Cuba Bakery & Café

We've been driving by for years and decided to try the place out. We got there at 2pm and they close at 3pm on Sunday. Apparently, most items were sold out. They are not a bakery. Looks like they bake their own bread? We ordered the Cuban. It was a large sandwich. Maybe it was an off day? Staff was super nice. The place looks like it hasn't been touched since the shopping center was built 50 plus years ago? We were hoping for so much more. Looks like there's a great wig shop next door!

This place was sparkling clean and filled with unique and tasty treats perfect for breakfast, snack, or lunch. The lady was cheerful and pleasant. Definitely check it out, we are fortunate to have places like this, so support them. I had a chicken filled pastry and beef filled one. Both were perfectly seasoned and delicious with flakey pastry shaped like a cute little pie. I also had a very tasty ham and cheese croquette and bought a delicious looking Napolean that I will share a photo of when I eat it. 😋 And here is the photo of Napolean the next day, eaten this morning with coffee in a Christmas mug. These are nice holiday treats! I can't wait to go back and try more goodies. Wow, I just noticed some people wrote some very mean-spirited reviews attacking this small business! The quality and the flavor of this food was excellent and the prices were so reasonable that when I realized I forgot my wallet, I was still able to find enough loose change in my car to cover the cost! Total perfection only exists in our memories of the places we wish we hadn't left.... and the most homesick people I have noticed are always the least satisfied. Also a small business like this does not always have lots of staff to cover if someone gets sick or has a family emergency.

Nice inviting staff, and presentation! This is a must go to stop when I visit North Austin. I live in Dallas and my son asks me to bring food home from here 🩷. Beef empanadas, the desserts, the love they put in the food 🤤

Tasty ham croqueticas (mini croquetas)! They're small so I'd suggest getting three each person for lunch instead of only two like I did. The guava pastry was also exactly what I was looking for. Soft and flaky.

I'm from Florida, so I've had a lot of good Cuban food, and this place ROCKS. I would say the media noche is the best I have had outside of Miami. Do NOT skip the pastelitos!! The guava and cheese is my favorite 😋

We stopped by for lunch and their Cuban sandwich, maduros, and tostones were delicious! So nice to have authentic Cuban food near by. We will definitely be back!

I’ve seen Cuban Sandwiches before and eaten them a whole bunch, but this is a new one for me. Granted we’re in Austin which doesn’t have a huge Cuban demographic but this could’ve been done better and for the price I paid for $$$ And that’s was just have the sandwich. HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED 👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽 This picture speak for themselves.

Great sandwiches and empanadas, but I go there for the flan. Rich and not cloyingly sweet. So rich one piece is enough for two.

There's no better, more authentic Cuban sandwich in the Austin area. Plus a delicious variety of pastelitos. Give them a try, you won't regret it!

The tastiest Cuban pastries and potato balls! We had their cheese danish, guava and cheese danish and their beef potato balls. All were fresh, and tasty! But try to get there early because a line starts to form and they begin to sell out of food. The owner is extremely sweet and helpful.

We got the potato balls and Cuban sandwich which is basic as it comes pork, ham, mayo, mustard, cheese, pickles can't go wrong with that didn't have a price on it. I don't member how much it cost they didn't have prices on anything. We also got the potato balls soon as you bite into the potato it tasted watery like it was frozen and it retained water, if I had to come back, I'll get the Cuban sandwich again. Update: sorry potato ball I was calling them Papa rellena..stuffed potato. Potato was watery when you bite into them it killed the favor of the beef..maybe not enough water was drained out of them after the boil?!

The employee taking the order was nice enough but from there it was disappointing. My daughter and I ordered 5 pastelitos. They were cold and stale. When asked to warm a few of them, the employee took them and brought them back soggy and they had been warmed in a microwave. Don't ever warm pastelitos in a microwave! My daughter wanted to leave them on the table and I am sorry I convinced her to take them out with us as they were truly inedible. We had lived in Miami for many years and have had many delicious Cuban pastelitos, so we were very disappointed in this place. Hope they can improve and impress the next customers with warm, fresh pastries or keep them under a warming element to keep them warm and crisp.

