This is a modern, elegant looking restaurant from the moment you enter with the hostess on the left greeting you and the bar on the right inviting you, by its look, to stop and have a drink.
I have eaten at a few of the other Padrino's restaurants and was excited to see it opening in Fort Lauderdale 8 blocks from where I live. I went for lunch their first week and it was just what I expected with a good sandwich, good service and the brother and sister, who are running it, interacting with the customers.
I waited a few months but finally, they started their lunch Monday through Friday buffet and I was there today. It is a good selection of cold and hot vegetables, plantains, pork, fish and beef dishes, yellow and white rice, black beans, a thick chicken noodle soup, fresh fruit, all for $13. Drinks and/or dessert are extra. (Unfortunately, there were no tags identifying what was what and there were 2 items I didn't recognize but I ate them anyway! Meant to ask the very helpful staff members walking by but got too interested in sitting down and eating!)
The buffet is for a first timer eating Cuban food or the Cuban who wants a taste of home.
They also have their regular lunch and/or dinner menu available--just take a look at their web page.
With the buffet plus drink (non-alcoholic), tax and tip your lunch bill can run about $20 per person which is a bit high for my budget but I will still go a couple of times a month!