El Rinconcito Restaurant and Bar

Chill atmosphere with plenty of seating. It's buffet style, but you load up your plate and they charge you by weight. Had a wide variety of Latin dishes. Really enjoyed trying different foods, but their chicken cordon bleu and their goat meat were delicious! If you're in the area, gotta check them out👍

Dr00pJ

Chill atmosphere with plenty of seating. It's buffet style, but you load up your plate and they charge you by weight. Had a wide variety of Latin dishes. Really enjoyed trying different foods, but their chicken cordon bleu and their goat meat were delicious! If you're in the area, gotta check them out👍

Paige Perez

Found this place through Google and it did not disappoint! Service was great and we got our food quickly. I ordered empanadas and steak and onions and it was very delicious! Pictured is the appetizer sampler and stuffed avocado. Everything tasted fresh and done well.

Reiny Rosario

Sarah is the sweetest and Vanessa these ladies are wonderful and have great customer service and food is exceptional large portions and authentic taste we are in town just for an overnight stay because our flight leaves early in the morning we went twice one for dinner and one later on at night before they close because the food was so good highly recommend.( coconut flan delicious and not overly sweet mofongo Pechuga empanizada camarones al ajillo huge portions and flavorful and the small soup is huge comes with rice everything was delicious.

E Gonzales

Decided to try this place since it was near my hotel. What a find! The food is made to order and delicious! Generous portions. The lemonada is frozen which was different for me, but very delicious! I will be back on my next trip to Tampa!

Kecia Golden

Wow, amazing food! We had no idea what we were doing for ordering food, and the young ladies were so helpful to explain things to us. Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious. We also ordered lemonade (I would call it more like limeade), and those were incredible! I'm glad we read the reviews before going, because we probably wouldn't have entered otherwise. The restaurant is in the same building as, but off to the side of, a gas station store. So from the outside it doesn't appear too appealing, but one of the reviews warned to not let that stop you from going in. We're glad we didn't let it stop us!

Garnet

GREAT food with GREAT selection. Also a good selection of pre-cooked items, so could choose those items if in a hurry. At least twenty tables so not a problem for seating. Connected to Service Station, but have never gone in there. Our got to place when traveling in/out of the Airport.

Allison Sinder

Stopped by for the first time, LOVED IT!! The staff was helpful and friendly, the music was festive. The fried chicken was absolutely amazing as were the fried pork chunks. The appetizers, sides and mains were all fresh and so good. The restaurant was spotlessly clean and the bar had a list of custom made, tropical themed drinks. I highly recommend this restaurant.

Christine F.

Don't let the fact that this place is in a gas station deceive you into passing this place up. The food was just flavor dot bomb. I ordered the fried pork plate with yellow rice and beans, the Cuban sandwich, and the passionfruit smoothie. Everything was delicious and I over ordered and proceeded to over eat. Diet, what diet? Do yourself a favor and if you are in the area, def stop in and grab some grub.

Yasmin Antunes

10/10.. one of the best Latin food we’ve ever had!

Everything we ordered was AMAZING. We had the grilled chicken breast, alcapuria, Cuban sandwiches, empandilla, corn fritters, flan, tres leches!!! All DELICIOUS! Last, mango juice, made with real mangoes and not watered down. Thank you Chef!

Ohh my God, really tasting food, the best in a while, all I can say is that I’ll repeat every single dish forever, I loved everything, salmon, pork, the spring salad, beans and all you can think is there. Right away you entered the place, it smells as delicious food and the environment is welcoming, the owner gave us a free beverage and free samples of some expensive meats to try it on, and I cannot say how good they were. Please, you have to go, you’ll not regret it.

Francisco Hernandez

Ohh my God, really tasting food, the best in a while, all I can say is that I’ll repeat every single dish forever, I loved everything, salmon, pork, the spring salad, beans and all you can think is there. Right away you entered the place, it smells as delicious food and the environment is welcoming, the owner gave us a free beverage and free samples of some expensive meats to try it on, and I cannot say how good they were. Please, you have to go, you’ll not regret it.

Thay Barrera

New administration did great! Now is a buffet serving pichana. Food is delicious form the rice to the meat, service is great and easy to understand. Definitively recommend to give it a try.

kelly perez

The food is really good everything I have tasted was delicious I usually go for the lunch special and recently had the grilled chicken on the plate and I can’t stop thinking about it. Totally recommend and now they are starting the buffet can’t wait to see what the have. Oh gosh now im hungry.

When traveling to Orlando airport, must stop for awesome Cubans, Empanadas and Flan! Spanish is handy to order with, but we've always been able to find someone can understand our attempts to order! T…

Excellent Latin food with authentic homemade flavor and generous portions!\nThe service is fast and friendly, making you feel right at home.

