Revolucion de Cuba in Birmingham

Disgusting. Lady behind bar making drinks, swinging long hair/braids about. One actually went in a customer’s drink! Her hair/braids/beads were touching loads of stuff they shouldn’t have been. Wouldn’t go back 🤮

Best bar I have been to in a long time. Nice atmosphere.

Walked in. Stood at the bar. Waitress was walking around doing very little, other than chatting to her friends at a table. Made no attempt to engage. No one behind the bar. After about 5 minutes I followed her and the noise of glasses. Bar man who was cleaning glasses was surprised to see me. He had clearly not been told there were 2 guests waiting. He rushed out and apologised. Not his fault. His service was friendly and helpful. But the waitress cost 3 stars.

Food was great. Music a little loud for us oldies. Service was a mix of table and bar depending on what you were after.

The place is beautiful, amazing food and excellent friendly staff.

Was served hot in havana by suman last week, really good cocktail and pretty fast service even in the busy crowd. Loved it !!!

Food was ok , upstairs looked like it would be lively later on but I don't agree with a cashless bar and will not return there again .

Genuine Cuban quality along with extraordinarily kind staff

Very average cocktails. Food better

Great place for music, foods, abs drinks . Really enjoyed the place and atmosphere, not a long walk from the train station. Well priced too. Highly recommended to visit. If this review help you out, please give me a thumbs up up and follow me back for more adventures, this would be greatly appreciated.🙏❤️

This is a fabulous place the food is gorgeous great quality and plentiful very authentic, having tasted the food in Cuba I can honestly say it's lovely. Well worth a visit will certainly return.

Love this place, haven't tried the food but the vibe is always spot on and I go here regularly for salsa classes which is always fun

My favourite bar in Birmingham, love the vibe, the food portion, the music everything. I go there lods and never dissappoints.......still my favourite place in Brum 😀

The worst dj ever to exist was playing on saturday 22/09/24, please do not ever hire her again the crowd was dead the entire night. Possibly the worst night iv had in revs playing songs know one has ever heard. The only person enjoying the music was the dj herself, everyone else looked as if they were contemplating slitting their wrists

Booked for birthday celebrations and 45 minutes later had to ask for staff to take our order. Not very attentive, always had to ask for service. Food was lovely when it arrived Bill was wrong and had to wait for amendment. Disappointed 😞

Great atmosphere here as always, music is good, entertainment is always on fire. Food is sensational. Cannot recommend this place enough if you're in town!

So so so disappointed, i went to this venue to try a new bottomless brunch, we admittedly was 20 mins early so had no complaint when we was told to go to the bar and i will come grab you, so we got a drink and 10 mins after our brunch should had started we went to the host again to ask about our table being ready, considering we had seen multiple tables come in after us and be seated, who then turned around and looked at us like we was ghosts and said who and questioned what we meant as if she hadn’t told us 20 mins before to go to the bar and wait for her to grab us, we didn’t kick up a fuss as it could be a bad day, everyone has them, but then after being seated when we was 20 mins into a 90 min brunch and still hadn’t been greeted by a waiter at the table with a hello or a sorry i’ll be with you in a moment, we ended up losing our deposit and leaving due to a waste of our time and potential money, i wish i could say it was due to busyness but from the outside before walking in the only thing we had to way was oh no it looks empty in here for a saturday. i really wish it was a different experience because after paying multiple train fairs and uber fairs plus the deposit for brunch we left the place sober and disappointed considering we was so excited to try this brunch

It was Negroni week but got served a margarita ?!?!?! Great space but staff seemed a bit distracted. Food was quick but pretty average ... this was a wet Tuesday lunchtime but imagine it could be buzzing by the w/e.

Popped in for drinks, stayed downstairs, good music and no queue for drinks, bonus 😜

Service was appalling. I attended with three friends for bottomless brunch on the 31st of August we arrived early and sat down. Then nobody came to the table for 20 minutes. We tried numerous times to get someone’s attention we finally did and we got asked ‘What do you want’ at this point we decided to get up and leave. The manger said I would receive my deposit back and I am still to hear back or receive my deposit. It wasn’t too busy in there so I don’t understand why we were treated this way. I really would not recommend and I will not be returning.

