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Cafe Laurent Restaurant Reviews, Havana

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Cafe Laurent

Calle M/19 y 21, Vedado | #257 Penthouse, Havana, Cuba
+53 78312090
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Well stocked wine and liquor. Good Mojitos.
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Ranked #15 of 226 restaurants in Havana
4.5 of 5 stars 155 Reviews
Cuisines: Fusion
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Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, Delivery, After-hours, Private Dining
Description: Brand new restaurant , opened in February 2011. We were one of it's first customers. A 'Palador 'style restaurant located in a penthouse apartment of an of classic 1950's building; with magnificent views over the city and of the ocean. interior decor is modern1950's cool, creative, and artfully appointed. the food was excellent!!! One could could compare easily to a fine restaurant in Paris, NY or London. staff are young and attentive and gave great service.
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San Diego
Senior Contributor
28 reviews 28 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“Best we ate in Havana”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

Lovely evening on the patio in this super clean and modern restaurant. After many days of the same bland food, this was a true find. We all had different appetizers and main courses and all were great. The lobster appetizer and the lobster main course were simple, delicious and plentiful. The lamb dish was really superb and flavorful. Our two... More

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Lorenzo N, Propietario at Cafe Laurent, responded to this review
22 May 2013

A pleasure for our team to read your comment, please accept our thanks for sharing it with other world travelers and feel assured that every customer will feel it arrives at our house that your evening will be as nice as you have in your memory. thanks More

Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK
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19 reviews 19 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
53 helpful votes 53 helpful votes
“Fantastic food and service!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

We ate here twice during our 4 night stay at the Nacional, which is a couple of blocks away or 5 minutes walk. The menu is varied, the food quality is very good and the staff are exceptional.

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Lorenzo N, Propietario at Cafe Laurent, responded to this review
22 May 2013

A pleasure for our team to read your comment, please accept our thanks for sharing it with other world travelers and feel assured that every customer will feel it arrives at our house that your evening will be as nice as you have in your memory. Thanks More

New Jersey
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13 reviews 13 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Good but not great..could be a lot better”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

Nice setting, cool view from a penthouse in Vedado...Slow service, the waitress brought a wrong order even before making our own...After looking the menu, I order Greek salad...Had no feta cheese, no black olives.."We are in Cuba" she says...LOL...So, don't try to sell the dish as Greek Salad...Name it differently...Romantic though...Lounge music and some couples...Some smiling single girls too...

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Lorenzo N, Propietario at Cafe Laurent, responded to this review
22 May 2013

Thanks for your comment, first of all receive our apologies for the impresiicones we had in the service and in the course you have chosen, no doubt I should give the reason in his commentary as we did offer our apologies. Our team takes into account comments from our customers and we activate always looking for improvements, our chefs and... More

miami
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“After a concert @ Pabellon Cuba a great dinner”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2013

Excellent service & nice ambient on a mid-rise penthouse in the middle of one of the best streets in groovy Vedado.

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Lorenzo N, Propietario at Cafe Laurent, responded to this review
22 May 2013

A pleasure for our team to read your comment, please accept our thanks for sharing it with other world travelers and feel assured that every customer will feel it arrives at our house that your evening will be as nice as you have in your memory. Thanks More

Brooklyn, New York
Top Contributor
212 reviews 212 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 77 cities Reviews in 77 cities
51 helpful votes 51 helpful votes
“Lovely view”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2013

The view from the terrace of this private restaurant is amazing. We went at dinner time and was able to watch the sunset from the terrace. The food was ok; not the best I had in Cuba but certainly not the worst. The view is enough to make me recommend it!

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Lorenzo N, Propietario at Cafe Laurent, responded to this review
22 May 2013

First of all thank you for your opinion and share it on this site as often by world travelers. It is a pleasure to have you enjoyed the views of the city you have from our terrace, we hope certain is sufficient to return and then to be able to return also enjoy a meal like havana views and amazing... More

UNITED KINGDOM
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12 reviews 12 reviews
11 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
“Great place to eat in Havana”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2013

Had a fantastic meal and amazing evening in this restaurant. Out hotel ordered a taxi for us so was pretty easy to get to. When we arrived we wasn't sure what we going in to .... This restaurant is at the top of a tower block and in a place you wouldn't expect to find a fab restaurant like this.... More

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Lorenzo N, Propietario at Cafe Laurent, responded to this review
22 May 2013

A pleasure for our team to read your comment, please accept our thanks for sharing it with other world travelers. Certainly our restaurant was my house that on February 14 of the year 2011 remained converted into a restaurant in its entirety. The ambience that gave the place was inspired by the decade of the 50s, years in this part... More

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Senior Contributor
34 reviews 34 reviews
18 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
“Penthouse Paladar Close to Malecon”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2013

After locating the building (a little tricky), go up the elevator to the top floor. Don't be shocked; the restaurant is more trendy looking than other paladares or at least those that I frequented in Cuba. It gives a bit more of a cosmo feel to an evening meal in Havana. I went with two other friends. We all shared... More

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Lorenzo N, Propietario at Cafe Laurent, responded to this review
22 May 2013

A pleasure for our team to read your comment, please accept our thanks for sharing it with other world travelers and feel assured that every customer will feel it arrives at our house that your evening will be as nice as you have in your memory. Thanks More

Birmingham, United Kingdom
2 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Disappointing”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2013

This paladar is well located and has got a lot of potential. We were looking forward to eating there but were disappointed. First they put us on a table on the terrasse facing a wall. Given that only one other table was taken we asked if we could see by the curtains or have a view of the city, which... More

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Lorenzo N, Propietario at Cafe Laurent, responded to this review
25 April 2013

Thank you very much for making us somehow get experience, for us is very important to know when a customer has been satisfied, even more important is whether a customer is not satisfied. First of all our apologies, but nothing can be done if you keep a memory and not nice. At least be assured that if we take our... More

Charleston, South Carolina
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13 reviews 13 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Amazing food, service, and price”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2013

Easy walk from the Hotel Nacional, on the top floor of a small apartment building. Open air dining, but with the plastic flaps rolled down due to a cold snap. Had ceviche as a first course, the best I've ever had. Entrees also very good. Two course meals for 2 with a bottle of Chilean red wine came to 64... More

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Lorenzo N, Propietario at Cafe Laurent, responded to this review
2 April 2013

Thanks for sharing your opinions with world travelers, thank you for choosing us for your meals in our opinion Havana and commits us to keep working every day to meet the expectations of our customers. thanks again More

Wilmington, North Carolina
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14 reviews 14 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“Great food, service and view in Havana”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2013

Outstanding private restaurant in Havana. Penthouse views, excellent service and wonderful food. Visited with a large tour group, but service was great anyway. Dessert was a wonderful fried custard.

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Lorenzo N, Propietario at Cafe Laurent, responded to this review
2 April 2013

Thanks for sharing your opinions with world travelers, thank you for choosing us for your meals in our opinion Havana and commits us to keep working every day to meet the expectations of our customers. thanks again More

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