Cabana Stratford

Lovely decor and a chilled but lively atmosphere. The menu is a Cuban, Havana inspired one that boasts 24hr marinated chicken as it's speciality but unfortunately falls flat on promises of flavour. The sauces and glazes, while nice, only sit on the meat leaving it a little bland once you get through the initial layer. In fact, bland was the recurrent adjective that came to mind for all the dishes I tried including the curry, the rice and the cassava. Nothing had great flavour bar the chicken wings in honey glaze starter. I went during happy hour but was unhappy with the prices at only 4 cocktails being available to choose from and each costing £9 and then the second costing £3. £12 for two drinks from a incredibly limited menu was just not my cup of tea. In fact a cuppa would have been much more welcome! The butterfly chicken main was thin and bland again and for £12 comes with some salad in the form of rocket leaves and a few other green bits but no chips, no rice, nothing. Any of that is extra with refried and sweet potato chips being around £4. Not the most expensive but certainly no bargain. All in all disappointing as it has all the potential to be lovely but sadly falls short on weak flavours and high prices for me.