Cubana is a Cuban and Latin American restaurant and bar at 48 Lower Marsh, close to Waterloo station. Colourful interiors, covered outdoor space and a roof terrace give it a lively setting for everything from a quick lunchtime plate to a late evening meal.
The kitchen prepares its food in house using fresh produce, including free range chicken and outdoor reared pork. Slow cooked dishes such as ropa vieja sit alongside tapas, street food and lighter choices, with plantain, rice and other Latin American accompaniments appearing across the menu.
A weekday street food service provides a fast lunch option, while the cantina menu and children’s selection suit a more structured meal. Vegetarian and vegan dishes give mixed groups useful choice, and sharing several smaller plates is an easy way to explore the cooking.
Mojitos and tropical cocktails are made with fresh fruits and juices, supported by smoothies and alcohol free drinks. Happy hours, live bands and late weekend DJs shift the atmosphere from restaurant to energetic bar as the evening progresses.
Address: 48 Lower Marsh, Waterloo, London SE1 7RG, England
Cubana Menu
Tapas
Croquetas de Boniato y Chorizo
Organic Spanish chorizo and sweet potato croquettes served with home-made tomato salsa
Frijoles Negros
Cuban-style black beans
Pollo Frito con Sesamo
Free-range chicken breast marinated , fried in a light sesame panko tempura batter, served with home-made tomato salsa
Falafel Cubana
Prepared with garbanzo beans (chickpeas), sweet potato, plantain and cilantro, served with home-made tomato salsa
Pincho de Pollo y Chorizo
A skewer of free-range, marinated chicken with organic chorizo, chilli, onions and peppers
Tortilla Cubana
Cubana’s Spanish-style omelette, made with free-range eggs, sweet potatoes and fresh vegentables, served with a small salad
Tostones with fresh Smashed Avocado Dip
Crunchy plantain slices served with fresh avocado
Yucca Chipps
Chips made with Cuban-style cassava
Catrachas
Crispy maize tortillas stuffed with fresh tomato, black bean puree, cilantro, gerns and onion
Tapas Sharing Plates
Mixed Tapas Sharing Plate
Mixed Vegetarian Tapas Sharing Plate
Tricolour Hummus Sharing Plate
A large dish of avocado, black bean and red pepper hummus, served with crudites and fresh-baked sourdough bread
Cuban Chilli-Lime Char-Grilled Chicken Wings
A plate of spicy free-range chicken wings, char-grilled on our robata grill served with fresh Spring leaves and a selection of salsas
Salads
Our salads come very lightly dressed – please ask for our home-made creamy citrus garlic dressing or extra virgin olive oil and wine vinegar
AVOCADO SALAD
Avocados with mixed green leaves and heritage tomatoes
THE CUBANA CHEF’S SALAD
With shredded, free-range, char-grilled chicken and home-cured free-range ham, avocado, Spanish cheese, tomato, grated sweet potato and free-range egg
Cubana’s Free-Range Chicken and Avocado Salad
Char-grilled free-range chicken breat, avocado, heritage tomatoes and salad leaves served with a choice of dressings
Del Mar – From The Sea
We serve BAP (Best Aquaculture Practice) farmed seafood
Camarones Criollos
Creole-style prawns sauteed in a light tomato sofrito, with cilantro, peppers, pimenton and a little chilli – a traditional dish from Cuba’s deep south-east- served with chilli rice and plantain
Cuban Barbacoa – From the Grill
The native Cuban Indians loved to cook their food on open fires which they called barbacoa – from which we get barbecue. We charcoal grill our Cuban Barbacoa dishes on a robata grill.
Prime British Dry-Aged Grass-Fed 250GM (9OZ) Sirlion Steak
A large, juicy, UK farm-sourced dry-aged sirlion steak, flame-grilled and served with traditional yucca chips (Cubana cassava) a small, home-made salsa verde and garlic chilli butter
Parilla Mixta con Ensalada (serves two people)
Marinated, grass-fed, dry aged prime British sirloin steak (250gm), free-range Springfield Farm, char-grilled, marinated chicken breast and organic, artisinal chorizo from Spain, served with yucca chips and a separate plate of avocado, premium tomatoes and salad leaves
Cuban-style Barbecued Paddock Farm Free-Range Pork Ribs
Served with traditional yucca chips and fresh avocado
Slow-Cooked Cuban Kitchen Food
We also serve a selection of these dishes from our Street Food stand from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm weekdays in eat-in-or-take-out boxes from £7-£10
Slow-Roasted Cuban-Style Pork
Outdoor-reared Paddock Farm Tamworth Herd pork, marinated, slow roasted and shredded Cuban-style, served with Cuban black beans, plantain and choice of chilli-rice or brown rice
Ropa Vieja
Cuban-style shredded grass-fed beef – a Cubana signature dish – served with black beans, plantain and chilli rice
Pollo Criollo
A Cuban classic and a Cubana signature dish – free-range chicken, seared and casseroled in fresh orange, onions, garlic and sherry, served with plantain and black bean rice, choice of chili-rice or brown rice
Feijoada de Vegetales
A delicious and nutritious black and white bean feijoada with peppers, sweet potatoes and vegetables, served with plantain and choice of chilli-rice or brown rice
Quimbombo
A classic Cuban slow-cooked dish made with okra, sweet potato, mixed peppers and other vegetables, served with plantain and choice of chilli-rice or brown rice – lightly spicy
Freshly-Made Snacks
Mariquitas
Fresh Plantain Crisps + Fresh Tomato Salsa
Fresh Sweet Potato Crisps
With Fresh Tomato Salsa
Sides
Platanos Fritos
Plantain, fried Cuban style
Plantain-Chilli Rice
Frijoles Negros
Cuban-style black beans
Yucca Chips
Chips made with Cuban-style cassava
Fresh Avocado
Seasonal
Small Mixed Leaf and Tomato Salad
The Grilled Cuban Sandwich – the ‘Cubano’
The Grilled Cuban Sandwich
Slow-roast free-range pork, home cureed free-range ham and Swiss cheese on home-baked Cuban bread, with Amnerican mustard, pickled cucumber (optional) and butter, press-grilled on La Plancha – served with home-made plantain crisps
CUBANA CONGA BUFFET
£32 per person. Choose from a selection of delicious, home-made buffets for your party or event. We have plenty of vegan and vegetarian options – when choosing your dishes, please advise us if you prefer more or less vegetarian or vegan options. Please note that we generally require 48 hours notice for buffet orders.
