Menu

Introducing "The Cuban", a vibrant restaurant located in Garden City, NY. This trendy eatery provides a diverse range of Cuban-inspired dishes with options for vegans and limited vegetarians. The menu boasts appetizers like Croquetas Cubanas and Chorizo en Salsa Criolla, soups like Ajiaco de Pollo, and ceviche options like El Tradicional. The ambiance is lively with live music on weekends, making it perfect for dancing and enjoying happy hour specials. Customers rave about the friendly service and the extensive drink menu featuring classics like mojitos and margaritas. The Cuban's retro 60's vibe, complete with vintage cars parked out front, adds to the unique dining experience. Overall, The Cuban offers a delightful fusion of flavors, ambiance, and entertainment, making it a must-visit spot for Cuban cuisine enthusiasts.

Appetizers/Entradas

Appetizers/Entradas

Croquetas Cubanas

Crispy fried potato croquetas, serrano ham, and habana sauce.

$12.50

Chorizo en Salsa Criolla

Grilled chorizo de puerco, garlic, onions, scallions, and plum tomato.

$14.50

Camarones de Coco

Handmade coconut crusted jumbo shrimp, maduros mash, and Cuba libre glaze.

$17.50

Balsa de Aguacate

Stuffed avocado, lump crab salad. Served with plantain chips, and tostones.

$17.50

Chicharrones de Pollo

Lemon, marinated chicken thighs in mojo, deep-fried topped with cilantro.

$13.50

Mariquitas

Crispy fried plantain chips, salsa de aguacate, and picadillo.

$16.50

El Cubano Mixto

A sampling of yuca frita, chicharrones de pollo, croqueta, chorizo en salsa criolla (serves two).

$22.50

Pulpo a la Parrilla

Open flame grilled slightly charred Spanish octopus, baby greens, tomato, onions, and radishes drizzled with balsamic dressing, and grill sauce.

$20.50

Willy's Guacamole

Freshly made a la vista with avocado, jalapeo, cilantro, tomato, onions, garlic, oregano, lime, served with freshly made corn tortilla chips.

$13.50

Oye Chico

Chicken lollipop, sauted onions, aj, garlic, and vinegar.

$14.50

Quesadilla Cubana

Grilled chicken, sweet plantains, flour tortilla, mozzarella cheese, guacamole, and sour cream.

$16.50

La Familia Sampler

Served with crab cakes, coconut shrimp, empanadas, chorizo en salsa criolla, fish ceviche, and croquetas (serves six people).

$49.50

Gambas al Ajillo

Sauted shrimp cooked in garlic butter, white wine, evoo, and smoked paprika.

$18.50

Bacalaitos

Crispy cod cakes with lemon, and habana sauce.

$16.50

Pastelitos de Cangrejo

Lump crab cakes topped with sweet, and spicy pineapple salsa served with habana sauce.

$17.50

Fried Calamari

Batter-coated, the deep-fried squid, fried until golden brown, served with Cuban marinara, and saratoga sauce.

$17.50

Mejillones

Sauted mussels in garlic white wine, coconut milk, curry, topped with cilantro.

$16.50

Tostones Rellenos

Stuffed green plantains cups, one shrimp, one pollo, and one picadillo (ground beef).

$17.50

Hand Rolled Empanadas

Crisp, flaky wedges of pastry surround a trio empanada. Choice of ropa vieja, la Cubana, shrimp, chicken, picadillo, served with habana sauce.

$16.50

Masitas de Puerco

Bite-sized crispy pork, tossed in mojo sauce, lime juice, and cilantro, topped with pickled onions.

$15.50

Cubanitos

Twin Cuban sliders, layer of roasted pernil, smoked ham, swiss cheese, pickles, brioche buns, mustard sauce, mojo dipping, and yuquitas fritas.

$15.50

El Tradicional

White fish ceviche, red onions, aj guajilla, avocado, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, rocoto peppers, maz blanco, jugo lima with leche de tigre, served in chilled cocktail glass.

$18.50

Camaron Cocktail

Poach shrimp, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, red onions, maz blanco, rocoto peppers, aj guajilla, evoo, served in a chilled cocktail glass.

$17.50

Mixto Ceviche

Baby shrimp, calamari, octopus, peppers, red onions, maz blanco, mango, freshly squeezes lime juice, served in a chilled cocktail glass.

$19.50

Ceviche

Ceviche

Soups/Sopas

Soups/Sopas

Sopa de Frijol Negro

The classic of classics black beans, mojo, crema, vegetarian.

$8.50

Ajiaco de Pollo

Hearty chicken soup, chicken chunk pieces, garden vegetables, avocado, cilantro, and lime.

$9.50

Frijol Negro Cotijano

Black bean, roasted corn salad, cherry tomatoes, cotija cheese, over bib leaf lettuce with avocado, cherry vinaigrette.These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

$14.50

Tpica Tropical

Iceberg lettuce, pineapple, mango, avocado, red radishes, red onions, cherry tomato, lemon, and mint vinaigrette.These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

$14.50

Pepino Avocado Salad

Served with iceburg lettuce, avocado, cucumber, garnished with red onions, and cilantro. Served with santiago dressing, and tri colored tortilla chips.These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

$14.50

Ensalada de Santa Clara

Spinach, red onions, mango, tomatoes, olive oil, lime juice, sea salt, avocado, red peppers, cilantro, and fresh mandarina.These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

$14.50

Salads/Ensaladas

Salads/Ensaladas

Seafood/Mariscos

Seafood/Mariscos

Sancocho de Mariscos

Lobster tail, shrimp, sea scallops, tomatoes, coconut milk rice, curry broth, served with white rice.

