Rip off. Those two words perfectly sum up this place. A party of four of us came here for diner. The staff made it very clear that we had to leave our table after 2 hours. Ok not a great start but I knew this when I booked. I did not need to be reminded of it constantly.

The food here as so many other people had said horribly over priced. At the risk of sounding like a nutter I have to capitalise this DO NOT EAT HERE! The starters are expensive but ok. The mains are expensive and come with no sides so in fact with sides added are very expensive. Which is ok if they are really good but this is very average south american fare.

Avoid this place for drinks and food

Definitely not the place to got for a quiet dinner. We were sitting in front of the live band and it was impossible to have a conversation, since it was really loud. The dancing floor was full, and we have dancers literally next to us.
Prices up to the roof for the quantity and quality.
I will definitely not choose this place to go out again.

I thought the atmosphere was Great! The Waiter very attentive. The food in general is incredibly expensive and in general ordinary. Although the Tiger Prawns as a starter for sharing were very good but at £32 they should be. Being charged £6 per head for the music and a 12 1/2 % Service charge.

This is my first time ever that I have written a review, but felt I had to after spending a wonderful evening at Floridita's last night. I was looking for somewhere special to celebrate our daughters 30th and was very nearly put off by previous reviews that I had read. The staff were very friendly, hard working, professional and could not do enough for us. The food..... was excellent the best steak I have eaten in a long while, although a bit pricey I felt the whole package; food, drinks, venue, atmosphere and brilliant live music was worth every penny. I mentioned it was our daughters birthday when we booked and the waiter presented her with a special dessert and gift, which I thought was a wonderful touch. We will go back again.

This is a good place to go if someone else is paying or for company do's because the food is offensively very very over priced, I ordered a Quesadilla which was a small fajita with a spoon full of filling in the middle and paid £13 for it!! The music is great but expect to be charged £6 per person in addition to the expensive food, also very loud so not good if you don't like shouting to be heard.

The staff were very nice and also very conscious the food is over priced so they try hard to make up for it in service, in truth, this was not worth it at all. Between the two of us we paid over £60 for just a main dish each and only one alcoholic drink. Not good value for money and will never be going back.

Had fun last night with my wife for our wedding anniversary. The live music provided by los Charlys was excellent, and the rum cocktails went down well. However, the food was a bit of a let down, v, expensive for what was provided, I had the red snapper fish with cuban beans on the side, all for £25, painful, and then dessert, 4 mini chocalates, with some merangue that you could pick up in Tesco's for less than £1, coming out at £8.50.....the food certainly didn't exude quality, hence the issue with paying these prices

Overall great music and atmosphere and would go again for that, wouldn't recommend eating there

Well I've been coming here for a few years on and off. Always love the live music and cocktails.
But now it seems even better.. last Thursday there was an amazing band playing called the Congo Faith Healers! Not Latin but a really refreshing change and had the place dancing all night, we loved it! Then on Friday it was a great surprise to see the amazing Osvaldo playing some of the hottest Latin dance music in London. It certainly gave the pace a new dimension and breath of fresh air...will be back. must be the best place for great cocktails, live music and dancing in Soho!
Muchas gracias!
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Took my hubby to celebrate his birthday here on a Friday and although the place was stunning and the ambience certainly lively and entertaining (thanks to the live band singing classic salsa) the food was however over priced for the the quantity, my sirloin steak was £23.00 and all that accompanied it was a piece of grilled pepper! Our waiter was somewhat strange (a short slim guy with a moustache and glasses with an accent) everytime i asked a question his reply was followed by shrugging his shoulders. I had requested when booking that my fella be given a candle with his dessert, they failed to comply and i had to re-request it in his presence which killed the moment, although they made up for it in the end with a complimentary dessert, cuban book and salsa cd as a gift! I would definately come back here for cocktails and to listen to the music but the food was too bland for me and pricey.

The waiter brang me the bill while I was opening my bday present, then "forgot" to give me back the change. Never again.

What a wonderful night we have just spent in Floridita,. I am a massive salsa fan, and have been wanting to come for a while, and it didn't disappoint. The food was amazing, and the service was just about the best I have ever experienced.. I would heartily recommend Floridita to all my friends, and indeed to anybody.

