Fernandez the Bull Cuban Cafe & Bar - Midtown

sweet plantains/platano maduros

ripe plantains sliced & fried until dark & tasty. this sweet favorite is a nice addition to any meal.

tostones

gold & crunchy plantains that have been sliced, cooked, then smashed & fried until golden brown. served with lemon garlic sauce.

side salad

mixed greens, tomato, cucumber, carrots & onion

moros

if you like black beans and white rice you will love this flavorful side. we cook our home made black beans with white rice and add additional seasoning as well as fresh chicharrones for extra flavor.

yuca

this potato like side is boiled until soft then covered in fresh seared garlic sauce.

fried yuca | yuca frita

this tasty favorite is the crunchy, fried version of boiled yuca and is served with lemon, garlic sauce for dipping.

french fries

white rice

yellow rice

beans & rice

black beans

we start from a dry bean and give it time to soak up the authentic cuban seasonings. served with diced, raw onions on top.

sweet plantains/platano maduros

ripe plantains sliced & fried until dark & tasty. this sweet favorite is a nice addition to any meal.

tostones

gold & crunchy plantains that have been sliced, cooked, then smashed & fried until golden brown. served with lemon garlic sauce.

side salad

mixed greens, tomato, cucumber, carrots & onion

moros

if you like black beans and white rice you will love this flavorful side. we cook our home made black beans with white rice and add additional seasoning as well as fresh chicharrones for extra flavor.

yuca

this potato like side is boiled until soft then covered in fresh seared garlic sauce.

fried yuca | yuca frita

this tasty favorite is the crunchy, fried version of boiled yuca and is served with lemon, garlic sauce for dipping.

cuban nachos

thin sliced, fried plantains (tostones) topped with marinated chicken, beef or pork & covered with fernandez cheese sauce. substitute black beans for vegetarian.

yuca rellena

three large pieces of stuffed yuca are filled with delicious seasoned beef and pork. served with our famous fernandez cheese sauce

croquetas

traditional ham croquetas that are breaded and fried until golden brown. served as an order of four

tamal en hojas

traditional spanish style tamal. hand rolled and served with our famous fernandez hot sauce.

chicken wings

our version of an old favorite. chicken wings are tossed gently in your choice of sauces. famous fernandez hot sauce, garlic hot sauce or bbq sauce. (boneless wings add 1.00)

queso frito

cheese curds, beer battered, fried golden brown, served with spicy ranch.

mariquitas

made fresh all day. thinly sliced plantains, cut long, fried until golden and crunchy. served with homemade garlic sauce,

fernandez bruschetta

toasted cuban bread topped with your choice of pork or house made lobster mix. with fresh sliced avocado and house made pico de gallo on top. then drizzled with olive oil. substitute black beans for vegetarian version.

empanadas

traditional latin style empanadas that are served mini sized in your choice of seasoned chicken or beef, fried golden brown. served with homemade creamy cilantro sauce.

yuca bites

golden little nuggets of yuca are crispy and bite sized. served with our homemade creamy cilantro sauce.

lechon asado

slow roasted pork is marinated and cooked until tender. then grilled and cooked to order. basted in garlic & lemon sauce.

chuletas

cut pork chops prepared with lemon sauce.

masitas de puerco

pork been marinated & slow cooked then served with our mojo sauce and sliced onions.

flan de la casa

nothing is more home made than this. still made using señora fernandez's original recipe, unchanged for over 30 years. this classic recipe ensures that this will be the best flan you have ever had. served with grated coconut.

house made tres leches

translated as "three milks", this unique cake is smothered in sweet creams and topped with icing.

chocolate tres leches house made

if you love chocolate and you love tres leches we have combined these into one delectable dessert.

mangos & cream

decadent mangos are sliced and served atop scoops of vanilla ice cream.

guava cheesecake

a blend of guava with traditional style cheesecake, topped with a thin layer of pureed guava.

vanilla ice cream

two scoops of vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate sauce, whipped cream.

bistec de pollo a la plancha

boneless chicken breast, butterflied thin & marinated in our mojo sauce. seared and topped with grilled onions.

