Sincerely THE best plate of food I have had in a long time, my friends. My boyfriend and I headed over to Roncy on one of the coldest days of the year just to re-live a little bit of Cuba after coming back from our trip there a few weeks ago. I had no idea that it was going to have a 50's St. Patrick-station-subway-tile diner-esque feel to it, but we dug it. When we walked in, the manager greeted us like we were old friends, and I knew we were onto something good.
We ordered the grilled squid after our neighbouring table ordered 3 or 4 appetizers and told us it was their favourite. The calamari pieces were a medium size, tender but not chewy, and had a fantastic chipotle spice to them. After 2 glasses of Guava juice (which has become my crack since leaving Cuba, I seriously fiend for the stuff) our mains arrived. I love that every plate comes with red beans and rice and red cabbage slaw. And let me tell you, I don't know what they put in their RB&R, but dang does it pack a punch of flavour. The red cabbage slaw also had a perfect tang and a little kick of spice. I ordered the Guava short rib (did I mention how much I like Guava?) which was tender, juicy, and and perfectly cooked. My boyfriend had the fish with pineapple salsa, which was also super tasty. We finished off the meal with pineapple upside-down cake and a key lime pie, which came more like a mousse, layered in a jar.
Another great thing about their menu is most of the items can be ordered as an appetizer, a side, or a main, so you can try something as an appy once, and order as a main next time if you decide you dig it. We can't wait to get back to this joint, it definitely tops our charts. Will report back on the brunch once we get a chance to try it.