Havana Nights Jazz and Cigar Club

I hate to say it, because I have been a big fan of Havana Nights for a while, but I think they have gotten too big for their own britches. What I mean by that, is I used to walk in there with friends and always feel so welcomed by the owner and staff  and I actually enjoyed hearing his story about how he decided to open the restaurant. Last night, I went with my husband for the first time. I was excited to have date night in such a classy place with a quiet ambiance. We waited on the patio until it was time for our reservation. He had to get up twice to ask for service. The owner stood on the patio, and I waved him over like I have done with friends before and he just stayed where he was. I called out to him and said, "This is my husband." He said he'd met him before, even though I was sure my husband had not been there before.... He just wasn't as welcoming as he once was, however the staff did a good job of being welcoming.
I had a glass of wine on the patio which was very good. We were then seated at our table. Even though the layout of the room was exactly the same as last time, it felt totally different. Instead of the nice quiet library-like hush I had always experienced there, it was as loud as a school cafeteria. It seemed that most of the tables were talking so loud and being so rowdy, it was hard to have a nice conversation with my husband. The service was not bad, but they were not on point like they were when they first opened.
My husband really enjoyed the beef short rib and I enjoyed the fettucine with shrimp, although mine was a rather small portion. The salad was alright, but I still haven't really had a dessert there that I really liked.
The prices are pretty steep - $12 for a glass of wine. Even though I knew the prices were high going in, I had once felt it was worth it for quiet romantic ambiance and the personable owner's story. Sorry to say it was just not as worth it anymore.....

Came here for some late Friday night live jazz that started the second show at 10 PM.  There was also an earlier 8 PM show, which I think they said was the standard two-show schedule.  The room was 'an intimate setting' with every seat close to the musicians and decent unless you're facing away from the stage (as was my seat).  The music was a little loud for conversation to continue amongst our party during the performance, but then why come here unless you want to relax and listen to jazz?

The iPad menus were a nice touch, with the back-light making it easy to read in the low light.  However, you had to kind of know what you were looking for since you're not able to glance over the entire wine list to decide what you would like.

We split a bottle of a slightly over-priced bottle of Cab Sav even though it was good.  Wife opted for the Grilled Skirt Steak and Gorgonzola Bruschetta ($15) while I chose the Havana Nights Cubano ($13).  Both were excellent, but the portion sizes on the bruschetta were inconsistent as three others in our party also ordered it with varying amounts of steak.

Will gladly go back.

My Fiance decided to surprise me by purchasing tickets to the jazz club. We ordered martini's and the waitress never returned for 30 minutes. When the waitress was asked where the drinks were she replied I thought that I put the order in. We never recieved our drinks. The tickets were paid for and my fiance called the manager several times about the poor customer service that we recieved. The manager called my fiance back and left a voicemail but was never available when he called him back. Needless to say we will not be going back to this establishment. The manager was present but continue to have converse with other people in the club. We felt totally neglected and ignored.