Fluid Eating's Review of Floridita
Floridita offers a truly unique experience like no other, combining the spirit and vibrance of Cuba’s rich culture through a unique mix of music, cocktails and food right in the heart of London’s Bohemian district of Soho.
Cuba’s world renowned reputation for producing the world’s finest cigars means that the authentic Cuban experience that is on offer within Floridita would not be complete without them. Floridita offers an unparalleled range of the most magnificent Cuban cigars available in London and is proud to exclusively stock the San Cristobal range.
With the inspiration and creativity of London's most respected and experienced mixologists Floridita London's drinks menu is an experience in itself. The menu features traditional cocktails from the early 1930's menu, as well as more contemporary creations as the "Pineapple and sage mojito". (Updated 10/01/2010)
Floridita Food & Drink Menus
Listed below are few sample food and drinks items available at
Floridita. These lists are not enhaustive, but are instead designed to give you an overview of the venue's
offerings and assciated prices.
The Floridita dining menu has been developed by the Executive Head Chef, Andrew Rose. The mouth-watering cuisine and menu reflects a unique and personal interpretation of cosmopolitan Cuban and Latin American cuisine.
Floridita Food menu
| Item |
Description |
Price |
| Main Courses |
Spice blackened fillet of red snapper
Fresh tomato, caper & olive sofrido. |
£15.00 |
| Main Courses |
Spit roast suckling pig
Garlic, lime & oregano. |
£17.50 |
With the inspiration and creativity of one of the London's most respected and experienced barman and mixologists, Richard Woods, Floridita London's drinks menu is an experience in itself. It's reputation for the best Mojito's in town is un-challenged!
Floridita Drink menu
Floridita Special Offers
Title: 3 courses £27.50 (set menu) with a Mojito
Description:
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Date: 01 Feb, 2010 - 31 Mar, 2010
Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Time: n/a
This is an online special offer only - Click here to book
Title: Carnivore Offer: Steak, glass of wine and salad £20
Description:
Classification: Fluid.Data.LinkSpecialOfferTypeCollection
Date: 01 Feb, 2010 - 31 Mar, 2010
Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Time: n/a
This is an online special offer only - Click here to book
“A bit on the pricey side, both food and drink, but good music. As reported in another review, they slapped a £24 (£6 pp) 'Music charge' to the bill. We complained, and they took it off. Left a decent tip, as the service was good.
That 'Music charge' is NOT stated anywhere on the Menu (unless in fine pring!). So look out for it on the bill, and request that it be removed.”
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— [ Unknown ], London
(01 Nov 2009)
“My boyfriend and I went to Floridita on Friday night and were able to get a table at 9pm without a reservation, although the venue was packed. The food was lovely, although very expensive, which we assumed was because of the live band. What a nasty surprise it was when we received the bill. We had spent well over £100 anyway and found another £6 each had been added for the 'entertainment', in addition to the service charge. We left feeling totally ripped off and out of principle would never go back. At no point were we advised before ordering that this would be added.”
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— [ Unknown ], manchester
(24 Aug 2009)
“Great restaurant! Fantastic cocktails, delicious food, amazing atmosphere with authentic live Cuban band!! Need I say more!?!?”
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— Clare, London
(17 Jun 2009)
“Floridita is a brilliant restaurant & bar! I went there with a group of my friends and we had the time of our lives. We spent the early part of our evening sampling the delicious mojitos and enjoying the brilliant live Cuban band! When it came to our meal we were seated and given a great service. The food was lovely and the price was not a touch on the quality. I haven't a bad word to say about it!”
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— Clare, London
(17 Jun 2009)
“With great disappointment I have to say I would never go back to this place. It was a friend's birthday and we had a limitation of two hours with the table and we were refused to order desert as they had to give the table to someone else. The drinks and food are expensive and there was more ice in the drink than alcohol or juice. The place was too crowded with very little space to dance. I do not recommend & i won't be going there again.”
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— E Reges, london
(26 Oct 2008)
“My best friend and I had our birthday dinner at Floridita and had a fantastic time. We booked the private drinking room, Salon Rojo, which is a cosy, plush, stylishly decorated area perfect for our drinks and canapes party. Our waitress was lovely and very helpful, serving promptly even though it was very busy. Hip-shakingly good live music and delicious food and cocktails put everyone in the party mood and resulted in a night to remember. We are definitely planning on going back to Floridita for some more Latin flavour.”
