Floridita

100 Wardour Street, Soho, London, W1F 0TN, Tel: +44 2073144000, Website

Cuisine & Style:
Cuban - Bar & Restaurant, Trendy Restaurant
Average main course:
£15
Average food spend:
£35
Opening hours:
Open from 17:30 to 02:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Open from 17:30 to 03:00, Thursday to Saturday. Closed on Monday and Sunday, but available for private hire.
Payment options:
All major credit cards are accepted

The foods was just the right amount and perfect for the price. I had the set 3 course menu and the food came out at a nice pace. Service was excellent. My wine glass was never empty. The music band was brilliant. Set in true cuban style.

Vicky511 24 August 2011 From Brighton

Nestled within the heart of the lively West End, Floridita blends mouth watering Cuban cuisine, cocktails and live music with the glamour and decadence from a bygone era in this Latin inspired Soho restaurant.

With deep red decor, luxurious white leathers, huge mirrors and an abundance of crystal, Floridita London encapsulates atmosphere and style for a truly decadent dining experience. The long Cuban cocktail bar serves daiquiris and mojitos from Havana's original secret recipes.

Serving up an array of delicious interpretations of cosmopolitan Cuban and Latin American cuisine, the Floridita menu showcases Cuban lobster, meatballs stuffed with quail's eggs, suckling pig, steaks, Cuban chorizo hamburgers and salads, as well as a superb dessert list. There is also a slick and diverse extensive wine list to complement your meal.

An intoxicating and lively restaurant, Floridita’s stage hosts a glittering array of live entertainment or resident Latin American bands each night of the week, enhancing your Cuban dining experience. Floridita Soho is just a 7-minute walk from Tottenham Court Road Tube Station.

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Floridita
 
3.2

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67%

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          • Vibrant bar (5)
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          • Vibrant (7)
          • Suitable for:
          • Groups (6), Couple dining (4), Late dining (3), Wine buff (3)
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        4.0

        Not so Cuban anymore but still worth it

        By Carlos [@]

        from London

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              I had dinner with a few friends on Wednesday in Floridita around 20:30. There is not much that I can complain about, except for the fact that we kinda expected it to be a Cuban place as advertised on Book a Table. They didn't have live music that day, although they apparently have live music bands everyday except Wednesdays - as we found out from the friendly receptionist who handed us a live music guide. A bit dissapointed, we procedeed to our table as they did have a cabaret show on - so we thought we should give it a try. To be honest, it was great. It wasn't what we planned for but the show and the atmosphere was very vibrant. We slowly realised that we did well by choosing to stay. The food wasn't the best we had but it was very well balanced in flavouring and the steak was delicious, cooked as per our instructions. The service is simply refreshingly good. We felt taken care of, not once neglected, nothing was too much for our waiter. I do recommend Floridita and I will return on a Saturday as they have a latin band on, so I will try that as well.

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              • Friendly, Vibrant
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              • Couple dining, Groups, Wine buff
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              4.0

              Amazing night out

              By Luz Maya

              from London

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                    I had diner in Floridita with a couple of friends around 8:30pm on a Saturday. At the end of the night all I can say is that my friends and I were really happy with our choice. The food was very close to the cuban cuisine and the menu well presented. When it comes to the service I'm lost for words. Everyone is so friendly and welcoming but in the same time very professional. We loved the live music and the atmosphere on the dance floor. If you are looking for a good time and a live music venue, I recommend Floridita with all my heart.

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                    • Friendly, Sophisticated, Vibrant
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                    • Business Lunches/Dinners, Couple dining, Groups, Wine buff
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                    1.0

                    Good music. Everything else bad

                    By Born in the USSR

                    from London

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                          Four of us dined in the early evening (8ish). The cocktails we ordered were poorly executed the flavours were not strong the mojitos were watery (In a cuban bar!). The food was ok but very overpriced and they try to squeeze money out of you by providing no sides and charging £4 for them. Service was focused almost totally on getting us off our table within the 2 hour slot they had so generously given. This place is a rip off. Come here to dance if you like cuban music though the musicians are excellent.

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                          • Noisy
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                          • Dancers
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                          1.0

                          Cuban cant

                          By deadbeat

                          from London

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                                We arrived and were seated fast Poor selection of food with massively overpriced items We had two beers and left They also add [$] per person music charge And 12.5% service I've been to many high class plats this is just trying to milk people

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                                • Late dining
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                                • Vibrant bar
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                                • Vibrant
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                                • Foodie
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                                • Young couple
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                                3.0

                                Unaware of Bookatable!?!

                                By LaurenDey

                                from London

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                                      We dined on a late Saturday evening and had a few cocktails upstairs before heading down for food. They were busy so we had to wait at the par for twenty minutes... Only ONE veggie option which i was extremely disappointed with.. incredibly sickly! My boyfriend loved the chicken though & our starters were nice.

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                                      • Late dining
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                                      • Vibrant bar
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                                      • Vibrant
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                                      • Groups, Late dining
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                                      5.0

                                      Havana at its best!

                                      By Vicky511

                                      from Brighton

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                                            The foods was just the right amount and perfect for the price. I had the set 3 course menu and the food came out at a nice pace. Service was excellent. My wine glass was never empty. The music band was brilliant. Set in true cuban style.

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                                            • Late dining
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                                            • Scenic setting, Vibrant bar
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                                            • Vibrant
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                                            • Couple dining, Foodie, Groups, Late dining, Wine buff
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                                            • Mother and daughter
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                                            4.0

                                            must be tried once!

                                            By cori

                                            from london

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                                                  late dinner with friends
                                                  excellent meat
                                                  excellent wine
                                                  excelent Mojitos
                                                  very lound so don't expect to talk much with your friends but very enjoyable as you can dance and listen to the live music

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                                                  • Dinner, Late dining
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                                                  • Pleasant toilets, Vibrant bar
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                                                  • Vibrant
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                                                  • Groups, Late dining
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                                                  • Group of ’40 +’ friends
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                                                  3.0

                                                  lack of hot latin merengue and more!

                                                  By eva

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                                                        I did not dine, just had some wine;it was served with complimentary doritos, nice touch!
                                                        Our waitress was called Carolina, from Poland - She topped up our glass frequently, was very attentive, cheerful and smart.

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                                                        • Pleasant toilets, Scenic setting, The Lady was lovely
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                                                        • And I am latin, Band was good - DJ boring, Lack of merengue, No latin hot rythm, Sophisticated, Too much rumba, Where was the DJ
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                                                        4.0

                                                        Great party ambience - food v average

                                                        By Social butterfly

                                                        from London

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                                                              Live music was a big plus and created a really good mood amongst diners. Food a bit disappointing.

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