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El Rancho

Around Calle 58, Varadero, Cuba
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Ranked #21 of 67 restaurants in Varadero
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
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Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
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Delden, The Netherlands
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40 reviews 40 reviews
10 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

Large round and open restaurant opposite the Josone park in Varadero. Smooth multi-language staff and fast service. We had lunch here and it was fine. Groups of tourists, background music and cool breezes, fine.

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See 6 more reviews by LucenElles for Varadero
bc
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

Food was very good, great ambiance, fast and efficient ....staff were super friendly, cocktails tasty!!!!!

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Toronto
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

First time there and I love this place. The menu includes options of all Canadian beef. I had the fillet mignon and for $17 dollars you're not going to find a better option. The meat was cooked perfectly and came with a good option of sides. Pretty decent wine selection for Cuba as well. A tip; I found the sauce... More

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Lagoon City ON. Canada
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

On Tuesday the 23rd of April last month my wife and I wanted to have a dinner away from the resort we were staying at so we decided on the " El Rancho " restaurant seeing I had read about it in Tripadvisor and had seen it in passing earlier in the week. We definitely were not dissapointed in our... More

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New Brunswick
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16 reviews 16 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2013

shrimp cocktail, calimari, lobster and 2 fillet Mignon and 3 coke a cola's and dessert of chocolate cheesecake and lemon cheesecake and a cappincino and the bill came to $98. but the service was great each lady recieved a flower and they hail a cab for us when we left. lovely night out.

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See 11 more reviews by prisonmama40 for Varadero
Brantford
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29 reviews 29 reviews
19 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2013

We decided to try this restaurant and decided to order the shrimp cocktail to begin with and go from there. It came out In a nice glass lined with lettuce - but It was drenched In a red and white sauce that no one knew what It was. The sauce was weird tasting, there was a lime on the plate... More

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Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013

My friends tried this place one evening on the reccomendation of a Cuban friend of mine. The locaton was great, the atmosphere was pleasing,the live entertainment was awesome and the food tasted fine,,,at the time. BUT !!! The next day I went through 2 bottles of Pepto Bismal and a half package of Imodeum ! It was way too expensive... More

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toronto
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013

Just spent a week @ Riu Varadero and a trip into town on the double decker bus was a must do! Being on the side of caution I wouldn't go anywhere without tablecloths! We stopped at a great spot with a bar at the far end of town for a beer to cool down and kept walking and checking out... More

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Dieppe, Canada
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2013

This was the first restaurant we visited in Varadero and it was well worth it. True cuban food. The atmosphere was beautiful and relaxing. We were a large group and many of use are lactose intolerant. The server made sure that none of us would have any cheese and we were suprised when our orders came and actually had no... More

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Chibougamau, Canada
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2013

Haha, the menue says filet mignon from Canada, what a shame, it's not from Canada and thats for sure, it was tough and didn't seem grilled, look more like boiled beef it wasn't good at all. I had the lobster and shrimp, would have been good if it wasn't over cooked like mine was!

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