Gustazo Cuban Kitchen & Bar - Cambridge

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   odyssey

   New England

   19 reviews

   5.0

   19 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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   I’ve already done this.

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   Lulu

   New England

   43 reviews

   5.0

   43 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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   Another very good meal at one of my favorite restaurants..

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   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 20, 2022

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   Great food

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   MikeOB

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 18, 2022

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   Incredible food and atmosphere. The "small plates" are really sizable and rich portions. The best kept secret in Boston.

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   SophiaC

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 6, 2022

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   great place to meet friends for meal. The ambiance was nice and the staff was courteous. We have 6 people so we are able to try 10 different dishes. All the meat dishes are done just right: juicy and full of flavor.

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   NatachaG

   New England

   4 reviews

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   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on November 6, 2022

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   Excellent service from the waitress. The restaurant was very busy and he provided regular updates and good advice on the menu. We , love the small plates and the food was excellent. Perfect mojitos Lively ambiance but extremely noisy. We sat outside, much better.

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   OpenTable Diner

   London

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on November 5, 2022

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   It is always a pleasure to enjoy their food! Delicious !

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   Kathryn

   New England

   43 reviews

   4.0

   43 reviews

   Dined on November 4, 2022

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   The food was fabulous and our waitress was great. The restaurant was loud and they first tried to sit us near the kitchen. When we asked them to put us at another table they did. I would go back.

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   Bluetopaz

   New England

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on November 2, 2022

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   Great food but getting drinks was slow.

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    Ging

    Edinburgh

    21 reviews

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    4.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on November 2, 2022

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    It was a fun family dinner. We got many small plates and shared them. Delicious and creative. Nice atmosphere

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    OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    1 review

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    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 22, 2022

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    Awful service. It was 45min before we had drinks and over a hour before the first food came out.

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    customer

    New England

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 22, 2022

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    We waited for about an hour and a half for food. There’s definitely shortage of waiters because nobody checked on us.

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    AlyssaP

    Minneapolis

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 22, 2022

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    I was visiting my son. We wanted to revisit Gustavo’s as our first time there was great. Unfortunately we had one of our worst dining experiences ever. The wait staff was incredibly overwhelmed, mismanaged and clueless about they needed to do. From start to finish the service was abysmal.

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    AndreaM

    New York Area

    5 reviews

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    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2022

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    Gave away our reservation, but they sat us as soon as feasibly possible.

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    JoanD

    New England

    40 reviews

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    5.0

    40 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2022

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    Food is outstanding. Sat between two tables of ten so it was noisier than usual. Service was terrific and everything we ordered-6 small plates and cocktails were outstanding.

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    JPBJr

    New York Area

    22 reviews

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    3.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on October 1, 2022

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    As most know, the food is amazing but on Saturday night when the place is packed, things slow down to a crawl. Tough to order food at the table, tough to get a drink, etc. Reduce capacity by 10% and you would more than make for it on the bar tab. Would have had three or four drinks (we were not driving) but only got one. Crushing your margins here and lessening the experience for all…

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    MargaretG

    Louisville

    7 reviews

    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 1, 2022

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    Service was slow, slow, slow - we arrived at 6 and didn't get out until 9:30 and it had nothing to do with us being lingerers. It was just the two of us, and our server was slammed with several big tables. We were pretty much forgotten. They did comp the empanadas which finally arrived maybe two hours into the meal time. They had forgotten to bring them. We ordered only 4 small plates and then a dessert so it wasn't like we had a lot going on. After the empanadas snafu, it again took a very long time for us to even get to order dessert. Having said that, the empanadas were very tasty! As were the churros. But I don't think either was worth the wait. The server was a very nice guy, just overworked. In my opinion, they shouldn't have sat so many tables.

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    JoanD

    New England

    40 reviews

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    3.0

    40 reviews

    Dined on September 29, 2022

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    Family in town for a brief visit and had heard me talking about how terrific Gustavo’s is and I was happy to take them there. I love Gustavo’s. But every restaurant has an off-night. We ordered drinks and small plates. It took a while for the drinks to arrive and a longer wait for the food to make it to the table. Half the order arrived, and it was delicious. But we waited for another hour to get another round of drinks and the rest of our food order to arrive. We were finally able to flag down the waiter. He took the drink order and promised to check on the food. He seemed to think that everything had been delivered. Now he was covering two tables of 22 people and four two tops. He was very busy. We asked that if it was sitting under the red lights to redo our order. A short time later, the manager came to the table and apologized for our long wait. The drinks were delivered and he left. When he returned he brought a complimentary small plate and assured us that the rest of the order was being prepared. We finished our really delicious food and asked for the check. They comped the entire bill. Kudos to the manager for assessing and “fixing” the situation. The server was overwhelmed but never lost composure and focused on getting our order to us. The food is great and even when things go off kilter, they know how to fix it and did.

