Stopped by today, 12/28/21 around noon to get a large order for the family at home. They were slammed, between the called in orders(My inconsiderate butt should have called it in), the walk in orders(ME....), and the full seated dine in area, they kept up and kept track of everyone there. They really do care about their customers and there's many there who are so regular they.walk in, sit down, and the girls great them by their 1st name and ask if they want their regular. There aren't any of the Mom and Pop style places that exist anymore. This is a definite keeper. Great authentic Cuban Sandwich shop. Many other comfort food selections also like Chicken and Yellow rice, Black Bean Soup, just to name a couple. I've never had a bad meal there. I only wish their hours were longer in...