Un Sueño Cafe — Restaurant in Orange City

Hubby & I came after visiting Blue Springs State Park. Had an amazing time with the friendly, welcoming owner. Read reviews from Yelp that were all 5 stars and were skeptical, but we loved it! The owner was the sweetest and made us feel like we were guests in her house. She is Dominican Republican and her husband is Puerto Rican. She asked us how we found the place and she was so pleased to see they had 5 stars on Yelp. She told us about her daughter and asked about us, she was really like a beloved Aunt.

We'd never had puerto rican food and with hubby's onion allergies, worried he wouldn't be able to eat here. But we told the owner and she assured us no onions in the sancocho (the soup). So far hubby's tummy is ok, so glad he got to try it!

The fried chicken + rice reminded me of how my mom cooks the chk, Burmese style, but we add a tiny bit of oil, salt and lemon into the rice too.

The fried plantains were not as sweet as I expected but hubby liked it. We also had flan, forgot to take photo, slice was small but yum. The texture is a bit more cake-like than pudding-like which is what I'm used to, perhaps that's puerto rican style? The beans were also delicious.

Our Spanish wasn't great (but she was very pleased we tried) and her English wasn't the best, so we pretty much just told her to bring whatever she wanted as long as no onions lol. So I'm not sure about the price break down, but for 2 sancochos, 2 rice+ chk, fried plantains, beans, soda, flan, we were charged $28 total + tipped 30%. Huge portions, so we had enough for 1.5-2 meals. I was full after our late lunch and didn't feel hungry the rest of the day.

So sad we're visiting Orlando and her shop is 1-1.5hr away. Definitely visit before/after you see the manatees at Blue Springs State Park! It's a hole in the wall but amazing food and amazing company that you'll love if you're a Go with the Flow kind of person who loves to try new foods and support local mom and pop shops. Stay away if you really can't handle that she can't speak fluent English or need a...

Absolutely loving this place and I recommend it with my eyes close. This place here is the take you back home Puerto Rico type. Although Frances is from Dominican Republic she is married to a Boricua and her cooking is just like a Boricua cooking type. Love her Empanadillas or Empanadas her cooking is amazing and the place when you go is a peaceful place. Frances became like a Mother to me in times of advice she is the one I turned to. I never thought that stopping there for food once would become my second home and second family type of place. I know most of the clients there and everyone that attend is very Christian and church devoted... Please stop by and try all the amazing food Frances cooks and you won't be disappointed at all. Keep in mind the place gets busy and sometimes could be a wait I suggest calling ahead if you're in a rush other than that you won't regret getting food from El Sueño Cafe. Te Cooks knows how to make you feel full and sleepy after a delicious meal! Frances Love Thanks for all your delicious...

2024 Update Still doing her thing. Our food was on point. BUT I just wish she would get some kind of hook up and make that place a little cleaner and updated. She deserves it for all the love she puts in her food. Wasn't to happy with the wait even though the staff are always so sweet but it wasn't busy and I know the guy waiting before me was pissed. I'm glad she still doing good though so I hope. I mean it's a good little spot if you want homemade food at a good price.

Sooo good. Little spot pushing out ALL the flavors. So good. My aunt is hooked. Sancocho is bangin! And the prices for the amount of food you get is awesome. They really do cater to what you want and if for some reason they don't have what you want im sure you'll be happy picking something else on the menu. Heads up if you want Pastelon you gotta call ahead of time like the day before. She cooks a lot of the food fresh to order. Its really good. If you drive to fast you'll...