Rumor has it that Kuba Kuba has the best Tres Leche Cake in the world, or wait was it the country. No, wait maybe it was Virginia (insider). At least that's what the neighboring customer at Kuba Kuba shared with us today. We are going to assume she meant Virginia, but more on that later. Kuba Kuba is damn near a Richmond landmark, so anybody who has a Richmond address should try the place at least once. It's always inviting, and the pictures on the wall make you feel like you're in the dining room with family. They offer you good advice for $10, and regular advice for free. It kind of feels like a truck stop when you arrive. The 50's style metal stools adorn the bar as staring faces sit like they haven't seen you around there before. But they are still friendly and the tables are close enough that you feel comfortable engaging in conversation with strangers, who oddly, feel like friends here. Kuba Kuba has such a neighborhood feel to it, its quite comforting.
We may have to do another review on this cause, confession time, we didn't eat dinner. We had dessert and coffee. So if you wanna know about the huevos rancheros or the ropa viejo, We will be talking about this on a later note indefinitely.
We waited at the door for what seemed like a lifetime with all those staring faces, and the hostess wasn't necessarily what I would define friendly. She seemed occupied but that's okay, she showed us to our seats and then our waitress greeted us shortly. We already knew what we came for so we ordered a single Kuban coffee, and an Iced Cafe con Leche sweetened, and two pieces of tres leches cake. Everything arrived expeditiously and the cake slices were quite large. I shared my slice with the toddler, but K ate hers all alone. How I'll never know, I struggled to get the last bite down. The cake is delicate, but sweetened to perfection. It wasn't too sweet but it was still decadent. It went perfectly with the coffee, and the ambiance. We completed our dessert and had to wait quite a while for the check, it was such a long wait that we declined separating the checks. No need prolonging the wait out, however she brought to go cups and did us the favor of pouring the coffee. It was a short, but very sweet visit.
Food (ahem, dessert) - 5/5: No denying that. Call first though, to make sure that they have the cake. I have been twice before and they didn't have it.
Service - 3/5: Our server was sweet, but those poor workers are being stretched too far. It was busy and two women had about 25 people to care for between the two of them . It made service slow.
Atmosphere - 4/5: I personally love the atmosphere between the pictures, artwork and mismatched decor. But once again, the chairs are uncomfortable! I hope this isn't a trend in Richmond, or I will need to invest in a booty pop.
Price - $-$$$: This is tricky because you can get a vegetarian entree for $6.50, or you can get something with meat in it and pay $17. The cake was $4.95 for a slice, and the coffee was $3 to start. Emphasis on the start, do not add ice or sugar, you will be paying a $1 more easy. That is some expensive ice.
M's Overall Score - 5/5: I'm biased, I've been plenty of times, and it never disappoints.
K's Overall Score - 4/5: Only because I have only tasted the dessert and coffee, but I do plan to give the full menu a try in the future. Hopefully they will win me over and get a overall score of 5 at that time.
Kuba Kuba
1601 Park Ave. Richmond
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