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    Foodfriend99

    Raleigh

    59 reviews

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    5.0

    59 reviews

    Dined on September 29, 2022

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    Visiting with friends

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    CaseyH

    Cleveland

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 21, 2022

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    A great place for a meet up and tasty small plates to talk over.

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    JenniferF

    New England

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 17, 2022

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    Fantastic food, but the service was so slow it really detracted from the experience. Need to rework service to diner ratios.

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    Andreia

    New England

    32 reviews

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    2.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on September 10, 2022

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    I had high expectations for Gustavo base on the reviews I read but unfortunately this one fell short. The Cambridge location is definitely a place to go with friends for a lively and loud atmosphere...not a restaurant where you can have a conversation. The tapas were okay but nothing to rave about for the price point they charge and I found them a bit on the salty side. The host staff and waitress were disinterested at best. It was a Saturday night so they were busy so pleasantries were spared I guess. The waitress was basically there to take your order and collect payment because there are runners that deliver the tapas to the table.

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    JMia

    New England

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 10, 2022

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    I go out to dinner every weekend with my husband, we try a new place almost every week, so we have been everywhere you can imagined and this place did not disappoint, our waitress was attentive and very knowledgeable about the menu,

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    ZulmaC

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 3, 2022

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    Food, cocktails and service were great! Atmosphere was pleasant.

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    JoelR

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 1, 2022

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    The host was not warm or friendly. He rather tell me how I did my reservation when it wasn’t that serious. He claimed that my error could have affected the number of seats available when the restaurant was empty to begin with. He needs to be replaced!

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    odyssey

    New England

    20 reviews

    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on August 31, 2022

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    Any meal at Gustazo is reliably imaginative, beautifully presented and delicious. I'll be returning soon.

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27. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 31, 2022

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    Sowctaculwr food and service. Lovely patio ambiance.

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    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2022

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    Food and service were amazing!

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    JoelV

    New England

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 20, 2022

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    I continue to be a big fan of of Gustazo in Cambridge. The food is beyond delicious!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Montreal

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 17, 2022

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    Lovely dinner. We ordered seven small plates, and all were delicious.

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    ValerieZ

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 13, 2022

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    This is the best Cuban food I have had in years. Enjoyed the staff immensely. Food was off the charts. Enjoy!

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    FoodieforLife13

    New England

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 3, 2022

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    A delicious spot for sure! My friend and I went here and got some tapas and everything was wonderful. We sat outside in the front patio and I got a guava mocktail mojito and my friend got a margarita and we both loved our drinks. Then, we got the croquettes, empanadas, and ribs and it all tasted so yummy! We will definitely be back!

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    Blazor

    New England

    53 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    53 reviews

    Dined on July 31, 2022

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    Fine food, good service, fun atmosphere, good value. A great addition to the Cambridge dinning scene.

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 31, 2022

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    Family meet up

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    Foodfanatic

    New England

    21 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on July 29, 2022

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    Fantastic food and plenty of it! Outside patio in back was perfect - inside was a bit too noisy. Service was terrific. All in all a great evening out with friends from out of town!

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    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on July 29, 2022

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    We loves their food and good drinks !

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    HollyC

    New England

    15 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on July 24, 2022

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    This is absolutely one of our favorite new finds among the restaurants we've tried lately. Amazing food with a Latin flair, creative craft cocktails, a fun atmosphere, and an attentive waitstaff--what's not to love? We'll be back!

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    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 21, 2022

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    Happened to be in Cambridge and we live cuban food…. Everything was amazing!! Cocktails , food and dessert!

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    PeterH

    New England

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 16, 2022

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    We particularly liked the small plates: mejillones, polpo, camarones, the baby lamb chops…. A nice drink too: “Smoky something or other” There’s not much they can do about the noise but when the restaurant is full…. We’ve been there before and we’ll return.

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    Katz

    New England

    22 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on July 13, 2022

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    Haven’t been since it opened and now wondering why it’s taken me so long to return. Food was creative, multilayered flavors and textures and delicious. We sat in the patio and didn’t realize there was a parking lot in the back. There was new bartending staff so drinks were slower than we would have liked but everything else made up for i. We will be back soon!

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