chicken chu

breast cut churras with our chef's spe

pollo a la cubana

slow marinated half chicken is roasted then flash fried to seal in flavor. lastly is quickly grilled & basted in mojo & garlic sauce.

pollo fernan

breast is seasoned then hand breaded topped with our sauce.

bistec de pollo a la plancha

boneless chicken breast, butterflied thin & marinated in our mojo sauce. seared and topped with grilled onions.

chicken churrasco

boneless chicken breast cut churrasco style then grilled. topped with our chef's special chimichurri sauce.

pollo a la cubana

slow marinated half chicken is roasted then flash fried to seal in flavor. lastly is quickly grilled & basted in mojo & garlic sauce.

pollo fernandez

boneless chicken breast is seasoned in garlic & lemon sauce then hand breaded & fried golden brown. topped with our famous fernandez cheese sauce.

paella fernandez

one of our most famous dishes created just for you. blends seasoned yellow rice as a bed for shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels, crawfish, chicken and chorizo. lightly mixed with red peppers & sweet peas. served with one side. please allow additional cooking time for this dish.

flounder fernandez

filet of flounder is hand breaded to order then pan fried with garlic & lemon to bring out flavor. topped with our homemade cilantro garlic sauce.

surf & sail

combining delicious flounder fernandez as a base, we top that with shrimp sauteed in a blend of lemon garlic sauce and a light touch of our fernandez cheese sauce.

seafood gazpacho

spanish style creole sauce is blended with shrimp to create this flavorful dish.

surf & turf a

perfectly seasoned & grilled churrasco steak is made even more delicious by topping it with garlic sauteed shrimp. served with side of chimichurri sauce.

shrimp al ajillo

plump shrimp sauteed in perfect blend of white wine & garlic sauce then topped with capers. this is a house favorite.

scallops & shrimp al ajillo

scallops & shrimp are mixed & sauteed in white wine & garlic sauce then topped with capers.

seafood varadero

shrimp & mussels combined with spanish white wine and tomato sauce. topped with capers.

el primito

a thick cut, double bone-in 12 oz. pork chop. this little cousin of "the bull" is tender and juicy. topped with our chef's homemade pork demi glaze sauce. please allow extra time for cooking.

chuletas de puerco

marinated center cut pork chops pan fried then topped with garlic & lemon sauce.

lechon asado

slow roasted pork is marinated and cooked until tender. then grilled and cooked to order & basted in garlic & lemon sauce.

masitas de puerco

pork chunks that have been marinated & slow cooked then fried. topped with our mojo sauce and sliced onions.

full pitcher

half-pitcher

full pitcher

traditional mojito's

domestic beer

house wines

well drinks

sangria by the glass

frozen favorites

filete de solomillo

8oz filet hand trimmed and grilled to perfection. topped with our homemade compound chimichurri butter. served with 2 sides.

café latte

café mocha

café cubano

cortadito

café con leche

iced coffee

caramel, hazelnut, vanilla

regular | decaf

coke | diet coke | sprite | ginger ale | fanta orange | lemonade | sweet tea

materva | jupina | malta | iron beer | kern's guava soda | kern's mango soda

fresh brewed iced tea

add flavors to iced tea or lemonade: strawberry, blackberry, guava, mango, pomegranate.

hot tea

bottled water

pellegrino

spiced cuba libré

made with captain morgan spiced rum

aged barrel cuba libré

made with bacardi 8 or kirk and sweeney

cuba libré dark

made with pilar dark rum or ron zacapa

classic cuba libré

made with bacardi silver and coke

"corvina" fish taco

light, white fish grilled or fried, with homemade pico de gallo & topped with our creamy cilantro sauce.

beef taco

slow cooked, seasoned ground beef (picadillo), topped with homemade pico de gallo & our homemade chimichurri sauce.

pork taco

marinated roasted pork topped with homemade pico de gallo & our homemade chimichurri sauce.

steak chimichurri taco

chargrilled steak topped with pico de gallo & homemade chimichurri sauce.

chicken chimichurri taco

grilled chicken breast topped with homemade pico de gallo & our homemade chimichurri sauce.

cuban cheese steak

sliced palomilla steak is grilled with onions and topped with fernandez cheese sauce on cuban bread.