We visited this bar with friends for tapas and drinks. Tapas were ok, and the drinks were great. It's a good place to go with friends for a few drinks.

Food was nice, however someone in there kept laughing all the time. Rather annoying I thought.

Good choice of tapas, attentive staff especially Chloe, reasonable prices, although food cooked to order wait was minimal.

Ok so where to start:- We arranged a bottomless brunch premium upgrade (£42.50 per person) and pre booked everything, including food. I did call and explain We would be 10 mins late; staff were fine with this which I really appreciate. We weren't seated until 20 mins after our arrival time which is fine but we weren't allowed to open the bottomless brunch drinks, so would've had to pay £13 for cocktails at the bar 😡 Pretty irritating but ok. Once seated, we weren't served for another 20 mins for any drinks (our bottomless brunch was a 90 minute slot so to some this would make a difference especially with the amount you pay!). We had to order 2 cocktails at a time because of how much the waiter was rushed seeing everyone and how little we saw them. We didn't get any food for over an hour either. I had to ask the waiter, who had to ask me again for our order slot, and by the time it came out, we had 10 minutes left to eat it 😡 The food itself was bad: I ordered a burrito bowl and my friend ordered a burger. My burrito bowl was a couple of mouthfuls of rice in a 7 inch raised plate and my friends burger looked like they had just gone to Macdonald's and put it on a different plate. Maybe rushed because they didn't realise we had pre-booked?Personally was just not happy. We felt pressured to order as many cocktails as possible to break even with the amount we paid for and the service was so slow 😔 The music for 4:30pm was EXTREMELY loud!!! It is a Saturday but both our ears were ringing and our voices were hoarse when we left at 6:45pm which we've never had before, even when clubbing on broad street. Don't recommend at all for tinnitus sufferers. Don't recommend for kids or teenagers. The cocktails themselves were nice but we would've definitely enjoyed them more after our food if it came earlier. The waiters were lovely but under an insane amount of pressure so I feel management have some explaining to do, especially with the music being so loud. The waiter got our cocktail orders wrong twice because they could not hear us, but we felt we couldn't say anything because it will be ANOTHER 20 mins waiting on cocktails 😡 We asked for the bill and requested the gratuity charge be taken off - I had to go through 3 staff to do this which overall took another 15 mins. You're better off going to Macdonald's.

Had such a great night here last night! Came on a first date and got talking to some girls in the toilets about it, one of them happened to work there, I believe the host, and she asked where I was sat and ended up bringing me and him complimentary shots! Such a lovely gesture and definitely will be coming back here again asap!

Had the afternoon tea and enjoyed it very much. Not a bad price as well.

Love Birmingham great vibe Good food friendly staff

We had an amazing date at Revolution De Cuba cocktail experience and we will certainly rebook! Ted & Erica certainly know how to hold a party!

Miss the banana drink they used to do

The food and and atmosphere were good. But I am giving them a 2 star because the “optional service charge” was added to the total bill before it is handed to us. Why is it optional if we have to start calling you back to explain the extra charge? I would expect the optional charge to be inserted after the total , and then we could be asked if we want to pay or not

Good meet up for friends who want good music and a good selection of drinks

Came for bottomless brunch after a really amazing experience here a couple of years back. Food was nice but not very hot and small portions. Three people on our table didn't receive their meals until everyone else had almost finished eating. I am sober and was served an alcoholic drink despite checking several times before ordering and again several times when I'd received the drink. I had drank almost half of what should have been a mocktail before the waitress ran over and told me not to drink it as she had mixed it up with an alcoholic version of my drink, so be careful if you are sober. Unfortunately I did not receive an apology for this, and this could be very dangerous if you have an allergy (which I do) or are a recovering alcoholic, for example. The live performer was brilliant, great selection of songs.

Amazing spot for a bite to eat. Very generous portions and delightful food and service

I went to rev de Cuba to watch the Euro final. Wasn't told on the booking that we had to call to book a table. However, the manager sorted us put a table as we had arrived early and they had a cancellation. The food was *chef's kiss*. The calamari and cocktails (strawberry daiquiri) were the standouts for me. I would definitely go back.

