Latin Twist Cafe

Great food at a reasonable price. Generous portions and even discounts for FHWC employees.

Drinks were very yummy… lobster Mac n cheese could’ve been cheesier. calamari was AMAZING!!! Way better than Jackson’s for sure… steak cooked perfect mashed potatoes mmmmmmm! Native chili was Heaven… love love love

Love, love, loooove this place! I’m a personal fan of the Cuban sandwich. The latin twist salad with grill chicken is amazing as well. The staff are awesome super sweet girls! Great for a quick bite or to go.

My husband, kids and I tried this place for the first time and loved it! The staff was super friendly, and it had a nice, laid back family-​oriented atmosphere. The waitresses were really nice and prompt. The food was great too. I had the mofonga with palomilla steak, and my husband had the picadillo. My kids had a cuban sandwich. All of it was really good. The prices were also great, and the portion sizes were big. We will definitely be back!

We stopped here for a quick lunch, wanting to have some «authentic» Cuban food while in Florida. The bad service was the first turnoff after I asked what a particular item was that I saw in the case, the girl gave me a snarky response and made me feel embarrassed for asking.
Then the food was the next disappointment. I got the pork, rice, and beans hoping to experience some delicious Cuban flavors. But instead the food was VERY bland, with NO SPICE at all. It was like everything was boiled. I asked the girl that worked there if they had any homemade salsa to give it some heat or flavor, and she just pointed to the Tabasco sauce on the counter. The Cuban sandwiches were super greasy and not that good either.
So much for authentic Cuban cuisine, I’d never eat here again.

The food is a hit or miss. Sometimes it’s pretty good and other times you can see when they’re rushing food out of the kitchen. I know Spanish food and considering the lack of competition it’s not horrible. That’s saying a lot. But the thing that really kills this place is the service. Oh my. These girls need to get a lesson in customer service, big time. They border on rude and dismissive. You could tell they hate their job. The only reason people put up with it, again, is because of a lack of competition. The owner is very nice and I know first hand she’s had to defend some of her girls on occasion. The thing is, Wesley chapel is growing and one day soon there will be competition and this place might not survive.

To premise my review my wife and I have enjoyed the food here many times. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end. When you replace high-​quality ingredients with low-​quality deli meats the final product is what suffers. Loyal customers notice this and would actually be willing to pay a little bit more for the high-​quality ingredients that we were used to. Cheap pre cut Deli meat of very poor quality is the worst thing you could ever do to what would otherwise be a very high-​quality Cuban sandwich. Portions have changed, food temp can be questionable and low quality ingredients have left us at a loss and most likely never to return.

Great food! I got Mofongo and Ropa Veja to go and even the to go portions were huge! Delicious! This is like Wesley Chapels hidden secret.

Virginia and Latin Twist fed me through two pregnancies. Wonderful homecooked meals.

I am sorry to downgrade this restaurant. The last few times that I dined there, I found the food to be lukewarm. As the food is in metal trays on the counter, all day, I don’t believe that they maintain a proper temperature. I like my food served hot, rice, meat, etc. the ropa vieja lacks flavor, it’s just shredded beef, same goes for the pork. Not to be cheap, but I don’t like being charged $ 2.00 for bread, especially when I always tip at least 20%.

I like the atmosphere, next time I may split my meal! The café con Leche was perfect! Only thing negative… I’ve had better seasoned black beans before… At first, it took a while to get a server to my table, but she apologized. Would bring my friends here.

So yummy. This place is close by and I’ve wanted to stop in for awhile, but I always get outvoted when we go out to dinner. My family is kicking themselves now, that we didn’t go sooner. It was fantastic little strip mall café. My son had a Cuban and black beans and rice, which was a huge serving. He said it was one of the best Cubans he ever had. I had the picadillo with black beans, rice and ripe plantains and it was incredible. The portions were all so big we had plenty to take home to eat later and it was even better when we heated it up. It was reasonably priced and the server was very friendly and fast. We will definitely be putting this in our regular rotation! I can’t wait to try some of the other things on their menu

Another awesome little Cuban restaurant nearby. I had to try the mofongo and rope vieja, since I’ve never had mofongo before. I know the name is kinda off-​putting (mo fungus??), but you can’t go wrong with fried green plantains mashed with pork cracklins. It was really great and gigantic, especially with the rope vieja! The side salad that came with it was made of mostly spinach leaves, which is pretty impressive considering most side salads are made with iceberg lettuce. I suggest sharing a mofongo/​meat plate or planning on bringing half of it home!
I took off a star because it was quite slow to eat in at lunch time. I don’t blame the girls working there because they seemed to have multiple jobs including hostess, waitress, bussing tables, serving food for to-​go orders, and also cashier. Regardless, I would definitely come back again!

Stopped in today for something new for lunch and discovered a very flavorful very tasty Cuban sub. My beautiful wife had the Cuban pork with rice and black beans and she loved it. My Cuban sub was traditional with pulled Cuban pork, a delicious spicy mustard, mayo pickle ham on a buttered and pressed Cuban roll. The pork wasn’t too vinegary wasn’t too greasy and was seasoned to perfection. Very tender pork. Very good Latin food or sure.

I have to change my previous rating and bring it down to one star! First and foremost to the owner or manager SHAME ON YOU! How dare you take the waitresses tips and not let them keep their tips at all. That is not how you keep good employees. Me and my family think your food is awesome however this has me second guessing returning and upset at the fact that I even recommended your restaurant to several people already. I don’t want to condone these business practices. Hopefully you see the error of your ways and change so my husband may return and eat some mofongo. Because both my son and my husband are very angry at the fact that I might ban your restaurant. We are in 2015! I’m surprised you have employees that are willing to put up with this at all. SHAME!!!

Great food and friendly Palomilla steak and Mofongo was awesome.
Clean and good service.

We came for dinner and had the Camarofongo (mofonogo with shrimp and garlic sauce), breaded chicken and fried pork chunks. The food was excellent! For dessert we had a flan and café con leche. The flan is to die for and a must have when you go. The desserts are made fresh by the owner. Last but not least is the service… The girls are great! Always sweet and on the ball.

I’m sure other dishes are as good as they are intended to be
I had for first time «mofongo con ropa vieja» it was awesome still far from a real portorrican mofongo, I’d definitely try it again and over and over…
Very huge portions for the price and tasty as well.
I cannot give 5 stars because being hispanic I know what a muffing tastes like, this is the only reason.

You need to try the Palomilla Mofongo it is very tasty! Also the Flan with Cheese is amazing! Friendly and clean atmosphere a plus!

This is one of those places where you have to force yourself to stop eating because the food is so good you want to eat it all. The food comes in large portions but is really very good. Often I crave cuban food and leave a restaurant disappointed and not feeling so well but that’s not the case at Latin Twist. The cuban sandwiches get 5 stars all by themselves because they have roast pork and not that sliced pork other places use to save money. The service is fast and friendly. The café is small but clean and comfortable.