"el abogado" | pork chunk sandwich

created by our close friend "todd". garlic marinated pork chunks, topped with grilled onions and potato sticks on cuban bread.

matanzas mojito

classic blend with bacardi silver

shipwreck mojito

classic blend with shipwreck mango rum

dirty mojito

classic blend with ron zacapa dark rum

toasted coconut mojito

classic blend with siesta key toasted coconut rum

chamborjito

classic blend with passionfruit and chambord

daiquiri

our delicious daquiris made with havana club rum and your choice of mango, strawberry, guava or a classic piña colada.

toasted coconut piña colada

a piña colada, fernandez style with toasted coconut rum!

bull margarita

made with coa reposado tequila

ultimate margarita

made with patron or cantera reposado

golden margarita

made with grand marnier and cantera reposado

coronarita

mini corona on the side with coa reposado tequila

fancy rita

made with don julio silver tequila

el torito | the little bull

one of the most flavorful cuts of steak. this 18oz. latin cut rib steak is juicy and tender grilled to perfection. served with side of chimichurri

picadillo a la criolla

slow cooked, seasoned ground beef blended with spanish tomato sauce, chopped onion & red pepper.

vaca frita

tender flank steak that has been slow cooked in the flavors of garlic & lemon. served with grilled onions.

churrasco

perfectly seasoned churrasco steak is seared to bring out mouth watering flavor then topped with our chef's famous chimichurri sauce.

ropa vieja

translated as "old clothes", this old cuban favorite is shredded flank steak cooked in light spanish tomato sauce with onions and red & green peppers.

bifé fernandez

a south american style sirloin steak that is perfectly grilled to bring out all the flavors. 12oz. certified angus beef. topped with our chef's special chimichurri sauce served on the side.

palomilla steak

thin steak that is deeply marinated in garlic lemon sauce. served with grilled onions.

bistec empanizado

an old favorite, this thin cut steak is marinated & breaded then fried to golden brown. served with diced, raw onions on top.

bistec de paleta

this flavorful 8oz steak is a mouthwatering favorite. served grilled with a topping of homemade compound chimichurri butter.

fernandez salad

marinated pork and sliced chorizo are served with fresh greens, tomato, cucumber, carrots, onions, capers, peas & topped with fernandez hot sauce.

shrimp salad

large shrimp, lightly battered & cooked to order served with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrots, onions, capers & cheese. topped with drizzle of homemade creamy cilantro sauce.

chimichurri chicken salad

grilled, marinated chicken breast topped with homemade chimichurri sauce. served with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrots, onions, capers & cheese.

"corvina" fish salad

light, white fish grilled or fried served with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrots, onions, capers & cheese. topped with homemade creamy cilantro sauce.

chimichurri steak salad

chargrilled steak, cooked to order topped with homemade chimichurri sauce. served with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrots, onions & cheese.

lunch pork

our most popular item! slow roasted, marinated pork.

masitas de puerco

pork chunks that have been slow marinated & slow cooked then fried. topped with our mojo sauce & sliced onions.

chimichurri steak

cooked to order steak topped with our homemade chimichurri sauce.

arroz con pollo

a cuban classic blends chicken with seasoned yellow rice.

shrimp

large shrimp, lightly battered & cooked to order. topped with homemade creamy cilantro sauce.

corvina fish

light, white fish grilled or fried & topped with homemade creamy cilantro sauce.

chimichurri chicken

marinated chicken breast topped with our homemade chimichurri sauce.

vegetarian

white rice, black beans, homemade pico de gallo and fresh avocado.

picadillo

slow cooked, seasoned ground beef blended with a spanish tomato sauce, chopped onions & red peppers.

fernandez cuban sandwich

half of our "original" cuban sandwich, served with black beans. add white rice .99

palomilla steak

thin steak deeply marinated in garlic & lemon sauce. topped with grilled onions. served with black beans & white rice.