I had a brilliant night out in Floridita. The place is visually stunning, and this was matched by the brilliant service and top quality food. Also a Cuban band provided the entertainment which was a really nice touch. Once we had finished our dinner we moved on to sampling the excellent cocktails, and danced the night away. When the band stopped at just after midnight a DJ took over, and the atmosphere was amazing.

I would definately recommend this place to all my friends. It was a great night out, and considering the high quality of the food, service and entertainment, great value for money.

i do agree with the recent reviews. place is stunning on first visuals, then its downhill. they are only interested in having diners and people paying for a table. so go only if its on a corporate credit card. music is middling but people watching is cool since most patrons can salsa. but i think there are more fun nights out like barrio north and bar salsa, at half the price.

My friend decided to organise a party for his birthday based on your good reputation.

I arrived around 8.30pm with my girlfriend and we sat on the sofa’s under the stairs. Around 9pm the staff told us the seats would have to be vacated to make way for a private party. Everyone was shuffled in the small area between the bar and the sofa and table areas were cordoned off! It wouldn’t be so bad if there wasn’t 300 people squashed in an uncomfortable area.

I was standing by the pillar just slightly in the sofa area when one of the staff a tall man with short mousey blonde hair and a foreign accent asked us to move elsewhere. Since there was barely any room to go I asked him ‘where am I supposed to go?’ he then said ‘these people paid £35 per head so if you want a table you can talk to our staff. Since this hadn’t answered my question I repeated my original question. He then threateningly told me ‘I can take you outside for free if you want!’

I said I am only asking him because we’re squashed in this small area and again he repeated his threat.

Now I’m all for experiencing a blend of glamour and decadence from a bygone era (as per the mantra on the website) but shuffling 300 people in a tight small space and threatening them with expulsion is not what I had in mind!

If you want overpriced drinks, poor customer service and to be treated like cattle because you didn’t fork out £35 per head then please you’re welcome to it!

The entrance fee of ten pounds gets you into a large basement restaurant with a long bar, a large number of tables, a stage for the band and a small cordoned-off dance floor. There are some side rooms and areas that are used for private parties. On the saturday I went the bar and dance floor were packed like a tube train in rush hour. The barmen spend a ridiculously long time making each cocktail - once I waited at the bar so long that I gave up and went toward the dance area instead. The band was playing a mixture of cumbia and other colombian music - not cuban, and when the band were not playing the dj puts on a mixture of rather average salsa, bachata, and merengue - no cuban timba! The dance floor obviously used to be larger, but now the crowd is packed into a small area and if you want cuban style dancing I would suggest going somewhere else. The restaurant is obviously keen to make its money by getting people to eat there, but many of the tables were empty. If I wanted dinner and cuban or south american dance music I would give Floridita a miss.

Went here for a friends birthday. Venue is stunning. Although nice, the food was very pricey. Drinks are very pricey if you can get served. Restaurant staff were very attentive but @ 12.5% service charge so they should be. Music was fantastic and played all the night I was there. People that go there to dance know their stuff and if you're not a salsa dancer you might find this intimidating. Dance floor way too small be prepared to be shoved around. Staff were constantly trying to sell us something throughout the night from gifts for the party girl to cocktails. Note: Menu states that £6 will be added to your bill to pay for the band. This doesn't sound too bad until you get the bill and figure out that they have charged you £6 per head for the band. 10 of us ate which mean't they charged us an additional £60 on top of an already very large bill.

i went to floridita for for diner with friends drinks were ok waiting staff were arrogant and starter smoked chicken tart the worst ever eat and the rib eye i ordered medium rare was coming welldone when asked the waiter he told me that they have new chef and he is best on cooking rubishhhhh my mate had cevice and quesadilla but was discusting and smelling off

We were really disappointed with this place. We were in there for over 3 hours as the service was so poor. Being told we had to pay the full bill at the end of this very long fiasco was the final straw! Customer satisfaction or reputation is clearly not a priority. And the food was average at best.

Great new Menu!

Went to Floridita for my 30th birthday..what a great venue! The music was fun and the staff friendly! My group has an amazing night and since then we have been back twice already!

