We would like to spotlight a very special place. It's a Cape Coral restaurant owned by one of our friends and neighbor to be.
The place is called Mateo's Little Havana Cafe.
When visiting Cape Coral, please make sure you make a personal visit to Mateo's Cafe in Cape Coral Pkwy. Tell them Jorge sent you. It's a very casual, very modest but extremely friendly place, where you'll feel like you stopped by your best friend's Cuban kitchen. You will feel equally at home if you speak English or Spanish and whether you are Cuban-American or not. Mateo is the friendliest guy on earth and his restaurant shows it.
We recommend lunch any day, except for Thursdays when we heartily recommend Dinner. This is because Thursdays is music night at Mateo's. Which means in addition to special dinner dishes, Cafe Mateo's features the Trio Inolvidable, a current day version of those trios long gone by. Trio Inolvidable sings old Cuban, Puerto Rican and other Spanish popular standards in a style reminiscent and made popular by Trio Matamoros, Trio Los Panchos, etc. You'll find Trio Inolvidable is truly inolvidable and a bargain to boot. For the modest price of dinner (and what we hope will be a generous tip to the trio) they will sing around your table and all around you. If they do come to your table and you don't have a particular song in mind, ask for Guantanamera or Borinquen, both international juggernauts timeless hits that Inolvidable sings extremely well. In fact we couldn't find a song that Inovildable didn't sing well. And to top it off, you'll be munching on home cooked meals, while sipping cold Materva or cerveza and laughing it up with friends. What more could you ask for? Trio Inolvidable plays at Mateo's Cafe 7-9pm every Thursday.
People working or eating at Mateo's are equally friendly. So if you want a place to stop, relax, feel at home and have a home cooked Cuban-American meal, Mateo's Little Havana Cafe is for you. To find out more click on More Information, to visit (drive) to Mateo's please click on Directions. And for finicky little ones it's kid friendly with kids portions, chicken fingers, hamburgers and fries. If you don't see it in the menu, ask. It can't hurt.
ABOUT THE MAN: Besides being the friendliest man in the world, Mateo himself is a Renaissance like individual, that although trained as a nuclear Engineer, it's a cook and an artist. Once you've seen His unique Cubano sculptures and other Cuban themed artworks you'll never forget them. Mateo is the personification of the affable, friendly, generous, talented and very witty Cuban entrepeneur. His father owns a more established, expensive nightclub in nearby Ft Myers. If you are lucky you will meet Mateo's "vieja" (his mom in Cuban lingo) a very young looking fan of Mateo.
The restaurant is decorated with the well wishes of its visitors, Cuban scenes and the artwork made by its Owner / Chef.
Mateo's Little Havana Cafe'
Available for Lunch and Dinner, Take out, Wine and Beer, Major Credit Cards.
Open:
Monday- Thursday 11am to 9pm
Friday-Saturday till 10pm
Closed Sundays
927 East Cape Coral Pkwy
Cape Coral FL 33904
Tel 941-540-0430
Fax 941-540-0921
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