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Café Habana
17 Prince St., New York, NY, 10012
at Elizabeth St.
212-625-2002
| 6.2 | "Mixed Reviews" Average Reader Rating on a Scale of 10 |  |
Not good at all looks quaint but the staff ain't move on !!!
quecarofueeso1 from 10016 | Posted on 8/29/09
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We stopped into the Habana because we thought the place looked quaint. We reviewed the menu outside and decided to go in. Yes the place is small but that was ok. The decor was cheeky and we had an expectation of inexpensive but good tasting. WE WERE WRONG. We ordered pancakes with fruit. and the eggs with chorizo. The pancakes were tasteless, thin and lack luster the fruit was fresh but warm. The eggs with chorizo came with black beans. You could smell chorizo but not see them.. The eggs were scrambled and over done and not visually appealing at all. We were hungry and we ate it all yes but , we left there very very disappointed. We ordered 2 cafe con leches and got to leches w/ a drop of cafe. If you are going to serve inexpensive food at least make sure the coffee is satisfying. P.S. the coffee was served in malted milk glasses why? I suppose the resturant gods do. I'd critic the staff but dare not waste more time on this sham of a latin resturant. Perhaps they should not serve breakfast.
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DIRTY-FILTHY-GROSS
brownhornet from 02351 | Posted on 5/30/09
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You get what you pay for here. The wait staff is unusually arrogant. Yes, the corn with cheese is pretty great but otherwise the food is mediocre. My biggest complaint, thou, is the "DIRTY" factor. The bathroom is one big germ and the woman next to me found a "special" treat in her drink. Rather than giver her a new beverage all together they just poured the drink into another glass-Gross!!! When she asked for a new one the waitress was rude. The whole experiece was less than desirable.
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Food never tastes as good
nikkibee from 10019 | Posted on 3/6/09
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when you have to wait a million years for it. It took forever for us to be seated and one of the waitresses was super annoying. The food was good and the drinks potent, but I'm just not a person who can justify having to wait on line at a restaurant.
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Vibe is so NY meets Miami/LA...Cool Joint
Sheldi from M5V 3B1 | Posted on 4/17/08
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My GF and I were in town on 17 March for The Vines concert at The Bowery. We had some time to kill so we knew about Cafe Habana and decided to check it out b4 the gig. It was amazing. The place was jammed and the servers and male bartender were maintaining their composure whilst complete mayhem was a muck. Hats off to their entire team as they rock'd out killer food & drinks and my GF and I would highly recommend Cafe Habana to anyone who is not uptype. If you go in with a lose attitude, you will be treated like gold. Sheldon from Toronto
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Not What It Used To Be
willyc from 10023 | Posted on 1/13/08
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I've been a big fan of Cafe Habana for years, but last night's meal was awful. Although the restaurant wasn't too busy, service was pathetic and slow. One appetizer never arrived, they were out of a few entrees (including their famous pork chops -- we were told they were "downstairs" but no one could get them), one of the entreesordered was sent back since it was the wrong order (to which the waitress muttered "they keep changing their orders"), no water was provided for the table and no one came to ask if we wanted another round of drinks. When we asked to speak to the manager, we were told "no one is in charge". Our waitress spent most of the time eating a salad a table away from us -- I hope she enjoyed her dinner better than we did. What's happened to this place?
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i'm looking up the address now to give to a friend
rubyb from N20 | Posted on 12/22/07
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-thats how much i enjoyed the meal here and that was about a year ago. (i live in london being the only reason i am yet to go back) people that didnt enjoy themselves here clearly missed the point. its always packed with people leaning out of the window to smoke or cramming onto the end of beaten up benches. The service was sporadic but friendly and warm-the waiters were genuinely interested and interesting (sweet relief from some of the stuck up service i encountered elsewhere in New York). the food was lovely-homely and moreish the corn was the obvious choice but i would also plump for the black beans and rice dishes) ooh and the cocktails were good too. really i dont have a bad word too say about the place-but go!
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Fun place to eat & laugh--Elitist stay home
down2earth from 87505 | Posted on 10/26/07
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A fun "experience" place. Good food, fun to chat and watch. Not for snobs or the elitist types.
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awful experience...
iluvfood from 852 | Posted on 9/1/07
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mediocre food - interesting style of putting cheese & chilli powder on corn. surely flavourful with such seasoning. but the quality of corn itself was poor and the cooking was way over-done. a quarter of it was burnt. awful service - waitresses with an attitude. restaurant with a stupid policy. was told 10min of waiting ended up 40min. finally a table was available then was told that couldn't be served til all guests are present even 2 out of 3 were there for 40min while they promised to hold the table - that's the stupid thing - deliberately just wanting people to stand and wait under the heat outdoor! poor environment - decor was not bad but all the bags of rubbish standing right by the restaurant really stunk. really don't understand why's the crowd even with such bad service. i wanted to find out if its the food which was why i didn't walk away. obviously it wasn't the case!!
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Wonderful!
preciousrain7 | Posted on 12/8/05
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My boyfriend and I just love this restaurant. We try to go once a month. The food is just great and they have the best sangrias. I have never been dissapointed with their food. Though the place gets crowded, it's definitely worth the wait
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Great service and fantastic corn
Klumsee | Posted on 11/2/05
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It is cramped and very busy but that is part of the atmosphere of this place. I go at off-peak times and so I am able to sit, take in the scenery and relax over my iced cappuccino. The service is great. It is nice to go to a place where the staff are enjoying the place as much as you are. Oh, and the corn is the best in the city.
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