The restaurant is tastefully decorated with an uncluttered dining room in the center of the popular SoHo restaurant area.
Eventhough the menu is not excessive selecting starters was a tough choice. With sausage and meat pie options, my date chose the chorizo-style beef and I chose the grilled provoleta cheese with olive oil and herbs ($78). About the size of a small pizza in an ocean of olive oil and oregano, it was delicious, but definitely one for sharing. I've been told about their tasty, tender, cuts of organic Argentinian beef with house specialties that include; grilled striploin and tenderloin, roast beef with the restaurant's own mustard sauce.
Our main course was grilled tenderloin. We each ordered the smaller of the two options, a 225g piece at $168. After the provoleta cheese it turned out to be a wise decision - I might not have been able to finish a 350g serving. The steak was wonderfully tender and juicy, and the balance between medium and rare was just about perfect. It was presented simply with a baked potato, sour cream, and corn on the cob although you may choose other accompaniments.
We enjoyed a bottle of Trapiche Malbec 2003 a fruity house red ($48) with wine selections, as should be, featuring mostly Argentinian reasonably priced reds and whites as well as a smaller selection from Spain, Italy and Chile.
Service is efficient although staff doesn't particularly appear to be enjoying their work. Since it was our first time to savor the taste of Argentinian food we would have liked someone that was helpful in explaining a little about Argentinian cuisine. |
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