Love this place. My Abuela has been getting food here for years for get togethers and to give as gifts. I recently went myself for the first time and it was great!

To start, the staff is not friendly at all. The owner isn't even nice when responding to reviews. The place has been around for a while, so I thought it would be a good Cuban food option. Parking is okay, no veggie options, which is fine. They didn't have much to offer- maybe I got there too late? I visited again, same deal. I read the many positive reviews, but I don't get it. I suspect they are written by friends. In any event, I stand by my experience. Unfriendly staff. Poor service. Unless you are a "regular" you can forget about fresh, hot, tasty food.

This is the worst Cuban food I've ever had. The cafecito (Cuban-style coffee) was so bad I threw it away, for the first time I have ever done that in my life. I left feeling insulted... by the food. (Cafecito is precious, you're never supposed to waste a drop!) Pastries were stale and did not taste good.

As a disclaimer, I have high standards for Cuban food being part Cuban and from Miami. That said, Cuba Bakery was a great fix for pastellitos and a sandwich being that there aren't many places like this here in Texas and I would give the store 3.5 stars if I could. We were lucky enough to arrive on Saturday around 11 am with no one in the store, which was what I was worried about reading some other reviews especially since we wanted to try a couple different things. Service was friendly and easy to order despite there seeming to be only two employees. About four other parties came in after us though and they had a wait to order, but it wasn't anything exceptionally long and everyone seemed okay. My party ordered cafe con leche, cortadito, tostada, ropa vieja sandwich (I wanted pan con bistec but they weren't serving that), a chicken empanada and guava pastries. The flavor of the coffee was not what I'm used to (like a trusty Cafe Bustelo) nor was the Cuban bread (a little heavier than the typical thin crunchy outside and soft inside). The ropa vieja was still delicious as were the pastellitos and food was fairly priced. The restaurant felt like a hole in the wall - bright orange, Cuban themed decor, typical bakery displays - so definitely don't take your date here, it's just a place to quickly pick up or grub on a couple sandwiches at lunch. I would actually say the ambiance is what felt most like smaller Miami Cuban restaurants! Was also lovely to take my full order in Spanish. It felt like home :) So overall, if you're looking for your fix of Cuban food and want to support a business like this, you should try this place if you're already in the area. Traveling from miles away to try this place with expectations just as high as mine, however, you might be better off learning how to make these foods at home. I will personally be returning though to try a couple of other things as I'm just 10 mins away and see if I just happened to come on a good day service-wise, and will update!

This is a cute little place with really great sweet and savory options. Really enjoy the Cuban sandwich, guava pastry, and cheese rolls. Reminds me of the ones I used to get back in LA. I've been back multiple times and enjoy trying different rolls and empanadas.

Cute little mom pop shop Only have had the empanadas n potato ball Location: simple to find Hours: make sure u call due to COVID hours are different then what's posted Prices : I only paid 10.10 for 5 empanadas Meat pie n potato ball

The prices are right. The pastelitos tasted good (had the cream cheese, guava and cheese, guava, and ground beef pastelitos). The Cuban coffee were legit. Yes, the offerings are scarce - the display case is rather tiny compared to what I'm used to seeing. Yes, the ambience leaves a lot to be desired. It's desolate, empty, and mostly undecorated, unlike the colorful Cuban bakeries that are all over Miami. Yes, the fillings inside the pastelitos were ok the skimpier side. And yes, even the customer service was not that friendly. But it did hit the spot beautifully still.

So I kept passing by this place and finally the fam and I stopped in to check it out. I decided to try out the Cuban since, well, we only had a few options on the chalkboard to choose from. The lady who took our order was very nice and friendly. We had to wait 20 minutes for our order but she told us up front it would be that long, so fair enough. The sandwiches were subpar. It definitely fulfilled a craving, but I moved here from Central FL so my standards are pretty high.