I went here for a special occasion with my sister and some friends. This was the wrong venue for a special occasion as the staff lack genuine manners and could not care less about making diners feel valued. The Manager can be see walking around the place actually shouting at staff - and customers!

The food and live music are excellent! It is worth going, but only if you can laugh at the pretentious staff. To feel like a valued customer or if you are celebrating a special night, do not go.

We were rushed off our table after being told our reserved area was ready. Only to find the previous people had not moved - as their table was not ready. The staff made no attempt to apologise for this and were plain rude when we asked what was happening. For 15 minutes we waited, squashed in the bar area and it really put a negative spin on what had been a well planned and considered night. The staff actually complained that we had brought gifts with us!

Dropped in for a quick cocktail to check out the place for a hen do. initial impression is swanky and posh looking. i think they like girls here, as i got served very quickly and didn't get shoved around by waiters. dance floor is small and the band started late. it was more peruvian than Cuban, but a few regulars hit the dance floor. i must say i feel sorry for people who don't know how to salsa as they are quickly crowded out by the expert dancers. cocktails were so-so, i had a mojito for 8 pounds, and i must say i prefer paying 9 pounds for the ones at la pigalle. the booths look cosy, didn't eat there, but was standing next to a couple and i could smell their sea bass, which means it isn't fresh. free before 9pm and you get a stamp. i think we will eat elsewhere and come here for bit of salsa and club.

Quite possibly the worse restaurant experience of my life. I went there for a friends birthday and they had taken advantage of the Evening Standard set menu which wouldn't have been my choice. When I arrived I realised it was the old Mezzo place - Mezzo's was bad enough and this place is worse. If you idea of a good meal out is a place where you can't hear yourself think for the music and to rub shoulders with a bunch of up their own arse coke sniffers then this is the place for you. Not only did we have to wait until 22:45 before sitting down (table was booked for 21:30) the food was appalling. I sat eating a cardboard getting bashed in the back of the head every 2 mins by a waiters arse as he took orders from the claustrophobically too close table next too us. To be fair to the manager when we complained, initially about how late the table was, gave us a round of cocktails for free. After the whole experience he didn't have much choice but to give us the whole meal free. Avoid like the plague if you have an ounce of taste.

4 of us paid £35 a pop for the New Year's Bar ticket expecting the country's best Jazz Band and some fantastic Cuban/Latin music. The band played alright - for an hour from 11 to midnight and promptly packed. And then it looked like someone threw a few run-on-the mill club style CDs into the deck and went home. No live DJ, no Latin music, and absolutely no interest in keeping the crowd entertained. Cant figure out what was Cuban about all this. Rip-off. Drinks prices - rip off again. 3 diet cokes, and a shot of JD cost £16!!

The only positive thing about the night was that they had promised a table reservation for the price we paid, did not have one when we arrived, we made a fuss, and they quickly found one.

overrated placedrinks very expensivepushy valet in the mens "lavatory"control freak door men and security staff.

i stood on the front steps for a matter of seconds waiting for a friend to come out and was told "i cant have you standing there, either go inside or stand on the footpath",

i was in no way in any ones way. another inside asked us to move away from the kitchen area as the so the waitesses could get through easier. this may have be a legitimiate request but the man lacked social skills.

rather than asking us to please move to the side we got "I CANT HAVE YOU STANDING HERE". these guys have earpieces and seem to think they are members of OBAMA's security team.

please enrol in a social skills class. dont waste your time.

Was at Floridita on sat 12th Sept 2009 and it was really disappointing!

It's lost the original charm it had of the Cuban flavour. The DJ was actually playing Blues...???????/

Really! In a Cuban club. I couldn't believe it.The club used to be a hot spot for salsa dancing where a good time was guaranteed - not anymore.

Sad - very sad - don't waste your time.

Near the dance floor theres a great atmosphere. Great music, and no territorial aggression you sometimes get in London clubs. BUT be warned the 'Mojito madness' is a con.

The barman actually warned us that although drinks are half price, its also a half measure! What a con!

I was also surprised that in such a pricey club they can't get decent air conditioning, but instead have huge fans on either side of the bar - a warning to girls not to wear fly away skirts!

A good night out for the music, but be prepared to pay for it at the bar.

The worst dining/bar experience I have had in London after 7 years of living here.

