Places to eat in Varadero

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When we were at the RIU, they had four restaurants open:
Las Margaritas which was the Main Buffet Restaurant
Orquidea - Gourmet Restaurant
Italian Restaurant
Beach/Seafood Restaurant

Mostly, we ate at the Main Buffet Restaurant "Las Margaritas"
Breakfast:
Eggs - scrambled, poached, hard-boiled, two "Omelette" stations, also made to order sunny-side up
Bacon, sausages, ham
pancakes, cheeses
Fruits - (pre-cut) pineapple, watermelon, grapefruit, oranges, papaya and guava
Cereals, croissants, bread, rolls
Fruit juices - orange and pineapple
coffee, tea

Lunch:
pasta - pizza stations (most popular)
Grill stations - pork, beef, fish
french fries
sausages
assorted beans and rice
cheeses
salads
fruits - same as for breakfast
fruit juice, tea, coffee
desserts
bread, rolls, croissants

Dinner:
Mostly same as lunch
not much daily variety

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Melia Las Antillas offers one buffet restaurant and 3 a la Carte Restaurants.
The Buffet - Los Tainos - Open 7:30 - 10:00 for breakfast: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. for lunch and 7:00 to 10:00 for dinner.
Breakfast was awesome with an omelette station, breads, pastry, fruits ( pineapple, grapefruit, papaya, oranges and guava ), various meats (sausages, ham bacon ) and other dishes too numerous to mention.
Lunch was always very good, with lots of fish selections, chicken, pork, beef dishes and always the pasta station where the chef cooks your meal fresh (after picking out your pasta, pasta sauce and ingredients)
Dinner always featured a carving station with hip of beef, ham or turkey.

Favorite Dish: Italian Restaurant - Don Peperone - we did not eat here as we opted to go to the seafood restaurant twice.
Seafood Restaurant - Ranchon El Conuco - Hans had grilled lobster twice. The lobster was halved and grilled and came with vegetables. I had chicken fillet and beef filet and both were very good.
Romantico - We enjoyed our meal here very much. We started off with the appetizer of shrimp marinated in orange over squid noodles. Hans had satay of chicken with peanut butter sauce and I had a delicious beef fillet with banana chips.

Cuban food isn´t the best food I have tasted but you can find some restaurants that are quite good though you musn´t expect to get a big steak.
In 1 end of Varadero close to Hotel Kawama we found and italian restaurant where the food was really good, the staff was friendly and the atmosphere was nice.

We stumbled upon this restaurant by accident when we deciced to take a look at the park. From the outside it is nothing spectacular but the inside is a really pleasant surprise. It is divided into small rooms (great for groups) and a balcony seating area overlooking the water which was really lovely. We chose to sit out there and it was quite romantic.

While we were eating we had the usual transient Cuban musical accompaniment which was great as the musicians played our requests for some favorite songs we had picked up whilst in Cuba. We went for dinner about nine and had the balcony area and the musicians to ourselves for almost all of our dinner. We felt like royalty until some others came and sat outside just as we were about to leave. We were served by a wonderful Cuban lady called Clara. She was warm, helpful and chatty, especially when I tried to practice my very limited Spanish with her, and she helped to make the evening a great experience.

We ordered Lobster thermador (Langosta Termador) which was fantastic. I cant really compare it to a Lobster thermador from anywhere else because back home Lobster is so expensive that I have never bothered to order it. I made up for that in Cuba though, as it is really cheap. I think I ate lobster about 10 times in 14 days!!!!

There is a bit of history to this place too for those who have an interest, as it was formerly the home of Retiro Josone who was....er..umm...I learnt so much history in Cuba in 14 days that I cant remember now. Got brain freeze!!

I would definately reccommend this restaurant, and be sure to ask for Clara. Get her chatting (Spanish or English) and she is wonderful!

One small tip. Take tissues in your bag/pocket as there is no paper if you need the toilet! - But that was the only negative comment I could come up with.

Enjoy. Es fantástico!!!!!

Favorite Dish: Lobster! Its's the main dish on the menu, (which is very limited, but this is Cuba!!!) However it was absolutely wonderful!!

There are plenty of places where you can eat in Varadero. Here, I found almost all the different restaurant types you can find! Just decide what you are in the mood for and enter the establishment! Prices of the meals are often posted outside the restaurant so you can browse by budget aswell.

When we did the trip of Havana we were looking for a place to eat, we look at places in the market area and found them expensive, so when we visited the Capitolio building we noticed that they had a cafeteria, you had a fantastic view of street down below and the food was fantastic and not expensive

Favorite Dish: We had the ham and cheese sandwiches and our friends had 2 subs each, which they gave one to the driver