Husband and I drove an hour to visit this place as there are not many Cuban restaurants in Texas that I've come across, but I desperately miss the food. Unfortunately when we got there, we were greeted with a line of customers all sort of angrily waiting for their order to be taken. There were no pastries anywhere and a small black chalk sign at the register saying that they were only serving one type of sandwich. Very disappointed but decided that one sandwich was better than nothing so we waited around. 15 minutes go by. 2-3 employees walked in and out of the back and moved things around but no ones orders were taken and it was hard to figure out what was even going on. We ended up leaving. Sad experience. We won't be coming back but I had really hoped it would have been different. Edit: owner has written back to me to call me a liar. Make with their integrity what you will. They messed up but im the liar. What a world. Second edit: the owners reply publicly is even more hilarious. As you will see by many other reviews of the place, my experience is shared. And maybe since I haven't gone back, they got rid of their workers but when I went that was not the case. This business won't survive for long and its sad but when youre unable to take criticism and improve and instead try to attack your customers, you'll never build success. Look at any kitchen nightmare episode with similar attitude from owners. Hopefully Austin gets a better representation for Cuba than this place. We deserve it.

Cuban sandwich was fantastic with generous portion. Empanada was flaky but left me wanting a little more filling. Inside is very casual and a bit on the smaller side. Was told a 10 minute wait for my sandwich but came out quickly. Will be back in the future to try other sandwiches.

They are open Thursday- Sunday for takeout also call for catering! This place has guava and cheese with balls and I'm so freaking happy I found it ! The lady at the front was super sweet very informative about all of the food and the menu. They have a cute spot and mouth watering selection. Price is very good. I bought a box of 9 things and my bill was under 20$ so I'd say I'm a happy camper price point wise. I used to pay 40$ for the exact amount I ordered in LA. So happy to have found this one.

Strongly recommend best Cuban sandwich I had in a long time. The owner was very nice and respectful. Food is great and if you want something quick and nice little throwback Cuban food I strongly recommend

Amazing authentic food! Pictured are tamales, flan, beef empanadas, Media Noche (sandwich), which were fantastic. Sandwich Cubano is also wonderful if you prefer sweeter bread. Also, a picture of their wonderful bakery case. Only one con: with its increasing popularity, unless you get their early you may not get much of a selection. The bakery opens at 8am daily and is closed on Mondays. They are opened later (till 6pm) Thursday thru Saturday.

This is my second time driving 35+ minutes to eat at this restaurant and it has been closed before closing time and during hours. First time I arrived around 4 and doors were locked on a Thursday. Today I arrive at 1:20 on a Tuesday and doors and lights locked and off. So disappointing.

Very friendly place... great food. Pretty neat selection of Cuban food! Highly recommend

Awesome bakery, everything fresh and delicious. Cafe con leche on point. Friendly customer service. And really a bargain

I had Cuban food in NYC a few weeks ago and it was phenomenal So today I decided to try Cuba bakery Well, disappointed is the word I'm looking for So chicken empanada was ok Tamale so so Cuban sandwich Awful So much mayo (I hate mayo) It wasn't melted or hot either and in NYC I had both without mayo! Served with potato chips?!? Where are the plantain chips?!? I'm just not impressed I'll come back again and try something else but i won't have high hopes So my question is: Is this Cuban food here authentic? I've just started diving into the Cuban food scene so...

I visited this bakery last weekend and wasn't impressed. The fryer wasn't working so the tostones weren't available. The pastelitos de guava were dry and the pastelitos de carne had no flavor. The Cuban sandwich didn't look like it was put in the plancha so the bread wasn't crispy.