Amazing cocktails and atmosphere. Went on a Thursday night and had live music and tapas with friends. Come here for a great time!

Popped in for Lunch after a recommendation. Currently have a Burger/Salad and a Drink deal for £8. Bargain. Plus the place was clean, staff were friendly and food was tasty.

Good fun place. Although I didn't eat the 2 for 1 cocktails were a very welcomed surprise. Good service and atmosphere.

Had bottomless brunch it was great

Service and food is spot on. Very quiet on a Monday afternoon but would imagine it's a real lively place of a evening.

Was at revolution for a graduation celebration. Atmosphere was great until an individual working on the bar refused to pour us a FULL shot (what we paid for). Upon asking if she could top up our shot, said lady placed her hands on her hips and said “no”, same way your daughter would as if she’s 12 and just developed some attitude. Trying to find the light in the situation we laughed it off and calmly said we’ve already paid for 3 shots, you’ve just poured us 2 shots and spread it over 3 glasses. Said lady then proceeded to take the one of half poured shots away (which we’d already paid for) and run to security to complain one of us was taking photos of her (you’re in a public space even if i did take photos i’m well in my right). Security then come over to check my phone (not sure if that’s even allowed but i go along with it). All he finds on my phone is Pedro Neto compilations which he seemed to really enjoy watching (I don’t blame him). Anyways, this is besides the point, not happy with said woman please have a word. Throwing tantrums in a bar over drinks which aren’t coming out your own pocket is a very weird look indeed.

Went for the Cocktail masterclass. Great fun and great drinks/ food. Would recommend.

Tonight went for a masterclass in cocktail making. Had a really fantastic time. Thank you Erika and Molly for making it such a wonderful evening

Great atmosphere. Amazing food. Great cocktails

Great food, service was good. Only 4 stars for the atmosphere as it was a bit quiet.

I can’t rate the food here as we didn’t eat but attended with a hen party here for a cocktail making master class which was brilliant! Ted was our bar staff for the session and he was great! Really friendly and had great communication skills with us all! The atmosphere was great and we all came away saying how much fun we had!

Food was excellent especially the paella. Strawberry daiquiri was very good. Service was a bit slow but it was quite busy.

First time here. Didn't eat so can't score. Only tried the cocktails. 2-1 Mon to Fri 3pm - 7pm and very nice too

Absolutely incredible service by Alex! He was so accommodating! His service was unmatched. First class and efficient, on it with the drinks for bottomless brunch!

Helpful friendly staff good ambience

We had a booking for a cocktail masterclass with Reece. Unfortunately, this was far from what we expected. Reece was more interested in serving other customers on the bar rather than continuing with our masterclass. We tried to have some banter as we have done before with other master classes and he was having none of it. I wouldn’t waste your time - we only had 2 cocktails and 1 shot. I would stick with revs vodka in the future. Waste of money if you get Reece as your host.

Best place for a pinacoloda....😁

Great food - we tried some of the tapas and had some amazing cocktails. Would definitely go back!

Found this place by accident as I'm not local to the area. Bar staff were friendly and the alcohol wasn't overpriced.

Afternoon tea and a cocktail 🍸🍹 staff were friendly and food was tasty. We had a lovely time thank you 🌟

Great place, great cocktails, great food, great service.

It was a little quiet when I went, 5.30pm, Bostinly tasty food, and hot,,! Well done!

Came here with some friends and the atmosphere was great. The food was lovely and the staff were helpful and attentive. The cocktails were great, and reasonably priced during happy hour.

nice place but I think its genuinely too packed upstairs and takes 3-5 business days to get a drink at the bar, we went to the toilets and when we tried to go back in they said we couldn't come back in so we had to leave..

I had the Cajun Chicken Caesar Salad and it is one of the best I’ve ever had 😍. I also had the sangria and it was so good. Amazing staff aswell so friendly.

