Abuela's Cuban Cafe

As soon as we got there, we were greeted and seated without drinks our appetizer showed up first. Then they tried to take our menus without us ordering. The atmosphere was nice, the older hostess was a little snooty. The waitress felt like she had never served before. A little short, and not very informative. The middle aged lady said she couldn't take our order the waitress had to, we were the only ones there. They looked like family why did it take 3 people to serve us. The food was a little pricey for such a small proportion.

Authentic Cuban dishes cooked to perfection. Owner is Florida native who knows about authentic dishes and delivers Cuban cuisine with specialty ingredients shipped in from Florida and Cuba. Even my picky Southern Mother in law ordered seconds of the Yucca fries and hubby and I enjoyed the tasty rum cake with raspberries. Thank you so much for the awesome lunch.

I ordered the veggie plate and added avocado. It was so delicious!! It was like a symphony of flavors in my mouth. I'll definitely be returning before I leave Crossville.

I don't know why this place isn't busier when I go in! The food is excellent and for a great price. Vegetarian and vegan options. Highly recommend for lunch or dinner. And great prices on alcoholic drinks!

The food is wonderful, but the wait for the food is way too long - especially when their are only four other people in the restaurant. They had a heads up there would be six for lunch and it took 45 minutes before the orders were served. This is not the first time we've witnessed this. Another group had been there over an hour and had to leave with their food in boxes to go back to work. This will only make us and them NOT want to come back. Too bad as it's a great place to eat - IF you have lots of time.