Good food, weird service. Being gluten free, I asked for the one non-bread plate (meat, beans, plantains or something). They were out, and with the language barrier, I asked can I get anything else similar- any kind of meat, beans and some plantains or tostones. They said no, so I just got tostones and sweet plantains. The family got empanadas and desserts. Desserts were too sweet, but the empanadas I'm told we're pretty good. Note, they were short staffed like a lot of other restaurants. I'm sure it would have been better with more staff and food.

Being that I moved out here recently with my family..we were looking for a good cuban bakery as we've had great Cuban food in Southern California at a place called, "Porto's"..We were hoping that it would be just as good since we've read such reviews here on Yelp. Unfortunately we were disappointed and it was NOTHING like the wonderful Porto's. We made an attempt to visit Cuba Bakery on a Monday since it stated on Yelp that it was open until 8. On the door, it says 8am - . Its blank on when it was closed..so that was one disappointment. How do you not post a closing time on your door? So we made a second attempt since we had a mad craving for yummy cuban desserts and yummy sandwiches...but this place broke my heart. We ordered a few sandwiches..One was the cuban sandwich. Barely any meat..I don't call a skimpy piece of meat for a sandwhich a sandwich when you can barely even taste it..No flavor and the bread was just "ok"..Nothing outstanding..not even toasted but a plain roll. Bleh!. We also ordered the sandwich with lechon. Horrible. There was no flavor. Totally bland,..dried out pork, filled with onions..no sauce..nothing to give it ANY flavor and the bread was chewy. WTH! I shake my head at such sandwiches and am ashamed. I'm used to flavorful sandwiches with heavenly flavors and stuffed with meat and yummy goodness. As if that was the only bad thing..we had a tamale and that wasn't any good...Again, no flavor! My brother makes better tamales than this place! They skimped on the meat inside the tamale and it was basically cornmeal..You'd need a magnifying glass to find the darn meat. Grr..Another kicker was trying one of their potato balls. We bought two only to eat one since it was again..an item with no flavor. The meat was flavorless and blended in so much with the potato because of the lack of flavor. How can this place exist when none of the items we've had were so tasteless? We even ordered one of their pasteries..it was pretty much an apple turnover.Out of all the things were ordered that was the only thing that was ok..not great..just ok. Had I known it was going to be such a great disappointment, I would've rather tried the cuban food truck, Texas Cuban. Their sandwiches look a heck of a lot more flavorful..and their sandwiches even come with plantain chips..like other Cuban places..not a cheap bag of Lay's potato chips that Cuba Bakery does. *sigh* I gave this place a chance and will not be coming back. Ugh. what a waste.

They are either closed early, not open at all or out of food. They never make enough to make it thru a day. I have eaten here often over the years but with how the manage the place I am over it. Learn to run a business and stop wasting everyone's gas and time

I am a huge fan of family-owned businesses and I would love to give Cuba Bakery & Cafe a better review. I have tried to visit many times and they have been closed. When they are open their selection is very slim. The menu is difficult to decipher from so I just ordered from the case. I ordered some pastries filled with meat because it was the only savory option available. They were good, but not great.

This place is a surprise, really great sandwiches. Amazing café con leche! Everything was fresh and tasty.

I moved here from south Florida where delicious Cuban food abounds. The Austin area does not have a lot of Cuban food options - much less delicious Cuban food options, so I was so excited to spot this little place when I was driving my son home from the park. Definitely the best Cuban food in the area.

5 stars for the chef/owner in the back working at the kitchen and making such wonderful food for all these years. ZERO stars to the co-owner and lady in the front, who simply does not seem to have the personality for hospitality or restaurant service or shows any welcoming gratitude or happiness at incoming customers. Others have commented on the sterile atmosphere of this business and the lack of caring for working hours (today, Tuesday, they had yet to open at 8:10AM, mind you , this is a bakery). I have been coming here for years and most of the time they are open for business. It is as if the person in the back is doing his best to turn out great food and the person in the front trying her best to sabotage what could be the best little Cuban place in all of the 512 are code. Very sad. That said, if you are in the area and feel lucky, roll the dice and stop by. Every single thing I have eaten there is just like being in Calle Ocho in Miami!