We went to this restaurant to celebrate our 49th wedding anniversary. Our server Shula ensured we were well looked after and added a surprise of a special dessert because it was our anniversary, what a charming young woman, a credit to the company. If you like tapas you will love this restaurant so do pay it a visit.

Paid a visit Saturday night - first the positives. The waitress was excellent, the cocktails great Now the negatives the food was way below par. While we were late most items were off the menu, simple close the kitchen earlier if you cant sort yourselves out and provide a better service, when it arrived it felt like the food had been thrown together. The Tacos tasted like they had been marinated in fairy washing up liquid, indeed one bite and the amount of liquid that poured out covered my plate. I can only assume/hope an earlier visit would have yielded better results

We came for late lunch/early dinner and let server know we have a meerkat discount, however, upon paying, we realised there was barely any discount applied since the small dishes were calculated as separate instead of suggested 5 for £30 on the menu. What was most frustrating is that server knew about our discount and when taking order, did not make us aware of the discount not working when taking 5 for £30 as if it’s some special offer (and i did point out on the menu we wanted 5 tapas for £30). If that is indeed a ‘special offer’ then the server should have let us know, and we would have ordered different dishes. Moreover, the food was not good either- portions very tiny, food dry and bland. We never had such experience at this restaurant before. In the end, we felt we really overpaid and ended up being hungry after finishing our food, that led us going back home to cook and have a proper dinner! Absolute waste of money… and such a shame, since we really did enjoy Revolución de Cuba before, and seems that a lot of things changed there, only for worse.

I used to really like this place and never had any complaints but recently it has been a huge disappointment. We came for late lunch/early dinner and let server know we have a meerkat discount, however, upon paying, we realised there was barely any discount applied since the small dishes were calculated as separate instead of suggested 5 for £30 on the menu. What was most frustrating is that server knew about our discount and when taking order, did not make us aware of the discount not working when taking 5 for £30 as if it’s some special offer (and i did point out on the menu we wanted 5 tapas for £30). If that is indeed a ‘special offer’ then the server should have let us know, and we would have ordered different dishes. Moreover, the food was not good either- portions very tiny, food dry and bland. We never had such experience at this restaurant before. In the end, we felt we really overpaid and ended up being hungry after finishing our food, that led us going back home to cook and have a proper dinner! Absolute waste of money… and such a shame, since we really did enjoy Revolución de Cuba before, and seems that a lot of things changed there, only for worse.

Nice drinks. Good party upstair. We didn’t eat there but looked delicious. Problem - music - music should be Latino/Cuba etc. But was something like a house mixed with clubbing. The guys who play in instruments- they play only outside - they should do this also inside because its great. People not just be leave from restaurant to see them.

Great food, a lovely reminder of when we were in Cuba a few years ago.

Enjoyed the food and service . We have a mixture of the tapas sharing plates . They have a good selection and great cocktails. Price is reasonable especially if you go during happy hour.

We were looked after really well. Many thanks to the team!

Visited here with some colleagues from the Midlands after a nice company luncheon at Las Iguanas. It was a dreadful mistake. It was excruciatingly loud and there was no place to sit. It would've been better not to let us in. Much pushing and shoving occurred and I couldn't hear myself think let alone what my colleagues or Manager were saying. The Manager seemed to be out of her depth and overwhelmed when confronted and I don't blame her. The people above her shouldn't place all that stress on her shoulders. So all of this is on them.

We had a booking here on Friday at 5pm. We were running around 15 min late and they were really accommodating. We were seated really quickly and the food was amazing. Our personal favourites were the pork belly and the ginger beer chicken quesadilla. I ordered a Madri however it was never delivered to me and I was unfortunately charged for it until I had pointed out as I was about to pay. A really good experience unfortunately let down by poor customer service.

