Cuban Pete Go Back to Staten Island

   RisaBar2 - 09/27/2009

Last night 8 friends were told to wait an hour for a table and stand in a tight hallway with customers, waiters, hostesses, etc. Then, we were told it would probably be another hour! When we expressed shock, the owner told us too bad and was rude and obnoxious. I have eaten here before and the food is nothing great, but on a nice ********* fun to eat outside. After being shouted at by the owner and told "too bad" we left. Montclair has great restaurants that have it all - good food, ambience and nice people. Don't waste time on this dump.

Food good-owner /manager stinks

   SBerardiS - 09/06/2009

The owner hawks his lousy sangria and gets angry if you don't buy it- especially if you bring your own. He has a wacky story about his arrest stemming form BYOB but that's bullcrap.Last time I was there I said no to sangria and the waiter alerted the owner who came over to say we could not use our wine unless we bought the sangria to mix with it. The waiter said we couldn't order tapas without ordering entrees.I felt like they were trying to milk every last $$ out of us- very distasteful and I have been a regular customer .The food is good but I am not sure that I will be back.

Keep your money

   Skowz 79 - 06/12/2009

The owner treated my party like s#*t. You can do much better going to a restaurant in Hudson County for real Cuban food. He should be ashamed of himself. No Cuban person in their right mind would ever treat a person the way my party was treated. I will never go there again and hope that if you are reading this you will do the same.

WORST EXPERIENCE EVER!

   M Daphne4969 - 02/21/2009

I feel compelled to say that this was simply THE WORST dining experience I have ever had. Six friends and I went for dinner on a friday night, the food was below average and the dinner service was poor but the most outrageous thing were the busboys who repeatedly removed plates of food while food was still being eaten, slopped beverages around, made rude faces and gestures and refused requests for more drinks, etc. When one particularly unpleasant person poured our wine (THAT WE BROUGHT) into a communal slop bucket and was told to stop and refused to we called over the owner. At this point he shrugged his shoulders and said the busboy didn't speak English and then wandered off. We told him in a low voice that we would never again patronize this establishment. The owner then started berating our group for being racists. Not only was this place atrocious, I think that the owner should be incarcerated. (again)

First Timer - Great Experience

   XBookworm2x - 02/15/2009

The setting is perfect, the mood is light and festive, the food is wonderful and fabulous, the service is incredible! I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who likes Cuban food or has never tried it. It's a great place to go and the sangria is off the hook! It was my first time there and the servers and owner treated us like we were regulars. Unfortunately, I went during the winter so I haven't experienced the outdoor dining but with the waterfall built right outside, I'm sure it's lovely at night. GO THERE!!!

TREATED LIKE CATTLE

   EAuino - 02/08/2009

WENT ON A SAT. 6:30 WANTED A TABLE FOR 11 PEOPLE. MY DAUGHTERS BIRTHDAY. WAS TOLD WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL ALL 11 WERE HERE. NO PLACE TO GO TO WAIT. WAS BEING PUSHED AND SHOVED. FINALLY WE WERE WAITING FOR JUST 2 AS THEY WERE PARKING THE CAR. THEY COULDN,T FIND PARKING AND I ASKED THE OWNER IF WE COULD AT LEAST GET OUT OF THE WAY AND SIT. HE WAS SO CRUDE THAT WE BEGAN TO SAY AT LEAST ACCOMODATE US, WE WERE NEVER HERE. HE THEN MADE A REMARK THAT HE WAS REALLY GOING TO MAKE US WAIT. WE HEARD IT AND CALLED HIM ON IT. I GUESS HE DIDN,T LIKE THAT HE WAS CAUGHT. HE ASKED US TO LEAVE. I HAVE NEVER BEEN TREATED LIKE IN ANY RESTAURANT. MY MONEY IS GOOD ANYWHERE, AND REST ASSURE I WILL BAD MOUTH THIS PLACE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LISTEN. I HOPE THEY GO UNDER.

MICE PARADISE

   letsgo2b - 10/04/2008

I had a good time there, but when leaving I saw a noise by the ice machine where a busboy was getting ice. When I looked, for my surprise I saw two mice playing tag...come on...how can a place like this be so packed and owner don´t care about people´s healthy? When staff member saw that I noticed the problem he just laughed and said that it was normal by the storage area, which I assumed all the rice and beans was stored. DISGUSTING

   ALgiocas - 09/13/2008

Awesome

   Dbur138 - 09/13/2008

We went on a Saturday for Lunch. The entrance gives the feeling you are on the island. Our server had a great personality. I don't beleive the service is slow, it's just laid back and you are given time to talk and digest, so if your in a rush to get in and out, it's not the place for you. I was there in the day but you can tell that it gets lively at night with the lighting. I saw a table had a birthay and the servers come out with their own version of singing happy birthday which includes bongos. The Lechon Asado made my eyes roll back it was so good. Make sure you finish it off with a cubachinno coffee and tres leche cake.

SO SO EXPERIENCE 9-2-08

   RaLpHy0131 - 09/03/2008

SO I HAD MY VERY 1ST TASTE OF THIS GRAND "CUBAN PETE'S" I USE THIS TERM EXTREMELY LOOSELY. HONESTLY SPEAKING THE BEST PART ABOUT THE ENTIRE PLACE WAS THE OUTSIDE DINNING AREA! I WENT WITH A FRIEND WHO HAPPENS 2 GO QUITE OFTEN AND HAS A BUILT A RAPPORT WITH 1 SPECIFIC SERVER. I DONT REMEMBER HIS NAME SORRY! HOWEVER, MAYBE THATS Y I CANT COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SERVICE, OR WAIT TIME. THE FOOD, WAS OK. YES JUST OK. I COME FROM A HISPANIC BACK ROUND AND HAVE HAD CUBAN FOOD BEFORE AND THIS DID NOTHING FOR ME. I HAD THE MAMBO STEAK (I BELIEVE) WHICH WAS ONCE AGAIN, OK. I THOUGHT THE MEAT WAS A LITTLE TOUGH 2 B COOKED MEDIUM. THE RICE WAS DISGUSTING, MY DRINK WAS GOOD I BELIEVE IT WAS AN ASIAN SANGRIA OF SOME SORT. MY DINNER GUEST HAD A FISH DISH WHICH WAS VERY GOOD. APPETIZERS WERE GOOD, CHICHARON DE POLLO AND SHRIMP SOMETHING, (SORRY GUYS I DIDNT DO THE ORDERING I DONT REM THE EXACT NAMES.) ALL IN ALL IT WAS A TUESDAY NIGHT LATE DINNER THAT ONCE AGAIN WAS OK. WILL I GO BACK? PREHAPS, JUST 2 MAKE SURE THAT IT WASNT AN OFF DAY BUT AFTER READING EVERY 1 ELSES REVIEWS I MAY JUST THINK TWICE ABOUT IT. I MEAN DOES THE OWNER NOT HAVE A CLUE ON WHAT IS BEING WRITTEN ABOUT HIS PLACE??? DOES HE EVEN CARE? FOOD 4 THOUGHT