Reviews of Escudo De Cuba

The food was amazing! The Espresso Martinis were the best I've had. Unfortunately... they brought us the bill twice without us asking for it, even though we were going to order more, and they said they do that 'just in case people leave without paying'. Also, we asked how many cannolis come in one portion and were told one, so we ordered two portions. When they came, there were two per portion and we couldn't finish them. It's a shame because our evening there started off so well but got spoilt. However, as I said, the food was amazing!

This has to be the best Cuban restaurant / bar in London. The food is just amazingly delicious. I love Mexican food but this is better. Realistic prices too. There is a great vibe here with South American music and South American staff. Feels like being on holiday. I have checked this place off as one of my favourite places to eat. They also own the pizza restaurant next door so you can sit in both restaurants and eat from either. Great eats

A restaurant during the day that turns into a lively bar at night! Stays open until 3 am in the weekends with terrace opened until 1 am and then moving to the indoors and underground dance floor. They play good latin classics as well as more modern reggaeton music. Drinks are fairly cheap (9.20£ for a double Gin and tonic is not bad!) and there is also table service outdoors. Really cool vibe!

The best bar in Dalston and Hackney. The service is stellar! They didn’t have a table available for us in the garden so they built one just for us. Absolutely great! I love their Margaritas and they serve Corona in a corona glass with salt on the border and lime. Spectacular experience! The garden closes at 1 and the downstairs dance floor at 3. The music selection is absolutely amazing although it could be mixed a bit better. Always a great experience

Randomly came across this place with 6 people on a Friday night. Not many other places had room for this many people at the last minute. They loved a few tables together and then let us move outside when there was space. The food was great, and you can also order from the pizza place next door to the same table. The drinks were great too! Definitely recommend it to anyone and planning on coming back soon!

This place has fantastic food. I've been here on numerous occasions over the years. The decor is a little wild and dark (sorry for the dark photo!), but the music and vibe is fun loving. They have outdoor and indoor seating. Although on a sunny day it's nice to sit outside, I prefer indoors to be away from the madness of the street. The service is always nice and genuine. The food is what keeps us coming back every time! We usually order tapas, 6 for £29.95, which comes with salad and rice with black beans. Absolutely more than enough for 2. If not that we've had the steaks, which are seasoned beautifully. The sides of vegetable and rice with beans too are always on point. The prices are fair too. Highly recommended for a casual date night, or a group of friends.

Amazing food and cocktails at an affordable price. Staff are so friendly and attentive. Yummy vegetarian options. I went here for some food and drinks with my friends and it was so good I came back to celebrate my birthday here a few weeks later. They gave me a free slice of cake and a shot, which was very sweet. They also were playing really great music both times.

Don't come here looking for refinement.  This is hearty homely cooking but done well with generous portions and low prices.  I imagine that this is what meals with a Cuban grandmother would be like.  Service is warm and friendly and I love the ramshackle kitschy atmosphere.  Speaking of ramshackle don't miss the WC featuring a wash basin supported by a bicycle frame.<br/><br/>They bring complimentary olives and banana chips as you sit down.  I ordered the sirloin rare and my companion had the Plato Cubanito.  <br/><br/>My steak was cooked to order on a cast iron griddle pan.  Okay, it was not the best sourced steak I've had (not aged, for example) but there was plenty of it and it was decent.  It came with patatas bravas and sauteed root vegetables. These were carrots, parsnips and cassava and a little broccoli thrown in for color.  There was also some rice with black beans.<br/><br/>My companion was very happy with his slow braised pork and chicken with red peppers and onions garnished with the same sauteed root vegetables with rice and black beans.  Flavorful braising liquor and very tender meat with a few slices of grilled chorizo to liven things up both in terms of texture and spiciness.  Nice dish.<br/><br/>Portions were big so we took leftovers home for tomorrow's packed lunch in the office.  We used a tastecard, which they honor with a 2 for 1 deal for mains on weekdays.  With a bottle of red tempranillo house wine (£15.95), dinner for two on the tastecard was 30 quid before tip.  At full price that would have been £44.   We will definitely come back to try tapas at full price where they do 6 tapas for £14.95.  Despite using the discount card we were offered complimentary shots of tequila after we paid our bill.  Now that's hospitality.