Habana Calle 6
Austin, TX 78701-3717
Phone: (512) 443-4252
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Sun, Tue-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm
Editorial Review for Habana Calle 6 – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
The bustling Sixth Street locale draws downtown professionals and hotel guests with iconographic Cuban décor and its unique menu. Decidedly not Tex-Mex, it features dishes made with pork, chicken, plantains, yucca and Cuban white rice. Diners enjoy table service inside or on the lush patio courtyard, consuming imported Latin American beers, mojitos, rum and other tropical drinks. The revolution lives on after 10pm on weekends when revelers take over the downstairs bar and courtyard.
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Insider Tips
When to GoWeeknight happy hours last from 4pm to 7pm, featuring discounted beer and $3 margaritas, mojitos and martinis. Upgrade to top shelf for $1 more.
The ExtrasHabana Annex, a private building across the street, is available for private parties and special events catered by the restaurant.
User Reviews for Habana Calle 6
05/17/2008 Posted by JoeeI
I ordered what was billed as a Pineapple Margarita at the 6th St locale. What I got was half a cup of pineapple juice with a weak shot of tequila and something like looked like half a glass of foam (?) on top - foam? It wasn't sweet, it was bitter. The foam settled. I asked the waiter to take it back and ordered a Mojito. Said waiter charged me for the Pineapple Disaster and didn't bother to tell me it would not be taken off my bill. Talked to the manager who was rude and implied I had drank half the P.D. because I was a cheap drunk - nice. I told him I would not ever come back and did not leave a tip. Had I known they would charge me for the P.D., I would have left before ordering the mediocre food. A while a go they burned down. I certainly hope this never happens again. That would be a tragedy.
Cons: Rude, rude and rude.
04/07/2008 Posted by nicola74
This is the worst supposed 'Cuban' food I've ever had. I'm truly amazed the people of Austin give it such glowing reviews. It just goes to show that Austin is completely lacking in Cuban and Caribbean cuisine. And I know, because I am Cuban. The 'Puerto Rican' dishes also leave a lot to be desired. I dined here with a Puerto Rican friend, who ordered what he thought was one of his favorite traditional dishes, and essentially got bland, plain old fried chicken. Greasy, gross, and bland, bland, bland. I found a chunk of unidentified meat swimming in the greasiest platanos maduros I have ever seen in my life. My rice was undercooked and Uncle Ben's style. Are you kidding me? I even went a second time just to make sure it wasn't an off night the first time. Nope, it just is always that terrible. They told me they didn't have platanos maduros because they 'weren't in season' which is an out and out lie. You can go down to the Fiesta market and buy them fresh or frozen and ready to go year round. You can't call yourself a Cuban restaurant if you're not going to have platanos maduros available and done properly. Seriously! Their one redeeming point is that they offered Jupiņa, a pineapple flavored Cuban soft drink, but I don't remember having that available on my return visit. Perhaps it is no longer available there? If you want to try Cuban cuisine, don't waste your money or taste buds here. It's not Cuban. It's crud.
Pros: they had Jupiņa pineapple soft drink available
Cons: horrible food, rude service, way over hyped
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