El Pollito - Cienfuegos

One of the two days we spent in Cienfuegos, we went to eat at El Pollito restaurant, a Cuban creole food restaurant located in the city center, on El Prado promenade. From the outside, the restaurant may give the impression of being expensive as it is located inside an old colonial house, but its menu is one of the most affordable we have found in all of Cuba. The truth is that we did not end up here by chance. When asking for affordable places to eat to the owners of the private house where we stayed, they recommended this restaurant, one of the most popular in Cienfuegos among the locals. The reason? Well, their prices, which cause lines to form every day to get in, something we also could not escape. Their menu is quite varied with rice dishes, pasta, meat (their specialty being chicken), soups and some other appetizers like cheese tacos or pasta salad. For drinks, they offer typical cola or orange sodas, as well as natural juices and beer. The place is huge and the tables are very spaced apart from each other, to the point where you may even wonder why they don't add more tables there? ;) The prices are in local currency (CUP) and it's no lie if we tell you that you can eat there for 1€ (24 pesos) per person. It's true that the portions are not very large, but at those prices, you can always order another dish. The service, while not great, was not bad either, so we give it a passing grade ;)

During our two-day stay in a hundred fires, we decided to dine at La Pollita, a Cuban Creole restaurant located in the city center on the meadow promenade. Despite its exterior appearance suggesting it may be expensive due to its location in an old colonial house, we found the menu to be quite affordable. We were actually recommended this restaurant by the owners of the private house where we were staying, as it is a popular choice among locals for its reasonable prices. The menu offers a wide variety of options including rice dishes, pasta, meat (with chicken being a specialty), soups, cheese tacos, and pasta salad. For drinks, they offer orange soda, natural juices, and beer. The restaurant is spacious with well-spaced tables, making it a comfortable dining environment. Prices are in the national currency (CUP), and you can easily dine for around 1€ (24 pesos) per person. While portion sizes may not be large, the affordability allows for ordering additional dishes. The service was neither exceptional nor poor, but overall, we found the experience to be satisfactory.