El Punto Cubano — Restaurant in New York

I recently visited El Punto Cubano with my mother and we both had the ropa vieja a la habanera. Let me just say, it was absolutely delicious and we enjoyed it! The atmosphere was warm and inviting and the energy instantly made us feel at home. During our visit we had a conversation with Amanda, the owner. She took the time to chat with us, sharing stories about everything from rice and beans to family and life experiences which I'd say was the highlight of my experience.

My history with El Punto Cubano goes back to my school days when I would visit with friends between classes. That's actually when I first met Amanda. Her personality combined with the excellent presentation and taste of the food is what keeps me coming back. Amanda and her staff excel in all three categories—attitude, presentation, and taste.

They put so much care into everything. They don't make you feel like you're a bother if you have questions or need a little extra time to decide on your meal. The food isn't just thrown onto the plate; it’s presented like a work of art. And the flavors—oh, the flavors! You can tell that they’ve carefully selected each spice and blend to craft their recipes.

I sincerely hope this place never changes. It's a true gold mine in the middle of the market, and I wish more people knew about it. If you haven’t been to El Punto Cubano yet, you're missing out on an incredible culinary experience. We will definitely be...

Terrible experience I tryed to give them one last chance and I regret it dearly my fiance picked up sweet plaintains order sweet plaintains should be yellow when cooked on inside instead the ones you sent are white inside / gray pollo asado terrible the chicken didn't smell good at all I only ate rice ,bean , empanada drank the mango juice that didn't taste like mango much I told my fiance never again ever waste of money I make it better on my own honestly but best of wishes you are a new business only 26 years old room to improve the previous time grilled chicken was fatty pieces so very unexceptable I honestly saw something on tik tok and wanted to support your small buisness why not I saw your story about opening in honor of your parents I thought was so nice but I cannot it was two bad experiences with food I truly wish you the best improvement & luck remember you always have room to become...

They can be good, but you have to order the right thing. The salmon a la parrilla or other dishes accompanied with red/black beans and rice are really good. But the tomato based rices like a traditional arroz con pollo can be a bit salty and soupy, and pictured here was a Paella de Mariscos that disappointed me enough to leave this review.

Vienna sausages in the dish (admittedly a home cooking, old school move, but for $30 we can use real chorizo), and older mussels. The salty soupy element I mentioned is here as it’s clear it’s the same arroz as what’s prepared for A con P or Ropa Vieja.

Like I said, the plainer dishes are good, hence the 3 and not a lower ranking, but do not waste you money on...