Tortilla Cubana
Spanish omelette Cuban-sttyle prepared with free-range eggs
Falafel Cubana
Falafel prepared with garbanzo beans and sweet potatoes
Croquetas de boniato y chorizo con salsa
Croquetas made with organic chorizo and sweet potato
Sesame chicken
Free-range chicken breast, marinated and fried in a light tempura-sesame batter
Fresh Plantain and sweet potato crisps
Cuban Style Black Beans
The classic Cuban dish!
Plantain-chilli rice
Cubana Carnaval Buffet
£42 per person. Choose from a selection of delicious, home-made buffets for your party or event. We have plenty of vegan and vegetarian options – when choosing your dishes, please advise us if you prefer more or less vegetarian or vegan options. Please note that we generally require 48 hours notice for buffet orders.
Tortilla Cubana
Cuban-style Spanish omelette prepared with free-range eggs
Sesame chicken
Free-range chicken breast lightly-fired in a sesame tempura batter
Falafel Cubana
Falafel prepared with sweet potato and garbanzo beans
Cuban black beans and rice
The classic Cuban dish!
Catrachas
Crisply maize tortillas stuffed with with black bean puree, fresh tomatoes and cilantro
Char-grilled, free-range chilli-lime chicken wings
Fresh leaf salad with avocado and tomatoes
Fried plantain
Quimbombo
Classic Cuban slow-cooked okra casserole with sweet potatoes and vegetables
Ropa Vieja
Cuban-style shredded beef served with black beans, plantain and chilli-rice
Pollo Criollo
Free-range chicken seared and casseroled in fresh organce, onions, garlic and sherry, served with plantgain, black beans and chilli rice
Cubana Santiago de Cuba Buffet
£52 per person. Choose from a selection of delicious, home-made buffets for your party or event. We have plenty of vegan and vegetarian options – when choosing your dishes, please advise us if you prefer more or less vegetarian or vegan options. Please note that we generally require 48 hours notice for buffet orders.
Mixed-leaf salad with avocados and tomatoes
Plantain-chilli rice
Croquettas de Boniato y Chorizo
Croquettas with organic chorizo and sweet potato
Cuban black beans
Classic Cuban food!
Falafel Cubana
Falafel prepared with sweet potato and garbanzo beans
Pollo Criollo
Free range chicken, seared and casseroled in fresh orange, garlic and onion, served with chilli rice, plantain and black beans
Quimbombo
A casserole with okra, sweet potato and vegetables, served with chilli rice and plantain
Camarones Criollos
A classic, lightly spicey Creole dish with prawns
Ropa Vieja – Cuban shredded beef
A classic, slow cooked Cuban dish served with chilli rice, plantain and black beans
Slow-roasted Cuban-style free-range pork
Served with chilli rice, plantain and black beans
Feijoada de Vegetales – Cuban two-bean casserole
Fried plantain
Tortilla Cubana
Spanish omelette Cuban-style, made with free range eggs and sweet potato
Pincho de Pollo
Free-range chicken, marinated and char-grilled with organic chorizo
Yucca Chips
Chips made with Cuban-style Cassava
Desserts
Chocolate commandante
Cubana’s famous rich Belgian chocolate mousse with a hint of orange zest and a fold of fresh mango coulis
Flan with Fresh Strawberries
Spanish-style dessert prepared with free-range eggs, milk and caramel, served with whipped cream and fresh strawberries
Cubana Kid’s Menu
Choice of Free-Range Sesame Chicken Bites in a light tempura batter or Falafel Cubana (vegan)
Prepared with garbanzo beans (chickpeas), sweet potato and plantain – and a yummy fresh tropical smoothie or freshly-pressed orange juice