Bongos Cuban Cafe, Miami

i really want to eat a cuban sandwich and i thougt this is the place, but when i first came in; sunday november 21 the 2 girls at the entrance where unfrienly and rude,the place was empty with lot of tabl and when i ask for aes and they said that u have to wait like 30 min, i didnt care because i wasnt that hungry,then we sat on the bar and the bartender was rude and the lemons pretty old and not even gave us a smile or thans,then the waittress daniel didnt say hello and when i ask for a salad he said no because it was to big and didnt come with the food,he bring us the food in a bad way, so please,next time u want to eat ;go to other place,this is the worst place in florida, because belongsa to this singer doesnt mean is good,nasty food,mean servers,bad music,dont waste ur money there..

Last night I went to Bongos for a friend's Birthday celebration. There were about twelve people in our party, so we had a fair variety of dishes. I ordered the cuban style skirt steak; now, I'm cuban, so I was surprised to learn that by "cuban style" they meant "feeble and frail." I imagine the biological waste materials of an appendectomy are hefty in comparison. My girlfriend had the remains of a malnourished piece of poultry on a funeral pyre of rice. Also, I noticed someone in the periphery of our table was chewing on what looked like a yellow plastic bag that had melted over a piece of meat, they called this cuban style milanese steak. The vilification of my nationality was a little unsettling, but I'm not one to let some guy who flunked Le Cordon Bleu discourage me from enjoying the company of good friends. However, things took a turn for the worse when a bouncer who looked a bit like a black Butterbean started harassing us. You see, at midnight Bongos turns into a nightclub, and a squad of bald men who support my suspicion that "bouncer" is a physical description flood out into the restaurant in search of the underaged. So, in the middle of our meal, this man prompts us all for ID. A minor is considered anyone younger than 21 by these people. Unless one possesses female genitalia, in which case 18 is the age of minority. I am 20 years old and a man, so the bouncer tells me that he can't give me a wrist band, but that he wasn't gonna call me out on it. Fast forward to after I pay the bill, and there's a new bouncer, this one the spitting image of Jabba the Hut, telling me that I can't stay. A little bit of backstory: it's $20 to get in to the club, but if one eats, one can stay for free. So all the people who were with us and were 21 or older were allowed to stay. I didn't think that was fair, so I tried reasoning with Jabba. He explained that 21 was the legal drinking age. I explained that I did not intend to drink, and that women of 18 were allowed to stay. He countered that men always say that but then drink. Apparently Bongos exposes underaged women to an alcohol rich environment but takes their word on it that they won't drink. In any case, I asked to speak to the manager. By the time she made it down the stairs the rest of our party had been asked to vacate their table for some reason or other. She managed to convince us that we weren't ever coming back to Bongos. I can't comment on the quality of the music because it was too faint to hear from where they sat us. On the bright side, the waiter was very polite.

TERRIBLE PLACE!!!!!!BAD SERVICE, BAD MOJITO, BAD FOOD

This is the WORST Latin Club in Miami.I visit it with 2 more couples, they advertised "Salsa on Saturdays", and 1.- They have R&B inside.2.- Outside, they put one Salsa song and the rest "reege, Pop".(In 3 hours, they just put 2 merengues and 2 Salsa songs".3.- The insult you charging 15% in advance and the Service is the WORST one I have not seen for years.4.- The FOOD is "to vomit", FAT oily food, smell like "McDonalds, EXPENSIVE

The worst experience in years. The restaurant was kept open in spite of hosting a Halloween event that kept the waiters distracted. Server took too long to take order once the beverages were delivered,did not offer/bring bread to the table. To add insult to injury one of the Security Guys stopped us from leaving the restaurant using the elevator, and made me and my mom, an elderly woman, walk down the stairs and all around the Miami Arena.

Do not eat here. Went during visit to Miami. Was recommended for food and live music. Well #1 no live music. Worse though, much worse, was the terrible service. Server rude and inattentive. Food was ok but pricey thus, not a good value. Had steak and it was badly overcooked. Kicker is...they automatically add a tip to the bill! Server positively not deserving of a full tip. We had a part of ... 2...FYI. "Bayside Mall" is right next to this place, go there instead. Much more lively and better value to be had!

Love the atmosphere.Food was good with a great variety

A Bacardi Mojito, some mariquitas, and a bistec empanizado. The hangover remedy

The food is delicious and relatively authentic. I say "relatively" because when dining in the heart of Cuban Food America, one's expectations are higher. The decor is a bit stereotypically "Cuban", but fun none-the-less.

Not it's good place, in the past excelent disco.