Cuban food ★ Cuban coffee ★ Cuban energy

El Ambia Cubano

When we opened Ambia in May 2009 it was with the dream of offering not just great 

authentic food and a sweet cafecito, but also a little of everything that makes Cuba 

so enchanting ~ the music, the energy, the culture, the art, the warmth.  

Thanks for being here (950 E Melbourne, Ave, Melbourne Fl 32901.

ADVISORY Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have a medical condition.

Don’t forget to check our souvenir stand inside, or ask your server for it.

No WIFI available, so you can talk each other, enjoy lunch/dinner time with your family, friends or just put that phone away and look around what you were missing while you waste your time playing with the phone. 

Don’t forget to feed your husband/wife and order some food to go, or impress your neighbors with some Cuban Food.

   Cuban food is not spicy-hot,  

    The only thing spicy and hot in Cuba are The Cuban .

APPETIZER

YUCA RELLENA  Cassava stuffed with picadillo (ground beef)    3.05  

YUCA FRITA Yuca sticks, fried and drizzled with mojo/onion house sauce  5.7

YUCA HERVIDA   Boiled Yuca with Ambia’s delicious mojo onion house sauce 4.7

PAPA RELLENA   Mashed potato ball stuffed with picadillo 3

HAM OR CHICKEN CROQUETTES Ground ham or chicken tubes, breaded  3.9

SHRIMPS CRIOLLOS  Juicy jumbo shrimp sautéed in our secret sauce a garlic sauce 7.75 

TAMAL   Pork-stuffed cornmeal, wrapped in a cornhusk.  2.85   

 (  add shredded beef for 2.5) …..so delicious

MADUROS  Sweet plantains   2.85

TOSTONES   Green plantains with Ambia’s delicious garlic mojo   2.7

TOSTONES RELLENOS    ( 3 ) with pork, shredded beef, or ground beef on top  9.5

EMPANADAS Doughy pockets filled with beef, chicken, or pork (2 per order)  4.8

SALAD  Fresh spring mix salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, onions 4.75

   (Add chicken Breast 6) 

ARROZ BLANCO  White rice 1.5

ARROZ CONGRI  Cuban Rice and black beans and bacon   3.5

ARROZ AMARILLO   Yellow rice 2    

BEANS  slow-cooked, Cuban-style black beans (black bean soup)   2.3/5.49

CHORIZOS  House Spanish Sausages (No Spicy-Hot) are just flavorful, Ambia’s flavor secret are served on Cuban bread, garlic, and parsley  10.00

AMBIA-STYLE ENTREES

MASAS DE PUERCO FRITA 13.7

Succulent Tender pork chunks dunked, fried, marinated and drizzled with our mojo onion house sauce includes white rice, black beans and sweet plantains.

CUBAN STYLE ROASTED PORK 12.7

Our “melts in your mouth” roasted pork is slowly roasted to perfection with Cuban love. Includes white rice, black beans, and sweet plantains.

TRADITIONAL CUBAN DISH PORK.  13.5

Delicious Roasted Pork with Congri Rice and Boiled Yuca with onion mojo house sauce 

CONTRA FIDEL  (SURF & TURF)  21.5

Sautéed steak and shrimp (4) in our secret house sauce served with a fresh spring salad, yellow rice, and sweet plantains.

PALOMILLA STEAK  13.99

Thin beefsteak sautéed with the freshest onions and served with black beans, white rice, and sweet plantains

ROPA VIEJA 12.75

Tender shredded beef in a tomato-based sauce, garlic, onions and peppers, with white rice,

red or black beans, and sweet plantains.

PICADILLO  12.5

Cuban style seasoned ground beef with olives, served with red beans, white rice & sweet plantains

CHURRASCO  15.75

Our Churrasco is a juicy “certified Angus cut skirt steak” topped with our green tangy chimichurri sauce that will satisfy every taste-bud and served with white rice and a fresh garden salad (includes onions) Kick start your cravings while you read it.

CUBAN BEEF & POTATOES STEW WITH CHORIZOS 13.5

Traditional Cuban dish, succulent chunks of beef, potatoes and Spanish sausages, rich authentic Cuban Spices in a savory broth. It is a soul-warming dish with rich spices (It is not Spicy-Hot). Cuban food flavoring is not spicy-hot, served with white rice and sweet plantains.

ROASTED CHICKEN CUBAN STYLE ( Pollo Asado)  11.9

Our tender mojo-marinated leg 1/4 roasted chicken, served with white rice, black beans, and sweet plantains.

CHICKEN BREAST 12.99

Sautéed chicken breast with white rice and asparagus.

CUBAN CHICKEN FRICASSE   13.5

Delicious chicken dark meat stew with chorizos, from Alfredo’s 

Recipe, served with white rice and sweet plantains.  13.5

VEGGIE PLATE 10.5

Ask any day for the veggie platter (known as the Communist Platter) Hard to get meet in Cuba.
Includes our black beans, rice, 2 sweet plantains, One toston green salad and a cheese croquette

HEMINGWAY RICE 16.75  Owner’s favorite dish

Our version Seafood paella with lobster tail on top, fish, and shrimp cooked together with yellow

rice in our secret house broth recipe. With sweet plantains and a salad.

FISH PLATE 15.7

Sautéed fish with mango cilantro, tomatoes onion sauce served with yellow rice sweet plantains and salad.

SALMON & SRIMP 17.9

Sautéed Salmon, Juice Jumbo  shrimps, served with yellow rice, fried yuca and asparagus.

WHOLE SNAPER  25  Owner’s favorite fish.

