Old Cuban
Cafe Express
The place
Old Cuban Cafe Express has fed East Orlando homestyle Cuban plates to the tune of 3,000+ reviews — croquetas, cafecito, and pressed sandwiches from a counter that never needed a website.
Three thousand reviews is institution scale, and Old Cuban Cafe Express earned every one the counter-serve way: homestyle Cuban entrees, croquetas and pastelitos in the case, cafecito pulled correctly, and Cuban sandwiches pressed with intent. Volume this high at ★4.3 means the kitchen executes the same way at 8 AM and 8 PM.
Goldenrod Road is deep East Orlando — commuter territory the food press never visits — and this cafe is its Cuban embassy. It's also our Orlando guide's first Cuban listing, an overdue correction for a city whose Cuban community runs deeper than its coverage.
What to expect
Counter service, fast. Cuban sandwich and a cafecito is the baseline order; the daily homestyle entrees (ropa vieja, lechón) are the depth. Pastelitos to go. $ prices.
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