Excellent latin food with authentic homemade flavor and generous portions!\nThe service is fast and friendly, making you feel right at home.

Excellent Latin food with authentic homemade flavor and generous portions!\nThe service is fast and friendly, making you feel right at home.

Excellent food and we were made to feel very welcome in the large spotless dining room! We had a HUGE cuban sandwich, pork, black beans and rice, and plantains, all of it delicious! We are …

Excellent food and we were made to feel very welcome in the large spotless dining room! We had a HUGE Cuban sandwich, pork, black beans and rice, and plantains, all of it delicious! We are telling …

Excellent food and we were made to feel very welcome in the large spotless dining room! We had a HUGE Cuban sandwich, pork, black beans and rice, and plantains, all of it delicious! We are telling …

Excellent food and we were made to feel very welcome in the large spotless dining room! We had a HUGE Cuban sandwich, pork, black beans and rice, and plantains, all of it delicious! We are telling …

I had the mofongo (Mar y Tierra) with tostones (fried green plantains) and platano madura (sweet plantains), which was delicious and washed it down with a passion fruit slushy drink.

My wife and ai love this place and the staff. The taste and consistency of the food is amazing. Their lunch special is to die for and when ever in that area, it's a must for us.

Sooo good. pulled pork with yellow rice and red beans!! Also the flan is incredible!!!!

Sooo good. Pulled pork with yellow rice and red beans!! Also the flan is incredible!!!!

What a surprise! Great food for a low price! This place is adjacent to a very bad fast station - don't hold it against it! Coming back here again - once or twice!

We planned a long layover in Orlando, just so we could could visit this restaurant. It has a local feel, and great atmosphere. The food is authentic and was hot. It is connected to a gas station, b…

This place has all the authentic food you can shake a stick at. \n\nThe Cuban is 5 stars. The mofongo is five stars. The stuffed avocados are 5 star. \n\nReally enjoyed the coffee and the bread is …

Hidden treasure near the Airport at a gas Station. But don't let that steer you away. It's a good family restaurant Great Spanish style food Great drinks and great service. Authentic Latino Caribbe…

Stayed at the hotel next door, food here was great. Had the sampler and two empanadas for the two of us for lunch. Also got a mojito. Service was prompt and efficient. Food and drinks were great. A…

The food was so good. Serving size was well worth the money. Very friendly service, quick and fun environment.

Great food. I had a Turkey, yuccas. And rice & beans for thanksgiving. The whole family loved it. Food was delicious, warm, and bountiful l. The service was excellent. They even took the food all t…

I love their food!! I know Alexander and his beautiful wife. They dedicate their lives to making authentic, outstanding latin cuisine. The pork is out of this world! The prices are very reasonable,…

Very clean facility. Nice young lady took my order. Food was excellent, fried yucca plantains and Ropa Viejo com camarones. Very authentic food, If I lived here, this would be a default eatery for me…

Very clean facility. Nice young lady took my order. food was excellent, fried yucca plantains and Ropa Viejo com camarones. Very authentic food, If I lived here, this would be a default eatery fo…

Very clean facility. Nice young lady took my order. Food was excellent, fried yucca plantains and Ropa Viejo com camarones. Very authentic food, If I lived here, this would be a default eatery for …

We planned a long layover in Orlando, just so we could could visit this restaurant. It has a local feel, and great atmosphere. The food is authentic and was hot. It is connected to a gas station, …

Took a chance here, happy we did. Among the chain restaurant strip. Not fancy but clean, friendly staff helped on choices. Big portions! Reasonable price. Ropas vieja, roast pork, sweet plantains.…

Took a chance here, happy we did. Among the chain restaurant strip. Not fancy but clean, friendly staff helped on choices. Big portions! Reasonable price. Ropas vieja, roast pork, sweet plantains.…

Took a chance here, happy we did. Among the chain restaurant strip. Not fancy but clean, friendly staff helped on choices. Big portions! Reasonable price. Ropas vieja, roast pork, sweet plantains.…

Took a chance here, happy we did. Among the chain restaurant strip. Not fancy but clean, friendly staff helped on choices. Big portions! Reasonable price. Ropas vieja, roast pork, sweet plantain…

Interesting spot. I'm not too familiar with Cuban food, but I mostly enjoyed what I got. I decided to try the morcilla, which is a Cuban blood sausage. Price point was nice ($10.50 for lunch). I was told lunch was $7 at first, but I may have ordered a premium item.

We decided to have dinner out tonight at a restaurant specializing in Spanish comfort food with a cozy, homey feel. In my view, the food was good and considering the price and generous serving sizes, it was a worthwhile experience. The atmosphere was agreeable and we enjoyed the fact that they feature karaoke on Saturday nights.

