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.

From the moment you walk down that incredible staircase, you feel as if you are in 1940s Cuba. The place is loaded with glamour and buzz and is perfect for a night out. We chose to stay at the bar before our meal and were very impressed by the bar staff who kept us entertained and thirsty. the food itself and the table setting was lovely and we had a great view of the live band which was really special. a big thank you to all the staff who were smiley and well-trained. Highly recommend their Mojitos and Daiquiris . We will be returning very soon.

I took my boyfriend for dinner for our 1st anniversary, I wanted to show him a completely different experience about Latin American restaurants and here we go... the place: beautiful very sparkly, very good decoration, modern, nothing to extravagant. We walked in and a very nice hostess welcomed us in, we had some drinks at the bar and then the music started, great band, perfect music, a bit loud but hey! They are playing live!! We had a few beers to start and some cocktails, must say, to be a Cuban restaurant I have had better mojitos, but not bad. We went to our table on time, the menu was exciting, we order 1 starter to share, a bottle of red wine, bottle of water, Argentinean steak for main, and a sharing dessert, the food: was absolutely fantastic!! There was a few couples dancing, making a great atmosphere. The service: good, but could be much better, we have a friendly waitress but very busy, probably they where short of staff, but still they can improve more. And then the bill £150 with service included (12%) and £6 for the band (which in my opinion should be more, they were brilliant!) if I will go back?, definitely yes. We had a night to remember, was amazing.

I made a Guest list for my birthday party for a Friday night and I did this a week in advance. Turned up with at least 10 friends and my name was not on the guest list! I had it confirmed but they none of it and was not allowed into Floridita! Not a good evening, we walked in and it had an air of pretentiousness. Thank god I had a backup plan for a Jazz bar which we had a good time. Just to confirm you need a guest list just to drink at the bar!

My meal was tasty and authentic, if slightly overpriced, service was friendly and knowledgable and cocktails excellent. I do object though to having £6.00 per person added to by bill for music. When I queried it, I was told it was discretionary (although this wasn't apparent) and so I asked for it to be removed. They're obviously not used to this as it took ages because it had to be authorised by a manager. I wonder how many people, particularly groups, don't check the bill and therefore end up paying for it without realising.

I have just seen some of the reviews on Floridita.
We must have gone to different restaurants.

I had a reservation for 6 people on a Saturday night at 9.30 which is the later reservation (much better) it was for my Husbands birthday.
It’s a high end restaurant in a nice, young, bustling, trendy part of London.. Of course it's not going to be as cheap as chips but it was worth every penny.

This place is not short of Incredible!!!...

We had the best table in the place and this place is Huge and chic.. The table right at the front of the stage had a clear view of the Band.. and it was a perfect spot to people watch. It was great to see the other diners enjoying themselves partying the night away to the sounds of Salsa at its BEST!

It feels like being on holiday that’s how good the feel of the place is... Exciting!

Yes the music is loud.. but it’s supposed to create a Cuban atmosphere after all it’s a Cuban Restaurant. Obviously some of you diners have never been to Cuba if you have you would know that music fills the air everywhere you go and its LOUD and busy and colourful..

The food was delicious one thing about South American / Cuban people is they can make a meal out of little or nothing and the Menu at Floridita was authentic and fresh.
It does take a while to cook as its started from scratch and prepared table by table you have to wait your turn but the atmosphere, cocktails, and entertainment make it worth the wait.
If you want fast food go to McDonalds.
If you want a quiet restaurant don’t go Cuban.
Simple as that..

for 6 of us including a birthday cake and 2 - 3 cocktails each it came to £280 we put a £20 tip in for our lovely waitress who was fab all evening.

So £300 split 6 ways worked out £50 a pop.

Its hardly extortionate now is it?

My husband loved it so did our friends I would recommend it to anyone.

Very disappointing. Had a table for 4 on Saturday night which came to £350, for only 4 starters and main courses, one dessert, one of the "cheaper" bottles of wine and 2 mojitos. no coffees, no other extras. the asparagus and goats cheese tart could have come out of a supermarket. other food was so so. Very slow to take our order so we did not eat a thing for an hour. The band were very goodnbut it was so loud we had to shout at each other and it really killed any hope of conversation - we were not even particularly near to the stage either. Our wine was not brought for an hour either and it was similarly slow to get the bill. Looks a great atmosphere for dancing and partying but I was expecting really top notch food and a better dining experience for that kind of money.

This place is awful. such a disappointment. 20 of us went for dinner for a friend's birthday and the service was appalling, the meal was overpriced and then they added an extra £500 to the bill. This included a charge for the music (??) and an extra £13 per head extra than we were quoted for dinner. When we disputed the bill the manager was useless and the bouncers got heavy. It is a huge rip off, the staff are rude and for the price you could go somewhere far better.

Floridita was a complete disappointment, offering London prices in place of Cuban charm. Floridita just takes your money and treats you like dirt. Staff let too many people in and then spent the night shoving people around obnoxiously. We also got ripped off. Having been told that entry was free at 7pm, our party of 10 was subsequently charged £8 a head on top of our already overpriced meal for music, because one of our group arrived at 7.20pm. When we complained that it didn't make any sense because the music didn't even start till 8pm, the waiter was rude.