chimi chicken sandwich

half grilled chicken breast sandwich on cuban bread. topped with potato sticks & homemade chimichurri sauce. served with side of black beans. add white rice .99

flounder fernandez

fillet of flounder pan fried and topped with garlic cilantro sauce. served with black beans & white rice.

pork sandwich

half pork sandwich served with black beans. add white rice .99

pollo a la cubana

roasted quarter chicken served with black beans & white rice.

julia james pinot noir

argento malbec

faustino tempranillo rioja

santa carolina cabernet sauvignon

casa defra pinot grigio

ramblas reales sauvignon blanc

santa carolina chardonnay

kendall jackson chardonnay

beringer moscato

bar bites

islamorada crooked palm hard seltzer

pineapple and cranberry

lunch pork

slow roasted, marinated pork

shrimp

large shrimp, lightly battered & cooked to order. topped with homemade creamy cilantro sauce.

chimichurri chicken

marinated chicken breast topped with our homemade chimichurri sauce.

corvina fish

light, white fish grilled or fried & topped with homemade creamy cilantro

picadillo

slow ground beef blend, tomato sauce, chopped peppers.

masitas de puerco

slow marinated & slow mojo sauce & sliced

arroz con pollo

a cuban classic blend with seasoned yellow rice with side of black beans

adios castro

inspired by the beautiful color of the caribbean ocean and the courage it takes to venture out onto these waters and say "adios castro". made with bacardi superior rum, vodka, house elixer, blue curacao & pineapple juice

tony montana

named after a character in the iconic movie "scarface". this unique drink is created with him in mind. from the powdered sugar rim to the distinctly strong ingredients, this drink will have you reminiscing of the 80's in miami. made with vodka, rum, gin, tequila, sweet & sour and a splash of coke. served straight up with lemon twist

café con tres leches

an energizing way to enjoy a dessert drink. miami club cuban coffee infused rum is blended with our homemade tres leches mix

papa doble

a cocktail created for ernest hemingway while he was visiting the famous hotel el floridita in the 1930's. combing the name "papa" as he was referred to by the locals, as well as the double shot of rum he requested the 'papa double' was born

el tropicana

tommy bahama vodka, rum, blood orange puree, orgeat

latin love

a drink that tastes as wonderful as it looks using club caribe bay banana rum, coco lopez, strawberry puree & pineapple juice

papa's mule

a cuban style mule made papa's way using papa's pilar dark rum mixed with ginger beer and twist of lime

caipirinha

cachaca branca brazilian rum, made from sugar cane, muddled with sugar and fresh lime. this is the brazilian cousin to the cuban mojito

varadero

dark rum, triple sec, lime juice, agua dulce, orgeat syrup

chikiboom

tommy bahama vodka, liquor 43 and strawberry purée

quarantined

kirk and sweeney dark rum, lime juice, grapefruit juice, pinch of cinnamon, passion fruit, bitters

budweiser | bud light | coors light | miller lite

corona | corona light | heineken | presidente | estrella | hatuey | quilmes | modelo | negra modelo

michelob ultra | yuengling

havana brew | islamorada ipa | naples beach brewery ipa | stella | monthly rotating tap

fernandez sangria

ftb house recipe of red or white sangria with assorted fruit and served traditionally.

churrasco

steak is seared to bring out mouth watering flavor then topped with our chef's famous chimichurri sauce.

palomilla steak

thin steak that is deeply marinated in garlic lemon sauce. served with grilled onions.

bistec empanizado

an old favorite, this thin cut steak is marinated & breaded then fried to golden brown. served with diced, raw onions on top.

bifé ferna

steak that is packed with flavors. 12oz. served on the side with our chef's special sauce

fernandez hot sauce

mariquita sauce

chimichurri sauce

creamy cilantro sauce

lemon garlic sauce

mojo sauce

fernandez cheese sauce

cafecito | café cubano

a type of espresso that originated in cuba. specifically, it refers to an espresso shot which is sweetened.

cortadito

follows the same process, and is served in the same or slightly larger glasses and is mixed with milk and sweetened even more to taste.

cafe con leche

a cuban coffee beverage where espresso coffee is mixed in a large coffee glass with milk and sweetened more.