Casa de Don Tomás

Frommer's Review

This is probably the most popular restaurant in Viñales, and it's touted in most guidebooks as well as by tour and hotel operators throughout the region. The atmosphere in this restored 1879 colonial mansion is wonderful, and the building itself has been declared a national monument. You'll want to choose a table on either the small front patio or the more spacious back patio. The restaurant's signature dish, Las Delicias de Don Tomás, is a paella-like dish of Spanish rice cooked and served in an earthenware bowl and featuring bits of chicken, pork, fish, ham, and even lobster. It's usually slightly overcooked and under-seasoned. You'd definitely be better off opting for a simpler pork steak in criolla sauce, or the hefty portion of fried chicken. The house drink is called a "Trapiche," and it's made of rum, pineapple juice, and honey, and served with a sliver of sugar cane as the swizzle stick.

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