Casta's Rum Bar

1121 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington - 20037
502 reviews
Cuban
(202) 660-1440

It was a really aesthetically pleasing location with good empanadas and mojitos. I went for my birthday and had a good experience. The only thing I didn’t like was that the service was rushed because the table they sat us at needed to be used for bottle service for later in the evening. Had Casta’s told me that prior to booking, I would have changed my reservation plans. I did not like being rushed out of our seating arrangements, especially to celebrate my birthday.

Great little place! The Cuban sandwiches are the best in town.

Definitely recommend this place for a night out with great service, drinks, and Cuban food. They don't offer large plates but our table ordered apps and sandwiches for us to share and everything was delicious! Our server, Francisco gave great recommendations for drinks and he truly was a pleasure to have around. We were also seated right away, which is always appreciated when you have reservations. We didn't experience too much of the bar/dance floor area but that's because we were enjoying ourselves at our table too much to want to move lol. Again, the place was great and our server Francisco made the experience that much better!

Utterly Disappointed! The main reason I chose this place for our brunch group is that it advertised music-a live DJ-all day Sunday. It even stated this on their sidewalk board as we arrived. When we got in, there was music playing in the interior, but NO music in the exterior, which is where everyone was being seated. By exterior, I mean that they had glass panels instead of a ceiling. I inquired about the DJ and was told the hotel owners didn't allow it because it was too loud. I did even mention that this was the whole reason I made the reservation and the response I got was a shoulder shrug, like "oh well". They didn't even have ambient music in the background. BUT they did have the tv behind the bar playing some show that involved lots of loud shooting scenes! Food was just okay. My friend and I ordered the same drink and they looked completely different! How? The place looks amazing, but the false advertising and ridiculous excuse left a terrible impression. I would never recommend this place to anyone.

Stayed in the West End hotel above this place, and came here every night for food, drink, or both! Outstanding rum selection - they had three expressions of Diplimatico - and reasonable prices. The food was also very good - definitely try the Churos!

Pitchers of frozen drinks barely had any alcohol, and the food was a bit mediocre. Probably the worst pitcher of mojito I have ever had. The vibes , music and ambience are great, though!

Fun and festive with a chill vibe. Great cocktails in a large size! Sandwiches are tasty. Cool place to check out with friends!

The food was not impressive, although the drinks are amazing. Our waitress was not available for most the meal. The restaurant was very cute but the experience was not very an enjoyable

Our server was great and he was super attentive we ordered a pitcher of mojito since it was the special and some empanadas. The empanadas where great me and my partner shared an avocado toast which was also delicious !!! The food menu is small so there’s only a few choices to choose from if your super hungry I don’t recommend but if you want something smaller with your drinks it’s definitely a good spot. The mojito pitcher was filled to the brim with ice and you could not taste an oz of alcohol… I tasted the soda more then anything else soooo we ordered individual drinks later which where a lot better. Then my friend ordered the honey granola and the glass cup was broken … we let the waiter know and they did exchange it for another one which was great and let us pick something else from the menu…Overall just a good experience I was maybe expecting a bit more

Visited for happy hour and they did not disappoint! Food service lacked as some items took and extensively long time to come out of the kitchen however, the bar service was amazing! The happy hour food menu was pricey in comparison to other happy hours but the dishes were worth the price. We decide to go with cocktail pitchers for HH the first pitcher was a bit watered down but after a discussion with the bartender he ensured the other pitchers we perfect!