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— tarryn, london
(04 Sep 2008)
“If you like Cuban music and dancing, this is the place to go. Add to that an extensive and interesting menu, top-class cocktails and amazing service and you're on to a winner. We went as part of a birthday 'do and are already planning our return visit. Great fun and a fabulous venue.”
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— Ellen White, California
(31 Jul 2008)
“Well, there are already some dire reviews of Floridita but I must say I don't feel too bad about adding to them! Like many of the other reviewers below I visited as part of a large group on a Saturday night.
The "Floridita experience" as they call it on their website is hugely overpriced and you don't have to be a gastronaut to notice that the food is awful.
Maybe if you just went for drinks it would be good fun. The decor is lovely and the atmosphere okay. The real let down is the food.
We paid £53 per head excluding drinks for 3 courses, side dishes and coffee. Including tip this is £60 per head (plus water for the table and wine that works out at £70 - £80 per head). Now for that kind of money I expect some damn fine food.... After all that's £20 per course - even the starters! However, what we got was a choice of soup, avocado salad or crab cakes to start. I went for the crab cakes which turned out to be potato croquettes on a few bits of old looking rocket with some dodgy”
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— Mary Jane, London
(03 Feb 2008)
“I am cuban and I'm living here in London since 2 years ago. Last saturday my husband, me and 5 more couple of friends went to The Floridita. The dinner was SUPERB, with the proper cuban and latin amercan taste. Well done for the chef ..!! The "ambience" was fabulous as well, BUT we were nearly kicked off our table without being offered desert because another booking was waiting for a table. We didn't complain and decided to go dance and leave it like that as we just went for fun. And the other thing was that the barmen don't have any idea about cuban drinks, like "Daiquiri" and "Mojito" and for my shame i finished drinking a "Bloody Mary" that was SO spicy that i couldn't drink it. So i think that Floridta is one of the worse places to drink in London because of that. Horrible..! And it is a pity as the place is nice and made me think that i was in Cuba for moments.”
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— Michelle, London
(12 Nov 2007)
“It's easy to be unduly critical and it makes me wince when other people moan at a pizza place or similar about fairly minor inconveniences. However consider this of Floridita: our party of 12 were seated by the lavatorias. Perhaps this is why the waiter seemed so put out to be required to provide more than perfunctory service. The waitresses were very glamorous and attentive and, I think, a little scared of him - as were we. The food was of good quality but you do pay a lot of money to eat like a sparrow. Therefore, you need to budget to pay for additional side dishes (which really need to be served at the same time as the (tiny) mains otherwise the mains go cold - one diner even placed his napkin over his main to stop it going cold while he waited!) The wine was excellent and the cocktails deserve their reputation - particularly the mojitos. To some extent you are paying inflated prices because of the show, which is great. The smart money though, I think, turns up late. I cer”
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— John HERLIHY, LONDON
(23 Apr 2007)
“Floridita is really nice: good food, good cuban music that really makes you want to dance, good cocktails ... The only problem would be the price and the little surprise to pay to listen music ....”
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— Lauren, london
(08 Aug 2006)
“Thought that the staff were perfect. Drinks were great, and the choice of cigar was too. Brought back thoughts of Cuba. Perfect !!!”
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— Derek, East London
(24 Feb 2006)
“Fabulous food, fabulous service, fabulous cocktails, fabulous atmosphere! In fact, ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS! Book a table today! (Very lively and quite noisey, ask for a table in the raised area if you want a little more peace and quiet).”
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— Sam, London
(21 Mar 2005)
“Fantastic place - great atmosphere, food and caparinias to die for. I recommend the melon and passionfruit. ”
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— Stacey Blumenthal, London
(10 Feb 2005)
“Easily the best restaurant in London. Not just the food, the cocktails are awesome, the music is fantastic and is a true pleasure whilst you dine to have fabulous Cuban live music playing. The staff are brilliant, fast and friendly, the general atmosphere is delightful, the wines are stunning and the food (especially the Cuban Lobster) is just truly class. It's genuinely hard to find a better place to eat, drink and dance in London.”
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— Richard, London
(20 Jan 2005)
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