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| - Ahhh having been wanting to come here for months but never finding a seat (and never planning ahead enough to reserve), I really really REALLY wanted to love La Habanera. I finally came here for dinner a couple nights ago, and quickly decided on many exciting looking items to share only to be told once we came to order that at least half the menu had run out (we're talking Friday night dinner here...) so we had to settle for some other items we were not so keen on.
1. Avocado salad: delicious!!!!
2. Shrimp/coconut/rum cups: meh. These were not bad but not great. Wouldn't order again
3. Beef skewers: very yummy but also kinda pricy for what you get ($8 for two very small skewers)
4. Braised chicken: super meh. Nothing special at all
5. Pulled chicken tacos: pretty tasteless
6. Side of rice with beans: it's rice and beans..... no innovation here and actually a little on the dry side
Because La Habanera is a tapas style restaurant, we initially ordered 4 plates to share at the recommendation of the hostess but it was definitely not enough as the potions are really small so we ordered two more and ended up still somewhat hungry but not impressed by anything enough to order more of it.
At the end of the meal, we were presented with a lovely $100 bill for six plates and 4 drinks. Not impressed to be honest - way too much for what you get and the stuff we tried wasn't that great (granted, about $40 was for the drinks, but still). That being said, we were really keen on several dishes that were not available (chicken bao, ribs, poutine) so maybe this review would've been different if we were able to try them but nonetheless, the price is really not well correlated to the food you get.
Overall, a solid 3 stars. Great service, cute ambiance and some great dishes. I'll be back to try the items I missed out on and will update my review if they change my rating!
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