Macubana

116 Welch Ave, Ames - 50014
95 reviews
Coffee & Tea Latin American
(515) 778-5554

Bit expensive but worth it. Vegan options available. Cubano sandwich, Mac attacks are great.

This place was very neat and had plenty of interesting decorations. The environment was very fun and relaxing. I was impressed with the food and it looked like the bar had plenty of different options.

My fiancee and I had a delicious drink here! We also had an extremely delicious dinner and are excited to come back and have more!

The mac and cheese tasted like nothing and was incredibly greasy. One of the appetizers is listed as "Empanadas" but in reality you only get one, so it would be such an easy fix to get rid of the "s" as to not mislead customers wishing to share an appetizer. We got lucky that there was only two of us so we could cut it in half. On top of that, it was incredibly bland. The poutine was okay. But nothing is worth the price on the menu. It would be less disappointing if the prices weren't so high.Additionally (and this is a less big deal than what I listed above but thought it was worth mentioning), they allowed a non-service puppy that clearly belonged to an employee into the establishment. The puppy then ran around the resturant when, seemingly, the employee lost control of it. While I love dogs, they do not belong in a resturant unless it is meant to be a support animal.

Very good food. Jillian was very welcoming. She started small talk while I waited for my food and offered water. I ordered then monster grilled cheese and steak empanada. Both really good. Amazing creamy Mac & cheese perfect toasted bread. The only thing I would recommend is cutting the steak a little more so when u take one bight it doesn't pullout everything on the inside

Decent food and atmosphere is eclectic. Sandwiches and macaroni. Not much else. They do serve alcohol but wasn't impressed with the soda. Tasted watered down even without ice.

Food and service was great! Cuban was delish and friends had Mac and cheese and grilled cheese and loved them too. Limited seating but we were there at a less busy time so no issues.

Great Mac and Cheese especially spicy with chicken

Best Mac & Cheese in Ames hands down. Great place to have a quick meeting for lunch or stop in for the happy hour specials.

Honestly, the dining experience here was disappointing. I was really looking forward to going since the food descriptions on the website sound delicious, but the service was not great. I went for an early weekday dinner with my husband and toddler. Our toddler’s food arrived quickly, however, after about 15 minutes it was clear our food wasn’t coming. When the waitress checked on it, she blamed it on a new electronic system they were using. However, we were her only table. It was frustrating that as her only table she forgot that the two adults had ordered food. When our food did arrive, my entree had a hair in it, and my husband and I were too rushed to truly enjoy our food.