Steven R

Interesting spot. I'm not too familiar with Cuban food, but I mostly enjoyed what I got. I decided to try the morcilla, which is a Cuban blood sausage. Price point was nice ($10.50 for lunch). I was told lunch was $7 at first, but I may have ordered a premium item.

Eri M

We decided to have dinner out tonight at a restaurant specializing in Spanish comfort food with a cozy, homey feel. In my view, the food was good and considering the price and generous serving sizes, it was a worthwhile experience. The atmosphere was agreeable and we enjoyed the fact that they feature karaoke on Saturday nights.

Ambiance was good, the food that I had was a churassco and it was very good and tasty. service was excellent. The best is the price which was very affordable

ambiance was good, the food that I had was a churassco and it was very good and tasty. Service was excellent. The best is the price which was very affordable

Ambiance was good, the food that I had was a churassco and it was very good and tasty. Service was excellent. The best is the price which was very affordable

I went to this place because a tiktoker recommended. Place is next to a gas station. The music is fine and the food is ok. I didn't like the meat from the buffet. You could pay extra for a decent meat but not the best. The buffet is by pound so a regular plate is aprox. $20 without a refreshment so we are looking to $23 for a plate... it is kind of same price that any other place with the variety of the buffet. However... nobody help you out; you help yourself and they request a tip at the time of payment which is insane because nobody really help you; so please the owner is supposed to pay at their employees not the customers that only eat and didn't received any help from you at all. If someone decides to pay the cashier for charging the plate is up to you but I hate this kind of places that they want the tip with no effort.

The first few days I started coming here since I now work from my office. We're okay. No complaints but today was the worst. First of all those two females working there definitely need to get taught customer service and they also definitely need to go back to school so that they can learn what type of foods to offer customers or not. Cuz the fact that they were trying to get me to pay $6 for a juice that's already over 2 days old okay? And if you look online you have about 2 days for fresh fresh juice. So you're trying to offer me juice that's already spoiling and then you give me an attitude and you make it seem like it's so hard to make me a fresh juice when that's your job. Both of them acted so off. It made me so mad. Stop making fresh juice and leaving it on your shelf. You guys are wasting so much money. Make it as people come in that way. It's fresh. All the nutrients are in there and it's not spoiling already. The juices that you guys have there are dated for the 27th. That's a shame and it's also a huge waste for a restaurant to let juice sit there for so long that you're going to literally have to throw away. You can't be selling that to customers. Thanks for the bug in the juice too... That's great

Only got 1 container of rice and the beans on the side into another to-go box, but charged $18 for take out.. I hate being taken advantage of ! And this place did exactly that. Because both of walked into the restaurant she decided to charge us twice for 1 To-go box with the beans on the side. $18 for rice and beans !! The food was good, but not worth the price for one side item. I personally felt like leaving it and not paying for it because it was so overpriced. I could not imagine coming back. Personally so many great island spots to check out in the city, I would avoid this place just because of the price and service, the food was good, and the restaurant seemed clean.

manitoba moose

Only got 1 container of rice and the beans on the side into another to-go box, but charged $18 for take out.. I hate being taken advantage of ! And this place did exactly that. Because both of walked into the restaurant she decided to charge us twice for 1 To-go box with the beans on the side. $18 for rice and beans !! The food was good, but not worth the price for one side item. I personally felt like leaving it and not paying for it because it was so overpriced. I could not imagine coming back. Personally so many great island spots to check out in the city, I would avoid this place just because of the price and service, the food was good, and the restaurant seemed clean.

LAURATULOBA Espinosa

The first few days I started coming here since I now work from my office. We're okay. No complaints but today was the worst. First of all those two females working there definitely need to get taught customer service and they also definitely need to go back to school so that they can learn what type of foods to offer customers or not. Cuz the fact that they were trying to get me to pay $6 for a juice that's already over 2 days old okay? And if you look online you have about 2 days for fresh fresh juice. So you're trying to offer me juice that's already spoiling and then you give me an attitude and you make it seem like it's so hard to make me a fresh juice when that's your job. Both of them acted so off. It made me so mad. Stop making fresh juice and leaving it on your shelf. You guys are wasting so much money. Make it as people come in that way. It's fresh. All the nutrients are in there and it's not spoiling already. The juices that you guys have there are dated for the 27th. That's a shame and it's also a huge waste for a restaurant to let juice sit there for so long that you're going to literally have to throw away. You can't be selling that to customers. Thanks for the bug in the juice too... That's great

So we come here to eat many time. But this time my mom came in chipped her tooth while eating there. She couldn't tell them but she took a Pic while in the restaurant because I flew in and she had to…