Food and service was awful. All food took ages and was cold or inedible when it finally arrived. Will never attend again or recommend to anyone. Response, I doubt that any reply will make a difference to how you run your business as I note that reviews from 5 months ago reflect my experience. Eg the pork skewers were pure fat with no meat. Yet you are still using the same supplier! 1, Type of booking (walk in, reservation, brunch, tapas feasting) It was a reservation made in the name of Yvonne. We were there on 17/04/2024, at 16:30 hours. There were 8 of us ordering 3 tapas each for £10. We all purchased various drinks. I purchased a bottle of red wine which was £20.50, however it was cheap nasty wine and a complete waste of money. Location within restaurant as best you can. Large front table by the window. food/drink ordered as best you can remember. As above, everyone was ordering various drinks like cocktails, gin, wine etc…

Really great evening doing the cocktail class with Ted and Reece

We had afternoon tea here a few weeks ago and the food was terrible. We sent it back because the chicken was cold when they brought it back out half of it was missing. It was also extremely quiet in here meaning the atmosphere was pretty dull. We won’t be returning

Great place for couples and a night out,

Brilliant cocktail making experience from Ted

We visited today for the very first time. We went because family had bought us a gift voucher through BuyAGift for Christmas which allowed us to book the afternoon tea with cocktails. We got married a couple of days ago & thought this would be the perfect treat. We traveled 50 minutes as this was the closest restaurant to us & unfortunately wish we hadn’t. The chicken skewers were so dry & flaky. The patatas bravas were raw. Several times I bit into crunchy cold potato. When the cheesecake came out, I thought it was rice pudding. It did not look appetising in the slightest. The churros were okay but the caramel sauce was watery & horrible. The only saving grace was the beef enchiladas & the croquettes. We ended up leaving a lot of it. The floor downstairs where the toilets are was also extremely sticky. Our first time at this restaurant & based on our experience today, we won’t be returning.

Vibrant, loud place, waiting staff were very attentive, food nice, music can be off putting when eating food, but a nice place x

Food was okay nothing special , cocktails tasted good especially on happy hour

Don't come here expecting any Latin music!

Great food, great wine, great service, but the music - not remotely Cuban or Latino which we expected as the environment emanates a Havana bar, just pop music, then Afro beats which was better but still not Cuban. Interestingly the music out front was Latin, then downhill inside. I love this place but just wish the experience was more authentic, salsa and regaeton would fit.

More of a pub than a restaurant. Food was fairly low quality, guacamole seemed to be out of a bottle. Cheese seemed like liquid cheese rather than proper melted cheese on the Nachos. Played very loud music even though no one was really in there. Suitable for after work drinks where you don't care what you are eating but wouldn't recommend for a dinner out. Seems more geared around happy hour drinking

Quite quiet but great bar for cocktails. Not the fastest, but otherwise fine. Cocktails tasted good, happy hour between 3pm and 5pm 2 for £10

Great vibe, but unfortunately they scam every payment. The drinks changed price depending on who served you at the bar, there was a lad serving who purposely overcharged people and he appeared to find this funny. Luckily my friends and I quickly clocked this, and then checked every time. I’m not bothered about the price of drinks but I am bothered about being overcharged for drinks, or being charged for drinks we didn’t order/receive. My friends ordered 2 tequilas and he TRIED to charge £21.45, and once this was pointed out, he corrected the price. He also TRIED to charge £41.95 for 2 double vodka diet cokes, and I ordered one double absolute vodka Diet Coke, which was apparently £26, until pointed out and then the price was £6.45. Just disgusting. We went into Manahatta afterwards where the double vodka diet cokes were £12.80 and the price didn’t change all night, yes they’re expensive but they own it. Just to add this was at the start of the night so no we weren’t drunk, probably why we noticed it. I would change this quite quickly before people catch on.

Tapas and cocktail deal. Good food, service and drinks. Would happily return

Table booked for early Saturday evening but hardly any food available on menu. Half of our order was not available. Wasn't notified of the food unavailable until after the order was placed. staff to busy chatting at entrance.

This used to be one of our favourite places to drink and dine in Birmingham but oh dear not any more. We booked a table and were seated and then everything rapidly went downhill. Although there were staff no-one came to take our order and we had to use the table app to order drinks. Drinks delivered eventually and we proceed to order food only to find a lot of items not available but not to be put off we ordered alternatives as we enjoy sharing tapas. However we tried to use a '3 tapas for £10' offer only to be told we weren't on their system and we couldn't use the offer despite showing 3 emails confirming our booking and Revolucion looking forward to seeing us! After many discussions and staff huddles management decided to honour the voucher offer. To make amends we were given a flight of shots which were appreciated but didn't really make up for the complete fiasco the evening turned out to be.