The icing on the cake was that having checked the dress code and been told no jeans, no trainers, two of my friends were refused entry because one of them was wearing combats. Meanwhile, loads of people in jeans were enjoying the night downstairs while I was forced to spend half the night on the Floridita stairs arguing with the incredibly rude manager on my birthday. Never again.

Sorry guys, but Floridita is a horrible place to go - unless you like awful restaurants. Expensive and tasteless. Save your money for other ones because Floridita is a shame!

I'm a firm believer that when you ask for a drink a certain way (because you are paying for it) it should be made that way. I simply asked the bartender to not put so much ice in my Mojito, and his response was to say it's the way they make them. I can appreciate that but if i'm paying for it, it should be done my way. I didn't appreciate the rudeness.


I was there this past Saturday night for a surprise birthday party and the food wasn't fresh at all. I was very dissapointed. I had the snapper cerviche and it was awful. The birthday girl's food came out cold and to top it off we were also forced to leave our area within a certain timeframe without tem having disclosed that prior to our making the reservation. Needless to say, I will never visit Floridita again nor will I recommend it to anyone.

I went to Floridita and I wasnt impressed with the food at all. In fact had I not been so tired, I would have complained and refused to pay for it. The upside is that the Floridita cocktails were amazing, probably the best I have ever had.

Whilst Floridita is very atmospheric, with good food and nice drinks, the last time we were there we were informed that we had to leave after two hours at our table. We had not even finished our drinks! This was very unprofessional and we talked to the Floridita manager. They said this was their policy but it was not believable because another time we were there nobody told us to leave (we had the table for over three hours).


The fact that the bill is steep at this place should mean that the customer is never bothered with such matters. Even if there is such ludricous policy, since we were not informed off it before we sat, the management should have dealt with it.

I loved Floridita. The place was straight out of a scene from Sex and the City. It was vibrant, funky and chic. The food was delicious and the music fantastic. I have nothing bad to say about Floridita. I also loved the mix of young and older people dancing away to Latin music.

Had a great night at Floridita on Tuesday 19th Sept. Floridita has a great atmosphere although not really busy, wicked cocktails, very nice food and good service. Will go back again.

Floridita is like a little slice of South America in the heart of Soho. My friends and I always meet up at Floridita for a quick drink and end up making a night of it with a meal and more drinks and dancing!

I recently visited London from Birmingham and went to Floridita. I left the premises (where, I must say, I thought the atmosphere was great) slightly worse for wear, leaving my personal belongings behind. However, good news, the staff were totally honest and kept them safe for me. All in all I would say Floridita is a great party bar.

Floridita is the best night in London...mellow, passionate, ambient...and the food! You would forget that it's a cold in Floridita, was there on Friday night with the sounds of South America.

Ditto the comment from the 15th Dec.

Table booked at Floridita for 9.30pm - dinner served at midnight! It took 30 minutes to get served at the bar.

Floridita needs to decide what it is. Club, bar or restaurant. At the moment, it fails in all three categories.

I had read mixed reviews about Floridita so I thought I must at least give this place a chance. I'm very happy I did - what a night of all things Cuban! There is another bar and restaurant upstairs that seemed very popular but we were so pleased to be in Floridita with their amazing live band.

There are cigars available at the bar and my girlfriend was raving about the cocktails. Floridita is a great place for a party.

I went to Floridita the other night and had the most amazing time. It was just as your review said - the food, drinks, dancing, service and atmosphere were all amazing.

Floridita was unlike any Conran restaurant I have ever been to, in fact it is unlike any restaurant in London that I can think of. I bored my friends and family over Christmas by telling them how much I enjoyed my night.

Floridita is very fun and has a good atmosphere. The only thing I'd say bad about Floridita is perhaps don't eat the food.

Floridita looks great. The atmosphere is great. The bar staff are great. Shame about the door staff and management.

No drinks are allowed from the upstairs bar to the downstairs bar so you're forced to buy another more expensive drink downstairs in Floridita.

We were moved several times from where we were standing by very rude staff. When I explained the final time that it was the third time we had been moved so we couldn't understand where we were supposed to actually stand, we got a blank look from the blank looking blonde holding the clipboard. I told her that I would never come to this bar again and she said (with her blank look) Well that's your right.

One star given for the bar staff at Floridita.

Whilst pleasant in theory, Floridita unfortunately fails in all aspects. The service was abysmal, to the point where wine was was poured into a full water glass, and when complained about it to the manager, the waiter actually came back to the table to chastise us!

The menus took 20 minutes to arrive and cocktails took 35 minutes. There was no apology, merely, We have a large party tonight. Whilst true, it happens to fall under the category of not my problem.

Even the music at Floridita, which once again was great in theory, was so loud that all conversation had to be held at a level more conducive to a tourist bar in Leicester Square. Proving that Floridita was the perfect environment to indulge in a perforated eardrum and watered-down wine belly, but little else.

Floridita is a great restaurant with a great atmosphere. Floridita has live music, great Cuban food and staff that know what they are doing.

Ay, ay, ay Floridita is hot stuff! I thought Floridita would be stuck up particularly as George Clooney was there the other week but it's not at all. I definitely recommend giving it a try.