Let me start with customer service. Customer service was great. The environment was very nice. I can lie. I feel good. We order food. That’s where everything change. The soup was cold. The beer wasn’…

Let me start with customer service. Customer service was great. The environment was very nice. I can lie. I feel good. We order food. That’s where everything change. The soup was cold. The beer w…

Let me start with customer service. Customer service was great. The environment was very nice. I can lie. I feel good. We order food. That’s where everything change. The soup was cold. The beer was…

Let me start with customer service. Customer service was great. The environment was very nice. I can lie. I feel good. We order food. That’s where everything change. The soup was cold. The beer w…

I order a big tripe soup and only get 2 scoops of tripe with carrots and potatoes and 2 full scoops of soup liquid. Couldn’t enjoy the tripe and also the white rice was uncooked,not sure if was a ric…

I order a big tripe soup and only get 2 scoops of tripe with carrots and potatoes and 2 full scoops of soup liquid. Couldn’t enjoy the tripe and also the white rice was uncooked,not sure if was a…

I felt weird coming here. It’s a restaurant that shares the roof with a expensive gas station. $5.89/gallon is crazy lol we not in California and I should’ve known the food would be expensive but anyways, the food is $12/lbs which is ridiculous. It was three of us, we got a plate each and it was $68. They make you scan a code at the register to get a “free drink” lol weird system they got, right? Food was okay, but I would’ve preferred to go across the street to pollo tropical. The staff look like they don’t want to be there. It’s okay, I won’t come back

So they say that this is a buffet but it truly is not. They charge you by the pound for your food that you grab. You freely grab what you want then they weight the food by the pound then they charge you for that. If you want more food as a second or third plate. They will weight your food again and charge you for that plate again. This makes no sense into why call it a buffet period. A buffet is a place that you pay one time and repeat as much as you want like golden corral and other buffets that don't weight your food over and over and keep charging you over and over. The name should be change to buffet by the pound and the pound is super expensive. If you go here first ask questions so you don't get caught getting a bill you didn't expect to pay. They are real buffets in orlando that don't do what this place does. If they are going to call it a buffet they should charge one time only even if it's a high price or a affordable price for locals and visitors that come to orlando. This buffet won't last operating this way. Good luck and hope it changes its ways. El palacio buffet serves Spanish food and at a affordable price y'all and they only charge one time and one time only.

Solly solly

I used to love this place. Now, I am disappointed by the “new administration “. They change the menus to a “buffet by the pound” type of thing and it’s horrible. The food did not even looked appetizing; not to mention, everyone is talking over the food. Yikes! After COVID, who eats at a “buffet” style place?! Sad.

Santos Crespo

So they say that this is a buffet but it truly is not. They charge you by the pound for your food that you grab. You freely grab what you want then they weight the food by the pound then they charge you for that. If you want more food as a second or third plate. They will weight your food again and charge you for that plate again. This makes no sense into why call it a buffet period. A buffet is a place that you pay one time and repeat as much as you want like golden corral and other buffets that don't weight your food over and over and keep charging you over and over. The name should be change to buffet by the pound and the pound is super expensive. If you go here first ask questions so you don't get caught getting a bill you didn't expect to pay. They are real buffets in orlando that don't do what this place does. If they are going to call it a buffet they should charge one time only even if it's a high price or a affordable price for locals and visitors that come to orlando. This buffet won't last operating this way. Good luck and hope it changes its ways. El palacio buffet serves Spanish food and at a affordable price y'all and they only charge one time and one time only.

Tavo Tavo

The food is ok, but when they switched to Buffet by the Pound, the price just skyrocketed to the moon. I had a plate with small pieces of meat, fries and salad and they charged me 30 bucks. And that's not including the drink. Several customers in front of me just left the plates on the counter and just left mad and I don't blame them. It's just too much money for that amount of food. Let's say it was crab or lobster or expensive ingredients but nope. It was just homemade like food that you can get in several latino restaurants for less than the half of it. If you guys want to break your bank on a meal for your family, just go to this place and pay more for less. This guys should lower their prices soon or nobody is gonna visit them.

Viktor Cabrera

I’m sorry but we had pernil and beans and rice terrible no seasoning just bland…. Then I had Sancocho had carrots and corn and beef tasted yuck tostones no garlic no nothing the alcapurria just dense just wrong we couldn’t eat our food I paid for it cause it was ordered and they did bring food but taste not for me when asked where type of restaurant was told boricua with Cuban well Puerto Rican food has flavor and only was honest to say food was bad but I don’t need discount I will pay and thank you I’m sorry but not sorry I will pass please don’t service tostones without some taste 🤢… all I can say someone please taste food before serving whatever your cooking taste. I came home hungry but I did enjoy a bag of tostones with garlic chips.. there is always room for improvement…