I would have given it 0 stars but that was not an option.

The bar/waiting staff have a terrible attitude towards customers and rather being there to serve you, constantly tell you off for not standing or sitting in the right place.

Atmosphere was very unfriendly and pretentious.

Although might be pleasant for a couple, this is definitely not a place of group of friends to gather for a special occasion.

Music was good, place looked nice. Food was average.

One recommendation for this place, DO NOT go here. You will only be disappointed.

Floridita is an amazing experience I would recommend to everyone!! Its cocktails (esp the mojitos!!) are to die for and the food is gorgeous!!

Nowhere I've been to in London is like this place! And the Cuban band?!!? - GENIUS!

I would like to point at the manager of the club and restaurant, who if attitude very personal with people and childish, there is a problem with him every time I go to this place.

he's not professional and blames customers for his mistakes and letting people going out without paying. and blame others for it.

bit cheeky and cheap also personal attacking other customers and blame them for the bill to get away with it, calling the bouncers for every occasion to show power, bit childish ans immature.

this massage has to go up to the director and owner of the club.Thanks

The daiquiris are as good as the original Floriditas in Havana. Love it!

Floridita is a good ground and solid experience. What you see is what you get. Wholesome food with an exotic twist. The Cuban atmosphere is very vibrant, and you shouldn't expect too much attention from the waiters, as they always amazingly seem to appear when you need them. Drinks aren't too pricy either. Floridita staff will arrange any party for you, if you're 2 or 20.
Personally I experienced the place to be utterly professional as we had problems upholding the time of booking we had ordered, and with no stress what so ever we were able to change. Cute waiters and bartenders, sexy chicas dancing on the stage.

Floridita is a must for anyone wanting a graet night out. All teh elements are there. Big bar for before dinner drinks, fantastic restaurant , live music, big band, dancing and a 3am finish. Food, drinks and service were amazing. I went there last weekend and it was one of teh best nights out ever in London! Have now booked my Christmas party there too.

My new favourite weekend venue!We enjoyed the most fantastic experience at Floridita last weekend. Arriving late, we bagged a stunning booth in the front of the dancefloor where we were treated to a private cocktail-making display!Watching our Mojitos being made at the table was such fun and everyone was very impressed.Recommended to all who want a taste of VIP treatment in a warm, professional environment.

I found Floridita to be a unique night out in Soho. We were treated like royalty by all members of staff and absolutely loved the live band from Cuba. The crowd for a Saturday night was great and we particularly liked the tapas selection and juicy cocktails. Compliments to all!

I am not sure floridita is a good place for night out especially if the restaurant manager is a bit picky with people and my opinion is not professional. Eventhough i recommend a lot of people to have a good night out especially who like salsa dancing but i now i have to find another place for my freinds who like dine and dancing. I went there on saturday 30th August 2008 which the worts experience that i have since then.

Our engagement party was made perfect by the staff and atmosphere of this truly special venue. We chose to hire one of their semi-exclusive areas for the occasion and were treated to a lovely, smooth evening, filled with great cocktails, lots of champagne and mouth-watering canapes. Everything had been organised prior to the event and we literally just had to sit back and enjoy. Special mention has to go out to our head waitress who was extremely attentive, despite having other guests to look after, and very knowledgable. the live Cuban band was fantastic and we are strongly considering having a joint birthday party there next year.

me and my friends popped into floridita on the off-chance for drinks and had a great time! the atmosphere was heaving and the staff got all our cocktails right, and believe me there were many to remember!

We absolutely loved it here! My birthday celebrations were made extra-special due to the amazing staff and their attention to detail - i highly recommend Floridita to anyone who is looking for a fun and fabulous night out.

Very rarely do I get excited about a restaurant or nightclub but I have to admit, Floridita as got me hooked in ever way. Having dined with colleagues one Friday evening, I have since taken out a membership, become a regular in their exclusive Bar Constante and tried close to every rum they offer, including the secret stash that is not on the menu. Always impressive, fantastic staff and great live entertainment. This venue is a gem.

I am a regular at Floridita and am always pleasantly surprised by what is offered on the ever changing special menus, the waiting staff have excellent knowledge of the dishes served and their recommendations are always welcome.