Lightly deep fried whole Snapper served with yellow rice, black beans, tostones and salad

CAMARON EXILIADO (EXILED SHRIMP) 15.9

Wonderful flavor combination, garlic, extra virgin oil, oregano and…. I will not give you my recipe. Served with white rice and sweet plantains.

SANDWICHES

THE CUBAN 9  So much controversy, so much flavor. This is Alfredo’s Cuban sandwich version. 

Cuban Roasted pork, ham, Swiss, mustard/mayo, and pickles pressed to flat perfection.

MEDIANOCHE  8.5  

Just like a Cuban, isn’t it? But on sweeter bread.

PAN CON LECHON  8.5  

Shredded roasted pork wearing nothing but mojo and onions on Cuban bread.

PAN CON BISTEK 9.5  (please allow up to 10 minutes)  

Mojo-marinated steak sandwich, mayonnaise w/tomato, lettuce, onion, & shoestring potatoes.

TE LO DIJE 7.9  

Ham or chicken croquetas, Swiss, ham & mustard/mayo on Cuban bread. Because everyone enjoys a good “I told you so.”

PAN CON ROPA VIEJA  9

Bread with shredded beef, tomatoes , spring mix salad & shoestring potatoes.

CHICKEN BREAST SANDWICH  8.9  

Sautéed Chicken with mustard/mayo, tomatoes and lettuce.

FISH SANDWICH  9.5  

Fish Fillet breaded or Sautéed with mustard/mayo, tomatoes, spring lettuce.

ADVISORY Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have a medical condition.

DESSERTS ~ POSTRES

AMBIA’S FLAN (Ambia’s Custard dessert with a layer of soft caramel on top) 4.5

PASTELES   (  sweet Cuban pastries )  2.5

RUM BREAD PUDDING With rum Sauce, whipped cream and cherry 4 

TRES LECHES   Moist spongy cake   4.5  

RICE PUDDING  2.5 

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE  5 

DRINKS

BATIDO (Cuban milkshake) mango, pineapple, strawberry, or chocolate.  4.5 

Our shakes have no ice cream; they have actual fruit in milk or water

LEMONADE  3.5

LEMONADE & MINT (FROZEN) 4.5   Owner’s favorite none alcoholic drink.  

ICED TEA  2.5 

HOT TEA / HERBAL TEA  2.25

SODA 1.95

Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Root Beer, Jupina, Materva, Iron beer.

MALTA 2.5

BOTTLED WATER 1.9

MILK 2.50 

HOT CHOCOLATE  3  

 COFFEE  (The only Energy that Castro did not take away from Cubans)

CAFECITO (Cuban Coffee) 2.5   

Tiny and enduring like the Island itself, strong and sweet like its people.

COLADA 3.75   

3 cafecitos in one so you can share with your friends. They’ll love you for it!

CORTADITO (Don’t forget to order a flan too, it is just  a deliciouuuuuuuuuuuuus combination.)  Cafecito with a drop of evaporated milk, tastes like a dream and has less caffeine. 

CAFÉ CON LECHE 4.5

Cafecito with steamed milk. So good! Impress your guest ordering it for her/him. Order it with 

decaf and even your children will love it.

ICED COFFE  4.5

ALCHOLIC BREVERAGES

MOJITO  7  Refreshing and Delicious our famous Mojito (We love our Mojitos as we love you in here).

PIÑA COLADA 7

CUBA LIBRE (LITTLE LIE)  (rum/coke) 6  

MARGARITA  7

BLOODY MARY  7

SANGRIA  (RED or  WHITE  )  6/glass  18/pitcher 

WINE  (Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Moscato, Merlot, Cabernet, Pinot Noir, Malbec (Why the Gods lived so many years? 

Because they drank wine and had no cell phones. Drink wine with your food and extend your life time 

BEERS

Note: The world’s biggest beer drinkers hail from the birthplace of pilsner: The Czech Republic, they drank 37.6 gallons of beer per person, they never had kidneys problem, so give life to your kidneys you have only 2 of those… drink beer, and drink beer.

BEER ~ domestic 3.5  Budweiser, Bud Light, Yuengling, Samuel Adams, Miller Lite, Coors Light.

BEER ~ imported  5    Alhambra, Corona, Corona Light, Negra Modelo, Modelo Especial, Heineken, Red Stripe, Presidente, Presidente Light

CHILDREN MENU (ONLY FOR CHILDREN).

Stop eating fast junk food and try Cuban Food

(Adults will be charged double)  Not a joke 

It is a actually a joke.

HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICH  5.5   

Top quality ham and Swiss cheese in a Cuban bread pressed.

CUBAN CHESSE STICKS ( 2 croquetas ) 2 

BLACK BEANS AND RICE. 4

Little Sneaky Plate: It is free for children  0.00     

Ask for a set of Silverware and when your parents are not looking or get distracted; you will take whatever you like from their plate, very Sneaky,

LUNCH FEATURES OF THE DAY ~ LOS ESPECIALES DE ALMUERZO  9.5

11am-2.30pm or until finish

MONDAY ~ PICADILLO

Seasoned ground beef, red beans, white rice & sweet plantains

TUESDAY ~ POLLO ASADO

Mojo-marinated roasted chicken, white rice, black beans, sweet plantains

WEDNESDAY ~ ARROZ CON POLLO

Chicken & yellow rice, black beans, sweet plantains

THURSDAY ~ ROPA VIEJA

Tender shredded beef in a tomato-based sauce, white rice,

red beans, sweet plantains

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