At first sight this restaurant seemed perfect. When walking by we were intrigued and booked a table for the next day.
After taking seat outside, we ordered our drinks and some french fries. Apart from the fact that one cannot call the dish french fries...because they did not come close to anything similar to french fries, we were negatively surprised by the fellow guests. Mediterraneo Havana considers itself as a high-end Cuban restaurant, but allows its guests to watch videos on their mobile phone at full volume and have skype/whatsup conversations at full volume (loud speaker). Beside the other guests, we were the only guests in the restaurant. After having walked all day long, we longed for a "normal" place, where people would just be respectful to each other. Far from it!
When telling the waiter inside that the other guests were extremely loud, the bartender started yelling at us! We were told that the restaurant is not responsible for its guests' behaviors. However, when going to a nice restaurant, Europeans and Americans expect other people to behave in a "normal behavior", sticking to the required code within restaurants. Nerv-racking sounds on Whatsapp, Youtube, watching YouTube videos and talking on Skype for 15 Minutes is not part of "normal behavior" within a supposedly high-end restaurant.
This might be a one-time event. However, it shows how little attention the restaurant pays to creating an atmosphere in which foreigners feel welcome.
What a truly disappointing experience! I have been to Cuba for 6 times - and this was clearly the worst experience I had.More