The most authentic Cuban food in town! Croquetas, pastelitos, sandwiches - all tastes like I'm in Miami. Super friendly staff and very reasonably priced. Highly recommend - can't go wrong with anything on the menu! Make sure to go early before things run out.

Not a real Cuban sandwich. They would not let me use the restroom. Could not wash my hands.

I have no idea why this place is called Cuban Bakery , there's barely any sweets and they were "out" of most of the sandwiches.

I drove 20 miles to get a Cuban sandwich, after seeing this place featured on Genius Kitchen (Roku). The sandwich was great! Especially the bread. However, the service was unconnected and solemn. It may be because they assumed that I don't speak Spanish... and they didn't feel comfortable with their English ... so, I spoke in Spanish when I ordered my pasteles para llevar...

Solid empanadas and cafe con leche! They offer both beef and chicken empanadas. I also had the pork tamale, which was good, too. I popped in here on a Saturday morning. The ladies at the front counter were super helpful when I asked them for recommendations. Definitely want to come back for croquetas and sandwiches.

Drive further for a Cuban bakery. This place has a tiny selection of items for a bakery and several of them are pretty bad. The croquetas we're the worst I've ever had in my life. They have almost no meat in them and taste like raw dough or something. Also they don't sell Cuban bread or cakes or cookies. What kind of a bakery doesn't sell bread?

I should have paid better attention to the reviews... drove here only to find it's not open during regular business hours. No reason, just closed on a Thursday afternoon. No way to run a real business.

Everything we ordered was good! Can't go wrong with what you get, we went back the second day we loved everything so much!

Seriously I just drove 15 min for a Cuban sandwich on a Friday afternoon at 2:40pm and they're closed. This is a joke.

Walked in, was tersely greeted, and then the employee disappeared in the back. As we waited, a flan in the case caught my eye. Mold was visible on it. This gave us an uneasy feeling about sampling any of the food, so we left.

Bought a box full of various and sundry pastries they have one that has cream cheese in it that's awesome, haven't tried the beef or chicken empanadas yet, bought some this morning but haven't tasted them yet.

I tried the pastries but the bread looks oh so good! I tried to get there for some bread Saturday morning but they had just sold out! the turnover thingies and the poofy thingies just melt on your mouth!! It's like a croissant and a puff pastry had a kickass little baby that flakes as you bite it and then literally melts in your mouth!!

I've been here twice & love the Cuban sandwiches. The bread is amazing. They also have a great selection of pastries. I have yet to try the coffee but am looking forward to doing so. The only downside is I'm not quite sure what all the menu options are since the person waiting on me didn't speak English or know how to explain the options in English. Still, I plan on making it back & trying something else, even if I don't know what it is =)

Wow amazing food. It was like being back home in my moms kitchen. Friendly, clean atmosphere.

If you want an amazing Cuban sandwich or empanadas, this is the place to go. The owner is so sweet and if you don't know what something is she takes the time to explain what they are. My favorite the beef and chicken empanadas, Cuban sandwich and the guava pastries. Don't wait go and try it you most definitely won't be disappointed.

Excellent ham croquettes, quesitos, media noche sándwich. Everything I tried was amazing.

Empanadas.....flan cheesecake........cafe con leche............tamales........Cuban sandwiches!! Until I can finally afford a trip across those waters, Cuban Bakery & Cafe will do! P.S. I have every intention of trying everything on their menu (wish me luck!)

It wasn't what I expected as a bakery/cafe, but the cuban sandwich and cafe con leche was good and the employees were nice.

I love the cafe con leche as well as the Cuban sandwich and media noche. I get the flan if available and all the treats in the case. This is definitely my favorite bakery in round rock!

Small selection of pastries but they were delicious and I am sure great efforts are made to make the food authentic as possible. Service was good and friendly. Only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is the bakery is different from the picture online.