Cuba Holidays

[killerman]

I am going to Cuba on holiday shortly but does anyone have any of the price of things like beer, spirits and meals out?

[Buenchico]

The meal prices quoted here vary from US$0.75 (about 40p) for a simple 'lunch box' at a local eating house, up to US$30 (about �16) for a top class restaurant, serving dishes like grilled lobster:
http://www.acrosscuba.com/index.php?L=4&B=42

Chris

[Im a BusyBee]

A friend has just come back from cuba and was amazed at the poverty - they actually use ration books for food purchasing (the locals i mean!) his 5* all inclusive hotel was faultless. But the standard and availability of food out was not good apparently.

[hundreddolla]

In Havana At A Parc Central(sic) Pizza Place, not unlike a smart London Pizzaria

1 x Garlic Bread
2 x Pizza Express Style Pizzas
4 x Local Cristal Beers

Was about �20.

Beers in a bar can cost anything from �1 up. Somewhere snazzy in Havana the prices are about the same as UK.

One thing though, i couldn't get my ATM card to work anywhere and neither could my wife, we are Barclays Bank and HSBC. I know loads of other who had problems too. So take cash / travellers cheques.