Gustazo Cuban Kitchen Waltham

We love Gustazo — great food well prepared, interesting cocktails, excellent sangria. But there are three things you can count on: the noise level is through the roof (our server had to come in close to hear us), the drinks take forever to arrive (two of our small plates arrived before our drinks did) and your server will be overworked and hard to snag, particularly since an assortment of other people will be delivering your small plates as they're ready. You can tell them if you want your food delivered all at once, but will likely delay things even more. But if you're not in a rush and just want to chill in a fun place with great food, Gustazo is great!

I've never had Cuban food other than Cuban sandwiches so I didn't know what to expect, but Gustazo's far exceeded my expectations. I was impressed right away with the decor, but it just kept getting better with delicious cocktails and excellent food. I'd definitely recommend this place.

Dinner at Gustazo was truly different as we stuck primarily with tapas. All of our dishes were incredible, but lamb chops and beef tacos made the biggest impression. Our waitress was very attentive and friendly. We love going to places where you feel that staff actually enjoy working and eating there. Our next goal is to come back and try main dishes.

First time there. We went on Friday night. Everything was great! Alina the server was knowledgeable and fast. We ordered the taco of the day (shorts ribs) , ceviche of the day (red snapper) and the Vegetarian croquet (mushroom). Dessert was the best churros we have ever had. Highly recommend!

I don 't have anything good to say about this restaurant after I saw that they added a hidden 4% charge on my bill for a kitchen appreciation fee without asking, telling, or otherwise informing us of this charge. While it may seem like a small thing, and I am a person who worked in restaurants for many years so I most certainly understand the job, it is shady business practice for the owners of the restaurant to add on a hidden fee that they should be paying for and instead are passing on to the consumer. At a hefty $180 bill to then add an additional fee on top of that and such manipulative language is very poor form for a supposedly professional restaurant. What I 'd really like is to have the money refunded to me, but I can promise you this is a restaurant I will never go back to.Worse mice and rats spotted in restaurant by multiple patrons beware.