Roaneviews is jealous!

I'll be visiting.

Steve

I was disappointed with Tostones. Their prices were quite high (a cuban sandwich is normally less than five dollars!) and I wasn't thrilled with the taste of the food. (I was given something that tasted like fried playdoh instead of fries...what a way to destroy a plantain!) Granted I was there on opening day so I hope things get better the longer they are open, we need a good cuban restaurant!

Ate last night at Tostones.....loved it. Food was great...had the ropa viejas (which came with mojos and yucca). Excellent! Service was great. Manager stopped by our table and asked us if there's anything he could do. My friend mentioned tres leches' cake, which wasn't on the menu. He was not able at that short notice to produce that, but did send us out a huge piece of beautifully presented chocolate & raspberry cake which was fantastic..on the house.

Definitely recommend it. Didn't think the food was overly priced for the service, quality of food (and quantity! There was a lot of food!), and atmosphere. Will go back!

The wait staff and the manager was very pleasant and thank you to the chef for the great food. we celebrated our wedding anniversary luncheon there. Love Cuban food and was great to have here in our county instead of driving to knoxville. They are offering dinner with a pianist playing while you dine. They suggest RSVP for it. Thanks again, bring in presidente soon.

First things first, When my wife and I first entered Tostones we were greeted with the wonderful smell of Cuban cuisine and the very nicely appointed restaurant. We were both really impressed with the décor; they have done a wonderful job! We started with the fried yucca as an appetizer (they were out of the ham rolls). The yucca was OK, It would have been great if it had been fried to order. The housemade Mojo was fantastic as was the Cuban bread. I tried the Ropa Vieja while my wife had the Pan Fried Sirloin. Both of our meals were outstanding (although I could tell mine had sat under the heat lamp while waiting on my wife’s to be cooked to order). Now for the points that could use some fine-tuning. The service was very very slow, with the restaurant only having 5 tables at the time. The portions were extremely too large (and I am a big eater). I would highly recommend cutting the portions in half and maybe reducing the price by a third. Even if the price stayed the same please reduce the portions! The to go boxes were of great quality and the to go bag was a nice touch- but if every patron requests one (as happened the night we were there) it will cost Tostones a fortune. I hope they make the adjustments that are needed because speaking as a former South Florida boy, I really miss my Cuban and Tostones is a welcome and classy addition to the Maryville restaurant scene.

My wife and I ate there the 3rd week after opening and thoroghly enjoyed ourselves. I had never had Cuban food before, so I had no idea what to expect. I really liked it and look forward to a return trip.

Personally, I liked the large portions. Yes, I took leftovers home and enjoyed them again the next day! :-) If the portions were to shrink, I hope the prices would too. It would be rather expensive to take the whole family.

I would love to be able to go out for a nice dinner and possibly dancing, like the old style supper clubs of the 50's and not have to go into Knoxville. Any suggestions?