March 2024: great food, good service, live music.

Brilliant food , I went on a Monday and although the restaurant wasn't full , the atmosphere was great. Best of all the service. Shout out to Emily. Amazing, made my birthday very special. Can't rate this place high enough . Thank you

Food was very poor. A lot of vinegar was in the sauce that the chicken was covered in. None of us finished our meals we were very disappointed. Music downstairs was too loud we had to shout to be heard across the table - ridiculous. Really not sure what is Cuban about this place - don't go if you want a Cuban experience

Enjoyed a premium in bottomless brunch. It’s worth paying the little bit extra for the additional cocktails you can try. Drinks wise 4*. The cocktails were lovely with lots of variety. They kept coming too, we found the staff really attentive despite it being a busy Saturday afternoon. The food was meh and this is what drops the score. The portions were tiny and we had to order a side of chips to make it more substantial, however, avoid the cheesy chips as they were just soaked in liquid type American cheese 🤢 It was noisy but there was a nice vibe. Not the best bottomless brunch I’ve had but enjoyable non the less.

5 of us visited as a family for 50% off food and 2 for £10 cocktails which was great value. The food was good for 50% off, but the enchilada was a small portion so it would not have been worth the money at full price. Unfortunately the service for drinks was very slow, the bar was understaffed and it took a while for them to make cocktails. We felt bad for the staff because there was not enough of them to do everything. Overall we enjoyed our food and drink for a worthwhile price, but the experience would have been better if they had more staff.

Late post but like to share my experience. We were a group of friends around 8 of us dined on a Tuesday evening for a get together. The food was good . We ordered some tacos , spicy burger and salads as well. The drinks were good too. They have this offer 1+1 which is great deal . but the service was lacking as we waited for half an hour to order ( I believe short of staff on a weekday) . Need to improvise on the quality of service . It’s a great place to meet and chat with your loved ones.

Cocktails were weak and horrible tasting, service terrible (had to ask to order)and food cold and arrived at different times

Loud and expensive. Lots of kids in here

Enjoyed a fantastic cocktail making class, followed by a 2 course meal

Very fun place in the city of Birmingham. In the time we went we did not find any Latin staff. It would be nice if there was. Good drinks and delicious food

We pre booked a bottomless brunch for my mother in laws birthday and paid £400 upfront. When we got there, it seemed very chaotic. When we were seated, it took 40 minutes for our first round of drinks to come of which our food then started to be served. Three of our 10 meals were wrong, and then toom double the time to come out. Although the staff managed to turn it around by the end of our evening, it wasn't a good start to our night. Considering we had paid upfront and spent more money whilst there, we were not very happy.

Great location not far from New Street Station. All of the food was well made, presented and tasted great. There were vegetarian options. Wide variety of dishes. A good selection of cocktails. Live music. A dance floor upstairs for when you have finished your food.

LOVED the music and fabulous atmosphere - and our server, Charlotte, was fantastic! She was patient as we asked loads of questions about different dishes and even surprised our Birthday Girl with sparklers! Overall, a fabulous night out.

Great place, but they need to change the name, if you are looking for Havan vibes or latin you will be disappointed, unless its on latin night days ....lol. The people working there are friendly. If they change the name it will be better reflection of what they offer. On the positive side, the drinks and food is cuban inspired. The music not so much...but great RnB, Hip Hope and commercial.

Attended yesterday after birthday meal at San Carlo. After waiting nearly 15 minutes in the almost empty venue, we finally ordered cocktails from a surly female bar tender. One of the cocktails had a fairly large black bead or something similar in it. I informed the manager who then went to see the person who made it. Imagine my surprise when I observed her tip the same cocktail into the mixer. I called out to stop her & only then did she make a fresh one!! Absolutely disgusting...no apology offered either. I won't attend there again...bottle's on display covered in dust..not impressive 👎