$40.50

Camarones Malecon

Grilled shrimp on a sugarcane skewer, mango lime salsa over quinoa, mixed greens drizzled with balsamic dressing.

$29.50

Salmon Rumba

Pan seared Atlantic salmon, charred pineapple salsa, white rice, vegetable of the day.

$30.50

Salmon en Miel Limoncillos

Pan seared Atlantic salmon fillet, brushed with a honey lemon glaze, toasted almonds, grilled figs minted quinoa with mix salad.

$30.50

Camarones Embullo

Sauted jumbo shrimp sofrito, olive oil, garlic, onion, red peppers, green olives, vino blanco, crushed tomatoes with white rice.

$29.50

Pealla Cubana

Lobster tail, shrimp, chorizo, scallops, clams, mussels, red pepper, garlic, onions, green pea sofrito and crushed tomatoes served in a caldera with saffron rice.

$43.50

Pealla Marinera

Mix seafood with shrimp, scallops, calamari, salmon, lobster tail, green peas, simmered in a seafood broth crushed tomato and saffron rice.

$47.50

Vegetarian Paella

Served with carrots, cauliflower, green peas, red and green peppers, crushed tomatoes and sofrito sauce with saffron rice.

$29.50

La Campechana

Whole lobster, shrimp, scallops, clams, saffron, mussels, crushed tomato, seafood broth. Served with white rice.

$43.50

Ropa Vieja

'Willy's special recipe' crock-pot slow-braised flank steak, tomatoes, peppers, onions, green olives. Served with white rice and black beans.These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

$27.50

Churrasco Cubano

Black Angus open flamed grilled C.A.B skirt steak, chimichurri, arroz moro, and maduros topped with pickled onions.These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

$33.50

Vaca Frita Cubano

Twined cooked crispy skirt steak, with onions, grilled jalapeos, oregano. Served with black beans and white rice with a fried egg on top.These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

$31.50

Costilla de Vaca a la 100 Fuego

Bucanero braised boneless short ribs, saffron yuca, cauliflower pure, and spinach.These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

$35.50

Plato Illegal

Pork chop, chorizo, chicken, C.A.B skirt steak. Served with black beans, white rice, and maduros.These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

$36.50

Picadillo Clasico

Black Angus ground beef, onions, garlic, oregano, white wine, pimento green olives, served with black beans, white rice, and maduros.These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

$25.50

Rib Eye Steak en Cafe

Coffee rubbed rib eye steak C.A.B, orange mojo over mushrooms, served with white rice and black beans.These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

$40.50

Palomilla en Cebolla

Thinly sliced prime beef marinated in garlic, lime, juice, topped with caramelized onions, cilantro, served white rice, and black beans.These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

$29.50

Rabo Encendido

Slow-braised oxtail, chorizo in a tomato broth, white rice, and stew black beans.These items can be cooked to order. Consuming raw or uncooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy.

$34.50

Beef/Carnes

Beef/Carnes

Chicken/Pollo

Chicken/Pollo

Pollo Sofrito

Marinated grilled chicken breast, tossed in house sofrito, served with white rice and black beans.

$26.50

Pollo al Ajillo

Chicken breast, sauted in salsa de ajo, served with white rice and black beans.

$27.50

Pechuga de Pollo a la Plancha Ayega

Lemon herb grilled chicken breast, mix greens, smoked roasted corn and avocado with balsamic dressing.

$26.50

Pollo Rumbero

Chicken on the bone, apple wood smoked bacon, topped with salsa de ajo, spinach and yuca cauliflower pure.

$28.50

Arroz con Pollo a la Cazuela

Boneless chicken sauted in sofrito sauce crushed tomato with chorizo, peas, olives, braised in a caldera saffron rice.

$28.50

Solomillo de Cerdo

Beer-braised pork tenderloin served with garlic spinach, yuca mash, and sofrito.

$25.50

Lechoncito

Cuban roasted pork shoulder, yuca frita, pickled onions, moros y cristianos.

$24.50

The Famous Cubano

Traditional Cuban sandwich, a layer of roasted pernil, smoked ham, swiss cheeses, pickles, mustard sauce, mojo dipping, and yuquitas fritas.

$21.50

Chuleta la Isla

Pork chop marinated, garlic, oregano, cumin, sour orange mojo, caramelized onions, and drizzled with honey, maduros, and congri.

$30.50

Puerco Frito

Twice cooked crispy pork shoulder, Cuban oregano topped with pickled onions. Served with black beans stew, and white rice.

$25.50

Pork/Puerco

Pork/Puerco

Algo Ms

Algo Ms

Tostones

Tostones

$7.50

Maduros

Maduros

$7.50

Espinaca en Ajo

Espinaca en Ajo

$7.50

Mashed Maduros

Mashed Maduros

$7.50

Moros Rice

Moros Rice

$7.50

White Rice

White Rice

$7.50

Avocado

Avocado

$7.50

Yuquita Frita

Yuquita Frita

$7.50

Black Beans

Black Beans

$7.50

Saffron Yuca Cauliflower Puree

Saffron Yuca Cauliflower Pure

$7.50

Seasonal Vegetables

Seasonal Vegetables

$7.50