text: The fiancue and I love Cuban food We had a couple die hard favorites back in SoCal that we would frequent on a monthly basis We have been missing our Cuban craving fix since moving here to Phoenix So last Friday evening as we were deciding where to get our grub on we happened to pass by Havana Cafe The fiancue had heard good things about this place from coworkers so we decided to bust a YOU turn and give it a try nnIt is located in a small strip mall with a metal gate door A little sketch looking but we were not deterred because good food often comes from little dives The place was pretty busy but we were seated right away It was a little weird for us to be seated side by side on a bench which the hostess first had to slide the table forward allowing us access to the bench and then proceeded to slide the table back in towards us so we were essentially boxed in But moving onThe place is loud with great live music but you find yourself having to talk really loud to your server to get your order in nnMy fiancue ordered his usual favorite ropa vieja I could not really find anything that looked especially appealing to mefor a reasonable price at least So I settled on a tamal cubano and the ceviche from the appetizer menu Overall the food was good We enjoyed the ropa vieja and the ceviche I only wished that the ceviche came with chips instead of crackers The tamale was good and had bits of pork in it which made it more of a crowd pleaser for the fiancue However both of us felt that we did not enjoy our meals as much as we do at our fave Cuban place back home Plus we did not feel our meals were worth the prices here so we left a little unsatisfied Do not get me wrongwe are not opposed to spending good money on food that we feel is worth it so please note that our review is not because we are cheapskates or anything But if you plan on hitting this place up then be prepared to pay and up per entree nnBottom line is that we may or may not go back Nothing really wrong with this place but nothing overly exciting either Maybe a future visit will change my opinion but until then we will be continuing our search for our go to Cuban spot