Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar

Cuba Libre is a really good option at the Tropicana in AC for several reasons given below.

1) Food is really good and if done correctly can be cost effective. I highly recommend splitting the tasters menu (40/order) between two people, you get basically small portions of the whole menu spend 20 dollars per person and are left at the right kind of full, where you can drink all night, gamble all night and won't feel that late night drunken hunger... Ok you might if you stay up past 4-5. OK so if you're like me you'll probably eat before you sleep. but you get the point. Cost effective and really good food.

2) the vibe in Cuba Libre really sets the tone for the evening! it has a really nice ambiance which energizes you for a long night of partying. I strongly believe in atmosphere and this place has  really it; good music that keeps you jiving in your seat while you chew on that crab or shrimp ceviche, really attractive and attentive wait staff and best of all strong drink.

3) Go early. No point coming here to eat at 11 pm. Start off the night at 730-8 with Cuba libre and I gaurantee you your trop experience will be that much better unless you get killed at the casino.

Overall, average to meh quality food and slow service.

Our server was well meaning, but young and most likely new, and the timing of our service was off, with our drinks not on the table until we'd been there half an hour.

The food was decent, but had obviously been prepared earlier by the time we got it.

The Mojitos are tasty, but could be in slightly bigger glasses.

This place was awesome! We were immediately seated and it was a Friday night on Memorial Day Weekend. We decided to get dinner here before a show at the Casino a friend that I was with recommended it so we tried it and we were all very pleased! the employees were all very friendly and smiling. I was with 3 other people so we all tried to order something different and taste each others meals. Bread with mango cinnamon butter is brought to the table and I have to say our table ate about 3 baskets of the bread with the butter because it was just so good. I ordered the Shrimp ceviche which I thought was very fresh and a large amount for just myself so I ended up splitting it. I had a coconut mojito which was delicious I ended up ordering a second one and a third one because it tasted so good. I ordered the Pompano a la Plancha (Citrus marinated Florida Pompano fillet, fried rice and baby sprouts salad. Sweet chile-citrus and sesame sauce)  which was very good and the fish was cooked perfectly. I also tried the Seafood Paella (Jumbo shrimp, little neck clams, mussels, Mahi-Mahi fillet, squid and baby octopus. Saffron short grain rice.) which was excellent as well and the serving was very big.  Both meals were delicious However, next time i go I will order the Pompano a la Plancha again because to me it was an excellent dish. For dessert I tried the Dulce De Leche Ice Cream, Tres Leches, Cuban Flan, and Banana Bread Pudding! All 4 were amazing! I really can't choose one over the other because they were all so good!  The Dulce De Leche Ice Cream had a great richness and flavor. The Tres Leches cake was moist and flavorful as well. The banana bread pudding was very good and people at my table put the dulce de leche ice cream with the bread pudding which also went well together(how could they not?). The Flan was delicious as well.  I also had the Café Cuba Libre which is cuban coffee with steamed coconut milk which was heavenly! I am not usually a coffee person and I was hesitant to try it but oh my goodness it was yummy! You can add a shot of spiced rum to the coffee if you would like but I didn't do that so maybe next time I will try it and see how I prefer the coffee. Wow, what an amazing meal we had! The restaurant itself made you feel as though you were in Cuba. One of the persons at the table was a picky eater and does not eat any seafood and this person still had an amazing meal (in fact this is the person who recommended it). I would definitely recommend this place to anyone!